Here is a quick snap (from my mobile and not of brilliant quality) of my Goblin army.
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| Goblins - just over 24 points, so I have some options |
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Workbench Wednesday
I currently have a four 28mm Hordes of the Things armies on my workbench. They have been assembled and are now awaiting paint. I have been building armies for HotT from my unused Warhammer Fantasy Battle miniatures.
Here is a quick snap (from my mobile and not of brilliant quality) of my Goblin army.
Here is a quick snap (from my mobile and not of brilliant quality) of my Goblin army.
Organising Miniatures
So, a few months ago I moved house and began to sort through all my models, miniatures, terrain and other gaming paraphernalia. I had a hug box of miniature bits (don't we all?) that was next to useless as I could never find anything I was after, and didn't remember half the things that were in there. So I invested in a bunch of gift boxes and began sorting!
These boxes are filled with my unused, unassembled and/or unpainted figures. There is actually another pile of boxes just to the left of these, with more figures (Warmaster, Flames of War and the like). I used old business cards as labels which worked great for about a week, but now they are falling off. I will have to use something other than a glue stick to attach them in the future!
How do you organise your miniatures?
How do you organise your miniatures?
Saturday, October 6, 2012
The Expendables 2
Blood Splatter Saturday: The Expendables 2
Okay, I will keep this brief, because, honestly, there isn't a lot to say. If you grew up on a steady diet of action movies in the 1980's and early 90's, then you have probably already charged to the cinema to see this set-piece action extravaganza, filled with so much CGI blood splatter that it becomes tedious. The plot is pretty basic - Stallone and co meet a bad guy (Van Damme) who does bad stuff, so they go out to get revenge.
The real joy in this film is the unashamed fan-service. These guys (that is, the film makers and stars) aren't taking this seriously - they know who their target audience is and just play everything to them. All the great action heroes are here, all the famous lines are delivered, and the action scenes are loud, blood soaked and full of the dramatic nuance you have come to expect from John Rambo, John McClane and John Matrix... What is it with all these action men characters being called John?
Stallone acts his heart out, Statham plays himself as usual, Willis is more arrogant than I really like and Schwarzenegger's performance is wooden to say the least. Van Damme is a real bastard that you enjoy seeing pummelled and the other supporting cast members do an admirable job at chewing gum and kicking arse.
This isn't a great movie, but I never expected it to be. And perhaps that is why I loved it.
The real joy in this film is the unashamed fan-service. These guys (that is, the film makers and stars) aren't taking this seriously - they know who their target audience is and just play everything to them. All the great action heroes are here, all the famous lines are delivered, and the action scenes are loud, blood soaked and full of the dramatic nuance you have come to expect from John Rambo, John McClane and John Matrix... What is it with all these action men characters being called John?
Stallone acts his heart out, Statham plays himself as usual, Willis is more arrogant than I really like and Schwarzenegger's performance is wooden to say the least. Van Damme is a real bastard that you enjoy seeing pummelled and the other supporting cast members do an admirable job at chewing gum and kicking arse.
This isn't a great movie, but I never expected it to be. And perhaps that is why I loved it.
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| My favourite part of the film was when Chuck Norris appeared! |
Friday, October 5, 2012
It's a jungle out there!
With the school holidays comes the opportunity for me to make a great big mess, pulling out the things I don't normally have the time to, and dig into some terrain making. Rummaging through my terrain-bits-box I found a whole heap of stuff I had squirrelled away a very (very!) long time ago with the intention of making a jungle themed table. Better late than never, I suppose!
Below are some "action shots" of the finished terrain. I will do a post on how I constructed the terrain very soon.
Below are some "action shots" of the finished terrain. I will do a post on how I constructed the terrain very soon.
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| Earth Force Marines move cautiously through the jungle (Rebel Minis Earth Force Marines, GZG Walker Tank) |
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| US Marines stalk the jungle (Battlefield Evolution US Marines from Mongoose Publishing) |
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| A land that time forgot (Schleich models) |
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| Adventurers have found an ancient idol (AT-43 Red Block figures) |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A new blog
Hi all, my name is Nathan and I am a bit of a miniatures wargame fan. I have a number of other blogs and websites, but my plan is that this will be the place I talk about my modelling, miniature wargaming, and model painting experiences.
I have been playing wargames for the better part of twenty years, mostly fantasy and science fiction stuff, but have also enjoyed a host of historical games. While most of my miniature collection is in 28mm scale (and when we are talking fantasy and sci-fi games, that means something closer to 30mm), but I also have an always growing collection of 15mm, 10mm and even 1/35 scale figures.
Stay tuned for further updates, and please let me know what you think of the site in the comments below.
I have been playing wargames for the better part of twenty years, mostly fantasy and science fiction stuff, but have also enjoyed a host of historical games. While most of my miniature collection is in 28mm scale (and when we are talking fantasy and sci-fi games, that means something closer to 30mm), but I also have an always growing collection of 15mm, 10mm and even 1/35 scale figures.
Stay tuned for further updates, and please let me know what you think of the site in the comments below.
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