periods

NB Images updated as originals had too much shadow… When we played the big C18th ImagiNation game in Newark last month I realised I was a little deficient in cavalry. I have a LOT of unpainted figures (RSM, Minden, Crann Tara) but cavalry always take ages to paint, even with 12 figure units. When Crann … Read more

I spotted the resin C18th Civilian sets by Igor Karpov on Facebook earlier this year. Lovely sculpts based on images/prints by Edme Bouchardon which you can see here: Bouchardon in Getty Museum. I was on the verge of ordering a set from Russia when Graham Cummings (of Crann Tara fame) announced that he had secured … Read more

I’ve been slowly getting back into my reading. Still struggling to make the time (lack of motivation rather than lack of time…) but I did finally finish the excellent Masters and Mages series by Miles Cameron. I liked the cover of the final book, Bright Steel. Looking at the figure of Aranthur I thought the … Read more