Little Wars 2013
A surprisingly big turn out this year, despite the venue being far away fromt he centre of Melbourne. There are …Continue reading »
Posts Tagged ‘Wargaming’
Isn’t GW’s Eldar Wraithknight Really, Really, Really Cheap?
The Eldar Wraithknight! I can already see how that beast is going to keep my busy blogging in the coming weeks. The new Eldar Wraithknight is part of Games Workshop’s latest release for Warhammer 40K 6th Edition. It is one of the largest kits eve…
Grinning Skull Miniatures Released Today!!
So, the day has come for my very own miniatures range, Grinning Skull Miniatures to be available on general release! It’s been a long journey to get them from their humble beginnings to the fully fledged range as they are, and I’m really gl…
Details for Warhammer 40K Armageddon by Slitherine
Slitherine Games is a comparatively small British game developer. They recently launched a few games for the iPad, including Battle Academy and Legion. All appear to be turn-based strategy games or board-game simulations in some shape or another. A few…
Grinning Skull Reviews: Triples 2013 photos!
What I can say, is that it was a great day, and my thanks to the guys there for making me and my kids very welcome for the duration of our stay! My kids loved it, as did I and I managed to get myself a few choice bits off my shopping list (more about […
Mission: Nationals
Since signing up for the Nationals, I have come to the realisation that I have a mammoth amount of work to do. If you’ve not been to Warmachine/Hordes tournament, the format is usually 2 army lists, with other criteria determining … Continue reading →
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Modular Wargaming Terrain MAKI Games Kickstarter
If only I was still doing Necromunda, or any other scifi gaming in 28mm, cos’ these look very promising indeed! Ok, the plain ones don’t really inspire, but by the look of things, these could turn out to be a very good system for gaming. Wh…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Fun-Gi’s to be with: Myconids from Gloom Glade on Indiegogo
As you know, I love the strange and off the wall stuff, and I’m pretty surprised this one slipped past me entirely! Myconids are a race of Mushroom humanoid from the glory days of gaming, and one of my favourite fantasy races. There are a few goo…
UK Nationals
Last year the decision was made to take the UK Nationals out of the UK Games Expo and create something more in keeping with the American events like Lock and Load. On 29th – 30th June, the first ever UK … Continue reading →
New Site Poll: Add your voice, what would you like to see featured in the Grinning Skull Miniatures range?
I just thought I’d let you all know, I have put a new poll up on the site, this time concerning the forthcoming release of the Grinning Skull Miniature line by 15mm.co.uk. Since some of you will be getting your hands on some (hopefully!) I want t…
10mm Zombies: Pendraken zombie survivors preview!
For those of you who are anticipating the release of Pendraken’s 10mm modern zombie miniatures, take a look at the greens over on the Pendraken forum! Sculpted by the very talented industry veteran, Phil Lewis, these little survivors are going to…
Nuts! after action report – extended basic scenario
We started with the basic scenario in the Nuts! game, an assault on a house by a few GI’s, in …Continue reading »
Sheffield Triples 2013 is almost upon us…
A big shout out to the Sheffield Wargames society and their annual wargaming extravaganza that is “Triples”! Yes, it’s almost time again for the north of England‘s premier war games show on thiscoming Saturday and Sunday. I̵…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: All Quiet on the Martian Front Kickstarter.
OK, next up is the fantastic looking new Alien Dungeon produced KS, All Quiet on the Martian Front. A wargame that brings together Pre WW1 earth with HG Wells inspired alien invasion. This is another 15mm scale gameset and accompanying miniatures, with…
Crowdfunding Spotlight: All Things Zombie: Final Fade Out. Indiegogo Campaign
Dedicated 15mm wargamers will already know about Two Hour Wargames, current crowdfunding project, but for those who don’t, i’ll enlighten you…. This is of particular interest to zombie wargamers, whichever scale (28mm or 15mm) The ATZ…
Preparing for Broadside
The closed circles of MI-5 or the CIA have nothing on Posties Rejects this weekend. On Sunday we met up at our top secret bunker (Posties Shed-of-War) to plan our takeover of the world. Well, actually we were working on our Display game for Broads…
May Painting Oath
For those not aware, or who haven’t been following this blog until now; I am part of the Painting Oath group on Facebook. From the groups pages, they state the mission to be: A year long painting competition with monthly … Continue reading →
Viking Warrior
Ibn Fadlan, a famed dark age Arabic traveler, said of a group of Rus Vikings he encountered, “I have never seen more perfect specimens, tall as date palms, blond and ruddy. Everyman is tattooed from finger nail to neck with … Continue reading →
Goblin Raiders – AAR
Here is a game I ran set in the Dark Age Fantasy Campaign I am creating and running. We see the Ashwood Archers in action as well as introduce the Grayland Goblins (more to come on them later). Also I had the honor of having this AAR publis…
Mig3 in 1:48
I found a Mig3 from the NewRay Pilot Model Kit range the other week. It was cheap, with only about …Continue reading »
Do Big Kickstarters Hurt Small Kickstarter?
I’ll start this post with an off-topic introduction. There is currently a highly successful Kickstarter live to fund a new Indie-movie by Zach Braff of Garden State fame. The Kickstarter smashed through its 2 Million Dollar goal in less than 3 d…
Ghosts of Hefei Kickstarter: Last day, will it get there?
So, the Ghosts of Hefei KS nears its final run, with still some funds to raise in the last 20 hours or so, there’s still over $1000 to go! Will they make it? Its really up to you good folks out there to coff up the remaining cash and get in on th…
MiniWarGaming’s “Better Studio” Indiegogo Live
I only blogged about it.. um.. three days ago? Anyhow, the guys from www.miniwargaming.com are quick. Their new Indiegogo drive to fund better Studio Equipment and become a posh, high-quality, premium YouTube channel is now live! #1 – MiniWarGami…
LXG Correction
I’ve always been aware that credit should be given where it is due. So when Tom Haswell messaged me this morning, to point out that my original post was incorrect. Tom co-founded the LXG with 4 others, who all contribute … Continue reading →
You’re All Doomed! – Kill Team Mortifico
Kill Team Kill team is a squad level skirmish variant of Warhammer 40,000. Armies are really simple – 200 points chosen from your codex with limits of two troops, one elite and one fast attack. You must choose at least … Continue reading →