I’ve just spent a week and a half off work on holiday (back to work tomorrow). I didn’t get as much figure-painting or modelling done as I’d usually like to over such a period. My house is a bit tidier though!

I did complete one model that I was looking forward to assembling - an imaginative street-vending tea machine, by Infamy Miniatures. ( Read more... )

It suddenly occurred to me that a Cavorite Sphere - as developed by Mr. Cavor in H.G. Wells’ The First Men in the Moon - is something that I did not have, and I searched for such a thing.

I discovered that there are two on the market suitable for 28mm. One is relatively easy to find mention of, but is sold in the US and doesn’t seem particularly ( Read more... )

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It takes me a while to get round to painting stuff, especially since I went almost all of 2010 without lifting a brush (I broke my duck on 30th December). If you were reading in October 2008, you might have seen me announce that there was a figure I especially wanted, given that the name of my steampunk campaign is Steam Elephants. Today I finished ( Read more... )

I ran a session of Steam Elephants on Saturday - my fledgling campaign using a very slightly modified version of  ffutures' Forgotten Futures rules. I say fledgling, because it's probably still accurate; it's been running for about two and a half years, but infrequently, so we've not racked up a lot of sessions. However, given how long it takes me to start ( Read more... )

After posting about 25mm servants before, I ordered some myself. As these are the first figures I’ve completed since getting a camera more capable of taking shots of miniatures, I thought I’d show the painted versions that I finished last week.

The house maid, Maisy, would have been better for the period with a longer skirt and mutton-chop sleeves ( Read more... )

One thing that’s sadly lacking from the array of Victorian figures on sale is suitable domestic servants. I’ve actively looked for servants and not had much luck turning them up.

However, I have finally located a couple of figures that break the drought. They're a wee bit too 1920s, but at this stage I’m not going to be too picky! From Artizan ( Read more... )

I don’t go to Claymore every year, and I nearly didn’t go today. I didn’t really feel like it; but I thought I’d get out of the house, and find out where their new venue is and what it’s like. It’s no longer being held in the foyer of Meadowbank Stadium (nor has it gone back to Chambers Street, which is where I first remember attending).

I went to ( Read more... )