Happy Holidays!Lately, I’ve been delving more and more into Fantasy and I LIKE IT! Whilst working on my various projects to flesh out my historical armies I still feel the need to game. My buddy George introduced me to Descent.So rather than pain…
What do you get when you rub two sticks together mixed with rocks?A game of the new XWing amidst an asteroid field, that’s what!Hi everyone! My apologies for not posting sooner. I’ve been getting as much gaming while getting acclimated to a n…
What’s the deal? (pun intended) In my never ending search for cheaper, ahem… cost effective solutions to more terrain i’ve found that repurposing everyday items to be a creative and imaginative exercise.The word repurposing is a much used n…
Asteroids, Meteroids, ‘roids, all the same. Bits of rock in space. Cool terrain to model for any space minis game. Two options: make it myself or buy. I’m sure most of you are familiar with this iconic Asteroids screen.Beautifully rendered ‘roids …
Willy’s (aka LTL Dad) Dwarven army painted, based and ready to fight. Time for a battle…Flocked base with my sand slurry mixture. Notice the absence of the ubiquitous green grass.A little dry brushing of the bases after the required time for curing.R…
LTL Dad’s new Dwarven army progresses… Red Heavy InfantryHeavy Infantry Axes and CommandHeavy Infantry Axes and CommandHeavy Infantry Axes and CommandLight Infantry Missile TroopsHeavy Infantry Axes and CommandHeavy Infantry&…
As previously mentioned in an earlier post, our my gaming group has been hooked on the Command and Colors game system. Our latest ambition is to pit fantasy armies versus historical ones. Classic match up between Republican Romans and Greeks.Dwarv…
Eureka! After diligently searching for the right werewolf figure I found the perfect mini to proxy for the Mark V Blitzhund featured in the solitaire scenario ‘Unstoppable’ from Incursion: SNAFU.Sadly, I wasn’t really impr…
Being the self-styled ‘Historical Miniaturist’ plainly states that I delve into miniatures and history. It also implies that I’m a gamer (primarily historical) and like most gamers I’ll play anything provided that it has drool-worthy eye candy.’A Vikin…
Since some of you have been asking here’s the components that I used to simulate industrial items, etc. from an earlier post:http://thehistoricalminiaturist.blogspot.com/2011/01/incursion-3d-board-actual-progress.htmlIndustrial lights from Plastruct.Pi…
Back in May of 2011 here’s what I had…Fast forward to August 2012 and I’m finally done with the SNAFU miniatures and ready to play. But first some posing… Panzerraffe center stage having a shoot out with ‘The Hurricane’ with Gracie coming…
So in between working, working, working and not blogging (notice there’s no mention here about gaming or tinkering with my many umpteen unfinished projects) I serendipitously found this cool quiz…Gamquistu – Games, Quizzes and Stuff. Yeah, …
Ohhhh, SCREW IT! Toe in the water, WTF!!! Geronimooooooo!!!!Just dive right in!Nice entry, no?I’ve been gathering and acquiring more HO scale buildings and weathered boxcars from ebay sites.My earlier acquisitions. Mostly from the consignment…
Ahhhh… late spring and almost summer, at last…The pause that refreshes. No coke in this cocktail to spoil the pure, dark rum goodness. As I contemplate my drink whilst basking in the sun in my backyard, it hit me. Egad, shouldn’t I b…
Last weekend was our local gaming convention here in Houston: OwlCon. Held in beautiful Rice University this annual event is named after its mascot. This has been going on awhile and just celebrated it’s 31st bday.This year I decided not to work t…