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A change of editor...

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:01:41 +0100

No, not me you fool - the software! I have really struggled with iWeb and Mobileme over the past couple of days, and have learnt a lot about them - not a lot of it good. For one thing, unless you do some clever stuff, all of your web-sites are contained in one file... And there are ways for that

Men at Work!

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:40:55 +0100

I have been having trouble with iWeb, Apple’s rather nice little web-design thing. Basically, it can’t remember what bits of my website I’ve updated and uploaded, so each time I upload the latest update, it uploads everything I’ve done since about March - taking about half an hour, and increasing d

Sassanian Persians!

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:42:07 +0100

A&A Miniatures have come up trumps - the figures I ordered last week, in the hope they might arrive in time for tomorrow (our Silver Wedding anniversary), arrived today. Lovely figures - lots of detail, well-sculpted, and nice poses. The cataphract cavalry look suitably imposing, whilst the le

My First Unit...

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:38:37 +0100

...For my new project that is! I have just finished (barring a movement tray) my new unit of A&A Miniatures Middle Imperial Romans, with Little Big Men Studios shield transfers. All done by my now usual techniques, involving the Army Painter Quick Shade, Strong Tone. I think they look a lot b

Fun!

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:23:28 +0100

I am painting Romans again. Romans are fun to paint. These are some of the A&A Miniatures Middle Imperial Romans. I’ve dragged together a rather rag-tag bunch, taken from about four different packs, plus command - I think that, during the Third Century, things in the Empire were pretty grotty