tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178365062024-03-18T08:22:35.143-07:00The Pewter-Pixel WarsAh yes, gaming! And a lot of fun it is... but should it be miniatures or MMORPG?El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comBlogger675125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-65931982109106457162024-02-25T16:40:00.000-08:002024-02-25T16:40:18.575-08:00Working on some terrain Something a bit different - 28mm terrain:Assorted conifers from Bachman, tree bases from Charlie Foxtrot, foreground ruins, runestone, and stela from Fenris Games, and the dark grey resin buildings in the background from Fogou Models.Not much else getting done as cascading crises at work keep me otherwise occupied!.El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-31877545500180119482024-01-21T11:39:00.000-08:002024-01-21T11:39:57.705-08:00Great War naval, the return The naval project, hinted at in my previous post, is indeed Great War naval in 1/2400. This marks a return to one of my original historical projects, as I first dabbled with these dreadnoughts in the mid 1990's using the fine miniatures from CinC. Another attempt in this century was made with 1/3000 ships and again with 1/1800, but nothing really stuck and many of these ships El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-58090465804337566692024-01-10T06:11:00.000-08:002024-01-10T06:11:13.592-08:00A Brief review of 2023 and preview of 2024 I am a bit late with this but let's move right along...I can say with some confidence that 2023 was the year that I finally shifted my gaming gears out of neutral and got moving again across the tabletop. Now, my gaming total was not as impressive as some, but more miniatures games were played than several of the previous years combined. Here is the list:  El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-37748202224154210062023-11-26T17:50:00.000-08:002023-11-26T17:50:38.007-08:00Battletech stuff part 1 - Comstar Slow progress here, with work picking up tempo, holidays, and not feeling well recently. I did get a bit done with some BattleTech figures:Decal time for some proxy Comstar vehicles - from Death Ray Designs. Takes a fair bit of time do apply them especially the checks, but they really make the vehicles stand out on a table.And the decals are mostly done - I missed the checks on El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-44394464208890203522023-10-30T16:02:00.002-07:002023-10-30T16:04:57.445-07:00Greeks, part 5 Finally, a little bit of progress with my classical Greeks:One stand of 15mm Spartan cavalry from Xyston. These are on a super-size base - 80mm x 60mm - and are rated as 'Bad Horse' for Triumph. Triumph has a few extra unit types compared to DBA; this would be Light Cavalry for DBA. The base is not finished as I have yet to get an appropriate mat for the game, and I want El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-2123110804466423582023-10-14T08:05:00.001-07:002023-10-14T08:05:41.454-07:00SCW, part 8 As I have not posted anything about the 20mm Spanish Civil War project for a long while, this entry is to bring myself back up to speed and to show the readers where the projects stands at the moment.First up are some Republicans: From the left: a section of 15 infantry; infantry support - LMGs, medic, a 50mm mortar team, and platoon command with commissar; and 3 Renault FT tanksEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-22954407071515959812023-09-29T12:40:00.000-07:002023-09-29T12:40:26.524-07:00The State of my Hobby, part 3 So, where does all of this text leave me with regards to my toys? How about a chart!Hopefully that pic is readable.I am going to start the periodic (and probably irregular) posting of this chart in the hope that it will keep me on course. My hobby brain is wondrously capable of wandering off the path - which is to play games and not just think about them!Out of all of these El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-81348087441220960652023-09-21T09:01:00.000-07:002023-09-21T09:01:25.466-07:00The State of my Hobby, part 2 (More plain old text follows ;) )Besides the list of projects given in Part 1 of this series, there are more ideas, more miniatures in boxes just waiting for a chance:GREEKS - Despite having an actual plan for this project, it was set aside in the flood of Battlemechs that are continuing to cross my table. However, it is not dead yet, and I am dusting it off for El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-52552865085201793992023-09-11T10:45:00.000-07:002023-09-11T10:45:03.547-07:00The State of my Hobby, part 1 (WARNING - A long wall of text follows...)This is a bit of a sandwich filler post, as an attempt to get back into blogging again, and to keep a more concise (and therefore useful) train of thought towards my projects instead of just talking to the walls.First off, a salute to those hobbyists that can either stick with a certain period over the years, or have the ability to process projects El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-13499465432422424962023-09-03T09:14:00.002-07:002023-09-03T09:14:07.959-07:00Painting table, September 2023 Just a brief note to try and get myself back into a more regular schedule - Things are going on, miniatures painted, games played, etc! Here is a not-quite recent pic of the hobby table:Overrun with Battletech stuff, except for the far left corner! Along with all of the collecting and painting, a local shop has a Battletech league running. Today is the last dayEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-46883039732154515102023-04-15T11:19:00.005-07:002023-04-18T13:13:06.177-07:00Painting table, April 2023 Well, 3½ months between posts was not the intended interval for this blog. Also, I fell far behind in my blog-reading habit. I am going to keep trying...There have been activities behind the curtains though, and hopefully they will become the basis for more posts.The painting table looked like this for a brief moment:As one can see, plenty of Battletech miniatures continue to El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-49202544365009398282023-01-01T15:54:00.000-08:002023-01-01T15:54:10.718-08:00Painting table January 2023 Happy New Year everyone!Well, here is the usual chaos on my table at the moment:The now-commonplace assortment of genres and scales - fantasy, sci-fi, and historical - 6mm through 28mm. The pile of 'stuff' in the center is yet more vehicles and now infantry with their bases for BattleTech. I continue to be amazed by interest that both of my sons have in BattleTech. MyEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-67287066045942422502022-12-21T06:00:00.001-08:002022-12-21T06:00:00.177-08:00Shifting gears, again Just as I thought some momentum had been achieved, I was struck down by that viral fiend Covid about three weeks ago. A mild case, to be certain, but it has been enough to derail my hobby plans.A little more about old projects, and maybe something new, will be due shortly! .El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-73249892264939251552022-11-29T16:32:00.003-08:002022-11-29T16:32:36.123-08:00Painting table November 2022 Still not in the habit of blogging, and reading other blogs, but I am going to keep trying...Many things on the table, from trolls and squigs, to different scales and eras of tanks, to sci-fi figures and mechs! And, finally, another unit for the Greek project - Spartan cavalry..El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-53738825054462936042022-09-04T07:57:00.003-07:002022-09-04T07:57:49.238-07:00New rules, future projects As my painting and gaming mojo comes back, I have been thinking about other projects, of course! Here are a few that are at the front of the queue at the moment:Two very interesting sets. Seven Days to the River Rhine covers the Great Conflict that never was - the Cold War Gone Hot in Europe. This era brings me back to my early days of miniatures battles, as the El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-62378138705136018272022-08-24T05:13:00.004-07:002022-08-24T05:13:53.229-07:00Issue with Blogger Just a brief note and request to my friends around the blogosphere - I am having issues with the 'My Blog List' gadget on Blogger, specifically I am unable to add or remove any listings. Any solutions or hints? The usual searches for answers from Blogger itself are not helpful. I might need delete the gadget and rebuild the list..El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-65544646263778279442022-08-07T16:30:00.000-07:002022-08-07T16:30:45.949-07:00Greeks part 4 After a confusing week of work, I was not able to get much done.Here is the mostly finished base of skirmishers for the Spartan army. You can see the extras in the background; they will make up most of the next unit in time. Eight is the typical count in a pack of Xyston miniatures and I painted them all, not realizing that only 5 were needed. Oops.The base is from El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-51256625190381269852022-07-31T14:43:00.001-07:002022-07-31T14:43:06.501-07:00Greeks part 3, and a bit more 2 posts in the same month - wonders will never end! To be fair, this is a post for the 'sandwich crowd' 😄 and well as the beginnings of an effort for me to post more often.Some small progress on the Greeks:The first unit of skirmishers is painted and ready, except for a minor detail - bases. So, after a bit of searching an order to Warbases was sent off. I have a El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-70205114073326447172022-07-23T06:42:00.000-07:002022-07-23T06:42:10.662-07:00Painting table July 2022, and more Hmmm, 3½ months between posts... the interval is dropping so that is good, right?!Let's start with an old tradition around here, the painting table pic:The table is filled with the usual medley of stuff. By my count, there are seven different projects in the picture! The biggest change from my typical work process is that there is much more organization in everything, from El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-91360104338214069072022-04-10T09:11:00.001-07:002022-04-10T09:11:15.918-07:00Let's try again Yes, it seems that my keyboard does work...It has been a struggle to keep up with the plethora of social media these days, and blogs can be left behind in the process. But, there is something enticing about blogs yet, and I am going to try once again to commit to a habit of posting.I am reasonably certain that my audience here is not very interested in my return to 'the Games WorkshopEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-12145312102325742752021-07-24T08:30:00.000-07:002021-07-24T08:30:32.641-07:00Micro-scale projects, part 1 This month's special focus was to be about 1/300 or 6mm stuff that is in the hobby mountain. I have not been able to get too much done but here are a few of them: Waiting for primer - some large tanks for OGRE, a platoon or so of M3 Lee tanks from GHQ, and some GHQ infantry amongst other stuff..El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-72520209081864631892021-07-05T13:53:00.008-07:002021-07-05T13:53:53.577-07:00Aircraft project, part 1 This post was behind schedule - June was the month for my aircraft project, one of my rotating series of other games vying for my attention...First up is Aeronautica Imperialis, the new game from GW with Warhammer 40K aircraft. These planes are not too large, definitely not to scale with the 28mm 40K figures. They are a bit expensive, especially for larger planes than shown El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-54046678590367850202021-07-02T15:00:00.000-07:002021-07-02T15:00:06.082-07:00Painting table, July 2021 - and back again, hopefully At the risk of seeming to be a broken record, I am going to try and get the habit of blogging back into gear again. But first, here is a pic:Lots going on there, which I will try to explain in due course.A plan has been crafted that should see progress across a variety of projects while not making those projects seem too much of a struggle. In simple terms, each month will see aEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-82980017510425534452021-02-20T05:43:00.002-08:002021-02-20T05:43:27.722-08:00Scots, part 6 Another addition to the Islemen contingent - these were finished some time ago:Originally produced by Claymore Castings, now available from Antediluvan..El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836506.post-77831937244032415962021-01-31T11:16:00.002-08:002021-01-31T11:16:49.790-08:00Painting table, January 2021 - and a bit more Impetuous would be a good word with which to describe my approach to this hobby. Just about anything is see and read about miniatures seems to be a Great Idea, and leads to a lot of informal planning and wishful thinking. My bookshelves can tell that story well! It also leads to adding just about any nifty blog to my Feedly files... and sensory overload is the usual resultEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com7