Posted on January 23, 2022
Tags: trojan-warIt's a gray, dreary December 31st here in Washington, D.C. Seems appropriate somehow for 2021 to end this way. Four years ago when I wrote the last 'year in review' post I was upbeat in restarting my gaming hobby. Well... let's just say it didn't go ...
Posted on December 26, 2021
Tags: paleolithicReaper Miniatures is not a company I've been familiar with. To be honest, I couldn't tell you how I ended up perusing their catalog of figures. Probably in my search for figures of generic 'critters' to be used in 'Palaeo Diet'. Sure enough, I found ...
Posted on December 5, 2021
Tags: paleolithicProof that I've been productive this week. These are plastic figures manufactured by Reaper. I thought they'd work well as 'critters' in Palaeo Diet, Eat or Be Eaten. A pack of angry pugs seems appropriate the spirit of the rules! (The Neanderthals a...
Posted on November 28, 2021
Tags: trojan-warThe Iliad inspiration continues.... While I've had these figures for quite a few years I've never managed to complete more than four or five. So, I'm feeling pretty proud of myself for getting 32 figures across home plate in the past week! Most of th...
Posted on November 20, 2021
Tags: trojan-warMy gouache experiment left me a bit flat and unmotivated. In addition, the 'main' project on the painting desk (32 plastic hoplites) doesn't provide much inspiration either. So, I needed to complete something to regain my painting momentum. I don't k...
Posted on November 7, 2021
Tags: trojan-warSo... I think I've learned all I need to know about using gouache paints for figure painting. I don't think so! The first issue is the thickness of the paints. I knew that with a paste-like consistency they'd have to be thinned to avoid an impasto e...
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