Painting table, January 2021 - and a bit more
Impetuous would be a good word with which to describe my approach to this hobby. Just about anything is see and read about miniatures seems to be a Great Idea, and leads to a lot of informal planning...
View ArticleScots, part 6
Another addition to the Islemen contingent - these were finished some time ago:Originally produced by Claymore Castings, now available from Antediluvan..
View ArticlePainting table, July 2021 - and back again, hopefully
At the risk of seeming to be a broken record, I am going to try and get the habit of blogging back into gear again. But first, here is a pic:Lots going on there, which I will try to explain in due...
View ArticleAircraft project, part 1
This post was behind schedule - June was the month for my aircraft project, one of my rotating series of other games vying for my attention...First up is Aeronautica Imperialis, the new game from GW...
View ArticleMicro-scale projects, part 1
This month's special focus was to be about 1/300 or 6mm stuff that is in the hobby mountain. I have not been able to get too much done but here are a few of them: Waiting for primer - some large...
View ArticleLet's try again
Yes, it seems that my keyboard does work...It has been a struggle to keep up with the plethora of social media these days, and blogs can be left behind in the process. But, there is something...
View ArticlePainting table July 2022, and more
Hmmm, 3½ months between posts... the interval is dropping so that is good, right?!Let's start with an old tradition around here, the painting table pic:The table is filled with the usual medley of...
View ArticleGreeks part 3, and a bit more
2 posts in the same month - wonders will never end! To be fair, this is a post for the 'sandwich crowd'😄 and well as the beginnings of an effort for me to post more often.Some small progress on the...
View ArticleGreeks part 4
After a confusing week of work, I was not able to get much done.Here is the mostly finished base of skirmishers for the Spartan army. You can see the extras in the background; they will make up most...
View ArticleIssue with Blogger
Just a brief note and request to my friends around the blogosphere - I am having issues with the 'My Blog List' gadget on Blogger, specifically I am unable to add or remove any listings. Any...
View ArticleNew rules, future projects
As my painting and gaming mojo comes back, I have been thinking about other projects, of course! Here are a few that are at the front of the queue at the moment:Two very interesting sets. Seven Days...
View ArticlePainting table November 2022
Still not in the habit of blogging, and reading other blogs, but I am going to keep trying...Many things on the table, from trolls and squigs, to different scales and eras of tanks, to sci-fi figures...
View ArticleShifting gears, again
Just as I thought some momentum had been achieved, I was struck down by that viral fiend Covid about three weeks ago. A mild case, to be certain, but it has been enough to derail my hobby plans.A...
View ArticlePainting table January 2023
Happy New Year everyone!Well, here is the usual chaos on my table at the moment:The now-commonplace assortment of genres and scales - fantasy, sci-fi, and historical - 6mm through 28mm. The pile of...
View ArticlePainting table, April 2023
Well, 3½ months between posts was not the intended interval for this blog. Also, I fell far behind in my blog-reading habit. I am going to keep trying...There have been activities behind the...
View ArticlePainting table, September 2023
Just a brief note to try and get myself back into a more regular schedule - Things are going on, miniatures painted, games played, etc! Here is a not-quite recent pic of the hobby table:Overrun...
View ArticleThe State of my Hobby, part 1
(WARNING - A long wall of text follows...)This is a bit of a sandwich filler post, as an attempt to get back into blogging again, and to keep a more concise (and therefore useful) train of thought...
View ArticleThe State of my Hobby, part 2
(More plain old text follows ;) )Besides the list of projects given in Part 1 of this series, there are more ideas, more miniatures in boxes just waiting for a chance:GREEKS - Despite having an...
View ArticleThe State of my Hobby, part 3
So, where does all of this text leave me with regards to my toys? How about a chart!Hopefully that pic is readable.I am going to start the periodic (and probably irregular) posting of this chart in...
View ArticleSCW, part 8
As I have not posted anything about the 20mm Spanish Civil War project for a long while, this entry is to bring myself back up to speed and to show the readers where the projects stands at the...
View ArticleGreeks, part 5
Finally, a little bit of progress with my classical Greeks:One stand of 15mm Spartan cavalry from Xyston. These are on a super-size base - 80mm x 60mm - and are rated as 'Bad Horse' for Triumph....
View ArticleBattletech stuff part 1 - Comstar
Slow progress here, with work picking up tempo, holidays, and not feeling well recently. I did get a bit done with some BattleTech figures:Decal time for some proxy Comstar vehicles - from Death Ray...
View ArticleA Brief review of 2023 and preview of 2024
I am a bit late with this but let's move right along...I can say with some confidence that 2023 was the year that I finally shifted my gaming gears out of neutral and got moving again across the...
View ArticleGreat War naval, the return
The naval project, hinted at in my previous post, is indeed Great War naval in 1/2400. This marks a return to one of my original historical projects, as I first dabbled with these dreadnoughts in the...
View ArticleWorking on some terrain
Something a bit different - 28mm terrain:Assorted conifers from Bachman, tree bases from Charlie Foxtrot, foreground ruins, runestone, and stela from Fenris Games, and the dark grey resin buildings in...
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