'Tis the season. There are many things people do this season. Some important, some less so. Many of them are traditions. For me and this blog that tradition is "Not a Santa"! What's "Not a Santa"? Well, it's not a Santa, that's for sure. It's surprising how many miniatures are not meant to be a... Continue Reading →
Where are we in the Dracula story? He's moved in, found a great place to live. And great neighbors, as well. They can be a bit loud, but they are insane so that is to be expected. Episode 4 takes us to the ruins of Carfax. Dracula has moved in but hasn't had time to... Continue Reading →
For Episode 3, we find the poor Lucy has died. No one has told her that, yet, but she died. She was dead and buried for her eternal rest. Again, no one thought to get positive confirmation back from her that she was aware of the eternal portion. So, it's off to the graveyard to... Continue Reading →
Count Dracula's vacation has not been going well. His travel agent, Mr. Harker, took ill. His wives are nagging him. And you know how difficult it can be to find good hired hands in Transylvania. Labor unions are most likely to blame. He finally got away. After centuries, he really needed this change of scenery.... Continue Reading →
I've been very lax about posting, obviously. But I have been working on the terrain and miniatures to play all of the Dracula Episodes. There is a lot of terrain. I may have bitten off more than I should. Which is fine, but I'm a little sick of all of the terrain. It's not the... Continue Reading →
Do you know how difficult it is to find children? For wargames. Don't make it creepy. It makes sense when you think about it. For most games there is no reason to include kids. Maybe they could be there for some WWII fighting in cities. Maybe a few for pulp games; everyone needs that plucky... Continue Reading →
I've been working on the board for 7TV Dracula Episode 2. It's an... odd board. Why is it odd? It's small, only 2x4. It's multiple levels, with three tiers. This is the point in the story where the Demeter, the ill-fated ship carrying Dracula to England all unknown to the crew, reaches shore. That portion... Continue Reading →
Doing a quick assessment of what was left for Episode 1, I noticed that there was a bridge missing. The Episode calls for two bridges, one slightly more substantial than the other. My collection already has a rickety bridge and I had a couple of hours to spare, so I decided to make a stone... Continue Reading →
I recently purchased the starter box for Star Schlock. Saw this at Historicon last year and on Kickstarter before that. It was very tempting, but I didn't really have the funds or the time for a new ruleset. I was able to pick up the starter and some extra miniatures for a great price at... Continue Reading →
The mausoleum for Dracula Episode 3 is a big piece. One square foot with 4" high walls. I tried to find a way to break it up into smaller components. But nothing really worked. Nothing that would turn out looking right. So it will be a big piece and annoying to paint. The whole thing... Continue Reading →
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