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A New Year, A New Version

Posted on February 13, 2017

This may be some seriously old news to some, however Battlefront have announced a new version 4 of Flames of War to be released in March 2017. This has caused quite a stir in the Flames of War Forums with … Continue reading →

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Gone Bush

Posted on September 20, 2016

Apologies, it’s been a long while since my last post. One thing that has continued in the absence is the growing mountain of miniatures accumulating on the unpainted pile. I have been getting random inspirations to attempt one project or … Continue reading →

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An Axe to Grind

Posted on July 12, 2014

I’ve chopped a fair amount of wood in my youth as I lived in the country. It was fun to pay tribute to this as well as having it fit nicely into the context of my basing scheme. My original … Continue reading →

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CanCon 2014 – Part 2

Posted on April 6, 2014

While at CanCon I was pleasant surprised to find that there was a large area dedicated to remote control vehicles, mostly tanks. I met up with a member of Panzergruppe South and had a brief chat about the display. He … Continue reading →

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CanCon 2014 – Part I

Posted on February 16, 2014

CanCon is a convention dedicated to hobby gaming. It encompasses many different formats and genres, including Wargaming, Boardgaming, Card games and much more. It is also host to many tournaments which include Flames of War, Magic the Gathering, Warhammer 40k. Amongst … Continue reading →

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ScaleACT 2013

Posted on December 1, 2013

I caught wind of a Scale Modelling Convention happening in my region and I was eager to attend. This event is hosted by the ACT Scale Modellers’ Society whose focus is on scale modelling with their major aim being the … Continue reading →

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A Little Stumped

Posted on November 2, 2013

Continuing on with the theme these Grenadiers are cautiously emerging from the woods. The poses are fairly relaxed with the squad leader letting them know to keep on their toes. The tree stump is a piece of balsa dowel scored … Continue reading →

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