We had the folks who cover our household heating units in to check them out for the season. Seems like our work area heat pump has a bad mother board, what joy. Anyway the house is warm and I'll have to add a small heater to the jumble of stuff in the shop to stay warm enough to paint. Ugh! Hopefully we'll be back up by this weekend.
I really could have used this time to paint but it looks like I'll be helping my wife Christmas up the house. WOW!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Miscellaneous thoughts
Well we had two cons last month that were kinda awful income wise. But now we look forward to next year.
Our 15mm hardsuits have sold out in just a month and Monday I'll reorder them. It will be interesting to see the next 15mm hardsuit with the drill hand rather than the gun. Bases, man eating plants, survivors and a lot of other new stuff coming next year.
For Christmas we're offering our 28mm vehicles for sale at $3 each (a 40% discount) along with our Vallejo paints for $2.
I am too slowly getting the figures painted for my Mafricancampaigns.blogspot.com, but the next several chapters are already developed in my mind so that should make writing a lot quicker, just need the figures now. The first campaign scenario is almost set, it looks like there will be dozens of them some running concurrently (which should be really interesting).
Our 15mm hardsuits have sold out in just a month and Monday I'll reorder them. It will be interesting to see the next 15mm hardsuit with the drill hand rather than the gun. Bases, man eating plants, survivors and a lot of other new stuff coming next year.
For Christmas we're offering our 28mm vehicles for sale at $3 each (a 40% discount) along with our Vallejo paints for $2.
I am too slowly getting the figures painted for my Mafricancampaigns.blogspot.com, but the next several chapters are already developed in my mind so that should make writing a lot quicker, just need the figures now. The first campaign scenario is almost set, it looks like there will be dozens of them some running concurrently (which should be really interesting).
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
New Figs are in stock
We got our latest figures from Old Glory today, which includes our Shopkeepers and 15mm hardsuits.
I have also posted the first chapter in my colonial adventure at http://mafricancampaigns.blogspot.com
this includes several 1884 photographs of the German lancers on maneuvers.
I have also posted the first chapter in my colonial adventure at http://mafricancampaigns.blogspot.com
this includes several 1884 photographs of the German lancers on maneuvers.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
New Projects
I probably should not be thinking of new projects with so many underway already, but.... I can't help myself. The smallest of the two on my mind right now are new Zombies for our ATZ games. We got two packs of Wargames Factory Zombies at a flea market at Recruits, along with several packs of ACW figs for our Fire and Fury armies (we have almost 100 bases per side, now with this purchase after all are painted we should have close to 250 bases per side with some cavalry and 6-10 guns per side). As to the Zombies all I have so far are a few Horrorclix figs. Ben has our painted Lead Bones, some horrorclix and quite a few others. The WF figs will probably be all I will paint as they can be used over and over unlike heroes. SECRET DON'T TELL ANYONE we're working on some survivors for the first of the year. We'll soon have some other new figs for our Lead Bones line before Fall In!
The other new project is a German Colonial campaign on imaginary Mafrica a continental map, designed in the 1960s by Jack Scruby (available from Historifigs). I have sufficient German/Askari forces for the campaign that I plan to run similar to General Pettygree's by Bill Protz.
I have ordered some major player figs from Tradition of London-30mm Tradition and Willie figs, old school sculpting but then I need these major leaders (Bismarck etc). Special appearances by Schliemann, Karl Peters and others should make the campaign last quite awhile. I'll be looking to pickup some buildings from either Miniature Building Authority (govenors house and customs and a few other buildings) or the Spanish Main buildings from Brigade Games may also work and be less expensive.
The first thing to do, while waiting for the Mafrica map and Tradition figs to come, is to workup the background. I have decided that following the 1864 defeat of Denmark, 1866 defeat of Austria, 1871 defeat of France that Germany/Bismarck will call for and hold a Congress of Berlin 1873/4 which will give Germany rights over some major Mafrican river basins, control of former Danish colonial territory, and reasons to clash with the Danes, Natives, maybe France, Austria all on colonial territory rather than in Europe.
The campaign will start with the Germans sailing into Dakla, while the Danish garrison make ready to leave for their northern capitol at Semar. The Germans will make their presence known to the Sultan by demanding use of some of his troops to police their new territory. I see cultural problems already.
Photos of some player characters soon as they are finished.
The other new project is a German Colonial campaign on imaginary Mafrica a continental map, designed in the 1960s by Jack Scruby (available from Historifigs). I have sufficient German/Askari forces for the campaign that I plan to run similar to General Pettygree's by Bill Protz.
I have ordered some major player figs from Tradition of London-30mm Tradition and Willie figs, old school sculpting but then I need these major leaders (Bismarck etc). Special appearances by Schliemann, Karl Peters and others should make the campaign last quite awhile. I'll be looking to pickup some buildings from either Miniature Building Authority (govenors house and customs and a few other buildings) or the Spanish Main buildings from Brigade Games may also work and be less expensive.
The first thing to do, while waiting for the Mafrica map and Tradition figs to come, is to workup the background. I have decided that following the 1864 defeat of Denmark, 1866 defeat of Austria, 1871 defeat of France that Germany/Bismarck will call for and hold a Congress of Berlin 1873/4 which will give Germany rights over some major Mafrican river basins, control of former Danish colonial territory, and reasons to clash with the Danes, Natives, maybe France, Austria all on colonial territory rather than in Europe.
The campaign will start with the Germans sailing into Dakla, while the Danish garrison make ready to leave for their northern capitol at Semar. The Germans will make their presence known to the Sultan by demanding use of some of his troops to police their new territory. I see cultural problems already.
Photos of some player characters soon as they are finished.
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