Saturday, March 23, 2024

A Small Hero the Size of a Large Hero

 It's been a bit again! Well, I had surgery, and I'm recovering well. Had some time once I was through the worst of post op unpleasantness to do some painting, so here's an example!


He's an ogre, from cursed city, I think, but also he was just a lot of fun to paint! And also he gets to count for a bingo square: paint a hero!

Huzzah and such!



Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Necromunda Bingo

Game 3 of Necromunda, and this one was quite fun! My wife played Squats again, while I rolled out my Orlocks once more. Our gracious host set up a very impressive board, while playing GSC.

The goal this time was to grab some boxes from the center of the board, and then make a mad dash to the edge. I tried to keep a bit more focused on that goal this time, and it paid off, for the most part. There was a fun moment where my two gangers carrying two cases managed to both get hit by a grenade blast, which was fun. We had to wrap things up before the official end, and I was in the lead, but it could have easily swung the other way.


     Action Shot!
 
Overall a blast, and also another bingo square to check off! 
 

 


Friday, February 2, 2024

Stargrave, Demons, and One Bingo Square

 I've picked up... just a few stargrave and frostgrave minis lately. Specifically, I ended up getting the frostgrave demons and the stargrave troopers, for the simple purpose of making some demon troopers. I mean, why not, right?


I ended up using ten of the trooper bodies and ten of the demon bodies, for 20 overall. I like them a lot, the modular nature of the minis allows for a big range of kitbashes, and these ones make me happy. I'm not sure what their deal is yet, background wise. I like the idea of creatures that appear traditionally evil but are more complicated, so probably something along those lines, for whatever I use them in.

In the meantime, though, that's one bingo square!

Progress!



Friday, January 19, 2024

Hobby Bingo! (Personal Edition)

 I like the idea of hobby bingo, it's a nice way to set some goals and have a tangible way of marking off that you've met them. Plus, it's bingo, and bingo is fun. I've been looking around for a decent one to try out this year, and haven't really had much luck in finding one, so I decided to make my own! It's a bit more focused on... well, things that I personally can do, hopefully games with friends and family and such. But here it is:

We'll see how it goes as the year goes on!


Tuesday, January 16, 2024

New Year Necromunda

 A new year! And I've got the chance to play a couple of games of Necromunda with some friends. Two casual games, one where I played as Squats, the other where I played as Orlocks. I'm pretty sure I lost both, but the experience itself was fun, and that's the important part.

The first game (board pictured above) mainly involved my Squats repeatedly being hit in the head by falling debris, and then falling off of ledges.



The second involved my wife taking charge of the Squats and proceeding to slaughter everyone who came within gun range. Good times for all!

Saturday, December 30, 2023

One More Necromunda For the Year

 It's beem quite the year. And mostly in... not so good ways, at least for me. But there have been positive things, among them getting to play some fun games with my family and friends, which is a little thing, but still worthwhile.

And I get to have one more game, tomorrow, for the end of the year, because it turns out a friend of mine also plays some Necromunda, and they're interested in a casual game or two. So here's my new team, a little squad of space dwarf miners (or ironhead squats, as GW likes to call them.

 


There will probably be a post about that game once 2024 rolls around. Until then!

Friday, December 29, 2023

Hero Quest And Shield Maidens

Some other random things that I've managed to put some paint on during this winter break, featuring Hero Quest, Shield Maidens, and an overuse of shade paints.

 

First up is four of the slingers I got back in October. I had one painted for over a month, but yesterday I was at last able to finish up the other three.


 

I also painted some elves from the Hero Quest Elf expansion. We've still got to finish getting through the Frozen Horror, and I'm hoping to get this whole expansion painted before we do. Including the furniture! Maybe. Unfortunately, my dad is sick with covid right now, and while it seems very mild, we're waiting on a negative test before we play again.