Sunday, July 21, 2024

Building 7 - Almost there!

The next building for the store I am working on them for is just about done, just need a bit of drybrushing the timbers on the upper floor to complete it.

 


This is a gatehouse type building, which could be used within a city to divide a section or entry for a guildhall. The upper floor is playable. 

 


Hoping to drop these off for the store next Saturday. 

Friday, July 19, 2024

Zombicide Campaign Game 3 - Y Zone!

 It was time once again to set forth on our Zombicide Campaign. This week we had Anne, Kurt & I delving into the city to search for Pimp Weapons & then get away. Today's scenario was Y-Zone from the 2nd Ed core rulebook.


As we were required to gather weaons, we had no choice but to enter the buildings. These buildings had a LOT of rooms!

Ned opened the door, seeing 2 walkers within....not too hard eh!


But then the moaning from further within, brought us back to a zombie apocalypse reality!


Phil & Dave enter & grab the first crate & our first 'Pimp' Weapon.

We chose to just keep the 1 door open & not delve further in.....this would provide us some time to get into other buildings before being overwhelmed. 

Ned moved into the next building & discovered Troy hiding within! He gratefully joined the surivors!

As the shambling hordes continued behind us, we all got with the central building & prepared to open the door. By this time, there was an Abomination wandering about. 2 more Pimp Weapons have been discovered...3 out of 7! (We had to add another to our tally with the arrival of Troy)

Everyone is together......Ready! Set! GO!


As the door is ripped open, we proceed to the small building, getting in quick before a mass of runners make it too us.

With the zombies massing, it forces us to get into the last building. The daylight is failing...soon it will be dark!

Phil uses his flashlight to assist with the ranged combat!

We get into the first room, gaining another weapon crate & begin to destroy the zombies within, luckily most are walkers.

Continuing through the building....this is when it was realized that we were not going to have enough crates...we would have to return to the first building to get the last weapon.

We were now getting swarmed but were able to kill the zombies before they could damage us.


Dave hurled his last Molotov into the horde approaching..that gave us a bit of breathing room.


A very shotlived respite, as Troy was making his way towards the now empty first building to retrieve the last crate. The remainder were making a stand until his return!


With Phil being in the Red zone...we had many runners show up & just when we thought we had it under control...they had a double action! 10 wounds were delivered & only due to us having 6 survivors in the space, did we survive! Though now, several were badly wounded & being forced to drop much needed equipment.

Just after this turn, we were near the closing time of the store & had to wrap it up. Even though Troy had managed to grab his weapon, we did not make it off the board & thus the scenario will count as a loss.

The game came to a climatic ending & its very likely we would have lost a couple of survivors, so even though we took the loss, we didn't lose anyone....thus the campaign will continue!

Thanks for those who played!


Tuesday, July 2, 2024

It seems I've gotten - In Too Deep!

Last fall, I got to try a new game (at least for me) during Kefcon called In Too Deep. Not sure what I was really getting into, however...

 


I think it best to allow the makers of the game provide the intro

 


So afterwards I was talking with Craig about our thoughts of the game. Both of us were taken enough to track it down for our group to play. The copy I found didn't have the miniatures, just the standees, so a quick search got me the company's website & I was able to procur them.

So here are the first bunch I finished painting up during the weekend. These figures are likely close to 54mm in scale.

The Jumper & The Scourge

 

The Sprinter & The Fixer

 


The Disruptor & The Persuader

 


These were done with Speedpaints/Constrast Paints, with minor acrylics to finish or the metal pieces

 


And the rear view.

 


There are another 4 or 5 cyber criminals to paint, as well as the Security Bot & Droids. Then we will be ready to get a game in. I am not sure our club night will work as there won't be enough time, however it may provide a good opportunity to show the game & see who goes Too Deep!

 

Thanks for visiting. 

Friday, June 28, 2024

Building 6 & a few more Terrain Crate

Building 6 is now completed. A bit of a smaller one, but not by much.

 


I went with a wood plank floor for this one.

 


Also finished up some of the tables/benches from the Terrain Crate stuff I got. 

 


If you were to buy it now, it would be part of the Tavern set shown in my previous post. So just a short post for today, as we move into a long weekend!

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Terrain Crate Tavern

Continuing with the box of Mantic's Terrain Crate stuff, I've finished up the Tavern Set.

 


As I did the Kickstarter for this, I actually have extra's which I will not be using, so they will be into the Swapmeet box & hopefully finding a new home at some point. The set I had also had the tables/benches as a separate bag, & they are now on the paint table, so not part of this post.

 


The fireplace has an insert that represents the flame/iron fire holder & can be pulled out. Which of course would make my OSL attempt look rather odd.

 


For the bottles, I went over them with Gloss varnish after the matte spray to try to make them pop & a bit shinier. 

So a short post for today, as I am pulling stuff out for an upcoming swapmeet. Thanks as always for stopping by! 

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Building 5 - Halfway there!

 Continuing with my commission for a local game store, I've completed the next building for them.


For this one, I've used the very cool patterned wall paper to represent the stone walls all around, as well as the flooring.

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This wallpaper first came to my notice from a fellow on one of the facebook miniatures sites I follow, where he was using it for his bases. Intriqued & impressed, I sought out a couple rolls of this, as it was quickly becoming hard to find....I wonder why?

 

It is a bit of a challenge to work with as it is slightly metallic & the paint seems to have a hard time adhering to hit, but with perserverence it all works in the end.


I am quite happy with the result & look forward to getting them to their new home.

I've also finished up that horse needed for the cart set from Terrain Crate. As I painted this, I realized how few horses I've painted in all the years I've actually been painting.


I've begun working on the next building & am working on the Tavern set for Terrain Crate. Stay tuned!


Friday, June 14, 2024

Building 4 & some Terrain Crate!

Another building is completed, as this is the 4th of 10. A quicker one than the previous, & as I make more, they are coming along quicker, with tweaks to the process as I continue to learn things.

 


Again, these are all going to have removable roofs to allow figures to be used inside them.

 


As well as much of the time on the buildings involves waiting for glue to dry, I've opened up a box of Terrain Crate & started working on these. The Terrain crate series I got was the Kickstarter versions & now it appears they are selling the various sets individually. 

Up first is the Horse & Cart. This is a 4 piece set

 Horse and Cart

I am still working on the horse & should have it done soon, so will post a pic of that when done, likely with the next building I am doing.

 


I used speed/contrast for all of it, except for the metal barrel staves & metal bits on the cart. This was followed by some light drybrushing.

 


The cart suffers from a fair bit of warping due to the material used in its construction & although I tried using hot/cold water dips to improve, it may take some other method to correct. It is however still usable.

Thus that completes my post for today! Thanks for taking the time to view/read.