Category: Colonial Era / Pulp
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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…
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November 8th Painting Challenge Weekly Check-In
I’ve found lately that painting and writing challenges help me get things done. I don’t do it for competition; I do it just to keep my tired old lazy butt moving. When I was in college, one of the many part-time jobs I had was working for a medical supply company that also rented equipment…
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Colonial Adventures Alternative Rules – Test 1
Introduction Fortunes Won & Lost is one of my favorite games from Two Hour Wargames. You can still purchase Fortunes Won & Lost from Rebel Minis Press through their website or on Wargame Vault. However, I’d like to spice it up a bit by adding a few tweaks here and there. The biggest problem with…
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The Fertility Idol (NSFW)
Believe it or not, this post has a Not Safe For Work (NSFW) rating since a stone statue as well as its worshippers are topless. So, if you are a Christian Nationalist or a Republican, pretend to look away. I think I first saw an idol like this in photos of a museum exhibition. In…
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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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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…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 