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Rik Stewart
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Miniature Battles blogger and grumpy old miniature painter, frustrated guitarist and occasional Elite Dangerous space pilot :)
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Rik Stewart @cptspudgun.bsky.social · Feb 28
Introducing my blog about table top gaming, including wargaming, miniature painting and related activities.
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A Blog about Table top miniature wargaming and RPGs | Miniature Battles
A Blog about tabletop RPGs, wargaming miniature painting and the hobby in general, by an old nerd.
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It's beginning to look a lot like a seasonal post! :)
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#frostgrave #miniaturepainting #skirmishwargames
All alone in Felstad pt 4 & a Bit - Winter Festival | Miniature Battles
In which the brave warband take a break to rest for the Winter Festivities in a safe corner of Felstad It is that time of year again so I am taking the time to wish everyone a wondeful winter holiday ...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Kit bashed a few skeletal roman legionaires for The Silver Bayonet - Bones of Albion campaign
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#miniaturepainting #kitbashingminiatures #thesilverbayonet #ospreygames #skirmishwargaming
Kit Bashing Skeletal Roman Legionaires for The Bones of Albion
Kit bashing skeletal roman legionaires to use in The Silver Bayonet: Bones of Albion campaign skirmish wargame.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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📜📜 Announcing WARRIORS OF ATHENA, the new miniatures wargame from Joseph A. McCullough...

⚡ Enter the realms of Greek myth. Play solo, cooperatively – or with one player scripting scenarios as Oracle.

Releasing in two books, Heroes & Quests, Feb '26: https://bit.ly/4n2x8ob
The cover of Warriors of Athena: Heroes, with art depicting a hero in bronze armour, a tunic, horsehair-crested helmet and cloak, leaping through the air with a spear towards a roaring cyclops surrounding by circling birds The cover of Warriors of Athena: Quests, with art depicting two Greek heroes at the prow of a trireme as they sail through a lake of dead spirits in the water and air above them
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Introducing my Stargrave crew!
Constructed from the Northstar Military Figures Range

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#stargrave #northstarfigs #ospreygames #miniaturewargaming #minipainting

Now to start on crew number 2 :)
All Alone...In Space Part 1 - Stargrave Crew | Miniature Battles
Presenting my crew for playing the skirmish wargame, Stargrave. Using 28mm figures from the Northstar Military Figures Stargrave range.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I was so happy when @ospreygames.bsky.social were very kind enough to send me a review copy of then latest Silver Bayonet supplement. I've been looking forwards to this one a lot and enjoyed reviewing it for my blog.
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#skirmishWargaming #theSilverBayonet
The Silver Bayonet: Britain - Bones Of Albion review | Miniature Battles
Review of the Britain - Bones Of Albion supplement for The Silver Bayonet skirmish wargame, detailing scenarios for a Britian based campaign.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Reviewing Frostgrave: Advanced Spellcraft
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#Frostgrave #miniaturewargaming #skirmishwargaming #fantasywargaming
Frostgrave: Advanced Spellcraft Review | Miniature Battles
Review of the Frostgrave supplement Advance Spellcraft, bringing new options and effects for spells and a 10 part campaign.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Found some time down the back of the sofa and put the finishing touches to my latest blog post
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#Frostgrave #Wargaming #solo-wargaming #miniaturepainting #skirmishgames
All Alone in Felstad Pt4 – Frostgrave Battle Report – 2nd solo scenario | Miniature Battles
Battle report for "Isher's weapon shop" the 2nd scenario in the Frostgrave solo campaign from the Perilous Dark supplement.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Happy Birthday Richard Sharpe! Here you go "Bastards!"
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Sharpe's Rifles: the Wargame!
To celebrate Richard Sharpe's 223rd birthday today - June 23, 1777 - we have a very special announcement and new product for you!  We’re excited to reveal SHARPE’S RIFLES - a new officially licensed h...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Again, its been a while since my last blog post. Brain weasels have been tamed a little and I found the time to write up my third Unit for The Silver Bayonet.

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#thesilverbayonet #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #wargaming
The Silver Bayonet - Black Brunswickers Unit | Miniature Battles
A Black Brinswicker Unit for The Silver Bayonet - Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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My first Games Workshop related post. I'm mostly weaned off of GW miniatures, but not totally :D - How I painted a Kill Team Vespid Stingwing.

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#miniatureWargaming #KillTeam #Warhammer40000
Painting Killteam Vespid Stingwings | Miniature Battles
How I painted a Vespid Stingwing miniature from Games Workshop's Kill Team Hivestorm box set.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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It has been a while since my last blog post so taking advantage of a day's holiday I got busy!
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#miniatureWargaming #stargrave #5ParsecsFromHome #TabletopRolePlaying
Converting a Buzz Lightyear Zurg Fighter Ship for Table Top Gaming | Miniature Battles
My experience of converting a Buzz Lightyear Zurg fighter toy for use in miniature wargaming or Roleplaying games.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The Silver Bayonet 1st Solo scenario battle report.
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The Silver Bayonet - Solo scenario 1 Battle Report | Miniature Battles
Major blunt eyed the patch of forest ahead with not a little trepidation. It just seemed to ooze malevolence. No airy bluebell wood in the spring here. This area promised pain and terror. And somewher...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Had a go at DIYing some fatigue markers for The Silver Bayonet
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The Silver Bayonet - Very Basic Fatigue tokens | Miniature Battles
In this post I show my process of making some cardboard fatigue tokens for The Silver Bayonet skirmish wargame.
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March 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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L’Unite Français
The Silver Bayonet: The French Unit (L'Unite Français) | Miniature Battles
The original plan was to have just one unit for The Silver Bayonet. But as often happens with miniature based games, the ‘I’ll just buy the minis for one warband/gang/army’ promise to oneself rarely…
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March 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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More The Silver Bayonet
The Silver Bayonet: British Unit | Miniature Battles
My First The Silver Bayonet Unit It wasn’t a difficult choice to make, and like many The Silver Bayonet Players I chose a unit that takes inspiration from the “Sharpe” TV series based on the novels…
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March 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The Silver Bayonet review
The Silver Bayonet Review | Miniature Battles
While looking at Frostgrave supplements on the Osprey Publishing site when I began looking at another game by Joseph McCullough, ‘The Silver Bayonet‘. I’d seen it mentioned here and there but never…
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March 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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My first battle report: Frostgrave solo
All Alone in Felstad Pt3 - Frostgrave Battle Report - 1st solo scenario | Miniature Battles
In which the witch Durnimlath Gul leads her merry band of elves in to the depths of the frozen city and wishes she hadn’t… Finally, I found some time to play some Frostgrave. The scenario is the…
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March 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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A bit of terrain building
Making a table top terrain Cottage from corrugated Cardboard | Miniature Battles
Recently while hunting for hobby related videos on YouTube I found Selrahc Games and some great videos about making terrain with corrugated cardboard. I have a terrible habit of holding onto…
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March 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Kit bash zombies
Zombie Kit Bash For Silver Bayonet | Miniature Battles
This post is a bit out of sequence as I haven’t finished writing my review of Silver Bayonet. This was a fairly quick and basic kit bash but I am very pleased with the result. The Zombie Head First I…
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March 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Miniature painting woes
Miniature Painting: Glazing - driving me crazy! | Miniature Battles
The miniature painting technique of glazing is one I have struggled with and wish I could get right. Looking at it from an amateur's point of view,
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March 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Part 2 of my Frostgrave 'series'
All alone in Felstad part 2 - The Warband | Miniature Battles
Part 2 of the "Alone in Felstad" series. Looking at the finished terrain and warband for a game of Frostgrave.
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March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Playing catchup with my blog posts here so spamming myself a bit
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All alone in Felstad Part 1.5 - Frostgrave 2nd Edition Review | Miniature Battles
Review of the Frostgrave 2nd Edition rule book. Frostgrave is a fantasy table top skirmish wargame.
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March 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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First post on my blog from back in May (that was a bit of a surprise thought I'd only been blogging a couple of months :D)
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All alone in Felstad | Solo gaming with Frostgrave 2e | Miniature Battles
Introducing a series of posts about Frostgrave 2nd Edition, fantasy skirmish wargame, looking at solo gaming with Frostgrave 2e.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
cptspudgun.bsky.social
Introducing my blog about table top gaming, including wargaming, miniature painting and related activities.
www.realityshift.org.uk/miniature-ba...
A Blog about Table top miniature wargaming and RPGs | Miniature Battles
A Blog about tabletop RPGs, wargaming miniature painting and the hobby in general, by an old nerd.
www.realityshift.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM