tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79677088270000689682024-03-13T07:49:46.514-07:0015mm PleaseDocumenting my 15mm fumblings.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-73148459827289882082020-09-10T15:55:00.002-07:002020-09-10T15:56:15.790-07:00WIP Shots!<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>Realized I forgot to throw in the few work in progress shots that I actually took for the Mos Eisley project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p>So here they are.</p></div></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpVufxGxck4/X1quH3DiN_I/AAAAAAAAHmM/TLv1M5Cr4cEl8TMNTkIkLSANe94o8GIwACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200802_152836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpVufxGxck4/X1quH3DiN_I/AAAAAAAAHmM/TLv1M5Cr4cEl8TMNTkIkLSANe94o8GIwACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200802_152836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XTMuDgPGuzo/X1quL03NOdI/AAAAAAAAHmU/oGJD5xxuDcAXofZvhooqdjAcWqQJXXDOwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200806_220420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XTMuDgPGuzo/X1quL03NOdI/AAAAAAAAHmU/oGJD5xxuDcAXofZvhooqdjAcWqQJXXDOwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200806_220420.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NfNoHujFVxc/X1quLqJTRJI/AAAAAAAAHmQ/VLavX8pJViQH4Z6CwrKGgcsvrnwm_ibjACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200910_174826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NfNoHujFVxc/X1quLqJTRJI/AAAAAAAAHmQ/VLavX8pJViQH4Z6CwrKGgcsvrnwm_ibjACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200910_174826.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The ball of aluminum foil visible in the first pic was used to texture the walls. Wish I would have done that on the buildings I had already built. Super fast and easy and i think the result is great.</p>e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-6038711665008283652020-09-10T15:33:00.003-07:002020-09-10T15:33:54.834-07:00A Tiny Little Hive of Scum And Villainy!<p>The pandemic has certainly given me time to hobby. And when I wasn't curled up in a fetal ball of anxiety about everything, I actually got some modeling done.</p><p>I bought a Proxxon as an indulgence and boy oh boy do I like it. The city walls were a breeze to cut to size and I never would have been able to get the angled bits without it. The walls are mounted on popsicle sticks (I wish I would have done plastic card, but oh well). I put magnets on one end of each section. The other ends got small nails. The bond isn't as strong as if I used magnets on both but the prospect of matching the poles on so many sections was too daunting.</p><p>All the minis were painted during the pandemic. They're a mix of Brigade, Ion Age, Khurasan, and *maybe* GZG. It's been long enough I can't remember anymore.</p><p>I also treated myself to a gaming mat. Couldn't bring myself to make my own and it wouldn't have looked this good.</p><p>My buddy and I have run a game way back in February using the Galactic Heroes rules. Really enjoyed the mechanics. Can't wait to run a game with all my nerds, each with their own gang. Each gang with their own objectives, agendas, and interconnections.</p><p>Anyway, here's another image dump.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nzxBkxGfu4k/X1qpQl7ZajI/AAAAAAAAHkw/SGs4nrhPnA4GKLiDfJuyCp-t-9fCOLS_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200910_124236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nzxBkxGfu4k/X1qpQl7ZajI/AAAAAAAAHkw/SGs4nrhPnA4GKLiDfJuyCp-t-9fCOLS_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200910_124236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xfqy-BbHpWk/X1qpigdPXzI/AAAAAAAAHk8/5ES3Z6BaUmwiLgZOQ4xVEI4kdac9LxWdwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200910_123207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xfqy-BbHpWk/X1qpigdPXzI/AAAAAAAAHk8/5ES3Z6BaUmwiLgZOQ4xVEI4kdac9LxWdwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200910_123207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sometime before Christmas, my 15mm buddy and I decided to jump into some WW2, with the intent of trying some Chain Reaction. But then The Mandalorian came out on Disney+ and we were consumed by Star Wars again. I love the new Star Wars minis but could not in good conscience get into that game, So, we dipped back into the 15mm Sci Fi milieu.<br />
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While waiting for my minis to arrive, I started working on some terrain. I wanted to go big.<br />
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I was going for a Jabba's palace feel. Water jug, plastic plates, yogurt containers, and styrofoam balls. It's huge for 15mm and this pleases me.<br />
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And here it is with the other buildings I've finished along the way. Mostly electrical boxes with doodads applied. Most of the buildings just needed a paint job. They'd been sitting in my basement for 5 years or so.<br />
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Thanks for looking!e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-23599661371129774832015-10-26T13:31:00.000-07:002015-10-26T13:31:00.104-07:00Frostgrave!My titular plea is belied by this post I confess. But my gaming buddy got the bug and infected me. Here's some candid pics of what I have done so far.<br />
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Thanks for looking.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-68524248680136223602015-06-02T11:45:00.000-07:002015-06-02T11:45:18.231-07:00I wrote a book!My gaming and hobbying has been scant of late. But there's a good reason! I've been working on getting my book available for purchase on the Kindle store. <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WDA74N6" target="_blank">The Living and the Dead</a></i> is a children's fantasy novel about an eleven year old girl who has just two days to stop the Hag from flooding the city with the walking dead. Right now it is only available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WDA74N6" target="_blank">Amazon's Kindle store</a> but I am working on a print on demand edition as well that should be ready for sale sometime this summer. You can read the first chapter <a href="http://thelivingandthedeadnovel.blogspot.com/2015/04/chapter-1.html" target="_blank">here</a> or use the Look Inside feature on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WDA74N6" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Updates and such can also be found on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thelivingandthedeadnovel" target="_blank">The Living and the Dead's Facebook page</a>. It's only $1.99 (chump change, really). If you read it and like it (or your child does) spread the word. I'd surely appreciate it!<br />
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I had wanted to spend the afternoon getting a start on painting my new Cthulhu warband for Of Gods and Mortals but those girls decided to build a fort in my painting spot. Ah, well. They played together all day with only one minor fight. That's a triumph right there and well worth a minor delay in my hobbying. Plus, I got to finish some terrain (something I struggle with at times).e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-19406944119774885362015-02-21T19:09:00.000-08:002015-02-21T19:09:39.357-08:00A Departure!A friend's wife, Tory, asked me to paint a mini for her role playing game. The miniature is Lini, a 28mm gnome druid from Pathfinder. Tory showed me some artwork she liked with Lini casting a spell bringing forth vines from the ground. So here's my interpretation. The rock and vines are greenstuff. The leaves are from some aquarium plants I had lying around.<br />
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Yesterday I bought a canvas drop cloth and some caulk. I'm going to try my hand at a battle mat to match the arid basingI've used for my Greeks.<br />
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Still haven't played a game of Of Gods and Mortals yet but it feels good to get back to the hobby.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-48234608519453705412015-01-08T09:38:00.002-08:002015-01-08T09:49:08.393-08:00Movement Trays!More on the Greeks...<br />
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I have never used movement trays before, let alone scratch built them. But Of Gods and Mortals suggests them and, especially for the close order troops, it just makes more sense. OGAM suggests using a compact disc for the open order troops. But that's for 28mm. Much too big for seven 15mm guys. A trip to the craft store got me these nice oval blanks:<br />
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If I had it to do over I would have the hoplites a little closer together but they work for now.<br />
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So I finally took the plunge and splurged on the rule book for OGAM and a handful of Xyston Greeks. I cannot express how much I love these minis. The are simply beautiful sculpts. I was going to buy some 28mm mini to use as a god by then my daughters found this old (pretty crappy to be honest) GW plastic minotaur on the floor in the basement. Fortune favors the parsimonious I suppose.<br />
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So here they are in their phone-pic glory. There's a few shields missing that I need to glue back on. And I was much more pleased with the minotaur's skin tone before spray-coating him. The purple is so much more purple now. Oh well. The warband is done and ready to play.<br />
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This past Saturday my 6 year old daughter, Gretchen, asked to play a game. She'd asked a few times over the past few months and despite my fear that I would get everything set up and she'd have changed her mind I decided to give it a go.<br />
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I gave Gretchen 7 "girl" minis, all from GZG's Spaceship Crew and Ravagers sets. The Not-Inara mini was the prisoner of an evil witch doctor whose 9 zombie guards were patrolling the small town (I used some Whitewash City paper models along with some of my sci-fi shanties and the comm bunker made a good "dungeon").<br />
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I spread the zombies around on the main road through town and Gretchen set up her ladies in a corner where she quickly established all the relationships in her group. There were sisters, cousins, a mom and daughter, and I'm pretty sure a few of them didn't like each other.<br />
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After she killed the first two zombies she realized how much tougher her girls were than the zombies and she just knew she had the game in the bag. But then she got within range of the witch doctor who promptly turned one of the ladies into a zombie. Gretchen was gobsmacked. She didn't want to attack the new zombie because that was so and so's sister. But she didn't want orange girl to get eaten either. She solved her problem by concentrating fire on the witch doctor, who dodged many a bullet (much to Gretchen's dismay) but fell in the end. The girl was unzombified, the princess was rescued, and there was much rejoicing.<br />
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This was so much fun. I loved how quickly she just made up personalities and backstories for her minis. What would take me a half hour and a whole set of tables to come up with she effortlessly produced within a minute. And the math! This is a great way for her to practice her math! I threw in some plus and minus modifiers on the fly and she worked right through them.<br />
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She has now decided that we are doing this every Saturday. That sounds pretty good to me.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-89645083523052837072013-08-04T21:33:00.000-07:002013-08-04T21:33:00.940-07:00New Armor and Some Repeats!The past few weeks I've been slowly but surely working through the APCs and AGS. I've had these models for what seems like forever and I finally got the motivation to work on them. I decided to try weathering with pastels. I think I might have tried it before (some of the sticks of chalk show evidence that I have) but I can't remember what models or if I was just trying it out. It went on a little thicker than I would have hoped for. Part of that is that I had to do two coats... the first layer was much too dark. But overall I'm pleased enough with these to take the pics and call them done.<br />
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In that last pic I threw in the flat-bed. It will eventually carry a MRL but I had a little trouble with the primer. I don't know whether the humidity was too high or I didn't shake the can well enough but the paint really bubbled. And then, being a resin newb, I tossed it into some nail polish remover. Mistake. The resin does not like acetone. Ah well. Lesson learned. And now that I look at the missile launcher pod again I don't think it's all that bad. I'll prime it this week and get it painted.<br />
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My last post showed off some Oddzial Osmy New Vistula Legion with a few Mechwarrior mech repaints. I've since based the mechs and painted a few other figs as well.<br />
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The little tanketts are Autonomous Mortars (nicknamed "Auntie May" by the troops). They'll bombard any bad guys they "see" and for those they can't see the LRRP are always ready to paint a target for good ol' Auntie May.<br />
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The rocket pods will be interesting. I want them to be parachuted onto the battlefield and then function much them same way the AMs do. I figure scatter dice will have to come into play. I think I have three of these painted (it might be four).<br />
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That's it for decent pics. I did get a DSLR for my birthday but good grief, the thing is complicated. I'm going to have a to really pour over some tutorials to get the hang of it and that eats a chunk out of the hobby time.<br />
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I have been slowly but surely working on some electrical box buildings. A few more doors and rooftop greebles and I'll be ready to to prime and paint them.<br />
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They'll go with these city tiles I've had sitting around for way too long:<br />
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These were inspired by Spacejacker's great <a href="http://tinysolitarysoldiers.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-khurasan-combat-ferrets.html" target="_blank">tiles</a> and I still have a ways to go before I'm happy with them. My buddy Chris has another full set (of 8... he's slightly less lazy than me) so we will someday have a huge city table for 15mm.<br />
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That's it for now. If you've read all the way down here I think you are a very special sort of nerd. Thanks!e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-65133460205744909812013-04-09T21:30:00.001-07:002013-04-09T21:30:59.960-07:00New Vistula LegionWell, it's been a while since my last post but I have been plugging away at the hobby. I bought about $20 dollars worth of Oddzial Osmy's New Vistula Legion minis a few months ago. I got a few packs of infantry, a pack of SAWs, a pack of NCOs, and the lovely pack of LRRP (this pack was the army's major selling point for me, I just love the scuplts).<br />
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They painted up pretty well. The hard rubber, or whatever it is made of, is obviously not the best material but at about $3 a pop I can forgive a lot.<br />
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I got two Heavy Artillery vehicles which I'll be using as autonomous mortar drones and last, but not least, 5 Long Range Missile Batteries. I haven't painted the LRM or the mini-mortar tanks yet because they really have suffered from the crappy hard rubber. The barrels/missiles all need to be straightened to some extant. But, again, for the price I really am willing to put a little extra work in.<br />
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I bought the LRM batteries based on idea from a post over on <a href="http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/2011/05/thoughts-on-mortars-in-sci-fi-battle.html" target="_blank">Dropship Horizon</a>. Mark talks about how he never really like mortars in a sci fi game but then goes on to think through how you could make them work. He mentions mortars being deployed by drop tubes. That got me thinking, and that got me looking, and that got me buying.<br />
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Right now I'm waiting for my Combat Wombat order. Just a few hover APCs and a hover missile battery. I think this is going to be a fun little army.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-76691469071990476812013-03-16T17:36:00.000-07:002013-03-16T17:36:07.143-07:00Chris's MinisMy buddy Chris has been telling me that I need to post so I thought I'd use his pics to do it.<br />
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He got a bunch of doors and windows and I am jealous.</div>
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Here's a little terrain piece he whipped up last week.</div>
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And here's his take on t he Brog Empire minis from Rebel Minis:</div>
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I love these minis and I'm so glad he bought them. He's a big fan of Steve Rude's Nexus comic and I think these would fit in that universe splendidly (as would most of PF's sculpts). Chris said that he was able to reposition arms easily and that after a run in with a sleeping cat he could bend the guys back into position without breaking them.</div>
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My next post will show off my progress on Odzial Ozmy's New Vistula Legion. I just have to find the time to take some pics.</div>
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Before I get going on the new battle report, I just have to take a second and say, "Wow, the blog has 51 followers!" A sincere thank you to every one who hit the follow button. The geek love is much appreciated!<br />
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And now on with the show...<br />
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We left our heroes in a tight spot <a href="http://15mmplease.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-bunker-job.html" target="_blank">last time</a>. Tasked with blowing up an interplanetary comms bunker on an agriworld, they were lucky to escape with their lives. At least most of them were lucky to escape. After yelling at the driver to go pick up the crew, Barnabas got left behind. He led the fascists on a good chase but in the end those grav drones penned him in a cave and he was captured.<br />
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But Barnabas had faith in his friends. Oh sure, he was kinda mean, and frequently rude but they'd come back for him, wouldn't they?<br />
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I used the Fear and Faith rules again with a few tweaks and house rules.<br />
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<li><i>Night.</i> Vision limited to 1 Long.</li>
<li>The bad guy mooks have the <i>Guardsman</i> special rule from Ganesha's Flashing Steel game (Thanks, <a href="http://tinysolitarysoldiers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Spacejacker</a>, for the recommendation!). It's a minus to their points cost and it means they are Out of Action if they are beaten in combat by 1. (a rule I think I forgot about most of the time...oops)</li>
<li><i>Sniper rifle with Vampire scope.</i> The sniper can see 2 Long with the scope in the darkness. Doesn't suffer the usual -2 Combat at 2x range. (This was really powerful and I don't think I'll use it again, or maybe just charge a lot more for it)</li>
<li><i>Where's the Truck! </i>The truck bringing Barnabas arrives on a 4+ on the fascists' turn.</li>
<li><i>Hold an action</i>. Another rule from Flashing Steel. Spend two actions to hold for an interrupt.</li>
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I think that's about it.<br />
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So. The forces. Cal was once again joined by Gabbie, Boxerbot, and Rx28. Their driver, Dryer, wasn't good in a fight so he was prepping their small shuttle for the jump to space.<br />
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The bad guys came in two squads. Five Soldat in the truck transporting Barnabas and five, including a lieutenant, in the bunker. But, unbeknownst to our intrepid heroes, another enemy just happened to be in the neighborhood.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> When Detlief Konig heard that Barnabas Cooper was captured he knew Cal Middleton couldn't be too far away. Konig couldn't wait to get Middleton in his </span>cross-hairs<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The layout. The truck would be arriving from the NE to take Barnabas to the bunker toward the center of the table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers are already getting ready to start their day in the little shanty town.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our heroes begin in the northwest corner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detlief Konig and his trusty spotter scan the area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game begins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While Boxerbot and Gabbie move toward the road, Cal hustles through the woods to the shanties and tries to blend in. Maybe he should have brought a jumpsuit?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The truck arrives.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B-Bot and Gabs take up positions by the road, ready for the truck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Konig cannot believe his luck. Cal walked right into his sights! Good thing I decided to use <i>those hold your action</i> rules. Cal spots him just in time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He takes cover behind a building.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bullet meant for him kills an innocent worker. Damn you, fascist scum!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rifle shot brings a soldat out of the bunker to investigate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxerbot dashes from cover to dispatch him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal heads through the trees to try to flank the sniper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having lost sight of Cal, Konig takes his frustration out on B-Bot, knocking the robot to the ground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The workers run for their lives.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal closes in on Konig.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The leutnant and a soldat burst from the bunker, guns trained on B-Bot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knowing he's an easy target, he rushes into hand to hand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a big red fist caves in his face, the fascist leutnant has just enough time to think he should have stayed in the bunker before he breathes his last.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bloody death of their leader is too much for the boys in the bunker. They fly out the door and run. Even Konig and his spotter find discretion to be the better part of valor and seek a bigger rock to hide behind.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal is getting closer to the action.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxerbot charges the truck and rips the door clean off. One very brave, or very stupid, soldat emerges from the truck to face the now blood-dripping robot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He doesn't last long.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal makes it to the bunker and plants some explosives. It's not the comms bunker, but what are ya gonna do?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trusty Rx28 is slowly but surely moving along.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Konig has regained his composure and tries to sneak up on Cal. The frightened worker screams and Cal runs for it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around the corner, another soldat has found his courage. Cal fires a shot and knocks him down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabbie sprays the cab of the truck with her SMG and knocks the driver clean out the far door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Konig manages to knock B-Bot down again. But not for long.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More soldat courage as they pile out of the truck. Between Gabbie, Cal, and B-Bot they don't stand a chance. Cal and friends jump in the truck and speed away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Konig takes one last shot at Cal as they drive past, but it's too late.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal and company are on their way to the shuttle and with any luck they'll be off this two but agriworld by daybreak.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a lot of fun. Maybe next time I'll get to use my <a href="http://15mmplease.blogspot.com/2013/01/cicada.html" target="_blank">Cicada</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for looking!</span>e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-44109753017624384132013-02-02T07:13:00.000-08:002013-02-02T07:13:02.488-08:00The Bunker Job<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A couple nights ago both of my girls went to bed at a reasonable time (a minor miracle) so I decided to try a little solo game. I grabbed my Fear and Faith rules and went back to my sci fi team from my very first post. They're a 296 pt force that you can look at <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1scebCsQC4NU3hYOTdKLXQ2Rk0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left: Gabbi Steele, Rx28, Boxerbot 9000, Cal Middleton, and Barnabas Cook. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(The fuzz on the lens that provides the lovely smudge over Gabbi and Rx went unnoticed until I uploaded the pics to my computer for editing. Better get used to it now.)</span></td></tr>
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Cal Middleton and his smuggler crew picked up a job to destroy a comms bunker on a remote agriplanet. The corporate forces that control the planet are a nasty bunch but Cal and his ship really needed the money.</div>
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The bunker was patrolled by the standard laser-armed drones. I used three of these GZG grav drones.</div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1scebCsQC4Na1NwUXdhVzVrdFE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Here's</a> their list. The drones have a fairly low Quality, making activating them a chore. I chose to make their moves random and that strip on top made things really easy. Upon activization the drones move forward in the direction of the stripe. When their move is done, I check to see if any of Cal's crew is within sight (long range). If not, I roll 2d6 (couldn't find a d12) and turn the drone accordingly, ready for its next round. Easy peasy.</div>
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The good guys needed to creep through the night to the bunker and plant some explosives. It would take two actions to plant the bomb. The drones would call for some Space Nazi backup if the crew was spotted, but Cal wasn't concerned. This would be an easy job.</div>
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Special rules:</div>
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<li>Dark. Sight limited to long range.</li>
<li>Backup. Once the drones call for backup they roll a d6 at the start of every round. First round backup shows up on a roll of 6. Second round, 5 on a d6 and so on.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The setup. Cal's stolen transport truck arrives from the NW.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew unloads, confident in their firepower and skills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal heads south along the ridge followed by Boxerbot. Gabbi heads for the trees knowing her stealth will keep her safe. Barnabas heads around the hill to the north, hoping to get a good field of fire. Rx28 botched his activization and turned play over to the drones.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U9QZNyz-apA/UQyolxIhofI/AAAAAAAAC84/R0Gv0HEFXvo/s1600/A7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U9QZNyz-apA/UQyolxIhofI/AAAAAAAAC84/R0Gv0HEFXvo/s320/A7.png" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crusher moves east to the ridge line. Rx28 heads south to stay close. Cal, Gabbi, and Boxerbot 9000 get in position to storm the bunker.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drones move again. That random movement was playing havoc with my plans. Just when that southern drone was within my reach he turned right around and flew the other way. Gabbi and Boxerbot get a little risky and head toward the open.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal impulsively rushes across the arroyo and blasts a drone with his pistol hoping to take it out quickly. He manages to knock it down but not destroy it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drone's turn. For the life of me I can't figure out what that drone is doing in the lower right. He wasn't there. But the one just beyond the bunker was. He moved in and blasted away at Boxerbot with his laser.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That laser packed a punch. Boxerbot destroyed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rx28 knows he can help. He just has to get there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal takes care of the downed drone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal makes it to cover as the Nazis advance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabbi is a badass. One drone destroyed. One drone knocked down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally. Maybe you've been wondering what Barnabas was doing way up north. The answer would be BOTCHING ALL HIS ROLLS! He finally makes his way back to the truck and yells at the driver to get down to the riverbed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just in time. The good guys mount up and take off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But, oh no! Barnabas is left behind. Let's hope he evades capture or I might have to play a rescue mission.</td></tr>
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This is only the second solo game of Fear and Faith I have played and I have to say, I need to to this more often! It was really tense and at the end I really thought they were all going to kick the bucket.<br />
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Here she is. I think she's adorable. I just love that up-swept tail.</div>
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e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-30495548324334237272013-01-29T22:17:00.000-08:002013-01-29T22:17:38.936-08:00Holy Crap! I Actually Played a Game!Yes sirree, I played a game this weekend with my Kra'Vak, renamed the Laju Kadal (which means fast lizard in Indonesian according to google translate). I was so excited to see my little guys on the field that tactics went right out the window, which, if I'm honest, they usually do. I am not the wisest general the table has ever seen but it was a fun game none the less.<br />
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We used the old Gruntz rules, even though we have the new rules. What we lack is the new Gruntz unit builder and I'm just too lazy to make a list up by hand anymore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some workers going about their business unaware that an attack is on the way.</td></tr>
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<br />Not a real AAR, just some pics. In short, I had my forces spread too thin and he just mopped the floor with me. I dealt some damage, wiping out a couple squads of gruntz, but in the end he mopped the floor with me. But the table looked good and the minis were freshly painted. A great Sunday afternoon!<br /><br />
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<br />e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-7670521400084945792013-01-10T21:20:00.000-08:002013-01-10T21:20:03.371-08:00Better Pics!I got my good camera back and couldn't resist taking better pics of the Kra'Vak. Although now I face the daunting task of reshooting <b><i>all</i></b> the pics on the blog. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Probably not going to happen.)</span><br />
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But wait! There's more! I added flowers to the bases. So, not only are the new pics prettier, they're also <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>prettier</b></span></span>.<br />
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I've never used the flower flock before. I think it worked out pretty nicely. It also solved a problem for me. I was trying to think of how I was going to distinguish between squads. I thought about different colored dots on the shoulders or maybe different colors on the base edges But because I alternated the blue and white on the squads the yellow and pink flowers take care of the issue for me.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-30329671930858106472013-01-08T17:30:00.000-08:002013-01-08T17:30:21.545-08:00Cool PackagingCheck out this awesome packaging from Oddzial Osmy.<br />
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These are my just arrived New Vistula Legion minis ordered through <a href="http://www.picoarmor.com/pages/products.php?rc=210" target="_blank">Pico Armor</a>. Placed my order last Thursday and here there are on Tuesday. Nice.<br />
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But what has really impressed me is the ready-for-retail packaging that Oddzial Osmy uses. Makes me long to be able to walk into my FLGS and peruse the 15mm section. My only real miniature store in town <b><i>used </i></b>to carry Flames of War back when I couldn't be bothered with 15mm. But now that I wouldn't mind picking up some little Russians as an impulse buy they're nowhere to be seen.<br />
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Sigh. I suppose it's all for the best. I'd be pretty poor if I could walk into a store with all my favorite 15mm ranges.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-26424456029029261092012-12-28T22:10:00.000-08:002012-12-28T22:10:30.808-08:00Kra'Vak!It's taken me a while but I finally got back to my Kra'Vak. I'd done maybe a quarter of my army when my buddy and I got bitten by the Weird West bug. But back in November I got stuck in with my little alien warriors and am now done (for now). The big guys could use some weathering. The little guys could use some squad markings. I have four more mini-mecha I could paint up and add in, but as of right now I need a break from white and turquoise.<br />
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The army was purchased with Gruntz in mind. I haven't had a chance to look over the new rules but I believe Robin said there would be a little more flexibility where specialist units come in. I hope that means my mini-mecha will add the oomph I'll need to combat some enemy tanks. If not, well, I guess I'll paint up those other four guys and maybe, just maybe, buy some tanks of my own.<br />
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I haven't played a game with these guys yet but my tentative fluff is that each infantry squad has one of the mini mechs assigned to it. Sort of a big brother, watching their backs. That might not be the best strategy-wise but I like the idea of it.<br />
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Like I said earlier, I think the big guys need some weathering, probably some paint chipping along the edges to soften up those clean lines, but that can wait for now. I want to work on some more terrain (city stuff most likely) and paint up some of the Match Box stuff I've acquired over the past few months. Mostly it's a bunch of civilian vehicles for objectives and atmosphere; dump trucks, earth movers, that sort of thing. Santa did bring me one of the Fast Freight vehicles for Christmas. It's a sort of ridiculous car/train that would look great as part of a convoy. They come with an "engine" and a single "freight car," but their are couplers so you could conceivably buy as many as you want to make a long train. At $6 a piece, though, I don't think I'll be buying a ton of them.<br />
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Anyway, hope you like my Kra'Vak and thanks for looking!<br />
<br />e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-38480135560358621402012-11-04T20:16:00.000-08:002012-11-20T17:08:16.671-08:00New board and some scatterWow. I haven't posted since August 27th. And I haven't really done that much since then either. No minis painted at all. Only a few games thrown in. But I did finish up a river board and some scatter terrain.<br />
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Not too many WIP pics. Here's what I have:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very beginning of the river board. I used a hot wire cutter for the river. Once it was cut out, I cut it in half horizontally, then gauge an even deeper section in the very middle for the river bed. (Disregard the Happy Napper in the background.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see that I had the board painted before I decided that I needed to add some more levels. I had just come from my gaming on my buddy's new boards and they were way too cool not to emulate.</td></tr>
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Next up is the scatter terrain. I wanted some smaller rock terrain. I wanted to be able to use them as stand alone pieces or have them fit together to form a rough wall. Enter the hole saw.<br />
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I really like these little bases. No matter how you set them up, they fit snugly together. And it was a nice way to ease back into the hobby after my two month break.<br />
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I still have my Kra'Vak army to finish up. Just another two squads and the many mechs. If I buckled down I could have them done before December. But I've got my eye on some more Blue Moon Manufacturing minis. Deep Dark Africa this time. The missionaries look delicious.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967708827000068968.post-62204299759683686582012-08-27T08:41:00.000-07:002012-08-27T08:41:20.324-07:00Donner Party?Finished another gang. I had some left over ghouls and a female necromancer so I decided to knock them out. Simple paint jobs with the bloody bits picked out in gloss varnish.<br />
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These are all Splintered Light minis. I've been fairly impressed with the quality of sculpts.<br />
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I started a second 2x2 board over the weekend but had to let the Liquid Nails dry before I could really get to work on it. There's going to be a meandering stream on it which means I get to try water effects for the first time. Hope I don't screw it up.e-phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441738943109662noreply@blogger.com3