Rippowam Middle School needs some help.....

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My Middle School needs some help....

To All,

We are trying to get a claymation studio going at our school and would like a little help. Here is a link to our Donors Choose page. Click on the picture or the link to help.

Press here to Donate.

Thanks for looking.

Space Game from Cold Wars 2016 - Part 1

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Here are a few shots of the Space Game that Mike Lung and I put on Cold Wars 2016.

 

Different factions land on the cheese planet. Sensing the danger the native beings, the Frigonians, man the walls and get ready to defend their village. In the far right corner the Galacteers and the Valkeeri have set up a base while on the left corner the space orcs are moving in looking to scavenge anything useful. A ship lands next to the wreckage in the middle of the board - The Robot Legion has arrived. Haters of anything organic they are on the planet to find a deadly virus and secure a nuke!

In the middle a group of Radon Zombies from the Ionosphere, along with their queen, have crash landed. In the wreckage the zombies are hiding a container of the "zombie virus" and, lo and behold, a couple of nukes.
Readers of this Blog will recognize Bill G (the smiling guy on the left) who was walking by and I asked him to run the zombies. He had another game in a couple of hours but played because I told him the zombies wouldn't last more than two turns.



Hot on the trail of the Robot Legion, the Grymn arrive and start dealing with the Robots.  Oh no, a group of minibots have discovered the nukes. The Galacteers and orcs know they are in peril and move out to assist the Grymn. The Radon Zombies, taking full advantage of the shoot-out between the Robot Legion and everything else on this side of the board, start moving the Queen and the Virus to a safer spot.



 The Galacteers use their jump packs to get into the fray. 

Meanwhile the space mice have landed and, being adrift in space, were low on supplies. They capture (and start eating) the Frigonians (who are made of cheese) and attack the village. The second Robot Legion ship descends and attack the mice in the rear. The mice send their vehicles to intercept the Robots

The Galacteers use their heavy weapon to destroy the Robot's ship, causing them to start a rear guard action while slowly moving towards their other ship. They leave the minibots behind to tie-up the enemy so they can escape.


What a crew: Bald Kevin and (two out of three) Canadians; Kevin and Brad   

More to come.....

Gnome Wars events at Fall In 2016.....

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I will be running three Gnome Wars events this weekend at Cold Wars:

Here is the set-up For the Tulgas game....

F: 383 Gnome Wars: The Village of Tulgas
Friday, 12:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players
GM: James Stanton       Sponsor: Brigade Games      Prize: Gnomes!!
On November 11, 1918 elements of Hodson's American Infantry, 10th Highlanders, and a battery of Swiss Field Artillery were positioned in the Village of Tulgas. Suddenly, they were assaulted by the 96th Saratov Infantry regiment, part of Trotsky's newly raised Red Army. Heavily outnumbered and low on supplies, the allies had two cards in the hole - Mr. Browning and his friend Mr. Vickers. Anyone bringing a painted Gnomes at War unit from Brigade Games does not have to preregister.

Terrain for the Zombie game....

F: 385 Gnome Wars:..just not the slowest.
Friday, 8:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players
 GM: James Stanton           Sponsor: Brigade Games,       Prize: Gnomes!!
A farm house, a roadside in, and a few hundred of your closest undead friends coming for a late-night feeding. To get away, you don't have to be the fastest...   Anyone bringing five (5) painted Gnomes at War figures from Brigade Games does not have to preregister. No one under 14 without a playing adult with parent/child teams encouraged

Here is the set-up For the Tulgas game....

S: 384 Gnome Wars: The Village of Tulgas
Saturday, 3:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players
GM: James Stanton         Sponsor: Brigade Games,       Prize: Gnomes!!
On November 11, 1918 elements of Hodson's American Infantry, 10th Highlanders, and a battery of Swiss Field Artillery were positioned in the Village of Tulgas. Suddenly, they were assaulted by the 96th Saratov Infantry regiment, part of Trotsky's newly raised Red Army. Heavily outnumbered and low on supplies, the allies had two cards in the hole - Mr. Browning and his friend Mr. Vickers. Anyone bringing a painted Gnomes at War unit from Brigade Games does not have to preregister.

Space Goblins from Brigade Games painted by The Stout Smurf

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I painted up some Brigade Games Goblin Space Wars figures. Here are they are split into the two units and the bases flocked.

Brigade Games Goblin Space Wars figures

They are smaller than I'm used to painting (because the Gnomes are so large) but they have great detail on them.

 

More to come......

Cold Wars - Safe Haven Zombie Game ....

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This young man, Darrell Swanson, build one of the most impressive terrain set-ups I have seen at any miniatures convention. I saw this on Friday and made sure I got a ticket for his game on Saturday.  

 Darrell Swanson and his wonderful prison.

Here is a better shot of the prison. If you look at it quickly it looks like a flyover picture of a real prison.

 Not only is Darrell an excellent terrain builder, but he is an awesome GM. His game was crisply run and extremely fun! Some game shots:

The humans were able to capture the prison and hopefully create a Safe Haven!

The Grymn (Hasslefree miniatures) and their Drop Pod.....

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The Grymn are Space Dwarfs created and sold by Hasslefree Miniatures. Here are the 3 small units that are heading toward Planet P in their space ship:

Grymn are Space Dwarfs. Painted by The Stout Smurf, figures by Hasslefree Miniatures

The Ship is a Sippy Cup I bought at Target. Fits well!

Heavy Infantry in Enviro Suits.

Grymn Heavy Infantry

Grymn Heavy Infantry

 

Grymn Battle Suits

 

Galacteers and Valkeeri by Hydra Miniatures

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The Humans will need to defend their outpost against hordes of Space Rodents and the dreaded Robot Legion. The Galacteers and the Valkeeri are from Hydra Miniatures.

Space buildings by the Miniature Building Authority.

The Valkeeri take position!

The Galacteers ready to go!

More to come....

Radon Zombies from the Ionosphere by The Stout Smurf.....

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The Radon Zombies from Pulp Figures and their crashed space ship. This is where they plan to defend their queen!

Radon Zombies from the Ionosphere

 

Radon Zombies from the Ionosphere

more to come.....

Hydra Miniatures Robot Legion by The Stout Smurf .....

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Here is the Robot Legion by Hydra Miniatures all based and with their rockets:

40 Minibots ready to do some damage!

Hydra miniatures Minibots with the Robot Legion

Centurion, Optio, and the rest of the Legionaries 

Optio and Unit #3

Centurion and Unit #1

Ready to eliminate all organics......

Hydra Miniatures Robot Legion sneek peek....The Stout Smurf

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Here is a little sneak peek of the figures I'm working on for the pulp sci fi game for Friday night at Cold Wars:

The Robot Legion

Hydra Miniatures Robot Legion

Better pictures and a painting tutorial to come.....

Mouseling Blood Angel Dreadnaught.....

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A Blood Angels mouseling Dreadnaught. This is an anti-personnel Dread as it is equipped with lightning claws and a heavy flamer:

Blood Angels mouseling Dread

The Ultramarines Dread is anti tank, vehicle, and dreadnought with a Gatling gun and a power fist.  





Ultramarine & Blood Angels mouseling Dread

The pair should be formidable....

more to come.....