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Kiwis at Cassino
I've taken a break from painting the Trojan Wars project because I like to mix up my painting in order to stop things from getting stale. My digression has been the first section in my Bolt Action...
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Normans and a Sherman
That's what I have painted this week.Great to hide behind - the Sherman! Tamiya 1/48 has more bulk and is a better fit for 28mm figs than 1/56 IMHO.Just what the Fourth Armoured Brigade in 2 NZ...
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It's official ... FoW Great War
The sales sheet was leaked a while back, but now it is official - Flames of War are producing figures and rules for WWI!The cover for the Great War supplementThey are starting with 1918 - my favourite...
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Homeland - a SAGA game
Friday night was the first games night for a while, and I was feeling knackered, but arranged with Michael to play a SAGA game. Since finishing the Normans I was really keen to take them for an outing....
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Further proof...
... that I have no stickability when it comes to working through projects in an orderly manner. Exhibit B is yet another Tamiya tank, this time a Marder IIIN for my Bolt Action Cassino...
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The Trojan Army - the first half
Finally I finished off the first two units and heroes for the Trojan WarsOGAM (Of Gods and Mortals - the rules put out by Osprey Publishing) project.Aeneas and Hektor.Aeneas: 'If you can't win today,...
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Trojan Army and project finished
They are now all painted, so for your viewing pleasure I present the latest figures and then the two armies arrayed for battle.Ares on the rampage!How rampage-y is he? Just ask this poor bloke at his...
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100th Post
Finally the 100th post is reached on this blog. Together with my previous wordpress blog that makes 299 posts since I started blogging, not including the posts that I've made for the Rotorua Irregulars...
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Quo Vadis? Gallic Wars SAGA
The people have spoken! (All 16 of them).The next project on the painting tray will be the Romans and Gauls for SAGA. Next in line were the Vikings and WWII brought up the rear. I am quite looking...
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Another prize arrives
Millsy and Evan over at Canister and Grape had a give away to celebrate their 100,000th page view, with four prizes up for grabs. I came out second and received the book on War ta Sea in the Ironclad...
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First Gallic War unit
The project is underway and first up is the warlord and a warrior unit for the Romans. In this case it is a Legate and some Legionaries.'For the Senate and people of Rome (but mostly for the...
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It was a hundred years ago today
The British Empire, including little old New Zealand, declared war on Germany on this day one hundred years ago. We were standing up for Belgium and the rights of smaller nations to be guaranteed their...
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I got paint on my Gauls!
Yes, finally the Romans have some enemies. My first Gauls are a 'hearthguard' of naked fanatics and a warrior unit of... um, well... warriors.Fanatics - How can you spend so much time doing your hair...
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A bit of a shake up
Every now and then I reflect on my gaming and what I am collecting and why. This inevitably leads to wiping the slate clean and moving on to something new. Well, the last couple of weeks have seen that...
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Just arrived
Courier just dropped this off.Romans and Carthaginians Field of Glory starter armies, but perfect for the Sword and Spear rules (also recently purchased and which I very much like the look of). Thanks...
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Back on the horse
First element of Battlefront 1918 Brtish infantry from the frontAnd as seen from behindBecause no-one should have to spend their whole weekend marking exams.Nate
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The up side...
...to selling off your lovingly painted miniatures is the rumble of the courier van in the driveway.A week since my last delivery, here is the latest:1918 Germans for the Flames of War Great War...
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Lord Curr's Company
After selling off all of my In Her Majesty's Name companies I was still left with the unpainted Lord Curr's Company. I asked Geoff if he was interested in them if I painted them, and he said yes, so I...
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Trying out Power Legion
On Monday night I thought I'd play out a little skirmish between the Fantastic Four and the Frightful Four in order to get to know the Power Legion rules.The Frightful Four on a rampage try to find the...
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Some Zulus
A while back I bought a whole pile of Black Tree Designs Zulu Wars figures while they were having a sale. I then decided that I was never going to get around to painting them all and sold them to Brian...
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