Starting back in June Ben and I hosted a small, weekly Bolt Action escalation league at Tyton Games in Villa Park (final results are available). The league started strong with nine players signed up and seven of them playing games the first week. Unfortunately, we could not keep that momentum going and the league ended… Read More Bolt Action escalation league wrap-up
A couple weeks ago Ben and I were asked to help build a game table at our friend Tom’s place. I’ve documented the process as we took a CRV full of lumber and turned it into a full 8×4 foot game table. Note, this is not a tutorial, but an overview of the project. Future… Read More Building a game table
Warhammer 40,000 has entered a new age – the age of the Dark Imperium. In this deadly era, five warlords answer the call to create new armies for the new edition. Let’s check-in on Ben, Duffin, Brian, Adam and Dexter on their progress… Ben – Black Templars Recently, a bunch of hobby time has… Read More Tale of Five Warlords – WIP update II
Warhammer 40,000 has entered a new age – the age of the Dark Imperium. In this deadly era, five warlords answer the call to create new armies for the new edition. I will bring you updates from the front as Ben, Duffin, Brian, Adam and Dexter progress from concept to fully painted reality. Join me… Read More A Tale of Five Warlords – Troops and HQ
I was wary of picking up this kit. Historically, resin and metal model kits are, as a rule, a huge pain. There can be warping, miscast components, required drilling, pinning and removal of release agent. All hassles that you don’t have to deal with when building a plastic kit. Luckily, the Warlord Games Autoblinda AB41 had… Read More Warlord Games Autoblinda AB41
Check out the progress from the Chicago Dice team every week with WIP Wednesday! Christian – Warhammer 40,000 Dark Imperium This week I’ve been eight hours away from home in Michigan’s U.P but that hasn’t stop me putting together my Dark Imperium box set! These miniatures are so easy to assemble and it’s been a… Read More WIP Wednesday – July 19
The hype was real. At GenCon 2016 the game sold out before the doors even opened to the general public. Expectations were high and everyone was talking about SeaFall in hushed, reverent tones. So here we are, almost a year after its initial release, and I have finally ripped open the shrink-wrap, punched the tokens,… Read More SeaFall – Two games in…
Warhammer 40,000 has entered a new age – the age of the Dark Imperium. In this deadly era, five warlords answer the call to create new armies for the new edition. Every two weeks I will bring you updates from the front as Ben, Duffin, Brian, Adam and Dexter progress from concept to fully painted… Read More Tale of Five Warlords – WIP update
Check out the progress from the Chicago Dice team every week with WIP Wednesday! Christian – Warhammer 40,000 Necrons and Dark Imperium This week was dedicated to putting some time in to completing my Necron Ghost Ark that came with the Warriors. The box sets that have a vehicle and unit in them are great… Read More WIP Wednesday – July 5
Check out the progress from the Chicago Dice team every week with WIP Wednesday! Christian – Warhammer 40,000 Necrons Working on some Necrons for 8th and I am using a super simple technique! Slap on some Leadbelcher, spray two thin coats of Agrax Earthshade through an airbrush and highlight with runefang steel and done!!! John… Read More WIP Wednesday – June 28
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