Tag: Wargames Foundry
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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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February 2025 Wrap Up
February is a tough month for me to get anything done. It’s cold, dark and depressing; made even worse by the fascists who have taken control of the country. I’m sorry for the doom and gloom, it’s been a cold dark February. On a brighter note, here is what I was able to do hobby…
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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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Viking Warband
This week I continued to work on my 1015 project and was able to paint 30 Vikings to a tabletop standard – in other words, they look great from 3 feet away. The figures are from Wargames Foundry and have been in the paint queue for way too long. I’ll be using the Captains and…
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Viking Archers
In the battles of early medieval Europe, archery is seldom mentioned unless by some fluke an important nobleman had the bad luck of being severely wounded or killed by an arrow. The main reason was that while almost anyone could use a bow, so few were skilled with it. So, the bow found its primary…
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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…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 