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Genoa Model Show, some pics…

Posted on February 18th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

This sunday we attended the Genoa Model Show.A nice exhibition, mainly model railroading but with some miniaturesfrom wargamers and collectors…as usual models+friends+miniatures+shopping= to have a good time…Some pics of the different halls…&nbsp…

Basing time! 10mm WWI French and Germans, 28mm Three Muskeeters and some tourist pics…

Posted on February 14th, 2013 under , , , , , , , . Posted by

Basing time!This a post with different topics and pics…Some based 10mm WWI, Pendraken miniatures,  ready to fight with Pz8 rules…Germans… And French…  And now some characters for a Three Muskeeters game, 28mm Redoubt…  &nb…

She…a hussar! And some pics of the Murat’ s office…

Posted on February 11th, 2013 under , , , , , , , . Posted by

We finished our Lysette so for your curiosity here’ s the painting steps ;-) More, some other pics of the Royal Palace of Naples and among themthe office of Murat, King of Naples…enjoy :-) Lysette part ILysette TMP link Royal Palace of Naples Part IBla…

Royal Palace and no miniatures…Part I

Posted on February 10th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

Other pics from Naples…These are from the Royal Palace and are the first batch…enjoy ;-) The entrance…  Here’ s a brief history of the Royal Palace of Naples:  The Royal Palace of Naples was founded in the year 1600 by the viceroy Fernan…

A wargaming day with Pz8 and Warfare in the Age of Reason rules…

Posted on February 8th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Here are some pics of our latest wargaming day in Genoa ;-) We played 5 games using the Pz8 rules, in this case the WWI version, Belleau Wood scenarioand a game with Warfare in the Age of Reason, the battle of Quebec.Really a good time!Belleau Wood scen…

Back with our computer!!!

Posted on February 8th, 2013 under . Posted by

Finally our computer is repaired!So several posts will follow on miniatures and museums…stay tuned ;-) Magno Gaudio Habemus Computer!!!By the way…Derek, your minis arrived safely ;-)

She…a hussar…

Posted on January 26th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

Posting with our 7″ tablet…our desktop needs a new motherboard…Among painting commissions and a complicated life a nice miniature for a friend of us…a hussar..woman…we’ ll paint her boots black leather but the uniform? Please write in the comme…

We’ ll be back as soon as possible… ;-)

Posted on January 19th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

Our computer is still offline… :-( fortunately we can use the computerof our public library.As soon as possible our new posts on museums,miniatures, wargaming days and boobies… ;-) Happy Wargaming to All!

No miniatures today, only landscapes…and a fossil…

Posted on January 7th, 2013 under , , , , , . Posted by

No miniatures in this post…only some beautiful landscapes, Cioporeporter, Mukky…and a fossil…The 4th of January I partecipate in a “geological excursion” at Punta Licosa,more or less 100km from Naples.Here are some pictures of the day for your cu…

First post of the New Year, first finished miniatures of 2013 and some tourist pics ;-)

Posted on January 1st, 2013 under , , , , , , , , . Posted by

First of all…HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!This is the first post of 2013, a mix of pics of monuments, some beautiful landscapes…and the first finished miniatures of the new year!Enjoy :-) Vasari’ s chapel, St. Anne of Lombards church, Naples…Flying woman…An…

Other nice "non wargame" images, a Gentleman and two Swordsmen…

Posted on December 28th, 2012 under , , , , , , , . Posted by

Other nice images of my holydays, and painting days, in Naples :-)  Christmas tree of the lyrical theater “San Carlo”…Garden of the University…Another view…The steel horse of  William Kentridge at Metro statio “Toledo”…And washing…

Merry Christmas, sleeping cat, some gentlemen and final touches for WWI 10mm French infantry…

Posted on December 25th, 2012 under , , , , , , , . Posted by

First of all…MERRY CHRISTMAS!And now some pics for your curiosity ;-) Sleeping cat, of my sister, on the computer, of my sister…Base colours for three gentlemen…Webbings… Helmets and scabbards… Bird view… Light cream drybrush….

We’ re back! And some nice pictures :-)

Posted on December 21st, 2012 under , , , , , , , . Posted by

We’ re back!After some problems, mainly with our computer and some other things, our new post.Not a wargame topic.Only nice pictures of birds on our balcony and of our travel by train :-) A robin…Another view…A yellow tit…Parus Major…Landin…

It’ s basing time!

Posted on December 5th, 2012 under , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Basing time! Preparing for the Model expo Italy we based two ECW regiments.And obviously we took some pics with our Cioporeporter…Imbasettamento! Preparandoci per la  Model Expo Italy abbiamoanche imbasettato due reggimenti della Guerra Civile I…

Model Expo Italy, a new Cioporeporter’ s report!

Posted on December 4th, 2012 under , , , , , . Posted by

1st and 2nd of December we attended the Model Expo Italy.Here are, for your curiosity…, some pics of our Cioporeporter…the yellow one… :-) A naval action… Fire! A new kind of wargame…1/35 tank by Tamiya with electric engine and laser…

WIP, ECW Allen Apsley’ s regiment, 28mm…Part VI…

Posted on November 28th, 2012 under , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Part #6 for our Apsley regiment, the final touches.Last washings and highlights, matchlocks, metal fittings,skin tones and glueing on 6cm x 6cm bases from Warbases.Basing for Baroque rules.Part VPart IV Part III Part II Part I Sesta…

10mm WWI French infantry, Part I

Posted on November 22nd, 2012 under , , , , , , , . Posted by

First part of our new painting guide:This time 10mm WWI French poilùs…Here’ s an image from the Italian editionof  “Soldati della Prima Guerra Mondiale”, “Soldiers of the First World War”,1990, Laurent Mirouze.A soldier of the 51 rgt, 1917.Prim…

An Award!!! Liebster blog!

Posted on November 18th, 2012 under , , . Posted by

An award for us!Thank you Anne for this award and your kind words and we’ re happy you enjoyed our posts ;-) In according to the rules, here’ s the link, now we’ ll choose5 blogs to pass on this award and it will a difficult choice…First af all we hav…

Expo Model 2012, Genoa, Italy

Posted on November 15th, 2012 under , , , , , , . Posted by

News News News!!!We’ ll attend the first edition of the EXPO MODEL, Genoa, Italy1 and 2 December!Come and visit us at the stand www.fogsoldiers.it!Obviously our Cioporeporter will writehis cioporeportage on this great model show!Stay tuned ;-) More info…

Always remember…

Posted on November 11th, 2012 under , , . Posted by

Today is the Remembrance day for British and allied. In Italy is the 4th of November.However the Spirit is the same.Here some words we already know and a today pic, not a larkbut a nice bird :-) In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders fields the poppies blowBetw…

WWI German tank, A7V, Part II

Posted on November 8th, 2012 under , , , , , , . Posted by

Last part for our 10mm A7V for the Kaiser’ s infantry.After the camouflage we used a small amount of dark washing, handpaintedthe national insignias and as final touch a light cream drybrush.Obviously final matt varnish… ;-) Part IUltima parte per il …

WWI German tank, A7V, Part I

Posted on November 7th, 2012 under , , , , , , . Posted by

This time first part for our painting guide for the German A7V, WWI tank.Model in 10mm by Pendraken Miniatures.We’ re expanding our 1918 armies and need some tanks,for Germans, British and French. By the way…we’ ll need some FT-17 for the US troops…..

2mm Village!!!

Posted on November 2nd, 2012 under , , , , , . Posted by

Here’ s something different, a 2mm village.Some days ago we received a commission work of Irregular 2mm Napoleonics and this village.We didn’ t resist to paint it!Ecco qualcosa di diverso, in villaggio in 2mm.Qualche giorno fa abbiamo ricevuto una comm…

And the Winners are…

Posted on November 1st, 2012 under , , . Posted by

And now the final results for our 25000 page views prize draw!Instead of throwing the dice only once, we decided to throw the diceuntil someone reached 10 points…complicated?…For the knight brooch handpainted by Luisa there were three competitors,A…

Happy Halloween!!!

Posted on October 31st, 2012 under , , , , , . Posted by