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Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Toyota Technicals
Where ever there are Somali fighters they inevitably have Toyota Technicals in support.
It's not Toyota unless it says Toyota on the back. I wonder if Toyota have a military sales division? Both models are inspired by pictures on the web of what is an ubiquitous field expedient modification of local transport assets.
Star Fleet Battles - Mines and Drones
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In February, I made some mine and drone markers for used with Star Fleet
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Crimean War Russian Skirmishers
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Defending the Motherland from foreign invaders is quite a (historical)
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Are they perfect? No. I'm a working dad, not a Youtuber. But my paint total
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Chris wants to revisit how NQM works for FIBUA at lower levels, what he
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Tokamak Oxford
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Shrove Tuesday I was at Tokamak Energy. All bundled up because it was
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Space Gamer 48
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*The Space Gamer #48* (February 1982) - Back Cover.
SJGames announcing the re-release of Ogre and GEV after being OOP.
Winchell Chung artwork
"Big Boy Rules" 2 Plays
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With several playtests in a small setting, it was time to take BBR to the
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No p...
Presenting ... Bob Moss
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When I saw this Classic Treant from the Nolzur's Marvelous Unpainted
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Sharp Practice: The Dojjibotti Run
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*India 1857, the Devil’s Wind sweeps the land as the Sepoys are revolting.
Across Central India various native princes and princesses have to decide
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Nice!
ReplyDeleteI have more to come, and bought some castings to chop up into a crew cab variant too.
ReplyDeletenice technicals! I need some for my forces, where did you get them?
ReplyDeleteThey are from Peter Pig miniatures AK47 range.
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