Happy New Year!

Wishing you hope, peace and good health in the coming months

Cheers for now

Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XVI

Winter has arrived and the prep for this year's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge is ongoing. 

Plato once said that;

“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."  

So, with that in mind this tear there is no set list of figures to paint just the knowledge that there are many to paint.  

Painting comes from flow and the lists are proving to be restrictive with that so out with the old way and on to the new way and let's see what it creates.

Cheers for now

Happy New Year for 2024

Wishing you all the very best, peace and good health for 2024

 

Season' Greetings 2023

 

Merry Christmas to you all near and far.

Wishing you all good health, cheer and above all peace.

Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XIV

 

Winter is here and the prep for this year's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge has started. Having joined the lists again I am needing to find 500 points of 10, 15 and 28mm miniatures to paint between the above dates. 

Decisions are not always the easiest of things to make and can often change how the challenge runs. The initial running list includes: 

• 10mm DAK for O Group
• 15mm Assyrians for ADLG
• 15mm Mongols for ADLG
• 15mm Late Romans for ADLG
• 28mm Romano Brits for SAGA
• 28mm Moors and Arabs for SAGA and ADLG
• 28mm Late Crusaders for SAGA
• 28mm Late Romans for ADLG
• 28mm Christian Spanish for ADLG

There are more options, however, I'm looking to finalise a set list and point values from the above with a schedule to ensure that there is time to complete sections across the Challenge and to keep things interesting throughout.

Cheers for now 

Lest We Forget

 

Happy New Year 2023

 

Wishing you a Happy New Year for 2023. Hope that you and yours have good die rolls and health throughout 2023. 

Back to the Brushes 356

Scenes from a game of ADLG last night as Sparta and their Thracian allies (in gray) failed to stop Hannibal and his elephants.

To further crush the fighting spirit of the Spartans the evening ended with a crash, bang, wallop! 29 shields and 19 spears to be reglued into place.

It is every gamers' nightmare and on reflection could have been far worse.

Cheers for now.

30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge - October 2022

Last month's 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge may appear to have fallen short of the mark, however, that was down to poor planning between painting and blogging. 

This month will start strong and finish stronger...

For the 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge there is no theme to this, just to paint and complete 30 miniatures regardless of their starting condition or size. 

The outline of the challenge is detailed below, however the main point being to have fun with your hobby.

• To paint 30 figures of all shapes and sizes in 30 days
• The figures can be partly painted at the start as the main point is to complete figures that have been forgotten
• Basing is not necessary to count as completed
• Any scale is good
• Too have fun
• The end date is set by your start date - 31st October
  
  
  
  will be the end date of this challenge
• To post updates as often as possible
• Lastly to show a roundup post with a group picture of everything.

Hope that you will find this interesting.

Cheers for now 

30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge September 2022

The first of 2022 has been completed and the bench mark has been set at 31 miniatures.

For the 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge there is no theme to this, just to paint and complete 30 miniatures regardless of their starting condition or size. 

The outline of the challenge is detailed below, however the main point being to have fun with your hobby.

• To paint 30 figures of all shapes and sizes in 30 days
• The figures can be partly painted at the start as the main point is to complete figures that have been forgotten
• Basing is not necessary to count as completed
• Any scale is good
• Too have fun
• The end date is set by your start date - 30th September will be the end date of this challenge
• To post updates as often as possible
• Lastly to show a roundup post with a group picture of everything.

Hope that you will find this interesting.

Cheers for now 

Back to the Brushes 339

Well, its official that this paint pot is now completely empty. Like say proper empty on the lines of a good bottle of red where you wring out the last drops.

Having stood on its top end for a day before using the last drops were teased by an equally decrepit brush - basing is rough on the nylon brushes hairs. 

A few finished items including the afore mentioned Arabs to follow shortly. 

Cheers for now

Rest Well and Run Free

 

On Wednesday of this week said farewell to a loyal and trusted friend. Can't find the words to express the loss we all feel as a family. Fourteen great years with Zander, you will be forever missed. 

Rest well and run free from pain. See you at the great walk in the sky. 

A little bit of miniature Bingo

This was passed on to me from a friend who also blogs and games as a bit of fun. 

A simple little way to motivate yourself for painting in the new year:  Roll 2D5 and use the first for rows and the second for columns.

Have fun painting  as I am now changing the painting order on the Carthaginian warband for SAGA to the newest purchase rather than the most likely to be used. Will have one figures finished for Tuesday not all twelve of the levy unit. 

Cheers for now

 

Seasons Greetings 2021

 

Hope that you have a great time and stay safe throughout the festive period. 

In amongst the egg nog, turkey and family time hope that you find some space for some hobby time as well. 

Thinking of those who are less fortunate this Christmas and have made a donation to the Red Cross Kindness has no Borders appeal to help others.

All the best

Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XII - and away they go

It has begun and the paint must flow and may your brush never splay. 

RIP Chris Achilleos 1947 - 2021

 

A legend in fantasy art, Chris Achellios - in my opinion - died earlier this week. 

One of many pieces of his work that decked the walls of my room as a teenager. 

Always thought of this as a great image of Elric and it reflects his loneliness as his civilisation dies because of his betrayal of it. 

He was an inspiration to many of us and  he and his work will be missed. 

Rest in peace.

30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge - October 2021

 Will be starting another 30 Day Painting Challenge this evening and continuing the catch up on the growing shortfall from recent months. 

For the 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge there is no theme to this, just to paint and complete 30 miniatures regardless of their starting condition or size. 

The outline of the challenge is detailed below, however the main point being to have fun with your hobby.

• To paint 30 figures of all shapes and sizes in 30 days
• The figures can be partly painted at the start as the main point is to complete figures that have been forgotten
• Basing is not necessary to count as completed
• Any scale is good
• Too have fun
• The end date is set by your start date - 31st October will be the end date of this challenge
• To post updates as often as possible
• Lastly to show a round up post with a group picture of everything.

Hope that you will find this interesting.

Cheers for now 

30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge - August 2021

Will be starting another 30 Day Painting Challenge this evening and looking to catch up on the growing shortfall from recent months. 

For the 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge there is no theme to this, just to paint and complete 30 miniatures regardless of their starting condition or size. 

The outline of the challenge is detailed below, however the main point being to have fun with your hobby.

• To paint 30 figures of all shapes and sizes in 30 days
• The figures can be partly painted at the start as the main point is to complete figures that have been forgotten
• Basing is not necessary to count as completed
• Any scale is good
• Too have fun
• The end date is set by your start date - 31st August will be the end date of this challenge
• To post updates as often as possible
• Lastly to show a round up post with a group picture of everything.

Hope that you will find this interesting.

Cheers for now 

All Hell let Loose 20

This was a cheeky way of grabbing a few points in the AHPC XI as it was used in the Chamber of Challenges - Hall of Traps entry. Well it is a tank trap. 

Purchased off eBay in late 2020 however have no clue on who the manufacturer is for this although there is another set of three to complete. 

 Cheers for now and stay safe

2020 Reflections

Managed to get a few things painted last year and here are some of them all together

Stay safe and thanks for the visit

Cheers for now