A Sci-Fi whiz's wargaming blog about cybertanks and mecha, amongst other things.
Saturday, 8 December 2012
Myomers for Real
The University of Texas at Dallas with some international
helps from researchers from Australia, China, South Korea, Canada and
Brazil. have come up with yarn that has been filled with wax that can be
made to contract and expand like muscles. Link here.
A New Roof
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William and his team came and replaced Shedquarter's roofing felt today. I
went for the new rubber type of sheeting instead of felt like I had
originally...
d12Finity - Mantic vs GW, Checklists and New Rules
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* Well my New Years goals are being ticked off already and it's only March.*
1. Create 3 terrain sets. Done. I think I'm on 4?
2. Assemble 2 warbands of ...
20th Blog Birthday!
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Wow! 20 years since I stared this blog to show my models, share battles and
tell tales of our adventures. Through it, I've connected with likeminded
hobby...
Tokamak Oxford
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Shrove Tuesday I was at Tokamak Energy. All bundled up because it was
freezing cold in Oxford. The whole machine is housed inside this huge
warehouse, wh...
Star Trek Again
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Back in Late 2017, we started a Star Trek campaign for use with Star Fleet
Battles rules. The campaign allowed us to play the General War presented
in S...
Space Gamer 48
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*The Space Gamer #48* (February 1982) - Back Cover.
SJGames announcing the re-release of Ogre and GEV after being OOP.
Winchell Chung artwork
"Big Boy Rules" 2 Plays
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With several playtests in a small setting, it was time to take BBR to the
ultimate test - a large group of gamers with various levels of experience.
No p...
Presenting ... Bob Moss
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When I saw this Classic Treant from the Nolzur's Marvelous Unpainted
Miniatures line by WizKids, I couldn't resist buying it. It looks like it
came strai...
Sharp Practice: The Dojjibotti Run
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*India 1857, the Devil’s Wind sweeps the land as the Sepoys are revolting.
Across Central India various native princes and princesses have to decide
whethe...
Some Actual Painting
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My world has been a bit busier than normal just of late. I've had a few
days of involuntary down time. The kind that really benefits being very
close to a ...
2025
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"The Taking of Linnius", a Dux Britanniarum
battle scenario at Posh Lard 2025
Full marks to the astute who will have noticed that I set myself no hobby
go...
Trouble on the Docks - Historicon 2025
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A Western Alliance cargo ship is coming into the port of Edmundburgh, to
deliver supplies. Eastern Socialist Republic forces must attempt a
hit-and-run a...
Salute 2025
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OK, it's two days late but here is my photo round-up of Salute 2025. You
can also take it as proof of life, given that I haven't posted here since
last ...
Warp Speed into 2025
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The last year has been quite challenging. I suffered a stroke in November
2023 and have spent the last year or so in recovery. I'm not there yet, but
do...
I need to finish this off but here's a work in progress shot. This is another 16 megapixel focus stack shot, which gets everything int...
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