Tutorial: Spacecraft 3- Ventauran Assault Craft.
Here’s the biggie… This is not my favorite of the 3 Spacecraft I built for Adepticon, but it’s the one that I think is the most visually impressive. I painted it to match my Ventauran force which is green with orange accents. Ventaurans are a figure line based largely on Traveler Zhodani, created and produced ... Read more
Shadespire demo at Tabletop Minions Expo 2018
Our friends at the South East Wisconsin Battle Badgers put on demos of Shadespire at TMX this year. Josh and I got to play in a four player game with two others who had never tried it. Josh chose the heavily armored chaos forces of Magore’s Fiends. I was using the skaven warband, Spiteclaw’s Swarm. ... Read more
Test of Honor at TMX
While at TMX, I saw an empty table, so I decided to set up a nice little Test of Honor display board with the hopes of getting some games in. I ended up running a handful of demos. What follows are some pictures, and thoughts on the game from Chris: The demo I ran was ... Read more
My TMX 2018 Experience(s)
I can’t quite recall exactly when I first watched ‘Uncle Atom’s’ youtube videos. I’m certain it was when I first started to get back in to this hobby and searched for general painting tips, somehow ran across his videos and followed his channel ever since. I regularly save his 2 hour Every Other Sunday chats ... Read more
CSW at Tabletop Minions Expo
Chicago Skirmish Wargames made an appearance, and ran some events at the 2nd annual TMX, run by our friend, Uncle Atom. We have planned a few posts to show off some of the cool games we saw there. For now, enjoy a photo dump of the weekend: Tim and I ran our Roadside Picnic game, ... Read more
Tutorial: Spacecraft 2- Medium Cargo Lighter
Here is round two of the Spaceship showcases. As with the previous post, this one also has some good in-progress shots at the Spaceship build post. This spacecraft began it’s life as the front 2/3 of a Power Rangers Mission Response Vehicle . And yeah, it’s had A LOT of modifications. I’m calling it a ... Read more
Tutorial: Spaceship 1- Smugglers Cargo Lifter.
I finally got around to posting pictures of the objective spaceships from our Adepticon Mech Attack Game. For a few in-progress pics, see my earlier post on Spacecraft Construction. The starting point for the first one was a Star Wars “Deluxe Republic Attack Shuttle”. The example I acquired was missing the wings (along with a ... Read more
Hobby Night- Bushido Edition
Tim and I got together for a quiet hobby night. Coincidentally, we both worked on Bushido miniatures… I finished assembling and basing these Oni demons for my Savage Wave faction. The bases are green stuff pressed into a stone pattern, and I added some additional random debris, including bricks, broken wood bits, and even some ... Read more
TUTORIAL: The Great Green Elrik’s Hobbies Marble Adventure
Greetings oh ye painters of tiny things! I’ve a fun project, nay, adventure, for those daring enough to deal with messy wet paints and those with patience to let layers dry! Indeed, a fun way of emulating marble that anybody can do with but a few simple strokes of a brush. It’s also a great ... Read more
Portsmouth and HMS Belfast, A Chicago Wargamer in London
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but when it comes to history and even gaming, I’m consistently drawn to naval history and gaming. On a trip to England it’s almost impossible to avoid finding some connection to the Royal Navy, so I had lots of options to explore. This time, I chose to visit the ... Read more