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  • 3D Printing,  Colonial,  Fantasy,  Hirst Arts,  Hobby Carpentry,  Paint Table Saturday,  Painting,  Scratchbuilding

    Spring Update: “Bits & Pieces of Everything”

    April 23, 2021 / No Comments

    While things do progress apace on the painting front, I have been a thoroughly lax chronicler of my activity… In addition, I’ve been recalled to the classroom for in-person kindergarten. I have to be grateful — my family remained healthy,…

  • Painting,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain,  WotA

    Wisdom of the Ages (WotA)

    December 2, 2020 / No Comments

    This purposely portentous category will be a catch-all for the occasional gleanings of guidance I run across on the web. I’ll begin with two nuggets of wisdom that have guided me for years, and one that may guide me in…

  • Modern,  Other Hobbies,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain

    The Project I Didn’t Know I Needed

    August 9, 2020 / 1 Comment

    There I was, minding my own business, browsing blogs (as one does) and in a moment, I was swept into a project I had no idea I needed to do. About three weeks ago, Mark Min, the Man of Tin,…

  • Fantasy,  Modern,  Paint Table Saturday,  Painting,  Sci-Fi,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain

    Onward and Backward?

    June 16, 2019 / 2 Comments

    One frequently reads wargamers lamenting their “Gamer ADHD,” the magpie-like distractibility that prevents us from completing our projects. I am thoroughly fortunate to have a dedicated gaming space — The Hobby Shack — which I was certain would sharpen my…

  • Colonial,  Pirates/Naval,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain

    Peninsular Approximations

    January 8, 2019 / No Comments

    Soon after I bought and didn’t paint a bunch of Foundry Old West miniatures (about 20 years ago), I bought some Old Glory Pirates from a now defunct gaming store in Atlanta. Both have languished in bags on the shelf…

  • Scratchbuilding

    A Room of One’s Own

    May 14, 2017 / 1 Comment

    It is fascinating to glimpse another’s private space. I love it when bloggers feature their hobby rooms. Two I know well are Eric the Shed’s eponymous structure and Lord Ashram’s House of War. For the majority of my adult hobbying life,…

  • Colonial,  Fantasy,  Isla Victoria,  Pirates/Naval,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain,  VSF

    Buildings from the Big City

    April 3, 2015 / 1 Comment

    Here are some shots of the first three, very-nearly-done, buildings for my 25/28/32mm figures. (Note that the spread for the miniature size is due to the fact that I didn’t realize that the Reaper Bones figures would be so tall.…

  • Colonial,  Fantasy,  Horror,  Isla Victoria,  Pirates/Naval,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain,  VSF

    A Town in Two Scales

    March 23, 2015 / 1 Comment

    Should you have examined my brain a couple of weeks ago, it would have seemed evident that the “28mm” synapses were firing perfectly. A smattering of the many, many Reaper Bones I now own were being painted, and I was…

  • Fantasy,  Pirates/Naval,  Scratchbuilding,  Terrain

    Gaming Table

    February 27, 2015 / No Comments

    Building a gaming table is a daunting endeavor. If one has yet to accumulate a lot of wargaming experience, he has to imagine what “features” a table should have in order to make gaming more enjoyable. Lumber and time are…

  • Painting,  Scratchbuilding

    Paint Table Saturday

    February 14, 2015 / No Comments

    In the name of conjugal concord, I decommissioned my expansive paint table. As is the rule with all horizontal surfaces, it collected bits and bobs that only reduced its utility. Additionally, the higher purpose of my humble hobby space is…

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