Ancients were my primary interest at the time I encountered blogging and began to follow various sites.
So a couple more blogs that caught my eye and propelled my interests in 20-25mm or 1/72.
First up is Philotep whose 1/72 minis kingdom showed what potential there was in these minis when well painted. Very inspiring.
Second is Parade Ground Again 1/72 going on 20mm this blog also introduced me to Newline figures which I had seen at a few shows in bare metal but never registered until I saw the painted product online.
Ironically blog interest itself resulted in my interests in wargaming changing. My Ancient armies remain largely a work in progress.
The Wargaming Erratic 
4 replies on “Blog Influences 3”
I can see why you were inspired.
We don’t see much of your interest in ancients in these pages. Unless I’m looking at the wrong pages!
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Hi Frank thanks for the question-it’s simple to answer, I started my blog just before lockdown at a time when all things Norman were on my mind. So 2020 was Norman’s and Saxons and shield walls too. At the end of 2020 I caught the mid 19th century bug and apart from diversions into nearly mechanised (thanks to Chris the NM man himself and John the Varnish) and a little bit of sci-fi, mid 19th century has been what this blog is about. My ancients interests go way back but have been stuck up a creek without a paddle 😀
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Some nice minis on those blogs! :-) I’m a fan of Newline Designs figures and they form the bulk of my Paraguayan War armies!
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Hi John yes i have some of their figures. Like most metals that predate stl files they have character rather than pure accuracy.
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