by Old Fogey | Mar 1, 2015
verb BRITISH speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner. "he waffled on about his problem"synonyms: prattle, chatter, babble, ramble, jabber, gibber, gabble, gab, burble, flannel, run on, mutter, mumble, prate, drivel, bleat,...
by Old Fogey | Feb 27, 2015
When I first started the Lion Rampant project, I chose the Clifford family as a loose background, mostly because it offered up the prospect of painting white livery, something a little bit different from the usual blue and red of the era. The tricky bit is painting a...
by Old Fogey | Feb 23, 2015
Big Sale! Little Items!I have decided that 10mm is not the scale for me. I had big hopes and dreams for recreating the Battle of Five Armies on my tabletop and painted a few of the regiments, but ran out of steam before the end. So they are now on ebay, along with a...
by Old Fogey | Feb 22, 2015
Fighting at the gate to the townThe summer of AD809 faded away, the days shortened, the cold winds blowing in from the North Sea heralding the return of autumn. Ivar and his men sat glumly in their camp, the seige of Tunnocellom dragging into the fourth month....
by Old Fogey | Feb 19, 2015
Lion Salient : SpringingIn a surprise move, I have painted the bidowers, which is medieval speak for skirmishing archers. Presumably, they are all bowmen who have lost their wives.*As I mentioned last time, a couple of these are imposters - they are wargames...
