More Gauls but this time with their Clothes ON!

Decently clothed Gauls (for a change) charging undoubtedly at a Roman line! (see below, another forty Gauls for the Romans to worry about):

Now the small matter of painting, or rather priming, dipping and then painting raises its ugly head!

All Greek To Me: 28mm Hoplites (Mortal Gods) For Athens or various non Thebes or Sparta City States

This is a long standing stop-start project for me (see below, adding to my 28mm hoplites for Mortal Gods, SPQRII or whatever else s out there for warband 28mm games): 

Besides they are very nice and strait forwards to make (see below, they look really nice): 

The need mounting on either circular bases or stands as my fat fingers keep knocking them over (see below, the dilemma is individual, individual on sabot or dense [as hoplites are wont to] on DBA stands? Answers on a postcard): 

These are the original Victrix ones that game with Mortal Gods (see below, large hoplon shield, armoured helm and long pointy spear - what is not to like): 

The 28mm hoplite figures come together nicely (or should I say history comes alive) when you can see a shield wall forming (see below, begging for the paint job to start): 

Thankfully they come with decals for the shields!

Some 28mm things that were recently "fettled" (courtesy of the Warlord Wargames sprue sale)

First their came a sprue that was supposed to be in the back of a German 251 half-track (see below, Fritz and Hans are having fun with an 81mm mortar): 

Then came a merry bunch of AWI 28mm artillery crew with an excited General Officer and "Mo;;y Maid" (see below, if truth be told I found out that I have another two to be made too, already "in the loft"!): 

Finally the supporting arm (artillery) to my strange 25-28mm Malburian "late horse and musket" period army (or should that be plural) I have acquired (see below, I liked what I saw so much from these folks I put a second order in to Warlord for some more to "finish" (ha, if ever) the OoB off): 

Slowly eating away at the 28mm plastic pile of stuff needing to be put together before its wargaming destiny can be fulfilled.

"Working on Something Quiet In the Background M'Lord" .. a bunch of Naked Gauls?

A picture says it better than a thousand words (see below, in their bare, naked plastic form - tooled up for action [er, going a bit Frankie Howard for my liking!]): 

Romans beware there are more of them coming (but this time partly dressed)!

China's Rover Landed on Mars: The NEW Space Race?

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57122914

Warlord Games - Cybermen

The merciless killers of the Dr Who. A squad because simply one won't do they come in packs (see below washed and off the sprue .. tempted not even to paint them .. but I will): 

Something for the Daleks to shoot at! Good old fashioned Science Fiction fun!

Rand Report: Paths to Victory - Lessons from Modern Insurgencies

 https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR291z1.html