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Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Penguin Parade

 My penguins first appeared in Arrival of the Emperor in November 2018, a mere 7 years ago.

While creating my Disney Princesses I thought about what I could do with them once more.

Finally some of them have been armed. 15 angry Penguins ready to fight to the last fish. Their shield is cleverly designed to slide on snow. You might think you are safe when they are on a hill far away but thirty seconds later they are cutting you off at the knees!

The Antarctica Guard

Individual designs on their shields.

Swords, shields and spear/standard from Wargames Factory Skeletons sprue. Snowflake designs from the internet. Flag is a semi-official flag for Antarctica (I didn't know they had one either) 

I am assuming once global warming gets going the penguins will get angry. Living in Australia I think we may be one of the first targets.... after New Zealand of course....watch out Keith!

A more respectable parade of Napoleonic's soon.


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16 comments:

  1. Norm11 February 2026 at 01:28

    Cute (vicious) penguins. Plenty of stories to be told here.

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    1. Ben Cato11 February 2026 at 17:21

      Thanks Norm. I am sure they will turn up when least expected.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag11 February 2026 at 05:42

    Cute little buggers.

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  3. Ray Rousell11 February 2026 at 07:11

    They look like they could do some damage!

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    1. Ben Cato11 February 2026 at 17:22

      Thanks Ray. Especially if they form a shield wall.

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  4. rross11 February 2026 at 16:06

    Thanks for the warning Ben....we are heading down to the bottom of the South Island the first week of March and penguin sitings are a possibility, so I will take a shotgun with me, just in case!

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    1. Ben Cato11 February 2026 at 17:23

      Great thinking Keith. Don't let their cuteness fool you!

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  5. Captain Darling12 February 2026 at 03:32

    Cool, I’d like to deploy my Corps of Fur Seals against them in a game 😄…

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    1. Ben Cato12 February 2026 at 16:49

      Thanks Captain. I look forward to seeing those Seal Team Furry 😁

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  6. The Jolly Broom Man12 February 2026 at 11:54

    One of us has been sniffing glue, and for once it wasn’t me! Will you be deploying any other arctic wildlife old fruit?

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    1. Ben Cato12 February 2026 at 16:51

      Honest, I didn't sniff much! No just the Penguins. Not much else down on the south pole other than Orcas and Whales.

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  7. caveadsum147113 February 2026 at 14:43

    Smart penguin shield wall! They look great, and no dark glasses!
    Best Iain

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    1. Ben Cato13 February 2026 at 23:23

      Thanks Iain! As the Vikings worked out a shield wall is the best way to defeat the polar bears. 😂

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  8. Richard15 February 2026 at 01:28

    They are adorable... and dangerous. I showed them to my wife and I think that they almost converted her to wargaming!

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    1. Ben Cato15 February 2026 at 17:38

      Thanks Richard. I might get them to face off against Princess Elsa and her snowmen 😂

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