Painting Wolfhounds
They say that Man’s best friend in his dog. Well, in Rangers of Shadow Deep (reviewed on podcast episode 262) there is a good chance that in a four player game a [...]
Painting & Modelling
Painting Tally – February 2019
February turned out to be a much better month for painting than January had been. Not only did I finally finish those damned Normans, but I also made a start on all the [...]
Norman Cavalry – finally painted!
Back in August 2016 I started building several new cavalry units for a Breton force for Saga, using the plastic Norman Cavalry from Conquest Games. More information can be [...]
Painting Tally – January 2019
January started pretty well, with #hobbystreak meaning that I was at least laying paint onto miniature most days in the month. However, it wasn’t quite enough… [...]
Painting Tally – December 2018
December started really well with a fantastic weekend painting clinic, courtesy of Glenbrook Games. However, with one thing and another I totally failed to actually finish [...]
Painting Tally – November 2018
November was something of a non-event on the painting front Painted: 0 Nothing. Not a sausage. I did start a couple of things, but nothing completed. Purchased: 7 The sum [...]
Painting Tally: October 2018
October turned out to be another somewhat frugal month on the painting table… Painted: 10 I did manage to get the two Gangs of Rome mobs that I needed for the [...]
Through the round window
As part of my preparation for scratch building several houses for Burrows and Badgers, I have been looking for any sources of round window frames in MDF. Round windows seem [...]
Painting Tally: September 2018
My plan for September was for it to be a big follow up to my minor victory of actually getting some figures painted in August. As it turned out, it wasn’t quite as big [...]
Painting white and making cobblestones
I recently finished painting my latest Gangs of Rome miniatures. A few comments have been made about how they liked the white on the models, so I thought I would share how I [...]
Painting Tally – August 2018
August found me reconnecting with hobby time, although much of the month was spent building terrain rather than painting figures: creating bamboo forests, paddy fields and [...]
Making bamboo forest terrain
One of the iconic pieces of terrain in South East Asia and Japan in bamboo forest. These are relatively easy to model, thanks to the fact that you can order plastic model [...]
The Painting Tally: July 2018
July has proven to be another month of little progress on the painting front – due to a combination of a) The Weather and b) My son constantly using my hobby desk for [...]
Reunited with a (very) old friend
I have the best friends. No really – the very best a bloke could hope for… You may remember that in Episode 250 of the podcast, we were chatting at various point [...]
The Painting Tally: June 2018
As much as May was a bumper month, June has proven pretty much barren Painted: 1 A single Perry Mounted Samurai was painted during June (it’s the one on the right) [...]
The Painting Tally: May 2018
May has been a much better month for painting, with a number of miniatures painted, as well as some scenery (mainly trees) Painted: 40 Painted 19 Ashigaru and 21 Samurai for [...]
Plastic bonsai trees
I’ve been creating a lot of scenery for Sengoku period Japan recently, and I was looking for different ideas for trees, other than using plastic bamboo to make bamboo [...]
The Painting Tally: April 2018
April has not been a good month for hobby output. I’ve been messing around with a few MDF kits, but haven’t really got much done – certainly no miniatures [...]
Pimping ‘Half Moon Jacket’
I backed the Kickstarter for ‘Full Moon Jacket’ last year. If you aren’t aware, Full Moon Jacket is a boardgame that has US forces fighting Werewolves in [...]
Star Wars Legion – an inspiring day of gaming
One of the joys of our hobby is the social aspect of getting together to game. I can’t remember the last time I had a game with Rich Jones, so when he suggested getting [...]
