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28mm Cataphracts Command - Relic Miniatures
In the course of their eastern conquests the Macedonians encountered very heavy cavalry of a type used for generations in Persia, and which the Greeks called "kataphractoi", meaning "completely...
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Auctioning off a ship: 1:300 Langton Miniatures Brig [EDIT: SOLD]
This is a model that I completed and posted to my blog some time ago, but in an effort to clear space in my over-crowded Brooklyn apartment I've decided to auction it off on Ebay.It's an English brig...
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28mm Imperial Romans - Warlord Games
So I'm moving to a new apartment this month, and it turns out that, besides the demands of a day job, few things can eat in to one's painting time more effectively than having to pack up all one's...
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14 Gun Cutter: GHQ 1/1200
Here is another little project that I finished a little while back and am just now managing to post pictures of. This is GHQ's 1/1200 model of a 14 gun cutter.Though the smaller ships are usually...
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44 Gun East Indiaman - GHQ 1:1200
And here is the last of the old stuff I can post - a 44 gun East Indiaman, a 1:1200 model from GHQ. Throughout this era every European nation worth its salt could boast an East India Company, a private...
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More 28mm Warlord Romans
I'm slowly adding to the order of Warlord Games' 28mm Imperial Roman Legionaries that I'm doing for a collector, and wanted to post an update picture on the unit. This is approximately 2/3 of the unit,...
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10mm Painting article for Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy
I recently published my first ever magazine article, a look at my pretty straightforward approach to painting 10mm ancient/ dark ages models, in the latest issue (#67) of Wargames, Soldiers and...
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28mm Roman Tribune - Relic Miniatures
Here are a few views of a figure I just finished painting, a Roman tribune from Relic Miniatures, whose line of 2nd Punic War era Romans is starting to grow.The figure wears a bronze breastplate and...
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1-Gun Gunboats: Langton Miniatures 1:1200
One of my gaming ambitions is to be able to fight out the Flying Colors Great Lakes campaign, and for that I am going to need a range of ships. I'll need a few 6th rates, some brigs and schooners, and...
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8 Gun Schooner - GHQ 1:1200
Another type of vessel seen in abundance on the waters of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812, in the forces of both sides, is the schooner. These small, fore-and-aft rigged craft were fast and...
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22 Gun Xebec - GHQ 1:1200
Here we have GHQ's model of a 22 gun xebec in 1:1200. Xebecs are, in my opinion, a really neat looking type of vessel, and in the Napoleonic era and earlier they were very common throughout the...
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Imperial Roman Legionaries
This unit was a long time in the making as my painting time has been very limited in recent months, but I finally finished them and sent them off to their owner.Here are 24 Imperial Roman legionaries...
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Santissima Trinidad: Tumbling Dice 1:2400
Here's a small post about a small subject - Tumbling Dice's 1:2400 model of the Santissima Trinidad, a massive warship rendered in exceedingly tiny form.1:2400 scale doesn't produce models with the...
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1:1200 "Galley Gunboat"&"Large Gunboat" - Langton Miniatures
Joining the flotilla of gunboats are two more vessels from Langton Miniatures - a galley gunboat, with two guns, and a 'large' gunboat, with three guns on pivots. Both of these craft can be portrayed...
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1:1200 Xebec Frigate - El Gamo
On May 6th, 1801, Lord Thomas Cochrane, commanding the diminutive 14 gun brig HMS Speedy, came across the 32 gun Spanish xebec frigate El Gamo. Instead of withdrawing before the dramatically superior...
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6 Gun Schooner with Pivot Gun - Langton 1:1200
This is a very small model of a vessel type that was frequently employed on the Great Lakes during the war of 1812 - the schooner. This one carries six little carronades and a larger gun in the middle...
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20 Gun Ketch - Langton 1:1200
Once upon a time the square sailed ketch was a fairly common vessel, and frequently served in military capacities in European navies. The distinguishing feature of a ketch is that it has two masts, and...
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18 Gun Brig - GHQ 1:1200
Wait, where was I? I guess it's been a while since I added anything to the site. But I'm happy to have photos to share of the latest project I've completed.This is GHQ's 1:1200 model of an 18 gun brig,...
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Le Coureur, 8 Gun Lugger - Langton 1:1200
Here is a fun example of a type of rig seen often in the waters around France - the lugger. Langton's 8 gun lugger model is based on the historical ship Le Coureur, which was first laid down in 1776....
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6mm AWI Continental Line - Adler Miniatures
The beauty of 6mm miniatures is that you can pack a whole lot of them in to a small space, and create units that are actually close in number to their historical counterparts. Below are Adler...
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