More Victorian Science Fiction
I am in dire need of relaxation. I have been for a while so the last time I was at mum’s house I rummaged through my pile of unpainted metal soldiers and stuff (and remembering that my ships are all…
I am in dire need of relaxation. I have been for a while so the last time I was at mum’s house I rummaged through my pile of unpainted metal soldiers and stuff (and remembering that my ships are all…
It started again … finally. Last weekend we went to Mum’s where I collected some of my wargaming things from under the house. Amongst the several kilograms of unpainted figures I also uncovered my Victorian Science Fiction (VSF) stuff, in…
To borrow from a writer with more skill than I, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Actually, truth be told, there was bugger-all on the best side of things. I felt that I had…
I’ve finally completed the first batch of vessels and aircraft for my little coastal wars set. I will get around to posting photographs in a day or so. The crisis arrives as now I need to decide what to do…
Just over two weeks ago I collected a couple of parcels from the Post Office (see Next Project – Aircraft or Land Ironclads?). I decided to work on the 2mm figures so trawled through the lead pile here and extracted…
I mentioned that Peshawar was a Victorian Science Fiction campaign or game. If you click on Peshawar in the tag cloud or search Thomo’s Hole for it you will see that it was inspired by a VSF book, the Peshawar…
So, I visited the Gun Bar the other day to pick up those soldiers I have been painting. Anthony was hard at work doing his favourite hobby task … basing … and re-basing, and we all love doing that don’t we.…
Fresh from deciding on the Dystopian Wars forces to purchase, and waiting patiently for their arrival, I was getting myself into an Aeronef; Steampunk; Victorian Science Fiction mood. Reading around and in particular about the airships of the early 20th…
So, after screwing up an order with Magister Militum last year, I ended up with a credit. Magister Militum was very understanding and helpful and helped correct my error. Richard did ask me however to use the credit quickly and…
OK – I got a good look at lunch today and some reading in on Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy, issue 67, from Karwansaray Publishers. As I mentioned Wargames Soldiers and Strategy this magazine is probably my favourite at the moment,…
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