It could have been worse
Started working through more orcs but got decidedly burnt out on tens of instances of olive green, so opted for a palette cleanser and switched my attention to some undead. This rattling crowd are made up of two warbands’ worth from Ral Partha Europe. A little flash clean up needed, otherwise it was a pretty … Continue reading 15mm Skeletons
Another group of orcs to join the warband from Ral Partha Europe. I’ve had these ones for a while now; I believe they were part an ebay job lot, but they were originally in a command pack for the Hordes of Things line from Alternative Armies. The sculpts are rougher than RPE’s offerings, to the … Continue reading Rougher 15mm Orcs
Recently my mind has been brooding over the prospect of larger, more traditionally combat-orientated skirmishes, and how to go about building up suitably-sized forces without blasting away the hobby budget. For one side I’ve acquired some orcs from different sources as an experiment in mixing and matching – if any faction is able to accommodate … Continue reading 15mm Orcs
The young Doodling is finally starting to develop an occasional appreciation for cots over parents’ embraces, and so while that sleep tends to be noisy enough to ensure my own wakefulness, I do now sometimes have access to both hands. Thus painting is back on the table. After freeing the dropper bottles of their heatwave-induced … Continue reading 15mm Demons
Our open-table Old School Essentials campaign has been going for just shy of five years, playing roughly thirty sessions each year. There haven’t been any official breaks though the rate tended to drop over summer and winter as holidays impacted everyone’s availability. Summer is looming again so I’d normally anticipate another stretch of a few … Continue reading Yeoldelands on Hiatus
Continuing the production line of Reaper Bones monsters which work at 15mm scale, here’s the Faceless Horror to act as some horrible beastie from another dimension. Splashed it with random flesh colour speed paints all over before the dull task of picking out all the eyeballs and teeth. Didn’t have a big enough base for … Continue reading 15mm Toothy Monster
Click here for the other sessions. Side Expedition 3D 07 May 2026 Adventurers: With a few more adventurers willing to adventure this week, and having obtained the services of a cleric for some protection from the undead, the party decided to once again return to the gatehouse. After scouting around the dwarven-built level to find … Continue reading The Keep on Yeoldelands – Session 166
Throughout my miniature gaming life, limited space has been as much an obstacle to the hobby as financial cost. My childhood bedroom had just about enough space once the bed had been wedged in for a 2′ by 4′ playing board my dad hinged to the wall, and hobby storage amounted to whatever I could … Continue reading Storing 15mm miniatures – Outgrowing the biscuit tin
Click here for the other sessions. Side Expedition 3C 26 Apr 2026 Adventurers: Lacking confidence in their ability to tackle a possible undead stronghold without a cleric, the party decided to investigate a trio of sinkholes Firstleaf had noticed on his scouting run many months ago. They dangled the dwarves down into the misty depths … Continue reading The Keep on Yeoldelands – Session 165
Click here for the other sessions. Side Expedition 3B 16 Apr 2026 Adventurers: Keen to see what had been left festering in the gatehouse, the party made their way along the familiar rising cliffs. En route they spotted a collection of shadowy forms flitting literally from tree to tree; there were no corporeal bodies in … Continue reading The Keep on Yeoldelands – Session 164