Introduction In a moment of madness I bought 52, 15 mm Essex riders from eBay. Just the riders, no horses. Thankfully, I had a few spa...

I spent quite a bit of money during my trip to "The Other Partizan" . My purchases were mostly bargains so my shopping bag wa...

Yesterday I posted a general update containing a picture of some "work in progress" (WiP). Now I don't normally post...

It's been just over a month since I posted anything. I try to post at least once a month, however this last month has been difficul...

Introduction Decades ago (and I am not kidding) I bought a sample from a professional figure painter. It was a "adjusted...

Introduction When I lived on the Wirral in the 1980s, I was lucky enough to live close to an art shop called Tapley's run by th...

Introduction I make a lot of use of Firefox containers in my daily workflow via two extensions: Multi-Account Containers . Th...

Introduction I've seen lots of event t-shirts & polo shirts: both printed and embroidered. I began to wonder just how hard cou...

Introduction When first posted this article it was a request for help: I'd like to hear tips from players who regularly travel...

To coin a phrase from the 1970s: "And now for something completely different". This is from Peter Pig's War of the Rose...

Background Back in the mists of time I used to write my own web pages in a simple text editor then upload them to a web server by FT...

For bronze shields I use Vallejo Brass (70.801) thinned with water.  Three or four thin coats produce the smooth, highly polished look ...

Introduction Last weekend saw a sudden surge in wargamers leaving Twitter for the Bluesky social network. I wonder why? Thanks t...

Preparation Base edges : I always paint the edges of my bases before applying any groundwork as it gives a far neater finish. I usuall...

I succumbed to the "wargames butterfly" syndrome once again and placed a modest order with Ancient & Modern for a ...

In October last year I cleaned my painting desk and re-organised my paints.  When I'd finished I realised it was time to invest in ...

We've all done it!.  Bought something on impulse that is.  In my case I bought the Arab Conquest Army Deal from Red Copper for...

No. Not cutting your fingers with a scalpel or stabbing yourself on a pike.  This is a bit more serious and a cautionary tale for all a...

This is one of my " hobby haul " from Phalanx last month.  They are the first camels for my Arab Empire armies.  Imagine an...

Way back in 2021 I wrote about how I use Twitter .  I say way back because I'm using "technology time" which passes far...