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I have finally had a bit of success finding some elusive items to fill out some of my forces. I scored two boxes of  Dragon Models HMMWV M1114 off Ebay over the last couple of days at only $10 a box, that will give me the four HMMWVs I need for my modern USMC force. In addition a GW LoTR Erkenbrand model showed up on eBay at a reasonable price and I was able to grab that as well. It was listed as new but it has...

I have been going through a bit of a painting block, nothing seems to be coming out the way I want it. So the Rohan Helmingas that I started still only have a skintone on them and there are no pictures yet since I'm currently unhappy with them. However, today the Dragon capsule was swung away from the International Space Station and is headed home to Earth. Assuming everything goes well on the recovery side this will...

The Dragon capsule approaching the International Space Station. My sister-in-law is so cool.Dragon's thermal imager sees the space station about 820 feet awa...

Armored Thunderbolt by Steven ZalogaStackpole Books, 2008First off this is not a detailed discussion of the technical aspects of the Sherman tank. Hunnicutt's book is still the bible as far as Sherman technical detail is concerned. However, this is an excellent book on the history of the Sherman and how it was shaped by the lessons learned (or ignored) early in the war and by internal army politics. This looks at the...

I landed safely back in Denver yesterday afternoon and promptly collapsed from exhaustion. Here is the vista I have been missing during my stay in TX.For those who are interested the tallest peak you see in the picture is Longs Peak and it is about 50 miles away from where I took this picture. Longs Peak is part of the Front Range and rises to 14,259 feet (4,346 meters).&nbs...

Its Monday and I'm hanging out with all the freelance painters and sculptors today, folks that I didn't get to spend much time with during the convention between running games and helping judge the painting competition. So here are a few shots of the warehouse and what it looks like the day after ReaperCon comes to and end. A pretty impressive make over.Blister Carded Miniature storage back in place. You can...

Day 4 is still pretty busy, busier than most other conventions by this point. For me the day is all about getting ready for the auction and making sure that I have enough stuff to sell off to the crowd. At ReaperCon I only take ReaperBucks which you get from participating in games and taking classes. Everybody has something to buy stuff with, essentially for free. Obviously I didn't take any pictures of my self auctioning...

Saturday sees the biggest attendance of the weekend. Along with that means that there will be another round of  miniature judging. Just a single team of three to handle that entries that come in from the Saturday only people. Of course there are still plenty of games going on and fortunately Steve has been more than willing to help run Kraken's Revenge since I got pulled into helping do a lot more of the miniature...

Despite the title of day two its actually day three for me. Had a great time yesterday although all the pictures I'm editing are starting to look the same. So today I'll try and post something different. Over the course of a four day convention, even a small one, things start to blur together a bit.Yet another shot of Kraken's Revenge A very intent VCR Challenge competitor Painting Competition Medals The...