Saturday, August 15, 2026

28mm WFR Austrian Jager zu Pferd

One of my purchases at Enfilade was a box of random 28mm Austrians. These are the first to clear my painting bench.


The sharp eyed among you will recognize these figures, and they are NOT Austrians. These are Wargames Foundry British Dragoons suitable for the Peninsula. Still, the kit is close enough to some of those early Austrian light horse. The British officer becomes an Austrian aide de camp.

 







Thursday, August 13, 2026

Odds and Ends

 From the Enfilade bring-and-buy tables, I found quite a few bargains.


First, an Imex set of Confederate artillery was available for $3. Some figures were missing from the sprues, but I was able to field three guns for for 1/72 plastic rebel army.







These ancient Greeks were either unbased (the archers) or based with some odd grout or putty (the cavalry). I bought the whole shebang for $12 and based them for my collection.



Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Budget 10mm Buildings!

God, this site is broken. Fellow blogger.com-ers, how are you all uploading pictures? I have to copy and paste them one by one, and they still don't load in the right order.


A-way back in May, Dale and I headed to Tacoma, WA, the jewel of the Pacific Northwest, to attend Enfilade, the local historical gaming convention. The games were kind of a bust, but the shopping was great.


I picked up these buildings for between $1 and $3 each, as the vendor had them marked as miscasts. Yes, if you look closely enough, you can find little imperfections, but they will do. They are all scaled for 10mm-15mm figures. I never seem to have enough buildings for my tabletop.












Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Classic Toy Soldier Napoleonics: French Cavalry 25mm

Blogger is giving me fits again, but here are 44 photos of the latest commission, toy soldier-style Napoleonic cavalry for Glenn Drover. We have here 116 mounted figures, all ready for their sealing coat of clear gloss.