Tag: Two Hour Wargames

  • The Ranger and the Hangman

    The Ranger and the Hangman

    While painting the Scarlet Ladies pack, I also painted some West Wind Cowboy Wars figures. One is a Ranger from one of the Ranger packs and the other is a Hangman from one of the Town Characters packs. Both have been in the lead pile for nearly 20 years. The Ranger was half painted, so…

  • Fannie Porter and the Sporting Girls

    Fannie Porter and the Sporting Girls

    About 120 to 140 years ago, many American cities and towns had “Sporting Districts”. These “Sporting Districts” were synonymous with “Red Light Districts” and “Arts Districts” and other euphemisms to set apart what was desirable in society from those who were deemed undesirable – gambling houses, dance halls, brothels, opium dens, seedy saloons, ethnic groups,…

  • Shieldmaidens with Axes

    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…

  • Jana Blackfire

    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…

  • From the Painting Table 2024 – 16 February [NSFW]

    From the Painting Table 2024 – 16 February [NSFW]

    Warning! This post contains scantily clad and quite naked Amazons making the entire post Not Safe for Work. Finished another batch of figures. Hopefully I can get back to gaming soon, however I do have two very large armies to get painted by Labor Day. Goliath Ganger Painting these old Games Workshop Necromunda figures are…

  • From the Painting Table 2024 – 4 Feb [NSFW]

    From the Painting Table 2024 – 4 Feb [NSFW]

    Warning! Not Safe for Work (NSFW) – Why? If you’ve seen Blue Eye Samurai (trailer 1), you’ll understand when I say “peaches!” I know, I’m behind schedule. I have excuses! I was a little under the weather for a few days, I spent too much time trying to get the right shade of green on…