My infantry force for Bolt Action and Chain of Command – 28mm Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers). Once again – work in progress. Painting these gents is quite time-consuming so I break it up by doing small bits and then doing something else …
1/56 scale Sd.kfz 234/2 Puma
Work in progress. Started this while my StuG III undercoat dried.
From Wikipedia: The Sd.Kfz. 234 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, or Special Purpose Vehicle 234), was a family of armoured cars designed and built-in Germany during World War II. The …
1/56 scale Stug III Ausf G
Model from Warlord Games.
From Wikipedia: The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun was Germany’s most produced armoured fighting vehicle during World War II. It was built on the chassis of the proven Panzer III tank, replacing the turret with …
Brick: how did I miss this film?
Take the plot, dialogue and style of a 30s crime-noir, with a hard-nosed detective, a femme fatale, drug lords and enigmatic informants, and transpose it all to a modern-day High School.
Les Misérables: something is missing in this hard life
All the way through this screen version of Les Miserables, I felt like something was missing. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it quite enough. I just felt that something was off, not quite right. It wasn't until the film was over as I was leaving the theatre that I realised what it was.
Game of Thrones 2.09 – Blackwater
This is it. A season of build up has led to this, the penultimate episode of Season 2. And it is epic.
Game of Thrones 2.07 – A Man Without Honor
There's so much going on in this episode. The title could refer to several of the protagonists.
Act of Valor: bang for your buck
Much like the Special Air Service during the London Iranian Embassy action (and the movie that followed, Who Dares Wins), the US Navy SEALs were fully exposed to the glare of publicity when they raided a compound in Pakistan and killed Osama Bin Laden. Now comes a film of the unit's exploits, but with a twist: it stars actual, active duty, Navy SEALs.
Game of Thrones 2.06 – The Old Gods And The New
Theon returns to Winterfell, just not in the way anyone expects.
Game of Thrones 2.05 – The Ghost of Harrenhal
Each episode of Game of Thrones is topping the last, and this week the hammer goes down on plot as we get a resolution to the shadow baby plotline started last week.