A Sci-Fi whiz's wargaming blog about cybertanks and mecha, amongst other things.
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Xmas Salutations 2013
May I wish all my readers a wonderful Xmas holiday and I hope that you all have a fun filled day tomorrow opening presents and eating good food with friends and family.
And in the next few days I will be posting a report on my Risk: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, in particular the suitability of the Daleks for wargaming. The small ones are probably suitable for use with modern 15mm, being a couple of millimetres taller than my very old white metal ones that I have.
Getting Distracted
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I know it's normal for tabletop gamers to get distracted. Perhaps I am a
little more distractible than most. If you can stick with a project, please
accept...
Cold War '85: Soviet T-72 Tank Battalion
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Following closely behind the recently painted 6mm T-64 tank battalion, I
have now polished off a T-72 one in (for me) quite quick fashion!
The models ar...
1870 Opening Shots in the Saar
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Paul has repeatedly harangued me to post game reports here... be careful
what one asks for!
*After the French declaration of war on Prussia on 2nd Au...
Classic Squad Leader #2: The Tractor Works!
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*Oh yeah! Iconic Cover, here we come!*
This is a direct follow on from my previous post - it just took a *lot*
longer for me to continue moving forward tha...
Catching Up On My Reading
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There are loads of books that people like me (age/background/hobbies) are
expected to have read. Lord of the Rings, Hornblower, Face of Battle,
Watership...
Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 32 Is Out
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James and I were joined in the studio by our old friend and hobby guru Don
Perrin. We had an enjoyable and wide-ranging chat on hobby wargaming finds
it...
Dusting off the Dwarves
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I started going through stuff in the basement, trying to purge odds and
ends that will just never get used, when I happened on the box with my old
GW Dwa...
An old obsession ...
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... *Ogre*!
I had the urge to play the venerable hex-and-counter sci-fi tank wargame at
game night last week, so I brought my Classic Counters and two m...
Intercept Vector 2025 (Jet Aerial Wargaming)
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....because I only have 6 projects on the go, I decided to revise one of
my homebrew rules (as per my New Years resolutions)...
This is called "*wo*-cra...
The Miller's Tale - Episode 13
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Episode 13 - in which Mike finally gets to catch up with former Dux Brit
partner-in-crime and rock god Andy Hawes, in a wide-ranging discussion
covering ...
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 ...
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Flicking through an old Strategy & Tactics magazine and this caught my eye.
Not sure I had seen a pre-SJG era advert previously.
From Issue No 70, Sep/O...
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...
Doctor Who 60th anniversary (REUPLOAD)
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We have just passed the 60th anniversary of Dr Who. I found this upload by
@Wearerofthecheese, which uses the 'Soon I'll be 60 years old' song. It
made m...
Well today I managed to persuade my beloved non-wargaming spouse to play a game of Risk: The Dalek Invasion of Earth , which I had been ...
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A Happy Christmas to you as well!
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DeleteA Merry Christmas to you also!
ReplyDeleteAnd in the next few days I will be posting a report on my Risk: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, in particular the suitability of the Daleks for wargaming. The small ones are probably suitable for use with modern 15mm, being a couple of millimetres taller than my very old white metal ones that I have.
DeleteI will be eating that with my holiday money. Look forward to hearing more on it.
DeleteAll the best for the holidays to you and yours, Ashley.
ReplyDeleteMichael
A most Happy Christmas. Ashley
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