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Work Bench Sunday!!
It used to be workbench Thursday - now its whenever I get chance!Just a couple of pics, to the fore are the Orleans Cavalry - riders painted by Steve Allen I'm painting the horses - 3 squadrons to go....
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A victory - and workbench update.
A busy weekend running round doing chores on Saturday but Sunday saw me travel through to Bob's for the annual Hordes of the The Things tourney which forms part of the World wide series of...
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Progress
Well in between preparing for the show at Kirriemuir last weekend and my last show at Stockton next weekend I managed to clear quite a bit off the paint table.Finished the MacDonald clan - only another...
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Where does the time go?
So what happened since the 18th November? Blown if I know, just go away for a few minutes, paint a few figures go to a wargames show and over two weeks has gone!!!!I didn't get the naval game done I'm...
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Season end, work bench and a few thoughts.
Well as we draw closer to Christmas I guess this may be the last post of the year? Certainly not as many for the last few months as I'd hoped but that's what happens when real life gets in the...
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First game of the Year !
My wife was supposed to be working today but unfortunately came down with a chest infection. However she told me to go an do what I had planned so retreating to the cabin with some Gentleman Jack I set...
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Workbench Update
I guess quite a few things happening on the bench at the moment!!!Finished the 3rd squadron of the Orleans Regiment - riders painted by Steve Allen and horses etc by me. Just one squadron to go.I've...
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Some Progress
A slight drift away from the bench.First I've always loved playing ancients started with WRG 3rd -7th editions then a pause and then Warhammer Ancient Battles.Still do Big Battle DBA with15's and still...
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Battle of Corbach and other things!
Well another month almost passes between posts. I do tell myself this is not good enough but what can you do when real life interrupts hobby time.The plus side was after all the recent chew this...
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The Clear Out
Like quite a few gamers wargaming has been a part of my life since I was around 12 or 13.It's been a constant in my life and I guess through times of stress, upset etc its been something I can retreat...
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Workbench
A frustrating couple of weeks which I won't bore you with but with my Mam in hospital time is extremely limited especially as I come to realise that individually the majority of staff in the NHS are...
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Some Light at the end of the tunnel
At last I found a little time to sit down at the work bench.I'm pleased to say I have go my mam into a local care home (walking distance) where she will be for the next 6 weeks before a final...
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Starting again
Many of you will know that despite some positive statements in my last post I lost my Mam on the 15th April and saw her cremated on the 27th. So the year hasn't really got off to a good start.She will...
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Parizan 2017
As life slowly starts to return to normal and having attended Falkirk last week as a trader I had booked to attend Partizan with a game.In the early days of Partizan I had always attended as part of...
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Work Bench Saturday
Thought we'd kick off the work bench updates especially as I have the AMG weekend coming in June and I have some painting targets to meet.So today finished off the first 12 figures for the dismounted...
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Work Bench Progress
With the AMG weekend now only two weeks away its all systems go to get figures etc finished.The dismounted British dragoons are complete, Baggots Hussars almost, although not required for the weekend I...
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One more Sleep to a Gaming Weekend
Well tomorrow will see me travel to Kenilworth for the third 'A Military Gentleman' get together.Initially started by the commonality that we all owned John Ray's excellent book 'A Military Gentleman'...
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AMG17
Well as reported in my last entry the weekend saw me travel to Kenilworth to host an Alternative Falkirk!The scenario was based on one published some time on Kevs wargames cabin blogspot and whilst his...
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Back from the Hols - workbench update
Well Sundaysaw my wife and I return from a most excellent trip to the Highlands.A stay in Cawdor with regular trips to the Cawdor Tavern was excellent.A trip to the Clava Cairns, Culloden and Fort...
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Invasion 1744
First apologies for the absence, the business has been taking up quite a lot of time, the new sculptor has been extremely productive as has my paint bench,However in between all of that I have...
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