Balloon Busting with Algy
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I had some time spare this morning to write up a simple system to create
balloon busting scenarios for *Algernon Pulls It Off! *This is based on my
ear...
Mounting Star Blazers Minis
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*Another simple step in a quick, small project!*
*Ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaa....*
You see, it's all quite easy when you are a card carrying...
All I can say is, I...
A New Model Army Pt 2
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So, Part two. A new trumpeter and a Advisor
Sir Bodhard decided his Trumpeter was too slow on foot so gave him a small
payrise and gave him a nag.
The ...
Vietnam Palms Done
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A month of hobby time didn't amount to much, but here are a few pics of
the finished palms.
Four square feet on new jungle for the table top.
With PAVN...
In Praise of Joy and Forgetfulness….
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*An oldie but definitely a goodie!*
In many ways I have that well known Bon vivant, wit and raconteur Conrad
Kinch of *Joy and Forgetfulness* fame to tha...
Pirate PC Games & 30 Years War
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Just realised I've yet to register my monthly post. I'm still painting and
hobbying but at a reduced rate as I am waiting my budget to recharge.
*The Fo...
First paper figure from 1981
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Since I'm on a cardboard standee kick at the moment, I thought I would show
you this — my very first hand-drawn paper AD&D character mini, from 1981.
M...
1/72 Hesse-Darmstadt
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Hi guys
Some 1/72 Napoleonic Hesse-Darmstadt line infantry command finished and
based, 3D printed with Piano wargames files, flags are printed from pics...
Waterloo Campaign 2.0 - continued
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I left off the previous posting with the situation at dusk yet to be
related. On the Anglo-Dutch front, the Duke of Wellington, with the Reserve
Corps w...
De Bellis Velitum
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DBV is a set of skirmish rules based on DBA system and written in 1991 by
the same author, Phil Barker. The rules were never published and are
unfinishe...
A New Alliance
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The recent invasions by the Midlish armies, have led to a new coalition of
the weaker, less aggressive peoples. On the eastern border of the
Midlands, ...
Super-Robot Sculpt (Scratchbuild Really)
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~150mm tall
I finished this guy back almost eight months ago but I'm just now getting
around to showing him.
Sometimes I just want to make things with no ...
Return to the Hobby
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It has been quite a while since I last posted here. When I started my tool
truck business back in 2021, most of my hobby time disappeared almost
overnigh...
Renegar Superheavy Tank
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Big Tank Day!
Use code TWENTY2026 at checkout, or join my Patreon (
patreon.com/johnbearross) or Tribes for even larger discounts.
Not all worlds a...
WW2 ‘German’ Don Cossacks
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I've had these in stock for a while now and as I may have work for them in
a forthcoming game it was clearly time to paint them!
They're certainly a co...
TERRAIN - Arctic Cathedral Tromso
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With the first of this years Cold War Commanders Weekend Events planned for
the last weekend in May I have made a start on some of the new terrain
pieces...
We Dive At Dawn Patrol
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I was sent an advance copy of this roll and write game by David Manley of
Long Face Games, so thought I'd give it a go. In the game you take command
o...
3D AI Generators for Miniatures.
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Review of 3d Figure AI generators.
I buy a lot of 3d files to print, and love the manufacturers that I
purchase from. At times though, I can't find what I...
15mm Platoon-Level Test Game #4
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All,
The Platoon Sergeant, Staff Sergeant Saunders, gathered the squad leaders
to brief them, running the mission since Lt Hanley was still out,
recuper...
KG Klink in Barbarossa, Fight #2
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All,
Alright, here we go, time for the second fight of KG Klink's Operation
Barbarossa. Following Captain Tausch's failure to 'blitzkrieg' through
rel...
Final Post
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This will be my final post to this blog. Family obligations will be
keeping me from wargaming as they have for the past few years. Instead I
will be...
Very Sad News
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I'm very sorry to be making this post but I've just learned that Dale past
away from a heart attack on November 5th.
Most of my relationship with Dale wa...
15mm Terminator: Junkyard Dogs
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I’ve started work on sourcing and painting up some scenic elements and
terrain for the 15mm Terminator project, and am kicking things off with
some wr...
November Update
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I've been slow to update my blog for the past few months. I was able to do
some hobby stuff in late October, but a recent setback in my cancer
treatment ...
Going on hobby hiatus
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About to dive into a major project at work that may lead to a nice
promotion... So, I am officially standing down all hobby work for at least
the rest o...
Armoured Strike Arab Israeli Battle
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This game was played at Excalibur games. The scenario was an Israeli attack
on Syrian held positions in the Golan Heights. The dug in Syrians were
thouroug...
CoC Campaign: Crossroads, Closing the Gap. Intro.
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Myself and Des have embarked on a new CoC PSC, and one that is very
intriguing indeed. It is produced by PTO Games and you can pick up here
from Wargames V...
Operation Chunky Bandit #50 (Ground)
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All,
0530 on 6 Aug 1990
Mini-Campaign Fight #24
TF Hawk vs FSNL 8th Company
1st Lt Beriana
Acting Task Force Hawk Commanding Officer
Awarded the Medal of ...
Initiative Bidding in Undaunted Normandy
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*Undaunted: Normandy* (*UN*) is a new card, counter, and tile game about
combat during WWII in Normandy 1944. I purchased this recently and just
played a g...
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*"En avant!" Les Chars de Cavalerie (Cont.)*
*Moving right along, here are my Chars de Cavalerie of the French Army of
May-June 1940. These are the SOMUA ...
Dreadnought: Great War at Sea
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This is my prototype box, with the Battle of Coronel tucked away inside!
Hi all, big news today!
As you've no doubt been aware, I've been furiously making a...
Irregular 6mm Chinese
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A question came up on the ColonialWars Yahoo Group about 6mm Chinese troops
for the period. As luck would have it, I happened to have one of the
Irregular...
1809; Somewhere in Southern Germany
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The first battle of the new 6mm Blucher era here in Canberra has been
played and won.
As we've both started holidays, John and I broke out my Austrian...
Team Yankee: The Northern Flank
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A pretty lazy post honestly. Just showing some of my work for TY.
Includes M60A1 ERA reactive armour mod as well as Humvee fording kit.
I need some more M60'...
Scenery Forge Gothic plaster and resin build
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I decided to try using the Scenery Forge Gotic mold again, but this time
using regular Plaster of Paris for the casts, then infusing it with resin.
It is...
Horror at Moose Cove
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Captain Barney McBarnacle surveyed the harbour. All seemed quiet—but you
could never tell these days. Ever since the start of the zombie apocalypse
there h...
12th legion Angry Boiz
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While working on the noble lads of the azure 13th, I was also expanding the
footprint of their temperamental cousins in the 12th. At this point this is
my ...
X-Wing - Scurrg H6 Bomber Preview
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This is one expansion that I would say Scum players will definitely want to
pick up, I mean who could pass up "infinite bombs"? I know I will be
getting...
Medieval Japanese Miniatures
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Here are some of the medieval japanese figures painted in 2016. Mostly
Perry miniatures and some Clan War miniatures. Buildings are from Plastcraft
Games.
...
De Profundis : My First Impression
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As DragonCon approached*, I was reminded that I had come across a copy of *De
Profundis: Cthulhu Gaming on the Edge of Madness *in the dealer's hall one
ye...
Umm... I've been a bit quiet!
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Just a quick update, I've taken a small break from my 15mm gaming for the
moment as I've started playing X-Wing and Star Trek Attack Wing.
I've just starte...
Clearhorizon Omega Squad
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Mr. Harold sent me these a while ago, and I finally got around to painting
them. The delay was mainly that the neck length bothered me, so it took a
while ...
Blog Moving...
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I have decided to move this campaign blog as well as any other activities
involved with Modern era wargaming to my main blog here: Adventures with
Gun, Sab...
Mrs. History PhD's new FOW project
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Having said that she was ready to begin a new Vietnam War vehicle, Mrs.
History PhD has chosen to recreate her 1/285 South Vietnamese National
Police Field...
Grimlocks in 15mm
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Here are 12 grimlocks for dnd 5th ed.....15mm Picts from copplestone.
Back from a long break in gaming....looking forward to a little dungeons
and dragons s...
Test Casts of the Banshee
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First pictures of the test casts! (Cast by the very talented Jon at Paulson
Games, Sculpted by Steve "Coolhand" Tyler)
Note: the Banshee comes with ...
Moving On
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It's been a long while since I've posted here. Since I've started this blog
four years ago, you guys and gals have given me a tremendous amount of
inspirat...
C21 Air War Vietnam
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Slowly getting things done.
MSD Games Target Terrain, although only 1in, I placed them on a Litko 1.5in
hex.
I used MSD Games Target Terrain, although...
HAPPY NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!
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NATION CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE AND PROSPERITY! (Sudekia) The morning sun
usually greets our country, but on this day of days, it was greeted by the
peo...
More 15mm Orcs painted this weekend.
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This weekend I worked on finishing another squad of Orcs. Note: These minis
are OOP and are no longer being sold. I Also removed the banners that were
cast...
Fortified Chapel
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Hi, folks. Here's another bit of terrain for our Kings of War table. It's a
fortified chapel made from a Pegasus Hobby Gothic City Building Large Set.
I ad...
2500 scale ships
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Captain's Blog Stardate 201308.25
I got this in from Del (Multi-Verse Models) the other day. It is a resin
copy of my M-4 Strike Cruiser I submitted for ...
Viper's Fangs-forces
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Hello, just some pics of the painted forces for my game of Gruntz moderated
Clantroops scenarios.
The first scenario I plan on playing is called the Viper's...
Photo Update
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About eight weeks of work in pictures here, I didn't photograph everything.
A GZG grav tank painted up for my Lochrim army, I have two of this model
pain...
Dr. Zooch Shuttle
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I had planned on posting along with every step of the directions in this
Dr. Zooch kit. My lack of an established method or habit in blogging
prevented su...
Here is my first attempt at a scratch-built car in 1/300 scale:
Its supposed to be a Volvo C30. I make a chassis out of thin cardstock and then used a mixture of FIMO an Sculpy III polymer clay for the body and wheels. Not great, but ya gotta start somewhere, right?
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