SAGA: The last mohicans ... err 4 miniatures to complete my 2 units of Irish Kerns - Bowman!

With the last missing 4 miniatures, my two units of Irish Kerns are thus completed and ready for action!This time, it´s 4 Kerns with bow, 2 of them (far left and far right) are Gripping Beast Dark Age Archers and the other ones (the both in the middle) are scratch built from Crusader Late Saxons and...

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SoPro 2020: Afrikakorps and 22nd New Zealand Battailon

In the main forum I´m posting at - https://www.tabletopwelt.de/index.php?/forum/260-das-sommerprojekt/ - every year there is a little contest called Sommerprojekt.The goal is to paint at least 18 miniatures within 3 months, regardless of genre or epoch.This year I will participate with the...

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Terrain: Natural plants: a try

What was common for me in model railroad construction, since there is only the requirement the conservation of the natural plants, for wargames the situation is differently.The reason for this is that, in addition to conservation, it is also important that the plants also survive the harsher handling,...

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SAGA: Slingers again!

The last slingers for my Kerns, the last 4 missing miniatures to complete the two units of my Kerns will have a bow each - you know, for variety 😉Miniatures are from Footsore again - nice sculpts, clear casts, simply a j...

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Infinity: In a Galaxy and Time not so far far away

I had been thinking about starting with Infinity together with Dirk for a while, but we had been able to slow down for a long time because we already have too many projects going on.But as is the case with Wargamer-ADHS, at some point the resistance subsides and you follow the inner seductive voices...

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SAGA: The next addition to my Irish - this time with pointy sticks!

As I have already described, I will also fill in my two units of slingers with figures armed with javelins and bows just to show the rather irregular status of these units.And here are 4 miniatures with pointy sticks - all are from Footso...

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SAGA: More Irish Kerns, throwing stones and other unpleasant things

3 more stone throwing Irish to complement the nasty guy from the post before - one more from Warlord´s Celtic range and 2 built from Gripping Beast´s Dark Age Warriors plastics.8 more Kerns and the 2 units are finish...

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SAGA: You are the next!

Not just another addition to my Irish Kerns, but a fantastic sculpted one too!Miniature is from Warlord Games Celts for their SPQR range but will blend in perfectly to my slingers - the pose is really spectacular, pointing the enemy and (hopefully) frightening him: You are the next! - or as we say in...

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SAGA: Irish Kerns with slings, Part 2

The next 4 Irish Kerns, Footsore Miniatures again and again a joy to paint them: The poses are great, they are cleanly casted so that you don´t need much time make them ready for painti...

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SiD/DHM: Start of a Chinese posse

Just as a little excursion - you know I like varied 😎 - and because of a thread in the German forum Tabletopwelt.de, here is the start of a Chinese Posse for Western skirmishers like Shootout in Dingstown (or SiD for short) and Dead Man´s Hand (DHM).First 4 miniatures cleaned up and primed:And the...

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