Author Archives: Kelly

Watching Paint Dry

Very occasionally, I’ll host a painting day at my place, where I’ll share my minis, paints and tools so that people who might be curious about the hobby get a chance to see what it’s like.  This year I was … Continue reading

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Off the Bench

While spending the week recovering from dental surgery I used the time to power through a large handful of projects that have been accumulating on my bench. My biggest accomplishment was slogging through an entire Light Panzer Company.  23 tanks … Continue reading

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On the Bench: Panzers, Giants and Dwarfs

It took me about six hours to go from out of the box to trimmed, washed, scored and assembled.  Now I wait a day for the glue to cure before priming.  I don’t expect the painting to take more than … Continue reading

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On the Bench: Flames of War

Yesterday, I finished up the last of my Dystopian Wars Prussian cruisers: Pallet: Black Primer (Vallejo) Adeptis Battlegrey (GW) Badab Black (GW) Steely Blue (Reaper) Bright Bronze (Vallejo) Pale Silver (Reaper) Weathered Stone (Reaper) Coppery Orange (Reaper) Creamy Ivory (Reaper) … Continue reading

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Warmachine Starters

After a year of sitting on my shelves, my Menoth and Khador starters are finally finished and will be going for a test run tonight! They’re not that pretty, but I’m not sure how much I’m going to invest in … Continue reading

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The Orc and Goblin Challenge

Started a new painting project over the weekend.  I want to see how quickly I could paint up an entire 2000 point Warhammer army.  Rather than putting the entire 2000 point list together and tucking into a mountain of primed … Continue reading

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Play Report: Firestorm Armada. Relthoza vs. Dindrenzi

This Sunday, Bruce and I got in a very exciting game of Firestorm Armada.  I’d debated with myself if I wanted to use my Terran or Dindrenzi fleet.  Bruce was fielding his Relthoza, which I’ve lost to with Terrans twice, … Continue reading

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To Do List

Maybe, just maybe, my life has gotten a bit out of balance. Design Sunday’s D&D game Create Smoke Markers for Flames of War Set up netbook for wife Build Battletech campaign Build terrain boards for miniatures cabinent Finish painting Polish … Continue reading

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Polish Cavalry

I’ve been dabbling with Flames of War for a while now, but haven’t committed to any army.  Then, they released Poland. I love the sad but proud image of the Polish cavalry charging into the unstoppable German Blitzkrieg.  This is … Continue reading

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Dark Elf General

This is my first go at painting an Avatars of War model.  Avatars of War is one of those nice little niche companies that specializes in making alternative models for Warhammer.  I picked up this Dark Elf at Gen Con … Continue reading

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