Radiantly Radioactive
The Girls Start at the Fairaday Square Transit Station Pod capsules were designed for only one person. The entire pod motel concept was to provide an economic place for a person to get a few hours of sleep - fitting two into the pod made for very tight quarters, especially if one of them snored.… Continue reading Mr. Morimoto’s Package – Part One
I needed a thief, a pickpocket to be exact, as a NPC in playing my Delivery Encounter for 5150: New Beginnings. I needed a figure that wasn't armed to the teeth & whether you play fantasy, science fiction or historical games - suitable unarmed figures can be hard to find. Enter Sticky Fingers Jane. She… Continue reading Sticky Fingers Jane
I've received an advance copy of the new edition of Two Hour Wargames' 5150: New Beginnings to evaluate and review. Do I need to say I'm excited? The book is thick with some 250 pages all in color. It updates and consolidates the "civilian" or non-military science fiction rules. While the rules can be played… Continue reading A Delivery Encounter for 5150: New Beginnings
I've received an advanced PDF copy of the 5150: New Beginnings rule book scheduled for release at the end of the month from Two Hour Wargames. What better way to play test and review new rules than with a couple of new miniatures - Guihan and April. With this new edition of 5150: New Beginnings,… Continue reading Guihan and April
Step into the Way Back Machine (along with Mr. Peabody), and let's go back to the last decade of the previous century. There were several massed battle fantasy games available - all competing against Games Workshop's Warhammer. Heartbreaker Hobbies had a game called Leviathan. They even used some of the same sculptors who had sculpted… Continue reading Heartbreaker Dark Elves
Mr. James John, a.k.a. Jimmy the Smirker, a.k.a. Smirking Jimmy, a.k.a. Smirking John, a.k.a. "the Smirker", and numerous other handles not fit for polite society is a "fixer." A fixer is a logistics problem solver - he or she can procure, fence, hire personnel or broker a deal whether legit or not so legal. He's… Continue reading Jimmy “the Smirker” John
Well, I've finished another wall, this one is taller with a platform for an observer or sniper. It was made out of foamboard like the others; coated the base with watered down glue & added sand. Once dry, coated the whole thing with a mixture of Mod Podge & black paint to seal it &… Continue reading A Tall Wall & Greek Casualties
The progress of my WWII Rzhev campaign has been halted while I scramble to build terrain for the next encounter which takes place in a Russian village. A while back, I purchased a Russian church from Warlord Games which is an almost must have for any Russian village and with that purchase I also bought… Continue reading Wire Barricades
While waiting for paint to dry, literally when using a glaze technique you need to let the paint completely dry before applying the next coat (unless you want to blend colors & that's a whole other subject) - back on topic - whenever I reach a point in miniature painting or any other task when… Continue reading Stuck on Stucco
It's been too long since I've posted to the blog. I've spent the last week in February and most of this month on a couple of painting commissions. I don't do commission work very often, and I think this will be the last time I'll do a 15mm commission. (I'm really not very good at… Continue reading Something Concrete
Mr. Edward James Frost, A.K.A. "Frosty" Eddie, is a NPC (Non-Player Character) in my Star Punk Dreams campaign. He began as a chemist reverse engineering and designing generic drugs for one of the big pharmaceutical corporations, he soon left the corporate life to design his own drugs, mostly of the illicit nature. Over the years,… Continue reading “Frosty” Eddie
Now that I've started playing games set in WWII, I have more casualties from machine gun fire - every squad has at least one light machine gun (two in Soviet squads for a short period) and every platoon is supported by a heavier machine gun. So I found myself with a shortage of casualty markers.… Continue reading DIY Casualty Markers
