Hello people, the hypocrite returns ;]Decent day out yesterday with Mantic. The venue was a novel one, a closed NHS drop in centre in the process of being renovated. Apparently it had only just been closed down when the Mantic chaps first went to view …
After being an opponent for aaaages and being just about the only local who DOESN’T have a blog Andy’s finally joined the wargaming blogosphere. http://andysarmies.blogspot.co.nz/Hilariously, I got notification of this not by email or other form …
You may have noticed a general lack of content coming from me in recent weeks. This is partly due to adventures in fatherhood and increased pressure at work knackering me out, but it’s primarily due to the aforementioned adventures impacting on my already limited free time to the extent that I don’t have time to [...]
So following my recent bleatings about utilising Salute to work out what i did want to play, coupled with a vague attempt at a refocus down at the club, I seem to be focusing on getting the most out of what I’ve got rather than searching for the next b…
Look what arrived in the post yesterday. Salute, the massive London Wargames convention, was last weekend so all our pre-order books also got shipped just before they were packed up to go. These days, my orders from the UK seem to be arriving in four, …
It’s crazy to think that a whole year has gone past since the last Salute and if anything I’m even more excited about this one. Mainly because I’ve been saving for months so I can really go to town – not that I didn’t do badly on the toy front last year – but I [...]
Another guest post from Chris (@Darth_Crumble) who was inspired by a post from a fellow warmonger on their blog. This time Chris muses on his GW hobby or lack thereof and the path it will take… This post was inspired by this post by Erin, aka @sixeleven, on the difficulty of fully breaking away from [...]
This evening I had Neil of The Chaps round to work on a game we’ve been developing with Lee of The Chaps. We’re reaching the point where we’ll be able to start basic playtesting as our mechanic is, if I do say so myself, rather elegant and so we need to make sure it holds [...]
It’s not news that Chapterhouse and Games Workshop are currently embroiled in a legal battle over copyright infringement and claim to various copyrightable materials etc. I read an update this evening in which Chapterhouse won a minor victory which could potentially open them up to a much bigger one as they brought Games Workshop’s credibility [...]
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I have a looong wishlist I things ‘I must Have’. I tend to think of myself as a $500 a year wargamer, which seems high when viewed through the lens of lump sum purchases but fairly accurately reflects what I…
For once you’re not going to hear me prattle on about something. Instead I’m handing you over to Chris (@Darth_Crumble), a semi-regular contributor to The Shell Case. He shall be waxing lyrical about the Warzone Kickstarter. Enjoy. Many years ago in the far of era known as the nineteen-nineties, when I was still young and [...]
My name’s Steve and I’m a wargamer….or am I?Saturday afternoon Ian was good enough to host one of our irregular nerd-fests. Pushing through a mound of spicy pulled pork rolls and nibbles we played our way through the first four Zombiecide missions fo…
Mortarion, the Emperor’s fourteenth son and Primarch of the Death Guard Legiones Astartes was doomed the moment he crash landed on Barbarus. A brutal world ruled over by petty warlords who subjected its people to horrors unimaginable for sport and the furthering of their own deluded schemes for power. His crash landing drew the attention [...]
Continuing my series on the Primarchs, I thought I’d look next at the Wolf King, the Lord of Fenris and Primarch of the Space Wolves and inventor of a bad ass battle tank; Leman Russ. I rather suspect that Leman Russ was at his happiest when he was on the ice fields of Fenris busting heads and uniting the clans under his [...]
When Konrad Curze arrived on Nostramo he, unlike the majority of his brother Primarchs, was not adopted by a mortal family and raised learning about his world and eventually rising through the ranks to power and prowess through nobility and strength of arms. Instead Curze found himself in a world in the grip of evil. [...]
I finished reading Fear to Tread by James Swallow Friday night. As I powered through the book something dawned on me. Sanguinius was just as doomed as those of his brothers who embraced the ruinous powers. I say this because the flaw that plagues the Blood Angels in the 41st Millennium not only plagued them [...]
So I’ve decided it’s time for a bit of a purge. With all the mud-slinging surrounding the GW I’ve decided to ditch my Chaos Space Marine project. The whole fiasco, between Spots the Space Marine and the Death from the Skies book, has left a bitter taste and I’m just sick of it. I can’t [...]
Well, no sooner did I post the previous WIP shots, that I decided to push through and finish the model. Actually only the red trousers and green dolman and pelisse were needed – as well as the basing.I think this Stadden is the last of the 54mm metal f…
Yet another old 54mm figure in the process of being re-painted. So far, just the gold (which there is a lot of) and scarlet facings – as well as straps and belts.He’ll be painted up as an officer of the Baden Hussar Regiment in full-dress. I just love …
It’s time for another guest post. This one is brought to you by Ashley, aka @LilThunderLiz who I got to know recording ODAM#4. If it ever airs *pokes Adam*. As she’s a rather clever and articulate sort – something this blog lacks most days – I asked her if she’d write a post. Ever up [...]
“Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury!” – Isaiah 10:5. Another old 54mm figure that has been repainted – this one an Imrie/Risley Assyrian archer. The figure was repainted, but the horse was left with most of its …
So a thought occurred to me last night as Neil (of The Chaps) and I played quite possibly the most nail-biting game of Dreadball, or any game, that I’ve ever played. The thought was this: board games are awesome. I don’t know why this comes as a surprise to me seeing as I cut my [...]
Thanks to a free download from Wargames Designs of a very nice lance pennant, the Winged Hussar is completed.The lance is a brass rod with a plastic bead for the hand guard. The lance head was fashioned from plastic sprue.Polish Hussar lances (kopia) w…
Here’s another old 54mm figure I decided to re-paint. Not sure of the maker, but I’ve had him for over 35 years or so.Part of the reason I decided to re-paint him was due the two wings being broken apart. They were fixed with some pinning and…
Here he is – based on a Warmachine 40mm round base I just picked up from The Game Matrix today.Highlighting has been added after the Minwax stain. The face was given a little detail work too, but otherwise, this 54mm figure was painted and based pretty…