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Dropzone Commander 2-Player Starter set
I've done a bit more digging into the new 2-player set as I now intend to buy at least one set.Box ArtBox ContentsThe first thing to note is that the models that come with this set are injection...
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Saturday update
Just a quick progress report today. Looking at Dropzone Commander has put my painting back a few days so I've still got to finish off my 1/72 Germans. I've also been distracted by 'Ronin' the Samurai...
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Longstreet on its way.
After much anticipation Sam Mustafa's new rules for ACW gaming have been released. I placed my order with Northstar this morning. They have a free p&p offer and bundle deal for the first week...
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Re-reading rulebooks is a good idea.
I've played a few games of Bolt Action and feel I have a pretty good handle on the rules. In fact I rate the rulebook very highly indeed. As I said in my review it's the only set of rules I've ever...
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I have to stop buying new stuff
I'm a bit like a dog in a lamp post factory at the moment. I don't know which leg to cock. I've recently bought the new fast play Battletech rules Alpha Strike and the old Attactix board game Victory...
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My 1/72 German assault rifle squad
I've finished the assault rifle squad for my 1/72 Germans now. So I decided to post a few 'work in progress' photos as it seems that's what all the big kids do these days.So how did I produce these...
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My Buntai for Osprey's 'Ronin' skirmish rules.
My Zvezda Samurai arrived Thursday morning along with my copy of 'Chain of Command' (more on this next week hopefully).I'd decided to go 1/72 plastic because they're cheap (£7.57 inc p&p for 44...
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Colour scheme test figure for my Samurai
Having sorted out my buntai for 'Ronin' I decided to paint up a test figure to see how my planned colour scheme worked. I also wanted to see if the dip obscured the detail on these 1/72 figures.It...
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My 500 pt Germans for Bolt Action
I've finished painting up my 1/72 Germans for Bolt Action (BA) so I thought I'd post a few photos and have a look at my army list.I decided to make the force a late war Heer Veteran Grenadier Infantry...
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My first painted Buntai for 'Ronin'
I've finished painting up my first buntai for Ronin so I thought I'd go through the list and look at the options I've chosen. First up is the Bushou who is the leader of the buntai.He is a rank 5...
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Heroes of Normandie review
One of the Kickstarter projects I backed this year is 'Heroes of Normandie' a WWII 'as it is in the movies' board game. The game should arrive in November but I've just found this review by someone who...
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New 28mm MDF ruins from Commission Figurines
As regular readers will know I like the MDF buildings made by Commission Figurines. I've reviewed a few bits and pieces previously like the farmhouse and various ruins and counters etc which were all...
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My second painted Buntai for 'Ronin'
I've finished painting up my second buntai for Ronin so I thought I'd go through the list and look at the options I've chosen. This buntai differs from my first in that all the models are Rank 3...
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The Start of My 1/72 Brits for Chain of Command
Having got my Samurai for 'Ronin' out of the way I've started on painting up my 1/72 Brits for Chain of Command. I haven't decided what force I'm going to build yet but I'm leaning towards a Motor...
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My latest wargames terrain from Tesco.
Just come back from my weekly shop at Tesco with a new piece of terrain. Namely some coir matting for cornfields. The colour is a bit darker than I'd like but this one has some striations which I think...
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Damn you Kickstarter..... Again
I've already backed four Kickstarters this year (Commission Figurines, Deadzone, Heroes of Normandie and All Quiet on the Martian Front) and I had no intention of backing any more but I'm a sucker for...
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My finished 1/72 Brits for Chain of Command & Bolt Action
I'd hoped to get my Brits done by yesterday but I miscounted and had to paint up a couple of extra figures but they're done now. The figures are from the Valiant Miniatures 1/72 'British Tommies' box....
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I'm an idiot
I'm an idiot with no self-control (this will come as no surprise to regular readers). So what have I done this time? Well, I was browsing some blogs and came across some great Dust Warfare batreps....
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Time to fund my gaming habit
As I made an impulse purchase of possibly two Dust Tactics core sets it's time to sell off a kidney or two to fund my habit. To that end I've put a few items up on eBay. So I'm shamelessly pluging my...
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I'm an idiot - quick update.
Luckily I've just been outbid on the second Dust Tactics set so I'm not going to end up with two after all. Phew!My own auctions are going ok so far. The Dark Angels set seems to be particularly...
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