Saturday, January 2, 2016

Easing Back Into Painting - 1/8th Samurai

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Here's a large scale (1/8th or approx. 200mm) resin figure I've had for some years. Hopefully this will get me back to painting agai...
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Saturday, December 26, 2015

Last 1:1 Medieval Armor Post for 2015 - Promise

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The armor is on a display stand, tucked away in a corner of the living room. The haubergeon fits over a shirt since the arming jacket is too...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas!

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The arming jacket arrived today - the leg and arm harnesses much more comfortably now. Only thing is the mail haubergeon doesn't fit o...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Sir Walter von Pipemann - aka Pipe-Man Version 2

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Using some 45 degree angled connectors, redid the torso to accept the breastplate. The shoulders and stance still look a bit wide, but need ...
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Monday, December 21, 2015

Pipe-Man Ver. 1

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The uprights are too wide apart to fit the breastplate; and I got over-zealous and cemented the top pieces so have to pick up a few more T...
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

PVC Tubing Armor Display Stand - WIP

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Tried my hand at building a display stand for the armor using PVC tubing from the local hardware store. Found a tutorial online and it reall...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

Armor Update - Plate Arm and Leg Harness

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In a momentary lapse of judgement a couple of months ago - the last week of October to be precise - I stumbled upon a site offering free shi...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

14th C. Transitional Armor Update

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Ah, another non-gaming/painting post, but a post nonetheless. Just had to try on the haubergeon made out of aluminum that arrived in the mai...
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Friday, November 20, 2015

A Falchion and Rondel Dagger Added

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A few more items added to the kit - a falchion from Windlass Steel Crafts and a triangular bladed rondel dagger. Again, nothing to do wi...
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Friday, November 6, 2015

A Post, A Post! Churburg #13 Breastplate

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Unfortunately nothing to do with painting or gaming, but wanted to post this as a record of what I've been currently up to. And again, s...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Apologies, and a Padded Gambeson

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First off, sincerest apologies to my fellow bloggers as I've not visited as many of your sites as I had wished. Somewhat busier than nor...
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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily

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Another Black Tree Design 2d Crusades figure from their command pack. He is depicted as Robert Guiscard, his shield bearing the arms of De H...
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