by madguru | Feb 6, 2020 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building, Terraining Bases
My friend the 18th Century enthusiast bought a bunch of siege-works for me to paint and use in the game I hope to play before packing up and shipping him his Vauban fortress. It was a lot more work but worth it since they will be very useful for and add a lot to...
by madguru | Oct 26, 2019 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building, Terraining Bases
12. SECOND BASTION ARRIVESAt this point, my friend the Vauban owner was happy enough with what he’d been seeing (via emailed photo updates) to order 2 new pieces: a second bastion and a second tower. Both were brand new from Magister Militum, and like the...
by madguru | Oct 17, 2019 | Anglo-Indian Army, Fellow Gamers, Figure Conversions, Miniature Figures, Uniforms
Greetings!Unfortunately I’ve been having lots of trouble with this blog. For some time now it’s been impossible for me to leave a comment here, despite it being my own blog. Though I’m still able to create new posts, Blogger won’t...
by madguru | May 5, 2018 | Figure Comparisons, Miniature Figures
With the recent release of Artizan’s first mounted Bengal Cavalry for their Second Afghan War range, Jeff Baumal AKA: Sgt. Guiness asked me how the figures in said range stack up size-wise against various other makers such as Wargames Foundry, Old Glory, Perry,...
by madguru | Oct 31, 2016 | Figure Painting, Miniature Figures
Well, it’s been WAY TOO LONG since I’ve put a new post on this blog! I’ve been very busy with work and family stuff, and I’ve had some problems with the new “Photos” system which replaced “iPhoto” and basically...
by madguru | Dec 10, 2015 | Figure Conversions, Miniature Figures
A few years ago I did a bunch of conversions of British, Indian and Afghan figures. I enjoyed the process a lot and the figures turned out pretty well, providing me with some very particular and at the time hard-to-find troop-types and characters, most of which...
