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Of Mice, Mystics and Speed Painting…
After sitting on my bench half-finished -as so many projects seem to do- I finally finished off my Mice and Mystics core box miniatures. These are all based on slottas with the Death Ray Designs card base toppers that I reviewed a while back. I used my usual fast-painting method of all basic block paint ... Read more
More Destroyed Mecha!
For a few years now, Tim and I have discussed building destroyed mech markers for our Mech Attack convention games. Tim got the ball rolling a couple months ago and now I’ve decided to follow suit. I didn’t know anything about casting, so Tim came over and showed me how. We followed the method he ... Read more
Launching a Terrain Company!
After plodding around with the idea for a while I finally built my first set of on-spec terrain. It’s for sale here under “Buildinginlawndale” : https://www.ebay.com/sch/buildinginlawndale/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Even if you’re not in the market for terrain, check out the gallery below: A pair of Mining industrial buildings. Two Porcelain Repaints. These look so much better than ... Read more
AAR- Mech Attack: Urban Unrest.
A couple of weeks ago Terrence and I gathered for a game of Mech Attack. Though mostly played as part of our annual 28mm Mech Attack game at Adepticon, Mech Attack in 10mm is one of the games that CSW has played for quite some time. Way back in 2010 (before we had a dedicated CSW ... Read more
Cheap 28mm-Suitable Terrain From “The Corps! Elite”
This is a post about 28mm terrain bits, but bear with me if you will for a bit of history… Any fan of GI Joe will be familiar with “The Corps!”. Since the late 80’s, Lanard Toys has been making their own line of 3.75″ military action figures that are perhaps best described as “Joe-Compatible”. ... Read more
N-Scale Buildings and other AliExpress finds.
Recently I’ve been shopping AliExpress for all manner of small items; mostly wargaming-useful items and guitar parts. Today I’ve got a few very affordable items to share that I’ve purchased for 10mm (N-scale) sci-fi Mecha gaming but might have other use as well. The miniatures for comparison are all Mechwarrior “Dark Age” Clix figures. The ... Read more
Review- Konflikt ’47 British Infantry nearly done!
I got the block painting finished on my British. Before they go off to the dip I thought I’d show them pre-transformation and make a few comments about the figures themselves. What you see here is the 20 plastic British Infantry from the British Konflikt ’47 boxed set. These are the same figures that are ... Read more
Cheap Tanks for Weird Wars
As I dip my toes into the Weird War waters of Konflikt ’47 I’m coming to appreciate the incredible latitude that “weird” allows the budget gamer. As has been seen in our recent Konflikt ’47 battle reports, there’s a huge range of miniatures that are suitable. From genre-specific Weird World War 2 (WWW2) lines like ... Read more
Review: Harry Potter Hogwarts Fun!
After buying and reviewing the Harry Potter Nanofigs line I couldn’t resist getting the corresponding playset. This Gryffindor Tower playset retails for $25-30 and is widely available at WalMart or online. While it has some shortcomings, there is much to recommend this set to the wargamer or roleplayer. Let’s start with the shortcomings. This ... Read more
AAR- Konflikt ’47 Brits vs Occult Germans.
A few weeks back, Michael and I got together at Greenfire to play a game of Konflikt’47. I didn’t record a play-by-play of the action, but took a good number of pictures so what follows is more of a gallery than an AAR. He brought a German force composed mostly of Wargames Factory Shock Troopers ... Read more