New miniatures painted for a good September start!

Last week saw good progress on some of my professional activities, and the full start of the school year for the kids.

I enjoyed a couple of zombicide games. It was my first try and I liked it. Likely because this was played along with a good friend.
I played also my first game of Bolt Action at the FLG and it went good with a striking victory of my pure British para against a German force. Hurray for the sniper and the tetrarch.

And here are the new miniatures that are coming to lend a hand in my games.

2 Vault Troopers

Partisan's squad and ATZ character

Battle for Alabaster, a monster, and a Fallout potential encounter

Drone or securibot

Alien, thing, I still need to figure it out

Imperial Psycher

Psycher being mutant in nature, this one has a yellow skin

August wrap-up

August was eventful, thanks to readers.

I increased the number of followers and now, I stand at 19.

I kickstarted Incursion and it was successful. I supported at Bucket of Blood level, and that will give a lot of miniatures that I can use for Secret of the Third Reich.

I also fell into a trap last week, I followed a Bolt Action game and ended up with the Rule Book and the Great Britain Codex. I also went on the warlord website and pre-ordered the incoming France and Allies because there are Partisan rules. And I have a lot of partisans to play.

On top of it I painted more than expected even if the photos have not been up and plan to complete a lot more this month.
I am getting excited about the next scenarios of ATZ-FFO, having worked on the stories, and, as it seems to happy more often than not, lost some miniatures in one of my stash, hidden from the dear-one who may be upset if she realized the quantity of non-edible stuff I acquired this year....
More on that later!

Thanks for reading.

I am being followed

"Somebody is following me"

 First of all, thanks to Sean to promote me on his blog. He has a great content and an interesting project with 1:72 plastic models, which I like a lot.

http://seanswgcorner.blogspot.hk/

So, welcome to the followers and thank you all for coming and reading. I never thank people and I know this was impolite.
The list, in no particular order:

• Sean
• Colgar6
• Langming Chung
• wargamer
• styx
• spprojectblog
• James Brewerton
• Gary Amos
• Edwin King
• laughingferret
• john
• Andrew Saunders
• scotty
• Tim
• Chris Stoesen Francis Lee
• Warlord Paul

 Next week, I am planning the Scenario 8 of ATZ, while waiting for my next batch of kickstarters to come. The long awaited Sedition Wars phase2 (here), Zombicide Season 2 phase 1 (here) (incredibly on time!).

Next would be Achtung Chtuluh (here), and Heroes of Normandy (here)

I also lately pledged for Incursion (here) (loved the game and a good opportunity to jump in). The latest content is incredibly good value for money even if it requires a Kickstarter PhD to understand clearly what's available.

And I also pledged for a small guy company trying to develop nice tiles, Living Dungeon (here)

Next projects are:

• Continuing my Secret of the Third Reich US/Free French force - 3 Light Mech and 6 A.P.E. to do. Infantrywise, about 20, but I'll likely commission it.
• Completing my Fallout-themed guys. For my Sci-Fi inspired game, I will finally get to Fallout. Known world and easy to set.
• Painting more ATZ-FFO '44. I have 50-60 miniatures left. 
• Maybe get into Bolt Action because the only HK FLG is promoting it and I have troops for it. (and a good excuse to buy that fancy Die Cast Hetzer at the Tamiya shop, or the Puma, or the Pz IV,... ARG!)

Thank you for reading

My personal take on "10 Questions for Gamers, Hobbyists & Likewise Interested Folks: This One Goes to 11"

Let me take the challenge posted by David on the Laughing Ferret

1. Dinosaurs or Dragons?

Somebody called me? (personal artwork)

Dragon. I take the Tolkien view of the Dragon, evil monster spreading darkness wherever they go. They are formidable enemies and more than a fair match for any would-be heroes.
Dinosaur are just animals, and therefore are not evil or good. 


2.  In an RPG would you rather be a Player or DM?









DM on the universe I like, and Player on new one, as long as the game allows room for non-stereotypical characters. Nothing is more boring than having a detailed universe and to stick to the standard Warrior/Priest/Rogue types because your character never play, use or match his background and the only usable skills are Range Attack and Melee.

You can impersonate who you want, but you shall never, never look alike Chuck Norris

3. You have a Time Machine: you can only take a trip to the future or the past. Return or not is your choice.  Which direction & how far?




I'll go back 1300 years before, to see the Dark Ages and see with my own eyes if our limited knowledge of this time was right or not. And come back :)

At these, give me the club#9 for a birdie meant something different

4. Favorite Online Comic
Giant in the playground games.
Here

"No Encounters Today"

5. Of these Empires which do you feel is the BEST Empire and the WORST Empire?
Roman, Mongol, Spanish, Russian, British, American.
How you define Best and Worst is up to you. 
If you're feeling up to it, rank them from best to worst 1-6.





The Roman Empire was the best. It lasted a thousand years and left a huge legacy, even today (Ever wondered who decided the width of the road?)
The worst was the Mongol Empire. It lasted 2 generations at most and exploded after the death of his founder. How great is that? It's easy to conquer, it's more difficult to occupy.

Somebody behind me to stab me to death? Come on, I've known that joke for year.

 
6. Who wins the fight?  Roman Gladiator or Samurai ?
Samourai. He does not care of his own death, whereas the Gladiator fights for entertainment.

Please, 2 out of three.

7. Who wins the fight?  Darth Vader or Witch King?



The Witch King. He has no asthma so he shall win in the long run. Plus, he is already dead.

Can you get into that Corellian Corvette now? You know, it means a lot for the stormtroopers

8. Who wins the dogfight?   Starbuck in Colonial Vyper or Luke Skywalker in X-Wing?
Luke, as long as people don't whisper everytime he wants to do something. Obiwan Kenobi was the first Smartphone with annoying ring or the first Whatsapp application.

Luke, your zipper, you forgot your zipper

9. Who wins the battle of wits? Tyrion Lannister or Wesley?
Tyrion. Because he's a good badass guy.

...You've just talked? Sorry, how do we say "I don't give a sh.t in your language" ?

10. Money & Time no object, what movie or novel would you like to have the armies and terrain in miniature to recreate and expand on, and in what scale?
Too many in my mind. But I think I will go for Tolkien, First Age period.15mm because I like to see the end of the gaming table without binoculars.
First Age was when High Elves just scared balrogs by looking at them and dragons had to get out in group in case they meet good guys. 
Glorfindel, just as an example of badass Elf of the First Age. Thing about an army of them....
Here

Me, Glorfindel, Prince -not even king- of the Noldor, I take the boss of the Balrogs (aka boss of Sauron too) anytime, anywhere.

11. Human Beings die off. What species rises to take our place, becoming the next sentient species with a global civilization?
The ants. They will build cities over the planet, kill many species, wage wars between themselves for supremacy, have internal revolution and pollute with their mushroom caves. That's how we identify great species.
Here about an abandoned ant megalopolis in Brazil.