Here again is Mark (the official Dystopian Legions Guy for the blog ) this time he is looking at some bikes….Some STEAM bikes. Back again courtesy of the Bear, with another Dystopian Legions EOTBS ‘What’s in the box’ review. This time it …
Those that read my review of Codex Tau Empire back in April will know that I was rather taken with the grey skinned bastards. So much so that I’m doing a little 1,000 point allies force to go with my two companies of Ultramarines. And those that read my review will also remember that I […]
Game Aids – I just received the first part of my rewards from the CritSuccess Kickstarter. A little off from the initial project estimate of February 2013, however the project creator was very upfront about production issues and posted regular up…
Robert linked the Spartan Games Newletter to our Googlegroup, so for those that get that, this isn’t new to you but everyone else – prepare to get your minds blown by a very badass looking terrain set coming soon from Spartan Scenics.Unfortunately, it …
T54's rolling into West Germany, circa 1985
Well for anyone who has been living under a rock, Battlefront has recently released one of the most iconic Soviet Cold War tank, the T-54 (aka North Vietnamese K-2) As a Canadian, I may not have as m…
I was fortunate enough to be asked to review the Plastic Soldier Company's version of the T70. This is a 15mm plastic model that fits in nicely with Battlefront's Flames of War World War II historical miniatures game.
These are the first PSC…
I posted a couple of weeks ago about the casting issues I had with the Swedish Skirmish set and then about how Wargamer.pl had got in touch and were going to send me a replacement set. Well now the replacement set has arrived and the quality of the cas…
For years now I have been collecting and painting high quality resin buildings for some kind of medieval/fantasy gaming board. Now the project is taking shape and I have begun working on The Port of Gierburg. This first part describes how I made a wate…
So regular readers will know that I rather took to the Tau Empire Codex. Followers on Twitter will know that I decided to collect a small 1,000 point force to use as allies with my Ultramarines. Quite what 9,000 points of Ultramarines, including the full first company needs from 1,000 points of Tau I don’t know but […]
Last night while searching through some of my favourite Blogs I came across this new on-line magazine – Figure Painter, for full details go to this link.At just £1.00 for the download I thought it was worth a punt and with only one exception (I c…
Following on from the Autumn basing kit review time to do the kit that really caught my eye in the Steampunk basing kit As before this kit lets your imagination run wild making unique bases without the usual need for resin bases or if you just enjoy ba…
Hello everyone A change of pace today for a new review, rather than looking at models OR even shiny resin bases I am going to be looking at a company that supplies basing products instead. The company in question is Basecrafts and fortunately for me th…
To regular readers and followers it should be obvious that I enjoy painting model soldiers. I also like to browse both images and magazines of beautifully painted model soldiers such as Military Modeller. In fact my modelling focused bookshelf if cramm…
As an economical alternative to Battlefront 15 mm figures Command Decision is a common choice. The models are not equal in quality, but the price is better. Command Decision trades under the name Skytrex in the UK. The Command Decision Hotchkiss H-39 The Command Decision line of 15 mm miniatures has been around for a [...]
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Been a busy week writing, or should I say wresting words out of my skull and typing them one at a time onto a screen as I recount on my writing blog. What I’ve been doing gaming wise is getting myself into Dropzone Commander from Haw…
This is long overdue, but following on from my interview all those months ago with Matthew Glanfield, one the creative minds behind Dark Potential, I got to take a look at a set of the toys from Dark Potential. Specifically the Reclaimers. The Reclaimers, for those not in know, are the descendants of the crew aboard humanities […]
One of the foundations of The Shell Case is the search for companies that produce great toys and games that deserve attention from the wargaming community but may not be getting. One such company is called Fantascape. Fantascape produces a small but growing range of bases, accessories, and scenery and as the business was just […]
Got myself a Captain Kara Black, from Sedition Wars – Battle for Alabaster, on Ebay …
Nice, little, polystyrene, piece … the pics speak for themselves, on the casting quality (clicky-for-biggy).
The Colonel
The Devil’s Pay by Dave Gross is one of three eBooks released by Privateer Press through their new publishing arm Skull Island eXpeditions (hope I have the spelling down now!). The Devil’s Pay is great fun, an action-packed romp through th…
I recently picked up this magazine from e-bay. Darker Horizons was a one-off publication by Atlantic Publishers – the publishers of Miniature Wargames. The magazine is a 52 page standard format layout and published in Winter 2011 with a cover price of …
The Battlefront Hotchkiss H-39 blister, which also contains the parts needed to build out the H-35, is a nice package. I don’t like everything about it, but I certainly believe it to live up to Battlefront’s usual standards. The Battlefront Hotchkiss H-39 The Battlefront Hotchkiss H-39 blister pack is packed full of parts. It contains [...]
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During a recent visit to the Wargames Emporium ,I noticed a Card Game being sold like hot cakes , on further investigation saw it was based on the Walking Dead TV show ,so as all my family are big fans ,I bought it as a family game.The game itself cont…
Okay,As some know, I am a huge fan of Pulp games, I guess it must come from watching all the Indiana Jones Movies when I was younger (Yes I saw them in a movie theater and on opening night!) Also it must come from my time while working at Disneyland on…
So once again the Tau march across gaming boards around the globe for the greater good of the galaxy. And, as ever, the Fire Caste are at its vanguard, blazing a path through those that will not join in the Tau’s noble undertaking. At its heart are the Fire Warriors, the front line troopers of every [...]
This week I received this brace of Japanese model making magazines from my daughter who has just returned from a short trip to Japan.Just in case it is not obvious, both are in Japanese, however I find that I can follow the step-by-step artic…