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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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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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Steampunk Bones
Due to whatever inexplicable nuance, I am hopelessly devoted to VSF (Victorian Science Fiction), but left cold by the adjacent Steampunk vibe. A lot of miniatures can be used interchangeably, and yet they still cause me to sigh. Here is…
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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…
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Catching Up: Super Dungeon Explore
Perhaps it was because people were posting examples of their lovingly-crafted 3D versions of the game boards … I don’t otherwise know what would have possessed me to purchase Super Dungeon Explore back when it came out — Board…
