For the second year in a row, Ben and I attended Dragon Fall 2017 in St. Charles, IL. Although Dragon Fall had several events for many games systems, Ben and I only took part in the one-day Bolt Action tournament. I rolled up with my freshly painted Italian army, ready to take the field in their first… Read More Dragon Fall 2017 – Bolt Action tournament recap
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
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
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
Beginning Monday, June 19, Ben and I will participating in a Bolt Action escalation league at Tyton Games. We have been working to help grow the Bolt Action community there over the past few months and are ready to start an official event. Although we will keep track of wins and losses during the league,… Read More Bolt Action Escalation League
Warlord Games heads into new territory with their latest Bolt Action supplement, Campaign: Sea Lion. Unlike the previous Warlord releases that are all rooted in historical events, Sea Lion explores a “what if” scenario, the German invasion of Britain. Although Operation Sea Lion, or Seelöwe, was a real operation, it was planned and resources were allocated, an invasion… Read More Campaign: Sea Lion
With exactly one week until Adepticon 2017 begins I have been in a hobby frenzy. Being on such an extreme time crunch I won’t be going into as much detail as normal for my update. Right now I am working on: Display board for the Warhammer 40,000 team tournament – The display will have two levels;… Read More Adepticon, the clock is ticking
Well, with just under a month to go until Adepticon begins, we’re in that good old crunch time, where corners get cut and paint schemes get simplified in order to make deadlines. Fortunately for me, Andrew was a solid taskmaster and kept us on track to get the Partisans done relatively early. He’s done, and… Read More Don’t forget to RSVP to the Parti
Chicago Dice 