And The Parcels Start Piling Up

What's a wargamer to do when they don't have time for the hobby and they just got a new job? Why buy miniatures of course! Excuse the hurried photos my next major purchases will have to be proper light and a light box. Pictured above are Burke & Hare from the EOTD Westwind line. I couldn't in all conscious claim to have a Gothic Horror collection with out some grave robbers.

The Tong leader from the EOTD Westwind line.

This fierce looking gal will be Miss Amabelle Stuart formerly an officer of the Confederate States of America now living off her families wealth in London during the Zombie Incident of 1888. This is a KS only EOTD figure from Westwind. I acquired a second one because when I see a figure I think of a character and if the figure needs to be converted to fit my character concept then I will do so but the Lunatic, who is anti conversion, impressed upon me how rare the figure is. Some I will paint on as normal and covert the other.

This will be my second copy of this KS only EOTD figure from Westwind the two figures will become The Silk Stockings twin sister assassins employed by the madames of Whitechapel to deal with wealthy customers who are too rough with the girls. Yes you guested it more characters for the Zombie Incident of 1888.  

With this parcel where the KS only EOTD figures for the 50,000 Hits Contest.

 Zombie Sherlock & Dr. Watson

Red the Werewolf Girl

Tattoo 

Please Note Blog posts will come out EVERY SUNDAY and if possible WEDNESDAY.

Tiger trying not to be photographed knocking the miniatures off the bed and bedeviling me. You can see her rolling off my bit of card here she's fast but the camera caught her anyway.

50,000 Hits Contest Preview

 Concept Art for Tom Gaunt Monster Hunter

Today gentle readers I am happy to announce that I have procured a set of Westwind's zombie Sherlock and Dr. Watson to give out as a prize in the 50,000 Hits Contest. These lovely figures where EOTD KS backers only miniatures but with some hard work on FB I was able to buy them from a KS backer in merry olde England who didn't want them!

Concept Art for Zombie Sherlock & Dr. Watson

It was a lucky break dear readers as you'd have to pry mine from my cold dead hands. Tom Gaunt Monster Hunter (pictured above) and Iron Head Kelly (pictured below) are two more KS only figures to be given away in this contest.

Concept Art for Iron Head Kelly

Hopefully I'll have hobby progress to report next Saturday.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

 Fishmonger

Yes gentle readers there is light at the end of the tunnel and I expect normal hobby time to resume this weekend or next. I've just began a new 9 to 5  on Monday this job change is the last of the major real life issues disrupting hobby time.

So what's next?
 Zombie Incident of 1888
More Zombie Incident of 1888 astute readers will note some new Zombie Incident of 1888 pages on the blog; ZI protagonists and Zi Endorsements. The endorsements page are comments valued readers have made which have spurred me on with this project. The ZI Protagonists page is a list of characters I've created for the Zombie Incident of 1888. Since I first thought of this project in May 2013 I've thought of so many bit players in this drama that I'm beginning to have trouble keeping them all straight in my head.  This page is a WIP list of these characters it is by no means complete nor do I think it ever will be so long as I'm working on this project. This page will be updated monthly so drop by every now and again as will the original ZI page.

Reaper Bones
I've acquired half a dozen of these plastic figures from Reaper (they are all over the place here in the US) and I will eventually post a guide on how to paint them once I've found the best method.

Star Wars
I've placed a new job celebratory miniatures order of OOP Wizards of the Coast WOTC pre-painted plastic collectible Star Wars figures. 33 will arrive by the end of this week.

Contest  
There will be another contest sometime in September. Last year I decided to hold a giveaway contest once the blog generates 50,000 hits. I expect to reach that point in early Fall. In anticipation of this I have set aside a few KS backers only EOTD figures and I'm looking for some more interesting giveaway prizes. This contest will be a little different (astute readers will note I'm incapable doing things the usual way) only current followers will be eligible, i.e. people who became followers before we hit the 50,000 hits mark. Once the 50,000 hits mark is reached I'll post the prizes and randomly generate the winning numbers so if you want in follow before the 50,000 hits mark. 

Happy Independence Day!

Turn of the 19th Century celebration.

Independence Day also know at the 4th of July is America's very first holiday it celebrates the Continental Congress' official adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was the colonies written statement telling King George to get stuffed. 

We Have a Winner!

Oh you had no idea there was a contest on did you? Well there was, the Annual Fiends in Waistcoats Super Secret Referring Site Contest! As long time readers will know I like to check my Blogger Stats for no useful reason. So in an effort to give this compulsive behavior a purpose not to mention reward those bloggers kind enough to and this blog to their blog roll I've created this contest. The 2015 participants are;
Monkeylite's Modlhafen
Nimrod's Too Many Knives 
Fran's The Angry Lurker 
TamsinP's Wargaming Girl 
Gordon's I Have Wrought My Simple Plan 
Legatus' Legatus Wargames Armies 

(For identification purposes in case of chance encounter)

And the winner is TasminP!!!!
Followed by Legatus who nearly eclipsed her with referring hits form a second blog Legatus Victoriana. Trust a lawyer to come up with a trick like that. Better luck next year Legatus.

WHAT YOU WIN
 Well Tamsin that's up to you send me a note at ageofbloodiron at gmail dot com or through the dreaded FB with your desire. If its cars for car wars give me the general dimensions of the cars you have and the sort of chassis you are looking for and I'll source them out. If you are car wars fatigued check out Reaper Miniatures catalog and let me know what takes your fancy. I'm giving you access to American toys that my be hard to come by in London. Note Reaper has a 6mm not Battletech line
that may be of interest.  Finally I'm limiting this shopping spree to $40 have fun.

Still No Hobby Work But I Bring You Twerking!

I realize that seeing Hana Montana as she is now saddens many people but be of good cheer gentle readers the Oxford English Dictionary confirms that Twerking was stared by Victorian's in England no less!

“It was in use in English as a noun by 1820 (originally spelled ‘twirk’) referring to “a twisting or jerking movement; a twitch.” Its use as a verb emerged a couple of decades later, in 1848, and the ‘twerk’ spelling had come about by 1901. The precise origin of the word is uncertain, but it may be a blend of twist or twitch and jerk, with influence from the noun quirk and from work (v.) in reference to the dance.” Oxford English Dictionary. You can see the full article here.

Soliders of the Queen WIP

Well this is not Monday, but on Monday gentle readers I brushed aside much needed domestic chores in favor for prepping my Warlord British infantry for The Zombie Incident of 1888. I managed to get some decent light infantry skirmish poses out of the Warlord British Line Infantry plastics. The kneeling poses which are really more indicative of the aftermath period where British troops restored "order" to London. These kneeling skirmishers will figure into "The Battle of Whitechaple", where in the government forcibly disarmed the women of that district. Whom through various means had amassed a considerable supply of firearms during the course of the Incident. I'm not so happy with the major clean-up job I'll have to do to the metal figures that came in the box I hope all this work will pay off in the end.