And Then Dice Happened

"The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth — the mere...

Sans the annoying hobbits. I can't be the only one who skips all Frodo and Sam stuff in both the films and the books, surely? Anyw...

So here's the good photos of the medieval mounted men at arms to finish off the Wars of the Roses project. These side by sides show the ...

Crikey, it's been a long road. This is a slight expansion of the original War of the Roses project but I've now finished all the Per...

Got the first lot painted up: a group of men at arms allied to the Percys. The first issue was to decide the colour palette. Livery didn...

So last night I popped the rest of the Doctor Who story on the DVD that I was using for reference for the Third Doctor and Brigadier (Th...

It's been a little over six months since I got back into the painting groove after the birth of my two kids. In that time, I've ma...

Been in Scotland for a week and so trawling around a variety of medieval and Dark Ages sites. Upon my return I've also managed this: Thi...

So I've finally got the unit of Neville archers done. I went with a slightly more uniform look for these. The character that seems to...

So that's the second Unit for the Percy Retinue done. These are tabletop standard only, mainly because I could feel my interest and ...

A busy evening of watching Ripper Street was accompanied by a frenzy of construction: The headless horde was eventually mustered as the firs...

So here's my ersatz Nevilles, first unit thereof: I still really like Sir Stig. I'm generally quite happy with them although t...

The first unit of my WotR project is completed (bar the basing but I've not decided on the scheme as yet). I need to choose a badge for ...

Wottor-whip sounds like a character from a Robert E Howard story. The Men at Arms are coming along apace. The Perrys are as much fun to pa...

It feels like an age since I've posted; the new term has been a nightmare. There will be two posts today, this one showing what I'...