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.
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And so to COW 2026, now at a new home following the closure of Missenden
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Univer...
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I finally managed to get the various north Vietnamese fighting positions
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warpi...
Start Of The Week - Survivors
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Not a bad day today. The heat is a little more bearable this afternoon.
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One thing I always like about 15mm is even if you use 24" shoot/6" move it
'looks' right.
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Russian Uhlan plans
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My next unit will be more Cavalry - Russian Uhlans (Lancers), which
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Russians em...
Identifying leaders in Sharp Practice
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I like the card driven activation mechanics in Sharp Practice, but often
find players struggling to recall which leader corresponds to which card.
When ...
"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...
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...
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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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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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