Tagged: 40k
AAR: Grimdark Gaming in Two Scales
A much delayed report…. On May 7th we gathered for gaming in our own corner of the Warhammer 40k universe in two different scales. Being CSW, we didn’t use Games Workshop rules for either, opting instead for Grimdark Future for the 28mm game and our own slight modification of the “Panzer 8 Sci-FI” rules for ... Read more
Adepticon 2023 – A Madcap Recap (image heavy)
Welcome once again to an Adepticon recap! While this is just my perspective, other members of CSW may share some of theirs in future posts. First off, I get hyped for this convention! It’s wondrous to me and I enjoy myself every time I go. I also feel like each time I go I stay ... Read more
AAR- Trying Grimdark Future With New Minis, Table and Terrain
I am continuing my campaign to indoctrinate my children into wargaming I introduced my son to Grimdark Future last month shortly before our trip to TMX. The Tau miniatures (his new obsession), terrain, mat and table topper were all acquired from Josh recently. I’ve never tried to put together a 40k-style ruined city, but suddenly ... Read more
Adepticon 2022 – The Adeptining?
Twenty-twenty…too? No way! Let’s get back to where 2019 left us and delve once more in to what is likely the best miniatures wargaming convention in the states: The return of Adepticon! This article will be a pic-heavy drop recapping my experiences at this year’s convention. I’m always like a kid in a playground at ... Read more
Adepticon 2019- Painted Miniatures White Elephant
One of the events I ran at Adepticon this year was a painted miniatures exchange. Each participant brought a painted miniature and their name was put into a dice bag. We drew names to see who got to pick a miniature first and each participant got to leave with a miniature painted by one of ... Read more
Return Of The Hobby Night!
Tim, Wild Thing, Greenfire Brian, and I got together for our first hobby night in a while. This was our first step towards greatly increasing our game and hobby time this summer. Tim worked on painting some WWII soviet troops. There are minis from multiple manufacturers, including Black Tree Designs, and Gaddis Games. Wild Thing ... Read more
Dragon-Fall 2018 Charity Raffle- Part 7
Part 7 of our Dragon-Fall prize posts: As some of you may know, I am the Philanthropic Coordinator for Dragon-Fall 2018. This year, we have partnered with Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity: Child’s Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in our network of over 100 hospitals worldwide. ... Read more
TUTORIAL: The Great Green Elrik’s Hobbies Marble Adventure
Greetings oh ye painters of tiny things! I’ve a fun project, nay, adventure, for those daring enough to deal with messy wet paints and those with patience to let layers dry! Indeed, a fun way of emulating marble that anybody can do with but a few simple strokes of a brush. It’s also a great ... Read more
AAR- Thoughts on the Shadow War Armageddon Campaign
The Raiders Brotherhood, on a search mission for promethium through the ruins of Armageddon’s Hive Acheron, ran into what appeared to be a Death Guard kill team. The Raiders suffered losses while fighting against the enemy. Their leader, corsair princess Drastanta, suffered head injuries in the fight. One of our new recruits Taldeer was taken ... Read more
Converting Dark Imperium Poxwalkers for Variety
I have been painting the chaos figures from the Dark Imperium 40k box set lately. With two sets of these figures, I have 40 poxwalkers in 10 different sculpts. Almost every sculpt comes in two pieces , but can only be assembled in one way. I decided to do some quick conversions- rough swaps of ... Read more