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A Load of Old Toby - Greg the Artist

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I am a painter, historian, military wargamer and artist...maybe not a very good one, but it’s why I am here! Disabled, homeless, orphan. Hampshire: will use #aloadofoldtoby. A Load of Old Toby: https://aloadofoldtoby.blogspot.com

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These are beautiful

05.03.2026 10:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you

05.03.2026 06:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Been a little quiet lately, but I've actually finished something those last few days. Two 1/72 Shermans for my Canadians and a Soviet Lend-Lease M3 arrayed in front of a HandiWorks background.

#MiniaturePainting #Wargaming #HistoricalWargaming #MiniPainting

02.03.2026 19:18 — 👍 77    🔁 5    💬 8    📌 0

Nicodalf

04.03.2026 20:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

These are both games workshop.

Both are out of production now I think, but you find both on eBay still.

04.03.2026 19:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Just a couple of fellas out for a stroll ….

#aloadofoldtoby

#Warmongers #paintingminiatures #wargames #tabletop #miniatures #gaming #miniaturepainting #wepaintminis #WarhammerCommunity #PaintingWarhammer #Oldhammer

04.03.2026 18:58 — 👍 50    🔁 4    💬 5    📌 0

This is definitely worth it

04.03.2026 18:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Two more units done on the 6mm Refurb. Bloody flags are a faff...

One Swiss and one French. And a gun and crew.

The next units will need lots of extra command painting so needs a bit of planning.

And pics of the units done so far.

Maybe a cavalry interlude next for a bit of variety.
#wargaming

04.03.2026 17:51 — 👍 64    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 0

Correct….according to the US War secretary it never happened!

04.03.2026 18:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Another part of my childhood gone

04.03.2026 18:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Been saying for years this never happened….

04.03.2026 18:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Empire - Sigmar Eight ALoadofOldToby - a Blog about painting miniature historical and fantasy art.

A new post up of some army Characters on my blog this week for you all to read.

#aloadofoldtoby

#Warmongers #paintingminiatures #wargames #tabletop #miniatures #gaming #miniaturepainting #wepaintminis #WarhammerCommunity #PaintingWarhammer #Oldhammer

aloadofoldtoby.blogspot.com/2026/03/empi...

04.03.2026 15:50 — 👍 25    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Stop on….before I lose my mind of off to the Sudan because I’m in desperate need of a holiday!

04.03.2026 13:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fuck …. woman havnt a clue what they are missing with me…..

04.03.2026 13:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you

04.03.2026 12:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Well… It Had to Be a Dragon If you’ve been following the blog, you’ll know that I’ve been building a High Elf army, primarily based around the Oathmark Elf range, since August 2024. While there have been several interruptions…

Finished painting my Elf Army Commander over the weekend - wrote a blog post on how I did it and why this is the inspiration of my Elf Army colour scheme

meeples.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/w...

04.03.2026 08:08 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Did I see some where a post on how you made these banner poles?

04.03.2026 08:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Lovely simple banners love them

04.03.2026 07:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dwarf lords and banner bearers nearing completion on the painting table, heading for a Midgard Heroic Battles campaign. #nerdlings #miniatures #spreadthelard

04.03.2026 07:22 — 👍 64    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 0

Nice like them all I have to say is: ✌️

03.03.2026 20:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh yeh it’s all subjective you will get 100 other views just trying to help 🤣

03.03.2026 18:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I make it £185 minimum due to standard and your labour cost.

But I think you gota start at £99, to generate the interest.

These are my two points of view, doesn’t mean I’m right.

03.03.2026 18:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Maximum Total Force 110% or your money stolen Trump!

03.03.2026 17:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Also got to take into account that at some prices the average person will just move on.

The answer to your question is after you have sold it how much will upset you that you have (at that price).

03.03.2026 17:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Beautiful and just different in feel 👍🏽

03.03.2026 16:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Dark elf heroes

Dark elf heroes

Dark elf heroes

#wargaming #oldhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #warhammer #oldworld #paintingwarhammer #nerdlings #fantasy #elf #elves #darkelves

03.03.2026 09:59 — 👍 143    🔁 10    💬 4    📌 0

I mean here your post didn’t give a thumbnail etc

02.03.2026 19:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Very nice.

Wonder why blog didn’t post properly

02.03.2026 19:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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For #MARCH 1993
‘Rivendell’
Watercolour by Alan Lee (b. 1947)
Reproduced in *The 1993 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for March. 1984.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #AlanLee #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR

02.03.2026 13:46 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

Akkadian and Sumerian army.

I thought I'd just do some pictures of my whole Akkadian army collection as it's now done.

All the figures other than the camp are from Uppsala Miniatures 3d files scaled to 15/18mm.

Paint up easily and, IMO, look really rather good - and won a prize for best presented army at BadCon 😁

#wargaming

02.03.2026 10:28 — 👍 43    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 1