Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist

October is for more than painting Zombies - Macmillan Cancer Support are having a campaign to raise funds by having social drinkers thin...

Nothing terribly exciting here - just a little proof of life [ sic ]. A handful of Warlord zombies ready to be primed.  I'll...

With November almost upon us I've decided to participate in Zomtober - basically a joint effort by painting bloggers to get some Zom...

I've recently been listening to a couple of Geeklyinc  podcasts. The first is then deliciously darkly comic  SAYER  - as the blurb ...

Another week, another Kickstarter... Philip Hynes, one of the most talented sculptors in 28mm, has  launched a Kickstarter to fund th...

Tenth Series (NS) I really should say something about the recent series.  I don't have the energy to write a full critique (and I...

Annie over at Bad Squiddo Games has just launched (and fully-funded within three minutes) a Kickstarter for a range of 28mm Gothic Horro...

Oo!  Someone's come up with a graphic! So I did a test of the mash-up I'd made of DBSA and the TSM rules (to understand, look b...

OK, so having decided to make an effort to play something on or before International Naval Wargames Day I was left with the minor proble...

Apparently , Sunday 6 August is the inaugural International Naval Wargames Day (it being Fred T Jane's 152nd birthday).  The idea is...

As we cone up to the fifth anniversary of the start of this blog, I'm seriously considering its future. Given that my last post was on...

It's been far too long since I posted here.  Fortunately, I'm well and, as those of you who know me on Facebook or follow the Diplom...

As some of you will know, there has recently been a (hopefully amicable) parting of the ways at Crooked Dice Miniatures. Graeme Dawson...

If you've already read about the Companions elsewhere, still with me, there's more news below. On the Painting Table Last wee...

That blogger par excellence , Capt the Revd Dr Michael Peterson has a thing about military goats.  As I missed making a St David's Day p...

This week has been another poor one as far as the hobby mojo goes.  I have done absolutely no painting, so it looks as if I will miss this w...