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ViscountEric
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Middle aged role-player, wargamer, and hobbyist historian
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A fellow blogger has conducted a ” joy, and utility audit” of their games, and I’ve conducted some naval gazing of my own

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Joy & Utility with Tiny Painted Heroes
Like a lot of us of a certain age, Steve over at Tiny Painted Heroes has not been having the most fun with gaming, and real life has proven ...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Female Armed Civilians (Sets 1 & 2) from @brigadegames.bsky.social

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#MiniaturePainting

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(Painting) Female Armed Civilians by Brigade Games
There are just certain figures that draw you in.  Although I had no idea of the reference when I purchased Brigade Games' Veteran with Pick...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A Reaper Bones Ankheg

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#miniaturepainting
#dnd

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(Painting) Ankheg by Reaper Bones
As I'm delving into Tomb of the Serpent, I'm pregaming all of the potential figures I'll need.  I'm not using the exact figures in many sit...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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#GammaWorld Campaign Episode 97 - BOOM!!!

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(Gamma World) Not a Test #97 - Boom!
O ur heroes, the De Facto Explorers,  have returned to their "Pool Room" with their "glow-resistant" suit to clear out some odd objects, and...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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A great cartoon sets off a minor rant, where I ultimately remind myself that my paint jobs are adequate compared to , but also paint most of my figures to be handled by 100 different players over the course of a convention weekend.

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Proper Miniature Maintenance
It's fitting I'm writing this on the last day of Fall-In! Despite not attending, I can safely say I know I'm officially a convention GM for ...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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The completion of the Pacific Islander gnomes from Brigade Games

#Paintingminiatures
#Miniaturepainting
#gnomes

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(Painting) Hawaiian Gnomes Wave 2
It's been a bit of fun with the research but the rest of the Hawaiian Gnomes are complete! Like I've said before, I've seen them called Hawa...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Another set-up episode of Tomb of the Serpent. No flash just fighting cultists in a hall made of Jenga blocks.
#pulp #wargaming

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(Savage4) Tomb of the Serpent - #4.3 The Haunted Hall
There were more dreamers around the world, who dreamt of Egypt, who dreamt of ancient artifacts.  For one group, their dreams led them to Sc...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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#GammaWorld Campaign Episode 96 - The Deep Dark Secrets of the Alchemical Laser Pool

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(Gamma World) Not a Test #96 - Currying the Favor of Inanimate Objects.
O ur heroes, the De Facto Explorers,  have returned to their "Pool Room" with their "glow-resistant" suit to clear out some odd objects, and...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Some random, now yellow, monks of unknown origin.
#paintingminiatures
#miniaturepainting

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(Painting) Random Male Monks of Kawaii
As I mentioned before, I cleaned up the office, which meant reorganizing bins of lead... Some of the lead was rude and not only ended up on ...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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We’re already one episode into the fourth season of our long running “Egypt Game” with my girls, but we launch Pulp Alley’s “Tomb of the Serpent” campaign.
#pulpgaming #wargaming

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(Savage4) Tomb of the Serpent - #4.2 The Craft Fair of Chaos
While our normal heroes recover from the Attack on Lake's Wharf , some sleep soundly for the first time in years.... others can't close thei...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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First part of the Pacific Islander gnomes from Brigade Games are finished.

With so many variables, I call them the Polygnomials

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#PaintingMiniatures
#MiniaturePainting

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(Painting) The Nā Koa Pohaku of the Pacific Islander Gnomes from Brigade Games
The big Gnome Wars release was what I was told was "Hawaiian" Gnomes.  Since then there is great debate over the masks and dress whether the...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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It’s the attack of the inflatable mummies.
#Wargaming
#Halloween

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(Fistful of Gnomes) Attack of the Inflatable Mummies
I actually had the girls come down this weekend, and despite assuming my Uber-Dad persona, transporting them to sleepovers and early Hallowe...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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#GammaWorld Campaign Episode 95 - The Charcuterie Toll

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(Gamma World) Not a Test #95 - The Charcuterie Toll
O ur heroes, the De Facto Explorers,  have had a triumphant stay in Fair-Town,  Lathar has repeated as jousting champion, Sonny has acquired...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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A few more Evil Hooded Munions from @pulpfiguresbob.bsky.social

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#miniaturepainting

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(Painting) Evil Hooded Minions 2 by Pulp Figures
Is it karma? Is it Kismet?  Is it Serendipity when you're cleaning up the containers and cases in the office, a bin of minis fall over and s...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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If a picture of yourself is a selfie, and a picture of your books a shelfie, what’s a picture of you paint workstation? A station-ie? A benchie?

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#miniaturepainting

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The Benchie?
So, taking a picture of yourself is a selfie.  Taking a picture of your books is a shelfie. If I'm taking pictures of my painting bench, do...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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#GammaWorld Campaign Episode 94 - Old Man Sprig

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(Gamma World) Not a Test #94 - Old Man Sprig
O ur heroes, the De Facto Explorers,  have had a triumphant stay in Fair-Town,  Lathar has repeated as jousting champion, Sonny has acquired...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Two more additions to the Purple Prussian Lifeguard for Gnome Wars

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#miniaturepainting

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(Painting) Two More Purple Prussian Lifeguard for Gnome Wars
I'm continuing to clean up, refurb, and finish up miscellaneous figures as they come.    I found two random German Gnome Wars figures, so it...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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The road cones and jerry cans from Reaper’s Modern Accessories pack might be borderline size wise for the Gnome Ministry of Transportation

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(Painting) Modern Accessories by Reaper Bones Black
In a recent poll on The Miniatures Page (TMP), in relation to non-GM attendees, they asked: "If you are just there to attend and/or play so...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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The third scenario out of the For a Fistful More scenario book, converted to sci-fi

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For a Fistful More #3 - The Night the Blue Men Came
Death Planet Iota is a vicious world.  A nexus point of multiple wormholes. an interdimensional dumping point, where only the strongest, ne ...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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#GammaWorld Campaign Episode 93 - The Azure Oracle

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(Gamma World) Not a Test #93 - The Azure Oracle
O ur heroes, the De Facto Explorers,  have arrived for the Queen's Joust in Fair-Town.  Lathar has just won his second straight joust, but e...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Some goblins from Brigade Games

#PaintingMiniatures
#MiniaturePainting

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Goblin Guards from Brigade Games
One of the pick-ups from Historicon were some new metal 25mm  goblins made directly from Brigade Games.  Two of them have made onto the tabl...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Georic gazetteer entry: The Knights of Talmark

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🧙‍♂️(Georic Gazetteer) The Knights of Talmark
The Knights of Talmark Pantheon:  Norse w/ Kulervo influences Ruled By: Duke High Commander Abbi Keulkit Capital: Reveal Other Cities:  Narm...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#GammaWorld Campaign Episode #92 - The Fair-Town Queen’s Joust

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(Gamma World) Not a Test #92 - The Fair-Town Queen's Joust
O ur heroes, the De Facto Explorers,  have decided do let their secret Toard Jakey facility lay low, after an odd, and radioactive break-in....
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October 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Testing out the #BrutalQuest rules, with some of the OG Reaper Mouslings…

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(Brutal Quest) Retrieving the Gilded Porcine
I had realized as I was updating my little spreadsheets and blog data that, although I've played Planet 28 and I've had some fun with it, I ...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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My Endor Rebel Commandos for #StarWars (West End). They might look like they all go together, but they certainly come from different packs and boxed sets.

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#Miniaturepainting

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(Painting) Endor Rebel Commandos for Star Wars (West End Games)
As I mentioned in my end-of-year recap, my biggest haul of the year was 146 of the metal Star War West End Games minis.  I got more than hal...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM