Tag: Wargames Foundry
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From the Painting Table – July 15
It has been absolute chaos at Floozy Manor the last few days. A few days ago, the overworked AC unit fried itself. The only thing worse than losing AC in July is losing AC in August. Anyway, went through several vendors who couldn’t get a technician on-site until next week, I found one that would…
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From the Painting Table – June 29
Hoplites! Yes, even more hoplites! I’m begining to think I’ll be painting hoplites until Christmas. Here’s the fourth completed unit: The Mantineans The city-state of Mantinea was located in the central region of the Peloponnesus. The Mantineans were even mentioned in Homer’s catalog of ships in the Iliad. Mantinea’s patron diety was Poseidon and the…
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From the Painting Table – June 11
Tribal Farmers In addition to armed resistance from trained warriors, the European expeditions also encountered local farmers pressed into service by their chief. Often these men didn’t even own weapons and were issued spears by the chief or village headman for the battle at hand. Someday I hope to play games again, but for now…
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From the Painting Table – May 29
Well, after a visit to the eye doctor, I am not legally blind in my right eye, I’m just mostly blind in that eye. The culprit is not cataracts, though I have a couple, but the dry form of macular degeneration in both eyes. There is no cure, but it can be slowed down. Next…
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From the Painting Table – May 9
All right, I’ve managed to post 2 weeks in a roll! I’ve always enjoyed painting miniatures, but now it is more of a challenge since I’ve become legally blind in one eye. Pygmy Archers I finished a unit of 8 Pygmy Archers from Wargames Foundry’s Darkest Africa range. Greek Hoplites I also finished a second…
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From the Painting Table – May 1
For the first time in a long time, I’ve felt like painting and today I finished an unit of hoplites to use in Rally Round the King from Two Hour Wargames. This unit will be the “Strategos” (general) of the Mantinean contingent of the Argive Alliance. In Rally Round the King, the unit will serve…
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