Clearance Pt2 - Deep Wars, Pulp City, Heroclix and Scenery must go!

The clear out continues.
Why? There is another baby badger on the way and my wife (the Galley Wench) said we need some spare in the house for it! :)

If you like the look of anything below then feel free to email me here -  hendybadger (email link)

I went a little over board in the few months of Deep Wars Kickstarters and Chip Ins.
Got a few doubles that I wont be using. But they did help to unlock more goodies!
All these are new and unused.

Ancients of Atalan
Elite Soldier
Exoforn Salvage Mech (crab)
Chariniform Assault Mech (shark) x2

The Pulp City collection has grown and grown over time and I really don't need more than 1 of each Supreme. So I have spare-

Night Fright - New
Dr Tenebrous - Stripped
Ace of Wraiths - As New
Jade Hawk - Stripped
Seabolt - As new

PC Monster Kit - New x2

Heroclix

I a massive Heroclix Colossal up for grabs.

Ziran the Tester Celestial - Inc card and base



Scenery / Terrain

Armorcast Tech Canal
4ft including 2x 90 degree turns. Plus T section and pump station.

Games of War Sea Rocks

1x Set of 3

Perfect for Dystopian Wars or any pirate games.

As it says above, everything needs to go as we will be getting a new addition to the family in just a few months.

Please send and questions and offers to hendybadger@btinternet.com

Offers welcome on everything.

Hope to hear from a few of you soon.

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Blogging Update and 2013 Gaming Plan

A couple of little changes to this blog at the moment.

First off, there has been a HUGE amount of Spam comments (10-15 a day) so I'm afraid I have had to turn on picture validation for comments.
I know this may put some people off commenting but I hope you can understand why I have had to do it.

Secondly, due to personal circumstances, the posting will be slowing down a gear or two.
There will still be regular posts but just not 1 or 2 EVERY day. Apologies but sometimes that thing they call 'life' just jumps out and gets you.
If you have any ideas for posts you would like to see, feel free to comment below (if you can prove you're not just software :) )

On to the second part of today's post.

In one of my favourite Facebook gaming groups, Miniature Addicts Anonymous, there have recently been several discussions about what people want to do with their hobby.
New Years resolutions, sticking with what you enjoy, spending limitations and plans for the next year.
This has inspired me to do a plan for 2013 and try to stick to it.

Below is my 'personal' gaming plan, not the blogs. These choices will be featured heavily on here but several things on the blog could change over the next few months.
I want to stick to this as closely as I can. Its time to focus on what I REALLY enjoy and what I can afford.
I may not get as many games in as I want as it doesn't include any of the 'big' games but I enjoy the collecting, building and chatting just as much.

Pulp City


Why? - I LOVE Pulp City. More than any other game I have ever played. With the Open Beta of the next edition coming out in a few weeks and loads of minis lined up the game is just going to get better and better in 2013

What do I want to do? - I have at least 1 of each PC mini so far so my purchases will mainly be the new releases which are due to be 2 blisters a month.
There are some models in my collection being painted by The Hairy Painter at the moment and some I want to paint in Marvel inspired schemes. My long term plan for them is to paint one of each mini in the range in an original scheme myself so I will more than likely be grabbing some doubles when I can as well.

Deep Wars

Why? - Thanks to the recent Kickstarter I have 1 of every funded mini coming in the near future. I couldn't resist this game as I fell for the minis, rules and the totally unique setting. Underwater skirmish campaigns with illumination and different depth rules.

What do I want to do? - As with my first choice, I want to have one of each model in the range. So after my Kickstarter delivery I will be grabbing any new releases.
The rules let you activate groups of the same model and they are campaign based so model will change weapons and equipment over time. Once I know what I like to use more I will get a couple of doubles and some conversion packs as well as the new toys.

Dystopian Legions

Why? - This game hasn't been around long but when I first spotted it I realised it was the perfect combination of Steampunk, Sci-Fi and Historical for me. I wasn't to keen on each genre on its own but DL has the bits I like without the bits I don't!

What do I want to do? - I began picking up each release for each nation as I couldn't decide which force I liked the most. This led to collecting all of them. I want to continue that with one of each new release including the new nations and mercs. This is the most expensive choice so I may not get them ALL as soon as they come up but I will over time.

Dystopian Wars

Why? - I started with a single box set and found I really enjoyed the combined forces style of the game and a different scale was very nice. The models impressed me for the same reason as Legions above and I went for the French with their flying Battleships. This led onto collecting an entire force for Air and Sea.

What do I want to do? - Continue with the French and ONLY the French. I want a couple of the large ships as doubles for force building choices but apart from that it will be picking up new French Air and Sea models. Not keen on the land side of the French which is fine as the Sea Skimmers can be used as a Land force as well.

There is the temptation of ONE (ish) more game. I like the look of several but just cant decide. The choices and reasons in no particular order are-

Super System 3 - I have LOADS of non-Pulp City Supers minis and the SS3 rules already. Make Your Own Supers could be a lot of fun.
Batman - Stunning models and calls to the 'Supers' fan in me. The price seems a little high though as I know if I start collecting I will want ALL of it.
Carnivale - BIG Assassins Creed fan and this game looks very similar to the Xbox game. Stunning models and the rules look fun.
Relic Knights - The models are amazing! I just couldnt afford to get in on the Kickstarter
Relics - Not looked into the game rules too much but the models are nice. Especially the Britanans.
Freebooters Fate - Love Pirates (see the Hendybadger pic) and this game has stunning models and a nice card system. One faction even calls to the Assassins Creed fan in me.
Cutlass - Again, Pirates! I have the rules and an Undead crew which are both great. Just never got around to playing it.
Dreadball - Heard great things about the game and the minis are nice. Will have to try it out soon as I like Tabletop sports games.
Bloodbowl - Always enjoyed BB but stopped playing years ago due to lack of opponents. Would be nice to start again.
Necromunda - Until I found Pulp City, Necromunda was my favourite game of all time. Unfortunately the campaign system calls for lots of games and there are currently no players around that I know of which is a shame as I love the models and still have a ton of bits to convert them with.
Anima Tactics - Dont know much about the game but the models are amazing and a good friend is a big fan.
Hell Dorado -  As with Anima, I dont know much about the rules but I know I like several of the models

So that's the plan! (ish) Wish me luck!

Do you have a gaming plan for next year? What is your reasoning behind it? Would love to hear it.

Which would you go for as an extra game from the ones I listed? And why?

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

THE PLAN

I know this blog has been mainly news recently but that has been down to a lack of time for my own gaming and painting. Work, money etc etc. The usual.
But with the page reaching 150K hits (thanks to everybody) I thought I would update everybody with my future plans for my own hobby and this blog.

To start with you might have noticed a couple of ads. No I'm not selling out, I'm just trying to make the blog pay for itself a little. What costs are there you say? Well, not many. But little things like a Google storage plan. If I can essentially get that free then I'm all up for it. You wont be flooded with them though I promise.

The general news on here will be getting less as I want to focus more on a small selection of games instead of bits all over the place.
Covering Modelling, painting, gaming, terrain and more.

Pulp City will still be my main game. I love it and cant let it go!
There is sooooooooo much coming for Pulp city in the next few months as well. Amazing things! Just not much I can tell you yet. I will as soon as I'm allowed though!

Modelling: I have a couple of PC Supremes to build, a hordes of Zeds and a small box full of other Supers to use as Minions, Sidekicks and stand ins. Then there are the MONSTERS!
Roughly 8-12 giant creatures and creations. All about 6" high.

Painting: So far I have painted about 1/3rd of the current PC Supremes. That means the rest still need doing. Along with all of the Minions. Some Supremes are even getting 2 schemes as I want to do an original one and a Marvel inspired one. The painted models so far may get redone as I teach myself to paint without relying on drybrushing and washing.
Then there is everything in the Modelling list!

Terrain: 2 boards worth of buildings are made. Both need to look more stone with a lick of paint.
A boards worth of 'scatter' terrain is done. Got a whole box to go though including a cityscape canal.

Gaming: There hasn't been much on gaming here recently as we have been doing abit of testing and cant post it yet. But soon there will be some reports up. A whole mix of Supremes battling it out and hopefully soon some Monsters!

Anything you would like to see on the Pulp City front?

Dystopian Wars is a fairly new game for me. But one I'm really enjoying.
The naval/air battles at a smaller scale give a while different gaming experience.

Modelling: I have been making a quite large Republique of France fleet. Most are made so far but I have a selection of ships and blimps to make and post reviews of as I go.

Painting: How the hell do I paint models so small? With great care!
Still trying to work out a simple but effective scheme for my fleet. This will probably include a blu-tack style camo scheme. About 3000 points to do. That's roughly 2-3 times the amount you need for a normal game.

Terrain: Islands! Just some nice and basic cut out and flocked islands. The sea itself will more than likely stay as a bed sheet until I feel abit more adventurous.

Gaming: I'm about 4 games in now and think I have worked out the game enough to start posting about it.
In our small group we have French, Prussians and British to play with and Troll Trader near by with several people starting the game. More on that soon.

Keeping with the Steampunk theme I'm going to be looking at the new 28mm Dystopian Legions
Starting with 2 Starter boxes, British and Prussians, we will see what the models are like and how the game plays.
I can't say much beyond that as I don't know. If I like it, I will keep going. If I don't, I might still get afew more minis as they look amazing! (Check out the British Knight Templar or American Air Cav)

Cutlass, the fantasy pirate game, 'may' be after that.
We have the rules, a small town and 3 crews. Lady Pirates, Elves and Undead. Just not got around to trying it out yet. Looks fun and the dice mechanic could be very interesting.
It doesnt 'inspire' me the same as the other games at the moment though.

Then there are 3 more possible games.

The Batman Miniatures Game from Knight Models looks nice. Waiting to see the pricing structure and rules on this one though. More news on that when I know myself.

Deep Wars really grabbed my attention with their models and theme. Underwater skirmish battles with Bioshock looking divers. All on built in scenic bases. Wow!
This is going to depend on 2 things though. 1- Can I find an opponent? 2- Can I get the money together to get some?
I hope both of these end up being a yes! If so, it will be Ancients, Fortune Hunters and Dark Mariners.

Carnevale  is another game where the minis have grabbed my attention as well. Especially the Guild and Patricians. As a fan of the Assassins Creed games I would love to be running around Venice jumping over roof tops.
Again this is going to be an 'If I can afford it' option. And again, I hope so!



At the end of all this, I want to cover 4 games. Which they will be is unknown yet until all suggestions have been tried out. (well Pulp City and 3 others anyway)

Which would you like to see more of?
What sort of things would you like to see from each game?
Any other ideas?

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

New Pirates and Fantasy Football Dwarves from Black Scorpion

Black Scorpion have shown some stunning new minis today that will be for sale at Salute this weekend and then their website not long after.
An entire Dwarf Fantasy Football (Blood Bowl?) team, Dwarf Pirates, Pirate Girls and the 5 missing Special Characters from their Cutlass game. Including an alternate version of the limited Alexia release.

You can see them all >>HERE<< or below. (click pics to view larger)

I will defiantly be picking up the Pirate Girls, Jack-a-Roe Jones (Undead Character) and Nuria del Fuego (Female Character) for my crews.

Which do you like?

Cap'n Hendybadger Ho!

An Amazing Fleet! Arrrrrrr!

After my post about using ships in Legends of the High Seas, HERE, I wanted to finish building my first ship.
The main parts were fine but I wanted to do abit of research on the mast and sail.

Then I came across the picture above on the Fist Full of Seamen blog and his pictures of his entire fleet.
Wow! Arrrrrrr mazing! Stunning!

Follow the links to see the other pics of the fleet and an great looking event called '15 Minis on a Lead Mans Chest' that contains some of the best pirate scenery I have ever seen!

What the hell, here's more ships!

Cap'n Hendyabadger be settin' sail

Happy B.Day Blog! 1 Year In! Thanks to + a Question For My Readers

(Yes thats a cake. Made by the Ace of Cakes tea for Warhammer Online)

Happy Birthday Tales of a PG + TS!!!!!!!!!!!
One year ago today a couple of things happened.
1. I became a Press Ganger for Privateer Press
2. I started this Blog!

A whole year in and a whole lot has happened. Finding new games, helping run a gaming club, tourneys, events and allsorts.
Right up to the birth of our son 1 week ago today. (Happy 1 week b.day James)

At the start of this blog I was just covering the events ans such I was involved in as part of the PG.
But soon started to add my own minis and other games I had found.
Like Relics (reviews coming soon), Malifaux (more on that and Puppet Wars soon) and my favourite so far - Pulp City! Check out my last post HERE for the latest PC news.


12 months in the blog has hit an AMAZING 46,000 hits, I must be doing something right for all of you to keep reading. I never expected this page to have any impact but obviously it has.

I would like to use this oppertunity to say a MASSIVE thankyou to all followers, readers and viewers for the support over the last year. This blog wouldnt be here if it wasnt for you.
And also to the blog networks and sites that have helped promote this site. You can find links to all of those just over to the right >>>>>>>

Ok, question time.


As a reader, what would you like to see on this blog over the next 12 months? 
More or less of certain games?
Other articles?
And what about the site layout? Would you like it to change at all?
What have you liked and loathed so far?
And in general, what would you change?
(well that was almost 1 question :) )


All opinions can and will affect this blog so please dont hold back.


What do I have planned for the future?

More news and release from Privateer, Pulp, Relics, Malifaux and Cutlass/LotHS
Some painting and converting articles.
New (and old) model reviews
Tournies and events
Battle Reports (The Pulp City story continues)
And a whole lot more

See you all soon
Hendybadger out

The Projects (Where they are and where they are going)

With lots of news, previews, reviews and even the Exclusive on the Sarissa Precisions Warehouse on this blog I thought I would post up a rundown of the gaming based projects I'm currently working on.
So here they are! With their current standings and whats coming next in each.

Mercenary Talion Charter Pirates

Current State - So far I have around 120pts of Talion Pirates built so far. And they are in the early stages of painting. Lots of base coats down.

Next - With the new plastic kit coming in Jan I will be adding 2 Rovers, Rociante, converting 3 Mules and a couple of other Jacks, filling out the PG units and adding more Sea Dogs. Then attempting to finish painting all of it!

After That? - Cryx Undead Pirates!

Minions Blindwater Congregation Gators


Current State - Just under 100 pts. Bog Trogs to build along with a 3rd Gator Posse and a couple of Snappers. Based on deep resin bases, not undercoated.

Next - The wonderful Swapm Horrors and Bone Swarms will be added as soon as released. All bases are going to be water effect swamps. More Painting. Looking forward to seeing whats in Domination in afew days for the Gators. Whatever it is, I know Im going to want it.

After That? - Re starting my Farrow. But as a different species!

Supremes + Minions

Current State - About 25 Supremes made. Necroplane, Heavy Metal and assorted. Mostly undercoated. Painting next.
Quite afew Minons made inc robots, zombies , SG1 Jaffa and strange things. Also need painting. (Can you see a pattern here?)

Next - The new wave of Supremes when they appear. More random Minions from all over the net. PAINTING!

After That? - More Supremes and Minions? MONSTERS!!!!!

Pulp City Table

Current State - About 1/3rd of the way made. Including lots of city buildings and useable scnenery. Aswell as

Next - Adding lots more to make a full city centre 4"x4" board. With industrial section, canal, staues, fountain and more.

After That? - Maybe a city park? Or the New Port docks? Or the Heavy Metal tower?

Neverborn - The Dreamer

Current State - A 35SS crew made. Not played yet.

Next - You guessed it, Painting! Pick up the new Twisting Fates book, add more Nightmares. Learn to play!

After That? - Who knows? Been looking at Collodi, Arcanists and Ressers. Want to do an 'Old West' style board with the Sarissa buildings.

These are listed together because they are using the same models.

Pirates + Undead

Current State - 2 Pirate Crews made and 1 Undead made.

 

Next - Im going to need more paints! SHIPS! 3 of them atleast. 1 for each size. Tempted at a second of each in an Undead style. Play the games!

After That? - No idea yet. Will see how the game goes at the local club.

After all that I can come to 2 conclusions.

1- Im going to need to win the lotto

2- Looks like Im painitng for a while.

I know you may think this is abit much to take on but our first child is due very soon so we will be at home alot more. And its not all happening in the next few weeks. This is a long term plan!

So, what are your projects?

What do you think of the above ones?

 

Hendybadger out (getting the brushes out)