Doing magic does not require large size

Giffon Biiritiis war wizard know the truth of magic-power comes to wizards of skill-size doesn't matter.

Casting spells in battle requires calm, strong control and massive concentration.

Griffon is a metal piece smaller than a quarter made for Games Workshops Warmaster line.  I painted him around the turn of the century.

Coastal Artillery-Siege Artillery Are Really Big

The heavy siege cannon or conversely a fortification or coastal artillery piece was by its very nature larger and more powerful than their smaller field piece cousins.

These pieces where too heavy for field armies.  Some of the largest weighted up to 100,000 pounds and fired cannon balls weighing up to 800 pounds.

Effective range for most coastal artillery pieces of the early to mid-19th century was around three miles. Which explains one of the reasons why that number was the boundry of a countries territorial waters until the 20th century.

Typical ammunition included solid shot, explosive shell, grapeshot and hot shot. 

Hot shot involved heating the cannon ball in a furnace and firing the super heated shot into the highly flammable innards of the wooden sailing ships of the day.

The recoil of the piece was taken by the rails the heavy artillery piece rested upon.

This metal piece is in 25mm scale and was from a now defunct manufacture in Texas. I painted it in the 1980's for 19th century Colonial Battles. The gun platform is a scratch built piece and is part of a larger trench, field siege set I also built for Colonial Battles.

And the real thing, a 32 pdr that protected the harbour of Halifax from a potential 19th century invasion fleet.

Big Gun-Bigger Spear

Steam powered destruction with your choice of powered blade of firepower.

This a a metal light jack from Tom's Cygnar Army for Privateer Press' Warmachine.

Bilbo Baggins Esq.

With his book, "There and Back Again," Bilbo Baggins is enjoying his retirement years.

Bilbo is a metal piece from Games Workshop, I painted him in early 2000's.

Push of the Pike

No matter how much the musketmen pounded the enemy, sooner or later the battle would come to the push of the pike.

Pikemen would fight in a block formation with each rank lowering its pike to cover the rank ahead.  When two enemy blocks connected those that "pushed the pikes" the best would win the fight.

These are 25mm metal pieces cast in the 1970's from Minifig.

The Wizard Fetts

The great and powerful Fetts in all his D&D glory, circa 1977.

Not a miniature but thought I would put this in for a laugh, it is hard to remember ever being that young somethimes.

The Main Battery is Ready

Wait-she swivels too!

And removable as well.

The cannon, pistol and cannon balls are metal the scratch built deck is balsa wood on an old cd.