Plans for this year – Miniatures
2008 saw me breaking into new scales and new periods as I started playing the likes of Polemos Napoleonic, Impetus (Ancients) and Uncharted Seas. The ‘new’ scale [...]
Painting & Modelling
Uncharted Seas scenery – Amera
I thought I’d take some pictures of the scenery pack that is produced by Amera for Uncharted Seas, as there doesn’t appear to be many pictures of this scenery [...]
Uncharted Seas – rest of Dwarf Fleet
Well, after finishing my Dwarf Battleship last week, I have now finished the Cruisers and Frigates. These are the Dwarf Cruisers – I actually made a mistake when I [...]
Uncharted Seas – first ship of the Dwarf fleet
I’ve just finished painting the first of my Dwarf battlefleet for Uncharted Seas. This is the Dwarf Battleship – quite a sizeable ship at something over 5 inches [...]
A change to my 6mm French basing
Having seen how Dave Luff has based his troops for gaming Napoleonic Polemos, I have decided to do something similar, and so I am changing the way my French troops are [...]
The Other Partizan 2008
Sunday 7th September saw the first ever demonstration game hosted by Meeples & Miniatures at a UK Wargames Show, as we put on a 6mm Napoleonic Game at The Other Partizan, [...]
6mm Basing for Impetus
Several people have been asking me what basing convention I am intending to use for 6mm figures with the Impetus set of rules. First of all, I am going to use the [...]
Meeples & Miniatures @ The Other Partizan this weekend
This weekend sees The Other Partizan show held at Kelham hall, nr Newark. Something new for me this year, as for the first time, I (under the guise of Meeples & [...]
Uniform Painting Guides
Painting Guides I have put together several painting guides for various different models. Most relate to painting uniforms. I hope that you might find them useful. World War [...]
HOTT 15mm Samurai WIP
Well, I’ve almost finished the first few units of my HOTT Samurai army – 4 units of Ashigaru (2 Spears, 2 Shooters) However, I must admit to having mixed [...]
6mm Ancients
6mm Roman Army I’ve been playing the ‘Basic Impetus’ and ‘Impetus’ Ancients rulesets for several weeks now with borrowed 15mm armies, but [...]
Back in the painting saddle
Well, after taking a couple of weeks off from painting after my Battlelore exploits, it’s time to get started again. I’ve got a couple of very large projects [...]
SOA Battle Day – It’s tomorrow!
Well, in time honoured fashion, I completed the painting of the last of the models just in time today, when I finished my Heavy Cavalry. What is more, I’ve even had [...]
SOA Battle Day – 5 Days to go
Well, 109 down, 12 to go! After a very productive weekend, the end is almost in sight. Friday night saw me completing my Medium Infantry (above) and Archers (below) – [...]
SOA Battle Day – 11 Days to go
As promised yesterday, here are the latest ‘work-in-progress’ pictures of my Battlelore figures for the Society of Ancients Battle Day. The Archers are about 80% [...]
SOA Battle Day – 12 days to go!
Really starting to feel the pressure now… Only managed to get a little painting done over the weekend – still haven’t finished the Archers, though they are [...]
SOA Battle Day: T-Minus 21 days
Well, its less than 3 weeks to the Society of Ancients Battle Day on the 26th April, and so far the painting is not going quite to schedule. So far the only unit I have [...]
SoA Battle Day 2008 – Poitiers, 1356 AD
The Scimitar Wargames Club, to which I belong, usually takes a trip down to the Society of Ancients Battle Day – this is being held on April 26th 2008 at Bletchley near [...]
My first 6mm figures
Well, I’ve just finished painting my first few strips of 6mm French. I must admit to being somewhat disappointed with the outcome so far, though I cannot quite put my [...]
Getting under way
Well, the second painting project of the new year is under way, as I’ve finally managed to put paint to metal. Capitalizing on my enthusiasm from Hammerhead last [...]
