September 2026 hobby update
Hobby time was a bit limited in September. At the beginning of the month, I was really busy with work and then we went away for a week. On my return, work was just as bad and home wise wasn't much better! I’ve also spent a fair bit of time on retirement planning as thankfully it's not that far off now. Completed I finished off the following: Essex Miniatures 15mm Castilian hand gunners. These were very simple figures which didn't take too long to do. Essex Miniatures 15mm Castilian Gendarmes. Horses aside, these were even simpler, being clad head to toe in armour! I can't recall ever painting fully armoured figures and they're so easy. The thought of adding more fully armoured troops to my Castilian forces just for ease of painting is very appealing! Essex Miniatures 15mm Granadan Noble Cavalry. These took a bit more time to do. I used a similar palette to the rest of my Moor force, but with deeper colours to try and reflect their s...