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The Mesa (Part 2 of 2)
Well, it has been a long time coming, but I finally got the basic parts of 'The Mesa" done. It will serve as a post apocalyptic residence in my games, with a storyline of history involving multiple...
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AAR26: Surprise in the North
Though word had reached Colonel Aladwa about the Uwandan attack to the south, he had been guaranteed that Uwanda was just posturing here in the north. But his intuition had been right, and when the...
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AAR27: The Air Battle for Objective B5, Part 2
(Note: This is a continuation of the air battle described in AAR25, which I recently discovered has disappeared from my blog, apparently due to some sort of error on blogger . I haven't been able to...
View ArticleThe Soviet View of the Uwanda-Mugabia War
In the hours following Uwanda's initial advance, word of the results were conveyed to Soviet and Cuban leadership through their advisors and various other pipelines of communication. Soviet satellites...
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Repaving Old Roads (28mm)
I made some paved 28mm road sections a few years back using 1" thick blue foam for use in contemporary, near future and sci-fi adventures. I was in a hurry at the time to get them done, and the road...
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Finally Found My Mephalian Gort
Not much happening on the gaming front around here, but I am celebrating finding my long lost Mephalian Gort! It was lost during the great flood of ...whenever it was, a few years back, when my...
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Some Jungle for Vietnam
A couple of weeks ago, as I was trying to un-clutter my shelves a little bit, I realized that I had about six boxes of materials for making trees, bushes, and grass. I couldn't believe that I had...
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The War Begins: Initial deployments in Our General War from Star Fleet Battles
We started our General War several weeks ago, by declaring our deployments that were within sensor range of known bases and whatnot. For our purposes, all bases and planets have special sensors that...
View ArticleReflecting on the Relationship Between the Internet and the Hobbyshop
I think I first connected to the internet (at home) around 1997-98, and found that it was a terrific aid to my hobby, opening a wealth of information and yielding access to endless material resources...
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First Order From Grubby Tanks
A couple of weekends back, I placed my first order with Grubby Tanks for some Britannia 20mm Vietnam figs to round out my units. My other Britannia figs had been purchased some years ago, prior to...
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Federation Fighters for Star Fleet Battles
I completed three squadrons of fighters for use in Star Fleet Battles games. The models were produced by GZG, and I've painted them for use as Federation F-14s, F-18s and A-10s. I painted up 12...
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Federation Carriers and and More
Here are a few pics of some rides for my Federation fighters and a few vessels to escort the CVs. The Old Federation CVAThis an old TFG casting from around 1985, don't know if the current ADB one is...
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Britannia (Grubby Tanks) 20mm Vietnam Figs Painted
Just a brief post to show some pics of the Britannia 20mm Vietnam figs from a couple of posts back with paint. All but two of the wounded VC figs are finished. I'm debating reworking the poses to...
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28mm Abandoned Gas Station
This model is based on a number of an abandoned gas station. I think it might have been a Texaco station originally, but not sure. The original structure was all white with a dull almost patina green...
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28mm Abandoned Gas Station part 2
I finally got the gas station more of less completed (well, at least the building). Here are some pics:It looks a bit cruddier in person. The pictures kept coming out pretty dark, so when I adjusted,...
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Highway to the Apocalypse: 28mm Terrain
One of the projects that I've long put off, has been the construction of a post apocalypse highway. While it may not be imperative for the conduct of the games, a collection of ruined buildings with...
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A Base for my Post-Apoc Gas Station (Part 3)
While working on my post-apoc highway, I also made the base for my gas station. The base consists of a 1'x2' tile of 1" thick EPS foam, finished in the same fashion as the highway sections in the...
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After: The First Encounter
This is the first "battle" in my post-apoc world. Basically, just a small, simple encounter to allow a run through of the rules, yet another of my home-brew things.The scenario was a brief skirmish...
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A Visit With The Scavs
Every now and then, we bump into the Scavs. Sometimes we check on 'em, see if they're okay, if they have anything new to trade, and what news they might have. Other times we just happen into 'em,...
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The Ambush
On the way back from the visit with the scavs, the Goat ran into an ambush. Here is Charley's take on it:"We was comin' back from the scavs, when we found a wreck on the road, that hadn't been there...
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