I procrastinated over what to do about the front of this model being asymmetrical because it bugged the hell out of me. Drastic solution. Tear down. rebuild. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/03/chop...

And now I've put up a post with the pictures of my afternoon session at Herts of Lard. I was playing Simon Hatch's What a Tanker 28mm game on a section of Joe Bilton's Caen 1944 table, which as you can see is an outstanding set-up. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/03/hert...

Many years ago (oh my how time flies) I ran a BattleTech campaign called, Operation Sandbox, set on the Periphery planet of Mummerset. House Steiner seeking mineral rights to mine Boron. The campaign was run using my quick play rules. panther6actual.blogspot.com/p/operation-...

I've put up a post with the pictures I took of the morning session game at Herts of Lard, They mostly come at night…..mostly. Played with modified What a Cowboy rules, using 28mm Alien miniatures from the boardgame, much fun was had. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/03/hert...

We watched this last night, and it had an alien mech chewing up a bunch of Ranger candidates on their last training day. Total gonzo fun. Hope there's a sequel showing the bigger picture of the invasion.

Worth sharing, watch or don't watch, agree or disagree, you're free to choose. youtu.be/hvPwEWxQ_kQ?...

As promised, I have now posted a bunch of pictures on my blog of the Herts of Lard day. I've added descriptions of the games with each picture. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/03/hert...

Went and had a great day out at Herts of Lard @joewargamer.bsky.social

One has got to love the enthusiasm of fans. youtu.be/rHYVQCaNpjM?...

In a world where people gloop together some generative spudwazz and consider themselves creative, it does a soul good to see someone think, "Hey, how about recreating the Battle of the Mutara Nebula, but the Enterprise is the TOS one, oh, and it's model work? Yeah, let's do it." youtu.be/rHYVQCaNpjM

Issue three of the 1989 BattleTech fanzine MekTek had ten pages of reader's comments. Heady days. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/03/mekt...

Went to Oxford, toured Tokamak Energy's spherical fusion reactor. Read about it here: ashleyrpollard.blogspot.com/2026/02/shro...

It's a great read.

My birthday present arrived from Japan today. My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, but this is glorious.

Work in Progress; old school hard surface sculpting. More info here: panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/02/chop...

1/9 Comparison of carnivore brains beyond brain size They compared the brains of 26 carnivore species (including canids, felids, and ursids, among others) using magnetic resonance imaging. (paper) elifesciences.org/articles/100...

Artwork by Steve Kyte for issue two of my BattleTech fanzine, MekTek. More about the contents of the issue on my blog. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/02/mekt...

Progress is being made. Explanation of work done on my blog. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/02/chop...

It seems interest in OHMU won't die. boardgamegeek.com/thread/23884...

British BattleTech fanzine from 1988. Cover of MekTek by Steve Kyte. More details on my blog. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/02/mekt...

Been out and about in London at the Natural History Museum to see dinosaurs with family and friends.

Latest newsletter, talking about why the techbros will NEVER sell us on fucking AI (and why companies keep getting it wrong): danacea.ghost.io #noAI

Correcting the mistake I made. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/01/chop...

Reminds me of saying to Lord Layard that people are depressed because they don't have jobs, and offering therapy was less effective than jobs (or words to that effect).

Ain't that the truth.

New VOTOMS coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPgS...

An author, writer of excellent stories, paints miniatures. How could I not repost?

Progress on replicating the first version of Martian Metals Ogre Mk 5. Lots more pictures to be found on my blog. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/01/chop...

Work in Progress on converting a Ral Partha Ogre into a replica of the version one Martian Metals Ogre. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/01/chop...

I just read that there's no women into historical wargaming, and then noticed I AM FADING AWAY HELP I KNEW I DIDNT EXIST avenge meeeeeeee

What's on my workbench on New Years day. You can read more about the madness here: panther6actual.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...

Xmas Hols hobby time. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2025/12/omwb...

Everything that flies crawls or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes like juju beans An actual quote from Avatar.

Santa said Xmas would have the letter D, and the number would be 8. panther6actual.blogspot.com/2025/12/chri...

Is this?

The new @toofatlardies.bsky.social Big Chain of Command booklet is now available. A late minute Christmas surprise #chainofcommand #spreadthelard Hope to see it soon in the @wssmagazine.bsky.social website too toofatlardies.co.uk/product/big-...

Xmas Greetings to one and all. Entertaining video at the link. ashleyrpollard.blogspot.com/2025/12/merr...

Whether you like or dislike the Avatar movies is neither here not there, but arguing they're not good movies is another matter. This video discusses why they are good movies, even if you don't like them. Avatar is Great and You Are All Insane youtu.be/Sb458QdHOc4?... via @YouTube

Looking Back at the Work of John Varley, 1947-2025 Where to start reading — or rereading — Varley's many series and stories. reactormag.com/looking-back...

This has cheered me up, tho': youtu.be/GVHccuc87B8?...

Utterly gobsmacked to have not just one, but two of my books recommended by Conrad Kinch in his latest column for Miniature Wargames! My thanks to him, and I guess I’d better get cracking on the new edition of The Wargaming Compendium so that folks can actually buy it – it’s currently out of print!

Colour me excited, I reached number 92 on Amazon's Stargate SF list.

@nathbeardsley.bsky.social Saw your YouTube channel, loved what I've watched, and now wonder have you any books out?

Blast from the past, the buildings I made back in the day for Fantasy Forge's BattleTech range of buildings. Bigger pictures on the blog, here: panther6actual.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-bl...

New blog entry: Things upcoming www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...

I went to Warfare on Saturday, and I posted pictures of my haul and links to some interesting stuff on my blog. it was good to meet friends and chat. Really made my day. panther6actual.blogspot.com/.../11/warfa...

reskeeting to remind myself to listen later

Feel seen.

I've been refurbishing a bunch of model resin buildings for wargaming. A quick side-project that has turned into a marathon. More pictures and details on my blog: panther6actual.blogspot.com/2025/11/omwb...