Schedule and other considerations kept me from attending all of Historicon this year. Instead, we made a day trip out of it. It is a bit of a haul, 3 hours each way, but room rates were crazy and it's a nice enough drive. With limited time and horrible preplanning this was mostly a shopping... Continue Reading →
Still playing with Speedpaints and using that as an excuse to clear some of the pile of shame. I have minis, as do we all, that were purchased with good intentions that will never make their way to the paint table. It's not bad. Buying them was an act of hope. It was noble. It... Continue Reading →
The British Legion was a Loyalist unit fighting in both the Northern and Southern theaters of the American Revolutionary War. The unit was amalgamated from small Loyalist units consisting of infantry, artillery, and mounted dragoons. The unit's actions in the field earned it both fame and infamy, with stories of depredation and excess in the... Continue Reading →
Continuing my work with Speedpaints, I decided to tackle some historical figures next. My interest in Speedpaints is to help quickly paint a ton of American Revolutionary War miniatures in 28mm. The Speedpaints work well, but they have a habit of flowing into areas you may not want. For some miniatures, with the right detail,... Continue Reading →
How did the speedpainted goblins turn out? For tabletop play, these are good. Three-foot Rule wins out here. On the table, in the game, these are good. No one would object to these in a game as poorly painted. They really did paint up quickly, as well. If you are trying to get miniatures on... Continue Reading →
Contrast paints from Games Workshop have been around for a while. I try to avoid buying GW stuff at full price as a matter of principle. That principle being that I am cheap. But the contrast paints have been tempting. There are some great looking minis that others have painted up well and fast using... Continue Reading →
Or, targets for Bloody Ban. Though I haven't had time to put together all of my plans for a horror themed romp through the Revolutionary War, I did have time to find and paint some suitable civilians. These will work nicely for Blood & Plunder as table filler or even as parts of forces. For... Continue Reading →
Since it's first feature pack for Lurkers from the Deep, Crooked Dice has released new feature packs at an impressive pace. These feature packs are a great way for a player to get started with 7TV. They take care of the storytelling aspect and let newer players focus on the games, the miniatures, the terrain,... Continue Reading →
For exorcism you need one old and one young priest, right? It's not clear what rights or duties require one fat and one mad priest. For me, which hunting. In miniature. These are both Gripping Beast miniatures I bought from Cotton Jim. I had already bought my Hexenjagger from him at Historicon. He had discounted... Continue Reading →
For the game I ran at the Muster back in Feb '22 I needed miniatures to represent crazy people for one cast. I think the exact card is the Gibbering Lunatic from 7TV Pulp. With time being short I substituted some suitable minis, these being some less than appropriately clothed gentlemen. They would have to... Continue Reading →
the immortal frequentist 