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.
Delta Vector 2026 Space Drift Mechanics
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Ok, I was bored on a car trip again, and I'm rehashing my space/drift
mechanics for my homebrew space game.
I had a system with counters showing where s...
Sedgemoor or less
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Gary Sheffield (yes, that Gary Sheffield) contacted me about the progress
of "From Pike to Bayonet" as he is interested in using them for late 17th
centu...
XCOM Incomming
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For the record this is not a paid promotion. Shame. I am doing this because
I am a bit of an XCOM fanboy. There are few computer game franchises that
have ...
Bunkers and Spider Traps - Vietnam
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I spent my free time this past weekend, working on defensive positions for
the PAVN and Viet Cong in 20mm. Three different types of positions are
under...
"In Country" HBR Security Team
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*Do you feel more secure with these guys?*
*Well, probably not...*
Another round of painting has me finishing up the Hanna Barbara Rus
Security Team [Local...
Scrapjacks: Mission 2
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In our first Mission the Salvage team successfully restablised a decaying
orbital defence platform, acquired by The Company as part of purchasing a
large...
On Bloody Ground: Hāl to Englalande!
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The year of our lord ten-sixty something, the kingdom is once again
assailed by the heathen Norsemen, raping the cattle and pillaging the
women! Led by t...
The Miller's Tale - Episode 14
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Episode 14, in which Mike gets to have a guest back again! Yes, it's James
Morris, back again to explain how Midgard Heroic Battles has been going,
what'...
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...
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...
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 reprocessed all the pictures I took last week, because I wasn't happy with the colour balance. I usually take one picture with a white...
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