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Planet of the Apes
Many years ago, when Eureka miniatures still distributed an impressive paper catalog, they had a miniature line obviously inspired by the Planet of the Apes. At some point (which I missed) they went away, replaced by Boiler Suit Apes. Which…
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Always Saturday (in the Late 70s)
One of my favorite songs in Guadalcanal Diary’s “Always Saturday.” I share the song narrator’s titular wish, though I suppose it would have Groundhog Day-like repercussions if it really came to pass. I will say though that a mental “happy…
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At Long Last: 1st Mighty Army Complete
We’re coming up on the 20 year mark since I bought two of Mongoose Games’ new Mighty Armies box sets: Undead Legion and Sorcerer’s Legion. I believe I got them primarily to plunder for 15mm figures (my enthusiasm at the…
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Submarine Familiars
This is Reaper’s pack of metal miniature “Familiars VII,” which I purchased about 1,000,000 years ago when the rules for Aquanef were still “coming soon.” There were a few sets of submarine rules that did reach completion, which I’ll endeavor…
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All Demons
… or maybe they are devils? I don’t know my old school Monster Manual well enough. Anyhoo, they hail from different vintages of Reaper Bones kickstarters. The petite lass at the top was my first foray into GW contrast paints.…
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Modernity
These are modern figures in two senses — both by their wargaming genre and the fact that I painted them in the last few months. In the middle here are two Reaper Bones — a Doctor Who-type (I think… I…
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Bones Fantasy
The various Reaper Bones Kickstarter collections comprise predominantly fantasy genre miniatures. Here is a selection of those I have painted: Below are more of the translucent minis that have been plaguing me — they would seem to be…
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Bones Pulp
More from the “Stay-at-Home” painting days. I was able to paint for at least an hour a day for more than a year. I haven’t maintained that pace since returning to work, but I do get more done now than…
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Olde Tyme Monsters
Too bad for me, I had to contract Covid for the second time for me to slow down long enough to catch up with recording my backlog of painted miniatures from the original, now distant seeming, stay-at-home days. Caveat lector,…
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Oz, Two Ways
When my lads were young, my wife read them all of L. Frank Baum’s original Oz stories. For many years, though fadingly now, Oz enjoyed a mythical status in the family. A particular favorite character of mine was Tik-Tok, absolutely…
