Atomic Floozy Adventures

Tag: THW

  • Slapchop? Painting Stargrave with Cuttlefish Colors

    Slapchop? Painting Stargrave with Cuttlefish Colors

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    There is an old saying, “Everything old is new again.” It has been a year since the “slapchop” painting technique has taken the hobby by storm. Slapchop is an update of a technique called “grisaille” which appeared as early as 1300 C.E. Grisaille is an underpainting technique using shades of grey to discover the shadows…

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Battle of the Planetkore Delta

    The Iron Queen’s War – Battle of the Planetkore Delta

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    The predawn hours of December 23rd are marked by heavy rain and rough seas. Already two days behind schedule, Admiral Leto decides to put the Nycenaean 1st Fleet to sea along with the transports carrying 6th Army. Hugging the coastline, the going is slow, great care is made not to lose any of the transports.…

  • Squirrel Tooth Alice

    Squirrel Tooth Alice

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    Believe it or not, this infamous legend of the old west was still alive when I was an infant. Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Haley Thompson was born in 1855 and passed away at age 98 in 1953. Her professional name was “Alice” and kept prairie dogs as pets. A drunken cowboy thought they were squirrels and…

  • The Iron Queen’s War, Part 2

    The Iron Queen’s War, Part 2

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    After discovering the intentions of Nycenae to invade Asteria during the Winter solstice when all of its armies had been disbanded for the season, Asterian rangers operating in the wilds of Nycenae made their way to the Planetkore River, the border. There, opposite the keep of Demeter, the ranger Maeonia was chosen to swim the…

  • Francais Auvergne Infanterie Regiment

    Francais Auvergne Infanterie Regiment

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    It has been way too long since I’ve done any work on my Seven Years War Project. This morning I finished a battalion of the French Auvergne line infantry. The figures are 10mm from Pendraken. The plan is to someday play a modified version of Muskets and Shakos from Two Hour Wargames.

  • Temple Guardians (NSFW)

    Temple Guardians (NSFW)

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    There are places in our own world, not to mention fantasy worlds, where temperatures and cultures are such that little clothing is worn. My Lost Temple of the Nagaji campaign is set in the steaming jungles of the Mwangi Expanse, it is not uncommon for women to go topless. Thus earining this post a Not…