Blog discription

What will you find here? Ramblings from an aging gamer-miniature painter. When I first started out in this hobby computers were in their infancy and finding other gamers could only be done by going to conventions or as in my case bumping into somebody who happened to see me reading "Panzer Leader" on the school bus. Look how far we have come! The internet has allowed our small community to be able to connect on a level I never dreamed of when I was but a small lad. What I do hope you will find here is something interesting from one wargamer/miniature painter to another. I paint miniatures somewhat decently, so I will be posting some pictures of my work, and perhaps a review or two of games and/or miniatures. Most of all this is just about having fun and anything I post here is meant to be for that reason.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Aristeia! hEXx3r Nomad Witch

More than any other hacker in the brief stretch that the discipline has been applied to Aristeia! hEXx3r has changed the face of the game forever. In record time, she has proven capable of turning the tide of a match by sending her opponents into disarray at the worst possible moment. Armed with nothing but software, hEXx3r gives the heavyweights a run for their money. She freezes them, exposes them and then throws them into ambuscades choreographed at the speed of thought. The words “that Nomad witch” are often muttered by players as they’re carted out of the HexaDome.

hEXx3r the Nomad Witch is one of my favorite models for the miniature board game of futuristic gladiator combat. Aristeia! is my favorite miniature Boardgame that I have been playing with a friend. We have both collected all of the expansions and have a blast playing it. 

A new version of the game will be released by Corvus Belli soon called Hexadome. My friend and I are both looking forward to that. Hopefully they will incorporate all our current owned models, but if not we will still play the older version as it’s a blast.

I painted up the Nomad Witch for my friend and below is the original model I painted.


The following photos are of my model I painted this week. This is a new skin, same character just a fantasy look.








As always thanks for looking.


Cheers
Kevin

Friday, September 5, 2025

Age of Chivalry: Mercenary Artillery

Another installment for my friends commission to help along his growing Condottieri Saga warband. 




As always thanks for looking.

Cheers
Kevin

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

King Williams War in Ireland: Soon to be King William himself!

Finished another commander model, William of Orange or a proxy for another General. 

One more to go and then 12 cavalry!




As always thanks for looking.

Cheers
Kevin


Sunday, August 24, 2025

King Williams War in Ireland: Another Brigade commander done

 The project continues, and I still have steam. One more brigade commander done, two overall commanders and twelve cavalry to go! Then I will be off the leash to paint whatever I want to add to the period. So far this is a good start, and I have not lost interest nor regret putting in the time to do so.

Here are a few snaps of a general yet to be named.





As always thanks for looking.

Cheers
Kevin


Friday, August 22, 2025

King Williams War in Ireland: Tyrconnel's Regiment

 Another cavalry unit done, two to go!

Here is Tryconnel's regiment that was involved in the counter attacks at the Battle of the Boyne. 




As always thanks for looking.

Cheers
Kevin


Friday, August 15, 2025

King Williams War in Ireland: Danish Funen Regiment and the Comte Dutch Davo

 Well I finished the final infantry battalion for the Williamite side, the Danish Funen regiment. 

I also painted up a command figure. I really liked painting this figure and I had no idea what was really in his right hand until I started putting paint on the figure, the spyglass is so cool. What a nice sculpt. 

Since I'll be using the rules Donnybrook for my upcoming convention game, I'm going with the narrative flow and naming him Comte Dutch Davo. There is something pretty cool in having a figure represent you on the field of battle!






As always thanks for looking.

Cheers
Kevin




Friday, August 8, 2025

King Williams War in Ireland: King James II Life Guard

 So I had to switch it up right in the middle of painting my last needed foot battalion for the scenario I want to run. I just needed a break, so I painted up the first of four regiments of Cavalry for opposing force. 

I normally just glue the riders on the horses and paint them because of my process of mounting them on paint holders. My normal is painting pre gun powder cavalry and there isn't as much fluff. It was more difficult getting in the nooks and crannies, plus I primed them in the only spray can I had at the moment, white. So there's that as well. 

In the end I was still happy with how they turned out. But next time I will either get a can of black prime back in stock, or paint the riders separately.

So here is King James Life Guard.





As always thanks for looking. 

Cheers
Kevin