The mountain of lead and gamer's A.D.D.
Friday, September 18, 2026
French Musketeers
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Samurai books from Japan trip
THE MOUNTAIN
Bought = 386Sold = 13 28mm, 5 epic detachments, epic FW terrain collection
Painted = 32728mm = 12120mm = 9515mm = 010mm = 0Epic = 0Terrain bought = 0Terrain painted = 115
Printed Terrain = 105Minis Printed = 14
Games Played = 13Games hosted = 3
Books Bought = 11Read= 8
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Sekigarhara
I really had no idea where the battlefield was. This was my 9th or 10th trip to Japan. At least 4 of those were in Osaka for training. Sekigahara is wicked close. 1.5 hours by train, straight out of Osaka with a change at the end of the Kyoto line.
The battle in stages.
The Samurai clans that changed sides.
Site Museum
East and West armies
From the observation deck. Everything happened within 2 km on the side of the field.
Their comic book series of the battle. No English version is available.
An artist depiction of a hill fort.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Muskets and Tomahawks from the basement part II
Work continues, when I am home, on the Colonists. The first group are skirmishers. They needed few touch ups, mostly highlights and skin repainted.
THE MOUNTAIN
Bought = 386Sold = 13 28mm, 5 epic detachments, epic FW terrain collection
Painted = 32728mm = 12120mm = 9515mm = 010mm = 0Epic = 0Terrain bought = 0Terrain painted = 115
Printed Terrain = 105Minis Printed = 14
Games Played = 13Games hosted = 3
Books Bought = 2Read= 7
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Work, Travel, and painting
Long time no travel and painting thingy. I am out at one place babysitting junior engineers for 3 weeks. As HistoriCon was going on a was changing my load out for an extend trip.
I am at the crowne plaza, double points plus 5k a night. And the table light sucks. I had to go buy a cheapo at home depot. The 2 weeks effort. I had hoped for more progress. I added a dude with a Spanish flag for these to work double duty.
Back to the small case and flying. Delta 1st to TX and hot seat to NY. Then on to 2 others. One tried to use the sprinklers in improve performance and another that hired paint chip eaters. I am 30 seconds from wrapping a lamp cord around the applications engineer's neck. On top of all that I did not get a single number for the 750 million lotto! 6 numbers from freedom.
I have only French Musketeers with me.
First 2 week training class in cali. Kind of sucks. I thought I would have more painting time. I have less. Every night I have to take the kids to dinner.




























