Stranger Things Series Five has finally come to an end

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How has Stranger Things affected my gaming life?

How was the series end for you?

Reis O’Brien’s Backyard Battalion figures that I painted as Stranger Things figures.

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/stranger-things-series-five-has-finally-come-to-an-end/

Airfix 2026 Figure Releases

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Not just another Spitfire! New rereases of 1:76 and 1:32 figures and 1:76 play-sets including the Roman Fort and Sherwood Castle.

A gift for figure converters and Ancients, Medieval and Dark Ages and Fantasy gamers. Vintage Classic figures!

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two, 14 January 2026

Battle of Hoth 54mm uniform references Imperial Snow Troopers – some fake Airfix box designs

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Some idea of how Airfix might have made 54mm Star Wars space figures for the snowy Battle of Hoth – what might the box art have looked like?

A childhood dream circa 1981, snow figures for The Empire Strikes Back.

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/battle-of-hoth-uniform-references-imperial-snow-troopers/

Red Alerts, Storm Goretti and Toy Soldier Three Man Patrols

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Red Alerts, fallen trees, storm warnings and power cuts … and three man patrol toy soldiers in the garden.

Previously on Three Man Patrols or Three Woman Patrols in the garden …

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/red-alert-storm-warnings-and-toy-soldier-ops/

Blog posted by Mark Man of TIN, 11 January 2025.

Christmas 54mm Sci-Fi Space Figures Gift

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More Christmas gift space figures to join my old ‘faking lead’ space figures – Not Quite Star Wars / Close Little Space Wars 54mm project …

More 54mm space figures – but how to paint them?

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Two Blog:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/christmas-54mm-sci-fi-space-figures-gift/

Galaxy Laser Team GLT, TimMee figures and Argentine Children’s Comic 1980 Translated

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How I painted my Galaxy Laser Team ‘Wookie Likies’ and droid, on the painting table way back when …

Galaxy Laser Team 1980 Children’s Comic from Argentina translated into English at last by Jonathan Linneman of the Monstrous Matters blog.

Crossposted from my own Man of TIN Blog Two:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/galaxy-laser-team-timmee-figures-and-argentine-childrens-comic-1980-translated/

Galaxy Laser Team Space captain with antenna helmet (and some of my space trooper paint conversion khaki hollow-cast khaki figures).

Blog post by Mark Man of TIN, 5 January 2026.

First painting of 2026 – Matchbox plastic copies WW2 40mm 42mm

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Crossposted from my Pound Store Plastic Warriors blog:

https://poundstoreplasticwarriors.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/washday-for-plastic-soldiers-before-2026-first-paint-ww2-40mm/

2026 New Gaming Year Ir-Resolutions

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Looking back at 2025 and forward to 2026, who knows what will grace the gaming table, modelling desk or book shelf this New Year?

I finally tracked down a good old 1930s copy …

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two post:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/2026-new-gaming-year-ir-resolutions/

Happy New Year and best wishes to all my fellow gamers and blog readers!

Pieter’s Paper Boys – Bruegel Snow Scenes

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A Free Christmas ‘Print Your Own’ gift for my blog readers. Bruegel snow scene snowballing figures.

Crossposted from my Scouting Wide Games from Tabletop blog

https://tabletopscoutingwidegames.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/brueghel-winter-snow-scene-figures/

Happy Christmas to all my readers from Mark Man of TIN.

Norway’s Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree

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A present from Norway as thanks for British support during WW2.

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/norways-trafalgar-square-christmas-tree/

Happy Christmas to all my Blog Readers. See you on the ‘other side’ of the festivities.

Blog posted by Mark Man of TIN blog, 24 December 2025