One of the interesting things about H. P. Lovecraft was that he did not bother himself with consistency in his writings. He was too busy jamming adjectives in front of every noun and describing things as "squamous" to make sure his stories had a rigid and rigorous foundation behind them. There were some stories, like... Continue Reading →
Or town guards. One can never have enough witch-hunters. Gripping Beast has two packs of Hexenjager not wearing pointy hoods. Still the same group, but a little less obvious in the wardrobe department. Credit where due for these minis. They look great. One or two are a bit flat, likely to make it easier to... Continue Reading →
I fell for advertising. Wargames Illustrated is a great magazine and is one of my go-to sources for hobby information. Or, it was before COVID-times which has made it difficult to find copies. But for years there have been ads from Gripping Beast showing their line of minis for Saga: Age of Magic. Specifically the... Continue Reading →
Blog posts have been a bit spotty recently. Stress at work has reduced the urge to write, but the painting continues apace. Now I just need to find time to actually play the games I'm painting. I haven't really been painting with a purpose. No specific project or goal, just reducing the pile and painting... Continue Reading →
More spoils of gaming convention hunts. I was able to score most of the Scooby Gang at Historicon in 2021, all except Velma. Dig around as I might, I could not find Velma. That's alright, the 3D printer exists for a reason. The miniatures are, themselves, good. Considering the source material you can't expect much... Continue Reading →
I'm finishing all of the minis from the Crooked Dice "Lurkers from the Deep" Kickstarter. The villains and the random townsfolk are finished and have bee seen in earlier posts. The Kickstarter came with many new heroes to combat the fishy machinations of the Oder of Dagon or Dr Fiske or whomever. In keeping with... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure what it is about Pulp stories, be they print or film, but they do seem to have a lot of action at docks. Do cities even have that many docks? It's always smugglers. Drugs, guns, esoteric horrors, people, or other material, it's all on the move. One group wants it to move,... Continue Reading →
If you saw my earlier blog posts about the recent 7TV scenario, then you know I needed some government agents. These came as part of the Lurkers from the Deep kickstarter from Crooked Dice. There is nothing about these models that make them specific to the Lurkers episodes or even a horror theme. They are... Continue Reading →
To start, I spent too much, played too little, and took fewer photos than I should have. We arrived Friday just before lunch time and there were already vendors set-up and running. Great turn out for the vendors, lots of variety and lots of great product. The usuals were there, but I didn't manage to... Continue Reading →
As part of the Lurkers from the Deep kickstarter, I picked up many many many Fishfolk hybrids. Gotta have the people if you're gonna have the town. From Crooked Dice, these miniatures are great for your Innsmouth themed pulpy adventures. For those familiar with the Lovecraft story, these are clearly some of the farther gone... Continue Reading →
the immortal frequentist 