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Bovington Tank Museum – A Chicago Wargamer in London
My trip to London may have been scheduled around Salute 2018, but I had trips planned out for every day of my stay. I am the boring historical player in the group and I was a history teacher for a while, so of course I went in search of old things to see. So please ... 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
Neo Soviet Gun Turrets
As part of the prep for our Mech Attack game at Adepticon, I made these gun turrets to use as defensive works. They are a simple foam core box with a couple of bits and texture added. The gun itself is the turret from a KV-2 inspired tank made for Dust. To begin, I made ... Read more
Tutorial: Making a Grassland Gaming Mat from an Ikea Rug
While wandering around Ikea, I spotted a mound of bright green, square, shaggy rugs and decided to use one as a grasslands mat. The rug is called Hampen in Ikea’s naming system. It is 80cm (~31.5 in.) square, so will be slightly small but suitable for Song of Blades and Heroes, Bushido, or many other ... 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
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
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
AAR- Starship Troopers at Game Hole Con
A few weeks ago, I attended Game Hole Con, a fairly large gaming convention in Madison, Wisconsin. The convention is a mix of gaming activities, but mostly RPGs. I played in two games- Starship Troopers miniatures game, run by Jim Roots of HMGS Midwest and Artemis, a multiplayer computer game that is a lot like being ... 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