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Good, gooood.
Congrats if you read that title in the Emperor's voice. And it is very good news for him and his guard, and for Craig's Imperial forces, that I have completed this little quintet.You will join us, or...
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A little two Chewie
Quick post here. Last night I painted Chewbacca - twice! One for me and one for Craig. Vote to tell me which looks better, and I'll give Craig the other one! 😄Two ChewiesI used Sorastro's video for a...
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The guns! The guns!
A momentary departure from Star Wars Legion today. Last night I painted two field pieces for my 54mm Great War project. Here they are suitably gloss varnished, but in quite a bit of shadow due to the...
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Death troopers
Latest off the painting tray are some Death Troopers for Craig. I tried to follow Sorastro's instructions to create highlights to the black armour that would look natural, but they were just too bright...
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Luke and the Wookies
It is somewhat exciting that I am only one figure away from completing my rebel force for Star Wars Legion. It has been a highly productive few weeks in that regards, and the small batches that I've...
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Han Solo and Director Krennic(s)
So the last of the Rebels in my possession received his coat of paint, and I was going to celebrate with an army review, but then I went and ordered Leia, so I'll wait until she is finished before...
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Part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor
Leia arrived Thursday morning and was finished by Thursday night. A great figure to paint.I just have some rebel specialists on their way now, and then I'll have the whole the whole rebel force to do a...
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I wanna be... your Trench Hammer!
Having a read a couple of battle reports on the Stronghold Rebuilt the idea of using the Trench Hammer rules by Nordic Weasel looked absolutely perfect for my 54mm Great War project.So with my recently...
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Homage to Catalonia
With everything going on, I finally got some painting in over the last couple of days, and painted a unit for the Confederate forces in Spain. This is a Spanish raised unit, the Catalonian Guards, whom...
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War at Sea during the lockdown
This is the third day of the New Zealand lockdown, and the first day of the school holidays, so I was able to do a little gaming stuff today. I decided to repaint my sea boards, as they were looking a...
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A timely regiment
The latest WSS regiment to roll off the production line is French Regiment La Couronne. A beautiful blue faced regiment to contrast with my red and white faced regiments. The last of the grey coated...
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'He never besieged a town he did not take...
...or fought a battle he did not win.'The Duke of Marlborough during the War of Spanish SuccessionMatt over at the Waterloo to Mons blog has set a challenge to the blogging community to name our...
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The Korona project
I blame Peter. His maps and mini-campaigns are just gorgeous, the simplicity of the campaign rules he uses are inspiring. The urge to put together a mini-campaign of my own is overwhelming. But what...
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Korona update
I cheated. I painted figures for the project last night instead of War of Spanish Succession figures. What can I say - I'm enthused!So by tomorrow the troops will all be ready to fight.Drying in the...
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Battle of Korona
The Australians had no idea that the Japanese had already arrived at Korona, and had encamped near the trail exits. They were in for a nasty shock...The first battle took place on the Western track, as...
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Old Yellers
Painting the WW2 forces only set me back one evening in the painting schedule, and today I completed the latest Spanish regiment for the Spanish Succession armies. This is the last of the 'coloured...
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Last stand on Nokandu ridge
After a fortnight of hard slog retreating along the Korona track, Captain Bruce set A Company up in a highly defensible position on a ridge in Zone 3. Point 504, also known as the Nokandu Ridge was...
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B Company strikes back
Lt Duggan had been pretty much left to his own devices as he retreated over the ranges. He was expecting to meet up with C Coy at Erida, and then be relieved, but the Japanese pursuit was getting a bit...
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The Guards
The last War of Spanish Succession Confederate unit for a little while is the English Foot Guards.The flags date them to pre-1707The mitres on the grenadiers were trimmed down so that they didn't have...
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How to surprise yourself
A few posts ago Jonathan asked me how I surprise myself with painting. Well, I do this by making plans. For instance, I've been planning to paint Star Wars Legion and Ancients for the next couple of...
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