Author: atomicfloozy
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From the Painting Table – May 9
All right, I’ve managed to post 2 weeks in a roll! I’ve always enjoyed painting miniatures, but now it is more of a challenge since I’ve become legally blind in one eye. Pygmy Archers I finished a unit of 8 Pygmy Archers from Wargames Foundry’s Darkest Africa range. Greek Hoplites I also finished a second…
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From the Painting Table – May 1
For the first time in a long time, I’ve felt like painting and today I finished an unit of hoplites to use in Rally Round the King from Two Hour Wargames. This unit will be the “Strategos” (general) of the Mantinean contingent of the Argive Alliance. In Rally Round the King, the unit will serve…
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Inciting Incident
Napondi River Expedition – Episode 1 Preparation Patrol Encounter with the Inciting Incident The inciting incident is an event that sets in motion the plot line or reason for a scene, story, or even a game campaign. Something has happened to cause your characters to take action. The campaign system found in most Two Hour…
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Scatter Terrain – African Totems
This week I completed a piece of terrain for the tabletop. I tend to use three sizes of terrain pieces to add character and visual appeal to my games – pieces that are 2-3 inches in width or length, 4-6 inches, and 8-12 inches. I don’t spend much on commercial terrain, usually making a large…
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That Crazy Woman is Back
Did you miss me? Well, like it or not, I’m back after a month long hiatus. Where have I been? I’ve joined a quiet revolution where I ditched Microsoft Windows and installed Linux Mint on my antiquated home computer. You see the machine is too old and feeble to run Windows 11, and even though…
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November 15th Painting Challenge Check-In
The Power of the Sponge When it became obvious that I would not finish the large group of infantry I was working on for the week, I changed gears Thursday evening and decided to paint something else: dangerous animals. Dangerous animal is a unit which appears, moves, and behaves in a random way in the…
