Jasper Oorthuys
@clogfather.bsky.social
Editor in chief at Karwansaray Publishers, editor of Ancient Warfare. Easily distracted by dogs and books. Here for wargaming and nonsense.
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Remember!
Drybrushing isn't cheating
Contrast/speedpaints aren't cheating
Airbrush isn't cheating
Use whatever practical tools you have on your desk to make your miniatures look great!
The real value is in the fact you've made some art yourself. No machine can ever replace your own creativity.
Drybrushing isn't cheating
Contrast/speedpaints aren't cheating
Airbrush isn't cheating
Use whatever practical tools you have on your desk to make your miniatures look great!
The real value is in the fact you've made some art yourself. No machine can ever replace your own creativity.
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Remember!
Drybrushing isn't cheating
Contrast/speedpaints aren't cheating
Airbrush isn't cheating
Use whatever practical tools you have on your desk to make your miniatures look great!
The real value is in the fact you've made some art yourself. No machine can ever replace your own creativity.
Drybrushing isn't cheating
Contrast/speedpaints aren't cheating
Airbrush isn't cheating
Use whatever practical tools you have on your desk to make your miniatures look great!
The real value is in the fact you've made some art yourself. No machine can ever replace your own creativity.
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Just recorded another podcast for Ancient Warfare magazine. Hosted by @clogfather.bsky.social. The subject of this episode: 'revolutions in warfare'. #AncientBluesky
February 6, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Just recorded another podcast for Ancient Warfare magazine. Hosted by @clogfather.bsky.social. The subject of this episode: 'revolutions in warfare'. #AncientBluesky
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An update on the Great Wargaming Survey #GreatWargamingSurvey - GWS 2025: We do we wargame?
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/great-wargaming-survey-blog-wss-magazine/gws-2025-we-do-we-wargame #wargaming
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/great-wargaming-survey-blog-wss-magazine/gws-2025-we-do-we-wargame #wargaming
February 4, 2026 at 11:10 AM
An update on the Great Wargaming Survey #GreatWargamingSurvey - GWS 2025: We do we wargame?
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/great-wargaming-survey-blog-wss-magazine/gws-2025-we-do-we-wargame #wargaming
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/great-wargaming-survey-blog-wss-magazine/gws-2025-we-do-we-wargame #wargaming
I found myself quite productive recently, just didn’t take any photos. But I did this weekend! #wargaming #spreadthelard
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I found myself quite productive recently, just didn’t take any photos. But I did this weekend! #wargaming #spreadthelard
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I do like the 'it doesn't count as buying new things if you go to indie creators' rule, yes. So... threw a few toys into the cart from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social because I medically require retail therapy on occasion.
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I do like the 'it doesn't count as buying new things if you go to indie creators' rule, yes. So... threw a few toys into the cart from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social because I medically require retail therapy on occasion.
Sometimes one good thing interrupts another... #wargaming
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Sometimes one good thing interrupts another... #wargaming
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Reminder: ClogLard 2026 is coming
#spreadthelard
#spreadthelard
for the direct link cloglard.nl
January 25, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Reminder: ClogLard 2026 is coming
#spreadthelard
#spreadthelard
Here!
So. Where are all history and wargaming people at?
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Here!
We’ve mocked up a scenario for Clog Lard. We’ll see if it’s a bit too unbalanced… #spreadthelard #wargaming
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We’ve mocked up a scenario for Clog Lard. We’ll see if it’s a bit too unbalanced… #spreadthelard #wargaming
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There's a new WSS podcast! WSS podcast 107 - A few of our favourite things with @thedarkiscool.bsky.social, @clogfather.bsky.social and @markbackhouse29.bsky.social https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/wss-podcast-107-a-few-of-our-favourite-things
#wargaming
#wargaming
January 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
There's a new WSS podcast! WSS podcast 107 - A few of our favourite things with @thedarkiscool.bsky.social, @clogfather.bsky.social and @markbackhouse29.bsky.social https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/wss-podcast-107-a-few-of-our-favourite-things
#wargaming
#wargaming
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Hey folks, intro time. I'm Moose.
I'mgoing to try to post the minis I'm working on in 2026, mostly as a way to force myself to actually sit down and paint some of the gray pile of shame. Warhammer, DnD minis, historical wargaming, all sorts of stuff.
#wargaming #minis #painting
I'mgoing to try to post the minis I'm working on in 2026, mostly as a way to force myself to actually sit down and paint some of the gray pile of shame. Warhammer, DnD minis, historical wargaming, all sorts of stuff.
#wargaming #minis #painting
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Hey folks, intro time. I'm Moose.
I'mgoing to try to post the minis I'm working on in 2026, mostly as a way to force myself to actually sit down and paint some of the gray pile of shame. Warhammer, DnD minis, historical wargaming, all sorts of stuff.
#wargaming #minis #painting
I'mgoing to try to post the minis I'm working on in 2026, mostly as a way to force myself to actually sit down and paint some of the gray pile of shame. Warhammer, DnD minis, historical wargaming, all sorts of stuff.
#wargaming #minis #painting
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From the WSS editorial team: Merry Christmas! Advent Calender finale 2025. https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/merry-christmas-advent-calender-finale-2025
December 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
From the WSS editorial team: Merry Christmas! Advent Calender finale 2025. https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/merry-christmas-advent-calender-finale-2025
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Now available for Continental European wargamers too at @wssmagazine.bsky.social
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Big Chain of Command 2
Big Chain of Command 2 is a complete toolbox for creating and playing larger games of Chain of Command, be that with more figures, more player or both. Big Chain of Command 2 introduces some revolutio...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Now available for Continental European wargamers too at @wssmagazine.bsky.social
www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/big...
www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/big...
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Jasper: Captain Oorthuys is ready! His uniform is based on the surviving coat of his contemporary, captain Crul, and the sabre on the one still in my family. The hat at back is a bit newer... #WSSAdvent25
December 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Jasper: Captain Oorthuys is ready! His uniform is based on the surviving coat of his contemporary, captain Crul, and the sabre on the one still in my family. The hat at back is a bit newer... #WSSAdvent25
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Doing some pre-Christmas reading and really enjoying the latest issue of WS&S. Great theme, interesting articles and, best of all, there is also a naval scenario included! If you don't have one, get yourself a subscription, it's the best wargaming magazine out there.
New! The digital edition of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy 138 is now available for instant delivery. https://tny.app/69p9loeb
December 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Doing some pre-Christmas reading and really enjoying the latest issue of WS&S. Great theme, interesting articles and, best of all, there is also a naval scenario included! If you don't have one, get yourself a subscription, it's the best wargaming magazine out there.
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Angus: Sister Mary is now complete. To get a straight line on the flock, I used a cocktail stick and slathered it with white paint and laid it across the ‘grass’. It is a much straighter line than if I tried to paint it. #WSSAdvent25
December 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Angus: Sister Mary is now complete. To get a straight line on the flock, I used a cocktail stick and slathered it with white paint and laid it across the ‘grass’. It is a much straighter line than if I tried to paint it. #WSSAdvent25
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Guy: Tick Tock! Time's running out! There's still two days before our great reveal. The hardest part was deciding a colour scheme. I opted for red and the heraldry of the Bishop of Utrecht. Final basecoats, highlights and flock to add. #WSSAdvent25
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Guy: Tick Tock! Time's running out! There's still two days before our great reveal. The hardest part was deciding a colour scheme. I opted for red and the heraldry of the Bishop of Utrecht. Final basecoats, highlights and flock to add. #WSSAdvent25
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Planning your Lardie Games Days calendar for 2026? Consider www.cloglard.nl: TFL Games, food, drink, and conviviality as always, plus a historic location and possibly a clog or two! #spreadthelard #wargaming
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Planning your Lardie Games Days calendar for 2026? Consider www.cloglard.nl: TFL Games, food, drink, and conviviality as always, plus a historic location and possibly a clog or two! #spreadthelard #wargaming
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The stormtroopers are now finished and I’m pleased with how they look. Now time for the medic. For this one, I’m going to take the same approach I took with Gross and lean into the fact he is also the result of genetic experimentations. #WSSAdvent25
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The stormtroopers are now finished and I’m pleased with how they look. Now time for the medic. For this one, I’m going to take the same approach I took with Gross and lean into the fact he is also the result of genetic experimentations. #WSSAdvent25
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OK, looks like my 3rd Century Romans for #Midgard are finished for now. Or as finished as those things ever get. Anyway, here's my Tribune with retinue for #FinishedFriday. Figures are A&A and Victrix, backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social
#HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming
#HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
OK, looks like my 3rd Century Romans for #Midgard are finished for now. Or as finished as those things ever get. Anyway, here's my Tribune with retinue for #FinishedFriday. Figures are A&A and Victrix, backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social
#HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming
#HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming
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Jasper: The crew would look best on the deck planks without their bases, so I ground them off, though that did make painting them a bit more awkward. Now just to finish these, and the captain! #WSSAdvent25
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Jasper: The crew would look best on the deck planks without their bases, so I ground them off, though that did make painting them a bit more awkward. Now just to finish these, and the captain! #WSSAdvent25
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A great chance to play games of
@toofatlardies.bsky.social
and Reisswitz press on the Continent. And literally around the corner from Urquhart's hiding place in Arnhem. So enjoy the Lard spirit and Dutch hospitality cloglard.nl/en #SpreadTheLard
@toofatlardies.bsky.social
and Reisswitz press on the Continent. And literally around the corner from Urquhart's hiding place in Arnhem. So enjoy the Lard spirit and Dutch hospitality cloglard.nl/en #SpreadTheLard
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A great chance to play games of
@toofatlardies.bsky.social
and Reisswitz press on the Continent. And literally around the corner from Urquhart's hiding place in Arnhem. So enjoy the Lard spirit and Dutch hospitality cloglard.nl/en #SpreadTheLard
@toofatlardies.bsky.social
and Reisswitz press on the Continent. And literally around the corner from Urquhart's hiding place in Arnhem. So enjoy the Lard spirit and Dutch hospitality cloglard.nl/en #SpreadTheLard
It’s official, Clog Lard has a logo and a site! On April 11, it’s time to play with Lard again in Arnhem. Https://www.cloglard.nl #spreadthelard #wargaming
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It’s official, Clog Lard has a logo and a site! On April 11, it’s time to play with Lard again in Arnhem. Https://www.cloglard.nl #spreadthelard #wargaming