Choices of the week#21

I seem to suffer the common painting blues, meaning I know I want to paint, but I'm not in the mood to do it. Almost every evening, I prepare my desk, but then, put everything back, and go watch the TV or read a book. Damn. It's been like this for a month now. And to make matters worse, my daughter was sick, and then I caught a cold. bugger. Anyway, I still manage to read the blogs and, though I don't comment every time (sorry about that), I keep doing my homework ;)


As usual, to start the review, we'll have a look at the batreps.
We're going first to the VBCW, using a nice FT-17:
http://talesfromghq.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/an-englishmans-home.html

http://newsfromthefront-phil.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-iron-pig.html

Next, a big game of Muskets and Tomahawks:
http://asienieboje.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/muskets-tomahawks-big-game.html

James is still playing his campaign, and Hannibal seems to have taken quite a beating. Damn!
http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/varras-saviour-of-rome.html

The Posties have played another game, the battle of Megara. I took sides and decided to report the point of view of the victors. Sparta! (sorry Ray, boy lover, you're no real man)
http://theangrylurker.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-battle-of-megara-25th-may-432-bc.html

Next we have a nice game of Chain of Command:
http://minimike-ministories.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/gaming-with-curta-chain-of-command-aar.html

And we have the battle of Poitiers, the one set in 1356, played by... French gamers. Come on guys, where is your honour?
http://riflemens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/poitiers-1356.html


Now, the miscellanous stuff, including tutorials, wips and conv. Starting with the pics from Partizan who took place yesterday. Kinda cool, under tents.
paintingshed.blogspot.co.uk/

A very nice 88mm gun:
http://xulutec.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/wip-guns.html

Some bocage, being built. Promising:
http://arkiegamer.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/build-bocage-buddy-part-i/

And  a tutorial in Spanish about how to paint orange:
http://sadgariun.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/tutorial-color-naranja.html

Ok. Now, time for the eye-candy:
First, Stuart has painted some really nice Stradiots. Have a look. Love the sun-shield:
http://stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/stradiotti.html

Next, some lovely 28mm Late Romans:
http://christopher-bunkerhill.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/late-romans.html

Dr Moebius has painted some scary Africans:
http://moebiusminiaturemania.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/back-to-darkest-africa.html

You might want to have a look at those nice Goths:
http://lestropheesdauguste.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/chantier-132-huns-allie-goth.html

Anne is not satisfied with her paintjob this time, about an anti-paladin. Prouve her wrong:
http://fortwitter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/reaper-anti-paladin.html

If you want to get some minis and help for a good cause, go there and make a bid for the Bloggers for Charity:
http://bloggersforcharity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/figure-auction-for-2014s-bloggers-for.html

Phil has done some nice Sikhs for the Sudan:
http://infrequentwargamer.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/and-on-roll-bengalbombay-infantry-for.html

Now, to finish this review, two blogs with very nice camps. The first for the biblical Lybians:
http://thefrenchjester.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-biblical-great-conspiracy.html

and the other one for Western Sudanese and Tuaregs:
http://lurkio.co.uk/blog/archives/2235

TTFN