I decided to try repainting some Dollar Store cowboys and Indians. They came out pretty well. Before pics are below. Check my thread to see how they turned out!

http://www.heroscapers.com/community...40&postcount=1

Just realized I never shared the news of my latest novel, that came out in November. Here's a bit about it-


For more than two centuries the Oak Island Money Pit has baffled researchers and foiled treasure hunters, and when Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake take up the search, they get much more than they bargained for. Danger lies at every turn as they search for a treasure out of legend that dates back to the time of Christ.

Ancient wonders, hidden temples, mythical creatures, secret societies, and foes new and old await as Dane and Bones unravel a pirate’s deadly secret in Buccaneer.

Blurbs-

"David Wood delivers again in Buccaneer with a fast-paced romp through sunken treasure maps, hidden Templar churches and a secret organization that wants to resurrect an ancient kingdom. Dane Maddock and his sidekick Bones wisecrack their way through adventure, aided by Angel and...

Here's a cool piece I picked up in the aquarium section at WalMart:

I built a new, huge top for our dining room table and my daughter decided we should build a giant map that filled the table. (No argument here.)

None of my pictures captured the entire thing in one pic, but we generally went hot to cold: Desert and lava on one end, giving way to dungeon and rocky land (with an "evil" castle and a graveyard. A river divides it with a swamp/jungle island in the middle, with forest and green mountains, ice world, and rocky mountains with another castle at the other end.


View from the snowy end:


Overhead view. Accidentally cut off one end:


"Rocky mountain" closeup:


Graveyard
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Two 730 point armies clash in a murky swamp.


Army 1:
10th Regiment (x7)
Jonathan Bull (custom) http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...l_original.jpg
General Northgate (custom) http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k.../Northgate.jpg



Army 2:
4th Mass (x6)
Samuel Brown
Benjamin Martin (custom) http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...aminMartin.jpg
George Washington (custom) http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...washington.jpg



Round 1
The British win initiative and both armies move to high ground and behind jungle cover.
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