Regularly wheel this photo out to be a scamp when modern internet dwellers who spend too long on Gun Forums talk about safety and trigger discipline. :D

Is it snobbish of me to be really proud of my TTRPG groups immense ‘lore’ databanks on paper, either hand written or in print, and now with one of those world forge pages for another universe we have? Probably. Is it better than gpt? A QUADRILLION TIMES YES.

Seriously, get Grahams UK tank marking mugs. I asked him to do an 18th division one from the Great War and the absolute champion did it. I have two and proudly drink from them at many opportunities. Proper lovely stuff!

Incredible photo of Italian Partisans in the snow. Always important to remember the depth of experience some of the veteran partisans had and how effective that can be in this scale of combat.

Crikey. The fantasy universe we wrote that now has its own map, world building and hundreds of characters, NPCs, pieces of art, stories etc is now 13 years old. We are very blessed to have a group that meets for TTRPG every Tuesday (almost without fail) in person. And this has been a great world.

Not D and D. Shadowrun. Tex, he was a shapeshifter cowboy gunslinger with a whip that could turn into a cobra and a flying car. First D and D character was Ragnar Orchewer. Human fighter. I’ve played human fighters in systems pretty much solidly since.

Timeline cleanse? Why not. Early morning opening with Grace, Hetty, Hope and Toffee. The gentle sound of a pekin bantam is soothing to the soul indeed. Absolutely love my little fluffs.

Loooool. Stallard says 'it was just a joke babe!', when he's absolutely on record as saying 'wokeism is the biggest threat to wargaming'. Suffice to say, he really is a chump frankly.

Man, Warlord really are a woeful company now. Used to love em, then blood red skies was toilet, BP2e, the boat game all garbage. The Stallard reveals himself to be an absolute weapon, THEN DOUBLES DOWN ON IT. Chump.

First six Rohan infantry complete. I find the modern plastics a little fiddly to paint over the metal heroes but quality wise they are a great improvement over the original plastics. Lots more of these chaps to come. #mesbg

Cemetery Gates by pantera. I love it. But Phil. Bloody hell.

TROLLLLLL Big armoured troll for MESBG. On to Rohan after this! #mesbg

Managed to paint this Morannon Orc command unit yesterday! On to the Mordor troll, then that’s the baddies basically done. (Need a ring wraith as well but that’s an easy job). On to Rohan after this!

Its the 1st of January. Asides from all that real life stuff you have going on, this is a reminder, YOUR CHRISTMAS TOY SOLDIERS WILL NEITHER ASSEMBLE NOR PAIN THEMSELVES. Stand to all painters! We must defeat the unpainted hordes!

Finalmente model for the year (just waiting for the basing compound to finish). FORTH EORLINGAS!

Kiddos first game of Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game yesterday. She loved it and Eowyn chopped through five orcs which was magnificent. Still remains a really elegant little game!

while up in the mountains, we came across a tiny village witha beautiful church. The names on the side just kept marching on. Tiny towns in valleys in Northern Italy were atomised basically. Onori.

Phew, what a hell of a game against old dance partner @leeparnell.bsky.social with the Berlin Brigade taking on his Soviet motor company! I’ll try and compress the action into a thread here, with comments on the alt text! #wargaming #teamyankee

All set for games this evening with @leeparnell.bsky.social Blown out and burnt up t55s. Made these to create a sort of ‘believable cover’ In the bare section of the Berlin Wall, but they are ubiquitous enough we can use em anywhere. #teamyankee #berlinbrigade

We have reached ‘emotional support lettuce’ era here. A magnificent turn of phrase!

Hiked up Eastnor estate with the family and found this chunk of the Berlin Wall. Ate a lot of mince pies. Christmas has been good. May next year bring safety to those who need it.

When I was 7, I was getting into 40k. We used it as a creative outlet and as we got into our teenage years we wrote, like many, our own home brew units that were absurd. Use of the phrase ‘100 times more powerful’ occurred everywhere. We were kids. Not adults. Or presidents.

New shot from Nolan’s BROWNEST ODYSSEY now with added black. The helmet this dude is wearing is basically squidward.

All done. A big bunch of Morannon Orcs for MESBG. I’ll get an armoured troll and some command types, maybe some wargs too to finish off The Baddies so I can focus on my Rohan later. #wargaming #mesbg

Absolutely magnificent photograph

First 12 Morannon Orcs bashed out. Not going to lie, my intention with my ‘evil’ armies for LOTR is to take time on the big characters and pieces, and then absolutely rip through painting a million orcs for it. Lots of baddies for the heroes to chop through! #lotr #wargaming

Oliver Cromwell gets ready for his position on our tree. An annual tradition. Yes I’m aware he actually enjoyed a good party :D

Cracking pose on this Gamling figure. I’ll be powering through a big pile of Morannon orcs soon as well. #lotr #wargaming

Took a punt on some 3D printed buildings from ‘Highland3D Printing’. These are their Berlin appartment blocks. I think they came out really well for my Berlin Brigade stuff! #teamyankee #wargaming

Crikey. @speedballbailey.bsky.social Vs Kyle Fletcher may very well be tipping into my top three matches of the year. What an absolute belter wrestling match! #aew #wrestling

Absolutely without fail, if I push a pull door, I say 'school for the gifted there'

101 Forward control for the Berlin Brigade all ready. Big thanks to seb for the modular print (the canvas top has a roll up side for Rapier missiles as an option). This one will be a FOO. Infantry and 432 for scale in the pics. #wargaming #teamyankee

All finished! ‘He’s on me!’ ‘I’m on him’ all finished for my dad. A trio of fighters from tumbling dice models. Light isn’t great in my house, but waiting for a break in the rain in daylight outside means… March. #ww2 #micromodelling

The series this picture comes from is one of the best sets of ATS shots from the war. I love the look of ‘got you, you bastard’ on her face.

Rohan Royal Guard. Tricky figures to paint I found. I’ve never been great at doing all the shimmering metallic stuff and the notion of spending 50 hours in purgatory doing NMM on scale armour isn’t for me. Green cloaks have come out well, though fighting in something that long is ill advised! #lotr

Finished these last night. Arguably my favourite models GW ever produced. Eowyn the shield maiden, and Eowyn in the battle for Helms deep. I’ve painted them loads of times before, but these are specifically for MESBG next year. No surprises, im doing Rohan. #LOTR #wargamjng

WIP of my dads Xmas present. It will have 3 aircraft fighting over the South Downs far below. Rookie mistake of not ordering enough Perspex rod, but that’s an easy fix that I can get more by next week. Me109 chaser is complete and the saviour spitfire ready too. Not long now! #ww2 #diorama

With a voice like a Melodic Siege engine that crushes ancient walls in its wake. Nina lead Lowen last night into an astounding set of Sumerian doom metal. Life affirming shit. Felt the emotion and sound wave push into the pillar behind me. Incredible music. #metal #ancient

Recently, one of our players completed a campaign with her first character. During the game, her characters Mentor was slain in the final battle in a moving scene. I comissioned @carnaby.bsky.social to make a stained glass window of him as a Birthday gift for her. Absolutely amazing. #realart

Rapier Missile systems. I’ve done them in a park in Berlin to give a bit of colour. The cables are made from pipe cleaners I removed the fluff off. Lovely models! #wargaming #berlinbrigade

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to: Steeleye Span (1st) Megadeth Anthrax (best) Public Service Broadcasting Castle Rat (most recent)

This is really powerful. Six months after I got together with my now wife, she was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. We are now nearly 20 years down the line. I’ll never forget the feeling 2 weeks before our wedding in 13, her official cure report coming in. Good tears. A ride I never want again

Hadleys hope? Seems like an absolutely okay place to work until retirement. Playing the new Alien roleplay game. Absolutely gorgeous art as per and the book looks like an 80s Haynes Manual. Perfect. #ttrpg #alien

‘What’s your location?’ ‘Passing a BMW on the Potzdammer strasse!’ All four on the floor! Buccaneers ready to rock for Team Yankee. These guys look absolutely badass! #teamyankee #berlinbrigade

‘I don’t know what it is but it’s weird and it’s pissed off’ This is awful

‘Hello control we are at cruising altitude on the Autobahn to Berlin now. Just about to overtake a Mercedes’ in the fast lane’ Buccaneer number one table ready. Got some hazard markings to paint on, but otherwise, this one is ready! #teamyankee

Berlin Brigade air support thundering in at 0 feet. Blackburn Buccaneers in 1:144 scale for team Yankee. Game wise, these will be stand ins for Harriers. Fantastic 3D prints from Quentin, a chum who was with me at Warfare today in Farnborough! #wargaming #airpower

did not expect the site of Thomas Beckett’s murder to be memorialized in a fashion that is quite so fucking metal

Wolfgang and his Bratty wagon! The absolute staple and legend of Soltau. Master of manhandling his Mercedes’ grill van across the tank rutted training grounds of west Germany. Supplying enough Sausage and cold Pils to the soldiers of the BAOR that he paid for a caravan park for his daughter! #15mm

Jamie Hayter is the Wrestling Equivalent of a 9.2 Inch Howitzer. Absolutely magnificent levels of violence on Blood and Guts last night on @aewontv.bsky.social #Wrestling