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Fly My Pretties 26 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
Here's the next job for the Vampire Counts army - a unit of fell bats and a female vampire. The bats are the Riesenfledarmaus set from masq-mini. As I mentioned in my last post, I reckon these are th...
Watch the skies! 23 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
I have finally found some fell bats to include in the Vampire Counts army. The stock models are far too comical for my taste so I have been looking around for some time for alternatives. A lot of game...
Empire handgunners 21 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
Over the past couple of weeks I have been tinkering with a unit of Empire handgunners. They are made from a mix of current and previous edition plastics, with a few head swaps and a little converting ...
The gods decree it 18 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
This is a true story. A few weeks ago I went round to Matt's for a game of Napoleonics, the first time I have ever played the period. We were using some of his old 1/72 (20mm) figures, the sort you u...
Lizardmen For Sale 14 Aug 2013 | 04:07 am
I have some painted skinks up for sale on ebay, part of the ongoing process of downsizing my collection. Well, when I say downsizing, I mean selling off some old, unused stuff, to make room for newer ...
Battle Report: WHFB Daemons vs Vampire Counts 12 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
The armies line up You wait years for a game with your son, then two come along at once. Two games, in two days, with two sons! The first I wrote about here, telling of my defeat by daemons whilst co...
Battle Report: WHFB Daemons vs Orcs and Goblins 10 Aug 2013 | 01:06 pm
Turn 1 I can't remember the last time I played a game at my own house, I usually go round to a friend's for my Friday night action. When my son Ben offered me a game, I jumped at the chance. A 4x4 ba...
The Empire Strikes Back? 6 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm
Now that my Vampire Counts army is starting to shape up, I would like to paint up an opposing army. I know, I am a glutton for punishment, it's not like I don't have other projects on the go, but I te...
Varghulf 2 Aug 2013 | 12:45 pm
This is one of the models that I just had to have in my army. For me, this is how the monsters of the army should look, there's a savagery and realism (if that's possible in a fantasy figure) that is ...
300 and 5 30 Jul 2013 | 11:52 pm
I was just about to upload pictures of my latest project, when I noticed that the post count was 299. So this must be the 300th post. No, really. I also realised that the blog has been running for a ...
