Tag: North Star Miniatures
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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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Case of the Redheaded Mutant, Episode 1 – Introductions
Time to solve a crime using one of my favorite supplements, 5150 New Hope City PI. The first step is to create my Star character and assemble her team of investigators. The Webb Detective Agency Pamela Athene Webb – It was a curious door, most office doors Pam had ever seen were of glass and…
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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…
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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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Snakemen from North Star
The folk at North Star Military Figures have released several boxes of economical figures to support skirmish games from Osprey Publishing such as Frostgrave, Stargrave, Oathmark, and Rangers of Shadowdeep. Each box contains twenty figures with several options for weapons and poses. These figures are perfect for any miniature agnostic games whether Yuan-Ti for Dungeons…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 