tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78237622147879053042024-03-28T20:28:17.704-07:00World HistoryprofHistory Real & Imagined through MiniaturesUshistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1964125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-57059677070530319702024-03-28T09:32:00.000-07:002024-03-28T09:32:06.904-07:00Power Junctures Make Excellent Targets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjy2GEw2eHyj6u5TyT1omxBsQ-UYbTmTwKDLtLnLDA44hH7ku1-GdZEdpOAja39IKEQwYYjUh1B5rrxWCoqMkoLMd4t-fkZUGNmSld1KNjY-SlI45t50prSlZYnVt_2l0CeoYRNvrSivU-o4nS4MZ_GbTs3sfpIjjrVvX6WX9oeTgYQHrG6frfpPaaH-R/s3125/20240326_125839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="2256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjy2GEw2eHyj6u5TyT1omxBsQ-UYbTmTwKDLtLnLDA44hH7ku1-GdZEdpOAja39IKEQwYYjUh1B5rrxWCoqMkoLMd4t-fkZUGNmSld1KNjY-SlI45t50prSlZYnVt_2l0CeoYRNvrSivU-o4nS4MZ_GbTs3sfpIjjrVvX6WX9oeTgYQHrG6frfpPaaH-R/s320/20240326_125839.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Electric power, the life blood of any technological society.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQeMlnlEIAZWnPKYc_uV5U5siwzvvUkTGP9AUbz6JP7bJGRLTGXZr0YWfCV5W-hQcmwd8IvB2gzYOfMw0CtTYRX73IjX0wmbXlKxJyMrdfExU9T95NF2q-6MZUsU7TauE5tiLv_P6xWX_5HXXrwZvMTjDDitXAAXGiwdk3vPSHjDFXhPaQQFkJ3hCJDO9/s2899/20240326_130212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="1985" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQeMlnlEIAZWnPKYc_uV5U5siwzvvUkTGP9AUbz6JP7bJGRLTGXZr0YWfCV5W-hQcmwd8IvB2gzYOfMw0CtTYRX73IjX0wmbXlKxJyMrdfExU9T95NF2q-6MZUsU7TauE5tiLv_P6xWX_5HXXrwZvMTjDDitXAAXGiwdk3vPSHjDFXhPaQQFkJ3hCJDO9/s320/20240326_130212.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is especially true on frontier colonial planets on the edge of Imperial Space. Planets prone to raids and even battles with the Imperial enemies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-h8qQ2-EbPtM5W2UTWac3WAlqi96P7e3Eqz3461nZxRWxVArIwuC1QV2C1UnKLznlznmcnROaH_E5245Y8DL6rREIVtqxCzEn9M2DKzmubffIR-De3T7RL9Z6vT-7ZzECknr5GALdT04sk2LDeyMAQLdIe13gC8Ha0KXdmL5CAuvAtYWPPLCfInU4Bso/s3024/20240326_130220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-h8qQ2-EbPtM5W2UTWac3WAlqi96P7e3Eqz3461nZxRWxVArIwuC1QV2C1UnKLznlznmcnROaH_E5245Y8DL6rREIVtqxCzEn9M2DKzmubffIR-De3T7RL9Z6vT-7ZzECknr5GALdT04sk2LDeyMAQLdIe13gC8Ha0KXdmL5CAuvAtYWPPLCfInU4Bso/s320/20240326_130220.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making this type of power juncture a especially tempting target.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiY4JaxBpnoDIBklvaSD0uhsEJUvgz16DeCD82T1WiLrxEOkFi2_Wz2gC19OrpyMSSQlR4Y6ew8ZA5mno9jWNwbMoYD935m-hlLG2hicnhoQGnvKWCGXMH6wCXt9K1hyphenhyphenyv_KU2imQDw-DJdMAKxoeRtuip2W4DuqdbMM6xkIdyuOuPUGFN_0fGxLrH4tw/s2634/20240326_130311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="2142" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiY4JaxBpnoDIBklvaSD0uhsEJUvgz16DeCD82T1WiLrxEOkFi2_Wz2gC19OrpyMSSQlR4Y6ew8ZA5mno9jWNwbMoYD935m-hlLG2hicnhoQGnvKWCGXMH6wCXt9K1hyphenhyphenyv_KU2imQDw-DJdMAKxoeRtuip2W4DuqdbMM6xkIdyuOuPUGFN_0fGxLrH4tw/s320/20240326_130311.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO, here we have a perfect energy victory point target for any Sci Fi game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24aDBfQGVgAjGf0DvP4wwyhyphenhyphenYkfWIzsCzBVxemjuw6mKf6IfjxtzzNQG9gm9S2XnULugpC3C0AQFsjYkkOaq7IXLeL8MRxlbhN4s7haZytLlf8Y2-Y9kJ3RUBftOdlRyTTgYRQHqh4R_TwRX4CEVN8vAE6RgXOvsB6DmM9ccn6pMWgOA2hOl2494pDUGk/s3228/20240326_125943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2981" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24aDBfQGVgAjGf0DvP4wwyhyphenhyphenYkfWIzsCzBVxemjuw6mKf6IfjxtzzNQG9gm9S2XnULugpC3C0AQFsjYkkOaq7IXLeL8MRxlbhN4s7haZytLlf8Y2-Y9kJ3RUBftOdlRyTTgYRQHqh4R_TwRX4CEVN8vAE6RgXOvsB6DmM9ccn6pMWgOA2hOl2494pDUGk/s320/20240326_125943.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As with most terrain pieces, this is a kit bashed piece I painted this week.</span></div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-73007376921482219202024-03-27T18:28:00.000-07:002024-03-27T18:28:53.368-07:00I Use Lycanthropy for REVENGE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcSG3HKUr5rGJGxfj-O5QUN-VPYXQP_UT6q-esDfLq5KxoDcJ3wOQLBJ1IlEvXpTh1lQWlwHyhQKuK9o4yYMhxMOIxZ-GwEVrCqjiUpl-NdewxE8d21z6qySNHNu5_0aCeju8b4drgQ_0FQ3z8w8SC27XYsa1Zt0MiuZ5bs2_feLqMs0Lt8-OkftiIosZ/s3417/20240327_150040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="2364" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcSG3HKUr5rGJGxfj-O5QUN-VPYXQP_UT6q-esDfLq5KxoDcJ3wOQLBJ1IlEvXpTh1lQWlwHyhQKuK9o4yYMhxMOIxZ-GwEVrCqjiUpl-NdewxE8d21z6qySNHNu5_0aCeju8b4drgQ_0FQ3z8w8SC27XYsa1Zt0MiuZ5bs2_feLqMs0Lt8-OkftiIosZ/s320/20240327_150040.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Yes. I Sigmund Volsunga have the power of Lycanthropy."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHapYaqKsLSVFnAn0o4Jy98a3D7UXx06YwXeysrpgwwWnMjWHjFkV-P5DNhQNrxwjDw-_h_4T8oWjJ3ZvcQcHyAa_Bb4y2lyDhNGvhFSUfTepJpfuOdc414IkJwiEpAmPgofe8pxIUg_o2sPVT6PzGIOOIfj9g5H3IqiVqdNKtjWWdZYgGQOWP1FlAmZ-/s4096/20240327_150510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHapYaqKsLSVFnAn0o4Jy98a3D7UXx06YwXeysrpgwwWnMjWHjFkV-P5DNhQNrxwjDw-_h_4T8oWjJ3ZvcQcHyAa_Bb4y2lyDhNGvhFSUfTepJpfuOdc414IkJwiEpAmPgofe8pxIUg_o2sPVT6PzGIOOIfj9g5H3IqiVqdNKtjWWdZYgGQOWP1FlAmZ-/s320/20240327_150510.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the youngest of ten sons, it fell to him to avenge the murders of family members by the clan of King Siggeir. His family fell victim to a dastardly ambush by the kings' forces when Sigmund refused to give up the magic sword "Balmung" to King Siggeir. Only Sigmund and his sister Signy escaped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDO7iAswKjEHBEO6DXSihNrZmN7UUqU7W-9PTQUr7K0BXzPUsIZJzMKi6jgbvGOm29fkJS_79PHp57tr_uvRmNL0LJ6dLTqT2oJxjG7Ll8zllUb5ImOCbeehCtqt7sRUFNZGy513aop67I2bW3jD_FKpzej2PsHIVhB8mvorMTzwloHtqWr0DDD4bsfCC/s3899/20240327_150451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="2599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDO7iAswKjEHBEO6DXSihNrZmN7UUqU7W-9PTQUr7K0BXzPUsIZJzMKi6jgbvGOm29fkJS_79PHp57tr_uvRmNL0LJ6dLTqT2oJxjG7Ll8zllUb5ImOCbeehCtqt7sRUFNZGy513aop67I2bW3jD_FKpzej2PsHIVhB8mvorMTzwloHtqWr0DDD4bsfCC/s320/20240327_150451.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Escaping to the forest and living as a fugitive, Sigmund destroyed a band of bandits, taking their wolf cloaks a booty, not knowing they were cursed. By wearing a cursed wolf skin, Sigmund gained the power to transform into a wolf. With Balmung and the power of lycanthropy, he finally destroyed King Siggeir and his clan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpURoXkCf6mvvwFLTOEMjnjAkaPuvUzdjaahyphenhyphenl8RSamazG9NKSxnRe_27djgheEeGawlyb9xjXNp4Prv0OCfy4OyPLz8EINcdLnce8VdQ5oZg9qfjCa5qT33RFP3Hr_Q1h5VjvrQDKO2DKdowznZO_gtzK3RmV7ZwiTkPyEnH9SseUgvs0CQ8mvyRPZ0ix/s2600/20240327_150114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1914" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpURoXkCf6mvvwFLTOEMjnjAkaPuvUzdjaahyphenhyphenl8RSamazG9NKSxnRe_27djgheEeGawlyb9xjXNp4Prv0OCfy4OyPLz8EINcdLnce8VdQ5oZg9qfjCa5qT33RFP3Hr_Q1h5VjvrQDKO2DKdowznZO_gtzK3RmV7ZwiTkPyEnH9SseUgvs0CQ8mvyRPZ0ix/s320/20240327_150114.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After many adventures, Balmung was shattered in battle (against Oden no less) leading to the hero's death. Much later his son Sigurd will reforge the blade and use it to carve his own fame into the Saga's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgns6LB-iIUtnl6lkNglVDFCY4eygT2R5uJdpPal4aZUiWQpjJjhweEjNlU8SYxCAJ5CqDL8W7aSUDeDLIlXt7ErxfoKMQUjj2ruZupFaW-9joD4z5K6dv1TZ3uSwmrJAPwPY_Kcn1hXj-MAQcXPj3G8PZrthFhfMy24vGm05jU5iiV547ZnisrKSW9AIEo/s2873/20240327_150109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2873" data-original-width="2155" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgns6LB-iIUtnl6lkNglVDFCY4eygT2R5uJdpPal4aZUiWQpjJjhweEjNlU8SYxCAJ5CqDL8W7aSUDeDLIlXt7ErxfoKMQUjj2ruZupFaW-9joD4z5K6dv1TZ3uSwmrJAPwPY_Kcn1hXj-MAQcXPj3G8PZrthFhfMy24vGm05jU5iiV547ZnisrKSW9AIEo/s320/20240327_150109.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sigmund is a plastic piece I finished today.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-46205304567486662392024-03-26T10:58:00.000-07:002024-03-26T10:58:30.838-07:00"BERSERKERS-Flee For Your Lives" <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxx8YMqjLFs6-iBzxSi6-F3H2S018q2G2HyGoiv1NPF58AOzlbTc9pf1MwK-AWxgv2bINmrSP6fUpVpB40Mif6HNOYdVjAiE59clup0Y6a3Q4XgqkJK8yJrWyDB0uEWtW-1i-A0QrbDIVp_W5wARLQ3iRjUBuR9Hh6tNKKHeytJi9m7m7cDVb-NhaXe1E/s3257/20240326_101530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="3257" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxx8YMqjLFs6-iBzxSi6-F3H2S018q2G2HyGoiv1NPF58AOzlbTc9pf1MwK-AWxgv2bINmrSP6fUpVpB40Mif6HNOYdVjAiE59clup0Y6a3Q4XgqkJK8yJrWyDB0uEWtW-1i-A0QrbDIVp_W5wARLQ3iRjUBuR9Hh6tNKKHeytJi9m7m7cDVb-NhaXe1E/s320/20240326_101530.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BESERKERS! A cry and scene that can freeze the heart of even brave warrior. Having sworn their lives to Oden, Berserkers, worked themselves into such a battle frenzy that they became near immune to pain to such an extent that it took massive body damage to stop them. Wounds that would incapacitate a normal warrior seemed to only furth enrage these crazed warriors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2knUCd2zusRRXlXs6vPrPWo3aaA8AhxVo3CfVPPvRbUqKlmpYkYuTm8STS3hB7zlXgKSEMN8RLcr09_asZO2w8_y6DY5Ti_G9pCjN3XaA062Qmx_lc8cayV8o8SddN_YEI2DPOj_3zrP5RuuhSBppzk28sfpzWYkHx4w0r0WVMEazLau0p-gkck2xzGZ/s3468/20240326_101641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3468" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2knUCd2zusRRXlXs6vPrPWo3aaA8AhxVo3CfVPPvRbUqKlmpYkYuTm8STS3hB7zlXgKSEMN8RLcr09_asZO2w8_y6DY5Ti_G9pCjN3XaA062Qmx_lc8cayV8o8SddN_YEI2DPOj_3zrP5RuuhSBppzk28sfpzWYkHx4w0r0WVMEazLau0p-gkck2xzGZ/s320/20240326_101641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This band of three Berserker's under the command of Viggo Bjornblod can easily slash their way through 10 or even 20 times their number.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdvb1oJwyDl_Ls7utgXXbU_zA0Df7gxZy39Hqw03OkcltAT6jIzOulrkUraJrlLgMJ4J2VGnUYnlRlWdehBNW41Ysi5wfmAyPVSJNsNnjxghkrnGl8iS3l29tf94FZc9no52hJYZyAKK1J9g6UynJZzN_wNn6cfsod8jwv0rAhnG7wioOOuJuyE5C06hM/s3364/20240326_101712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="3364" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdvb1oJwyDl_Ls7utgXXbU_zA0Df7gxZy39Hqw03OkcltAT6jIzOulrkUraJrlLgMJ4J2VGnUYnlRlWdehBNW41Ysi5wfmAyPVSJNsNnjxghkrnGl8iS3l29tf94FZc9no52hJYZyAKK1J9g6UynJZzN_wNn6cfsod8jwv0rAhnG7wioOOuJuyE5C06hM/s320/20240326_101712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mikkel. himself. cut down 12 opponents in his last battle. Although it took him all winter to recover from his wounds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPKOdNgmbjCcALOLz_W4KkyV4GAAC_WhbtAqAj9S9NaZqrpocqzaGd2jDtk4MP2py1itMQreGxkfStcm4Z6qiJ-lHDsv-Rw5xpbrKA3O4o8O_JwtKclYdsTYtqz5xDZ22iSqP_UBQtiqu7rlch6WuZlX7O_ltOVsF0NdSf4WSJkc3ypdBHgTkmvZ4gsdO/s3276/20240326_101654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3054" data-original-width="3276" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPKOdNgmbjCcALOLz_W4KkyV4GAAC_WhbtAqAj9S9NaZqrpocqzaGd2jDtk4MP2py1itMQreGxkfStcm4Z6qiJ-lHDsv-Rw5xpbrKA3O4o8O_JwtKclYdsTYtqz5xDZ22iSqP_UBQtiqu7rlch6WuZlX7O_ltOVsF0NdSf4WSJkc3ypdBHgTkmvZ4gsdO/s320/20240326_101654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joren, as the survivor of more than 20 raids, has lost count of those who have fallen under his blades when he has been und the red eyed mist of his battle frenzy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdWPnB7KSG8kXcvjOScnAm0hhGYAzx_C8yUZvBj4Ju1X5cPcQYk6LdKOcc60xaGzygv9xGvlnRnlvUhHHRnuzgbTXZTH7MsTrKIto5WarCOE26qjf_d8J8VmFGuiOmELo5l9kdmBSZ946ewyyJBwP_cNd2WU8g9x6z7iKaKDf3S7pLw00GPvYyyDRPok4/s3365/20240326_101738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="3365" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdWPnB7KSG8kXcvjOScnAm0hhGYAzx_C8yUZvBj4Ju1X5cPcQYk6LdKOcc60xaGzygv9xGvlnRnlvUhHHRnuzgbTXZTH7MsTrKIto5WarCOE26qjf_d8J8VmFGuiOmELo5l9kdmBSZ946ewyyJBwP_cNd2WU8g9x6z7iKaKDf3S7pLw00GPvYyyDRPok4/s320/20240326_101738.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Knowing that only death can stop a Berserker in full frenzy has led to many warriors simply fleeing for their lives when the Berserker's are released to into battle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0VrxhhbM-Sp_6KFYyH3CAthArPwGauiLNU2B2svwdpDN06lbo_efjihXzICd3DAAYVaveFTQ5AXsTPw7eHC6zykxj43QztLWjM34NHnDhsAReMAaiXj9A-qQ1OQsgyoSK4hgJKPhiDDS_U6ojLjvSD1nOzpibYwSK6Hm8T7EHHkQ8GxKTpDnK06Pe7R_/s3409/20240326_101755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="3409" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0VrxhhbM-Sp_6KFYyH3CAthArPwGauiLNU2B2svwdpDN06lbo_efjihXzICd3DAAYVaveFTQ5AXsTPw7eHC6zykxj43QztLWjM34NHnDhsAReMAaiXj9A-qQ1OQsgyoSK4hgJKPhiDDS_U6ojLjvSD1nOzpibYwSK6Hm8T7EHHkQ8GxKTpDnK06Pe7R_/s320/20240326_101755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only the bravest, or fools, try to stop one of the crazed warriors whose blood thirsty reputation is founded in all too gory facts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRGCmzxyCwH-8B83KaDFEYFWldKIVnK4eVFV-Axr77q-ZSsP0VaihiILvgvjzAIeI-sEPKbIBnpkXt5cPnQ0Mb8U5pJhm9mK7OYiQFevyi_Y4FlEYERAA3s2gHT4hublY1WKeIyVzn2zs_hofwEGlLNSdWhYUqnKGQp_kkhkgfjy9kE-e6Hz7BwkyrFFc/s4611/20240326_101620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="4611" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRGCmzxyCwH-8B83KaDFEYFWldKIVnK4eVFV-Axr77q-ZSsP0VaihiILvgvjzAIeI-sEPKbIBnpkXt5cPnQ0Mb8U5pJhm9mK7OYiQFevyi_Y4FlEYERAA3s2gHT4hublY1WKeIyVzn2zs_hofwEGlLNSdWhYUqnKGQp_kkhkgfjy9kE-e6Hz7BwkyrFFc/s320/20240326_101620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished these plastic pieces this morning for my Ragnarök game.</div>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-87468708748604878512024-03-25T12:11:00.000-07:002024-03-25T12:15:35.531-07:00Griffins have Babies Too<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4_oPaClU7F5VLP-qvzWBmCKQMUzGQOwXRP-Lt3wDcPxDbBOkJeBUxfxF86VODNTLTYDqMeBZ8Az9XlNxeIridmtODai7OT9k0vLpxjHXRfQm7AuyNjmDmFb2lsLtU9y5Kie89LzFkpGxZ0BzRKQVQp_bBWxLyt4f9tKo5uJW8I2gJh30egkKav1W0xdH/s2361/20240325_104624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4_oPaClU7F5VLP-qvzWBmCKQMUzGQOwXRP-Lt3wDcPxDbBOkJeBUxfxF86VODNTLTYDqMeBZ8Az9XlNxeIridmtODai7OT9k0vLpxjHXRfQm7AuyNjmDmFb2lsLtU9y5Kie89LzFkpGxZ0BzRKQVQp_bBWxLyt4f9tKo5uJW8I2gJh30egkKav1W0xdH/s320/20240325_104624.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though he is just learning to fly, this baby Griffin is already a dangerous creature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyVym3YCJfN018dnXxYDR02ZAnPG82wYT8O9OHkYIdvnkfd0JWQyVnZOZwf2FgfRMbuvqN1SVW5ucagEoEHd3UB9BYRk9i1N9Rx8p-lhDJPb8tFzdPK4laWtr5sNrSjfgTX0nVEhWgPqg3OTdd8BDKhaMhzy-qwpfQbmDwOsf00ae0-B-nOz3MewweXpS/s2919/20240325_104632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="2919" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyVym3YCJfN018dnXxYDR02ZAnPG82wYT8O9OHkYIdvnkfd0JWQyVnZOZwf2FgfRMbuvqN1SVW5ucagEoEHd3UB9BYRk9i1N9Rx8p-lhDJPb8tFzdPK4laWtr5sNrSjfgTX0nVEhWgPqg3OTdd8BDKhaMhzy-qwpfQbmDwOsf00ae0-B-nOz3MewweXpS/s320/20240325_104632.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deadly claws, talons and beak will only become more powerful as he grows to his full potential.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJJNs1f82MINBbUp8zvq1V3QqSXP-HdQCM1cokpTSP8BFShoPjusbAwJqnzsMdPUt_oBo4V0CVs8mClZjmfw2JhOESAnjr_1NW7EMYDYHjrzhlquvd-T6Zv176icd-DdZN9cXYlCsdGfntXsE60aGka1Kg6vJr-7tvQczA8NW6v4Z1yy48xN_t4FmJp2e/s2176/20240325_104640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="1607" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJJNs1f82MINBbUp8zvq1V3QqSXP-HdQCM1cokpTSP8BFShoPjusbAwJqnzsMdPUt_oBo4V0CVs8mClZjmfw2JhOESAnjr_1NW7EMYDYHjrzhlquvd-T6Zv176icd-DdZN9cXYlCsdGfntXsE60aGka1Kg6vJr-7tvQczA8NW6v4Z1yy48xN_t4FmJp2e/s320/20240325_104640.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Til then he must choose his prey more carefully than he will as an adult.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Cps55NnbqA4M4XRRY1HdG_ovzwRbo1nwkLH07esMYt-y8nnejROEv69bKjS7-bzMvZlaIkBDLU5G7tMcy5g5J-Bj3UcaRm5kIbX8e-Ffj4RTaENSbNHAnllYOdXeqTyDj5vXKbM7bO4RexYs_kQRFDrSH3_Jv0sC6KTrYi3W0aeZc-YtYA1gBlCRY5J2/s3228/20240325_104920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="3228" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Cps55NnbqA4M4XRRY1HdG_ovzwRbo1nwkLH07esMYt-y8nnejROEv69bKjS7-bzMvZlaIkBDLU5G7tMcy5g5J-Bj3UcaRm5kIbX8e-Ffj4RTaENSbNHAnllYOdXeqTyDj5vXKbM7bO4RexYs_kQRFDrSH3_Jv0sC6KTrYi3W0aeZc-YtYA1gBlCRY5J2/s320/20240325_104920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an old metal Ral Partha casting from the 1970's that I found in last week. It was a nice piece back then, but small. At only 28 x 45 x 10mm (1.1 x 1.77 x .39 inches) it was not much taller than the standard human figure of the time.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-84037233335444000202024-03-24T20:00:00.000-07:002024-03-24T20:03:41.903-07:00Fenrir Wolf Unbound<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmNvufw6AX03a8Q6PIwezSqrh6-gbgD417a2mHLR2cX5qgpWQbiVGQNmywxwDRwJojf-drE1I_FNEZthY49HWSOaFZRTNGY_F4Rch4F1XWmxyef64ZMxB1CuIxVdvlzcmZ9XTyQ6kvdjzgGhr-BQ6vJyGYiGDcFp6RiNKyl-O41mvnGGZgf3ftYrQctyV/s2419/20240323_134136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="2075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmNvufw6AX03a8Q6PIwezSqrh6-gbgD417a2mHLR2cX5qgpWQbiVGQNmywxwDRwJojf-drE1I_FNEZthY49HWSOaFZRTNGY_F4Rch4F1XWmxyef64ZMxB1CuIxVdvlzcmZ9XTyQ6kvdjzgGhr-BQ6vJyGYiGDcFp6RiNKyl-O41mvnGGZgf3ftYrQctyV/s320/20240323_134136.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The monster wolf-Fenrir is FREE! Revenge will be his!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3S77Vba5f6zTsF8ZmCCNOumEPnShBYFr946ZSVTFfsGWy3sciauLLAi3XzduDgfzjAVyP-kI5SkiA_Xrdn9HtyIi2Ti9whv3dzv0HEoPuPyIO8eGYFcqiFOJFQhkXn1ubUDb46qyvYoNbneXXAf5Kh__MWkmxPcaTC20AFJm3riDabpvFadwkzplHaW-/s3624/20240323_134142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3S77Vba5f6zTsF8ZmCCNOumEPnShBYFr946ZSVTFfsGWy3sciauLLAi3XzduDgfzjAVyP-kI5SkiA_Xrdn9HtyIi2Ti9whv3dzv0HEoPuPyIO8eGYFcqiFOJFQhkXn1ubUDb46qyvYoNbneXXAf5Kh__MWkmxPcaTC20AFJm3riDabpvFadwkzplHaW-/s320/20240323_134142.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For countless centuries, Fenrir was constrained by the gods out of fear for the terrorizing powerful beast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lYm3sWAW6pwu1XUfodf40-zFyADULLZ8HbsG4iTYf8KB10IRAy4Bw30iUe9gOFX00xh-AP0PWWlnSDMNB_ZrshUi8glUqm1IfAi9jKtXnFBvxUu6oyQKpjPQekgh2whhyphenhyphenxbj06qmBxeJTA58xtAY2y-tLZM_1V1plpj_KlcqTZV8Oghb_xkqDVmsqNHz/s4333/20240323_134127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4333" data-original-width="3466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lYm3sWAW6pwu1XUfodf40-zFyADULLZ8HbsG4iTYf8KB10IRAy4Bw30iUe9gOFX00xh-AP0PWWlnSDMNB_ZrshUi8glUqm1IfAi9jKtXnFBvxUu6oyQKpjPQekgh2whhyphenhyphenxbj06qmBxeJTA58xtAY2y-tLZM_1V1plpj_KlcqTZV8Oghb_xkqDVmsqNHz/s320/20240323_134127.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that Fenrir is free, plans to reap his terrible vengeance on the gods...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4CMrSkMVQ7rXxgyV8DQ5-cUlm-YmPx25_ytPOf2blkxtzrqHryNDl3WrFTMK0pOWhfaU4mW4mlXLi_8ToFlJlp_IPq2aLMU94DThGqrCCPBwRqYpJdTAX8dZ2Csra4aIlsBGK4OHmhEhhwgi4TBkEWYo79b9S2UT_JPJpzrTrckfgABOKZ8YR3XLC9JK/s1826/20240323_134353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="1764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4CMrSkMVQ7rXxgyV8DQ5-cUlm-YmPx25_ytPOf2blkxtzrqHryNDl3WrFTMK0pOWhfaU4mW4mlXLi_8ToFlJlp_IPq2aLMU94DThGqrCCPBwRqYpJdTAX8dZ2Csra4aIlsBGK4OHmhEhhwgi4TBkEWYo79b9S2UT_JPJpzrTrckfgABOKZ8YR3XLC9JK/s320/20240323_134353.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting with Tyr, the traitorous god who was the reason Fenrir was bound by the magic silken chains called Gleipnir. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii37zOC1J1acsLMeAc5f4XTOMWJfo6iuHl_hImpPlZ07T5q4vccdzM8p4WnVchyphenhyphenQJ6t3Igm-67ehyphenhyphenhmTYUuyheC9jj6M2epI_Jfj2VfuNsg2gV_2_CI08tEjZT2pz0T3Tqyt1wkBKXDkoYfZiI83reKFEHj_ZAAUWHn9g-S7hq12k5KGJFkAWb-BhtRux-/s3117/20240323_134436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="3117" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii37zOC1J1acsLMeAc5f4XTOMWJfo6iuHl_hImpPlZ07T5q4vccdzM8p4WnVchyphenhyphenQJ6t3Igm-67ehyphenhyphenhmTYUuyheC9jj6M2epI_Jfj2VfuNsg2gV_2_CI08tEjZT2pz0T3Tqyt1wkBKXDkoYfZiI83reKFEHj_ZAAUWHn9g-S7hq12k5KGJFkAWb-BhtRux-/s320/20240323_134436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besides, the memory of the delicious taste of Tyr's right hand has been fresh in Fenrir's mind for centuries. Surly the rest of Tyr's body will be just a lip-smacking good, drool, drool!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzgrBzXnybqCrHw272hHcvj5WJcVAFH_hDoD_kIR0fq7PgYgKDxDJJ9XPn5c9c9rxjIwJ8haDnKO-KhvmKDPi0mmkBRD-xARQ-DcC4Qgl1crxa-S8XlBBoIkwlW8XxgShcTkBq664Js35K4HVgYUUWexklhU9w9r2MTw0Grw5ouHvLQeCWhHWwDhliw2O/s3356/20240323_134454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="2617" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzgrBzXnybqCrHw272hHcvj5WJcVAFH_hDoD_kIR0fq7PgYgKDxDJJ9XPn5c9c9rxjIwJ8haDnKO-KhvmKDPi0mmkBRD-xARQ-DcC4Qgl1crxa-S8XlBBoIkwlW8XxgShcTkBq664Js35K4HVgYUUWexklhU9w9r2MTw0Grw5ouHvLQeCWhHWwDhliw2O/s320/20240323_134454.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both adversaries are plastic pieces I painted earlier this month.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-75597991518040939822024-03-23T20:27:00.000-07:002024-03-23T20:28:17.262-07:00Fenrir-Fury Waiting to be Released<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK2TYgfBHro2OQifqK0gX69I-XUdUwvjf-wqfPQQevsf53tXrH2a6AjToABkDF6VolGy3FFKOsYSA7XHkVIR9K0XCSELrKlfcOt1rXyq_YQmiiPgXO95UlPf-8uKGm4wzbFzH0jHUi1RPLc7e9KJ0ri1-soxyVcUBj9q2HArirkPXbNVkM4l8J9IBKqxU/s2390/20240323_133846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="2376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK2TYgfBHro2OQifqK0gX69I-XUdUwvjf-wqfPQQevsf53tXrH2a6AjToABkDF6VolGy3FFKOsYSA7XHkVIR9K0XCSELrKlfcOt1rXyq_YQmiiPgXO95UlPf-8uKGm4wzbFzH0jHUi1RPLc7e9KJ0ri1-soxyVcUBj9q2HArirkPXbNVkM4l8J9IBKqxU/s320/20240323_133846.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The monstrous wolf Ferir, Child of Loki and Angerboda, feared by mortals and gods alike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNL-rvpz_SFwrZ2-iPRmMts5D6_6r40JEfajgfB0ETr5Gpu5tagriXBJkXy4OFaqKQVVlBpcFaeNqLz5W0F8Q2SPw-9Bc_RzvouwaWbPvIpcotMfMSOxhEN0w1P7th2LhQ0vIv3DvtCkvvrhCaczLBooTESrmdI-F7W3dwSNVghf9uP56cbzlPzXwzk1Il/s3653/20240323_133820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="3653" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNL-rvpz_SFwrZ2-iPRmMts5D6_6r40JEfajgfB0ETr5Gpu5tagriXBJkXy4OFaqKQVVlBpcFaeNqLz5W0F8Q2SPw-9Bc_RzvouwaWbPvIpcotMfMSOxhEN0w1P7th2LhQ0vIv3DvtCkvvrhCaczLBooTESrmdI-F7W3dwSNVghf9uP56cbzlPzXwzk1Il/s320/20240323_133820.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fenrir was contained by the gods using Gleipnir, the magic silk bonds created by the dwarves and wrapped around the beast at the cost of Tyr's hand. Then the gods muzzled Fenrir by trusting a magic sword through his jaws. Acts the raised Fenrir's hatred of the gods to a fever pitch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-HTw8rY4FqJkFgy5HmBET8MZoGF6D2_vL6U7inkcjx6dyHV_BVdydrJKZBhpABgh7x5Ng6i-YsPZxhrI3OVDM88j9e5Y2NZsg8P5m-yQkcfXBauM-Fec5QBvP_mTsFHamJ900YpbL9qrq8hc0PBhdnvhxAmeeEal9-CuXdkvPEtWSOwGEOmVmkutjhvU/s2727/20240323_133854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="2525" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-HTw8rY4FqJkFgy5HmBET8MZoGF6D2_vL6U7inkcjx6dyHV_BVdydrJKZBhpABgh7x5Ng6i-YsPZxhrI3OVDM88j9e5Y2NZsg8P5m-yQkcfXBauM-Fec5QBvP_mTsFHamJ900YpbL9qrq8hc0PBhdnvhxAmeeEal9-CuXdkvPEtWSOwGEOmVmkutjhvU/s320/20240323_133854.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While bound, Fenrir can only stoke his hatred and plan for Ragnarök when he will break loose to rain down his revenge on his enemies and swallow the Sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLgljCn2Qg5GR_hPLRo3XYjbENx4on1yq-xcyQcw2Cs5lAZwQaWftv-Ow-X175vRhnbqIsRCgL-plWCLUDwEAERjFMLFBv4PsvwbtXalol0qq0JyAoHfbRb43pd-ptx5H2rDiDlOthf4bvGRt05YGZ1_4ibyPyoylG4ShkUe56h9ynID5De1X_2-xmvDi/s2700/20240323_133859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2531" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLgljCn2Qg5GR_hPLRo3XYjbENx4on1yq-xcyQcw2Cs5lAZwQaWftv-Ow-X175vRhnbqIsRCgL-plWCLUDwEAERjFMLFBv4PsvwbtXalol0qq0JyAoHfbRb43pd-ptx5H2rDiDlOthf4bvGRt05YGZ1_4ibyPyoylG4ShkUe56h9ynID5De1X_2-xmvDi/s320/20240323_133859.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The thought of how good Oden will taste makes his mouth water with anticipation. Tyr's time will come next and then the rest of those cursed gods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW852eFMp-zBAS-FMsMrZ_-rPKJSuhe3YESZRruswB-qbVVzBLll6VJiEoJ-yB3hycPsuC-H0b-dS1QmhQJ3doCFEIiTevpRblm1ZcPh_m3gHtjbsulG-n2dg-i6dEuvLxGjiS2evAz_JzkSMapMW4WCziQgqSVQ8zlRO7jISgh5rORSonPxORqXgYZgv/s3391/20240323_133911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="2422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW852eFMp-zBAS-FMsMrZ_-rPKJSuhe3YESZRruswB-qbVVzBLll6VJiEoJ-yB3hycPsuC-H0b-dS1QmhQJ3doCFEIiTevpRblm1ZcPh_m3gHtjbsulG-n2dg-i6dEuvLxGjiS2evAz_JzkSMapMW4WCziQgqSVQ8zlRO7jISgh5rORSonPxORqXgYZgv/s320/20240323_133911.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, Ragnarök will be a day of delicious reckoning! Till then, Fenrir waits, plots and tests his bonds...someday they will break...someday...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DOj_HUx-uhSTukXWEma3UiMlwM_wm-LjaKZOrEkcg99UL7O5d8DIgkyZXX5gzUgh-yBIRjGmPNWGxX_-Yg5todsYPoM8mkU0_9zVDgUsajeWTLh_L3hNRQb_PpT9Fm2oWHRcIIKbGGWJ835718JqzIQNPvtU3RSoNOFXjZubcEwBvPcZRmOQ7s65dNPC/s3061/20240323_133907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="2413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DOj_HUx-uhSTukXWEma3UiMlwM_wm-LjaKZOrEkcg99UL7O5d8DIgkyZXX5gzUgh-yBIRjGmPNWGxX_-Yg5todsYPoM8mkU0_9zVDgUsajeWTLh_L3hNRQb_PpT9Fm2oWHRcIIKbGGWJ835718JqzIQNPvtU3RSoNOFXjZubcEwBvPcZRmOQ7s65dNPC/s320/20240323_133907.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fenrir is a plastic piece I painted this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-46895765125707751692024-03-22T14:59:00.000-07:002024-03-22T14:59:39.702-07:00Take Our Ball-We Will Take Your Blood<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6heG-TkCaxX_NGxSyjdp6Yv_-CcS3F8-yWv263fnpSY5ckPj6I3tzNBel50tTvT30MBZUMnv9QArT-_R_vB4fwl1PIfpD317IiAXOduc-VwCK9cMWWm2Ep6TsbnzXlQybBhdzr7hqEVuMGusFNPn660T_D2T32ZQOzBnfz2Vc803X220TnrXMZ2PwOVh/s2967/20240320_091421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6heG-TkCaxX_NGxSyjdp6Yv_-CcS3F8-yWv263fnpSY5ckPj6I3tzNBel50tTvT30MBZUMnv9QArT-_R_vB4fwl1PIfpD317IiAXOduc-VwCK9cMWWm2Ep6TsbnzXlQybBhdzr7hqEVuMGusFNPn660T_D2T32ZQOzBnfz2Vc803X220TnrXMZ2PwOVh/s320/20240320_091421.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vampire Bats take protecting the Blood Bowl Ball seriously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuq3lUzK6t_gwjLOmNE0imeYggIQGxqdPUW5P9i0aekRkqzp63CM-m9avdu1eolRXNKIl6FBFkh8rJwYcydjL3dBcUe_yRICrSkGGg1IekDa7da9reLBXI5XjqcwOiGXwE5zDVv5i7DuK9zTL6zU6BNHYwEplvk4xCzN2MSZ4Rmqvr_ms3ua41KNmUKzp/s3018/20240320_091429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2444" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuq3lUzK6t_gwjLOmNE0imeYggIQGxqdPUW5P9i0aekRkqzp63CM-m9avdu1eolRXNKIl6FBFkh8rJwYcydjL3dBcUe_yRICrSkGGg1IekDa7da9reLBXI5XjqcwOiGXwE5zDVv5i7DuK9zTL6zU6BNHYwEplvk4xCzN2MSZ4Rmqvr_ms3ua41KNmUKzp/s320/20240320_091429.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Try and take it at your own risk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81MoHpFUkgyFEydfEEcZFAP1oivrG-16C6J-7zd4-D1b-AUC-PkN8S1CBrmP1J53uGRE1kWoJkQjamPWhtJvBUFMjs_hTjRwlJKH2R33wf79zOJWsrjc_amM4rlHjKxyK6vUwhfvSr_ZOQO_uInj2brWAU6GPnFc7GPpLWDrtoSNRXB79YMo1yGlGBIDg/s3222/20240320_091439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3222" data-original-width="2832" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81MoHpFUkgyFEydfEEcZFAP1oivrG-16C6J-7zd4-D1b-AUC-PkN8S1CBrmP1J53uGRE1kWoJkQjamPWhtJvBUFMjs_hTjRwlJKH2R33wf79zOJWsrjc_amM4rlHjKxyK6vUwhfvSr_ZOQO_uInj2brWAU6GPnFc7GPpLWDrtoSNRXB79YMo1yGlGBIDg/s320/20240320_091439.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The game is called Blood Bowl for a reason...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8KQkGXFO7TgCsCUoUl_upfwhKgMdKgECpMiigOj-Ps3xk3JpKAsRvvh5_I1yQo45c6KivHrcnSl1DNo7xGKoznmHt-rcfV9fxPAg8suGTKuvBDniEpxvsoq1ckIHlQnv0TCN3Yn8ZxzeD-flWv9c9oAJNg7ip2Mh0J6ya3DclfVLUr92R_DHbk2bZ4zr/s2656/20240320_091504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="2656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8KQkGXFO7TgCsCUoUl_upfwhKgMdKgECpMiigOj-Ps3xk3JpKAsRvvh5_I1yQo45c6KivHrcnSl1DNo7xGKoznmHt-rcfV9fxPAg8suGTKuvBDniEpxvsoq1ckIHlQnv0TCN3Yn8ZxzeD-flWv9c9oAJNg7ip2Mh0J6ya3DclfVLUr92R_DHbk2bZ4zr/s320/20240320_091504.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the first plastic pieces I have painted for Richard's Vampire Blood Bowl team.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-71750089646323629712024-03-21T11:04:00.000-07:002024-03-21T11:44:23.881-07:00Once More into the Breach-FIRE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz8BAe8e14X75vcYmxG2fbGX7ooFKkdATqfc_dV75_S6N-Q_dpwrxUhEhyzNsHZFmf6oh3Ay7EbJEgPCIRinlo5Rb7K9VBBroRaXRTDOeCrDghnM5mhNC3V5fxLXXhO-XC12ATZuwUpLYS5qxQlNiFnXXuBoHNml21oSmTdkLh1PoZCMiRtzEuqwG6dIh/s3177/20240320_091531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="2479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz8BAe8e14X75vcYmxG2fbGX7ooFKkdATqfc_dV75_S6N-Q_dpwrxUhEhyzNsHZFmf6oh3Ay7EbJEgPCIRinlo5Rb7K9VBBroRaXRTDOeCrDghnM5mhNC3V5fxLXXhO-XC12ATZuwUpLYS5qxQlNiFnXXuBoHNml21oSmTdkLh1PoZCMiRtzEuqwG6dIh/s320/20240320_091531.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Sir Regnald Rupert Fitzrichmond IV, horseman extraordinaire, relishes in the sounds of battle. Especially when his battery of 4 pdr artillery is pounding the French.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMggzRI1GRiNXIuKeA3y5ROMQS52AZqYnX7u3OZ5dJcV-ELVR8wSqfFCXSj9O8tRCJbVKuu_z3yFvZkFwCdli945lq9HPDmFrWHfS7DcQ2gi33X3iuUoRSiuXKGYf2kbPnLQWqCL7Rh1OrC75iXESHPRMkmKlcKuptbLk47TTh6DlOP-Lm6UTt6H88JTM/s3214/20240320_091540%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="1759" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMggzRI1GRiNXIuKeA3y5ROMQS52AZqYnX7u3OZ5dJcV-ELVR8wSqfFCXSj9O8tRCJbVKuu_z3yFvZkFwCdli945lq9HPDmFrWHfS7DcQ2gi33X3iuUoRSiuXKGYf2kbPnLQWqCL7Rh1OrC75iXESHPRMkmKlcKuptbLk47TTh6DlOP-Lm6UTt6H88JTM/s320/20240320_091540%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be the target French infantry, artillery, cavalry or structures, all give him great pleasure when his battery smashes them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3ABuMMtDvxYQ3noOZJXIXnuczJGHZctkoskNAb-oS4qxW_E1wxHpEQFmC79sXP52EH0HQc6Y-fcXDHMrUNPhqieNRTi_rFA5qfIvvxNjDXyqhZYgZv3apYslYpeU7IWNBUN-Q1Uuow05b3PxF8VuVc1jpWCqI7ZzRGhs4c3gBl5fm8s7S3so_vig4YGb/s3227/20240320_091544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3227" data-original-width="2801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3ABuMMtDvxYQ3noOZJXIXnuczJGHZctkoskNAb-oS4qxW_E1wxHpEQFmC79sXP52EH0HQc6Y-fcXDHMrUNPhqieNRTi_rFA5qfIvvxNjDXyqhZYgZv3apYslYpeU7IWNBUN-Q1Uuow05b3PxF8VuVc1jpWCqI7ZzRGhs4c3gBl5fm8s7S3so_vig4YGb/s320/20240320_091544.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blasting breaches in enemy lines for his supporting infantry to exploit is especially pleasing to him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP6BAx33HKYwT5lb7mZ-HDXTUmDGY61qzOiIvLHBvqIDxF9OeAXdjEbdmmDFoATIdc09kGxTFAp6WLmmWYZQ5VactwwrgIZ5dhR7iKIIroU_Kb8MWLu2XhknvQj3-7uk1-MXLLJa2AacCMcEgowf0H3DYbqTd9-BnMFarF0xbRHMmeAz-PTuqAwYQDmZa/s2841/20240320_091554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="1915" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP6BAx33HKYwT5lb7mZ-HDXTUmDGY61qzOiIvLHBvqIDxF9OeAXdjEbdmmDFoATIdc09kGxTFAp6WLmmWYZQ5VactwwrgIZ5dhR7iKIIroU_Kb8MWLu2XhknvQj3-7uk1-MXLLJa2AacCMcEgowf0H3DYbqTd9-BnMFarF0xbRHMmeAz-PTuqAwYQDmZa/s320/20240320_091554.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even his charger, <i>Tuter,</i> enjoys the smoke and noise of battle. When <i>Tuter's</i> blood is up<i>,</i> it takes Sir Regenald best efforts to reign in<i> </i>his mount when the valiant charger tries to bolt towards the bloody battlefield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSFuiD5YJgaitB9SW7cy-F2OwRklIvcVJ_q3BF7VaXiHDRQ8JWu-k4X3eScbfPfCMNZ-FCFxeMA2CIMXNMluYqVbjtmTarDkKlC9gOIjD_MrAOKEnPFsU6D5ga4eqvGrdIJmNMwV7u1dlLBh2HhUj0C2oNQ1X5YWySmWYjFRUGK8Tpom_rCeNlOy0jYwz/s2706/20240320_091618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2029" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSFuiD5YJgaitB9SW7cy-F2OwRklIvcVJ_q3BF7VaXiHDRQ8JWu-k4X3eScbfPfCMNZ-FCFxeMA2CIMXNMluYqVbjtmTarDkKlC9gOIjD_MrAOKEnPFsU6D5ga4eqvGrdIJmNMwV7u1dlLBh2HhUj0C2oNQ1X5YWySmWYjFRUGK8Tpom_rCeNlOy0jYwz/s320/20240320_091618.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Sir Regnald Rupert Fitzrichmond IV is a plastic set I painted earlier this month.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-11326546978839058022024-03-20T18:15:00.000-07:002024-03-20T20:43:35.358-07:00You Realizes This Means WAR!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPAcL9fFMuMW15VbC3n7Mj1faqjwkKS4hmPahBYUPBOMVS2KXQh6RD4IyyCKb-J1KHbnI5YBr2AtSkKI5w_aSPDxd6RNjXpKmdrySmk5D5D444R3gaQI9UDQNKSlNhI9yA9RriseC6MpeC8jRigecj2nEMuYUaI00OdzNzeYXr2WqnwoMt56JyPZ7RcJ8/s2682/20240320_093130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="2554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPAcL9fFMuMW15VbC3n7Mj1faqjwkKS4hmPahBYUPBOMVS2KXQh6RD4IyyCKb-J1KHbnI5YBr2AtSkKI5w_aSPDxd6RNjXpKmdrySmk5D5D444R3gaQI9UDQNKSlNhI9yA9RriseC6MpeC8jRigecj2nEMuYUaI00OdzNzeYXr2WqnwoMt56JyPZ7RcJ8/s320/20240320_093130.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never known for his peaceful deminer, Try is prone to anger quickly. And Being the God of War losing his temper can lead to massive bloodshed. He pulses with raw energy and rage at these times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTlh5oMbqDXC4nwZIcEekyXneEcVFx3hQ_8fpRtNRgKO0lNNzHpXno-a9mVWB5nR2TdtUjpu5ewkTRh18KYZJ-LgKLzZZxn-tQNJfSlMaevhrmyn9wRLbWwXByBbufOGuhqjyr45seFK3aF9xV9R3DKXIlHEm7Tsx811n1DoRM6X1w_nEt0H5-usG0bPJ/s3517/20240320_093152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="2604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTlh5oMbqDXC4nwZIcEekyXneEcVFx3hQ_8fpRtNRgKO0lNNzHpXno-a9mVWB5nR2TdtUjpu5ewkTRh18KYZJ-LgKLzZZxn-tQNJfSlMaevhrmyn9wRLbWwXByBbufOGuhqjyr45seFK3aF9xV9R3DKXIlHEm7Tsx811n1DoRM6X1w_nEt0H5-usG0bPJ/s320/20240320_093152.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the God of War, Justice and Oaths, Tyr has a strong feeling of righteousness and holds others to these same high standards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKR2XE8uoqakKMLdAwhlldOTiTfFoexlPGfGw_U54sNPjzcqGZZuaqZeIQjgmCFN5TGNArznzUwhz8baiTuLtg6xLQQJtbfAbFXcVUuT_Z2XfmaGUDWQK8ST_iITH_5r3a0Ur_sp_5Cwe3rhzU6Zyn_vqz8IkEuFr-I9PzDpqevvn5NfPAgG8vTLO8thT/s3233/20240320_093145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="2155" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKR2XE8uoqakKMLdAwhlldOTiTfFoexlPGfGw_U54sNPjzcqGZZuaqZeIQjgmCFN5TGNArznzUwhz8baiTuLtg6xLQQJtbfAbFXcVUuT_Z2XfmaGUDWQK8ST_iITH_5r3a0Ur_sp_5Cwe3rhzU6Zyn_vqz8IkEuFr-I9PzDpqevvn5NfPAgG8vTLO8thT/s320/20240320_093145.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only once did he deliberately go against his code of ethics. This was when he was asked to lie to the fearsome child of Loki, the Fenrir Wolf. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rz071hyphenhyphenAIgZLk9iX-rS4Zpra7WTx44a-xLzjR_mcadSecLqDpZtaAYG7JDK22XuJw3G2iI0b_sjWyhj50o4RqhPR-w8U6-IsKPZwDPUIzesS2Y4dSV2nrSMNR_5M-fTFn0-uKp3Hzz5CWZvy9pEgwUYvp2opqKSxKOUHIZ2oEfyLJy54PL5sikDuBDJs/s3395/20240320_093141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="2761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rz071hyphenhyphenAIgZLk9iX-rS4Zpra7WTx44a-xLzjR_mcadSecLqDpZtaAYG7JDK22XuJw3G2iI0b_sjWyhj50o4RqhPR-w8U6-IsKPZwDPUIzesS2Y4dSV2nrSMNR_5M-fTFn0-uKp3Hzz5CWZvy9pEgwUYvp2opqKSxKOUHIZ2oEfyLJy54PL5sikDuBDJs/s320/20240320_093141.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gods so feared Fenrir that they had the Dwarves forge the strongest magical bonds in the world, "Gleipnir," to bind the beast. While the bonds looked like simple silk ribbons, Fenrir was suspicious. To assuage Fenrir's fears Tyr placed his hand in the beast's mouth as proof that silk was no more than decorative, a brutal lie. When Fenrir realized he was imprisoned he snaped his jaws shut taking Tyr's hand-a high price to pay for breaking a promise. The two will meet again during Ragnarök.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP5xXMayETXBnDbOcVlXrvTEyiEHMgS5GRy0S-8gVU4-hNLvNhNlHU00Rh_yKNOn_M7NMdhgfVy_zqCMieE4D1K-1A1utNsw8WlNO11zz4IilnlfFJjNY5KvIJ0_aYQonKWfxOdJIPaUORaWUtRD8FkmmsqT3lJM4K1U4-Haf96la1yKaU40VKYMZrUCz/s3519/20240320_093136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3519" data-original-width="2280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP5xXMayETXBnDbOcVlXrvTEyiEHMgS5GRy0S-8gVU4-hNLvNhNlHU00Rh_yKNOn_M7NMdhgfVy_zqCMieE4D1K-1A1utNsw8WlNO11zz4IilnlfFJjNY5KvIJ0_aYQonKWfxOdJIPaUORaWUtRD8FkmmsqT3lJM4K1U4-Haf96la1yKaU40VKYMZrUCz/s320/20240320_093136.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> As the God of War, Tyr was honored by having the name of the second day of the week. "deis Marti" (Mars Day) replaced with Tyrsdagr (Tyr's Day). Today we call it Tuesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj3LMEfXSnPndlTLJOsjb113chjBpBlWrAwyxAwCXpCRVcObqWy18I5PYrtZzAgBAS0vZoQhXbZ0DwGm0VX0awO-ee8fEUdXJ9k6WVfA7pZf26APaDfo84KN9kPgtCo_5SWhutaz82NSSHVXVyxs7RWZXUYBDHm5rV-NQI6d9lzEY6F2h7tQyUEMl2Adr/s3624/20240320_093218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3624" data-original-width="3225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj3LMEfXSnPndlTLJOsjb113chjBpBlWrAwyxAwCXpCRVcObqWy18I5PYrtZzAgBAS0vZoQhXbZ0DwGm0VX0awO-ee8fEUdXJ9k6WVfA7pZf26APaDfo84KN9kPgtCo_5SWhutaz82NSSHVXVyxs7RWZXUYBDHm5rV-NQI6d9lzEY6F2h7tQyUEMl2Adr/s320/20240320_093218.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tyr is a plastic piece I finished last night.</div></div><br /><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-74410458718588219752024-03-19T13:27:00.000-07:002024-03-19T13:27:43.917-07:00Doom Dwarf<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd3Yob53JViZtoioQdJ-10GjfJ7TkTXCqRK44dPyTkzzNnaGh3v2ue187sb-xGjyRIYrriowXHjiivmA11AFfBdyCF5-VS_sBDlMPJfdEJJQXPHWQFl8HQFKdtB2Vpu40HjaQTJGUtox_e-vqndFT2Mmx-pZV-FiOjNff7rzdJvZdPHQImKAPPN7Ltq8Y/s2947/20240130_180334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2863" data-original-width="2947" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd3Yob53JViZtoioQdJ-10GjfJ7TkTXCqRK44dPyTkzzNnaGh3v2ue187sb-xGjyRIYrriowXHjiivmA11AFfBdyCF5-VS_sBDlMPJfdEJJQXPHWQFl8HQFKdtB2Vpu40HjaQTJGUtox_e-vqndFT2Mmx-pZV-FiOjNff7rzdJvZdPHQImKAPPN7Ltq8Y/s320/20240130_180334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Shield of Dwarf Master Shaman Nord Gr'avmacr says it all. Those who face his wrath are doomed to die a horrifying fiery death. And yes, his shield is a gravestone, for Nord is a strong believer in truth in advertising.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCHLHNpdc56XrlV9s6GGFwfJdJy239mA2D3yaGhyphenhyphenH6h7yADFkbkSJc6I8fjrfnWd4Rmq3FSf1rQcWC9u59bn8fAjLrT5gXimusZwTKtp-r8gvLcnRHvRJGUciZr9JIqpy6O86ek6EcBzpBz2ZC2KkdpqjVO99bRxCHVJ2BMwzsgQlBY-YF7JAL3CLbiwu/s3086/20240130_180338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3086" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCHLHNpdc56XrlV9s6GGFwfJdJy239mA2D3yaGhyphenhyphenH6h7yADFkbkSJc6I8fjrfnWd4Rmq3FSf1rQcWC9u59bn8fAjLrT5gXimusZwTKtp-r8gvLcnRHvRJGUciZr9JIqpy6O86ek6EcBzpBz2ZC2KkdpqjVO99bRxCHVJ2BMwzsgQlBY-YF7JAL3CLbiwu/s320/20240130_180338.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Master Shaman Nord Gr'avmacr is a plastic piece I painted in Februrary.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-39566253895530897722024-03-18T17:43:00.000-07:002024-03-18T17:43:47.099-07:00Kill a Dragon--No Problem<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYuo_XbepTzbfMPcwBQaXe4NlvI-Qoz2gagiy1dwnW70auQYSRgt5r8TNCeL6J7yMcPD80zsfLUKUHeiG3u8a2U_Yv48mRF0wmEpsxQz6l3_V17v6VfZKxoSmZImwJ3OxUQek7dyPzST14IczZ5KXtTJpXhzvWXjyY07d9InmxyXoA3FAT4AsVIsbfZqz/s3101/20240315_211545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="1792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYuo_XbepTzbfMPcwBQaXe4NlvI-Qoz2gagiy1dwnW70auQYSRgt5r8TNCeL6J7yMcPD80zsfLUKUHeiG3u8a2U_Yv48mRF0wmEpsxQz6l3_V17v6VfZKxoSmZImwJ3OxUQek7dyPzST14IczZ5KXtTJpXhzvWXjyY07d9InmxyXoA3FAT4AsVIsbfZqz/s320/20240315_211545.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sigurd is an old school hero, fearless, strong and not too bright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScJ1ZJLzfCLYViYGDcFycytpvUbTLAl0ESbvgJaefZTkBFadqflL1gW7vEFSnki356u3M7IeJcPJmtMNIgJu6pT2xy3ygOOZ2j60CwnE9NdRs8Jbna19r-_u58XLuxpJOY7B8mFj6ilbj0WH74tLhIzi27vFX17Roq0250jqZrfl8c8GfaxH8y_TM_jn9/s3794/20240315_211620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3794" data-original-width="2600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScJ1ZJLzfCLYViYGDcFycytpvUbTLAl0ESbvgJaefZTkBFadqflL1gW7vEFSnki356u3M7IeJcPJmtMNIgJu6pT2xy3ygOOZ2j60CwnE9NdRs8Jbna19r-_u58XLuxpJOY7B8mFj6ilbj0WH74tLhIzi27vFX17Roq0250jqZrfl8c8GfaxH8y_TM_jn9/s320/20240315_211620.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Raised by the dwarf master blacksmith Regin, Sigurd looked to the old dwarf as both a father figure and medieval lord. When Regin was banished from his home by the dragon Fafnir (see: <a href="https://worldhistoryprof.blogspot.com/2024/03/i-love-gold.html" style="text-align: left;">World Historyprof: I LOVE GOLD!</a>), he looked to Sigurd as a tool for his revenge against the beast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeMZdArBvayhpPGlbd9q-iqsgfqsz2zjqaYRfUxVmNYU2OSzWwZIOK7D3RX_fQzulUdEotvyogJcA21OohdKu3wDNsqcvUFfDmA6P3qLlJxIwPkJ-iDQB1UlxONWnftkVtEqaHLfR25oitgCwUPmy33RUMKh1oqCLSS5NIXK7Ruo54586zhPQ-e8sl8Z4/s4210/20240315_211608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4210" data-original-width="3074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeMZdArBvayhpPGlbd9q-iqsgfqsz2zjqaYRfUxVmNYU2OSzWwZIOK7D3RX_fQzulUdEotvyogJcA21OohdKu3wDNsqcvUFfDmA6P3qLlJxIwPkJ-iDQB1UlxONWnftkVtEqaHLfR25oitgCwUPmy33RUMKh1oqCLSS5NIXK7Ruo54586zhPQ-e8sl8Z4/s320/20240315_211608.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At first reluctant, Sigurd eventually agreed to kill the dreaded worm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN_0Y-IrI6dMlsUmqkZoTR2uWRtise7iAr0VuAGKkhcCMGS1jhz4WbQXvVEimPnRY2Z82jbB3bzQ6VPO5OwjpdxzasSkU-Rfelh_sna_ffqbjfLPTI-hQ7ytDFU08zEvPp1bO8UMCsteL_FZeJ7C5tCqPmx-ZUjBA2ZIpFJiesXtdl5BEvaWVf5ecgPuo/s2993/20240315_211933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2993" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN_0Y-IrI6dMlsUmqkZoTR2uWRtise7iAr0VuAGKkhcCMGS1jhz4WbQXvVEimPnRY2Z82jbB3bzQ6VPO5OwjpdxzasSkU-Rfelh_sna_ffqbjfLPTI-hQ7ytDFU08zEvPp1bO8UMCsteL_FZeJ7C5tCqPmx-ZUjBA2ZIpFJiesXtdl5BEvaWVf5ecgPuo/s320/20240315_211933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> As Fafnir was prone to daily drink from a spring on a well-worn path, the hero came up with a plan to ambush the beast. Sigurd dug a hole in the path big enough to hide in. He then covered himself with branches and brushes and waited for Fafnir to make his daily walk. Taken unawares, the worm was quickly killed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKv-EIPWZV2cIXT_WQ1rDwBEOKwM-dfou6SdX7Tu4A-6sIRMAnB_AkEvstwWQtuL-yrHwT4di633T0KtRgEBG5F9IXfyalntXz5vlzreyabhaenMmuxfe5CfVcHZOqcG5v7qSjQbKdhwtLfwqFjgwwH9r3MQONDMnYgBLThnfNwvfJJo787v_6aRr79Ql/s3319/20240315_211557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="2212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKv-EIPWZV2cIXT_WQ1rDwBEOKwM-dfou6SdX7Tu4A-6sIRMAnB_AkEvstwWQtuL-yrHwT4di633T0KtRgEBG5F9IXfyalntXz5vlzreyabhaenMmuxfe5CfVcHZOqcG5v7qSjQbKdhwtLfwqFjgwwH9r3MQONDMnYgBLThnfNwvfJJo787v_6aRr79Ql/s320/20240315_211557.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coming in contact with the worm's blood, gave Sigurd a form of invincibility and the ability to understand the speech of birds. From the birds he learned that Regin planned to kill him and take the gold for himself. Sigurd was smart enough to realize the danger, killed the treacherous Regin and kept the treasure for himself. Soon Sigurd would face a greater challenge, the beautiful Brunhild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlW_VxBam1PDV-izkM4rvW1aJBjLa4AsI1e3Vry_hp0zSUgJpsK_ACtzdoRmb4m8bkIXgnDgc-YTn-3iHVybzArEVQ9dqKTtPPtSko5pJx5F2RMu09IbMsyDZZ8qitX18Ls8NRYNq_-cTRSWtBfYkG-QUuFO8p-7M53xneA0L94yCepp381dTLwu3_Wna/s3313/20240315_211550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="2588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlW_VxBam1PDV-izkM4rvW1aJBjLa4AsI1e3Vry_hp0zSUgJpsK_ACtzdoRmb4m8bkIXgnDgc-YTn-3iHVybzArEVQ9dqKTtPPtSko5pJx5F2RMu09IbMsyDZZ8qitX18Ls8NRYNq_-cTRSWtBfYkG-QUuFO8p-7M53xneA0L94yCepp381dTLwu3_Wna/s320/20240315_211550.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sigurd is a plastic piece I painted this month.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-39951164806525247832024-03-17T19:43:00.000-07:002024-03-17T19:43:40.447-07:00Sword in the Root<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfmzCm0Mj18hQOPjTJEmoT8lIjqQ6MlBp9STdGdmXHwaa0bQq9MipfGR33tNy1AtguR2z0ZE0cQTj3dYLaZ5j8rPR2omWs8ztHtDfEw8QPgRsLxxxavbZ3GtfX8sN9ywBHUc9EMfE4zTAHZQlfsxBI7Nj-Eeksx8_W1cMFVWxPrOmSQB8B5HrCRnSZiCV/s3418/20240311_151644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3418" data-original-width="2094" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfmzCm0Mj18hQOPjTJEmoT8lIjqQ6MlBp9STdGdmXHwaa0bQq9MipfGR33tNy1AtguR2z0ZE0cQTj3dYLaZ5j8rPR2omWs8ztHtDfEw8QPgRsLxxxavbZ3GtfX8sN9ywBHUc9EMfE4zTAHZQlfsxBI7Nj-Eeksx8_W1cMFVWxPrOmSQB8B5HrCRnSZiCV/s320/20240311_151644.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The magic sword Tremordor, of the late Viking Snor Tommermann, is slowly being taken over by the roots of Yggdrasil the World Tree. Perhaps some brave hero will rescue the fine blade before the end of the Worlds in Ragnarök. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RhMOm306Ov1hHni_TY8fkFapmgmdu-aNgxhUfJCHM_LB6sM16sURz3uiGmaTiBeY54T8grXLSlB08EtVVkol4Ha30KJXVEQsVDhP5OOYR93SEXnbaUQw-4P3t4XyL2x83vW7CTuH-zQuQ5ylXEQK29UNy-WF5EnY-KDnHTMrD1t-eRqpLlr1l7umMD3Z/s3433/20240311_151651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3433" data-original-width="2038" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RhMOm306Ov1hHni_TY8fkFapmgmdu-aNgxhUfJCHM_LB6sM16sURz3uiGmaTiBeY54T8grXLSlB08EtVVkol4Ha30KJXVEQsVDhP5OOYR93SEXnbaUQw-4P3t4XyL2x83vW7CTuH-zQuQ5ylXEQK29UNy-WF5EnY-KDnHTMrD1t-eRqpLlr1l7umMD3Z/s320/20240311_151651.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a plastic terrain piece I painted earlier this month.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-19750830781584656822024-03-17T13:36:00.000-07:002024-03-17T19:05:30.954-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0VhM9fwdij5sgalydBQdIJcW7Vy-xMFGD4QLV33yscv41dwMM3DYKyV8XkqhlBEiKKnCRu6w9XZv9wdZXbOMTI5HQ1HuwosNRaGcyWLOKAtaauZ6DmQW6b25ZCppQUuE5qdfSc7JFuhXAqQaDzKWpJuH-C3hzEASe9tOKnF7DtH7IiFuB7vnzfw56NmL/s2828/20240315_173249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0VhM9fwdij5sgalydBQdIJcW7Vy-xMFGD4QLV33yscv41dwMM3DYKyV8XkqhlBEiKKnCRu6w9XZv9wdZXbOMTI5HQ1HuwosNRaGcyWLOKAtaauZ6DmQW6b25ZCppQUuE5qdfSc7JFuhXAqQaDzKWpJuH-C3hzEASe9tOKnF7DtH7IiFuB7vnzfw56NmL/s320/20240315_173249.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did a little decorating for St. Pat's. Hope your beer is good (or Coca-Cola), the food tasty and the friendship meaningful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0roaL_p18GIwVU7wcCCYLUZ7oN5bpLEq3_EYjiI8IpJ0lV27JHKkEIDAE_O9UL7KUDBhkb9vKfnHOEj8QtWYydZVnEVMZkuljigTGF-1ABAUREMt7SY87_FpBR3yu7BaQrI8l5ejBISvxsvpZIVKs_UVIFpLR9rQoRpNZ6-F5UUaRSDuwqH_ek-Ovgdoz/s3093/20240315_173315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="2284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0roaL_p18GIwVU7wcCCYLUZ7oN5bpLEq3_EYjiI8IpJ0lV27JHKkEIDAE_O9UL7KUDBhkb9vKfnHOEj8QtWYydZVnEVMZkuljigTGF-1ABAUREMt7SY87_FpBR3yu7BaQrI8l5ejBISvxsvpZIVKs_UVIFpLR9rQoRpNZ6-F5UUaRSDuwqH_ek-Ovgdoz/s320/20240315_173315.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Gb3hWUcezxX0abfEE6poednERNbuAit3AiS9HKLRBlB8GK5uCTNCLYqBaiAbL8Fm61Ph5JyZxEmXBXDhSpqy4lcRhStXIPfIxUap5Ia52aG35otc_6bbVGzJgYbCkG4kU73KvPt2ZxAaP7I36W2MqcpXRyP51mMegmqqXHibn5q76pX5e0CgTLT1GNHM/s4000/20240317_151604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Gb3hWUcezxX0abfEE6poednERNbuAit3AiS9HKLRBlB8GK5uCTNCLYqBaiAbL8Fm61Ph5JyZxEmXBXDhSpqy4lcRhStXIPfIxUap5Ia52aG35otc_6bbVGzJgYbCkG4kU73KvPt2ZxAaP7I36W2MqcpXRyP51mMegmqqXHibn5q76pX5e0CgTLT1GNHM/s320/20240317_151604.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-81325781215080354032024-03-16T09:45:00.000-07:002024-03-16T09:50:24.559-07:00Shield-Maidens are as Deadly as Any Males<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2szNdLmum_Ue0keDJ-ZNg5ccPxOunwM2XCK95YiQMhmfS3eGMgmhB5sr2jcwYtITUCvwuh-dmr7Wqma9aLyf9MD_FXCOunelHtwjLknanom-xSg-JxhVQ2M62c0VvpfNauuxiHD_VLN5o6lxHuY5LxmBgHmbdUbzonmS0pk5F0PohaS0UbBwa33rRNXmo/s3103/20240315_170549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="2586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2szNdLmum_Ue0keDJ-ZNg5ccPxOunwM2XCK95YiQMhmfS3eGMgmhB5sr2jcwYtITUCvwuh-dmr7Wqma9aLyf9MD_FXCOunelHtwjLknanom-xSg-JxhVQ2M62c0VvpfNauuxiHD_VLN5o6lxHuY5LxmBgHmbdUbzonmS0pk5F0PohaS0UbBwa33rRNXmo/s320/20240315_170549.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a battle cry to Oden, Shield-Maiden Rakel calls her warrior sisters to arms/ </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bk6L1A9N0tF-YJAEtPvVlHJa1sej7Q2Y5WXbq3I39EJvj6kVeBWq8RBdqD0yBibdPkvXTvSX9WjOeh8NMVOGzL7nip3mAaFDSPAi9KkXazbnscmoXM-JeyqejAvNhxwSZeA34_6p3fWEWz969Lju0kAcPrStgWhwzFtmzC8-206b_sWBfsHTMqNi2NOh/s2219/20240315_165837_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2219" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bk6L1A9N0tF-YJAEtPvVlHJa1sej7Q2Y5WXbq3I39EJvj6kVeBWq8RBdqD0yBibdPkvXTvSX9WjOeh8NMVOGzL7nip3mAaFDSPAi9KkXazbnscmoXM-JeyqejAvNhxwSZeA34_6p3fWEWz969Lju0kAcPrStgWhwzFtmzC8-206b_sWBfsHTMqNi2NOh/s320/20240315_165837_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sonja, Hedda, Rakel and Marta are four of the elite warrior band of Shield Maidens who have sworn their lives to service the will of the gods as interrupted by their leaders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkR3W_7b9HdTB2hcLEvHosIemEV93V5HZyb6jS9dOl-8REXWsGyCeN59OZAsTzFb62LfzQgPt8O4SMQ5m1Zc9qYkaTB1EngOz7dVTnaQs2SFZz8gmshrzwZa392jGDUY0cyJMELD86KCZriKoofhR1fGIIXFmAbLnnJIz7j4Qh3_8pOiAhB3yFh7Ec0g-/s2160/20240315_165912_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2160" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkR3W_7b9HdTB2hcLEvHosIemEV93V5HZyb6jS9dOl-8REXWsGyCeN59OZAsTzFb62LfzQgPt8O4SMQ5m1Zc9qYkaTB1EngOz7dVTnaQs2SFZz8gmshrzwZa392jGDUY0cyJMELD86KCZriKoofhR1fGIIXFmAbLnnJIz7j4Qh3_8pOiAhB3yFh7Ec0g-/s320/20240315_165912_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a matter of pride among them that no male warriors are braver or more valiant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH23kcZNdzw1ELuuGkyFrkj8Hr0uacymJP1tE6ZKbSLkG56uWLtZ2sFqUZhTNWwyRftBG0CPB8aO6kKnpA0ZVgKIX1dEcVf2fTHh7620Sq777XwjsqL56JVUjrXHyPXXos_vDoQKtOmFVY9439w2XnOeyLJIUmjL5oEcjsDmBAzfvjm4k5BYNnC4pEWia/s2247/20240315_165942_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2247" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH23kcZNdzw1ELuuGkyFrkj8Hr0uacymJP1tE6ZKbSLkG56uWLtZ2sFqUZhTNWwyRftBG0CPB8aO6kKnpA0ZVgKIX1dEcVf2fTHh7620Sq777XwjsqL56JVUjrXHyPXXos_vDoQKtOmFVY9439w2XnOeyLJIUmjL5oEcjsDmBAzfvjm4k5BYNnC4pEWia/s320/20240315_165942_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When not fighting they practice their skill at arms constantly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFDSjg62W5W_EGpaPg620NNk_I-mOlZU6hFN5LgNrVS50EYatlO1dCs0Rj0brfHTtAKvdOp7eF2pdqWnDusfR_s6exQ7D32_nvUanCfmDpA9nCrRO7Dsk8zVQu8rBM1luboavvIkz4Tn4y_MktU6Ng_UkBlCXq4Kxf7gVe80qFpKZ3hlEnkZOr32vOrWv/s2392/20240315_170013_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="2392" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFDSjg62W5W_EGpaPg620NNk_I-mOlZU6hFN5LgNrVS50EYatlO1dCs0Rj0brfHTtAKvdOp7eF2pdqWnDusfR_s6exQ7D32_nvUanCfmDpA9nCrRO7Dsk8zVQu8rBM1luboavvIkz4Tn4y_MktU6Ng_UkBlCXq4Kxf7gVe80qFpKZ3hlEnkZOr32vOrWv/s320/20240315_170013_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are especially adept at the use of their shields in both defense and as an offensive weapon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P7yJZ8B-8Eib1jwZ89LA3v4yXN7J_DSviDMjPxRqcGyw0zssPXDAcuoZY6StCWXb0XQhVrubOJepMdtLg8unwO8ab_DPTi5NPzhLICoFDt9ZnFdxflBNlPsyHGUmwzmAVKvQ4IBI0refUUoN80lrJ9euq5_qKz1O1sfc5eKkXb5bJUkIXKIB9jpsbxxV/s2151/20240315_170107_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2151" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P7yJZ8B-8Eib1jwZ89LA3v4yXN7J_DSviDMjPxRqcGyw0zssPXDAcuoZY6StCWXb0XQhVrubOJepMdtLg8unwO8ab_DPTi5NPzhLICoFDt9ZnFdxflBNlPsyHGUmwzmAVKvQ4IBI0refUUoN80lrJ9euq5_qKz1O1sfc5eKkXb5bJUkIXKIB9jpsbxxV/s320/20240315_170107_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being raised from youth to be quick and deadly, Shield-Maidens are renowned in the Nine Worlds for their ruthlessness and lack of mercy in battle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDWuYlito7_ObkEV3Gy0cFLLYWsCGei9lZbv9D9nSNgAYx_OJwWTGUfIxSIa0uoXtKPvLjriRRmkg5JmtXLOF6T1_WahDMOA_Bl2Nozffc99wHMjgO6UY_uhQYK_u4hITPy_ESxDMzSkXHNAxFRms5dxZbKoJUrM5zvhSr566TANgFDA40NVE-Pf0Otmr/s2386/20240315_170129_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2386" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDWuYlito7_ObkEV3Gy0cFLLYWsCGei9lZbv9D9nSNgAYx_OJwWTGUfIxSIa0uoXtKPvLjriRRmkg5JmtXLOF6T1_WahDMOA_Bl2Nozffc99wHMjgO6UY_uhQYK_u4hITPy_ESxDMzSkXHNAxFRms5dxZbKoJUrM5zvhSr566TANgFDA40NVE-Pf0Otmr/s320/20240315_170129_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pity the foolish male adversary who sees these women warriors as easy prey, for their lives will soon be forfeit to the wrath of these sword wielding 'goddesses' of battle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWhmex5f2_QMwfct8_6GCSYMiD20uxhmzOxKWDJ28uE8s9vR0-N8PivaJEQOTZcmZ3QHGY6oqEaB6toqigIRTwjWGEv_YarZ7DYq1_zT80fGD9DyxihOwRHGGryOjuU7N9VZaOUDpY0Jjhf8Yk2jnScHb82i15Jewuabi3vWhfZSZvKuuoE5hhRFfdJ8m/s3828/20240315_170628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="3828" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWhmex5f2_QMwfct8_6GCSYMiD20uxhmzOxKWDJ28uE8s9vR0-N8PivaJEQOTZcmZ3QHGY6oqEaB6toqigIRTwjWGEv_YarZ7DYq1_zT80fGD9DyxihOwRHGGryOjuU7N9VZaOUDpY0Jjhf8Yk2jnScHb82i15Jewuabi3vWhfZSZvKuuoE5hhRFfdJ8m/s320/20240315_170628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After another victory, the Shield-Maidens offer the lives they have taken as token of their loyalty to Oden, Freyja and Hel. The former two will take the souls of the brave, while Hel will welcome the rest to the torments, she has prepared in Helheim for these cowards. Now it is time to practice and ready themselves for the next battle for the glory of the gods and the fame of the Shield-Maidens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_aoP-o-bccwdUCPeI3eiXm0DG1ddNA1-abrQD5iMtkCMmrmw2fP6NVw6YPg5GksjRcmlqWyElAVLcjKySpBWc-paJ87XoRk4elx4Fdfe6hHgB_zNTBdJ9G6qFTgofB_OOrImigoKVxcWNJqsqwNJ9hrhmaSXMgnWK_xCQXKSUV61D8wBfy3d4D49GlhT/s2627/20240315_170608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="2627" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_aoP-o-bccwdUCPeI3eiXm0DG1ddNA1-abrQD5iMtkCMmrmw2fP6NVw6YPg5GksjRcmlqWyElAVLcjKySpBWc-paJ87XoRk4elx4Fdfe6hHgB_zNTBdJ9G6qFTgofB_OOrImigoKVxcWNJqsqwNJ9hrhmaSXMgnWK_xCQXKSUV61D8wBfy3d4D49GlhT/s320/20240315_170608.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are plastic pieces I finished painting yesterday.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-28280981493383376272024-03-15T08:56:00.000-07:002024-03-15T09:02:02.012-07:00The Continued Adventures of Brave Hiktos Nuluk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5TSNzllC-Cvpl3hocybLg3vMenAb57i4s0Z_iraPKUuc9b0sXbrkG2OQEpD8UXGXejQe12xMTZbclfU8YlJ6k5tA2t93QK921C_QnDR5W-bVdGZshsJo8JlDO3BLpXRgFRTSUBK9DuQGnm8AxFm1pMKBr-c0XLJ33uT7bExLNcYp668XqsWgZ2HLYwAU/s3052/20240207_131033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5TSNzllC-Cvpl3hocybLg3vMenAb57i4s0Z_iraPKUuc9b0sXbrkG2OQEpD8UXGXejQe12xMTZbclfU8YlJ6k5tA2t93QK921C_QnDR5W-bVdGZshsJo8JlDO3BLpXRgFRTSUBK9DuQGnm8AxFm1pMKBr-c0XLJ33uT7bExLNcYp668XqsWgZ2HLYwAU/s320/20240207_131033.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brave Hoplite Hiktos Nuluk is lost, the lands look so different and are very cold. Perhaps this Great Lady could help him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">He explains to the Great Lady about that terrible day when he boasted at a Dionysus festival that as the bravest hoplite warrior in Greece, he had no fear of man, beast, nor even a god. How was he to know that one of the revelers was </span><span style="text-align: left;">Ate'-</span><span style="text-align: left;">Goddess of Mischief, in disguise and that she would take affront of his boast! Ate' decided to take this boastful hoplite down a peg or two and have a good laugh about it at the same time. Her curse was creative to say the least as it came in three parts:</span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div>1-Time and again the "Brave" Hiktos Nuluk will be brought face to face with a host of the most powerful/infamous/dangerous/gods/demigods/monsters/villains the Greek world had to offer.</div><div>2-While he can be hurt, he will fully recover-he cannot be killed (what would be the fun of him dying after the first encounter).</div><div>3-He will remember each encounter. He will not remember that he can't be killed but he will remember all the pain and suffering (fear can be such a motivator)!</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01KK8PT0-XPC61ffZA2T_u1wplKVCeDHGU8IYUcY1gX_wSO2W0w0q2hftF10CDa4X8VPIr-2D-bgK2fslo3iZ35AgeHWeJ7latiYzR9SJO70O8HrQHBkF6QKtUzA0HQY_qNHV0YUtAmbi9HhDWhpgC4iul7FMs1CU3O7Og6UknieURmeBt6d4UTpZRp8m/s3206/20240207_131022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3206" data-original-width="2669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01KK8PT0-XPC61ffZA2T_u1wplKVCeDHGU8IYUcY1gX_wSO2W0w0q2hftF10CDa4X8VPIr-2D-bgK2fslo3iZ35AgeHWeJ7latiYzR9SJO70O8HrQHBkF6QKtUzA0HQY_qNHV0YUtAmbi9HhDWhpgC4iul7FMs1CU3O7Og6UknieURmeBt6d4UTpZRp8m/s320/20240207_131022.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Great Lady is none other than the Norse Goddess Freyja, Hiktos is indeed far from home. While she does feel sorry for the lost Greek, she is under the orders of Oden to continue the curse placed on Hiktos by the Greek Goddess <span style="text-align: left;">Ate' as it appears that Oden owes the beautiful </span><span style="text-align: left;">Ate' for some favors she granted him. </span><span style="text-align: left;">So goes the life of Brave Hiktos Nuluk, cursed to forever face the horrible creatures of Greece and the Norse for the amusement of the gods.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Brave Hiktos Nuluk is a 25mm (1 inch) metal piece I painted in the 1970's. I use him to give an idea of the size of the bigger pieces I paint.</i></div><div><br /></div>Too see the many adventures of Brave Hiktos Nuluk check here:<div><br /><div><a href="https://worldhistoryprof.blogspot.com/search/label/Brave%20Hiktos%20Nuluk">World Historyprof: Brave Hiktos Nuluk</a><div><br /><p></p></div></div></div>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-2001709957735900812024-03-14T09:48:00.000-07:002024-03-14T10:07:37.183-07:00Knight, Witch or Forest Guardian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxLnmbFJcbnEOLBDYYmCP0RNdDAU2TeJ8uBIBKSs8PLyyUiAjh9itxAmDhdUNbHgQxSBz55_uV6qeIY5OKCZyH_6uohvh8P0RuxCTuQvh5dVTTSD7cM34AScInGpvzr_DJR2VZ657O5QBMkfGJ2cdttzTewKSJ34TMZbFbY3Wm0qIB-f7owDjCiHjWsKc/s3544/20240312_193633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="2911" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxLnmbFJcbnEOLBDYYmCP0RNdDAU2TeJ8uBIBKSs8PLyyUiAjh9itxAmDhdUNbHgQxSBz55_uV6qeIY5OKCZyH_6uohvh8P0RuxCTuQvh5dVTTSD7cM34AScInGpvzr_DJR2VZ657O5QBMkfGJ2cdttzTewKSJ34TMZbFbY3Wm0qIB-f7owDjCiHjWsKc/s320/20240312_193633.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Near Midnight, "the Witching Hour," and Heks Valeska Skogridder is ready to begin her rounds of the deep woods of Morkskog.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5zU3Vom8MN3B34OByjkn-mwZHdnYy2o4zEhxM_2Quk59ihgSH5rCub52c1csp955U_JJNqId2ec6S52f0MqH02uTj_K5ffdSDX535PS9ww2cz1bzqRu1w40m8hT3kFGOi3rnTXlnINXxQqLoGc_mBWNmf8gp1TO98s5iYpz31J0iB5y3R10ytz3f8Alr/s3574/20240312_193341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="3162" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5zU3Vom8MN3B34OByjkn-mwZHdnYy2o4zEhxM_2Quk59ihgSH5rCub52c1csp955U_JJNqId2ec6S52f0MqH02uTj_K5ffdSDX535PS9ww2cz1bzqRu1w40m8hT3kFGOi3rnTXlnINXxQqLoGc_mBWNmf8gp1TO98s5iYpz31J0iB5y3R10ytz3f8Alr/s320/20240312_193341.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As protector of the deep forest, she uses her powers without abandon when faced with intruders bent on destroying natures equilibrium.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8g-y0fwcWmI301YGLbYuG2iV2uC6IYWIGSpwe1Z5rlWZHXCLacCaOTVMlfmYJcMAfv2nVrRYZkUSsAMExDbISNW_mG-CuH9qvRen-jWIWawUHVBX96KbqYKAPCnVgQWlHTm29IqY9J_w8D3g2w4akNKwyES0U5B6k_qaO6QxtVd9EMD3Kl20SspU4w8h/s3044/20240312_193403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3044" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8g-y0fwcWmI301YGLbYuG2iV2uC6IYWIGSpwe1Z5rlWZHXCLacCaOTVMlfmYJcMAfv2nVrRYZkUSsAMExDbISNW_mG-CuH9qvRen-jWIWawUHVBX96KbqYKAPCnVgQWlHTm29IqY9J_w8D3g2w4akNKwyES0U5B6k_qaO6QxtVd9EMD3Kl20SspU4w8h/s320/20240312_193403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heks Valeska Skogridder is a master of natural magic's including the control of water, plants and animals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HT_Q2wi10nDf10nLNVxB2q-b2bMcw_1qhVlWH1fbNAj76pxq_1fTXXNZ9XcU7oKCc1MsiFY5WA8vFhDjH5eKogG0HRUgtfskCXKLjHjCcE79FfeexgQm7DNXJbvKAzmUzgL85RBlc5Wy43sg6hGF0JH_2U8IkUstTWXvFSg5S4R3pyNCa73j3q6Xi3tr/s2584/20240312_193409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HT_Q2wi10nDf10nLNVxB2q-b2bMcw_1qhVlWH1fbNAj76pxq_1fTXXNZ9XcU7oKCc1MsiFY5WA8vFhDjH5eKogG0HRUgtfskCXKLjHjCcE79FfeexgQm7DNXJbvKAzmUzgL85RBlc5Wy43sg6hGF0JH_2U8IkUstTWXvFSg5S4R3pyNCa73j3q6Xi3tr/s320/20240312_193409.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By dawn, when Morkskog begins to wake and the night creatures return to their dens, Heks Valeska Skogridder scans the terrain a final time and then to rests. For soon enough, the light will fade and once again the "Knightwitch of Morkskog" will take up her rounds to safeguard her homeland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNBHSYNR5LRUJO2sEtesPXq1ntXXGNKMTu5-vyZwpwkK9JtoDJDDyn5cWJBn5RLjLp_sHlhuGGBQlo33ZH14dJpXCO2vro4UpBLqtsGKKU3puF_dKKzLRgEVtQwHVP-IwerqXw6IUF3f1_FI935pUzVHEnOwWOSusclQNeYIO7bOZCz1FzTIIc2dD4onV/s2470/20240312_193425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="2451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNBHSYNR5LRUJO2sEtesPXq1ntXXGNKMTu5-vyZwpwkK9JtoDJDDyn5cWJBn5RLjLp_sHlhuGGBQlo33ZH14dJpXCO2vro4UpBLqtsGKKU3puF_dKKzLRgEVtQwHVP-IwerqXw6IUF3f1_FI935pUzVHEnOwWOSusclQNeYIO7bOZCz1FzTIIc2dD4onV/s320/20240312_193425.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heks Valeska Skogridder is a plastic piece I painted last week.</div>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-28599959470000428512024-03-13T11:14:00.000-07:002024-03-13T11:14:21.332-07:00Will Forge Weapons for Gold<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEzpwRhPGuFukv-BeyDUtXCIPRwTRSVULsy5QoZMOXBq8LWxRsIxFE267m-Y3WjqltIrsRobnwFUor19Z2_kiuO1sUpmf8PDgKs-aW7_384OGbPMLIQUtjTmkuxOEj6jnVeHwWGE2tUa3BMsE08TLQL8uwwlFoD134wh5zX_h_zTWDX3OxtzHioVS08O0/s2707/20240310_181202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="2707" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEzpwRhPGuFukv-BeyDUtXCIPRwTRSVULsy5QoZMOXBq8LWxRsIxFE267m-Y3WjqltIrsRobnwFUor19Z2_kiuO1sUpmf8PDgKs-aW7_384OGbPMLIQUtjTmkuxOEj6jnVeHwWGE2tUa3BMsE08TLQL8uwwlFoD134wh5zX_h_zTWDX3OxtzHioVS08O0/s320/20240310_181202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The twins Olafur, Bjon and Guomundur Vapenmed specialise in powerul magic weapons for the gods and heroes of the Nine Worlds. They are renowned members of that most skilled Craftmasters race created by Odin, the Dwarves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZz2UVnHA2DzwBPZoc2wG3scV9729DoMfc9BJyjCQH4xBTI1Ytuh63veTPlikiHGHFjMiIADXWT7vfEOrkVkgnHTg30mCAYGyfapLFK01SWhAZ-G29IXI0hAWMeuB93qS2dV5r7BSH1CLZHDlhal3lq2xojWNdmGlD0ImkMNxAsrl3OcK1JYEIx4Uky__/s2842/20240310_181331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2842" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZz2UVnHA2DzwBPZoc2wG3scV9729DoMfc9BJyjCQH4xBTI1Ytuh63veTPlikiHGHFjMiIADXWT7vfEOrkVkgnHTg30mCAYGyfapLFK01SWhAZ-G29IXI0hAWMeuB93qS2dV5r7BSH1CLZHDlhal3lq2xojWNdmGlD0ImkMNxAsrl3OcK1JYEIx4Uky__/s320/20240310_181331.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bjon specializes in weapons made with Steel, Silver and Platinum. Olafur is a master of Copper, Bronze and Beryllium-Copper. While Guomundur exclusively uses Gold-Alloys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-yG012RVfPUNgbYcITthEPg-Regj2-GVcez2dM0MQtpQG49t-mGgQBV2zf9i9FpMpn-cIwoAqpF7gb-9qp5RhDHjolIarNSuus7_6Nv6ogg54vIAeHMOQYHYba2RUqMjqvK-VLBHADTQUR0YzWJllbPP8yKHNsYP5r6kuCtDF8B28XQRViyaZkTGtxMS/s2439/20240310_181227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2439" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-yG012RVfPUNgbYcITthEPg-Regj2-GVcez2dM0MQtpQG49t-mGgQBV2zf9i9FpMpn-cIwoAqpF7gb-9qp5RhDHjolIarNSuus7_6Nv6ogg54vIAeHMOQYHYba2RUqMjqvK-VLBHADTQUR0YzWJllbPP8yKHNsYP5r6kuCtDF8B28XQRViyaZkTGtxMS/s320/20240310_181227.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They ask not what the weapons will be used for, what they do is produce the finest weapons that gold can buy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaT9x8Db36a6DbIDXeJI6rJh3jJD8qGvtf3F-L4_JTxY2l_BcHa6A_gWwYzLyFlRjTcwLwh2bXMByE6EolHWrespZcqeOWOwJTTNkPfhB6mzp3YhB0qovwPK_ivEFKRnUcU5AhtLvNdRBniJfomaH0LzrREEHfv0H5DMXL0Ntwdx7dWZmF3yNriAq7PkV/s2392/20240310_181218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2392" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaT9x8Db36a6DbIDXeJI6rJh3jJD8qGvtf3F-L4_JTxY2l_BcHa6A_gWwYzLyFlRjTcwLwh2bXMByE6EolHWrespZcqeOWOwJTTNkPfhB6mzp3YhB0qovwPK_ivEFKRnUcU5AhtLvNdRBniJfomaH0LzrREEHfv0H5DMXL0Ntwdx7dWZmF3yNriAq7PkV/s320/20240310_181218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are plastic pieces I painted this week.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-70749541218864953192024-03-12T16:42:00.000-07:002024-03-12T16:45:26.828-07:00Ice-Fire is My Weapon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jJ9bxxySgCZwPUVZjqptTKl3uSThvTiS39sjtcrzOhuPiBrBcVeD5i4z09ixC4qP2kLYohO6L3JKIKDL177tjBz2fougMwUfJSGDhpGbxGWSJBIXFn3ZdJwl1iL8_T3NfVuEGrof8I_W-WxkMJ7TPGTtTJreKsXd7bbpYIUrMaEVFiwQtoPVl5hheRwI/s2285/20240307_095507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="2052" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jJ9bxxySgCZwPUVZjqptTKl3uSThvTiS39sjtcrzOhuPiBrBcVeD5i4z09ixC4qP2kLYohO6L3JKIKDL177tjBz2fougMwUfJSGDhpGbxGWSJBIXFn3ZdJwl1iL8_T3NfVuEGrof8I_W-WxkMJ7TPGTtTJreKsXd7bbpYIUrMaEVFiwQtoPVl5hheRwI/s320/20240307_095507.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Foes beware, Elrik Isveiviser will freeze your heart and soul without hesitation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbHl29eKYhfPdMjq_YMXRm-kQofMxh-6zdkqROkKD59zdObq_y4MoPc7qWe7BD2w7k_URwo9-GwomK__Y3BDQlscJMzK33E4-CgDGxpKlN80D2jgC5gcgRTds-vt6mWEtvaJbrjYVn1tKocXqsvej3RovAOPcC1aAcCfs_BCv15sQjDWcHMrcXGWlJkUe/s1872/20240307_095632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1282" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbHl29eKYhfPdMjq_YMXRm-kQofMxh-6zdkqROkKD59zdObq_y4MoPc7qWe7BD2w7k_URwo9-GwomK__Y3BDQlscJMzK33E4-CgDGxpKlN80D2jgC5gcgRTds-vt6mWEtvaJbrjYVn1tKocXqsvej3RovAOPcC1aAcCfs_BCv15sQjDWcHMrcXGWlJkUe/s320/20240307_095632.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a master of "Archaic Ice-Fire Magic," Elrik Isveiviser can pull down the very powers of the worst blizzards of the Northlands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OmpDjmJITwZ5ElPF6ppOjAh_zBPVTjD7AmI-jXQDAKGI-VVVYUUcg7Rr0wqZUc7tsBacV9GgyIIADJFo7zyihyphenhyphenbuPC8JUF9329W98aYKw5T0UsazcXExv389vczr9x0tFnyeWwvieVGXQekFZpf2hw9jEwIQYz2RzOgQHmM0RidbqhMiuZA5zU8t_nNo/s2323/20240307_095609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="1857" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OmpDjmJITwZ5ElPF6ppOjAh_zBPVTjD7AmI-jXQDAKGI-VVVYUUcg7Rr0wqZUc7tsBacV9GgyIIADJFo7zyihyphenhyphenbuPC8JUF9329W98aYKw5T0UsazcXExv389vczr9x0tFnyeWwvieVGXQekFZpf2hw9jEwIQYz2RzOgQHmM0RidbqhMiuZA5zU8t_nNo/s320/20240307_095609.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some say that Elrik Isveiviser heart is as cold as ice. If only that was true, for Elrik's has no heart, only the cold vacuum of space; for that was the cost of gaining his power that he paid to the dark gods. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j1aHQHypSJKEpfCCbwpC5V83QestyM12R4YEMsrI9XJ_u5nVY4J6PPsxBhNE_sLGQSzph9GTRE1f7mg5-deL0Kpn8S0g5rbxbs4QMJYXRL4E0IwyigZdrS-opbeDMe5Olzb5r3Ul7iY9cX_BZYPBkPE0H03icEET221MFBkc6b3RvSmPnBhQJH1AQej6/s2847/20240307_095525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="2428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j1aHQHypSJKEpfCCbwpC5V83QestyM12R4YEMsrI9XJ_u5nVY4J6PPsxBhNE_sLGQSzph9GTRE1f7mg5-deL0Kpn8S0g5rbxbs4QMJYXRL4E0IwyigZdrS-opbeDMe5Olzb5r3Ul7iY9cX_BZYPBkPE0H03icEET221MFBkc6b3RvSmPnBhQJH1AQej6/s320/20240307_095525.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elrik Isveiviser is a plastic piece I painted this month.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-31718404686533057782024-03-11T10:26:00.000-07:002024-03-11T10:29:35.831-07:00My Golden Apples Restore Youth <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-YvnSKfEzHMFs28MW7j52F090MKhK181bP0ZCKfuze0mfuSNmPq2kYkp7S8Y-3uc2IDTrJeVWVlZ3gSVNMi4iGYILt35yQyfXKeh-nncyBsYxybWzLbAtMRWPfropvhAxn3Ygld6Tztn161VdGNwvuv_yOxGI2_vs-EWTXnFvoVcir3sE8IV9E26l99X/s3678/20240308_133252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="3131" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-YvnSKfEzHMFs28MW7j52F090MKhK181bP0ZCKfuze0mfuSNmPq2kYkp7S8Y-3uc2IDTrJeVWVlZ3gSVNMi4iGYILt35yQyfXKeh-nncyBsYxybWzLbAtMRWPfropvhAxn3Ygld6Tztn161VdGNwvuv_yOxGI2_vs-EWTXnFvoVcir3sE8IV9E26l99X/s320/20240308_133252.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Goddess Idunn takes her task of preserving the youth and vitality of her fellow gods very seriously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0YnFwDpd8wMW96SHqKHCpI2pzjlsAVgWdbT2AZKZMUiabnB9hfV5pmVW3m8tHcMTAomPpYhK8Fr3GEv5YMx2xEw6ppIeH9y1uJ5rNtR42IAjtZDBYC57bZsCkHbIffM-u-eAB2k2hD-TkefL9I38lGkuGLzIgns4x9HScBfBYeq4t8vnVpTSIiUyd1zu/s3418/20240308_133233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3418" data-original-width="2236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0YnFwDpd8wMW96SHqKHCpI2pzjlsAVgWdbT2AZKZMUiabnB9hfV5pmVW3m8tHcMTAomPpYhK8Fr3GEv5YMx2xEw6ppIeH9y1uJ5rNtR42IAjtZDBYC57bZsCkHbIffM-u-eAB2k2hD-TkefL9I38lGkuGLzIgns4x9HScBfBYeq4t8vnVpTSIiUyd1zu/s320/20240308_133233.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the "Rejuvenating One," Idunn uses her magic golden apples to maintain the strengths of the Asgardians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOt1ZZL_Lh9juaw_XE_cHtq-PJUBnCB7VuZMa1Y7CEJYcxbTHmC6215IB8N-9lPM0pyvqKQ_wrQyc_JpOYuGOEFgIhQ79eyJ9EGoomWXhLkBgKGoV07jLoX1Mb0Wyn8Y54q6Er87GNCwKDdGT7pPOXEqRJ31R25ijIEiY1IgVXr5fXgNfZgJLIOQLFGldQ/s3224/20240308_133226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOt1ZZL_Lh9juaw_XE_cHtq-PJUBnCB7VuZMa1Y7CEJYcxbTHmC6215IB8N-9lPM0pyvqKQ_wrQyc_JpOYuGOEFgIhQ79eyJ9EGoomWXhLkBgKGoV07jLoX1Mb0Wyn8Y54q6Er87GNCwKDdGT7pPOXEqRJ31R25ijIEiY1IgVXr5fXgNfZgJLIOQLFGldQ/s320/20240308_133226.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This comes naturally to the Goddess of Spring where the World restores itself from the rigors of Winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00rqQPSCyFBiPTETTRHYFq-mtZatliftZ-U9_itno92PzkO_eANhlJi0aHoV4Z8XxFyjua48K5-edN5l6eX0-jQA-hjbMu19qMMGC3pl2FxDo5iABfvEl3CaPcnyUc4c2XzMPHnc0tf67EuwZ62I2GaeHj56vL0RDty7nhia8E_SOSHnYUsvk5gQeS2Xl/s3399/20240308_133221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="2894" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00rqQPSCyFBiPTETTRHYFq-mtZatliftZ-U9_itno92PzkO_eANhlJi0aHoV4Z8XxFyjua48K5-edN5l6eX0-jQA-hjbMu19qMMGC3pl2FxDo5iABfvEl3CaPcnyUc4c2XzMPHnc0tf67EuwZ62I2GaeHj56vL0RDty7nhia8E_SOSHnYUsvk5gQeS2Xl/s320/20240308_133221.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her powers of restoration through her golden apples has attracted the negative attention of both Loki and the Jotunn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nBezmMPB2BXKxQKxoMwMKVqsw8h5iRGCn6DNCHwvTpRgfVxnBOu0uNON6eah6IqS4DF0ExT23j3RFgavRFxyzut2PDm_xFt3ALxKsKBy5DP6OEHWLf2zLYcDN_0CmeqKgweNDApBX36c6KmBeYBMPrY_EdvmBV6GC0-fR8tcNsalQsKKJUdQ25nDPAG9/s3295/20240308_133211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="2492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nBezmMPB2BXKxQKxoMwMKVqsw8h5iRGCn6DNCHwvTpRgfVxnBOu0uNON6eah6IqS4DF0ExT23j3RFgavRFxyzut2PDm_xFt3ALxKsKBy5DP6OEHWLf2zLYcDN_0CmeqKgweNDApBX36c6KmBeYBMPrY_EdvmBV6GC0-fR8tcNsalQsKKJUdQ25nDPAG9/s320/20240308_133211.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In particular, the Jotuun Thjazi plotted with Loki to kidnap Idunn and her precious golden apples.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH-U_WYndFr0ScEt8vf9lCmHBBfShX8Ww_v8NqiEeDV22rxYBPqIbs2n2TsbCAwRaBTqrVZuhuDJlad4MiXldXcGcO_mtEVqH9QvEKO_WqDurZsj3cqqodLW6-9cJcRQpZf59Hunt3_B6vISZet_nWNi7C7WOgoz4GOX9KJCsZZkteBemdJnE3R9Q7u5E/s3477/20240308_133202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="3188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH-U_WYndFr0ScEt8vf9lCmHBBfShX8Ww_v8NqiEeDV22rxYBPqIbs2n2TsbCAwRaBTqrVZuhuDJlad4MiXldXcGcO_mtEVqH9QvEKO_WqDurZsj3cqqodLW6-9cJcRQpZf59Hunt3_B6vISZet_nWNi7C7WOgoz4GOX9KJCsZZkteBemdJnE3R9Q7u5E/s320/20240308_133202.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her capture earned the rath of the god's (who feared aging and death without the restorative golden apples) especially from her husband Bragi. Loki was quickly apprehended and forced on pain if death to free Idunn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oi1hHt_XQt3TTH0rSQDUaWAhPJbQ4x1aTr4oeYFe-ssE8dS2Kt1dlkmK2bkM9LeSv16FsUFqSvGI3PByMcxbh4F_EKawWbbtfMFTK7o1dAHo4lRPAXDAm2VLcH_t-VGEskrdtY-wMkXAzch47gpFL3hgBjzcRCToPHVBoZp60Xjs7p1i4GTpYcIds9Dj/s3678/20240308_133157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oi1hHt_XQt3TTH0rSQDUaWAhPJbQ4x1aTr4oeYFe-ssE8dS2Kt1dlkmK2bkM9LeSv16FsUFqSvGI3PByMcxbh4F_EKawWbbtfMFTK7o1dAHo4lRPAXDAm2VLcH_t-VGEskrdtY-wMkXAzch47gpFL3hgBjzcRCToPHVBoZp60Xjs7p1i4GTpYcIds9Dj/s320/20240308_133157.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loki in the form of a falcon, rescued Idunn from the giant's home and returned her to Asgard. An enraged Thjazi followed them to Asgard where he was killed. The death of Thjazi led to problems for the gods with his daughter the Jotunn Skadi...but that is another story. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDoqmlge7Qwc2u31Bqn_8jG4uMxdMrHVGEilPCydaAObDnT40KFIvfehDBsjHZ9A3Ia5uDM6ge25LlWjiRjc74riSEoxtqZAsbZ0iEUq9mAp_Tc4_PiaMxFjwKYLa4sKSEAfjbdkKHsf7UcAfKuyH818wSngfseIqIWoRnZmB9tLAmF7g_tmKtFF7ibj2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="261" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDoqmlge7Qwc2u31Bqn_8jG4uMxdMrHVGEilPCydaAObDnT40KFIvfehDBsjHZ9A3Ia5uDM6ge25LlWjiRjc74riSEoxtqZAsbZ0iEUq9mAp_Tc4_PiaMxFjwKYLa4sKSEAfjbdkKHsf7UcAfKuyH818wSngfseIqIWoRnZmB9tLAmF7g_tmKtFF7ibj2Q=w258-h316" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Idunn is a plastic piece I painted this month.</div></div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-14954462034775091302024-03-10T13:06:00.000-07:002024-03-10T13:06:01.575-07:00Say Hello to Our Little Friend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHda3BcjYUvhwLq9n7TPwsY1zA0Erzf-1DUZowmaT2rIlHvTikq-HcCaiAEXNqXkK0GCzUBJcVSJqUmhcyqbPu8LrNckB2Zxycu-7SG-E70IVfQlXSH_sBp1bvixNqCSTOpqg2M-CegrOQ0DxhwNKaJLY1a_6x1MlCNA7hIkPiI2tQXFzQRJ8UDonWaNvx/s2623/20240307_095342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="2623" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHda3BcjYUvhwLq9n7TPwsY1zA0Erzf-1DUZowmaT2rIlHvTikq-HcCaiAEXNqXkK0GCzUBJcVSJqUmhcyqbPu8LrNckB2Zxycu-7SG-E70IVfQlXSH_sBp1bvixNqCSTOpqg2M-CegrOQ0DxhwNKaJLY1a_6x1MlCNA7hIkPiI2tQXFzQRJ8UDonWaNvx/s320/20240307_095342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loaded with double shot (or the more deadly "Grapeshot"), this view of a British 4 pounder was the last vision many an enemy would ever see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr394YCx-VV0x7indnfeMh8xipCAU2X9bHECJ4kGlLO8vlCp-ejR0cfsSSaZ5o7x5ZNunRSSHZl4jYffnbi8TupIXd8Agpnl_9qEMzv4dgCgn5vLsCy5WW8AcjNBT9_06N2G3DCxj0X1a0gAfOb6RtV5WxTMMkE9m1M3U-RlhcVxml9ut8-WFq1i2LIiW/s3043/20240307_095409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="3043" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr394YCx-VV0x7indnfeMh8xipCAU2X9bHECJ4kGlLO8vlCp-ejR0cfsSSaZ5o7x5ZNunRSSHZl4jYffnbi8TupIXd8Agpnl_9qEMzv4dgCgn5vLsCy5WW8AcjNBT9_06N2G3DCxj0X1a0gAfOb6RtV5WxTMMkE9m1M3U-RlhcVxml9ut8-WFq1i2LIiW/s320/20240307_095409.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This gun and grew is supporting the British and their allies in the bloody War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl-wwUlmpOpj3UKGFLT_2P445yBvF0HshLPmWpDC0pyCVU3kr3ioZHET6lkB1Znob6YWWjastR_W2xgFEtxb3GQVRjB26EbzDj26hqEY9LYDVwjEjY2O_9QL43DZTw8mWqwcdZDh3tBI7URr59IBIUCMnCM38Qst5sqH65wAxKDeIutMM_EGAvGvXqtZk/s3894/20240307_095402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="3894" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl-wwUlmpOpj3UKGFLT_2P445yBvF0HshLPmWpDC0pyCVU3kr3ioZHET6lkB1Znob6YWWjastR_W2xgFEtxb3GQVRjB26EbzDj26hqEY9LYDVwjEjY2O_9QL43DZTw8mWqwcdZDh3tBI7URr59IBIUCMnCM38Qst5sqH65wAxKDeIutMM_EGAvGvXqtZk/s320/20240307_095402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While not as powerful as its large cousins, the 4 pdr artillery piece was a main stay of European armies throughout the 18th century.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDviBl5xb6ssxbOglIw4gJ_mgn-eEwdNbpeRH3oJn3ZbeesLHJ5Jqj2-n4K9tuQ_1x7wqNAshGnD7KE6BGHlRqoKT8ZaZGlOlG9NdD4ApwYl9ylPmeb6144I-EmB4lI6x7IE_ehVzG8aROYI23DLoofiuXAzrAbTtJcK77vBTdRCbVBVfJ1V7-pwx8I5T/s4331/20240307_095352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="4331" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDviBl5xb6ssxbOglIw4gJ_mgn-eEwdNbpeRH3oJn3ZbeesLHJ5Jqj2-n4K9tuQ_1x7wqNAshGnD7KE6BGHlRqoKT8ZaZGlOlG9NdD4ApwYl9ylPmeb6144I-EmB4lI6x7IE_ehVzG8aROYI23DLoofiuXAzrAbTtJcK77vBTdRCbVBVfJ1V7-pwx8I5T/s320/20240307_095352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being lighter than the larger caliber artillery pieces, the 4 pdr was easier to place forward with the infantry as a true supporting fieldpiece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeR9zyZAOb42zr81pR1zKmI7o0uDy2eFH14oGD15buXpNyhZ-Eyb8S6sc8_Ufq3ri2FD6C5tfoKHSp_i1C5UJBXFx2IHgKf3sliIKyuO-QZb3j-FquPejMzNdqoYJtS5fhO6HZjP9czptcoYv63MOUNtwjPwt1dULuPA48-6xDPC2oQXr-L73f41GXfgJ/s4059/20240307_095331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="4059" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeR9zyZAOb42zr81pR1zKmI7o0uDy2eFH14oGD15buXpNyhZ-Eyb8S6sc8_Ufq3ri2FD6C5tfoKHSp_i1C5UJBXFx2IHgKf3sliIKyuO-QZb3j-FquPejMzNdqoYJtS5fhO6HZjP9czptcoYv63MOUNtwjPwt1dULuPA48-6xDPC2oQXr-L73f41GXfgJ/s320/20240307_095331.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLwQVTtJHz5q2dM5racO7TBXAS4GGpHU3vR9L6eN74FPxBBH7MNZ0Pa83lpkdzzYlFJlq-Ll8hnbfb6y4MkndTR6244NfZXgQA0zrQX2aMQZCvvqEBmyoHNeEtB9Z3cOOOOSUn5e3Ya9tz_LRzbQbOIy9tcckr-c4koWAIEkdJ_A-0XrtVhDCW7uewjp6/s3683/20240307_095325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="3683" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLwQVTtJHz5q2dM5racO7TBXAS4GGpHU3vR9L6eN74FPxBBH7MNZ0Pa83lpkdzzYlFJlq-Ll8hnbfb6y4MkndTR6244NfZXgQA0zrQX2aMQZCvvqEBmyoHNeEtB9Z3cOOOOSUn5e3Ya9tz_LRzbQbOIy9tcckr-c4koWAIEkdJ_A-0XrtVhDCW7uewjp6/s320/20240307_095325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a plastic kit I put together and painted earlier this month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-unkv5DgiJK-HDkb1-IMqR_oeYt_AWQqy7f7RslPuFtiyReMgoAhZ86zBTfwNZN8XgzkRfUP99O6wb-qaeWz-_GA8GMwEufLjMYV8Y0mpzPIxJrSKhU_AV0R7ve1KnnLB_L1xJphXCrtBUUJp6XnmwpYlmKJOeAeRmZlnjH6cFHomY5Ko1CJWhnZlY7bP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="216" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-unkv5DgiJK-HDkb1-IMqR_oeYt_AWQqy7f7RslPuFtiyReMgoAhZ86zBTfwNZN8XgzkRfUP99O6wb-qaeWz-_GA8GMwEufLjMYV8Y0mpzPIxJrSKhU_AV0R7ve1KnnLB_L1xJphXCrtBUUJp6XnmwpYlmKJOeAeRmZlnjH6cFHomY5Ko1CJWhnZlY7bP=w203-h301" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A similar Bavarian piece can be seen here: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://worldhistoryprof.blogspot.com/2024/02/nothing-says-good-morning-like-cannon.html">World Historyprof: Nothing Says Good Morning Like a Cannon Blast</a></div></div><br />Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-36549657641313304592024-03-09T18:33:00.000-08:002024-03-09T18:49:48.454-08:00Utgarda-Loki, Master of Illusion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLBphAmaX_siYxV6zf_FBuwR_VM0ENA33170C_SYrKX6XtsxWKQS2zAB7znPWHGJkd7hX4hXMKrV3A6otjbXFYUf7sOhSLoZP8C60B1dkSBYYUuSWR4IeAaeDhFii8Y6MYc17-urHesqa3n-V49G3SHHWL75C7fQyROyOD23GPygKFPRfI07NlbLj-NQt/s4525/20240307_095724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="4525" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLBphAmaX_siYxV6zf_FBuwR_VM0ENA33170C_SYrKX6XtsxWKQS2zAB7znPWHGJkd7hX4hXMKrV3A6otjbXFYUf7sOhSLoZP8C60B1dkSBYYUuSWR4IeAaeDhFii8Y6MYc17-urHesqa3n-V49G3SHHWL75C7fQyROyOD23GPygKFPRfI07NlbLj-NQt/s320/20240307_095724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Utgarda-Loki (Loki of the Outyards), </span><span style="text-align: left;">Jotunn (giant) leader and master of the Juotunheimr fortress of Utgaror, is also one of the most powerful users of illusion in the Nine Worlds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Q-FlsKFEf1Qol-EH5iKHODEXdp0LjboKnGdzlvjLQNpRak8gTIhrmr5aWEdxGzMYTbrC-osmth1Sf6EuZ6OZHcmZX3n_IcWt0FSvjcUqTEQ7i2k5VcNfafrf-nJoBpIrcjMMKTQIMy-15mAp-QKfNsCP08S3Z9-F-qfJEOaTTnQcurGXVuyJLsOGse7/s3594/20240307_094358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="3415" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Q-FlsKFEf1Qol-EH5iKHODEXdp0LjboKnGdzlvjLQNpRak8gTIhrmr5aWEdxGzMYTbrC-osmth1Sf6EuZ6OZHcmZX3n_IcWt0FSvjcUqTEQ7i2k5VcNfafrf-nJoBpIrcjMMKTQIMy-15mAp-QKfNsCP08S3Z9-F-qfJEOaTTnQcurGXVuyJLsOGse7/s320/20240307_094358.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the gods Thor and Loki have fallen prey to Utgarda-Loki spells.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBpaCuPkVRCN4_eNgeWKwPac8GRmx4k5RYpUnOBkwhtNeMdvfiritu30eYi2oN_e7JdqXMc3WZT-XRXWBEqEJTA5JNElQpSSP1hoMcomMw2gmfHeKbO-Ci6rNzVET1-i6H0FJqPlJ6F5fw_GnXbQBqsHY2VG7hpFLQOG5YueDRVrWcAtmQAHQNzGvdK-X/s3700/20240307_094323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="2990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBpaCuPkVRCN4_eNgeWKwPac8GRmx4k5RYpUnOBkwhtNeMdvfiritu30eYi2oN_e7JdqXMc3WZT-XRXWBEqEJTA5JNElQpSSP1hoMcomMw2gmfHeKbO-Ci6rNzVET1-i6H0FJqPlJ6F5fw_GnXbQBqsHY2VG7hpFLQOG5YueDRVrWcAtmQAHQNzGvdK-X/s320/20240307_094323.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In one famous case, Utgarda-Loki challenged </span>Thor, and Loki (accompanied their servants Roskva & Thjalfi) to a series of difficult tasks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCD16hlhyIgdYSKfQuiFsNX_K3DJk7XO3IIokXKXd53zRZ5br1t-1DxAb3JyJvy8aTADB1SYtYpPPqu-Es0VDpDgfZ6wwhlBeM4RKjEE3K1mBl9qiYoXK95l5g9-Zl2roAXkNEj9eFGZ0P2VTlKi90zQztArr4bvHCGM3-SrAJZfVt4_xMXX8y0JIprt1p/s3640/20240307_094310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="2123" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCD16hlhyIgdYSKfQuiFsNX_K3DJk7XO3IIokXKXd53zRZ5br1t-1DxAb3JyJvy8aTADB1SYtYpPPqu-Es0VDpDgfZ6wwhlBeM4RKjEE3K1mBl9qiYoXK95l5g9-Zl2roAXkNEj9eFGZ0P2VTlKi90zQztArr4bvHCGM3-SrAJZfVt4_xMXX8y0JIprt1p/s320/20240307_094310.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the two gods failed in every challenge, <span style="text-align: left;">Utgarda-Loki releveled he had used his illusion powers to fool and defeat the Asgardians.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SVHlTUqLerXgAT-N9IClJoSBvwVfTc1EBsWSXw_Nh4_sh45FgvNnAKPN1kP3QCslGztbFBTwjEfBgGSHDs2sQNh6QTG-e41xnxdRbEL_rjAtSxElhsS9mVXrtDBCyGwHH4P_nNIvXfmwE9gDLk0ckoW7y5s9liQpMSYVvyfIekvj-A-gqjiSs468-rOT/s4371/20240307_094301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4371" data-original-width="3326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SVHlTUqLerXgAT-N9IClJoSBvwVfTc1EBsWSXw_Nh4_sh45FgvNnAKPN1kP3QCslGztbFBTwjEfBgGSHDs2sQNh6QTG-e41xnxdRbEL_rjAtSxElhsS9mVXrtDBCyGwHH4P_nNIvXfmwE9gDLk0ckoW7y5s9liQpMSYVvyfIekvj-A-gqjiSs468-rOT/s320/20240307_094301.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thor, always short tempered, was so angered at being tricked decided to us his might hammer, Mjolnir, to kill <span style="text-align: left;">Utgarda-Loki only to find that the Jotunn was but an illusion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhKi3z16mzO1r3IOUMXLnaFYMNFo6d2l_1Sh7m2w-lkINsIQHwzp_ZvOe02iwHsUV0j0o7pYsQ_zpdjLDxhoZwwn_NGO2yp-Oqwn4mmPrqYG4SosdvruFlrsd31MakB4SZUYpnZq5VUx8c0bcMYSknED4kxw_ZffAyBm7ldKY5_w55DdN2j6GY0HT5a_J/s4051/20240307_094254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4051" data-original-width="3019" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhKi3z16mzO1r3IOUMXLnaFYMNFo6d2l_1Sh7m2w-lkINsIQHwzp_ZvOe02iwHsUV0j0o7pYsQ_zpdjLDxhoZwwn_NGO2yp-Oqwn4mmPrqYG4SosdvruFlrsd31MakB4SZUYpnZq5VUx8c0bcMYSknED4kxw_ZffAyBm7ldKY5_w55DdN2j6GY0HT5a_J/s320/20240307_094254.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thor then vented his anger on <span style="text-align: left;">Utgarda-Loki's fortress, which also promptly disappeared as it too was nothing more than a phantasm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fs1wueD21GxPJiSsxcGC79tjEJezV9NcajeH3_fgdHFjM7H1AtAS9-qRIVn10hmfFblBP-WeHRkQaN6N9ffUM7CzEg7-kMYNpy11-cD_apZDzZWLBczAEMDqncvHVJttREv9NF911OeISpuOuMxj6ifqVKJT_Ku_47a7h_wq3dEA3HUZBP1gXdPF7DOh/s3756/20240307_094244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3756" data-original-width="2113" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fs1wueD21GxPJiSsxcGC79tjEJezV9NcajeH3_fgdHFjM7H1AtAS9-qRIVn10hmfFblBP-WeHRkQaN6N9ffUM7CzEg7-kMYNpy11-cD_apZDzZWLBczAEMDqncvHVJttREv9NF911OeISpuOuMxj6ifqVKJT_Ku_47a7h_wq3dEA3HUZBP1gXdPF7DOh/s320/20240307_094244.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having the last laugh over the frustrated god, <span style="text-align: left;">Utgarda-Loki, easily escaped their rage and failed attempts at revenge and went back to his true fortress. Here he plans further tricks on the pesky gods, until the time of Ragnarök when he plans to destroy them once and for all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFdUA4824_DQaf2syEw8peUdFQbMwWGkJZS5YeGLdx394KIk9KwNfEw-FA0OhhyphenhyphenqL-drNuULYshLTl3LnoLWx29Zzi0QdPj6naa90mAT9fEBAUa1pZlNu0MO5GjPqKzluiN35voNMQIBgMHKFw-ZAzeg5l_Gfsqcyko8wxTB035TaoECjcLRsQRK58VSE/s3689/20240307_094238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3689" data-original-width="3326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFdUA4824_DQaf2syEw8peUdFQbMwWGkJZS5YeGLdx394KIk9KwNfEw-FA0OhhyphenhyphenqL-drNuULYshLTl3LnoLWx29Zzi0QdPj6naa90mAT9fEBAUa1pZlNu0MO5GjPqKzluiN35voNMQIBgMHKFw-ZAzeg5l_Gfsqcyko8wxTB035TaoECjcLRsQRK58VSE/s320/20240307_094238.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I painted this plastic Utgarda-Loki piece earlier this month.</span></div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-15410068313636909612024-03-08T11:40:00.000-08:002024-03-09T19:01:15.562-08:00I Am Not a Cockatrice, I am Oiseau Mécanique<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYUYTlNkKOSXEdS_Xqhx5CdYI93v_iYDm4JymF37AS4M8Yag8SzmVHsZHd9t45xHGLTlKsU0gIb0XWFkkySckhY0iiEsZMDVHo6MBk2kJ62_xQOs3ge6OdOcIfmiojpqGuMw6t4yzSjUB2IuWL1rZV083qDL5DVgujCuzHtpj6hBullRC9a3iole54Tmr/s1953/20240307_095644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="1806" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYUYTlNkKOSXEdS_Xqhx5CdYI93v_iYDm4JymF37AS4M8Yag8SzmVHsZHd9t45xHGLTlKsU0gIb0XWFkkySckhY0iiEsZMDVHo6MBk2kJ62_xQOs3ge6OdOcIfmiojpqGuMw6t4yzSjUB2IuWL1rZV083qDL5DVgujCuzHtpj6hBullRC9a3iole54Tmr/s320/20240307_095644.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oiseau Mécanique is the first cybernétique creation of the Kingdom of Terre de Betes. Being a creature of metal, science, flesh and magic, Oiseau Mécanique is often mistaken for the dreaded cockatrice and avoided by the citizens of Terre de Betes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylT5Pn36COZgXz4cAaQA5LnMmTw1UvImY8ab4sh1491-N2S88d6KaRokGNFWPvNUX_dNcVDuovAsOI-hoyADb_Y782x0ynuVL3sTr5GU8RYuw9tC6n3TeS1yY1ZqtApGDo1fYfVtEAkYHOkZaJv3CJT5lQcwTAvIBljbb0hRWiPTuuaGNTh298hjnrDJx/s1564/20240307_095648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylT5Pn36COZgXz4cAaQA5LnMmTw1UvImY8ab4sh1491-N2S88d6KaRokGNFWPvNUX_dNcVDuovAsOI-hoyADb_Y782x0ynuVL3sTr5GU8RYuw9tC6n3TeS1yY1ZqtApGDo1fYfVtEAkYHOkZaJv3CJT5lQcwTAvIBljbb0hRWiPTuuaGNTh298hjnrDJx/s320/20240307_095648.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His enhanced strength and agility, make Oiseau Mécanique a unique asset for the growing strength of <span style="text-align: left;">Queen Pmkn Zzbl II army. A Military that is being hard pressed at the frontiers by forces of Orcs, Undead and Barbadians. If the experiment that is </span>Oiseau Mécanique succeeds many more volunteers are ready to undergo the transformation into members of the Armée Mécanique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvwqLbP1WBIaDweMoo6hkErTnqCMWJi7OIEHtsREPPwFGSJ-WkgEB2QXau94985EfM2g0oJ1pqNLSmbaaXBtigQcqQP_zY6cYmM4_1JwBrutI0zbUhaDtFzyfdmlMfzvXjtfYrvnmqHNPZYJK04ylZLsW3dozb0tBkWiheNGmANMt_-GMaGzIVwyky4Sm/s1624/20240307_095653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="1601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvwqLbP1WBIaDweMoo6hkErTnqCMWJi7OIEHtsREPPwFGSJ-WkgEB2QXau94985EfM2g0oJ1pqNLSmbaaXBtigQcqQP_zY6cYmM4_1JwBrutI0zbUhaDtFzyfdmlMfzvXjtfYrvnmqHNPZYJK04ylZLsW3dozb0tBkWiheNGmANMt_-GMaGzIVwyky4Sm/s320/20240307_095653.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oiseau Mécanique is a small 18mm (.7 inch) plastic piece I painted in February.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-39203187284522720942024-03-07T19:30:00.000-08:002024-03-07T19:30:15.380-08:00I LOVE GOLD!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd1vhFvGZwk0OHZjlZxs9XQ7DcWyts4HW1kP0Zbg-u7H9vkug2rXsNFrVTX8FsVBtFk0oQ2b4TTDXt_gdY6WGQmm58Sxp7_i6zNLYvxilNK2uKFVXToUNc8Gh5VxnyPyJYPDlxPyDI8805_1Ta2uPS8gdp2KF0uW26AKIPudwtPRE0_Ndg5w-NZD6O6-j/s4624/20240301_181814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd1vhFvGZwk0OHZjlZxs9XQ7DcWyts4HW1kP0Zbg-u7H9vkug2rXsNFrVTX8FsVBtFk0oQ2b4TTDXt_gdY6WGQmm58Sxp7_i6zNLYvxilNK2uKFVXToUNc8Gh5VxnyPyJYPDlxPyDI8805_1Ta2uPS8gdp2KF0uW26AKIPudwtPRE0_Ndg5w-NZD6O6-j/s320/20240301_181814.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"This is MY GOLD, TOUCH IT AND DIE!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UxpKxDbXb4FWkEmDOLFDpesw1C4ZcDsJgC-qRnSCgIHyuMTPiXzzCjFGVKasBLpWDts7XDgQAMgNNaPK08dLEnIP4O-xHiL2zNA-w6PJPFoGoHcjBuusydBUfNzk3Jz_74DrYBIloqYdw_sgI0HxhH1uaMCD1tIalmclPD_3FxDqA0GOERsI8699kFxu/s2645/20240301_181759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="2345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UxpKxDbXb4FWkEmDOLFDpesw1C4ZcDsJgC-qRnSCgIHyuMTPiXzzCjFGVKasBLpWDts7XDgQAMgNNaPK08dLEnIP4O-xHiL2zNA-w6PJPFoGoHcjBuusydBUfNzk3Jz_74DrYBIloqYdw_sgI0HxhH1uaMCD1tIalmclPD_3FxDqA0GOERsI8699kFxu/s320/20240301_181759.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO cries the former dwarf Fafnir as he protects his precious golden hoard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbqD_N2p7n8UTRVa3fHvnsCOIJnRJCIj7C125z-UjV2gcmh4U9ju-lNengdVrNZpHtGfhHiAb88FTSShxsyQuvS6vVKAh99OvSyxgi_feu6B-IINsJq78cfi9ojSLW8b9OceARsa53gH56i3tGF5ztSeN7ogWhM6ikMFwF9qDWQQ1YET_VY4p9Zwqr31p/s4624/20240301_181821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbqD_N2p7n8UTRVa3fHvnsCOIJnRJCIj7C125z-UjV2gcmh4U9ju-lNengdVrNZpHtGfhHiAb88FTSShxsyQuvS6vVKAh99OvSyxgi_feu6B-IINsJq78cfi9ojSLW8b9OceARsa53gH56i3tGF5ztSeN7ogWhM6ikMFwF9qDWQQ1YET_VY4p9Zwqr31p/s320/20240301_181821.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once a dwarf, Fafnir's greed fated him to become a dreaded worm (dragon).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqaFjkZFAzs7rtwK0U1ZTHD9mCUevAVaO5NtZ5kjjTeww_HG8amTIeZPjKXw1xHioik29TK5PHHqNSug1eOBTPVPlhY47YhxxSJnvGvTVTjQnMCdf2iqdATXh_aoMMAjiv2P1fEeW5yfoVR0Oh0BDYlTJt1vPTosL65lARbJGlvYLJd1hn8AuDSrET0hj/s3252/20240301_181319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3252" data-original-width="2474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqaFjkZFAzs7rtwK0U1ZTHD9mCUevAVaO5NtZ5kjjTeww_HG8amTIeZPjKXw1xHioik29TK5PHHqNSug1eOBTPVPlhY47YhxxSJnvGvTVTjQnMCdf2iqdATXh_aoMMAjiv2P1fEeW5yfoVR0Oh0BDYlTJt1vPTosL65lARbJGlvYLJd1hn8AuDSrET0hj/s320/20240301_181319.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For when his father Hreiomarr received a weregild (including the magic gold producing ring Andvari) from the Gods for the wrongful murder of his son Otr, Fafnirs greed was so great he killed his own father to steal this cursed gold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYEEk6uJDPAKy3uDTbb2GNsMN0lpRtYjXFBzULZL0u2R6z171z6oFRHoO3-_G1QKeNyF6tUTCIIkX8t_xwmP_AXdgy4PH7xG5ayjAAiyMdgx97hQMGCLSarGKOvcv4hmEilWyGB-0wWCpc7Wlb3bN0NaWhFAzM41FI7EMHVoZ8v9scINVcoI1KHoMS69Y/s4367/20240301_181334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4367" data-original-width="2541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYEEk6uJDPAKy3uDTbb2GNsMN0lpRtYjXFBzULZL0u2R6z171z6oFRHoO3-_G1QKeNyF6tUTCIIkX8t_xwmP_AXdgy4PH7xG5ayjAAiyMdgx97hQMGCLSarGKOvcv4hmEilWyGB-0wWCpc7Wlb3bN0NaWhFAzM41FI7EMHVoZ8v9scINVcoI1KHoMS69Y/s320/20240301_181334.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Banishing his surviving brother Regin, Fafnir gathered his father's treasures and guarded them day and night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPsIT51oPhDVLDsF4EdP1G1ilHUcxt1cLyFKCawPLSdLYLgbWRAyUWn1Yfda8ruZrIWEDbGnbE1mvABBVKYITOMPkYUizxdrSc4FTa5DoRAX1GV6k2C9fT7JxFbAd4QgH-5ZEjmRyMjbZFj3JIQTrI_pYaUs-vZByy1v2BbFAxhVDyZ1OccEqNiTnFt_E/s3460/20240301_181343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3460" data-original-width="3010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPsIT51oPhDVLDsF4EdP1G1ilHUcxt1cLyFKCawPLSdLYLgbWRAyUWn1Yfda8ruZrIWEDbGnbE1mvABBVKYITOMPkYUizxdrSc4FTa5DoRAX1GV6k2C9fT7JxFbAd4QgH-5ZEjmRyMjbZFj3JIQTrI_pYaUs-vZByy1v2BbFAxhVDyZ1OccEqNiTnFt_E/s320/20240301_181343.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As Fafnir's greed grew his physical form began to change until he became "Fafnir the Worm." Now he is solely concerned with protecting his blood-soaked golden wealth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CuEp8Vxtu5EGUnJG08gcZNLgyAJCYJ3DIG9Feji7Ao304lYlpu7-dr5GUhVh_gONc-TkzBxJKdpbJwpOd1e-cPZwZ-t57tZB09JLogM6__KujSgOjvy_iupuUacn4H0oHLQe8x7jtksu87woqg7FORFE3I3OlyxqK55UO9sPxR13abfAFLse_a3XFTWm/s3407/20240301_181355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3407" data-original-width="2157" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CuEp8Vxtu5EGUnJG08gcZNLgyAJCYJ3DIG9Feji7Ao304lYlpu7-dr5GUhVh_gONc-TkzBxJKdpbJwpOd1e-cPZwZ-t57tZB09JLogM6__KujSgOjvy_iupuUacn4H0oHLQe8x7jtksu87woqg7FORFE3I3OlyxqK55UO9sPxR13abfAFLse_a3XFTWm/s320/20240301_181355.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfPGYtU2OX4KkFv5Y3EnsDeVAG3bU0XExgQobdZTPfR6-St_teiBOmbkCQWYed_9xsZPeenKY9hcBItKFMVKpfXXNhDnWD4gKHXxClGJXWrYPU19AS-ZdLB7YLCTb3xLgk52n6taSBm7eS4CZBxt0n_5mUVWmhEmMXe8fhYcFIe7cebE1v7tV_0PtUKF-/s3131/20240301_181415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfPGYtU2OX4KkFv5Y3EnsDeVAG3bU0XExgQobdZTPfR6-St_teiBOmbkCQWYed_9xsZPeenKY9hcBItKFMVKpfXXNhDnWD4gKHXxClGJXWrYPU19AS-ZdLB7YLCTb3xLgk52n6taSBm7eS4CZBxt0n_5mUVWmhEmMXe8fhYcFIe7cebE1v7tV_0PtUKF-/s320/20240301_181415.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG9fV6yC0OSb-Ja2z8AUmidpvpyw3inIp_cZMt7-D1cDN_J6ZJbGKgfv9WcrMaRqPoZXOfKNuqeX_GUMKsfC-xduTR2AGCYa-TxqzECWSth7kaKdxE-eAKo-uYBwhAgf6FCXe9LjncVcTrztUYL2_vMegcYxnzkPjb74aCoin54eHAdYIQMuZ29nV416K/s3003/20240301_181425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="3003" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG9fV6yC0OSb-Ja2z8AUmidpvpyw3inIp_cZMt7-D1cDN_J6ZJbGKgfv9WcrMaRqPoZXOfKNuqeX_GUMKsfC-xduTR2AGCYa-TxqzECWSth7kaKdxE-eAKo-uYBwhAgf6FCXe9LjncVcTrztUYL2_vMegcYxnzkPjb74aCoin54eHAdYIQMuZ29nV416K/s320/20240301_181425.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But greed begets greed and Fafnir's brother Regin has his own plans on how to kill Fafnir and gain the gold for himself...but that is a story for another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZE6Dwzgus56t9cotewQMkuwkfs-WOLYXzpa8S-T8REV1iTf6OJpEhP8ReSWihfl4sjXPSpnIfup8LFFktbAgfL40Vs7Uzx7-VHrbSaWbl77HEyHLbIfZthdsdthVtBq8hsToIQCyxKtBsd0MoOSD3XgXafcvGcZxQt6zxtfXu4-MupV5RgXcLaTD-Jvl/s3307/20240229_121314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3307" data-original-width="3001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZE6Dwzgus56t9cotewQMkuwkfs-WOLYXzpa8S-T8REV1iTf6OJpEhP8ReSWihfl4sjXPSpnIfup8LFFktbAgfL40Vs7Uzx7-VHrbSaWbl77HEyHLbIfZthdsdthVtBq8hsToIQCyxKtBsd0MoOSD3XgXafcvGcZxQt6zxtfXu4-MupV5RgXcLaTD-Jvl/s320/20240229_121314.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fafnir is a plastic piece that I painted in February.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-6472660070504941292024-03-06T12:16:00.000-08:002024-03-06T12:16:45.627-08:00Fist of Iron? No, it's IRON FIST<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFWoP36RS2w_HTQjBUl0Z7ctvyIzD_b60TUQye3tVtrBAjZrbAo0j6oAPFOdc4iRKGsEiP2G3Y-iiX2bNKgyPZaUMxVvhbKWJTpWJKC9xUmAkjnXfb6aIdSZ7-6TSAczWCb4pgIoxMB43HupnRT55vspaQtt_7ll502Pkba_87IFcLfwL4-DjEOJCuBrH/s2536/20240229_113221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="1745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFWoP36RS2w_HTQjBUl0Z7ctvyIzD_b60TUQye3tVtrBAjZrbAo0j6oAPFOdc4iRKGsEiP2G3Y-iiX2bNKgyPZaUMxVvhbKWJTpWJKC9xUmAkjnXfb6aIdSZ7-6TSAczWCb4pgIoxMB43HupnRT55vspaQtt_7ll502Pkba_87IFcLfwL4-DjEOJCuBrH/s320/20240229_113221.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ready to smash the foes of peace, the Marvel Hero Iron Fist leaps into battle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58j0Hnc8tRFCqqjrPj_phkYeb4T2sW_DUHhdE3q7JAOpAa51RCBlr3WurxVspT1He_2V1KQaDy755eWVeRz2EFYTBi1KIClFQisjnIMwzksfcg_BTXpKyjG3IRkZTNltLpwwC1dcqL-W1_bYW_nC2s9wqoGDXzUtvx0G-lVXgk_dTa-tHiyYSI7Uimw-A/s2455/20240229_113257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="1743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58j0Hnc8tRFCqqjrPj_phkYeb4T2sW_DUHhdE3q7JAOpAa51RCBlr3WurxVspT1He_2V1KQaDy755eWVeRz2EFYTBi1KIClFQisjnIMwzksfcg_BTXpKyjG3IRkZTNltLpwwC1dcqL-W1_bYW_nC2s9wqoGDXzUtvx0G-lVXgk_dTa-tHiyYSI7Uimw-A/s320/20240229_113257.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Under the tutelage of Master Lei Kung, the "Thunderer," Iron Fist (AKA Danny Rand) became a living weapon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5fCP1KOV2M8T0lDwq4LOr8wuCG7Y1P4gRgEdFQVQBZY1Dl-qoH3eEYePJkiMwV7cxmLADPBNc4QbLBzArUj0oEDGx0qM6IhbYXta-N1JqvC2pPYQTnHgRHoNV7aLjIgbDPRX1buZe2oFFy9dn_DgEpNdgKEvKmhyphenhyphenEz8enKJ6ohERmYnzJ21ICYTzOxgG/s2418/20240229_113254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="1685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5fCP1KOV2M8T0lDwq4LOr8wuCG7Y1P4gRgEdFQVQBZY1Dl-qoH3eEYePJkiMwV7cxmLADPBNc4QbLBzArUj0oEDGx0qM6IhbYXta-N1JqvC2pPYQTnHgRHoNV7aLjIgbDPRX1buZe2oFFy9dn_DgEpNdgKEvKmhyphenhyphenEz8enKJ6ohERmYnzJ21ICYTzOxgG/s320/20240229_113254.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through this training, Iron Fist is now a master of martial arts. His greatest power is his special "Iron Fist-Chi Technique" that harnessed the mystical powers of the dragon Shou Lao.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1PBMChj4DhldX5LyvkI5RTEZNb2xUhSJ7YQOczTJeSM6R66po3C7UCB7B67ZyxhYdlbiXWXN-xEpWi4aAEFN2pVbzYIryFL-3QRhQK7anCOGQBSniaf5cnjWgjw9-jP2futskHmlX3I2UGnm69OpUEwOEaZ6BUaQDorjrq7MnwElvQVTJPlSUVPnBuUL/s2525/20240229_113247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="2020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1PBMChj4DhldX5LyvkI5RTEZNb2xUhSJ7YQOczTJeSM6R66po3C7UCB7B67ZyxhYdlbiXWXN-xEpWi4aAEFN2pVbzYIryFL-3QRhQK7anCOGQBSniaf5cnjWgjw9-jP2futskHmlX3I2UGnm69OpUEwOEaZ6BUaQDorjrq7MnwElvQVTJPlSUVPnBuUL/s320/20240229_113247.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teamed his super strong friend Luke Gage, Iron Fist is a powerful threat to the forces of evil that threated life on Earth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiqU7pQwHQIQTR9yUMj7mCibcK1e5OjgYHVGcUk9k2Pb9ge4qydOlvPqUq5CEj5LQ1ZOCXIDT6t7v5HWMrokb34_HUhBuCnFabXCblyw-JYhKQPUIGYGbwPJzyPCF2rnxcGAFVpPHuz1dyR7ii57s0l7G3pPG-eTbiJqBQ6vwOiVVelrWfs5bVXv2yndk/s2622/20240229_113231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="1614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiqU7pQwHQIQTR9yUMj7mCibcK1e5OjgYHVGcUk9k2Pb9ge4qydOlvPqUq5CEj5LQ1ZOCXIDT6t7v5HWMrokb34_HUhBuCnFabXCblyw-JYhKQPUIGYGbwPJzyPCF2rnxcGAFVpPHuz1dyR7ii57s0l7G3pPG-eTbiJqBQ6vwOiVVelrWfs5bVXv2yndk/s320/20240229_113231.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Iron Fist is a plastic piece I that was the last figure painted in February.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823762214787905304.post-71767896834661388132024-03-05T14:04:00.000-08:002024-03-05T14:08:17.466-08:00We are Followers of the Light<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa1l2VEJ6rmE7KAAFeJl0CGIn2-swi7CZ-ReyfiFDzTJVq86xWzkQ843q6IzlCtgQrJo6sgiSRLh9hoike8DiDExBx29e0Yk1oyWHARJ3HtHi_l6NRJv4VIKrAVfxd24gOwxa8FTFnIVt8BwSVG7aH_OdNNfWVrTWv936HRYwWVr8WlFzlakTUM2Jw8Vv/s4195/20240224_212856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="4195" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa1l2VEJ6rmE7KAAFeJl0CGIn2-swi7CZ-ReyfiFDzTJVq86xWzkQ843q6IzlCtgQrJo6sgiSRLh9hoike8DiDExBx29e0Yk1oyWHARJ3HtHi_l6NRJv4VIKrAVfxd24gOwxa8FTFnIVt8BwSVG7aH_OdNNfWVrTWv936HRYwWVr8WlFzlakTUM2Jw8Vv/s320/20240224_212856.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Created by the Gods Freyr and Freyja, Ljosalfar (Light Elves) are the guardians of the Radiant Realms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfPHzGPPAA7n0Z7zxHrOj5mE4tFpjerEdSYK-Dp5xBFGPYvW_0xapmx6lm742T6ZO-x92ZsYv545NgUK97yIPjAILWVzGdzaKeA5cmvXTjALfa48XAlDjoRaOD_e5T2xhhz2iGRp9tBXDAyXW1G7qFQkGAFiyDJU4Z5yzcB8KSDaZFEmdzWkhrDQgY9Wd/s3638/20240224_212924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="3638" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfPHzGPPAA7n0Z7zxHrOj5mE4tFpjerEdSYK-Dp5xBFGPYvW_0xapmx6lm742T6ZO-x92ZsYv545NgUK97yIPjAILWVzGdzaKeA5cmvXTjALfa48XAlDjoRaOD_e5T2xhhz2iGRp9tBXDAyXW1G7qFQkGAFiyDJU4Z5yzcB8KSDaZFEmdzWkhrDQgY9Wd/s320/20240224_212924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hailing from the lands of Alfheimer (Elf Home), Ljosalfar are seen to be the most beautiful creatures among the Nine Worlds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFiIxw3zt6Di87y7PlDUjc54lV1fAw3jAw3GtG2SeR3seKvgRLn5jvUD66iLhgtUJzjGguCwGEPvPId8lrAIavbGFnMxfyR9hJWEk8Hv1MCpXvaa9H-CQGWE8sysuBVs5ETSt-Hw0nGfKg1H1qgQUlLEPh14K04mr9kabNSVlbhSgTWoz_oYdNZ5gpIUt/s3715/20240224_212941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="3715" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFiIxw3zt6Di87y7PlDUjc54lV1fAw3jAw3GtG2SeR3seKvgRLn5jvUD66iLhgtUJzjGguCwGEPvPId8lrAIavbGFnMxfyR9hJWEk8Hv1MCpXvaa9H-CQGWE8sysuBVs5ETSt-Hw0nGfKg1H1qgQUlLEPh14K04mr9kabNSVlbhSgTWoz_oYdNZ5gpIUt/s320/20240224_212941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ljosalfar stand in direct contrast and conflict with the realms of the Dokkalfar (Dark Elves).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjANdBGQYNA-B6SHzqjlVVWHPjnkIDW6INRzawQtSqBUrYpwOoxy1535n2TQDV1mQ0DPTH9T4L1BmtlAwdC5z0I5Pxp4dBOgmWCSu4tzlb0TEIruUuMAsyP4otRqOurtTt61jDTAnPAERDJRe8_1JZSe6AnC-d98f5keaqbj9vDZqdfM1-6mNZKEkoT40/s3664/20240224_212958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="3664" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjANdBGQYNA-B6SHzqjlVVWHPjnkIDW6INRzawQtSqBUrYpwOoxy1535n2TQDV1mQ0DPTH9T4L1BmtlAwdC5z0I5Pxp4dBOgmWCSu4tzlb0TEIruUuMAsyP4otRqOurtTt61jDTAnPAERDJRe8_1JZSe6AnC-d98f5keaqbj9vDZqdfM1-6mNZKEkoT40/s320/20240224_212958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skilled in the graces, powerful magical powers and healing arts, the thousands of Ljosalfar are important in maintaining the balance of good vs evil in the worlds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZtSHnSGvyMJSPbmf-_vRh8DwuhHrgnX3l1YV1Zo5myd6JoF80sqaNUo5aGnItw-3ye78FPId0A0zUaTODCPO1QyuFBF24_t1gUBU4zmzNFlApTlCCXsIGOm6ftGim1aSsK-YoTKnC9C_CnmeVI3pZi61etwmDf7UXT5Qyt_8gHtxlFFa68X9d29gGtP1/s3866/20240224_213047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="3866" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZtSHnSGvyMJSPbmf-_vRh8DwuhHrgnX3l1YV1Zo5myd6JoF80sqaNUo5aGnItw-3ye78FPId0A0zUaTODCPO1QyuFBF24_t1gUBU4zmzNFlApTlCCXsIGOm6ftGim1aSsK-YoTKnC9C_CnmeVI3pZi61etwmDf7UXT5Qyt_8gHtxlFFa68X9d29gGtP1/s320/20240224_213047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the powers of nature at their fingertips, Alfheimer boasts the most beautiful forests, lush plants sparkling rives and deep clear lakes. Unfortunately, even with their great powers to hold back the forces of darkness, the Ljosalfar can delay but not prevent Ragnarök. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBc3y2NIwT_KwK2qNEjZpIArH81IXhj6p1J8swEbL7hU78L8hnbHjzkXAj5hM40oSiX77hg3kHvro2KjSsE-ieiH14BaykJo-nnxpegfGKzUhOi5arM7DU1_COS_XqdBcWQn_82L4FGSlsNLjT2z83B7BTvhnvnL4WrAHFYARMGISFQmgzklyWyzyEt-X/s4183/20240224_213053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="4183" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBc3y2NIwT_KwK2qNEjZpIArH81IXhj6p1J8swEbL7hU78L8hnbHjzkXAj5hM40oSiX77hg3kHvro2KjSsE-ieiH14BaykJo-nnxpegfGKzUhOi5arM7DU1_COS_XqdBcWQn_82L4FGSlsNLjT2z83B7BTvhnvnL4WrAHFYARMGISFQmgzklyWyzyEt-X/s320/20240224_213053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are plastic pieces I painted in February.</div><p></p>Ushistoryprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962378693875988341noreply@blogger.com0