Nerding out 1938 style

"All that alternative history is rubbish" , I do regret saying that as I have been drawn into the 1938 type of game, its just too cool to resist! Obviously I cant afford the 28mm route but Irregular miniatures to the rescue with their 20mm range...a review to follow. My hometown is a sleepy little village that hasnt really changed since err 1938 and neither have the attitudes-royalist-right wing conservative....its all here I dont even have to put much effort into a map as its drawn for me.
I will post some pics tomorrow of some old figures that have surfaced...meanwhile I'm off to draw a plan of the town hall.

Busy...

Its been a while (for a lot of things actually!) but I have ordered some 6mm little men and they should be on their way soon. The longer days mean I have been busy outside...seems that painting maybe a seasonal hobby. I will be back-next tome with pictures!

Black Powder Arrives.

Started reading "Black Powder" and cant put it down, figure porn on every page along with a ruleset that could have been made for a solo gamer. Also nearly completed my first Napoleonic Brit battalion which has 16 figures instead of my planned 12-16 just looks a lot better. I will post some pics later, awaiting delivery of the French and considering putting my ancient Brit 28mm on fleabay to create more room (and raise funds for more Napoleonics!).

Black Powder rules.

Well I took the plunge and ordered the Black Powder book and four boxes of Perry Napoleonic French-immediatley realising that I should have bought the figures in 10mm! As I game solo this is a large project, maybe too large. Already I have a plastic mountain of Republican Romans but this is a nice position to be in-as a single parent I am usually so financially embarrassed that I have had to paint 20mm soft plastic.

Any suggestions and tips on Black Powder would be appreciated, any pitfalls to avoid?

As you can see above is my "shed of dreams" where all my spaying is done and in the summer months a lot of painting, reading and sleeping! It does'nt look like much but in summer its rather pleasant-currently awaiting chippings and a greenhouse...the figure is an Old Glory German chap with a trench broom.

Another random selection of odd figures that I have had resting on my shelves for years! A lack of space means that I regularily have to sell armies on fleabay to make room for more toys.

OK, here is the closest thing most of us will come to actually seeing a naked female of the same species!

Painting

Thought I'd pop a few pictures on here of an handful of figures that I completed recently and some old guys that have been on my shelf forever. Photographing small figures is an art form in itself-one which I have not yet come to grips with but hopefully the general idea of what I paint will come across.