The world didn’t end clean. It coughed, choked, and burned itself out under a sky the colour of old blood and dust. Cities cracked, the seas went sour, and what was left baked hard under a merciless sun. Out here, there’s only two things th…
The world didn’t end clean. It coughed, choked, and burned itself out under a sky the colour of old blood and dust. Cities cracked, the seas went sour, and what was left baked hard under a merciless sun. Out here, there’s only two things th…
So, firstly, while I resolve blockhouse roofing, these fellows have crept into the painting queue.Some of them have separate parts (swords, muskets and so on) that need to be added and so, technically are not quite complete.Meanwhile, maint…
Nearly there.... Let it dry.... don't mess with it.....So, now, I can allow my hands to shake. The next step is to trim them to length and gently sand their apexes to the right profile. Then I will frame within the long 'arms' so I have som…
I am starting to put together the roof framing for my blockhouse. As I am making two, I decided to get both sets dome together for the sake of relative uniformity.The frames have been butt-jointed, but those that will meet them at 90 degree…
This is where my current folly began. I had a few figures left over from earlier parts of the larger French and Indian War project. I also had an itch to build a smaller frontier fort, hence the blockhouse. And of course, a blockhouse needs…
There were 20 in total on green-painted card bases, four to a base. I will follow up with an 'after' photo later on today. Heaven's above, it's been quite a while since I last posted. For context, I am back in French and Indian War mode aft…
The 'Before' shotAs you can see, fairly roughly painted. although the faces are nicely done. I was surprised by the officer as I have not seen this one in the current catalogue. When he is stripped, I'll be looking for a catalogue number on…
Heaven's above, it's been quite a while since I last posted.Let me atone.For context, I am back in French and Indian War mode after winning an auction on eBay of 20 or so Willie figures, old enough that their weapons were soldered on (hurra…
It was a cold day. Minus 3 Celsius. Father had driven us up to Oxford in his baby blue Hillman Minx. We motored along at a good clip, and the car only broke down on us twice. Father did insist we stop at St Albans so he could get a good loo…
It was a cold day. Minus 3 Celsius. Father had driven us up to Oxford in his baby blue Hillman Minx. We motored along at a good clip, and the car only broke down on us twice. Father did insist we stop at St Albans so he could get a good loo…
It was a cold day. Minus 3 Celsius. Father had driven us up to Oxford in his baby blue Hillman Minx. We motored along at a good clip, and the car only broke down on us twice. Father did insist we stop at St Albans so he could get a good loo…