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Orcs Vs Undead

Kings of War by Mantic Games. Victory to the Orcs.

I played the second game in my Stargrave campaign against top gaming chum Steve. The first game saw me emerge victorious. Tonight was different. We played the Salvage Crew scenario. The first turn saw Steve’s gunner knock off 20% of my crew in turn 1. Whilst not the end of the world it did limitContinue reading “Stargrave Campaign.”

Slightly overwhelmed.

I’ve taken on too many projects! I’ve got What a Tanker! WW3 Team Yankee, O Group, Kings of War, Stargrave and Star Wars Imperial Assault on the go. Not to mention gardening and garage projects. Plus it’s half term and I’ve promised the kids a few days out and about. I think I need toContinue reading “Slightly overwhelmed.”

Painting camo.

Just working on a simple but effective camo pattern. The dark brown undercoat went on unevenly. I will need a rethink

World War 3 Team Yankee

First game of WW3TY tonight against Dan Carroll . Using the Complete Starter Set I chose Soviets so Dan had USA. We took it slow and worked through the rules. Dan emerged victorious and we both agreed it’s a good system. Looks like another war games rabbit hole to disappear down!

Team Yankee.

I stumbled across a review of WW3 Team Yankee on YouTube. It was someone’s list of favourite skirmish games or somesuch. This tickled my fancy and I looked for other videos about TY. One recommended buying 2 starter sets because they represent such good value plus you have 2 A5 rulebooks so your gaming buddyContinue reading “Team Yankee.”

Gaming in the garage.

I’ve been fortunate to have a few friends over on separate days in the last couple of weeks. Dan on Monday, Nigel on Thursday and Steve whenever he can. We’ve been playing What a Tanker and Stargrave. Tanker is a funny game. Thursday against Nigel saw neither of us able to roll a decent setContinue reading “Gaming in the garage.”

3D printing.

A friend had lent me a 3D printer. It’s the sort that melts plastic and lays it down in a pattern. I’ve found a nice few pieces of 15mm scale buildings that I will print if possible. My first attempt was a section of damaged wall. This only took 3 hours to print. The smallestContinue reading “3D printing.”

Working on some scenarios for What a Tanker!

Inspired by the book Tank Commander by Bill Close, I’ve been messing around with a couple of scenarios. Bill Close talks of arriving in Calais in 1940. As soon as the British A10 and A13 Cruisers are unloaded the initial reconnaissances missions run into German Panzer and anti-tank guns. It soon became obvious Calais wasContinue reading “Working on some scenarios for What a Tanker!”

Useful day today.

I’m annoyed. We had the house re-rendered just before Christmas. I had noticed a wet patch by the front door and it turns out the waste pipe has been broken off and gaffa taped back on! It’s broken off in the fitting so the whole thing will have to be taken apart, which means hackingContinue reading “Useful day today.”