"You might argue that I'm super-annuated and far too much of a coward to take the Americans on alone - I certainly did - but when King, country and young Greenlandic fillies demand it, let it be known that Flashman will answer the call."

Our completed Bigfoot advent calendar from @mooseallain.bsky.social

Halfway through this year's colouring-in Advent calendar from @mooseallain.bsky.social (Mrs Kobold and I do alternate days)

Well, I'm obviously an official old git because not a single social media platform has asked me to verify my age today. Kind of disappointed in a way, even if the whole idea should be yeeted into the sun.

@mooseallain.bsky.social - Will there be a 2025 Advent Colouringinder please? Asking for my wife (and her husband). Thanks.

Martin Place, Sydney, NSW #photography #urbangaze #streetphotography #BlackAndWhite

Motorcycles parked on Oxford Street, Sydney, NSW #photography #streetphotography #UrbanGaze #pride

Sydney, NSW #urbangaze #p[hotography #streetphotography

This Machine Kills Fascists

Flying out of Brisbane the other day we saw a whole bunch of blokes all cosplaying as their favourite little football guys getting on a plane. Turns out they *were* the favourite little football guys that all the other blokes cosplay as. Happy Football Cosplay Day to those that celebrate #NRL #GF

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Sad that Charlie Kirk missed the Rapture by only two weeks.

Has the US government decided who the shooter is yet?

Some Friday #music fun. QP with a song title that fits each category. No repeats Town or City - London Animal - Black Eyed Dog Number - 22 Colour – Red Barchetta A Girl’s Name - Lola A Boy’s Name – Christopher Columbus Day of the week - Friday Night Saturday Morning YOUR TURN! Links songs below

Caught the tail end of today's March For Australia in Sydney today. What a crowd of gravel-voiced meth-heads and boomers with IQs smaller than their shoe-size. Representatives of an Australia that deserves to be swept into the dustbin of history. #MarchForAustralia

Some more 1/1200th coastal forces vessels, scratchbuilt from lolly-sticks, matchsticks, card and wire. First are some Siebel ferries (three transport and an AA variant) and then a German destroyer. #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #navalwargaming

Also for some of us in Australia:)

Another playtest game of Torpedoes & Tides, with three S-boats attacking a British convoy off the east coat of England. #wargames #wargaming #NavalWargaming hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/anot...

Played Snow Tails tonight - the boardgame of sled-dog racing. My wife and I competed against each other and three bot teams. Wonderful game with tracks you build yourself. #boardgames

Another game of 'Torpedoes & Tides' - British motor launches go to the aid of a downed bomber crew, but the Germans have other ideas. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/resc... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings

Playtesting 'Torpedoes & Tides' - fast-play rules for WW2 coastal actions based on Galleys & Galleons #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/torp...

Two more South American battles for 'Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte' - Vilcapugio and Ayahumo, both fought in 1813. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings

Now! When do we want them?! More films like Memento! What do we want?!

Two more South American scenarios for 'Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte'. These cover the battles of Tucuman and Salta. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings

Playing around with taking low shutter-speed photos from the window of a moving train. #photography #wollongong #abstract

Visiting the Art Gallery of New South Wales. #crossdressing #crossdresser

The 1811 battle of Huaqui for 'Dominion of Napoleon Bonaparte', the first in a set of scenarios I'm putting together for the South American Wars of Liberation. #wargaming #wargames #nerdlings hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

To celebrate the 2025 International Naval Wargames Day I refought the 1828 action off Punta Malpelo between the Peru and Gran Colombia. The rules were Galleys & Galleons. Full report on my blog. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/inte... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings

The Battle of Pruth River - a scenario for 'Dominion of Marlborough and Peter The Great' hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #gnw

Two games of 'Hordes of the Things' using my new Green Martians. In the first one they fight the ones I painted 30 years ago :) hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #wargames #wargaming #barsoom #nerdlings #hott

Do you know how many games of the WSS/GNW 'Dominion of ... ' game you can fit into one club evening? Nine. That's how many. Including a mini-campaign. More here: hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/domi... #wargames #wargaming #wss #gnw #nerdlings

A new army for 'Hordes of the Things' - the Green Martians of Barsoom. It's actually my second Green Martian army, and my eighth Barsoomian army for HOTT. Only took me 12 years from buying the figures to actually finishing it. Figures from Peter Pig. #Wargames #Wargaming #Barsoom #Nerdlings

🎶 "Sell me, sell me, sell me, something I don't need, something I don't need!" 🎶

No cheating - post your phone lock-screen

Procrustes: Well this sucks!

I created an army generator for War of Spanish Succession games using 'Dominion of Marlborough and Peter the Great'. It's the precursor to a simple (and I mean simple) campaign system. #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #wss hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/rand...

Refights of the Crossing Of The Druna and the Battle of Klisow, using 'Dominion of Marlborough and Peter The Great'. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/drun... #wargaming #wargames #nerdlings #gnw

'Tireless Antagonisms' - My rules for a simple English Civil War campaign. Designed for use with 'Dominion of Pike & Shot', so can be played out in a couple of hours. But adaptable to other systems. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/tire... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #ecw

Turks and Venetians clash in a renaissance naval game using the delightful 'Galleys & Galleons' rules. #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/turk...

The final turn for my English Civil War campaign using Dominion of Pike & Shot. Will the Royalists perform a miracle or will Parliament finally seize the victory that has eluded them for two years? hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #ecw

I have finally posted the 1645 turn of my English Civil War campaign. Once again the battles are being fought using Dominion of Pike & Shot. #ECW #Wargaming #Wargames #Nerdlings hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

I finally finished my Risk-figure Nottomans* They're suitable for a variety of rules, and designed as a companion to my Risk-figure #GNW Swedes and Russians. hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/nott... #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #painting *Like Ottomans. But not.

'Hordes of the Things' on #Barsoom #wargames #wargaming #hott #nerdlings #blog hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/bars...

My English Civil War campaign for Dominion of Pike & Shot has moved to 1644, with things looking bad for the Royalist cause. Can they survive the year, or will Parliament triumph? #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #ecw hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Post a celeb you've been told you resemble.

The 1643 turn of my simple ECW campaign for 'Dominion Of Pike & Shot'. #wargaming #wargames #nerdlings #campaign hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

The start of a simple English Civil War #campaign using Dominion of Pike & Shot. This post covers 1642. #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #ecw hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

#Memoir44 at the Wollongong Wargamers last night - two plays each of the Roadblock At Hokkerup and the Sidi Rezegh scenarios to teach a couple of players new to the game. #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings #boardgames