Author: atomicfloozy
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Mary Kingsley, Isobel Poppington, Ujuwa and British Askari (NSFW)
This post carries a NSFW, Not Safe for Work, warning because one figure, a fictional African witchdoctor, refuses to wear pants. I finished painting these figures a couple of weeks ago, but have just now gotten around to photographing them. Mary Kingsley and Ujuwa Mary Kingsley was a real person. She actually explored parts of…
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The Courtesan, the Innkeeper, & Tirika, the Succubus
Having ADHD is hard to live with, especially when you need to focus. I’ve found that when painting a batch of figures like this week’s Pygmy Archers and African Princesses, it helps when I get bored or distracted to work on something else for a few minutes. So while my goal this month is to…
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African Princesses (NSFW)
What game would be complete without a damsel in distress to rescue? I’ve completed painting the African Princesses pack from Copplestone Castings, now sold by North Star Military Figures in the U.K., Brigade Games and Badger Games in the U.S. Fighting wars over a woman isn’t exclusive to European history and literature. Just as Homer’s…
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Pygmy Archers
The Pygmy peoples of Central Africa existed as a myth until the latter half of the 19th century, though their past can be traced back to the middle stone age. By the time contact was made with Europeans, there were few if any independent Pygmy villages. Most Pygmies were subjugated or enslaved by the neighboring…
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Azande Spearmen
Two and a half years ago, I started a project to run a few games around the history of the Azande. It was January 7th, 2022, when I started and then within days I fell and broke my arm, my good arm, the one I do nearly everything with. Things ground to a halt. In…
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Vondajuna, High Priestess of the Nagaji (NSFW)
Hidden deep in the jungle is an enclave of the Nagaji, the center of their society is the temple, and the heart of the temple is the high priestess and matriarch, Vondajuna. Vondajuna is a living avatar of the goddess Nalinivati (the Serpent’s Kiss) and is many centuries, perhaps a thousand years old. Living in…
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