Post Recruits Haul

Hey everybody. Just a quick update about Recruits convention in Kansas City. It was last weekend and me and the whole crew of boys had a good time. (17, 10,8 yrs old respectively). I ususally run a Full thrust or Song of Blades and Heroes game, but since the BAron didn't go, and since its football season(friday night games and practices) baoled on hosting a game. Will do a spring one for sure.

We shopped when we got there first thing. It ususally takes about an hour or two to say hi to eveyone, buy stuff, and talk to vendors, so no gaming in the first session. We walked around and the boys were wanting to buy immediately. But since they were on there own dime, with limited budgets, that took care of that.

Went to Jason at MicroPanzer first off. I bought a set of production masters of his new 15mm scifi SAS guys last convention. When I redid the Workshop of Doom, I misplaced them. Now I have no idea where they are. So I bought  another pack, and added a couple of his new Wardroids too. Nice sculpts, but looks to be a bear to build. MAny small pieces, and he's working out the uniques production process to go from a 28mm RP fig to a 15mm RP fig to a lead cast fig. I will be using the Wardroids to go with my Critical Mass Light Recon guys I am working on now.

I saw a copy of Tomorrow's War, from the guys at Ambush Alley. Looks great. The pdf is coming soon. So I will be getting it until the printed copy comes out.

A QRF vendor was there so I bought a couple of Modern French APC's. I have no idea what they are so maybe they are no-descript enough to work for sci fi low/medium tech forces.

I also picked up some miscellaneous stuff to use for 15mm sci-fi. A Grendel tank, a couple of Battletech rocket tanks that look like 15mm drones for fire support.

And as everyone knows I love horror clix, I got a whole brick of the Freakshow Clix, for $20.00. Not a lot of useful guys in there, but a few. And as always, prepainted zombies in every edition. So that helps build the hordes.

At the silent auction I bid on 3 boxes of Demonworld Empire sets, but lost. I also bid on about $150.00 in Warhammer Fanytasy Roleplay books. And won for $15.00. So I liked that.

The boys bought various and sundry stuff, most unconnected by a theme. 15mm minifig Spartans, Clan Wars Samurai, A Star Frontiers Drasalite. All very odd but cool stuff.

We did the Paint and Take and I got the new Sgt. Stone fig from the Reaper Chronoscope line. A Sgt.Rock knock off. Its a very nice fig and will be used for my Wierd World War Two figs. Nolan painted a Nova Corp Cop, and a Brain Alien. Logan Painted an Imperial Roman Legionaire. It was really good. HE is getting better.So is Turner. He did the Sgt Stone fig as Robert Downey JR.'s character from Tropic Thunder. And he painted a Fantasy gragoyle/harpy in purple that is very subtle and very cool.

I finally go to play a game at 1:00. I played in Chris' Commands and Colors game. Carthage and Rome. It was great. I love this system. It all makes sense in a gaming way and in a historical way. Its a very subtle kind of game, even though it looks simple. Can't wait for C&C Napoleonics.

That's about it. Fun Day. We caught a hail storm going home. that was fun. Looking forward to a winter of painting and planning for spring Recruits.

More post apoc/ gamma world

Here's some more stuff for Fallout/Gamma World.

I have been cross posting some of this stuff on the Lead Adventure Forum.

This is the Android known only as 'The Quester'. He searches for the knowledge of who he is and where he came from. He comes asking questions. If he finds no answers, he deems those 'lesser forms' and destoys them to fulfill some ghost of his original programming.

These are Plains Stalkers. The mutated remains of the northen Timber wolf, the haunt the ruions and the irradiated plains in packs or alone, hunting for prey to feed their ravenous hunger.

Meet the terrifying visage of See-morr, the huge mutated and mobile sunflower that has the ability to create his very own pod zombies to do his bidding. Intelligent and sinsiter, See-morr likes to be near ruins and known sites of the ancients, stalking them for survivors to turn into his slaves.

That's it for now. I am working on some Critical Mass Games 15mm Arc Trooper Light Recon troops and Augments.  I also have an old Grendel Drop ship for 25mm that is perfect for a heavy dropship in 15mm. I need to add some armor and a few drones and I will be set.

Recruits is this weekend. Not gooing tonite, but will be playing games tomorrow. I decided not to run any games this time. Just play time with the boys. And maybe a little buying. I bought a preview set from Micro Panzer of his 15mm sci-fi SAS at the last one, but now have lost them. So I may have to buy more. And a couple of his wardroids.

Post Apac Fallout /Gamma World Stuff and Samurai?

Hey gang.

I love that the Workshop and Basement of Doom is done. Now, all of the unfinished projects and unpainted lead stare at my back, as I paint, begging to be done.

I thought I would restart my Nappies, but am pausing on that so it can be a winter project. Along with either my Vikings or Fantasy. And if the mercenary box set gets released by xmas, then a new War of the Roses project will start, Perry minis of course. Especially since they announced the heavy cav plastics as well.

So til then, I am being very productive. I have cranked out a couple dozen survivors for my post apoc/fallout/union archology stuff. And started cranking out monsters, mutants and insane robots. 

Tons more done too. Getting close on this one. I have 3 new warbands to paint that are nice and Gamm Worldy, so I will finish those, add a couple more beasties, and finish a couple of terrain peices and we should be ready to go for a while.

I started repainting my 6mm sci fi armor and infantry to play with Future War Commander. Haven't played yet, but on the third read through of the rules, it finally clicked, so I am looking forward to the first games. Ultimately I want to play FWC with 15mm. So I need to get painting on all my GZG, Critical Mass, and Khurasan goodies. That will be a fall project as well. I have the GArns and Alien Mercs painted, but both need armor support. My Critical Mass Light Recon are on sticks and primed. They are on deck.

As is my Super Hero stuff. Got a bunch of it mounted., primed and ready to go. In the past one of my problems was wanting to do a project, but it wasn't ready to paint. So by the time I was done, basing, doing ground basing, and priming, I needed a break. So I have working on getting a lot of things ready to just pick up and paint when ready. So its great. I can be as flakey as I want.

And as if all that wasn't enough, and its not, I got bored last weekend waiting for the paint to dry on my rad scorpions(above) that I pulled out my Old Glory 28mm Samurai that are mounted individually and rebased them all for Commands and Colors, my new Ancients/Medieval rules of choice. After consulting with the Baron, I settled on 50mm Square bases. I now have 12 units for C&C of Samurai. And have about 36 more unpainted. But that may change, as Samurai were really my intro to historical gaming in DBA. So here they are, unflocked, but ready to be finished. Pics aren't great.

Oh, and that Lizardman book on the floor in the first Samurai pic is to help my son pic the colors for his Lizardman Blood Bowl Team that I am going to help him paint.

Recruits is this weekend. should be a whirlwind. Not hosting a game, may do a table to sell stuff.

WiP for my Post Apoc stuff

Here's some WiP pics for my post apocalyptic guys. I've got about 40 guys done already.

You can see a couple of the buildings I finished as well.

WIPAL (What I Painted at Lunch)8-13-10 Logan Edition

So I had my 10 year old with me today at work.  He did a little painting with my WIPAL stuff. I think he did a great job.

Its finished!

The Basement, Workshop, and Closet of Doom are complete! 8 months and its done. I have a really great basement for entertaining and gaming, a great workshop for painting and scratchbuilding, and more storage and access than I have ever had. My wife has been key to me getting this done. So I love you and thank you. She knows how to push me to finish. I'm a great starter. She helps me be a finisher.

I got finished getting my painting bench set up last night, so hopefully so long awaited pics will be taken.

I have decided to start again on my 28mm Nappies so I can be ready for Commands and Colors: Napoleonics when they come out. I am currently doing 6 units of British line and lights, and a unit of hussars. For the Penninsula of course. Next is my small but fun Spanish Army. Then probably some French.

Along the way I am going to do a few units for Cromson skies, and some WWI planes. And start work on my next 15mm sci fi army.

Oh and just cause I am insane, I had the Baron pick me up some 10mm Old Glory ECW to see what our units may look like on 60mm stands. Nothing beats a pike block that looks like a Pike Block.

also got a few packs of the new Blue Moon 15mm Sci fi. Curiousity got the better of me.

And a s a special treat. I got the 15mm Superheroes that they have too. Now I can do 15mm WWWII with supers and my 15mm WWII stuff I already have. Just need to add Gear Kreig gears.

Odds and ends and Gamer ADD

As we all know I have Gamer ADD. I couldn't stick with a project if my life depended on it. Thats why I make the list for the projects that are eligible for working on every year. Although I will say last year was not bad with the Phase 1 nappy's getting done, a couple of 15mm Sci Fi armies, a couple dozen RPG figs, WIPAL, the remount and painting of the 15mm C&C armies, and the like.

But since the Basement of Doom has been basically finished, but my Workshop of Doom is a shambles, I have had to sorta dip my toes back in. I set up on the new bar to paint, but haven't yet. I have done this though:

I mounted and flocked a 5 man unit of WWWII US walkers. 1/35 Mesuline MaK walkers. Beautifl and prepainted. I will eventually put some stars on them.

I based up the first 6 units of Leonardo by Gaslight that the Baron and I are working on. The Baron is in good shape. I need to do a bunch of painting.

I built and base coated 4 German WWI 1/144 scale planes for Blue MAx since we played at the Barons last thurs. Revisco/Skytrex. Not fun at all to build, but look good on a flying stand. Simpler to just buy the wings f war planes and repaint.

I dug out my 1/285 sci fi stuff last night afetr a couple of hours on Halo Wars. Then started making summary of rules for NetEpic 5.0 for EpicLite. Fast play with a bunch of stripped down options. It would be so fast to paint. May be my nest WIPAL project.

I really am jonesing for a project I just don't know what. The abyss that is Napoleonics awaits (pphase  two of the Brits, plus phase I of the spanish, plus individuals for Song of Drums and Shakos). My Post Apoc stuff calls as well. As does 28mm WWWII and 15mm Sci Fi. And the Vikings and Late Romans/Arthurians weep to be unleashed. I am project rich, but indecision rules the day.

I did buy the new AE Bounty rules last week. Look forward to getting them. Seems like a fun simple system. Ganesha should have done one for this genre (Sci Fi Bounty hunter warbands) but stopped Sci Fi at Mutants and Death Ray Guns.(I guess you oculd adapt Flying Lead).

HEAD. Please stop spinning, or I'll just play video games. Although, fixing the Workshop of Doom up would be a big help.

OH I almost forgot. The Baron is hosting his own MicroCon on August 27-28. Its a Basement Generals Event. Should be fun.