Tagged: miniatures
AAR- Exploring 8th Edition 40K
I’ve been a fan of Warhammer 40k for a few years now, and was a very active player in previous editions. I’ve played in a tournament and even made the trek to the MiniWargaming studios in Canada to film some battle reports. So when the new edition was announced, I was thrilled. Age of Sigmar ... Read more
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
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- 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
AAR- Runewars, Battle at Greenfire!
One Thursday last month, no CSW club members were available, so I trekked down to 95th street to see what Greenfire Games in Oak Lawn had to offer Runewars players. It was a slow day, but Mike, one of the owners graciously offered to play. We both fielded Daqan and as I had two boxed ... Read more
Tutorial: SaltNHairspray Rust: Shake It, Shake It Real Good!
*cue music, you know you want to: doo doodoo doo. doo. doodoo doo doodoo* The deeper I get in to this hobby, the more I’m reflecting on my masochistic tendencies. Why do we slave over these little, tiny dudes and dudettes? Why are we trying to recreate these fantastic battle scenes from overhead, like 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
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