One of the details that really enhances an tabletop army is a proper set of regimental colours, and s ince unit-specific flags add so muc...

My commissioned set of 8th Foot, War of 1812 is now complete. The company is made of a mix of Front Rank and Foundry figures, which blend ...

Now for a quick progress update on my ongoing AWI British Marines project.

I have now complted the first 8 British Marines from the American Revolution. These Perry Brothers plastic figures have been a lot of ...

Allow me to excitedly show my latest test-model. This figure represents a hopefully company strength group of British Corps of Marines fr...

A column of Hessian Grenadiers march though the wilderness of New England, as Continental Militia rush out from the nearby woods in ambus...

Having come across a good deal on a set of six turned brass cannon barrels at a local hobby shop, I am finally able to start properly armi...

Finally jumping back into my 28mm Royal Navy Brig project, it is time to revise the windows for the aft cabin. I feel my current version...

My friend ZE Whitlow has given me a rescued Tiger II for Christmas. He had acquired it second-hand, and it had some issues, which he fi...

I was recently asked to put on a miniature painting class/clinic for a local youth group. It being a church-based, kid-friendly activity, I ...

As I was working with a hand auger, and not a power drill, my mast holes are not exactly the size I was hoping for when I drilled them. U...

Bowsprit and fo'c's'le The bowsprit is nested and glued into a hole i drilled at an angle into the solid hull (another perk ...

Continuing on with the construction of my 18th-19th century Sloop of War, here are some Hull shots of HMS Sophie. Hull of my HMS Sophie, ...

The next phase in the construction was further work aloft in the rigging. Ive attached the spars to the masts using a system that compromise...

[Dusts off blog] This will be the first in my series of WIP posts to detail the progress on my HMS Sophie project. I am working on a (rou...

I have begun to dabble in the Napoleonic period since the uniforms are just so very interesting. My first venture is with a box of Perry pla...