Tagged: review
Review: Small Terrain kits from Warlord and Ainsty Castings
I recently finished 2 small kits terrain kits. The left kit is one of Warlord’s ruined buildings, and the right one is an MDF building from Ainsty Casting’s Aggro Minis line. The warlord kit is plastic, and went together easily. I zipped this together in no time, and painted it quickly, so pardon any visible ... Read more
Terrain- 4Ground 4 Story Bakery, Subway Entrance, and Village Walls
I have been picking up more 4Ground terrain recently. The kits are tons of fun to assemble, and they are prepainted with detailed interior, so it’s east to get them on the battlefield quickly! This 3 story bakery is the largest kit I have assembled so far. It has a ton of moving doors! I ... Read more
Painted Gaddis Gaming Soviet Infantry
As a start to using more historical minis in our games of Konflikt 47, I did a quick and simple paint job on a pack of 10 infantry and a 3-man maxim gun crew. These figures were generously provided by Lee at Gaddis Gaming for review. My painting on these figures is very quick and ... 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
Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower Replica from Ironheart Artisans
One of the things I was able to pick up at Adepticon was this laser cut dice tower made by Ironheart Artisans. It is a wooden reproduction of a fifth century original made of copper alloy sheet. From my limited reading on the topic, the original is the most complete of a very few roman ... 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
CSW Review: Death Ray Designs, Card and Acrylic Base Inserts.
A nice base can elevate an average miniature and pre-made bases save time. As my painting is decidedly average and time is often in short supply I’ve come to appreciate the usefulness of pre-made scenic bases. Luckily for the budget-conscious gamer like myself there are quite a few options. In the past I’ve made extensive ... Read more
Railroad Cars for Wargaming Terrain
(Note: Although this is a wargaming blog, I’ve endeavored to make this review useful to O-gauge railroad enthusiasts as well. If your interest is solely railroading, just skim the pictures in Part I, and then scroll down to Part II of the review.) 1- Railroad cars for Wargaming Scenery Many 28mm wargamers use O-scale buildings ... Read more
Alpha Strike Game Report and Review
At last week’s club night, Jon, Tyler and I tried Alpha Strike for the first time. Alpha Strike is the new game set in the Battletech universe, using simplified mechanics and terrain (rather than a hex map) to enable larger battles that play faster than the traditional Classic Battletech rules. Rather than using the usual ... Read more
A Visit to Draxtar Games, a New Game Store in Chicago’s Western Suburbs
I stopped by Draxtar Games in Batavia (a suburb about 40 miles west of Chicago) last Thursday. The far western suburbs aren’t my normal territory, but I’ve got family nearby and am not one to miss a chance to visit a new game store (Draxtar Games has been open 5 months). I didn’t have a ... Read more