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These days the humble 15mm miniature has seen something of a revival within the gaming world, I myself have always been a fan since I was a kid (My dad bought me my first mini at about the age of 7 or so) What stopped me from getting the 15mm bug full on, was the… Continue reading Ten 15mm miniature ranges nobody makes! (Possibly with good reason)
Well folks, you might have remembered my 15mm green sculpt of the Criat Mercenary I sent off for the SHM range at 15mm.co.uk. As you can see, he's been cast up in shiny white metal now, and from this pic of the master cast, he's looking fine and pretty much an identical match for the… Continue reading First Look: 15mm Criat Mercenary master cast!
THE GRINNING SKULL WARGAMES RESOURCES PAGE The Grinning skull now has a page dedicated to all the best free stuff available on the net, it is hoped that over time and with the help of fellow gaming enthusiasts we can build a great selection of wonderful freebies for everyone to use, but I would please… Continue reading New Wargaming Resources section now available on the Grinning Skull!!
The thing that had attracted me to Hawk Wargames “Dropship Commander” in the first place were the excellent looking buildings, but it seems the resin scenics crazy prices are another step too far for sensible wargamers. I think I’ll pass….
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If you listened to episode 97 of the podcast, you will have heard Mike & I giving Dropzone Commander a reasonably positive review – the rules are pretty good, but I have some reservations on figure pricing.
And indeed, it’s about pricing that I wanted to write about in this post.
After the initial product launch, there has not been a great deal of new material released from Hawk Wargames until a few weeks ago, when they finally released the resin buildings that they had been promising for several months. I first heard about this on the Shell Case blog when they posted a new item on the new buildings.
I read it and was flabbergasted. I went to the Hawk Wargames website and was doubly flabbergasted.
The prices of Hawk’s resin buildings almost defy belief. They start at £35 for the cheapest building, which is a 95 piece kit, and this…
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Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies. Well, to be honest, I don't know why Romero keeps turning down opportunities to work on some big and successful projects instead of the last few car crash efforts he's done in the last few years! OK, Diary of the dead wasn't too… Continue reading George Romero turned down The Walking Dead for the Zombie Autopsies
Mars Discovery: Curiosity Rover's 'Earth-Shaking' Find Downplayed By NASA. So, in the event of sounding like the news of the Mars rover's recent find is going to be a game changer, NASA are now saying that they didn't mean anything of the sort. With the press conference scheduled in the next couple of days, they… Continue reading Mars News, NASA retract any suggestion about “Earth-shaking” discovery!
Turn to 400 - The Fighting Fantasy documentary film by Sean Riley — Kickstarter. Well, it's a shame this great documentary didn't make the grade. Like a lot of good ideas, sometimes crowdfunding fails to deliver the goods in terms of getting the cash one needs to make something a reality. I would have really… Continue reading Turn to 400 Kickstarter fails to get funded.
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