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28mm Fallschirmjäger
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 (like the StuG).
The figures are mainly from Warlord Games with some Black Tree Designs.
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Stug III Ausf G - work in progress
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 a fixed casemate and mounting a more powerful gun. Initially intended as a mobile, armoured light gun ( Read more... ) -
Brick
I have to start by asking: how did I not know about this film for so long? I’m a Gordon-Levitt fan, and I’m quite surprised that this 2005 film slipped below my radar. But then I did discover it on a “Top Ten Underappreciated Films” list, so perhaps I was never destined to find it on its first (limited) release.
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Les Misérables
All the way through this screen version of Les Misérables, 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.
Epic.
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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.
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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.
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Act of Valor
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 ( Read more... ) -
Game of Thrones 2.06 - The Old Gods And The New
Theon returns to Winterfell, just not in the way anyone expects. Maester Luwin rushes to his raven’s croft to send an emergency message before he is taken prisoner. Theon bursts into Bran’s bedchamber and announces, rather pathetically, “I’ve taken your keep”. It’s almost a “look at me, look at how good I am” statement from Theon; Alfie Allen plays ( Read more... ) -
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 “whadafuk?” shadow baby plotline started last week. Just as Renly and Caetlyn reach agreement and it looks like things may be going Stark way finally, a very Stannis looking spirit runs Renly through. Remember, in Game of ( Read more... ) -
Game of Thrones: A first season reflection
Note: This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of Game of Thrones. If you have not watched it yet and want to, I suggest you go do it now.
Late last year the natural order of television entertainment was upset, turned over, rolled. For in the natural order, there is the hero who struggles against all the bad things in his world, suffers ( Read more... )