A Sci-Fi whiz's wargaming blog about cybertanks and mecha, amongst other things.
Friday, 29 September 2017
Making Life Multiplanetary
Call me a starry eyed dreamer, but this was what Heinlein wrote about when I was a kid. I've waited all my life to see mankind go back to visiting other planets.
Made me emotional to watch this, so good I've posted this on both blogs.
Air & Space Museum, Washington DC
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Last week I had the chance to spend a few hours at the Smithsonian Air &
Space Museum in Washington DC. I’ve been previously but not for a decade. Lots
o...
End Of The Week - Disaster
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Firstly I would like to blame everyone else. This is not remotely fair on
the rest of the world. It's all on me. It's not that I haven't tried. I do
hate t...
D B Fiddling About
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The latest rules set from WRG is out. It's called "De Bellis Fantasiae"
(DBF). It's not written by Phil Barker, but by a trio of writers who are
active ...
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...
Trench Crusade - Musings
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I'm allowed myself one new system this year, and I've gone for the obvious
choice -* Trench Crusade*.
It seems primed for success. It's got the fluff - ...
Grunhilda says hello
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A little late for St. Patrick's Day, but please allow me to introduce *Grunhilda
Vert*, part of a project I'm working on for my gaming group. The figure ...
I've Been Keeping Busy
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I've been pretty active with hobby stuff over the last couple of months,
just not keeping up with the blog unfortunately. All of my computers are
having...
Sharp Practice: A Hero in Peril at Roganjosh!
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Back to a turbulent India with Phil and Andy, and another *Sharp Practice*
game was the British race to rescue Colonel Flashman, captured by the
Pandies an...
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...
2024 in review
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The best laid plans, as they say, once again... (and we'll see how 2025's
plans look in the next post!)
There's a big 'ole right outside
my bedroom window...
Postponed - A Clash of Demons - CosCon 2020
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Due to the coronavirus chaos, I'm going to withdraw this game and run it at
a later con. I am also developing another scenario using more of the
city-kille...
Click to embiggen: a perfectly cromulent word. I always wondered what was the difference between a wood and a forest, or a jungle. So now I...
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You are a starry eyed dreamer. But you are right, it's about time.
ReplyDeleteI am, which is why I write science fiction. Without dreams life is pretty dull.
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