Yesterday Warhammer Live hosted an interview with Games Workshop miniatures designer and sculptor Mark Harrison with a specific focus on the yet-to-be-released Lord of Change. During the interview, Mark mentions how the original model from 1989 provided for the new release. It speaks volumes to the iconic design of the Lord of Change being able to create… Read More The Lord of Change kit details
Adepticon 2017 is 64 days away. That gives me just over two months to get ready for: Bolt Action Combat Patrol – Chindits, done Bolt Action Doubles – Partisans, 70 infantry and two trucks Warhammer 40,000 Quads – Genestealer Cult, 49 infantry and four trucks We are looking at over a hundred models by the… Read More Partisans and Genestealer Cults
I am always on the lookout for interesting Kicstarter campaigns. Heer 46 has launched a campaign for a line of Gebirgsjäger miniatures. Gebirgsjäger are something that not many miniatures companies have. As far as I know only Warlord Games and the excellent Gorgon Studios have Gebirgsjäger available. Gebirgsjäger are another one of those elite German units from… Read More German Gebirgsjäger
In the three weeks since my last WIP Wednesday there has been serious hobby progress on the Partiboys. Not only are 24 models finished (besides basing) but both Rubicon Opel Blitz trucks have been built (one still needs an MG gunner), 52 more Partiboys have been built and primed and the list has been refined… Read More You can’t stop the parti
I love it when I find quality content on the internet. Even more so when that content is created by fans. I have slowly been creating a list of hobby blogs that produce the highest caliber of content and one of the top contenders is Figure Mentors. Simply put, Figure Mentors is next level, top… Read More Figure Mentors
It’s back. On Nov. 22, 2012, the Kickstarter for Kingdom Death: Monster went live. Over the course of the campaign KD:M raised over 2 million dollars. At the time, it was the highest grossing board game of all time.It was not until almost a full three years later, in October of 2015, did my copy of… Read More Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5
For Bolt Action Doubles at Adepticon 2017 Ben and I will be running a never-before-seen-team: The Partiboys. What exactly are the Partiboys? Well, simply put, the Partiboys are the hardest hitting, filthiest, most WAC army on the Bolt Action tournament scene. Or not. Partiboys is the affectionate name Ben and I have given our Partisan… Read More WIP Wednesday – Enter the Partiboys
I will now be posting a monthly White Dwarf review as a regular feature on Chicago Dice. I’ll highlight each of the main features from the issue along with a few photos. I’d like to keep these as a running log of the new (current) version of White Dwarf and how it fares month to month.… Read More White Dwarf – December 2016
After many years of halfheartedly displaying my miniatures on dusty bookshelves, I decided to go all in and acquire a proper display case. Once I had completed a bit of research I pulled the trigger on the Ikea Detolf, This glass-door cabinet is perfect for displaying anything and the $20 upgrade for LED lights was… Read More Ikea Detolf display case extra shelves upgrade
Ben and I took a ton of pictures at the event. We tried to capture both games in progress and armies on display. Without a doubt, Operation Sting had the highest level of hobby I have seen at a Bolt Action event.
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