2mm ACW Project: I needed to make some buildings and although I admittedly didn’t spend as much time on these as the Water Mill, they’ll do the job and I’m pretty happy with them. All made from air drying clay and a bit of card for the roofing. 👍

2mm ACW Project: I finished the woodland terrain and added a bit more variety with some greens lighter yellows. I had some bits left over, so made a few hills too. I’ve adapted my own rules, which I’m going to playtest this weekend. 👍

2mm ACW Project: Quick WIP of some woodland. The base colour is done and, once these are dry, I’ll add some variety with different shades of green. 👍

2mm ACW Project: I’ve built a water mill, a river crossing point and a couple of bridges. The mill and bridges are air drying clay, with the mill wheel and roof made of plastic and card. The boats are a couple of spare bits from Warlord’s Black Sea’s. 👍

2mm ACW Project: The Union skirmishers are finished. Agains, I’ve given them more scenic looking bases, just for added interest. I’ll start on some terrain next. I’m going to make some bridges with air drying clay. Hopefully show some progress tomorrow. 👍

Living the dream right now. A lovely cuppa and a chocolate Hobnob. And who knows, after I finished this hobnob, maybe I’ll have another!

The 4th of May be with you…

My older brother came over with his son yesterday. They’ve been on a spending spree! Looks like we’ve got enough to keep us playing for a few years more! 😅 Have a good bank holiday UK folks. 👍

2mm ACW Project: WIP on the Union skirmisher bases. I’ve also written rules for them last night. Essentially whoever wins the skirmish will secure an extra point of morale for their division, which will last for 2 turns, giving them a slight advantage.

Went to town. Got some lovely looking paintbrushes, sealed in a plastic box for £4. As well as a couple of palettes for 50p each. Then on to WH Smith’s for the latest Wargames Illustrated. Finally went for a ginger beer and bacon roll with my mum. What a lovely morning. 👍

Konflikt 47: WIP: Picked up the Axis Specialist Medic team from @warlordgames.com and I’ve been blocking in some colours. I love the look of these guys, in particular the two guards. They’ve got definite “Star Wars Stormtrooper” vibes. Very cool. Still a fair bit to do. 👍

2mm ACW Project: I finished a couple more Confederate skirmisher bases. As it currently stands, I’ve got enough to make one skirmish base per Division. Which suits my needs, as the outcome of the skirmish will decide who has the morale advantage before the Divisions clash. 👍

2mm ACW Project: Maj General Porter’s Division is finished. I’m going to crack on with some more skirmisher bases next. After that, I’ll move on to the terrain. I need to make a few woodland areas and river sections, as well as some bridges. 🤔👍

2mm ACW Project: I had a spare Brigade and also wanted to make some skirmish bases, so I tested out an idea for making cornfields out of felt material. I think they work pretty well. 🤔👍 Thoughts?

2mm ACW project: WIP of Major General Porter’s Union Division. All the painting is finished for the miniatures, I just need to finish painting the bases and adding rocks and some foliage.

I wouldn’t call myself a “diehard” Royalist, nor am I an “Abolish the Monarchy” sort, however, I watched the King’s address to Congress and I have to say, he handled that better than any politician I’ve heard speak in the last few years. The subtle jabs landed perfectly!

2mm ACW Project: I got waylaid doing other things, but now I’m back to finish this last Union Division. This will be Major General Porter’s Division and will feature some Zouave Regiments. After this, I’ll do a few more terrain bits and hopefully get some more scenarios done.

I’ve been thinking about doing a project centred around the Harrying of the North. From a campaign narrative standpoint, it would be interesting to fight some skirmishes set in the backdrop of this period. Possibly do it in 2mm using the Strength and Honour rules. 🤔

Bolt Action Burma: The sniper team are now finished and with that the ‘For the Emperor!’ Japanese starter army is now complete. I found it such an enjoyable box of miniatures to paint, that once I started, I didn’t want to stop. Miniatures by @warlordgames.com

Bolt Action Burma: The third squad of 14 Japanese infantry and the platoon command are now finished. I managed to get these guys done in one sitting, which was really good for me. 👍

Bolt Action Burma: The second squad of 14 is now finished! I’m on a roll at the moment and I’ve only got one more squad to paint and a small platoon command squad and that’s the entire starter army finished! More soon. 👍

Bolt Action Burma: Thanks to the lovely weather, I managed to get the Japanese Type 91 105mm howitzer finished! I intend to add tufts and foliage to the bases once I’ve finished the entire starter army. Next up: more infantry! 👍

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WIP Bolt Action Burma: A bit more done on the 105mm this morning. Everything is stuck down and base texture has been added. I’ve also give the howitzer some camouflage using the same leaves as the tanks. I’ll get this one finished over the weekend. Have a lovely weekend all.

Bolt Action Burma: Work in progress on the Japanese Type 91 105mm Howitzer crew. I’m really happy with these chaps. The gun itself is almost finished and I’ll hopefully get it all on the base later on tonight. @warlordgames.com

Bolt Action Burma: I’ve now finished the Ho-Ro Assault Gun. Again, I decided to give it the same camouflage scheme and foliage as the Chi-Ha. I was surprised how easy this one was to build, as it contained both plastic, resin and metal parts. A fun build and a good result! 👍

Bolt Action Burma: I’ve built the Type 91 105mm Howitzer this afternoon. That’s a fiddly gun to build, especially without assembly instructions! 😅 I’ll start the process of painting it tomorrow and hopefully it shouldn’t take too long. 👍

Bolt Action Burma: I finished the Chi-Ha medium tank this morning. In order to tie it in with the completed Japanese infantry, I’ve painted up some leaves and added them to the tank too. I’m really pleased with this one. @warlordgames.com

Bolt Action Burma: The first squad is finished. I decided that larger squads of 14 would mean we could banzai towards enemies and afford to lose a couple of men, before they get stuck in with melee! These are probably my favourite WG miniatures I’ve painted. @warlordgames.com

Delivery from Warlord. The ‘Armies of Japan’ 3rd edition book, with a free Hiroo Onada miniature. He was the chap who didn’t surrender until 1974 as he didn’t know the war had ended!!! Also got a couple of Gamers Grass ferns to try out. Hopefully they’ll look good on the bases.

Bolt Action Burma: WIP: Painting has started on my Imperial Japanese army. I decided I’d paint an entire squad and then decide if I like the look or not. You can’t always tell by painting just one miniature! So far, so good though. 👍🏻

Bolt Action Burma: All of the miniatures (minus the metal artillery piece and crew) are now built and ready for painting next week! They were easy to build and l, as with many of @WarlordGames infantry kits, offer plenty of options for how you want to build your squads. 👍

Bolt Action Burma: I’ve started building the Japanese Infantry. My squads will be 14 men per squad & all armed with rifles and bayonets, except for a couple armed with pistols & a Shin Guntō. The Chi-Ha tank is finished & the Ho-Ro is almost done too. Minis from @warlordgames.com

Bolt Action Burma: I painted up a Japanese spider hole! It’s really cool looking and something a bit different for the tabletop! @warlordgames.com have a tutorial video on how to build one of these on their YouTube channel. All the parts are from the new Japanese inf sprue. 👍🏻

Five Leagues: The final two members of The Huntsmen Mercenary Company are now finished. And with that, all of my 'Five Leagues from the Borderlands' miniatures are now finished. Fear not though, as I have plans to paint more factions in the future, as well some townsfolk. 👍

St. Botolph's Church, Boston. As one of the tallest medieval towers in the country, with a height of approximately 266 ft, and built between 1510-1520, it can be seen for miles around and on a clear day, it can be seen from as far as East Anglia, 40 miles away.

Five Leagues: The Huntsmen make good use of hunting hounds to track their quarry. None have yet to escape the keen noses of these fiercely loyal companions. They have also proven extremely useful in close quarters combat and are to be truly feared when fighting as a pack.

St. Botolph's Church, Boston. As one of the tallest medieval towers in the country, with a height of approximately 266 ft, and built between 1510-1520, it can be seen for miles around and on a clear day, it can be seen from as far as East Anglia, 40 miles away.

Five Leagues: Harold One-Eye, leader of The Huntsmen, a mercenary company who, after the Long Struggle, was responsible for rounding up traitors within the old King's council and bringing them to justice. His company now hunts those still hidden in the Northern Marches.

Five Leagues: I forgot to make a bannerman for the City of Haffelberg, so I prepared this one last night, including prepping the base, and managed to finish painting it this morning. I'll move on to The Huntsmen and their trusty hounds next. 👍

Five Leagues: The Huntsmen are a mercenary company, led by Harold One-Eye, that specialise in tracking wanted bounties. Although they may appear a ragtag band of ruffians, they are an honourable group that will usually do what is right.

Five Leagues: The final two city guards for the City of Greenvale are now finished. As with some of the other city states, many different races can be found within the ranks of the armies of Greenvale. I had a lot of fun painting this scheme. Now onto the next faction. 👍

Big thank you to @warlordgames.com and Jim butler for sending out their "For the Emperor!" Japanese starter army. I did a test mini a few days ago, however I'm going to do a painting guide for the infantry, tanks and artillery piece. I'll post progress pics once I start. 👍

Five Leagues: I finished two more minis today. One lightly armoured and the other is a man-at-arms, both for the City of Greenvale faction. I'm really enjoying painting this colour scheme. I was inspired by Sir William Marshal's heraldry. 👍

Ebay keeps emailing me about White Dwarf magazines on sale because I happened to look at how much they go for these days. I really love the art on the older ones! My oldest copy is issue 61 from 1985:

Another beautiful day for a walk in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire. There are so many routes that take you past some fantastic looking sights and colours and the grass looks particularly lush this time of year. 👍

Found some Giant Redwoods in Savernake Forest. Interestingly, they were introduced here in the 1800s and there are now at least 5 times as many of these in the UK than the US. They're apparently thriving in the UK, what with them getting plenty of rain and the hot summers. 👍

No hobby stuff today. We've had beautiful weather in the UK, so we're going to Savernake Forest again today and we're taking a picnic too!! I'll take some more photos of the beautiful oaks. Have a lovely day! 😄👍

I've been painting a lot of fantasy recently, so I decided to paint one of the @warlordgames.com Japanese I got free with Wargames Illustrated. Still a work in progress, but I like them a lot. Plenty of options for different weapons, heads and accessories etc. 👍

Five Leagues: Twinblade, The Bandit King. "There are none who remember his real identity, but rumour has it he was once a Knight who served as the King's adviser during The Long Struggle. How he ended up where he is now, nobody remembers..." - overheard in The Blackbull Inn.