Liebster Blog Award

I’ve been nominated three times for this award.

The first one was Vincent, better known as Captain Lol of  http://figurinepassion.blogspot.be/. My Belgian friend is a fantastic painter of figure busts. Have a visit at his blog and be amazed!

The second one was from my good friend Sander from http://modusregmagnimomenti.blogspot.be/. He’s specialised in war gaming with Napoleonic figures. But he paint other periods to, like for example the Colonial one. Have a visit at his blog and be amazed!

The third one is from my Greek friend Thanos from http://miniaturesterrainpage.blogspot.be/. He’s building a big British army, with figures and vehicles. Have a visit at his blog and be amazed!

"The rules:

- "Copy and paste" the award on your blog, and talk about it a bit.

- Select for the award your five favourite blogs with less than 200 followers, leaving a comment on one of their post to notify them that they have won the award. You need also to list them in your own blog.

- Enjoy the moment, knowing that you have just made someone's day.

- Of course, there is no obligation to pass the award, but it is a good deed really."

So let’s have a look at the blogs I’ve nominated. I’ve made the choice to pick five blogs who weren’t nominated yet:

The first one is from my good friends of the Netherlands, Remco, http://sjemco.blogspot.be/. The odd thing with him is that he only post one figure a month. But the figures he paints are rare. Conversions, but also a beautiful range of Asterix figures. Have a look at his blog and be amazed!

The second one is a good friend from Belgium. Danny from http://dioramanet.blogspot.com/. He makes lovely WW2 vignettes with a very good eye for details. Have a look at his blog and be amazed!

The third one is Matt from http://airfixacwproject.blogspot.be/. He’s rebuilding the American Civil War with Airfix figures. He’s using original ones and making conversions, by painting or for example French Foreign Legion figures from Airfix. Have a visit at his blog and be amazed!

The fourth blog is that one of Jen and Ben from http://vswargame.blogspot.be/. This couple paints fantastic figures, mostly in 28 mm and 1/72 scale. Now they’re starting a project, painting the seven samurai’s of the well known movie. Beautiful sculpted figures. Have a visit at their blog and be amazed!

The fifth blog is one from Canada. He’s from Chasseur and he has a blog called http://forhonourssake.blogspot.be/. And like he says it’s dedicated to Solo war gaming, naval, Colonial,1812, and other imaginary aspects of war gaming. Have a visit at his blog and be amazed!

Pity we can only pick five of them, because there are so many good blogs. But with visiting them and give comments on their blogs we don’t forget them.

I have a few new followers, but I will give them a proper welcome in my next post!

Welcome to my blog!!!!!

Stylish blogger Award

When I saw the nomination in my previous post “Hold the line”, I thought to myself: “Wow, I’ve got a nomination”. But then the second came in and the third one followed. I was al little surprised about it and I went looking at the other blogs. Then I saw that almost every blog I follow had one. And after reading this post at Paul’s blog (Paul's Bods)  

I knew it for sure, that I will not nominate another blog.

Let me tell it in another way, every blog that’s in my list, I follow, so they are all nominated for the award. They all disserve one because I like them all.

But these are the rules of this award:

• Thank and link back to the person giving you the award  

• Share seven things about yourself. 

• Select 10-15 blogs who you think deserve this award.

• Contact these bloggers and let them know about the award 

Okay I will not spoil the fun and will do rule one and two. Three and four I will not (see above). And a thanks is on his place to the persons who has nominated me!

Rule 1

1. Thank you CarloAntonio from Military Miniatures. A very nice blog with a lot of painted 1/72 Napoleonic figures.

2. Thank you mekelnborg from Tabakskollegium-Mekelnborg. He plays the noble art of war: “chess”!

3. Thank you João from G.E.M.. A fine blog when you’re looking for some scenery, but also with nice diorama’s

Rule 2

1. I’m happily married for 24 years this month
2. I have two sons, 20 and 22 years old
3. I have a female cat that calls Mira and she has the skin of a cow, white with black dots
4. I’m in the Belgian Army, working as some kind of chief engineer, with the rank of Adjudant.
5. Books! That’s another hobby of me. Mostly historical, but also other kind of books. Currently I’m reading the books of Stan Nicholls: “Orcs”. I can recommend them to all who love fantasy stories!
6. Movies! I like most of all movies with a historical background. The last one I saw on DVD was “The heroes of Telemark” with Kirk Douglas.
7. I love to look at sport, and most of all at cycling.

This was it for now. I will save the welcome for the new followers for my next normal post.

Greetings to you all,

Peter