So why the funny name? Even before deciding to write a blog this was the name I had decided upon for my future miniatures company. Lets just hope that’s not too long in coming!
Being a geologist, it’s certainly a fascinating period of time. The continents are being to converge, to ultimately form Pangea. Trilobites and early fish are thriving in the oceans, not to mention the extinct deadly sea scorpions. And there’s something about that name – Silurian rolls off the tongue. There’s something evocative, and perhaps slightly sinister about it.
It also fits nicely with being a huge Dr. Who fan also. Need I say more?
To cap it all, the name is derived from the Silures tribe. Warlike celts from South Wales, from where my father’s side of the family originate.
“Games” just sounded more fun than “miniatures”, or “studios”, and hopefully someday the website will have more to offer than just miniatures. I have a set of rules for mass fantasy battles written, called “Rank and Rabble”. Once it’s typed up neatly, with a few piccies, I’ll offer it up as a free set.
The world in the Silurian
Sea scorpion of the Silurian
Original style Dr. Who Silurian
Some, lets call them Silures, about to knock the snot out of some Romans
A far more realistic Silures warrior!
Silurian Games 