A Sci-Fi whiz's wargaming blog about cybertanks and mecha, amongst other things.
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Pan European Élan
I've put names on all my Pan European Ogres as a homage to French Army practice. This is a tease for future posts about my Pan European force, more to come, but I have to paint up stuff to take pictures first.
British Infantry In NBC Gear
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Awake early today so got some painting in. Focus is on the Athena
Miniatures British NBC minis and a couple of similarly equipped casualties.
They are star...
Devilry Afoot: The Shrine of St Curtis
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Recently Curt treated me to another online game, along with his mate Doug
(also in Canada)- this time it was *Devilry Afoot. *I bought the rules a
year a...
On Bloody Ground: Tōdæg is Gōd Dæg tō Forþfaran!
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The end of June saw (what I think was) the inaugural *On Bloody Ground Day*
at *Bristol Independent Gaming* where about a dozen of us gathered to play
so...
20mm tag team themed DBA
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After COW time for planning Tuesday evening's MNG session is at a premium,
so I suggested that we did some DBA. The twist was that we'd use armies
made o...
Bunkers and Spider Traps Done
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I finally managed to get the various north Vietnamese fighting positions
done, or at least to a usable state. The covers for the spider traps keep
warpi...
15mm and Scale Compression
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One thing I always like about 15mm is even if you use 24" shoot/6" move it
'looks' right.
Unlike 28mm where it seems like a nerf gun could out-range them...
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...
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...
Arctic Gear 1/48th scale toys. It is no secret that I like the anime show Armored Trooper VOTOMS. It has become my favorite source for m...
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Magnifique! Are those labels? And where's the one that says "Je Suis Charlie"? (Sorry, is it too soon?).
ReplyDeleteWater slide decals made for WW2 French tanks.
DeleteThose look great...love the three tone camouflage pattern and the decals..nice touch!
ReplyDeleteZut Alors!
And allons-y...
Delete*sighs at the purty OGRE miniatures* Would like to have very much.
ReplyDeleteThey're pretty pretty, which is awesome considering they're meant to be cybernetic deaf dealing machines of overkill.
DeleteDeath, not deaf! Doh. Sorry what did you say sonny?
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