Tagged: scenery
Review- Black Site Studios New Horizon Bank And Trust
Last year I picked up the New Horizon Bank And Trust by Black Site Studio. This is a fun prepainted MDF and acrylic kit. Once I saw it, I knew I was going to have to grab it. It reminds me of so many midwestern bank buildings built in the 1980s. The kit is designed ... Read more
Test Of Honor Demos at Grognard Games
I had the pleasure of attending Grognard Games 3rd anniversary celebration, and ran some Test Of Honor games. I had never been to the store before. It’s a great shop. There is lots of space to play, and they have a great selection of minis, games, and hobby stuff. And, they just signed a new ... Read more
Dragon-Fall 2019 Walking Dead Narrative Games
At Dragon-Fall 2019, I prepared a 2 part Walking Dead All Out War narrative campaign. The first part was a twist on the scenario I have run numerous times before, and the second part was something totally different. This was a city once, a long, long time ago. Now it’s a tomb filled with the ... Read more
AAR- Mutants and Death-Ray Guns
Soon after joining the Chicago Skirmish Wargames I was introduced to Ganesha Games’ Song of Blades and Heroes. I loved the fairly simple rules system. (Really simple compared to many of the G.W. rules systems.) I then looked into the other Ganesha Games products and found Mutants and Death Ray Guns. I love post-apocalyptic gaming ... 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
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
More Destroyed Mecha!
For a few years now, Tim and I have discussed building destroyed mech markers for our Mech Attack convention games. Tim got the ball rolling a couple months ago and now I’ve decided to follow suit. I didn’t know anything about casting, so Tim came over and showed me how. We followed the method he ... Read more
Launching a Terrain Company!
After plodding around with the idea for a while I finally built my first set of on-spec terrain. It’s for sale here under “Buildinginlawndale” : https://www.ebay.com/sch/buildinginlawndale/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Even if you’re not in the market for terrain, check out the gallery below: A pair of Mining industrial buildings. Two Porcelain Repaints. These look so much better than ... Read more
More Houses- 4Ground Samuel’s House and Shotgun houses
I recently finished a few more 4Ground kits to build up my suburban neighborhood. This is the Samuel’s house, designed by 4Ground for The Chicago Way by Great Escape Games. It is 2 stories plus an attic, and has an accessible crawlspace as well. There are lots of nice details, including acrylic windows. Removing the ... Read more