Thursday 9 March 2017

Checking in 1,2,3

Its been a funny month or so here at Brummie Towers. Ultra busy with real life the wife is healing nicely and much better thank you for the well wishes!

Hobby wise I am a bit lost at the moment have been pottering with bits here and there but I am lacking focus.

I have managed to assemble for the Batman game Commissioner Gordon and the 3 Swat members he comes with. Half a dozen Sky Pirates from Statuesque, The Henchmen from Crooked Dice as well as some agents and Daredevils though these got a little further being primed in grey!

Randomly I pre ordered the Frostgrave Folio from Northstar via Nickstarter. I am still yet to play this game having picked up the main rulebook and Thaw of the Lich Lord expansion sometime last year. The books are lovely and I like the setting itself. I must try and get two factions up and ready so me and Carmen get some games in. I need a mage and I need to sort out some henchmen/soldiers for both sides my adventurers though suitable aren't really equipped to suit that well.

The Folio itself is a collection of the small pdf add on's that were released some scenarios and the rules to include Captains.

Anyway that was last month and this week they were despatched and arrived in very short order. This is my first Nickstarter and I must say I am really chuffed for Pre ordering through it. For the cost of the book plus shipping I got the book, a free sprue of Barbarians, a Mage and Apprentice and some metal bits to convert one of the plastic barbarians into the scene on the cover all for £12.40 including shipping!

 The package that arrived.


The Mage, Apprentice and Conversion bits

 I really like the Plastic Barbarians so much so I am going to pick up the full set up at some point to make a raiding party for Fantasy gaming in general.

Painting Wise I have managed to get a bit done over the past few weeks namely the Norm (Daryll) from Studio miniatures and the fabulous metal Barbarian from Northstar (Cultist version for Frostgrave). I've been catching up on Season 6 and 7 of the Walking Dead and am now upto date finally! What a corker of a season so far!

I also randomly picked up a bargain a few weeks back a random sale post on one of the facebook groups for a bunch of Hasslefree figures at £2 each! I bit the chap's arm off and took the lot as fortunately I have been eyeing both sets of these figures for ages. But when having the funds ordering one or another always seems to be out of stock. So I am pleased to of added the Scooby themed Post Apoc Gang and the Mission Improbable Spy set.

Being in a zombie slaying mood I cleaned up the Post Apoc gang and got them based and once finishing the two figures up above hope to make a start. I have made a slight modification to the Louise as I was never fond of the chainsaw she carried mainly because she has Night Vision goggles on her head which seemed a bit off with the gruesome close combat weapon. Fortunately I picked up the Statuesque Pulp weapon sprue which has a very nice pump action shotgun on it.


The converted Louise



Besides its a little close to this pic :D



I'm very keen to do some zombie gaming at the moment. I am looking forward to the post apoc expansion being hinted at for 7TV2 but whilst waiting for that I am going to have another crack at No More Room in Hell by Iron Ivan Games. I tried a few years back to do this game with a Victorian setting for it (Pre Empire of the Dead) I am going to just stick to its modern setting and stick to the rules as written at first.





25 comments:

  1. Good to see you've still been busy hobby-wise, Simon. That's a very nice haul of figures you have there.

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  2. Its nice that your wife is better and you have started to come back into you hobby!

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    1. Thanks it is indeed. I find it nags at you that you haven't done anything for a while to.

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  3. Good to hear that the wife is doing well and I know only too well how real life can take the focus off the hobby, but looks to me that you are still having fun.

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    1. Cheers I am! I just wish I had some finished stuff to show lmao

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  4. Cor I wish I'd done that conversion on my Velma, good job and a cracking bargain on those HF minis.

    Glad to hear your wife is on the mend mate

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    1. Cheers dude I wasn't sure at first but was able to remove it in one piece. Just had to file down the skirt a little bit. Hopefully once painted it will be invisible.

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  5. Impressive haul! I would have bitten his arm off too!

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  6. Good to hear the wife is doing well.

    I'm in a bit of a pottering mood hobby wise myself, though I've bounced from my walking dead minis to gluing up some Kreigsmarines and another box of Grenadiers for my Bolt Action Germans. I did pick up my box of Frostgrave goodies but the recent Beasts of War bootcamp weekend put me in more of a WW2 mood.

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    1. I get enthused plenty about something but it doesn't seem to last lol. Glad i'm not the only one I recall feeling the same this time last year perhaps its the Winter blues (well in the UK)

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  7. I'm glad the Mrs is getting better. Lovely to get back into things. Let us know how Frostgrave plays

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  8. Seems like a busy month to me! Glad your wife is on the mend!

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  9. Lovely haul, and good to hear things are improving. Looking forward to seeing these minis you mention painted :-)

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  10. Get all these painted asap but more importantly make sure you spend quality time with the missus so that she heals faster ^_^

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  11. Lots of good ness going on. The HF bargain has made me just a tad jealous. But they could not go to a better cause!

    I currently have mixed feelings about The Walking Dead. Not really enjoying the Neagon story line. But if you are that is great!

    I look forward to more on 7TVe2 Post apoc.... I am intrigued.

    So lots to think about. And your Wife getting better.... you will know she is fully better when she starts nagging you. LOL

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  12. Why wait for 7TV? It works for zombie gaming now.

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  13. 7TV has a zombie version already doesn't it? Think I got the pdf.... I think.

    I'm also looking at 2-hour-wargames All Things Zombie.

    Really like the new additions - I need to find sweet deals like that somehow! :)

    Daryl and Barbarian are coming along nicely. Almost strange to see you painting non-Batman minis! Frostgrave is a hoot and really offers sweet modeling opportunities, I hope you enjoy it!

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  14. well wishes to the missus!

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  15. Sharing the lack of hobby mojo too - let's get a game in as soon as possible. :)

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  16. Nice mate. Glad to here the missus is getting better. Missed out on the Frostgrave Folio as completely forgot about it.

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  17. Good news about the Mrs.

    Lots of interesting stuff on your workbench.

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  18. Sounds to me like you have been busy despite your reservations. I would love to get into Frostgrave too, but I doubt it'll ever happen sadly.

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