Gamer in Exile

Following comments on TMP, I darkened the trousers with a sepia wash. Here are the “before” and “after” for the wash

I have some more allies to slow the Axis onslaught. These are some 1/32nd 54mm Airfix Paratroopers.
I only have seven, which I bought second hand at Tripples.
I have been painting some Battle Front “Flames of War” (FOW) 15mm Paras at the same time.
It is quite handy to have a “big brother” to experiment on.

These are some more of the 54mm plastics which I bought at he Tripples wargames show in Sheffield. I bought lots of Japs, so these are a badly needed reinforcements for my troops.
The Japs still have the upper hand in this conflict. So I will shortly be reinforcing the chaps with US Paras, British Paras, [...]

I bought these 1/32nd (54mm) plastic figures at the Salute show in London in May. Most of these figures are from Airfix and have been created from the original molds. I actually had many of these figures as a child.
It is nice to be able to paint the figures properly now. I am not sure [...]

I bought these lovely figures from Dave, of Britannia miniatures, at the SALUTE show in London in March of 2004. I bought so many figures that I had to bring a ruck sack to take them away again. I also had to stop on the way for a good few pints of refreshment with my [...]

Images of an unknown rifle in Bangladesh. I think this is a short Lee Enfield rifle but the fact that it is stamped US property leaves me in doubt.

Pictures of World War two United States infantry in 15mm and 20mm scale. I experimented with different shades for uniform colours. These pictures show the results.