Rhoderick Miller 🇿🇼🇬🇧🇭🇲

@baba_nyenyedzi Brutalism is supposed to brutalise. His library choice is a final snarling howl of protest at an America that has rejected him.

The left and its idea of beauty. I am not going to insult Obama supporters 🤣🤣😎 for something Obama did. Let us simply pause and examine the thinking behind his monument and whether there is any coherent aesthetic idea at work there at all. The left of yesteryear had great writers, architects, artists and critics. They were often the fountain of culture, or at least one of its great tributaries. They understood form, proportion, symbolism and the moral seriousness of beauty. Their politics was always disputable, but their taste often was not. Take Trotsky and Oscar Niemeyer…. What happened? At some point, beauty ceased to be pursued and was replaced by messaging. The result is public art that no longer uplifts, consoles or commands reverence.

Nearly finished a 6mm hobbit/halfling army for playing tomorrow night. Have played with them on Saturday and defeated an orc war band. Everything shoots, everything scoots, I attack by retreating, and defend by retreating... 😆

@Clint_Davey1 Are we not also all Tories (in it's original meaning) and Whigs, and that those are different from roundhead and cavalier?

If you are an Englishman, inside you there are two competing archetypes. The Puritan and the Cavalier. The Puritan: morally upright, stiff upper lip, valuing righteousness and factual correctness above all else. Stern but loving. Bookish. Ascetic, Spartan even. Impeccable manners. Well groomed and not ostentatious. The Cavalier: love of hierarchy and tradition, boisterous, patriotic. Beer and wine swilling, partying. Fondness for gun and blade. Love military history and flashy uniforms. Quick witted. Fun. A dandy - even a cad. Both of these are beautiful in their own way.

@Clint_Davey1 I am told that they would also double tap as pairs to give the impression of heavy machine gun fire when trying to herd targets away from/towards specific points.

Rhodesian troops in the Bush War used a kind of reconaissance by fire known as "Drake shooting". Instead of waiting for the enemy to reveal themselves, troops would proactively shoot into likely hiding spots: bases of trees, rocks, thickets or anthills. The goal was to kill concealed insurgents without first needing a clear visual on them. They didn't waste ammo. Riflemen fired "double taps" or controlled semi-auto shots up to 12 inches off the ground. This targeted legs and feet or ricocheted debris upward into the enemy's face and body. If the enemy flinched, moved, or returned fire, it instantly revealed their position for accurate follow-up shots. This was a very effective counter-insurgent tactic for the terrain they were fighting in.

@Clint_Davey1 In a lot of that terrain the choice was limited to helicopters, motorbike, horseback or on foot. Fuel or no fuel, cars, trucks and tanks were not getting in there.

Another interesting unit from the Rhodesian Bush War - Grey's Scouts. This was a battalion-sized mounted infantry unit. Yes, actual horses still being used in the 1970's. They were actually very useful for long range patrols in the African bush, including when accompanying armoured cars. They didn't do cavalry charges but dismounted to fight on foot. For a nation suffering severe fuel shortages due to international sanctions, this was a logistically efficient, all-terrain alternative to mechanised infantry or recon vehicles.

@TFL1728 Not to be that guy, but the Monroe Doctrine a) had no inherent authority in the early 19th C, and b) to the extent it was enforced, more often than not, it was by the Royal Navy. Otherwise, totally correct.

To remind everyone, in 1833 the British Empire, in direct contravention of the Monroe Doctrine pressed their claim on the Falklands. And when they needed our help in 1982, we were there for them, providing logistical support. Don't think for a second this isn't a message to King Sausage Fingers. Don't think for a second last night's shooting won't be used as an excuse for typical British passive-aggression. Don't think for a second Trump will go easy.

6mm Midgard last night, our dark elves pummeled a massed ork horde!

@UpdatingOnRome Julian the Apostate

Tell me the one person in history who, if they had lived an additional one, five, or even ten years, could have significantly changed the world.

Still work in progress. Mushroom wizard giving nature class to mushroom younglings.

@SpaceShark24 I'm proud of the Venom because I used the v poor poster paints and brush that came in the box. Still needs some work on the base.

My feed is wack af. Show me a model that you’re proud of.

@DavidBCollum Copper

Here is a list of assets I am confident will rise in 2026: ... I would like to thank many who have helped me create this compilation.

Work in progress

Been working on a big painting project for a couple months. Romans for the 4th Century. We are going to fight the war between Constantius II and Julian (was never fought because Constantius died right at the beginning). @pendraken 10mm. Cav and slingers (in post) left to paint.

@baba_nyenyedzi When? US 1940s v different to US 70s and now.

As a Zimbabwean ( home & abroad) what would you prefer ? A Chinese type of innovation and all of its warts. OR American type of innovation and all of its warts. Or European type of innovation and all of its warts. Please share poll

To get across this bridge you're only allowed to bring one medieval weapon. Which weapon are you choosing?

@CarlBovisNature Hello

Hi everyone.😊 I need your help please.. I realised that I don't have a Puffin tote bag in my shop, so thought I'd put that right.😁 However, I can't decide which one of these 4 to do; Puffin Party Puffin & the Bee Hello there Puffin Puffins on a rock Which is your fave?🤔🐦

@TimothyEveland I'm good. A spatula and William Marshall, greatest knight and (later) most powerful warlord England and France in the 13th C

You have two things to help you get past these guards. 1. The closest thing to you with a handle on it 2. The main character in the last book you read How screwed are you?

WIP, Romans 4th C (AD): an Augustus and a Caesar, 2 cataphractii squadrons and 3 legions so far. Huge project just being scratched.

@CarlBovisNature I see it

I don't think many of my followers are seeing my posts anymore. 😔 The algorithm doesn't seem to promote photographers like it used to a few years ago.. If you see this tweet, of a Robin dropping from a berry laden branch, please can you let me know in the comments. 🙏🐦♥️