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Cheap Sprue Review: WGA Halfling Militia and a Classic Hobbits Roundup.
I recently discovered that McDougall Designs sells Wargames Atlantic (WGA) sprues separately. There are alot of Wargames Atlantic figures that interest me but I have no need for a whole box of 24-40 of them. So, I purchased a variety of single sprues and I’ll be reviewing them over time. Note that at this point ... Read more
AAR- Planet28: “Why are there so many planets?”
“Why are there so many planets? The brochure said there’d only be a few planets.” – Don Knotts if he played sci-fi skirmish minis games.Salutations friends and onlookers! It’s been a long while as this world has been thrashing and whirling in a fit of unsurety the past year or two, so it’s good to ... Read more
Review- Black Site Studio Arklight Metro kit
I took advantage of Black Site Studio’s black friday sale to pick up a couple of kits that I’ve been eyeing for some time. The first of these kits is their huge Arklight Metro kit. This is designed to work in 28-40mm scale, and is great for zombie, post apoc, modern, or super hero games. ... Read more
AAR/Impressions- Marvel Crisis Protocol
Last night, I joined a group of regulars at Oak Lawn Comics for their inaugural weekly Marvel Crisis Protocol night. The game is usually played on a 3×3 board, so we set up a sprawling abandoned military installation on a 6×4 table, and played 2 separate games on each half. Brian and I played the ... Read more
Review- Black Site Studio MV Australis
Last year at Adepticon, I saw a kit that I was super excited about. Black Site Studio created a huge 4 foot long cargo ship. I had contemplating scratch building one of these for a long time, and had even talked to some designers about making a kit, but Black Site Studio beat me to ... Read more
Fallout Wasteland Warfare Impressions : Brought to You By Liberty Prime Insurance – “Be a Patriot…or be vaporized!”
Welcome wastelanders! Sorry about the lack of posts. Life is busy, games go unplayed, minis unpainted. (Well…a few. I’ve been fairly happy about my hobby progress this summer, but most of it is more on the rpg side. ;)) One of my goals this summer was to finally try out one of the big-IP games ... Read more
Adepticon 2019- Images (Image Heavy!), Thoughts and Reflections, Oh My!
Greetings friends and hobbyists! Adepticon 2019 has just recently passed, and what a treat it was! (mostly). This has now been my THIRD Adepticon, which may seem like a small number, but I really feel I’ve delved deep in to this hobby over the past few years, improving the amount of painting, building, and gaming ... Read more
Exploring with the Rangers of Shadow Deep!
There seems to be a new kid on the fantasy gaming block trying to make a name for itself. You see, the author of Frostgrave is an ambitious chap full of gaming ponderings and explorations. I feel his sweet babychild, Frostgrave, is constantly evolving and finding ways to change and meet the demands of every ... Read more
Review- Frostgrave Ghost Archipelago Gods of Fire
Gods of Fire expands on Ghost Archipelago with a mix of various elements. There are new treasures and bestiary, as well as rules for small boats. The more remarkable sections are a chapter on making and playing as various tribal groups and three campaigns where players play tribes along side the standard Ghost Archipelago crews. ... Read more
Painting the Wreck Age Church of Fun Set
Greetings once more hobbyists and miniature adventurers! Sorry for the bout of blog inactivity; we need to more frequently churn out the ramblings and woo the masses with photos of our wonderful geeky explorations! One thing I truly love about this hobby, is that it lets me make progress way in to the late night ... Read more