Tagged: wargaming
Painting the Wreck Age Church of Fun Set
Greetings once more hobbyists and miniature adventurers! Sorry for the bout of blog inactivity; we need to more frequently churn out the ramblings and woo the masses with photos of our wonderful geeky explorations! One thing I truly love about this hobby, is that it lets me make progress way in to the late night ... Read more
What a Tanker! – Midwest Miniatures Expo
One of the games I was excited to see at Midwest Miniatures Expo was What a Tanker!, a game of WWII tank combat made by Too Fat Lardies. Each player runs one or up to a handful of tanks. Each tank has a two statistics- Armor and Strike. Those are the defensive and offensive abilities ... Read more
Midwest Miniatures Expo Recap
It was time for a club road trip, out in to the mysterious back alleys of Detroit, for The Midwest Miniatures Expo! MMX is a fledgling event, gathering some Michigan area hobby enthusiasts to join in a fun weekend of miniatures gaming. CSW volunteered to run a pretty wide variety of games with our jack-of-all-trades ... Read more
Portsmouth and HMS Belfast, A Chicago Wargamer in London
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but when it comes to history and even gaming, I’m consistently drawn to naval history and gaming. On a trip to England it’s almost impossible to avoid finding some connection to the Royal Navy, so I had lots of options to explore. This time, I chose to visit the ... Read more
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
AAR- Checkpoint Bravo: Gaslands Race!
I must say, this Gaslands game is making waves. The initial book printing sold out, and has since been reprinted. Apparently, lots of gamers are excited about souping up their vehicles and bringing their favorite pulp apocalyptic death car movies to life! Well, not real life, in which the people on Chicago highways already seem ... 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
Finished- Konflikt ’47 British Infantry
I finally finished of these doughty fellows: 30 Infantry for my Konflikt ’47 British forces. They are Warlord Games figures, 20 plastic British Infantry and 10 metal British Expeditionary Force (BEF) figures, with West Wind brand gas masks. All are based on Champ Industries plastic “Urban” series bases with additional ballast. If you’re interested in ... 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
Of Mice, Mystics and Speed Painting…
After sitting on my bench half-finished -as so many projects seem to do- I finally finished off my Mice and Mystics core box miniatures. These are all based on slottas with the Death Ray Designs card base toppers that I reviewed a while back. I used my usual fast-painting method of all basic block paint ... Read more