Was away for a bit this month, but managed to get a few bits done. Firstly, some recent additions to the classical Greeks. Cavalry and a couple of "allied command" bases. Then into the Trojan War again, the Messenians, led by Nestor's sons: Old Nestor will likely appear later as a hero/command figure. I used … Continue reading Progress Update – May 2023
I had a bit of spare time and as my painting/gaming tables were doing service elsewhere I laid out a sheet on the floor and laid out some of my Crusades forces. The models have a mix of basing as some of them were done quite early on when I was trying some ill-advised basing … Continue reading Crusades Battle Report
Things have been very quiet on the hobby front for most of this year, but I got some time in April to start doing a bit more again. I had a few bits lingering from Dec/Jan that were in various stages of completeness so first up was finishing those out, as well as a few … Continue reading Progress Update – Jan to April 2023
Hobby time remains limited, particularly painting time, and no time for gaming. I've spent some time tinkering with rules and planning and doing some reading a research but only a few pieces painted of late. I've added another base of hoplites to my collection: Along with some nuddie Celts: And some Romans to face them: … Continue reading Progress Update – September to November 2022
As expected, fatherhood has somewhat diminished my hobby time and many of my energies have been diverted to aspects of the hobby that can be done through books or my phone, reading, researching, planning, etc. I've also begun dabbling a bit more in play by post RPG games which has been fun, as well as … Continue reading Progress Update – May to August 2022
I'm a little late on this one due to the birth of our first child, so I suspect the coming months will be a bit quieter on the hobby front, but April turned out to be quite a productive month hobby-wise. Got a good run on some ongoing projects as well as the start of … Continue reading Progress Update – April 2022
I had a bit of free time this afternoon and with the table still set up thought I'd have another crack at the Sharp Practice AWI scenario. Turns out I was correct on the rules first time round and units can't deploy and move but can deploy and perform other actions which is where the … Continue reading More Trouble in the Colonies! AWI with Sharp Practice
Having put together a couple of skirmish forces for the AWI, I was able to get them onto the table for a test game of TooFatLardies Sharp Practice. While I made a few mistakes as I went, for the most part things ran pretty smoothly and I enjoyed the game. I hope to get a … Continue reading Trouble in the Colonies! AWI with Sharp Practice
To start out the month I got a game with the Zombicide figures painted up last month.The game setup: Our intrepid heroes: Splitting up was a bad idea: Nelly shows a Necromancer who's boss: The horde descends: Rescuing a fallen comrade: Burn them with fire! Painting wise, I decided to tackle the American War of … Continue reading Progress Update – March 2022
It's been a while since I did one of these! I had a bit of a lull in the hobby from around mid-December to mid-January and struggled to get inspired to get back to painting. I've been building up steam again this month so wanted to post up a review of what I've been up … Continue reading Progress Update – Dec 2021, Jan & Feb 2022
narratives and journals from roleplaying game sessions
Random painting and terrain making.
Food Photography & Recipes
Developing a more wholesome way of eating
Historical Wargaming - Boardgames & Miniatures
Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions
Collecting, modelling, painting and wargaming in 28mm
Sengoku Jidai wargames in the age of Nobunaga
Wisely lead... without a head! 