The second annual Chicago Four Star Open brought together 18 players for a three-game escalation-style Bolt Action event. Andrew with British Commandos, Ben with Mechanized US Army, and John leading the British Commonwealth.… Read More 2023 Chicago Four Star Open – Andrew, John & Ben’s Recap
Ben reports from the front lines at Polar Vortex 2023!… Read More Polar Vortex 2023 – Ben’s Recap
This was a project I had wanted to work on for a while, and it finally came to fruition when Andrew ran a Bolt Action Tank War tournament called Armoured Apocalypse. The models are from Warlord Games (two Hellcats), Rubicon Models (Jeeps and the Greyhound), and Trenchworx (everything else, including 3D printed Bazookas, crew, and… Read More Battle of the Bulge – Tank Destroyer Platoon
Following the example set by Dino over at Chaosbunker, starting last month, I will abide by a simple rule: Every month I have a budget of $25 for my hobby. The July purchase was only slightly related to one of my current projects. I’ve picked up the Tomb Kings again and my hobby is focused… Read More 12 Months, 25 Dollars – Part 4, July ’21
Once again this year I participated in (and Andrew ran!) the Bolt Action Combat Patrol event at Adepticon. This event is always a good time, with small but fast-paced games. Game One – Partisans vs Germans My first game was a matchup against some DAK run by Al. We were playing a scenario where the… Read More Adepticon 2019 – Bolt Action Combat Patrol Recap
Third in a series of posts showcasing completed projects. The photos were taken on my phone using the MacroMat from Tablewar. Models shown: Warlord Games German Grenadiers German Infantry Plastic Box 2cm Flak (With Warlord and Empress crew) 81mm Blitzkrieg Mortar Rubicon Models British CMP 15cwt Trucks
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
An integral part of my Adepticon Bolt Action team tournament list is the pair of Rubicon Opel Blitz trucks. After all two of the units in my army list are 12-man, inexperienced squads armed only with pistols. Those two units will not survive a walk across the table into incoming enemy fire so I will… Read More Rubicon Opel Blitz trucks
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