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Made it to the funny papers
Sorry for a brazen piece of self-publicity here, but I've had my first wargaming article published in the most recent Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine (#80). I'm the culprit for the attempt to...
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The latest project - Franco-Prussian War
Not content with all the other things that I am already procrastinating over, I went and started a totally new 'pocket project'. This time it is the 1870-71 conflict between Germany and France rather...
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Mamelukes
Some more of the samples that Allan sent me of Lancashire Games upcoming Napoleon in Egypt range. I remember converting Mamelukes as a teenager out of Esci Scots Greys and their Arabs set. There was...
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Cossacks
This is the last unit that I needed for my Great Northern War pocket project - Cossacks. They are 15mm Irregular minis like the rest of the armies. I really struggled with painting these chaps, mostly...
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Vive l'empereur - second time around
Yes it is the first French unit for the Franco-Prussian War.Allons mes enfants!These chaps are 15mm figures from Lancashire Games and they paint up very easily indeed. It's funny, looking at the photo...
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More Gauls
Looking back, August was one of my most prolific posting months; and then - silence. Just when I got on a roll of painting, playing and posting, exam time rolls around. So after a two week hiatus, I'm...
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A dabble in the Italian Wars
Here are some samples Allan from Lancashire Games gave me to paint up. I have to confess to being a long time fan of history and aesthetic of the Great Italian Wars, but never having bought figures for...
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Henchmen for a Joker gang
I was wanting to get onto my next lot of commission work for Geoff, but the weather was rubbish and I couldn't do any undercoating, so I thought I'd pull out a couple of bits that were ready to paint....
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The man who laughs
I finished the Joker and the Asker last night, as well as the heavy weapons for the Kiwis:The Joker originally had fish in his hands, so I swapped these out for pistols.Bricks and MortarVickers...
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It's a long way to Te Porere
Just back from a weeks holiday in the snow - time for some holiday blogs. The first up is the family visit to Te Porere redoubt. This was the last battle that Te Kooti in his guerilla war against Crown...
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Rest of the Holiday
The visit to Te Porere was actually on the way home from a week in the snow. This was my wife's birthday present, and it was the first time the kids had been in snow in their lives. It was also my...
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Batman on a budget - WIP
I still haven't played a game of it yet, but the forces are aligning for the Batman Miniatures Game. I've shown off the Joker and a couple of his goons here and here, but Heroclix has a very limited...
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Who's Who Wednesday
I'm busy painting Geoff's figures at the moment, which means nothing to blog about in the miniatures line for a while. So I'll do one of those rare comics posts. In fact, I'm thinking about making this...
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Commands and Colours board
I've had the Zvezda Samurai Battles box with the Commands and Colours rules and Napoleonic Commands and Colours sitting around for a few months now. A couple of nights ago I finally got around to...
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Who's Who Wednesday
I enjoy a pun as much as any other nerd, but this one is awful. The Force of July doesn't stop with a terrible team name, though - no, there is much more to inspire the cringe factor in the modern...
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World War One Wednesday
I haven't done one of these in a while, but I've just finished a couple of books on posters and cartoons of the First World War, so I'm going to revive World War One Wednesday with some of my favourite...
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Taking stock
In July I did a mid-year update of where my wargaming plans were at and where they were going. It is really interesting what has happened in the short space of time since then. I've sold some stuff....
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Commands and Colours board WIP #2
An hour in the shed this morning and I practiced my geometry, cutting out hexagons from cork tiles to make hills for my homemade commands and colours board.29 hill tiles ready to be flocked.I again...
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Hastings regiment
These boys seem to have taken a lot longer to paint than I thought they would - and they still aren't finished. This is the rank and file for Hastings Regiment of the English army.A search online...
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Boba Fett and the wolves
That would be a freakin' awesome name for a band if it wasn't for the fact that Disney would sue my ass off.Anyway, it refers to the latest painting to roll off the tray. A Knight Models Boba Fett for...
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