Many many moons ago Chinese firm Hing Fat produced a set of Ninjas, quite nice little figures and all in original action poses with a variety of suitably Japanese weaponry. You used to see them everywhere, but nowadays not so much. Now my understanding is that Ninjas are some sort of super stealthy assassin, so not the sort that you want whole armies of, with that in mind I turned some of them into Warrior Monks:
When I have a little money, I buy Toy Soldiers; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. (with apologies to:) ERASMUS
Thursday 21 September 2023
Japanese Warrior Monks
Friday 15 September 2023
Irish Warband
Irish sea raiders were pillaging the coast of Saxon Britain long before the Vikings arrived, they later opposed the Viking incursions into Ireland and continued fighting alongside anyone who would pay them until well after the Normans appeared on the scene. So a useful addition to any Dark Ages collection, sadly nobody ever made 54mm toys soldiers depicting Kerns or Gallowglass, so I gave them my own twist:
Friday 1 September 2023
Shell craters
Feeling the need for some crafting therapy I cast around the projects I've started over the years but left unfinished, there were plenty to choose from.
Already feeling better for having achieved something.
Saturday 20 May 2023
Plastic Warrior 2023 - Conversions
Apart from collecting old toy soldiers and gaming I also like to convert and paint figures, sadly I don't get enough time for this part of the hobby but it gives me a great appreciation for the work of other people. Here are some I picked up at the show which will be gracing the games on my table at some point in the future.
Thursday 28 April 2022
More of the new display
I've been wondering which figures to display on the extra shelves I added to my IKEA display cabinet, this is what I've come up with so far:
Friday 15 April 2022
Upcycling a display cabinet
Some years ago I picked up an IKEA display cabinet in a charity shop, and have been very pleased with it. I got it for a reasonable price, and some time later learned that it is their DETOLF model, which is a "Best Seller" and is still available brand new for a very reasonable £65. Here's what it looks like:
Saturday 2 April 2022
Woking Wargames Day 2022
A couple of weeks back (how time flies) I went along to the Woking Wargames Day organised by Mike Lewis of the Little Wars Revisited Group, there were four games in play throughout the day and here is what they looked like:
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Honved infantry for the Risorgimento
Or at least my take on them. I've been sitting on a pile of Airfix Napoleonic French Line infantry and Grenadiers which I've been steadily trying to find other uses for, I got bored with painting French uniforms a long time ago!
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Repairing PZG medievals
For those who might not have come across them before PZG is the Polski Zwiazek Gluchych (Polish Association of the Deaf) and during the Communist regime they used to run employment schemes, one of which was producing toy soldiers. And extremely good toy soldiers at that, I always pick them up whenever I come across them and I've never been too fussy about condition, these three were long overdue for a bit of attention.