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Army out of my head: Hold My Winky!

February 4, 2026

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Pure monkey business!

So I started on the track to find more Shadowforge Miniatures from Australia and went down a rabbit hole. I checked out Eureka Miniatures that I had last purchased them from in Australia but found that they were no longer on the site. This made me sad. During my search I saw they still had their fezzed monkeys with some even flying. Since Australia is also known affectionately as Oz, I went onto the Sally 4th site for the Wars of Ozz.

I kicked myself into research of the background of Oz and found the land of Winkies in the literature. As a sucker for some American fantasy fiction I proceeded to look for files to begin reading and wasted quite a bit of time when I should probablyhave been sleeping.

This ended up with the consideration of adding a figure from Reaper Miniatures as Dita, Steampunk Witch (50236) or Wild West Oz Wicked Witch (50315). They’re available in materials other than metal but I think there’s a little loss in the detail. Not to forget the 3D printing crowd there is a model from Gametee 3d Miniatures that resembles the 1939 Wicked Witch of the West very well. They just seem to fit better visually for a standout unit.

I am stopping myself from getting involved with Napoleonics. I am staunchly telling myself “No” in the same way I am not working on Turnip28. I am staying strong as I continue to paint armies I have already collected and WILL play with. I will not be playing with any Winkies.

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