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Epic Battle Simulator: 11,000 Penguins vs 4,000 Santa Clauses

Looking for the Things that go Bump in the Night

To celebrate the ghoulish holiday of Halloween I have created list, a directly of sorts, featuring the books I have read over the past year. These stories feature ghosts, the supernatural, the occult and all things ghoulish.

1. Brood of the Witch Queen, Sax Rohmer
2. The Boats of the ‘Glen Carrig’, William Hope Hodgson
3. The Centerville Ghost, Oscar Wilde
4. The Ghost Kings, H. Rider Haggard
5. The Ghost Pirates, William Hope Hodgson
6. The Great God Pan, Arthur Machen
7. The Green Eyes of Bâst, Sax Rohmer
8. The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson
9. The King in Yellow, Robert W. Chambers
10. The Land of Mist, Arthur Conan Doyle
11. The Phantom Ship, Frederick Marryat
12. The Slayer of Souls, Robert W. Chambers
13. The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost, H. G. Wells

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 Let me not fail to mention the posts that I made of my readings of H. P. Lovecraft.

My 1000th Post-Shadow of the Wolf

“Communiqué authorized by Mr., Duff Cooper, British Minister of Information, and issued from 10 Downing Street on the night of May 12-13, 1941:

‘Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Fuhrer of Germany and Party Leader of the National Socialist Party, has landed in Scotland in the following circumstances.

On the night of Saturday the 10th inst., a Messerschmitt 110 was reported by one of our patrols to have crossed the coast of Scotland and to flying in the direction of Glasgow.

Since a Me. 110 would not have to fuel to return the Germany this report was first disbelieved.

However, later on, and Me. 110 crashed near Glasgow, with its guns removed. Shortly afterward, a German officer who had bailed out was found with his parachute in the neighborhood suffering from a broken ankle.

He was taken to hospital, where he at first gave his name as Horn, but later declared that he was Rudolf Hess.’ ”

Shadow of the Wolf, James Barwick

When Rudolf Hess hit the ground after bailing out of the Me. 110 he broke his ankle and he gave Captain Horn his locked attaché case with orders to deliver the contents to a General Walker, an American army officer.

The contents were never delivered to the general, but instead landed in the lap of Franklin Roosevelt. Its contents, at first, a secret to Captain Horn were to bring an end to the war and revealed Germany’s plan to attack Russian and Japans plans to attack Pearl Harbor.

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I remember making my first post back in February of 2013, who would have thought I would be making my 1000th post almost two and half years later on this day. It is hard for me to imagine that I have actually made that many posts.

I must thank my fellow bloggers for giving me the inspiration to carry on. Special thanks go out to Hugh Walter and his Small Scale World. Hugh is always making posts on his latest extraordinary finds of just about everything plastic. And I mean just about everything that is small, plastic and irresistible.

My Late Summer and Early Fall Reading List

My tablets power cord's cable parted at the adapter end and I haven't been able to read off my pad for a good week or so. Instead I was forced to pick a couple unread books off my book shelf. See the last two titles below for my choices.

• Danger! And other Stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2
• Sea Stories
• Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska, Charles Warren Stoddard
• The Green Mouse, Robert W. Chambers
• Bat Wing, Sax Rohmer
• Green Eyes of Bast, Sax Rohmer
• The Riddle of the Sands, Robert Erskine Childers
• The Young Fur Traders, R M Ballantyne
• Shadow of the Wolf, James Barwick (paper back-"hard copy")
  I found this paper back coy at a book sale and it wasn't in very good shape. I typically do not purchase books unless there in very good condition, however, after reading the forward and the first few pages of this WWII alternative history novel, I was sold. It was one of those books that I had a hard time putting down.
• Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain (hard copy)
• The Green Odyssey, Philip Jose Farmer
• Rastignac the Devil, Philip Jose Farmer
• They Twinkled Like Jewels , Philip Jose Farmer

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Summer of 2016 Reading List

1. The Hand of Fu-Manchu, Sax Rohmer
2. The War Stories of Private Thomas Alkins, Thomas Alkins
3. The Book of Wonder, Lord Dunsany
4. A Dreamers Tales, Lord Dunsany
5. The Slayer of Souls, Robert William Chambers
6. The King in Yellow, Robert William Chambers
7. The Story of an Inexperienced Ghost, H. G. Wells
8. The Canterville Ghost, Oscar Wilde
9. Brood of the Witch Queen, Sax Rohmer

Projects for June

After a long hiatus I am visiting my dungeon workshops once again, and I plan on getting some painting accomplished.

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New Projects

• Warhammer Dreadfleet- Bone Hydra
• Kings Of War- Skeletal Dog
• Hordes O' Bits- Bomber Torch Runt

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Old Projects

Warhammer Dreadfleet- Skull Island

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Completed Projects

Reaper Miniatures
#03608: Aquatic Familiars II
Sea Monster (Aberration)
Mermaid
Octopus (Aberration) Warhammer Dreadfleet
Graveyard - Leech Wyrm
Warhammer Orc Arachnarok Spider – Trees
Bombshell Miniatures
Pumpkin Buddy

Other

Ristuls Market Halloween Basing Kit (10 resin miniatures)

Huge Haul of Booty from Hoard O' Bits

This my third or fourth order from Hoard O' Bits. I am amazed as to what can be found here. Now that I am featuring the Game Mini’s series of posts I am looking for other sources of game minis, especially those that are economical.

There a few of these miniatures that will stay unpainted while a couple will end up on the work bench this month.

D&D Castle Ravenloft Bits - Undead Zombie
D&D Legend Of Drizzt Bits - Feral Troll
D&D Legend Of Drizzt Bits - Yochlol Handmaiden Of Lloth
D&D Wrath Of Ashardalon Bits - Orc Smasher
D&D Wrath Of Ashardalon Bits - Grell
Cave Troll - Reaper Dark Heaven Bones
Ghost - Reaper Dark Heaven Bones
Rivet Wars Eastern Front Bits - Blight Force Baron Gaston Tankken
Hobbit Bin Bits Escape From Goblin Town - Grinnah
Warhammer Dreadfleet Bin Bits - Graveyard - Bone Hydra
Kings Of War Undead Bits Revenant Troops - Skeletal Dog
Hordes Bits Trollbloods Dire Troll Blitzer - Bomber Torch Runt
Descent Journeys In The Dark Bits - Barghest Tan
Descent Journeys In The Dark Bits - Flesh Moulder Tan
Descent Journeys In The Dark Bits - Zombie Tan

My Early Spring Reading List

I have given up my Denial Defoe reading for now and have added a few Pulp novels. Four Dr. Fu-Manchu novels toward the bottom of the list represent the pulp novels and there are my usual adventure and sea yarns within the mix.

The Mutineers, Charles Hawes
The Ghost Ship: A Mystery of the Sea by John C. Hutcheson
The Secret of the Island by Jules Verne
The Empire of the Ants, H. G. Wells
The Ghost Kings, Henry Rider Haggard
The Curse of Capistrano (The Mark of Zorro), Johnston McCulley
The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories, John Kessel
In Search of the Unknown, Robert William Chambers
The Filibusters, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
Dutch Courage and Other Stories, Jack London
Alias the Lone Wolf, Louis Joseph Vance
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu, Sax Rohmer
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu,  Sax Rohmer
The Hand of Fu-Manchu,  Sax Rohmer
The Golden Scorpion, Sax Rohmer

My Goals for 2016

For the New Year 2016, I will keep my list of goals to minimum.

Games, Game Rules, and Miniatures

I have already taken in two new games in which I will be making posts very soon. One of the games features Zombies. The game contains a set of paper zombies and defenders.

I need to create properties and characteristics to my Hobbit and the monster miniatures I am in the process of completing.

More Images

In the past I have been accused of not providing enough images with my posts. I would like to answer this complaint and provide more media, of all types, to my posts.

Pirate, Pulp, and Zombie Miniatures

Some of the game rules that I have obtained or plan to obtain make use of such characters. I do have a few Pulp figures, but would like to add rocket-men to my collection for I like the characteristics they may bring into game play. I would also like to take in some pirate and perhaps a few Wild/Weird West miniatures.

The Zombie game mentioned above is supplied with paper zombies and survivors that could be replaced with miniatures of the same type.

Supplies

I am in much need supplies, like a set of paint brushes and color ink for my Ink Jet Printer.

More Scenes

Take the miniatures I already have on hand and combine them into interesting scenes.

Toy Monsters

Start to collect a few small plastic toys as they make come available. I am especially interested in small monster toys.

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New Post Idea-Create a Series

I have thought of running a series of posts on a particular topic or subject before, but haven’t been able to implement this in a fashion I am happy with. One topic would be covered exclusively over the course of a month. Material for the month would have to be completed a month in advance. That would mean a good 15 to 20 posts on one topic and would need to be ready to go before the start of the month or at least the majority of the months material would have to be ready to post.

I don’t know when I might get to implement a month long series, but I could conceivable sun short sets of series over the course of a few days or even a week. My first attempt will take place during the second week of January.

Primed and Ready for Paint

I have the following miniatures primed and ready to receive paint, so why don’t I get on the ball? One reason is I forget about the miniatures or I get side-tracked with other projects. The biggest problem though is that I seem to get more out of the procurement than preparation of the procured.

This post will replace my customary “Projects For…” for some time to come. You can aspect a few additions to the list as I acquire new miniatures. In addition, my workbench is still cluttered with half complete projects that need my attention.

Qty	Size of Miniature	Manufacturer	Description
1	23mm	Bombshell Miniatures	Eye Slug
1	17mm	“	Gremlin
1	11mm	“	Squidman
2	12mm	“	Tazjh Raptor Hatchlings
1	8mm	“	Monkey First Mate
1	20mm	“	Buckshot the Jack-a-lope
1	23mm	Games Workshop	Powder Monkey
1	25mm	Blasted Planets	Brain Siphon (aka N'ood)
1	25mm	“	The Monk
1	25mm	“	The Brotherhood: Assassin
1	25mm	“	The Brotherhood: Arsonist
1	25mm	“	Space Vampire w/Needle Gun
1	28mm	Artizan Designs	Sky Pirates w/rifles (3)
1	28mm	Brigade Games	Alpha Unit w/pistol
17 total

I need a paradigm shift, a new reason for my purchases. Perhaps I should make it a goal that every miniature I purchase must have proposed purpose. For instance, these miniatures will be used in game play, or on some diorama. Collecting a particular miniature just because of its type or size or because of its aesthetic should become an nonviable proposition.