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Review- Ancient Chinese Sacred Building by Watchful-I-Studio
While at Little Wars this year, I picked up the Ancient Chinese Sacred Building kit made by Watchful-I-Studio. They are a Chicago area miniatures company specializing in historical and fantasy Asian themed miniatures. This was an interesting kit, consisting of some very large resin pieces, as well as laser cut MDF and some thinner materials. ... Read more
CSW Hobby Night
Mike, Mattias, and I got together for one of our semi-regular hobby nights. It was a productive evening all around! Look how happy they are! Mike made a lot of progress on some ships. In his own words: Last night I painted decks and detail work on US warships that date from 1890 to around ... Read more
AAR Konflikt ’47- Pincer Attack/Protect The Base
US forces heard rumors of an abandoned German military base deep in the Białowieża Forest. German scientists had apparently been performing rift experiments on bison local to the area. As their forces got spread thin due to the ongoing war, they were forced to abandon the base. As this was right near their borders, Soviet forces ... Read more
Fully Painted- Konflikt ’47 US troops
I recently finished painting US Army troops for Konflikt ’47, by Warlord Games. I had 2 goals with this project; To get them quickly painted and on the table, and to work with decals for the first time. Because of my first goal, I did base coats and washes, but skipped some of the finer ... Read more
AAR- Wreck-Age Six Pack/Thirsty and Miserable
A couple weeks ago, Wreck-Age Matt and I filmed some Wreck-Age scenario gameplay for their Youtube channel. Check out the first episode! ... Read more
AAR- Konflikt ’47 at GreenfireGames
Imagine a world where the 2nd world war didn’t end in 1945. Nuclear experiments led to the creation of “rift technology”, and the powers are using these new weapons to further their agendas. Walkers and tesla tanks are fighting against German Zombies and Russian bear-men. Welcome to World War II, 1947. Konflikt ’47 is a ... Read more
Playtesting The Walking Dead: All Out War- Impressions Part 2
Tim and I ran an 4 player game of The Walking Dead: All Out War at the Tabletop Minions Expo. We ran a test version of the event on Memorial day to get some game practice and feedback on the scenario. We had 4 test players, who each controlled two survivors. The zombies controlled themselves. ... Read more
CSW Hobby Night
We held another hobby night! These evening are turning out to be fantastically productive and fun events for all participants.. Tim worked on his Runewars minis. They are looking great! Jon continued work on a top secret project. It is a total scratch build for a contest so it must remain a secret for now… ... Read more
AAR- The Walking Dead: All Out War at TMX
Tim and I ran a Walking Dead: All Out War scenario while attending the Tabletop Minions Expo. Kevin and Chester faced off against Glenn and Eric. Each team controlled 4 heroes as they explored an abandoned army base deep in the jungle, looking for supplies to bring back to their survivor camps. The base was (of ... Read more
Review- Test of Honor
While enjoying the Tabletop Minions Expo this weekend, Tim and I finally sat down to play a few rounds of Test of Honor by Warlord games. As this is a review of a new game, We decided to keep to what was in the box, so there are unpainted minis and flat terrain in use. ... Read more