Now that’s what I call a week off

 

I took advantage of the Public Holiday in the UK on Monday to take the whole week off, and it turns out the timing was perfect the weather was nice enough to take some time in the garden, but not so good it kept me out of the War Room.

So loads more stuff got painted for 5Klicks.  3D printed terrain - craters for difficult terrain and pools for dangerous.




More wild animals, these are all Wargames Foundry this time:




Plus another set of human enemies.  These are from Spectre and are supposed to be a heist gang in balaclavas, but my mind came up with “When Luchadores go bad!” instead.


Also, as you can see at the top of the page, I got some game time in.  Quite a lot of it in fact.  Sadly most of it was for a game I am not allowed to talk about (yes really, I signed an NDA) but also got in the Quest finale from my 5LB campaign.  Gunnar’s crew picked up the series of quests back in turn 6 and the finale was turn 34!  Don’t let it be said that 5LB campaigns have no staying power!  I think there is a good 16 more turns needed to finish that story.

The UK is blessed with another public holiday at the end of May, I wonder …










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  1. Mike DemanaMay 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM

    Reminds me of my "snow days" as a teacher. "What am I going to do with this bonus time today?" You were very productive, I see! All of it looks good.

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    1. Dean H BassMay 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM

      Thanks Mike, it was lovely to just chill and get some hobby stuff done

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