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Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70
The mailman had a very pleasant surprise for me today. The newly released Osprey Men at Arms on the Great Paraguayan War. If you have managed to keep up with my anarchic list of projects in the last...
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I'm not dead yet...
Almost a month since my last post, but never fear, I am alive. I just seem to have been very busy. That has included a little bit of wargaming stuff as well, so here is an update on that front.First of...
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French and Indian Wars
These are the latest commission for Geoff and I'm really happy how they came out.First up, a Redoubt Enterprises canoe with two Indian warriors paddling it.These are followed with some Blue Moon...
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Scoobies and Boobies
First, a warning that the bottom of this post may not be suitable for work or for the prudish.Now on to the pictures of the last dozen figures in the commission I've been working through. First up, the...
View ArticleShameless plug in order to win free stuff
One Lover Ray Rousell has decided to give back to the community that has given him so much (quite literally) in order to celebrate his 500th post. There's a pile of goodies on offer, so get in on the...
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Winning ways continue
A month after my last post pimping his give-away, here is a post showing what I've won from Ray. 8  fantastic Victorian era figures. They shall undoubtedly be painted up very soon. Thanks Ray!How soon...
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Great War Commands and Colours
I may be last to the party but there is an unboxing review on the Wargames Soldiers and Strategy website here. Given my recent interest in Commands and Colours and that my major military interest is in...
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Nine Years War Huguenots
Finally the next commission is ready to roll. Here is a Front Rank regiment of Huguenot foot for the Nine Years War. Beautiful figures in my favourite aesthetic period - you can't go wrong!First few...
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Slingers
Having not painted as much as normal while still trying to paint for other people has put all of my projects on the backburner for the last couple of months, so it was nice to finally finish a small...
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Fools Russian...
A test element of Lancashire Games 15mm WWI Russians.The view from the Austro-Hungarian frontThe view from the German frontTo be honest, the idea that the Germans always beat the Russians who always...
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Waffling on about Belgians...
...I can't beer it.Alan from Lancashire Games sent me a few Belgian WW1 samples to paint up.Belgians in a static position And I thought I'd try some special effects...It seemed like a good idea at the...
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Painting Wargaming Figures
This isn't a full review as it only dropped into my letterbox today, but this book is fantastic! I've already used the suggested colours to paint the red on my Marlburian Brits tonight.Buy this book....
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The sand of the desert
Lion Rampant author Dan Mersey is working on another ruleset to be published by Osprey for the Colonial era entitled The Men Who Would Be Kings. Being a self-confessed fan-boy of his work, I had been...
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The KuK rises
Finally I've finished the test paint element of the 'good guys'* in WWI - the Austro-Hungarian infantry.From the frontFrom the leftFrom behindAnd from the right. No fancy animations this time - I...
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Letting it all hang out
The latest unit to be finished for Eagle Rampant is the Gaestati. I've tried to put a bit of effort into the shield designs as patterned clothing wasn't really an issue when painting them.For Gaul and...
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Played a game!
It's been a while since we had a games night out at John's place. This time around I had a couple of games of Lord of the Rings with Adam who had brought his figures along. We started off with the...
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Mid year update
At the beginning of this year I outlined my plans for 2015. I thought it might be fun to review where I am at with these.Plan 1 - WWI 1914 in 15mm. Grand total of elements painted = 9. Elements left to...
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Dr Whos?
About to head off to the beach for a mid-winter holiday for a few days, but before I do, here are a few pics of the latest commission for Geoff.The 2nd and 3rd Doctors, split personality.Sontarans in...
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A paean to generosity
I've been the recipient of a ton of generosity since being part of the wargaming community. It never ceases to amaze me how giving my fellow gamers can be, and a lot of my hobby would never have got...
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Painted prizes
Ray's giveaway in technicolour!8 Victorian types.Just a reminder, this is how they looked when last spotted on his website:'Won't somebody paint us, please?'And now for the obligatory close-ups:2...
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