Category: Miscellaneous
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DIY Terrain – Crafting Boulders
I needed some giant boulders for scatter terrain. You know, the ones seen in almost every Western since the beginning of movies. Not just rocky ground, but a boulder big enough for a gang of outlaws to hide behind while waiting for the stage to come by. Now I don’t own a large amount of…
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January 2025 Wrap Up
As January comes to an end, it’s time to look at what I got done hobby wise and plan what I would like to get done in February. I didn’t get to play any games, though I put into motion games and campaigns to play later in the year. Here’s what I’m working on, I…
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Swatches!
Anyone who has ever been in the paint area of a hardware store has seen hundreds of paint swatches printed on paper that you can use to find that right shade of color for the walls and trim of your house. Well, at least a close approximation of what the color will look like. I…
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Last Painted Figures of the Year
I came nowhere near my goal, it was very ambitious, in painting figures for the year. The reason for that is simple, I still think I can do everything I could when I was thirty. However, a body that has finished seven decades of life and then some, tends to laugh at what I think…
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Shieldmaidens with Axes
Finished four more of the wonderful shieldmaiden miniatures from Bad Squiddo Games. English is the only language I can speak somewhat reliably, but there are times it confuses me. The old Norse word for a female warrior is “skjaldmaer” which is translated into English as “shield maiden”, “shield-maiden”, and “shieldmaiden”. I’m not sure which is…
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Jana Blackfire
Reaper Dark Heaven Legends 03006 – Jana Blackfire Today I finished a figure that has been in the painting queue for over a decade, Jana Blackfire. In fact, this figure has recently been taken out of Reaper’s catalog and is currently Out of Production. So why did it take me so long to get to…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 