Tagged: post-apoc
CSW at Tabletop Minions Expo
Chicago Skirmish Wargames made an appearance, and ran some events at the 2nd annual TMX, run by our friend, Uncle Atom. We have planned a few posts to show off some of the cool games we saw there. For now, enjoy a photo dump of the weekend: Tim and I ran our Roadside Picnic game, ... Read more
Adepticon 2018 Recap: Giant Loot Pile
Adepticon 2018 has come and gone! Expect to see a bunch of new posts pertaining to all we saw and did… Starting with my giant pile of loot! I got a VIG swag bag this year, and also picked up a few treats while I was there… I picked up the Relic Blade 2 player ... 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
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
2 More Houses From 4Ground
I finished my final 2 (for now) 4Ground houses. First up is the Woodbury Rise 1178 kit. This is one of the more complex 4Ground kits I have built. It has a 5 doors and a working garage door! The entryway has a lot of nice detailing. The garage door opens! Interestingly, it does not ... Read more
Painted- Church of Fun for Wreck Age
I recently finished up a third set of Wreck Age figures- The Church of Fun. This was a set of five figures I picked up from Hyacinth games at Adepticon last year, when they were a new release. The Church of Fun are generally depicted as a brightly colored group roaming the wasteland in a ... Read more
RhinoMen, an F-150 And Other Assorted Projects.
I cleared the desk of a variety of stuff this week. Nothing really ties all these together except that they’d all been sitting half finished for way too long. First off, here’s a trio of Rhino Men. Specifically, these are “Rhox” from the “Magic The Gathering: Arena Of The Planeswalkers” base game. MtG:AoP is a ... Read more
The Scenic Route: A Walking Dead Campaign- Chapter 2: UP NW
The survivors went in two by two Hoorah! Hoorah! The survivors went in two by two Hoorah! Hoorah! The survivors went in two by two Mad Dog, and Me-Shawn too And they all went into the tunnels for to escape the walking dead… 12 went shuffling into the subterranean gloom holding hands like school kids ... Read more
Event Recap- Dragon-Fall 2017
This past weekend, I attended Dragon-Fall in St. Charles. I was there with Matt Sears from Hyacinth games, running Wreck-Age demos. We arrived mid afternoon on Friday, and checked into the scenic Pheasant Run resort. There was a 40k tournament going on in the main room, and an Age of Sigmar tournament and some hobby ... Read more
Greenfire Benefit Recap Part 2
CSW member Michael just sent in some pictures of last week’s event. Broken Contract Demos are always impressive. Valeria has some great art! Josh’s Bushido Board deserves a second look. Terrence gave demos of Clank! The paint and take that Michael ran was a big hit with visitors of all ages. On a personal ... Read more