Tom Connolly
@tomconnolly.bsky.social
Newline Designs 20mm Anglo-Sikh Wars
2 Sikh Regiments
1 British, 1 EIC Regiment.
Still really enjoying this project and this scale.
2 Sikh Regiments
1 British, 1 EIC Regiment.
Still really enjoying this project and this scale.
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Newline Designs 20mm Anglo-Sikh Wars
2 Sikh Regiments
1 British, 1 EIC Regiment.
Still really enjoying this project and this scale.
2 Sikh Regiments
1 British, 1 EIC Regiment.
Still really enjoying this project and this scale.
Boring wargaming question - spray matt acrylic varnish - what works?
I've always been a paint on varnisher, but I've noticed my W&N Galeria Matt just seems... thinner(?) than it used to be. Making me consider spray anyway.
For reference, I do a gloss enamel first and Matt acrylic over that.
I've always been a paint on varnisher, but I've noticed my W&N Galeria Matt just seems... thinner(?) than it used to be. Making me consider spray anyway.
For reference, I do a gloss enamel first and Matt acrylic over that.
February 16, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Boring wargaming question - spray matt acrylic varnish - what works?
I've always been a paint on varnisher, but I've noticed my W&N Galeria Matt just seems... thinner(?) than it used to be. Making me consider spray anyway.
For reference, I do a gloss enamel first and Matt acrylic over that.
I've always been a paint on varnisher, but I've noticed my W&N Galeria Matt just seems... thinner(?) than it used to be. Making me consider spray anyway.
For reference, I do a gloss enamel first and Matt acrylic over that.
More 20mm Newline Designs Sikh Wars units in various stages of finished-ness.
This is the first time I've painted 20mm, and I am really enjoying it. It feels like the benefits of both 28mm and 15mm (funny that!) Immediately considering what other periods I could do in this scale...
This is the first time I've painted 20mm, and I am really enjoying it. It feels like the benefits of both 28mm and 15mm (funny that!) Immediately considering what other periods I could do in this scale...
February 15, 2026 at 11:12 AM
More 20mm Newline Designs Sikh Wars units in various stages of finished-ness.
This is the first time I've painted 20mm, and I am really enjoying it. It feels like the benefits of both 28mm and 15mm (funny that!) Immediately considering what other periods I could do in this scale...
This is the first time I've painted 20mm, and I am really enjoying it. It feels like the benefits of both 28mm and 15mm (funny that!) Immediately considering what other periods I could do in this scale...
First unit of Anglo-Sikh War British Infantry - 20mm Newline Designs Miniatures.
Need to find a source of flags - I don't think they were that different from Napoleonic flags at this point?
Need to find a source of flags - I don't think they were that different from Napoleonic flags at this point?
February 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
First unit of Anglo-Sikh War British Infantry - 20mm Newline Designs Miniatures.
Need to find a source of flags - I don't think they were that different from Napoleonic flags at this point?
Need to find a source of flags - I don't think they were that different from Napoleonic flags at this point?
Little bit of evening progress on 2026's surprise interest - The Sikh Wars.
20mm Newline Designs - really easy and enjoyable to paint, making me consider other of their ranges...
20mm Newline Designs - really easy and enjoyable to paint, making me consider other of their ranges...
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Little bit of evening progress on 2026's surprise interest - The Sikh Wars.
20mm Newline Designs - really easy and enjoyable to paint, making me consider other of their ranges...
20mm Newline Designs - really easy and enjoyable to paint, making me consider other of their ranges...
Finished off Orkney's Regiment, and finally put flags on The Buffs
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Finished off Orkney's Regiment, and finally put flags on The Buffs
Gloss varnish on to dry overnight on some more British WSS troops
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Gloss varnish on to dry overnight on some more British WSS troops
Couple of pics from the club's first Historical Games Day - quite a few last minute drop outs, but fun was still had by all.
Should be an event that recurs a few times a year now.
Should be an event that recurs a few times a year now.
February 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Couple of pics from the club's first Historical Games Day - quite a few last minute drop outs, but fun was still had by all.
Should be an event that recurs a few times a year now.
Should be an event that recurs a few times a year now.
Game set up for Rebel Base Gaming's first historical wargames day!
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Game set up for Rebel Base Gaming's first historical wargames day!
Regiments Artois, Languedoc & Navarre for the WSS, plus some new cottages and an attempt at a new tree technique!
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Regiments Artois, Languedoc & Navarre for the WSS, plus some new cottages and an attempt at a new tree technique!
French Revolutionary Wars Infantry - off to Italy to rob Roman remains and fight Austrian chaps
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 AM
French Revolutionary Wars Infantry - off to Italy to rob Roman remains and fight Austrian chaps
Considering trying a bit of Imaginations again - these are 3d prints in the style of Warlord's 'Epic' range.
Unfortunately I haven't designed a flag for the Grand Bishopric of Starigrad yet, so they can wave a pole about for a bit.
Unfortunately I haven't designed a flag for the Grand Bishopric of Starigrad yet, so they can wave a pole about for a bit.
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Considering trying a bit of Imaginations again - these are 3d prints in the style of Warlord's 'Epic' range.
Unfortunately I haven't designed a flag for the Grand Bishopric of Starigrad yet, so they can wave a pole about for a bit.
Unfortunately I haven't designed a flag for the Grand Bishopric of Starigrad yet, so they can wave a pole about for a bit.
Not long now till the club's first Historical Games Day!
Here's the British for the Peninsular War skirmish I'm hosting.
Here's the British for the Peninsular War skirmish I'm hosting.
January 19, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Not long now till the club's first Historical Games Day!
Here's the British for the Peninsular War skirmish I'm hosting.
Here's the British for the Peninsular War skirmish I'm hosting.
WIP 28mm walled farmhouse for my WSS project
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 AM
WIP 28mm walled farmhouse for my WSS project
The Buffs - War of the Spanish Succession British Infantry (flags in the post still).
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Buffs - War of the Spanish Succession British Infantry (flags in the post still).
Every time I paint some WSS miniatures, I really enjoy it - and then forget that immediately and go back to painting something more complicated and less fun!
You get all the bright colours of later uniforms, but much simpler and easier to paint.
Ebor miniatures, 28mm.
You get all the bright colours of later uniforms, but much simpler and easier to paint.
Ebor miniatures, 28mm.
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Every time I paint some WSS miniatures, I really enjoy it - and then forget that immediately and go back to painting something more complicated and less fun!
You get all the bright colours of later uniforms, but much simpler and easier to paint.
Ebor miniatures, 28mm.
You get all the bright colours of later uniforms, but much simpler and easier to paint.
Ebor miniatures, 28mm.
At the start of February, my local gaming club is having its first ever historical gaming day. As one of the organisers, I'm running a Napoleonic Peninsular skirmish game.
With not long to go, I've got some paint on the Spanish Guerrilla faction - plus some civilians (objective markers).
With not long to go, I've got some paint on the Spanish Guerrilla faction - plus some civilians (objective markers).
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
At the start of February, my local gaming club is having its first ever historical gaming day. As one of the organisers, I'm running a Napoleonic Peninsular skirmish game.
With not long to go, I've got some paint on the Spanish Guerrilla faction - plus some civilians (objective markers).
With not long to go, I've got some paint on the Spanish Guerrilla faction - plus some civilians (objective markers).
Medieval Turkic Cavalry - suitable for Mamalik / Ghulam etc from practically every state in Medieval Asia.
28mm 3D prints from Ten Kingdoms Miniatures - 60x60mm bases for flexibility in games I can play.
28mm 3D prints from Ten Kingdoms Miniatures - 60x60mm bases for flexibility in games I can play.
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Medieval Turkic Cavalry - suitable for Mamalik / Ghulam etc from practically every state in Medieval Asia.
28mm 3D prints from Ten Kingdoms Miniatures - 60x60mm bases for flexibility in games I can play.
28mm 3D prints from Ten Kingdoms Miniatures - 60x60mm bases for flexibility in games I can play.
Scottish Infantry for Verneuil, and a little experiment in Punic Wars Romans
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Scottish Infantry for Verneuil, and a little experiment in Punic Wars Romans
Quite big church, plus some WoTR.
Forced myself to get these painted as quick as possible. Simple highlights and an oil wash - drying time aside - took about 2.5 hrs
Forced myself to get these painted as quick as possible. Simple highlights and an oil wash - drying time aside - took about 2.5 hrs
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Quite big church, plus some WoTR.
Forced myself to get these painted as quick as possible. Simple highlights and an oil wash - drying time aside - took about 2.5 hrs
Forced myself to get these painted as quick as possible. Simple highlights and an oil wash - drying time aside - took about 2.5 hrs
Current Medieval set-up. Big space for the big church (waiting for a new roof to arrive). Plus, most of my trees and fields are at the club. Not much to do otherwise though!
December 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Current Medieval set-up. Big space for the big church (waiting for a new roof to arrive). Plus, most of my trees and fields are at the club. Not much to do otherwise though!
This church model has arrived - not quite as big as I'd thought, but it is a train model, not a wargames terrain piece. Needs painting, but will serve nicely for my later medieval projects
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This church model has arrived - not quite as big as I'd thought, but it is a train model, not a wargames terrain piece. Needs painting, but will serve nicely for my later medieval projects
Club fun in the dark ages with Pillage
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Club fun in the dark ages with Pillage
6mm Jacobite progress for the War of Two Kings, Ireland
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
6mm Jacobite progress for the War of Two Kings, Ireland