Thoughts and Observations, Old and New
I guess this is my annual review post, though maybe a little less to the point than in other years.The OldLooking back over 2019, I spent a lot of time not getting much done. It started out well...
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Slow Start for the New Year
While I had all sorts of big ideas about building, painting, and playing over New Years and through January, I've mostly been working long hours and fighting with the flu for the last couple of weeks....
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AAR34: The Big Clash (African Imagi-Nations)
His very presence indicated the importance of the upcoming battle to his men, General Mnyama would lead the fight directly. Word had spread among the troops about how devastating the Uwandan forces...
View ArticleThe Traveling Chinese Artist
A little off topic tonight.I first encountered him, when I was maybe eight years of age. He had a temporary display of paintings at The Hub department store in Steubenville, Ohio. To my young eyes,...
View ArticleThe Cubans Will Fight (15mm African Imagi-nations)
Castro had sent advisers to Mugabia almost two years prior to the outbreak of the current war, and they had indeed improved the quality of the Mugabian forces that they had trained. They might have...
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AAR35: The Turning Point?
The battle for Objective 41 marked the point of the last significant Mugabian resistance before Uwanda made a run the enemy capitol. If the force at Objective 41 were destroyed, there would be only...
View ArticleSoviet Intervention! (African Imagi-Nations)
The President stood, looking out of his office window, shortly after receiving the good news about the latest battle with the Uwandan dogs. He stared out across the Presidential Garden, and could just...
View ArticleProblems In Uwanda (Modern African Imagi-nations)
The Uwandan Chief of Staff ended the meeting, and the nation's military leaders quietly exited the room. They did not look like the leaders of a victorious army.The General sat back down at the table,...
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A Constructive Sunday
So Sunday, I made it down the basement, looked up at the lead mountain, and realized that I really hadn't worked on anything since January 3rd. I also realized that over the last couple of years, I...
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Built Some Momentum, Finished Some Miniatures
Over the last two weeks, I managed to assemble and complete 36 Cold War Vehicles. A combination of Soviet, British, and US models from QRF, Armies Army, and Old Glory. Here's a few pics:Clockwise...
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1950s 6mm Cold War (Air) Progress
I'm moving along on my 6mm aircraft for a 1950s Cold War conflict, having cleaned, assembled, pinned, and primed 42 models for the project (plus 4x Mig23s, and 2x Yak 38s for my African imagi-nation...
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6mm Soviet Aircraft are Ready
Over the last week, I finished painting 24 Soviet fighters and interceptors. I added in 2x IL 28 (which were already painted), and began applying the decals, but found that most on each decal sheet...
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6mm NATO Cold War Aircraft (1950s)
Continuing my 6mm aircraft project, I finished my NATO aircraft for the Cold War of the 1950s. Only a total of twenty models were completed, six US, four French, and ten British. Here are some...
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AA36: Third World Meets First World
As Major Suvorov's Mig 23MLD lifted off of the runway, he considered that after all of these years, this was his first real combat mission. He had once intercepted an American intelligence gathering...
View ArticleAfrican Imagi-nations: The War Goes On
A Few Notes from the Guy Behind the CurtainAs I've progressed through my fictional conflict, the path of the game has been dictated by a campaign where as battles are resolved on the table, I consider...
View ArticleA Meeting with the Soviets (Uwanda-Mugabia War)
The Mugabian President invited the Soviet Ambassador and Colonel to be seated. As always the Ambassador was gracious in his manner, the Colonel was less so. The three men exchanged brief...
View ArticleA European Getaway (A Story of the Uwanda-Mugabia War)
This is the third of four posts that set up the next leg of the adventure between Uwanda and Mugabia, African imagi-nations at war.__________________________________Looking out the window of the...
View ArticleOut of His Element (African Imagi-nations Backstory)
This is the last bit of background before continuing the Uwanda-Mugabia War on the tabletop.____________________________________________The message regarding the Soviet demand for a meeting was met...
View ArticleA Fleeting Thought for the Cold War
So for the last couple of years, I've spent a lot of time researching and working on figures and whatnot for hypothetical Cold War battles set at various points during the Cold War. Despite living...
View ArticleCold War Hot 1958: An Alternate History Through 1957
This may be a little pre-mature, as the impact of Covid-19 is interrupting my progress a little on my Cold War project, but I thought I'd post this in a lead up to my first games in the coming weeks....
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