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Jeezus! I'm feeling slightly overwhelmed when it comes to dealing with my lead mountain. I have started to take stock of just exactly how much stuff I have accumulated and what you can see in the picture is just the tip of the iceberg. This toolbox here is just one of the various stashes of… Continue reading The Lead Pile. (And the question of how to tackle it!)
One of the most important features of any tabletop game is undoubtedly the surface that its played upon, in most cases the table. This crowdfunder over on kick starter thinks its cracked it in more than just this issue, as well as being 100% green and recyclable, by coming up with this "novel" (sigh!)… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Wargaming Table by 4thwar Equipment on Kickstarter
It must be miniature painting competition month, as well as Dropship Horizon having a comp, The pendraken guys also have the yearly Pendraken painting competition too! Whilst it's not 15mm scifi, this time it's 10mm figures from their range only, but with all the great stuff they have in any of their myriad of ranges,… Continue reading It’s competition month: Get involved in the Pendraken Painting Competition 2014!
So, I'm taking part in the Zomtober festivities (see more details on Zomtober here and here) In which all participants must paint up at least one survivor or zombie figure per week during the month. Whilst I think most of us taking part will be 28mm zombie gamers, for myself at least in our house, the apocolypse… Continue reading Zomtober 2013: Grinning Skull gets ready to share in Zomtober madness!
Finally it's time to start zombie wargaming in a new scale, yes Pendraken have released the new scifi revamps, which includes the much anticipated zombies and survivors! Now I just need to start thinking about making some appropriate scenery in 10mm and getting some of these bad boys! If you don't wargame the apocolypse, then… Continue reading 10mm Zombies now available from Pendraken!
Just wanted to let you know about the new free to use wargames/miniatures auction site, brought to you by the guys at Tor gaming. If your not one for ebay and its costs and faff, you'll be pleased to know that Miniature bids is free from all that and should net you a bit more… Continue reading Miniature Bids launched! Free auction site for wargames miniatures and games
What I can say, is that it was a great day, and my thanks to the guys there for making me and my kids very welcome for the duration of our stay! My kids loved it, as did I and I managed to get myself a few choice bits off my shopping list (more about… Continue reading Grinning Skull Reviews: Triples 2013 photos!
For those of you who are anticipating the release of Pendraken's 10mm modern zombie miniatures, take a look at the greens over on the Pendraken forum! Sculpted by the very talented industry veteran, Phil Lewis, these little survivors are going to be a great addition to the forthcoming range in this scale. I myself will… Continue reading 10mm Zombies: Pendraken zombie survivors preview!
A big shout out to the Sheffield Wargames society and their annual wargaming extravaganza that is "Triples"! Yes, it's almost time again for the north of England's premier war games show on thiscoming Saturday and Sunday. I'll be there to have a good look around, and work in the capacity of photographer and journalist for… Continue reading Sheffield Triples 2013 is almost upon us…
A trip to the local poundland/99p stores turned up this great little pack of "not" micromachine type cars, and as I'm busy putting stuff away ready for when Pendraken's 10mm zombie range comes out, these are going to be a great addition to modern city stuff for my board. As you can see from the… Continue reading Tales from the Poundshop: “Not” Micromachines as 10mm Cop cars!
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