Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Monday, 22 December 2025

Back of Beyond - Start of the Bolsheviks

 I’ve been having a few issues with painting with an eye issue recently but it seems to be on the mend so I have been able to do a few larger figures. 


The figures are from the Copplestone Back of Beyond ranges 


These two are from the heroines pack . 

The flag was from an internet search on early Bolo flags 


For uniform green I went with Vallejo Brown Violet with a bit of Khaki added for  the highlights 


I have another 40 or so figures to do , including some mounted ones and a field artillery piece 

On a plus note I have been able to give the paint stations a good clean out which will also help productivity.

It won’t look that tidy again until Easter