Musings from the Gateway
I promised Andy that I’d post something before the second anniversary of having not posted anything – this is primarily because he threatened to post something on here himself which I’d find less than complementary. I’m afraid to say that … Read More »
Three weeks into the challenge and an update is needed. Finished last week, three WWII German army units to add to the 400 point army I ‘finished’ in 2020/21. We’re using Rapid Fire rules and enjoyed them so much we … Read More »
I suppose it has been a while since I last posted……in April. I’ve just read back over what I said in April, about aiming to paint loads of Egyptians and being enthused about finishing projects. Sadly, I almost immediately hit … Read More »
So, that’s thirty two weeks just gone! Good grief. The last Challenge update was at week 26 and I had completed 28 units. What have I done in the last six weeks? Not a great deal to be honest……. I … Read More »
I’ve completed a few more units towards my painting challenge and I’ll sort out some pictures shortly. This post is an update on the Gateway Alliance, my imaginary 18th century army, which is now officially complete. Well, that’s not quite … Read More »
I have far to many things on the go at the moment and the worktop is almost completely covered in part painted units and figures. I really need to get some focus. In the meantime, here’s a quick update on … Read More »
Yes, that. Fingers crossed for a less disrupted and safe 2021. These are strange times indeed. I mean, who would have expected another post from me in 2020? This is a quick update on the painting output challenge. In November … Read More »
In September I set myself the stretching target of completing one wargame ‘unit’ per week over the coming year. It’s been twelve weeks since the start date (1 September 2020), so what have I done? First, I should explain the … Read More »
Good grief, it’s three quarters of the way through 2020. Doesn’t time fly? For the first few weeks of lock-down my wargaming output was uncharacteristically focused. Sadly, that didn’t last long, so by June I was back to my usual … Read More »
Production of shiny toy soldiers seems to be taking a disproportionate chunk of my time these days. I can blame several people for this, but for now I shall single out a Mr Howard Whitehouse and his rules entitled, A … Read More »