Mancave Update w/c 01-12-2014

So Mancavers, what have I been upto?  Well being the first weekend after payday and the first weekend in the run up to Christmas not much except sorting stuff out for the kids and Christmas.

I managed to find some awesome Star Wars:X-Wing deal at Chaos Cards so I bought a TIE Bomber, a TIE Interceptor and an A-Wing for £7 each.  Great deal!

I got a steal of a deal on the RiF OP2 Prize Ship – Koroks Assimilated Bird-Of-Prey on EvilBay so picked up another one of them.  Happy Jase!

I also managed to find a great deal on Necromunda and Outlanders.  Got a box set of each arriving today including all the original scenery which will hopefully be used in the Necromunda Midlands Campaign with Mark & Sam and Co.  Im watching some minis on EBay to use for my Redemptionists.  Keeping my fingers crossed.

I managed to grab some time to make up some more Battlesystems sci-fi scenery whilst we watched Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.  Getting there slowly but surely and with any luck steady progress like this should keep me busy until the PRODOS AvP Kickstarter arrives.

I submitted the first article for a new Wargaming Magazine today so with any luck you may be seeing The Hairy Gamers in print on a news stand near you!

So, thats it until the next update.  I’ll try to make sure I do some pictures on the next one for you all.  I’ll make up the Necromunda scenery and take pics of that.  Deal?

Updates

So this is just a little update for you all.  Things at the Mancave have been hectic recently but in true “biting off more than I can chew” fashion I have a plethora of projects all on the go at the same time.  So here goes, in no particular order:-

Blood Bowl v2 pitch construction and painting

Complete building and paint my Blood Bowl teams (v3 Skaven, Human. High Elves, v2 Elves and Dwarves)

Reading my AvP:The Hunt Begins beta rules in preparation for the KS Drop

Reading my Necromunda LRB rules ready for any campaign with the guys

Building Necromunda gangs

Building some more of my Battlesystems Sci-Fi terrain

Make some jungle terrain for a Predator themed gaming table…think aztec temple surrounded by jungle

Building and Painting my Colonial Marines APC ready for the AvP minis

Finish building my folding gaming table for STAW

More battle reports from the recent STAW series of taster games at NAGA

I must find more time to do things.  Bad geek no biscuit!

Visit to Wayland Games for PRODOS Open Day

As many readers and followers will be aware yesterday Tris Taylor & I (The Hairy Gamers) went on a little roadtrip to Essex to visit the Wayland Games Centre in Hockley, Essex for a PRODOS Games Open Day.

It was a very early start…….6am as we set-off to do battle with the M1 and M25 on a Saturday morning.

Upon arrival we were greeted by Rob Alderman and Matthew Edgeworth promoing both the AvP:The Hunt Begins and Mutant Chronicles:Warzone Resurrection.  We had a look through the game contents although it was only a promo/prototype copy the quality was undeniably good.  The resin models had such sharp details even down to the bootlaces on the Colonial Marines and the images used for the board tiles were excellently rendered.  After many photos were taken a game was started.  Tris took control of the Xenomorphs (Aliens) against the Colonial Marines and Predators.

Following the game itself we wandered around the retail venue and gaming tables at Wayland Games.  I can heartily recommend anyone visit Wayland as the facilities are great and the range of products every bit as good as any FLGS you may be using.

Our VIP tickets got us a lunch and access to the Q&A session in the afternoon so we had a spot of lunch which was ok.  Then we headed upstairs to participate in the Q&A with Rob Alderman.  We took recordings of the videos linked below:-

Part 1 – https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=923563434340133&set=vb.763787650317713&type=2&theater

Part 2 – https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=923686677661142&set=vb.763787650317713&type=2&theater

After the Q&A we all ventured back downstairs for a second game of AvP.  This time I had command of the three Predator Warriors against the Xeno menace and Colonial Marines whilst Tris took pictures.

Once we’d finished we had a chat about all sorts with Matthew Edgeworth.  Some Star Wars:X-Wing chat, some Star Trek Attack Wing, other similar games in style to AvP which we can use scenery and ideas from for homebrew scenarios.

All in all it was a fantastic day, great guys at PRODOS, great guys and facilities at Wayland and it looks like a great supporterbase/community for AvP.  Im massively keen for the game now and cannot wait for my Kickstarter to drop.

Necromunda???

A couple of posts recently by friends on Facebook has had my keen levels rising for Necromunda again.  I’d love to find any of the stuff I used to have especially given the costs of things on EvilBay now.  I’m sure I had a Full Redemptionist, Full Ratskin, Full Orlock and Full Spyrer gang plus a stack and store box full of scenery.  I’ll be gutted if that’s all gone missing……could be at my Dads or my ex’s.

So I’m considering getting a gang and getting back into it…probably Redemptionists.  I’m also after a cheap second hand copy of the original game if anyone reading this has one.

For anyone interested the below link lists alternate places to procure Necromunda minis and some cool images to get the creative juices flowing:-

http://gaming.yaktribe.org/community/threads/alternative-miniature-sources-image-heavy.15/

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=necromunda&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=iG5gVIXxFZHwaLbdAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=895#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=DjyeANxoMnl_LM%253A%3B6CzWMrv2FUyRpM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F3.bp.blogspot.com%252F-qtZ2_YsyY7w%252FUZ9BIKRZeBI%252FAAAAAAAAA0I%252FcUddWiBYNo0%252Fs1600%252FD_0001_Layer%252B7.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpigironblog.blogspot.com%252F2013%252F05%252Fnecromunda-delaque-conversions.html%3B567%3B425

Possible alternate solutions would be Malifaux or Confrontation or Inquisitor.  Im looking for a 28mm sci-fi/dark future gang based game that wont cost the earth in minitaure purchases to buy or play.

Battlesystems Sci-Fi Terrain Kickstarter Project

An unpunched Battlesystems Infested Ramps sheet

Punched

Sealed and strengthened the edges with Liquid Poly

The “normal” side of the doorway wall

The “Infested” side of the doorway wall

Infested with added ramps.

Completed Infested Doorway Wall section with added removable door

Some wall sections (about 2 sheets and 13 wall clips worth)

Tonights work done

Looking through open doorway

Eye Level view down corridor

Some time ago Hairy Gamer Tris & I both pledged on an awesome looking Kickstarter from Battlesystems for a set of Sci-Fi terrain very in keeping with out Kickstarter pledges for Prodos’ AvP:The Hunt Begins.  We managed our pledges in such a way that we pretty much ended up with everything available without duplicating too much.  The Kickstarter arrived some time ago but it wasn’t until this past weekend that I had managed to get around to doing anything with it.

With trusty craft knife in one hand and liquid poly in the other I set about punching some sheets and assembling some terrain.  Not wanting to ruin what is an awesome product I thought I’d take a quick look at some of the tutorials that Battlesystems had created for us (see below) and start slowly:-

http://www.battlesystems.co.uk/tutorials.html

I have a vast number of sheets and bits of terrain to get through so I figured I’d start small.  Sunday afternoon was spent putting together some Infested Walls/Ramps.  Not a huge dent in an otherwise large project but it gave me some indicators as to how fiddly and difficult some of the more complicated bits are, especially doorways.

My advice to anyone attempting this is have a sharp knife, a cutting mat and liquid glue available, then just go about it methodically and take your time!

**EDIT** I’ve added a gallery to this post so every update of pictures can be put there to show progress.