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Just a quick post (or shameless plug if you prefer!) to also tell you that the latest releases are also available as a set, currently at £31.05 (usual price £34.50) so if you'd like to take advantage of this great offer from Alternative Armies and grab yourself the latest collection, get over to their website… Continue reading Grinning Skull Miniatures, Set 2 avilable from Alternative Armies!
So, I thought I would start a little set of articles detailing my attempt to create a modular 28mm fantasy dungeon on a budget. This has been in the works since having the idea many moons ago, I just hadn't decided a way to execute the project in the way I needed it. Sure I… Continue reading Grim’s Dungeons of Doom: The beginning…
There have been lots of new and interesting Crowdfunders on the net in the time I've been distracted. Now I'm back in the groove I've got one for you LARPers and RPGers. This time is a great collection of fantasy coins for your games by Never stop tops & coins. Now, I've featured fantasy coins… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Metal Gaming Coins by Never Stop Tops & Coins Kickstarter
I wanted to highlight this great and innovative kickstarter campaign for some really useful and unique looking paper terrain. As you know, I do like paper kits, especially for wargaming purposes, its an easy and cheap way of getting plenty of scenery ready for wargaming and RPGs as and when you need it, although… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Pop-Up Miniature Terrain Paper Kits by Stonehaven Miniatures Kickstarter
Well, the UK press are at it again, and I don't just mean talking crap and hacking phones, this time us wargaming bods are under attack. It all concerns this fellow in the picture trying to dress like an assassin (which is exactly what he became as it happens...) The story goes that Wayne… Continue reading Media hype wargaming connection with convicted murderer (here we go again…)
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
While I have the time off from sculpting and modelmaking tonight, I thought I'd catch up on doing some posts, this time a crowdfunding spotlight article featuring some rather nice coinage from Fantasy coin LLC. These lovely looking tokens are intended for use with everything from RPGs, Live Roleplaying games, board games and possibly even… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Fantasy Coins from Fantasy Coin on Kickstarter
Following on from this weeks finale in The Walking Dead, what with their suspected terminus cannibal types, I thought I'd take it upon myself to guide you to a few choice real world tales of flesh munchers and cadavers. On the theme of people eaters, that being cannibals to me and you, firstly I want… Continue reading Cannibals and Corpses (No, it’s not a Roleplaying game, or a band. It’s real!)
Just taking a brief respite in my sculpting and model making to say something...So, this has been rattling around in my head for a while, ignore the title of the post, that just implies the basis of the idea rather than the outcome, so to speak. Whilst I like the computer world and it's weirdness… Continue reading Brainstorming: Grinning Skull digest anyone?
Next in on Crowdfunding Spotlight, is Mote, a virtual tabletop, brought to you lucky people by Idle Ideas Inc. Now, I'm quite old school when it comes to my gaming, but I do appreciate new ideas that might come to revolutionise wargaming in future years. I'm not saying that I totally get it, nor would… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Mote – Virtual Tabletop Kickstarter
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