More Foamcore Buildings

 Today saw the completion of 2 more of the commission buildings I've been making for a local store.

 

Both buildings were based on the same template. a 2 story building with usable interiors.

 

As with all the builds I've done, I always add something new or try a different technique.

 

This time around it was adding stairs between the floors & built in such a way that a typical base could be inserted between the stair slats.

 

The upper floor needed to match where the stairs led too, & I used some bits of wood to set the building upper floor once aligned. The can be seen on the image below.

 

For the 2nd of the buildings I went with stonework lower floor walls & a different wall colour.

 

And the side view of the building.

 

These will be off to their new home once I make arrangements for the transfer. This leaves me with 1 remaining building to do for this consignment, but what to make?

Up next are the splash markers I've completed for my Pirates game I am running next weekend. Stay tuned!

Pirate Skeletons & Zombies

Getting some last minute pieces painted up for running my Pirates game at RPG-a-thon  this year after being approached by the organizer. It's been a good year for us at the Edmonton Wargames Group, as this is the second event we were asked to host games at this year.

I was even able to get the organizer to play in the game at Mayday, so he knows what the players are in for!

But enough blather, onto the miniatures!

 

I got these figures from my friend Will, when he sold me a pile of Pirates figures he had before heading off on some worldly adventures. Not sure where the stringy stuff came from, maybe a spider who got involved while the matte spray was drying. Will need to get rid of that!

 

I have quite a few others that have pistols, but wanted just ones with melee weapons for this game. As they've been lying in wait for those seeking the treasure, their weapons have gotten quite rusty & corroded with time.

I also got a few Pirate Zombies, so figured I would get some of them painted up also. 

 

Looking at their faces, they could also be used as Deep One Hybrids!

Nothing fancy in getting these painted up, as time is short. Thanks for visiting.

Dungeons & Lasers Cavern Set : Pre-Painted!

I just received my Dungeons & Lasers Caverns Set. This is the first of their products that they have tried out a Pre-Painted set on.

 

Cracking open one of the boxes, I pulled out the sprues & took a quick look at them. For something pre-painted they look quite good & can easily be used straight out of the box (after removing from the sprue of course).

 

As with all Kickstarters, there were add-ons that could be purchased as well. I snagged the Great Maw set which looks pretty cool.

 

So just a short post for today. Thanks for visiting.  

Nemesis at EWG

On our last Tuesday club night, Colin brought out Nemesis for the guys to try. We had a full slate of players, so Colin had his hands full.

 

Picking our characters, I got the Pilot for this adventure.

 

Having received our 2 objectives (Corporate & Personal) we awoke from our slumber.

 

Initial exploration consisted of moving about the ship, hoping to find some good gear while various members headed towards the engines (to see if they were working or damaged) & the Cockpit (where were we flying towards). 

 

Working together allows those who follow to not require to roll to add noise markers. In this scenario we found ouselves pitted against creatures that ate things they found & got larger each time, thus making them tougher.

 

We did get a bit of luck when one of the players (Evan) stumbled into the nest, which was on fire! This burnt an egg each turn.

 

Eventually we started getting the larger, nastier aliens arriving.

 

This game does take some time (we had 6 players, most of whom had never played) so we were unable to get the game finished, but it did allow for the players to get a grasp of what the game entailed. Pretty sure everyone enjoyed it...even Kurt who got slimed on the first room! Thanks Colin & Kenobi (Will) for bringing it out.

Our next club night will be the 8th of July & Dan is bringing Valkyrie out again! 

 

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Stargrave The Lost Prospector - The Devil's Fruit Bowl

Today we played Scenario 2: The Devil's Fruit Bowl. We had 4 crews continue on the surface of Honera. Each of us had our guide.

 

As we arrived, it was noticed that there were several Freeholders attempting to illegally make off with harvested fruit.

 

As I played one of my side hustle cards, a pylon was placed at the centre of the table. (We also used the pylon to define where fallen figures rolled towards.

 

It didn't take long for the Venemous Croakers to appear, though we didn't have too many interactions with them & they ended up being more dangerous to the Freeholders who moved within their needle radius.

 

A Tangler appeared behind Dan's crew & engaged one of them.

 

My crew moving through the jungle.

 

Chen's drone accosts a Freeholder.

 

More Venemous Croakers make their appearance.

 

The slog to the centre continues. I think by turn 5 all the Freeholders were either dead & we had just 1 drop his loot & run off the table.

 

Craig & I had a big melee occuring over a loot token.

 

A Grenade Launchers Dream....a mass melee occuring by other crews. Alas, I rolled a 1.

 

With all the loot gathered & removed, the scenario ended. Many crewmen were down (all of mine fully recovered...whew) though I lost my guide & had to pay 60 credits, likely to cover the funeral expenses.

 I did make it to the pylon & after setting explosives managed to pull back enough to set them off, earning the rewards of the Side Hustle. 

 That leaves us with 3 remaining scenarios for this campaign. Until next month!

Couple more items off the paint table

As I prep for today's game, I was able to finish a couple of other painting projects that were cluttering the table.

First was the remaining figures from 'In too Deep'. This is the large Police Robot & the sentry droids which the cyber-criminals need to work around while performing their missions.

 

As well, I did a repaint on some native canoes which I had gotten from Will many years ago. They were in one of the many Random Boxes of Things I have everywhere.

 

So thats the quick & dirty for today. Next up, is a small commission job for some game miniatures & finishing the 2nd building for Authentic Dungeons. For now its..waiting to hear the doorbell ring.  

Stargrave - Venemous Croakers

Prepping for our next campaign game on Sunday, I needed to come up with some Venemous Croakers. So it was off to Dollarama to check our their plastic plants. I wasn't sure exactly what I had in mind, so snagged a few different bits. The purple flowers were in small packets, sorry I didn't get an image of it before removing them.

 

I started off with some taller plants, using the purple flowers with a piece of the fluffier flora gave me this result when completed. And, well, I wasn't sold on the result.

 

Then I tried plucking bits off the ball, which provided some wider leaves with the purple flowers more dispersed within & a lower profile plant. I think I prefer this one!

 

With all that being said, I am not about to destroy my first attempt as of yet, though it would be an easy enough fix. I may use the taller ones to represent the fruit plants....which makes the Venemous Croaker even more dangerous, as it mimics the fruit trees. Now to see how well they do against the crews Sunday!