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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.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Saga: My newest Warlord comes forth!

Two straight weekends of Conventions have left me a little worn, but over this period I've collected more stuff to add to the pile. Mmmm, feels good to have a big pile. Then reality hits and I groan at all the painting that I'll probably never get around to. But one can dream! So that said I picked up a Gripping Beast figure from my very good friend Skip. It is a replica of Kirk Douglas from the movie "The Vikings" from 1958. Great movie by the way, though at today's standards it is a bit dated. But hey Kirk "the f*&$@*% man" Douglas is in it so it is a bad ass movie!

Here are a few pics of my latest project. I am going to use him as my Warlord for the Anglo Saxons. That's right, not a Viking, besides it's Kirk Douglas he'll look cool no matter what side he leads!





Going to paint him up just like in the movie.

Cheers
Kevin
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  1. SkipMarch 15, 2017 at 12:03 PM

    I am delighted that you are so excited about getting the casting! When I first saw it in the bottom of the box of Irish stuff I'd ordered, I had no idea what it was. Look close at it... who could tell it was a Viking?? Not me! Cool beans!

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    1. KevinMarch 16, 2017 at 12:36 AM

      Best gift ever!!! Re - watching Vikings and Spartacus as I write this!!!

      Did you know he is 100 years old and still kicking? Amazing man and amazing career for sure.

      Cheers
      Kevin

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