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Gunslinger Release: Black Sector Part 1 – Assault Team and Breacher Team

I am pleased to announce the first release of the new Gunslinger range from Flytrap Digital is coming out at 12:00 NZST on the 15th of July 2023, for those backing the Patron at the appropriate levels. This release has been a long time coming and the last few days have been a blur of…

Features, Gunslinger, Wargaming

14/07/2023
SITREP: Improving My Drybrushing

Since moving house, I’ve decided to move away from my purely black undercoat to roughly dry brushing layers of increasingly lighter grey and white to allow me to use contrast and other similar tools on my models while still retaining a similar feel to the older models I’ve painted and are still in my collection.…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming

05/07/2023
All Systems Nominal: Friday Night Mech Fight

So there I was, still recovering from my game of What a Nerf Herder against my Dastardly Regular Opponent on the bank holiday weekend when I received… a message. Turns out his Friday night had opened up and there was a new gaming slot. Of course, I was quick to jump in and say yes,…

All Systems Nominal, Features, Wargaming

05/06/2023
What a Nerf Herder – Chapter 1 “The Scouting Party”

Raiders! So reads the message that reaches a clan of Mandalorians on the Outer Rim during the early days of the New Republic. The promise of Credits and Settlement Rights are a mighty tempotation for a wandering band of mercenaries looking to settle down after the destruction of the Despised Empire. Two of the mysterious…

Features, Wargaming, What a Nerf Herder

29/05/2023
Letter From The Hobby Desk: May 2023

I absolutely detest being ill. Yes, I’m sure this concept is shocking to everyone, how daring to not enjoy being ill. But the main thing I hate is just the lack of ability actually to progress on the stuff I want to do. I have a small pile of things at the moment that need…

Features, Letter From The Hobby Desk, Wargaming

20/05/2023
SITREP: What A Nerf Herder Begins

Well, on Saturday while at Salute I took into my hands a suspicious brown paper envelope from one Mr Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies. Inside was the rulebook and cards for What a Cowboy, a ruleset that went from “eh cowboys” to “VERY EXCITED” in not a huge amount of time. Of course, this…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming, What a Nerf Herder

25/04/2023
Patreon Update – Secret Notes from the Hobby Desk

Right, it’s time for a little plugging. I don’t do it much so I realise this may be a little bit of a shock. In case you didn’t know, I run a Patreon for this blog! It mostly is to function as a tip jar, somewhere to drop a bit of cash every month if…

Features, Patreon Updates

19/04/2023
SITREP: Baptism of Fire

After moving in, I haven’t yet had a chance to hit the gaming table in my own house, instead going off to the Dastardly Regular Opponent’s house for Chain of Command or BattleTech. However, having finished decorating my dining room I am now ready to begin hosting games for my roster of opponents. But where…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming

12/04/2023
SITREP: … And Tiny Mechs

Last year, the game that made me sort out a load of 6mm terrain was Adeptus Titanticus. This year? Well, it’s the classic game, the one that’s been going for over 40 years in various forms: BattleTech. After our first game back in January, the Regular Opponents have decided to go all in on it.…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming

10/04/2023
SITREP: More Tiny Buildings…

Last Year, I printed out some tiny 6mm buildings from Lazy Forger in preparation for a game featuring tiny mechs. A year later, the Regular Opponents and I planned out a game featuring tiny mechs. So of course, I had to print more buildings. And not just because Lazy Forger has been tempting me with…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming

10/04/2023
SITREP: Tiny Mechs Done Fast

So mere moments after writing my Letter from the Hobby Desk, I looked down and realised that I had another project sitting literally by my feet in a box. Back in January, the Dastardly Regular Opponent decided that I didn’t have enough tiny robots in my life and got me this set for my Birthday.…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming

04/04/2023
Letter From The Hobby Desk: April 2023

The biggest problem when running a wargaming blog is deciding the pace and tempo of blog posts you want to do. Okay, that’s a lie – the biggest problem when running a wargaming blog is knowing when not to add new projects to the pile. But that’s impossible to fix so I’m going to focus…

Features, Letter From The Hobby Desk, Wargaming

04/04/2023
Operation Drop Bear – Building The Platoon

I’ve previously mentioned that, as part of my Long War series against the tactics of the Dastardly Regular Opponent, we would shortly begin a Pint Size Campaign-inspired set of missions pitting our tactical minds against each other in the deserts of North Africa. After some research, and agreeing to play some games with the Germans…

Features, Wargaming, WW2

31/03/2023
SITREP: Back To Arnhem Boys!

Listen, you may not know this, but I have a thing about Operation Market Garden in WW2. Probably because the first game I actually tried to sit down and learn to play (rather than simply slapping the buttons to see if it worked) was Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far. Not the best choice for…

Features, SITREP, Wargaming

24/03/2023
SITREP: A Weekend of Wargames

Well, this has been a busy weekend. You readers will only be interested in the first half (unless for some reason you want to know about Mother’s Day celebrations which is, bad news, not the topic of this blog). Instead, lets talk about some wargaming things! On Friday, I finished work early and drove over…

Features, Wargaming

20/03/2023

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