First of the Normans
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My big project for the first part of 2023 is a 15mm Norman army using the
excellent CAD designed figures from Museum Miniatures.
First up are a brigade o...
Ebergenyi's Ersatz Hussars
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As I mentioned a week ago I bought a load of Strelets WSS French Dragoons
with the intention of using them as Hungarian Hussars. This buying choice
was d...
Progress on 15mm African Buildings
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As usual, I didn't get as far as I had hoped over the weekend, but I did
get the walls assembled for the new African houses, plus a couple of ruined
buil...
AHPC XIII - 7th and 8th Submissions
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I decided to split my submissions over two posts this week.
*Entry #7 - 15mm Gallic Cavalry*
These are the ones that I didn't have time to do last week...
The Disciples and Acolytes of "The Celestial Path"
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The monk, Makoto, looked at both Lord and Lady Fuchida. Makotos's company
of poor ronin, former retainers and impoverished tradesmen had been
t...
Back in the Saddle
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So after a rather muted start to the year I've got back in the saddle with
some more 3D modelling (which I'm finding works quite well as therapy).
I've ...
Personal update
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The best laid plans, as they say...
Currently 100 miles from home looking after mum because her full-time carer
(dad) is in hospital. Wandering the labyr...
Cold War Commander: Guardians of the Homeland...
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Having played a couple of games of *Cold War Commander (2nd edition) *soon
after it was released and - despite a confusingly written and laid out
rulebo...
New Year: Looking Back, Looking Forward
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Time to look back over what I've read this year, and I've read a lot more
this year, exceeding any expectations I might have set (I read about 25 to
30 b...
Chain of Command – Arnhem
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Excitement levels are rising at Lard Island as it is now less than a week
until we travel to the Airborne Museum at the Hartenstein Hotel in Arnhem
to deli...
Money, Moving and Miniatures
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My guess is that I am not the only gamer who is feeling the pinch. It's not
that I am flat broke but money is tight. I am worried that I am about to
get sh...
What Happens in Mos Vegas - Historicon 2022
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15mm Star Wars skirmish in Mos Vegas
Had a great time at Historicon. The game ran fairly well. There will be a
few minor tweaks and additions to add m...
Done with 2021
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Since everyone else is doing it, I might as well offer my own year-end
retrospective. Personally, 2021 was a horrible year, as old age claimed two
close ...
The Sumos 2021*
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You know what the asterisk means. Again. I have played more games this year
than 2020, but am still well down on my usual 200+. However, I am back to
twent...
Review: Oathmark Goblin Wolf Riders
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The Goblin Wolf Riders are the first Oathmark models I have bought and I
purchased them specifically to add hobgoblin light cavalry to my Chaos
Dwarf a...
The Genie is Out of the Bottle.
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More minis from the box of shame.
This time a trader with his camel train and somen beastmen to waylay him.
I also made some table funishings and a table...
Kerensky Fried Chicken
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3D printing is a lot of fun, especially when applied to BattleTech. This is
the first of many models I will probably be printing this year and shows
just a...
Here is a nice picture of my original Pink Panther battlemechs that I painted back around 1990. This is the full shot of the blog's...
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