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Paint What You Got painting challenge

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i don't really do hobby challenges as often as most of my peers do. but when i come across one that seems either really fun or even beneficial i'll give it a go. the only themed challenge i've done is the Orctober, where you either paint units or single figures that are orcs/orks. this time around i came across a new challenge where there's a deadline for painting miniatures. i'm going to participate in the Paint What You Got challenge by Dave Stone over at Wargames Terrain Workshop . i learned about this challenge on the The Periodic Painting Table blog where a fellow hobbyist MisterC also is joining in. the challenge is to finish something between December 26th (or now) and February 28th. it could be something that has already started or is completely new, it just has to be completed in the time frame given. i figured this would be a great time to get a good start on my wild west miniatures that i just recently bought a few weeks back. i got two plastic sets of G...

searching for Krause - Perilous Tales

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 a few weeks back, a complete and published version of Perilous Tales and i was so excited and couldn't wait to play it. for an idea i thought since i am half way through redoing the bases of my pulp figures i took out some of my WW2 germans from Bob Murch and created a group for the game. i've been reading quite a bit of pulp stories that are influenced by the Ahnenerbe. and what better game to play out such adventures than Perilous Tale! i had the canvas out from back when i played Sword Weirdos and just never cleaned it up so i added a few more pieces of ruins. layout of the table. being on the 2'x3' canvas, only 2'x2' was the actual playing area. the investigating squad led by Scharführer Ludwig. the episode was the Ghast. within the ruins is a wretched ghast, several spirits and a crazed fellow soldier. the objectives are: Kill the Master, Hunt the Fiends, and Leave No Stone Unturned the perils in the game are: Mired, Tempted Forever, and The Captain advanc...

lrn2play: Sword Weirdos

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 recently i have been checking out some small skirmish games and came across one called Sword Weirdos. i watched a few videos of it on YouTube and i figured it only cost $5 so i gave it a go. i really like the fact i can make warbands with my assorted D&D miniatures. and along with it's unusual rules of movement and combat i'm really taking a liking into. since Rita is unfortunately working this christmas eve, i went and built myself a small battlefield using the 2'x3' canvas and throwing some ruins and trees all around.  layout of the gaming area. i used the optional solo rules to learn the rules. i did have to rethink some of the rules because the actual game rules kind of contradicted the solo rules in a way, but it all worked out in the end. i created a group of heroic adventurers using the figures of the characters from our D&D group. Sindarus the Shadowpaw, Breena, Emily Scarlett, Roshakuna and Nanna. the followers of the evil Nathaniel Marris, the necroma...

hobbyist declaration 2025

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after reading a fellow blogger Bill over on  Dice, Doubloons, and Random Musings on future plans and goals for the new year, i thought to myself i should also set a goal checklist of such to get myself on track. i have so many cool ideas for future projects that never come to light, projects that are already started, and projects that are half completed and get dragged on left behind. i haven't posted many battle reports in the last few months because i was involved in painting more of my D&D miniatures and trying to get my MotU figures done as soon as possible. so i would like to get more gaming in and post more battle reports in even if they are solo's since time with Rita and i are limited at the moment. with the lack of spare space in my apartment i can only play so much. with that in mind i want to get a few more 3'x3' framed painting canvas for smaller games so i can use the spare table space for dice and books. get one for a green grass/forest environment an...

operation MotU: wave 6

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wave six is the last group of miniatures of the Heroic and Evil Warriors. along with this wave of figures i also completed another group of Eternian Guards and the Eternian Royal Family. even though Prince Adam was part of wave 3 in 1984 and King Randor in wave 6 in 1986, Queen Marlena did not have an action figure during the original toyline. so i decided to group all three here. i do have a Cringer i could paint but i am not fond of the figure, so for the time being i'm just going to set the figure aside. wave six consists of Clamp Champ, King Randor, Queen Marlena, Prince Adam, another group of Eternian Guards, Sorceress, Blast Attak, Ninjor, and Scareglow. Heroic Warriors. Clamp Champ. King Randor, Queen Marlena, and Prince Adam. Sorceress. i have to admit i was not happy with how this figure was coming out. i hate painting with white. Eternian Guards. i took some of the pieces of rock terrain from the Battle of Eternia boardgame and based them and painted them so they can repr...

operation MotU: wave 5

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this wave i don't have much happening. i have been painting miniatures in order of original release starting back in 1981. i don't have a miniature for every character that was made. even though during the original toy runs of the MotU action figures they were releasing She-Ra related figures and also Snake Men alongside the MotU, i'm planning on painting them as whole faction groups. in wave five, i have mainly Heroic Warriors which consists of Extendar, Stonedar, Snout Sprout, Rokkon and the rest of the Hover Robots. Heroic Warriors. Extendar. Rokkon. Snout Sprout. Stonedar. and the Hover Robots. Fisto raises his steel gauntlet into the air and exclaims, "more the merrier!"

operation MotU: wave 4

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continuing with the Masters of the Universe figures from CMON with wave three. wave four consists of Roboto, Moss Man, Stinkor, Two Bad, and Spikor. for a change of pace i ended up painting a few eternian guards since i have a decent amount of them and they were not part of the original toy-line. in the CMON Battle for Eternia set it came with a He-Man carrying an axe and shield so i decided to paint him as an Anti He-Man. the set also came with a Teela in snake themed armor and i decided to paint her as an Eternian Goddess. Heroic Warriors. Roboto. Moss Man. Eternian Guards. Eternian Goddess. cornered like rats!! Evil Warriors. Stinkor. Two Bad. Spikor. Anti He-Man. more to come....