Tomorrow at the club we have a FIW Sharp Practice game that anyone is welcome to come along and join from 7pm. Littlethorpe, South Leicestershire near Narborough. #wargaming #speadthelard

In at Number 1 it’s Little Ivan and the Opolchenie with their smash hit ‘How big is my hat?’ #wargaming #nerdlings

Cleaned these off from the stripper today. Some need another dip. Whoever put the pump wagon together had done a great job so think will work from here. Thankfully no damages under paint but a couple of slotta bases didn’t make it #oldhammer

Started the basing on the Opolchenie before varnishing - due to the weather

Assembling cavalry will be fun muttered nobody ever. Throw in a a hand with limited sensitivity and without full control and it’s like trying to do buttons up with thick gloves on. Just the last 10 riders to go 😬.

There's a new WSS podcast! WSS podcast 105 - 3D with @thedarkiscool.bsky.social, @clogfather.bsky.social and @markbackhouse29.bsky.social https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/wss-podcast-105-3d #wargaming

Was a fantastic fun game, a while since I played Fire and Fury as need a bigger table for my 20mm. The rules hold up really well despite being over 30 years old!

Opolchenie just 2 highlights away from being done!

Clearing random backlog bits. 5 15mm hedges basing done the other day day, these15mm trees next

Last few bits glued on and 2 dragoons assembled. 10 more to go then filling for all the plastics

My old sabots have gone to my Indian Mutiny Sharp Practice infantry. I still need to finish the cavalry in artillery. Plan is to get them ready for painting for the New Year.

Army shot of both my French and British forces for the FIW on the new sabots. Thought I calculated properly but still a few sabots short @sabotag3d.bsky.social #spreadthelard #nerdlings #wargaming

That is the sabots done. I’ve moved all of the regulars onto a tight footprint sabot. But keeping the skirmishers on the loose ones. Now they can stay on the sabots in the boxes so they are game ready. Before I had to get them out individually before the game.

Stripping and then repairs.. #oldhammer

Didn’t fancy painting so glued a few random figures to bases and some rocks for the start of some more subtle shock markers

Approx 200 magnetic circles punched and stuck in. That was a task

A few pictures from this Mondays club night. TTS Moderns using Xenos Rampant 40k Crusade Come along and join in the fun

Fifty shades of brown… the base coats on the opolchenie, wash next. If anyone knows where I can buy or print flags for them as not having much luck

Mostly assembling cavalry, this is tedious

Second drybrush and the tufts onto the sabots. Will add the magnetic discs before I add flock

More Napoleonic Russians completed. I’ve dropped a highlight from my normal painting to paint in mass

Come and have a go if you think you’re LARD enough tickets are now on general release. Get them from here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/come-and-a...

Organised chaos. The moment when you realise you mixed up too much of your basing highlight I think I might as well do those sabots as well

Come and have a go if you think you’re LARD enough Saturday 24th Jan. Near Southampton. Tickets will be available for gamers on Nov 1st and I’ll share the link on here then.

Non gaming serious post, it’s World Stoke Day. Here’s some very useful advice from the excellent Different Strokes who help younger stroke survivors like myself BEFAST

Started the basing tonight and had a disaster. Three figures hadn’t dried on securely and came off into the glue and sand mix. Then they bounced and chipped. Think mainly rescued and will be able to touch up chips. Added bonus of 3 figures have minor frosting from the varnish on their hats, random.

Game of Dragon Rampant v1 (I’ve got the new book, but only one so far). My Orcs and Goblins failed so many activation rolls #oldhammer

Back from hols. So a little bit of painting - Just the black highlights to go. Need to do the artillery then. Second coat on the sabots. Plus a new arrival, looks like a great upgrade!

Quick question for the community: does anyone know if there were any differences in the appearance and tactics of the Gauls compared to the Galatians?

More going ons from the club. If anyone fancies it we’re near Narborough, South Leicestershire (10 mins off M1 and trains to Leicester, South Wigston and Nuneaton). Miniature and game agnostic, we play a wide variety of games, rules and scales. Monday Nights.

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Please can anyone recommend an off-white or very pale grey that covers well over black? Ideally single coat Cheers #nerdlings

Got the first two highlights on the Napoleonic Russians, then hand feeling changed again so got the big brush out… @sabotag3d.bsky.social I said I needed to do these at the weekend!

Wash on the next batch of Napoleonic Russians

Our wargaming club based in South Leicestershire @memoryforgegaming.bsky.social has undergone a little bit of a relaunch. If you’re in South Leicestershire or nearby give us a follow or even better pop down Monday’s 6.30 pm onwards Oh and we’re on the train line from Leicester and Nuneaton

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your fandom would understand “Ping! The part vanished”

@joewargamer.bsky.social a moody shot my son took today

On the way out of Partizan I picked up some oldhammer gobbos a table top seller was running for charity. I couldn’t really see what I was buying in the tent light and without my glasses. Home now and blown away… tsr and c range mainly inc 2 that work as foot or wolf riders #oldhammer

One of the guys I’ve known the longest in wargames is retiring soon. Got him Chain of Command 2 as a gift so we can hopefully get some Friday games in #spreadthelard

Great to catch up with everyone at Partizan today, and a chance to get my eldest playing a game. He really enjoyed @joewargamer.bsky.social what a tanker game, we were discussing getting some tanks on the way out which is the most interest he has ever shown #spreadthelard

Partizan haul today. Wasn’t planning on buying figures… but a deal…

I'll be wandering around The Other Partizan this weekend, while I am thinking about it have a discount code. Use code: PARTIZAN10 for 10% off everything in the store! sabotag3d.com

Right folks, we’re into October so here’s your latest monthly reminder for #FestiveTankChallenge2025. It’s the Sherman - any variant or scale. Get those kits stashed and ready for December! #FestiveTankChallenge #Wargaming

Base coats going on. I’ve realised with batch painting it’s quicker to make the same mistake 50% of the time and then touch up than try and be careful…

Played a game of Xenos Rampant 40K earlier in the week. Crimson Fists vs Orks #oldhammer

Quick spray whilst the wind is down. Annoyingly can ran out when 95% done. So going to be some brushes touch ups

Got my next battalion done plus some fillers so I can detach the guard. Now 3 line and 1 detached grenadier done

I changed how I texture bases a while back for single skirmish figures and multiple bases. Here’s a little guide. 1) I use a course brush to gloop on matte modge podge to the mdf base 2) then a small brush to put a thinner amount of the figures attached base

Got the bases textured and started cleaning up some metals

Glued to bases, started prepping the next batch and undercoat on opolchenie (think they will need another)