Painted- Broken Contract breakers and Black Squadron
I started painting the Black Squadron from Broken Contract and enjoyed them enough to keep going and paint the rest of the set so I can have a fully pained assortment to play with. Broken Contract is a game of labor uprisings in a dystopian sci-fi iron mine. Working people represented in sci fi take ... Read more
Once Upon a Wasteland. Wreck Age 2nd Edition Full Rules Impressions
I once, ok, maybe four-ish times, heard a guy somewhere say, “war never changes.” Really? Because I feel like it’s flavor of the week sometimes within the wargaming community. Everything changes. Maybe today I’m using d20s, tomorrow it’s cards, the eternal pre-measure vs no pre-measure battle…which is a war in itself. In this hobby, it’s ... Read more
Neo Soviets Fall 2017 Round Up
For years, I have been slowly adding to a sci-fi project that combines the communist and Russianish factions from many games as well as various other things I choose to accompany them. This broad society currently includes figures from at least twenty manufacturers across 28mm, 10mm, and space ship scales. If you look around this ... Read more
2017 Hobby year in review
2017 was a big hobby year for me. I managed to play a bunch of new games that I love, and I got a bunch of projects finished: My first finished minis of the year were the Prefecture of Ryu faction starter for Bushido. I learned how to use my cutting machine to make scale ... Read more
Impulsive Imaginings – Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago Islands Step-by-Step!
I will admit, I dig the Frostgrave. Sure, it’s random as heck, there can be a campaign imbalance that develops…but the rules are simple, make sense, and it’s fun because crazy stuff happens. Most of all, however, I love the setting. There’s some about it’s generic simplicity that pulls on the familiarity complex of my ... Read more
Finished- Konflikt ’47 British Infantry
I finally finished of these doughty fellows: 30 Infantry for my Konflikt ’47 British forces. They are Warlord Games figures, 20 plastic British Infantry and 10 metal British Expeditionary Force (BEF) figures, with West Wind brand gas masks. All are based on Champ Industries plastic “Urban” series bases with additional ballast. If you’re interested in ... Read more
Robotech/Macross Mecha in 28mm – Work in Progress Part 1
Every year the club runs a few sessions of 28mm Mech attack or similar using a mix of scratched up kits, repurposed Robotech/Macross models, and Dougram Scope Dog type mecha. Having been a fan of Battletech/Robotech/Macross for the last 25 years, I would love to see, a fully Robotech style version of the game with SDF ... Read more
Harry Potter Nano Metalfigs Update- 20 Pack and Next Releases.
Though I still haven’t done any wargaming in the Harry Potter universe, I continue to be intrigued by the possibilities. The Nano Metalfigs line of toy figures represents a quick an affordable way to acquire figures for HP wargaming that are about 38mm (1/43) in scale and only cost about a buck each. Jada toys ... Read more
The Scenic Route: A Walking Dead Campaign- Chapter 3: Runaway Train
“Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a one way track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I’m neither here nor there…” Escape! Miraculous, but it seems like you may have just done it. A train means you can move quickly and safely and hopefully get you where you all need to ... Read more
The Scenic Route: A Walking Dead Campaign- Interlude 2
Excerpt from the diary of an Unlikely Survivor Harviston End (Of biters and brakemen) We emerged, molelike and blinking into dawn’s milky light. Fog blankets the ground making it impossible to see where the next attack is coming from. As much as I feel the pull to make myself known to this band of unlikely ... Read more