Major Ballsup's Hobby Shed

I lost my mojo at the end of May and this continued on through June.  It happens to all of us at times.  Sometimes a change of project or emphasis is all that's needed and sometimes you just grit your teeth and push on.  Sometimes a few days away from doing anything hobby related is all that's needed.  For the first half of the month I tried the first two of those options, but by mid June I had to use the third.  I had a couple of days of hobby cold turkey, with no hobby related activity at all including not even looking at any social media.   Then after a couple of particularly frustrating days in the real world, I felt the need to paint just to feel I was in control of something.  And that seems to have got me back on track.  I've kept up with limiting my phone use and looking at social media, news etc. and I'm finding that's helping.  There's so many arseholes out there, that even the good things can be spoilt.   The la...

May was a relatively productive month on the hobby front until the final week.  We had some really hot weather over the Whitsun Bank Holiday which put paid to any painting as my hobby table is in a South facing room.  As well as being unpleasantly hot the paint dries instantaneously!  I like the Summer for the extra light, but you can keep the stupid heat we now get thank you!  Prior to that point I'd worked on several different projects which helps to keep motivated and keeps them all ticking along.   Completed I got a few more disparate bits completed and off the table: The first item finished was the Airfix 1/72nd Bristol Blenheim.  Yes finally.  I started this back in October 2025 doing a bit each month.  At the end of last month I focused any hobby time I had to get it finished, which I did over the May Bank Holiday weekend.  It’s come out ok, but it’s very much a wargamers' model and I don't think any self respecting aero modeller ...

Introduction Desperate to gain some lost ground on Wisentii, the cultists of The Uncoiling of Beiysss have been granted a miraculous opportunity.  Their dark deity, the Great Serpent Beiysss has guided them to their hated foes' camp.  As dawn breaks in the Verrotwood, the cultists of The Uncoiling creep closer to the slumbering Wisentii as they aim to slaughter them as they sleep. Set up This game is based on the Ambush  encounter from Verrotwood: The Old West.  The only changes are using forest rather than Old West themed terrain.  The game is played on a small board 24x24 inches over four rounds.  There are no additional creatures, but for an extra twist when the cultists are within 3 inches of any of the conifers on the board, a roll of 6-10 will designate this as a piece of Vicious Terrain as detailed on page 35 of the Verrotwood rulebook. One Victory Point (VP) is awarded for each enemy cultist taken Out of Action.  Any Wisentii that manage to exi...