“On the farm, every Friday, on the farm, it’s rabbit pie day….” Wargames tend to involve powerful armies… mighty weapons…. the stuff of ballads… but does that have to be the case? Well – I decided no! Together with my trusty 6-year-old helper, we set up a gaming table and […]
Monthly archives: November 2018
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The threats of the forest areas of the world in which Highstone is situated are in many ways unlimited. Myths, fairy tales, monsters, nightmares… they all dwell there. From the benign to the outright hostile, from harmless sprites to the great powers whose names are whispered on dark nights… Baba […]
Here is a great video from The British Museum looking at early Anglo-Saxon swords. I had never heard of the little rings attached to the swords before and what they might represent. I also like the idea of the rune added to the sword (it doesn’t take much research to […]
Having got back my first miniature in metal (the little doggy from my previous post – available here) I thought I’d quickly break out my paints and add him to my miniatures display cabinet. So… without further ado…. Mr Snuffles is one of the ‘community dogs’ in Highstone and its […]
I have been rather silent here for… erm…. ages. This is because I have been a little distracted from painting… by sculpting. I didn’t realise I could actually sculpt. On a whim I tried to sculpt a little doggy… This is how it turned out. After posting it on FB, […]