For fun

I got a couple reaper minis just for fun from the game store one day. I liked how they looked, simple as that. After buying them I looked more into Reaper and was amazed at how many minis they have. Most of them look like crap in my opinion, but some are very nice. And they are cheap.

Awesome minis

I have just come across this online store and fell in love with the models. The company is called Dark Sword Miniatures. And all I can say is wow. Check out their models, amazing. And whoever they have painting is incredible. I would love to get some of these models and paint up. Here are some of my select favorites from their site. Enjoy.

Female Orcs and Goblins

I asked a friend at Little Wars gamestore in Baton Rouge, LA if there are female Orcs and Goblins in Warhammer. How do they reproduce? Do I even want to know? Gross.........ahhhhh image in my head! Well, I was told that they are in fact basically a fungus. That they spread across planets as a fungus would. I thought this was stupid. I love Orcs and Goblins (dont have an army of them, and havent played with them, just love the rules, seem like they would be tons of fun), but hate the idea of them as spores or a fungus. Stupid. I have a warhammer Empire army. They are great and all, but I find myself wishing I had built an Orcs and Goblins army instead. Yet again, they just seem like so much fun. Yea, I will most likely not win with them like the Empire army, but when I would win it would be hilarious. Anyways, I did come across this old Games Workshop Bloodbowl female orc cheerleader............

ok, maybe it is better they are a fungus. I will have nightmares now.

Are you kidding?

Ok, this may be just because I am writing this in frustration, but I HATE the Darkson Design AE ww2 models!! They are the biggest pain to put together! None of the pieces, none, fit well. I am going to have to use green stuff for everything. Plus, everything is so tiny that when you hold it to stay together to glue your fingers glue together and it becomes annoying as hell. Seriously guys? Also, some parts of the models, say the end of the guns, are so so so very thin. They are bound to break anytime. I almost just wanna give up and throw these damn things away. ugh


The bottom of the models is also too big. There are tons of extra metal you have to cut off. There is metal pieces everywhere. My wife is gonna kill me. Thanks Darkson, thanks alot.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I love the game "Legends of the High Seas." Its a Pirate era skirmish/rpg game. The rules are fantastic and extremely fun. There are also some elements to make it pretty funny too. I also love how you can create a crew, and keep up with their stats from game to game. In one game one of your troops can be captured, then you can play the next game where you try to rescue him. There is so much you can do, its great. Also, the rules can be used nor just for pirates. You can use the same rules for times like the French and Indian War, American Revolution, etc. Once you get into later periods like the Civil War I would recommend Legends of the Old West. Both rulebooks are made my Warhammer Historical. When it comes to models, you can use whatever you want. I have found some pretty good pirate models at Black Scorpion games. Here are some pics of some of my Black Scorpion models.

Here is my British Marine unit. I had to find out the hard way that the rifles arent the greatest. Yea they have a longer range, but its not that great, and the reload time really hurts.
I didnt try to paint them historically accurate. I just had fun with these. 

These two are just some randoms that I have painted up. The one with the axe has always been my favorite. I have named him "Porkins." My friend Chris keeps trying to kill him off over all my others. Punk. My paint job and basing on these is not the greatest. I didn't spend time on details, just wanted to paint them up and make them table ready.

So yea. I have a "few" more Black Scorpion models to paint up. You will randomly see more and more posted on here.

Axis and Allies Miniatures

Axis and Allies miniatures games is a booster pack game. This means that you buy booster packs of the models. These packs are random and sometimes you will hate what you get, sometimes you will love it all, and sometimes you will just get one really good one. The models are pre-painted plastic models, and arent too too bad (except for the infantry). You also play on fold out maps. I like the game alot. Its alot of fun and easy to pick up. I did some tutorial videos of the game. Check em out.

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I always thought it would be amazing to play this game on a homemade 3d board. You could use products such as those from Hexon or TB Line, but lordy that gets expensive.

AEww2 minis

I have recently heard about the skirmish based gamed called AE WW2, by Darkson Designs.The basis of the game is pretty cool, what if WW2 had not ended. What if the Nazis continued their crazy experiments and search for relics, and succeeded. I loved the idea of the game. I ordered the rulebook and the starter sets for the Americans and the Germans. The rulebook is fantastic, full color, great story, and rules that look like alot of fun. The models look awesome, except for the US Mech, what looks like crap.

I got the starter set boxes in and was surprised at, how do I say this, at how crappy they are. The metal is extremely dirty and really needs work done to it. I have scraped and scraped excess metal off of them constantly. They are also a pain in the but to put together. The guns also look goofy. They are big and bulky.

  

 These are the boxes the models came in, it surprised me how small the boxes were.

You get the rules on a double sided sheet.

 Here are some of the German models, you can see the amount of clean up it takes to get em going.

 Here are some of the German weapons.

 Here are some of the US weapons








Some more of the German troops

Here is the American forces, including the big, bulky, plain mech.










All in all, pretty disappointed in the models, especially the mech. I would have to find something else to take the place of that crap model. The rulebook states that Pulp City models work very well as heroes and what not with the game. I think this model, Iron Train, would work real good to replace the mech.

 It has a more "realistic" feel to the technology they would have had in the period, if they had the technology at all for such a device. Hell of alot better than the model that comes with the starter set.

Once I finally get the models put together (taking forever) Ill post the pics of them up.

Taking pictures of little men

I have read a few blogs about how to take pictures of your minis. I have always read about getting a light tent, and putting your camera on macro, and then magic should happen. I guess about a year ago I bought a small light tent on ebay. It came with a foldup light tent, and two small lights, and only cost me about $15. Pretty sweet.

Here it is in all its glory. (by the way, you can always click on the pictures to make them bigger). This works great, and yet again, was super cheap. The tent and the lights all fold up in a small package. Perfect to quickly take it out, take some pics, and put it up before the wife ever knew I did it on the dinner table. (sorry hun).

My only problem is I dont seem to take great pics, even with the tent and a nice camera. I have a Canon G11 camera. Me and my wife love this camera. It takes wonderful pictures outside and at events. Only problem is, we arent very good photographers. Meaning, we dont really know how to change setting for certain situations. Anyways, where was I, oh yes, taking pictures of little men (creepy).


Here are some pics taken with the light tent and the camera:

Games Workshop Warrior Priest.

The above pictures are of a mighty Warrior Priest of Sigmar! All hail Sigmar in all his glory. These pictures were taken with the little side lights off. The only light was the ceiling light above the table. Next will be some pictures of the same model, but with the side light on.

Here are the same pictures as above, but with the lights on. Which is better? Which makes the colors more realistic and really shows the model in a better light (ha!) Please leave a comment below and give me your opinion so I will know how to take pics from here on.

Here are some pictures of Grim Angus from Privateer Press. He is a Trollblood warlock. Yet again, there are pictures of him without the lights, and then with.
 

  

Yet again, please let me know your opinions on the lighting. Thanks.

Colonial French Marines

I live in Natchitoches, Louisiana. There is a colonial French Fort here that was built in the early 1700s. The fort is named Fort St. Jean Baptiste. In the 1700s, French marines were stationed at this fort outpost. I was interested in finding some marine miniatures to paint up and possibly donate to the fort's museum. After much searching I found some wonderful minis by Conquest Miniatures. I cant wait to get these in and check em out. Once I get them, Ill post a review of them and paint them up. Here are some pics of the minis.

You can find these for sale at Legends in Time. I have spoken with the owner of this webstore, and he is extremely nice and helpful. Tell him Eddie sent you.