tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83291375726051359632024-03-13T13:12:41.565-07:00The Naked Celtic Wargame SocietyNo we don't game naked, but we do sometimes game with naked Celtic miniatures!The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-55209743059511472202014-07-27T08:03:00.004-07:002014-07-27T08:04:25.421-07:00Preparing for the Apocalypse!Working on a Fallout/Borderlands/Mad Max/every Post Apoc movie you have ever seen game. Got distracted while doing some research and played around in paint. Well, here is what I did...<br />
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Inspired by a similar image I saw somewhere on the Web.The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-45810641626738910712014-05-19T10:58:00.000-07:002014-06-22T21:19:24.670-07:00Just Another Bughunt, Drums at the Rapids 2014This past weekend was the HMGS-GL convention Drums at the Rapids. Organized and run by Doug Johnson and the Colby Street Irregulars group, and held at <a href="http://www.fortmeigs.org/" target="_blank">Fort Meigs</a> in Perrysburg Ohio. It is, in my opinion, one of the best small conventions I have ever attended.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The HMGS-GL guardian on duty outside the Ft. Meigs Visitor Center.</td></tr>
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My contribution this year was my newly finished "Just Another Bughunt" game. The rules are simple and the players really only need a 3x5" roster sheet to play. Loosely based on the Aliens franchise using <a href="http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/" target="_blank">Khurasan Miniatures'</a> 15mm Space Demons, <span class="title">Federal Defence Force "Exterminators", plus a mix of 15mm figures from <a href="http://www.rebelminis.com/" target="_blank">Rebel Minis,</a> a few <a href="http://www.rafm.com/" target="_blank">RAFM</a>, and even some old Martian Metals figs from way back for civilian/Merc types. The terrain is mostly home made or free card buildings from <a href="http://www.toposolitario.com/workshop/index_papermodels.html" target="_blank">Toposolitario</a> along with one one of <a href="http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/index.asp" target="_blank">Blue Moon's</a> fine buildings, and craters generously provided by <a href="http://plasticguys.webs.com/productslist.htm" target="_blank">The Plastic Guys</a>. See my earlier post on how I made the <a href="http://thenakedcelt.blogspot.com/2014_03_01_archive.html" target="_blank">mining facility</a>. There were five human factions with more or less similar objectives (some more, some less) and loads of "bugs" (unlimited really). Designed for six, I ended up with seven players total. We had five for the humans and two for the bugs. With players wanting to play the bugs I was able to focus entirely on my GM duties! </span><br />
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The situation: Marines have landed near the Prin-Gles Mining Co. on mining planet
LV-4347. It is a routine mission to re-establish contact or retrieve
civilians if the situation dictates. At worst they are expecting just
another bughunt. Unknown to them, there are other human factions who want to retrieve what is at the Prin-Gles Mining Co. research facility. Meanwhile, the miners, Sheriff Ric and his deputies, along with the other civilians, just want to survive. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone carefully watched the opening moves of the others.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things went well for the human factions as the bugs got eliminated (as planned) almost as soon as they spawned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The WY Corp. Operatives and the Colonial Marines form an unholy alliance as bug spawns increase.</td></tr>
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Now things begin to come unhinged. Bugs seem to be coming from everywhere (no one checked any buildings!) and shots start to fly between the human factions. Human casualties mount, as more and bigger Bugs arrive. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The commo tower, only link to the orbital extraction ships, is ready to be breached as bug numbers continue to increase.</td></tr>
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At this point, the WY Corp. operatives were wiped out due to poor tactics, and the Marines were down to just a few men. Still, the surviving PG Security relief force, PG Lab
security, and the civilians managed to work together to fend the Bugs off. If the remaining groups could negotiate their way to fulfill at least some of their objectives, they might all survive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen appears, leaps the power fence and attacks the gate while hordes of bugs gather.</td></tr>
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<span class="title">In the end, the civilian survivors ran for the refuge of the lab building, while the scattered PG Security teams fought for their lives. Unfortunately for them, the lone Marine Corporal (yes really), reached the now deserted commo tower and announced his plans to call for extraction and nuke the planet from orbit. As he put it: "It's the only way to be sure."</span><br />
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<span class="title">I had a nice mix of enthusiastic players who all had a great time. They all grasped the basic rules, if not the tactics, well. But then, tactics take time to learn and we had some young players. Even the young lad who got wiped early ran off to get a hot dog and returned to watch the outcome of the game! </span><br />
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<span class="title">Drums was a great event as usual this year with many outstanding games, run by great GMs. The only game I played was the 15th Annual Toledo War</span>. This is a "what-if" game based on the actual "war" of 1835-36. Played with some of Doug Johnson's elegantly simple Home rules, this annual game is always a bloody affair. It can literally come down to the last man! This year it did, for Michigan!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Ohio Militia on the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Ohio Militia on the ground, while our cavalry flanks the Wolverines as the rest of our boys close in!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Ohio 10, Michigan 5!!!</span></div>
The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-53903385577712073482014-04-07T20:15:00.003-07:002014-05-19T12:14:51.533-07:00International Tabletop DaySaturday 5 April 2014 was the 2nd annual <a href="http://www.tabletopday.com/" target="_blank">International Tabletop Day</a>.
Doug Johnson and The Colby Street Irregulars hosted an event at <a href="http://www.fortmeigs.org/" target="_blank">Fort Meigs</a> in Perrysburg Ohio. There were about 15 different games played,
several of which ran more than once. Approximately 50 gamers were in
attendance which is not bad since this was the first tiome this event
was held at this location. There were a few miniatures games but the
focus was on board games that are fun for the whole family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doug Johnson (R) runs a game of Wings of War for a young gamer.</td></tr>
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I ran three three games of Twilight Games' Zombies!!! throughout the
day. One short demo game and a longer more intense game in
the AM, then a cutthroat game that I joined in, for the afternoon session.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things start out well enough in the Zombie apocalypse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then things start to get devious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the end it was the quiet, non-confrontational player who made it to the helicopter! </td></tr>
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There were two historical miniature games also. A World War Two game using the Bolt Action rules run by Jim Wonnacot, and a Dark Ages game using the Johnson Brothers home rules Viking Battles.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Johnson (L) ran a free for all Viking raid scenario while Doug took photos and played.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim Wonacott (R) ran an interesting Bolt Action Pacific Theater scenario.</td></tr>
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Everyone had a great time playing games and enjoying each others company! This makes the third yearly event at the fort for the Colby Street Irregulars and HMGS-GL. The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-37987803653020354082014-03-31T16:34:00.002-07:002014-07-27T08:05:21.763-07:00The Prin-Gles Mining Co. LLCHere is part of the facility that will be a central part of my new 15mm bug hunting scenario. The structure was made as generically as possible. The towers could either be living quarters, storage, processing plant, or all three. Access to the mine can be through the towers or from another location. The small structure to the right, and the stacks of drainage pipe will be covered separately. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main part of the Prin-Gles mining facility on T 372 </td></tr>
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Here is how the facility was made. Planning consisted of a rough concept sketch on a scrap of paper. Then I gathered a bunch of different materials and, using my patented "seat of your pants" construction techniques, pieced things together until something vaguely resembling my sketch was achieved.<br />
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Materials: </div>
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3 Pringle cans</div>
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A little Foamcore & cardboard</div>
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Hardwood base 6x16 inches</div>
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Plastic canvas of various sizes</div>
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Coffee stirrers (Dunkin donuts?)</div>
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Various items from the bits box</div>
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Tools:</div>
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Knife & X-acto</div>
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Scissors</div>
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Hot glue gun</div>
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Pencil and ruler</div>
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I started with some Pringles cans, one taller than the rest. There are always plenty of them laying around since they are one of my favorite gaming snacks. Then cut out a wood base, and a foamcore octagonal to be used for the landing pad. The lids to the cans were used as tops to the towers. The plan was for 3 levels and 6 different interchangeable tower tops: landing pad, antenea structure, and 4 dome varieties. Lids were left unglued so the tops can be swapped. I'm thinking of adding another lid with a crane structure and maybe some different tech looking stuff. Looks like I need to eat more Pringles! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Positioning the towers and playing with various tops</td></tr>
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Plastic canvas was used for the walkway and for the railings and ladders. This is a great material to have around, especially for 15mm projects. First I made decking out of the smallest sized sheets. I simply laid out the canvass on the base and traced around the cans to get my deck shape. You can see in the next picture I had tried priming the white sheets with black, but after a false start, realized I had to clean the paint off so the glue would hold. The larger grid canvass, size 7, makes quick and easy railings. Two squares for 15mm looks about right.</div>
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Once I had my basic shapes, I cut coffee stirrers to make supports for under the decking, as well as for the uprights. You could use many different materials for the support system including model railroad girders. I had these coffee stirrers lying around and liked the shape so used them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A finished deck section. Two of these were made.</td></tr>
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Once the decks were done the cans were glued to the base and the decks added. The elevator was made from plastic canvass with a cardboard floor. It is attached to a round piece of plastic cut from something I found in my scrap box. It was a thin plastic tube that was apparently part of some sort of packaging. Just so happens it fit around the can nicely, so with a little tinkering I actually got the elevator to move up and down as well as spin around! I made this a feature of the landing pad instead of making a third, more problematic, upper deck.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the railing, supports, and elevator. Khurasan Space demon Queen for size.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Construction is almost complete.</td></tr>
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A foamcore support in the center became necessary when I ran out of coffee stirrers. I also added some safety netting around the flight deck with window screen and toothpicks. As you can see, the finished product is rather rough. The hot glue does not make the smoothest of joints, but it is extremely quick and reasonably strong once you learn the best application methods. Hot glue is cheap, works on most materials and can come apart relatively easily if you make a mistake (just add heat). I love it for making quick easy terrain pieces, especially those using mixed materials like this project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the entire Prin-Gles Mining Co. facility ready for action. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine Recon Team A arrives on the flight deck scouting for trouble.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like trouble found them. </td></tr>
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This is not a highly detailed structure. Some will find it crudely made, but I don't need or want my gaming
structures to be highly detailed models or take a lot of time to make. I am not a diorama artist, I am a wargamer! For me, terrain pieces need to be usable,
versatile, tough, and look OK from a few feet away. Overall this project took only a few hours
to assemble once I figured out how to make the
concept sketch come to life with the materials available. All that is left to do now is some final detail work, and finish the base.<br />
<span id="goog_710815474"></span><span id="goog_710815475"></span>The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-37142435434846792432014-03-31T16:13:00.002-07:002014-03-31T16:49:09.855-07:00The Marines are here!<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are the intrepid Marines that will hold off the Space Demons and save the civilians!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpha section.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bravo section.</td></tr>
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These fine lads are <span class="title">Federal Defense Force "Exterminators" from <a href="http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/" target="_blank">Khurasan Miniatures</a>. </span></div>
The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-88174845423564920442014-03-30T09:34:00.002-07:002014-03-30T17:02:52.755-07:00More Xenomorphs!!Some more pics of the alien army! This is truly a golden age for
15mm Sci-Fi. Back when I first started collecting Traveller miniatures I
would have given anything for the selection we have today!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warriors advance on the base after taking out a vehicle. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Titan Scout by Rebel Miniatures Vs Hammerhead Space Demons!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Queen and her minions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lone Marine stands up to the alien Colossus.</td></tr>
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The building in the second photo is from <a href="http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=612" target="_blank">Blue Moon</a>, and the crashed buggy is from <a href="http://www.rebelminis.com/" target="_blank">Rebel Minis</a>. Between those two and <a href="http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/" target="_blank">Kurasan Miniatures</a> that is where most of my hobby $$ have been going lately.The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-52140597130239169152014-03-27T21:23:00.001-07:002014-03-28T19:52:43.496-07:00Xenomorphs!!!Here is my latest acquisition:<a href="http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/" target="_blank"> Khurasan Miniatures</a> Space Demons. I have had the Khurasan <br />
<span class="title">Federal Defense Force "Exterminators"</span> (not Colonial Marines) for some time now, but received a whole army of these guys, including the new Space Demon Trolls, Colossus, and the King and Queen for Christmas. I received the Great Queen and some more Exterminators for my Birthday so now I am all set! <br />
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These are great figures and they paint up very nicely with a minimum of
effort. That is good for me since I am interested in all aspects of
Wargaming (especially playing) and have never devoted a lot of time or
effort to painting.<br />
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Next I need some terrain for these beasties to inhabit!The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-89109186873030844882013-03-07T09:21:00.000-08:002014-03-27T21:03:47.272-07:00The World at War Game Day at Ft. Meigs<br />
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The World at War Game Day is a fun little event that is held the first weekend in November at <a href="http://www.fortmeigs.org/" target="_blank">Fort Meigs</a> in Perrysburg, Ohio. It is a one day mini-con with a strong family focus. Rusty, Ted, and I from the <a href="http://blackriverws.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Black River Area Wargames Society</a> ran "Looking for Bigfoot". <a href="http://business.toledoblade.com/gallery/World-at-War-gaming" target="_blank">The Toledo Blade</a> was there and took some photos of the event. Here are a few shots we took of our game.</div>
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Players chased Bigfoot with a civilian figure of their choice.</td></tr>
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"Looking for Bigfoot" is the brain child of Ted who is a really big Bigfoot fan. No, I mean he's really big and looks kinda "Squatchy" (sorry Teddi couldn't resist)! The rules were a collaborative process between those two, their children, and myself. Initial game development took place on the car ride to and from Historicon. I was taking notes and could barely keep up with all the flying ideas! When we got back I worked the notes into the semblance of a game and we started play testing.<br />
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The action was fast and furious as
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The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-48882487794706709562013-03-04T17:36:00.000-08:002013-03-05T09:11:27.183-08:00Martians invade NOWSCON<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;">I ran my Victorian Science Fiction game at NOWSCON back in September. Northern Ohio Wargaming Society runs a small convention every year. They are a diverse group of gamers who enjoy playing all sorts of games. The scenario I ran, Aristotle Down, is the same one I have run before at other events. It is a large battle based on John Carter of Mars. I use Black Hat's wonderful 18mm Martian Empires range along with some trusty Old Glory Brits! My friend and constant opponent, Rusty was there helping me run things and taking pictures. It seems we are only ever on the same side if we are the ones running the game! It was an intense battle full of surprises, and everyone had a good time!</td><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td style="text-align: center;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td style="text-align: center;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LwNRm-BLlOo/UTVL9Ie3PdI/AAAAAAAAAK8/dTHbxt1aCJ4/s1600/IMG_0234.blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LwNRm-BLlOo/UTVL9Ie3PdI/AAAAAAAAAK8/dTHbxt1aCJ4/s320/IMG_0234.blog.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr>
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The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-42622295568750763742013-03-04T16:08:00.000-08:002013-03-04T17:12:19.624-08:00Old Glory TourDoing a little catch up from last year...<br />
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My friend Rusty, his son Cole and I got talking to Russ Dunaway of Old Glory as we were packing our cars to leave Cold Wars 2012. He graciously invited us down to tour the Old Glory facilities and we, of course accepted! Finally got it set it up and what a great trip for Miniature Wargamers it was! Now be advised, if you ever make the trip, that the location can be a
little um...challenging to find! Let's just say that even with GPS we
had some trouble! But man, oh man was it ever worth it! Pulling up, we all felt like we had Golden Tickets! <br />
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When we walked inside we were greeted by Connie Dunaway who took us on our tour and explained every aspect of the operation. I learned a lot about the casting process, and the business in
general, that I did not know. The first thing we noticed were the molds lining the shelves throughout much of the shop. Hundreds upon hundreds of them all systematically arranged so they could easily be pulled down to cast. The actual casting area was much smaller than I expected. Overall, the whole operation was smaller than you might expect. The key to their success seems to be their highly efficient production process. We were all impressed at just how quick their casting could be. Rusty had hoped to get a look at a wagon he was thinking of buying, but they did not have one in stock. Despite his protests, Connie insisted on having one cast for him to see. About 10 minutes or so later he had it in his hand! Everyone in the shop was just as friendly and informative as they could
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The "Big Boss" (Russ) showed up after a we were there a while, and made sure to find out what Cole (14) was into (Zombies Vampires & Werewolves of course) and gave him a box of their very nice 28mm Blue Moon figures. We then discussed a variety of topics. Everything from the state of the hobby, to the new location for Historicon, to what periods & rules we liked to play. Russ was very interested in what each of us would like to see next in the way of figures, and our opinions were solicited about some current projects they are working on at the shop. Cole and then Rusty eventually wandered off to shop. Both of them laughed as Russ and I continued our conversation. It seems we both tend to get rather, shall we say, involved and passionate when discussing gaming! Russ and I talked gaming until he had to leave, and he gave me an idea to try for some rules I'm working on. Then I picked up a few "necessary items" (I started my pirate collection) and, with no small amount of regret, we were on our way home. <br />
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Visitors who have shopped Old Glory at conventions will feel right at home. They have all their traveling displays set up in the shop along with shelves and bins full of product. Now I am biased, since I have been a customer of Old Glory since they first started, but I was impressed with the whole operation. Old Glory has a quality facility, making quality products at an exceptionally reasonable price. I want to say thank you again, on behalf of Rusty, Cole and myself, to Connie, Russ and the whole gang at Old Glory for a most informative and enjoyable visit!The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-81421606331951777882012-07-30T12:48:00.001-07:002012-07-30T13:02:29.952-07:00Sign of the times<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-83862900198216327622012-07-30T11:49:00.000-07:002013-03-04T17:11:59.913-08:00Zulus at Historicon 2012I have always wanted to run a game at Historicon. So, when my friend Rusty wanted to run his Myer's Drift scenario there and asked me to assist him, I said yes! The game ran Friday evening and we had a great bunch of gamers playing. There were several no shows, but we still ended up having to turn away some who wanted to play. Sorry guys, next time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main forces facing off across the Intombi River.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our glorious GM "Sir Albert" surveys the pre game troop deployment.</td></tr>
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The scenario was based loosely on events along the Intombi River on 12 March, 1879. For those not familiar with the situation the British, with wagons, were hit in camp at the ford, but some troops managed to get away and take cove at a local farm. In this scenario they take cover at Myers station near the river, while the Zulus loot the camp. The British relief force arrives as the Zulus decide to attack rather than fall back as they did historically. There was cover for the Zulus to sneak up on the Brits so there were some hidden units involved. We were using the tried and true The Sword and the Flame rules, modified somewhat of course.<br />
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Both sides were allowed to move all troops simultaneously for the first turn as opposed to the usual card based initiative. This had the players literally thinking on their feet for the first movement turn, and made sure the action started immediately. Both Zulu horns and the Zulu body rushed forward and the British relief force advanced. The initial volley by the Brits was quite devastating, but the Zulu Impis persevered and actually returned some rather devastating fire on the Boers out on the British right flank. After that we returned to the usual card initiative of TSATF. Thanks to good initiative draws and high movement rolls by the Zulu they immediately closed the gap with their lead units to go after both flanks and the center almost simultaneously.<br />
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Zulu luck continued and the British right flank began to crumble, due in part to some unfortunate rolls by the Boer commander. The Brits coolly reformed as the Zulu abandoned their assault on the buildings and started coming for the infantry in the open. The problem the Zulus faced was one of driving the Brits back too quickly which created a gap between the lines where British firepower quickly came into play.<br />
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The Naval Brigade and Gatling gun formed an important part of the line as victorious Zulus from the fight on the flanks caught up with their steadily advancing Body. However, it began to look bad for the Zulu as British rifles did their work. However, the Zulus again persevered and crashed into the British. They hit first on the British right flank, then on their left, all the while keeping the building occupied and threatening the center. The hand to hand fighting became intense along the entire line as both sides hoped for victory. Ultimately, the Zulus swarmed the British left, fought ferociously, and washed their spears in British blood! The result of this can be best seen in the photo below.<br />
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By the time the British left failed, our time was about up so we had to call the game. It was a Zulu victory, but the British still had some teeth left and might have pulled victory from what looked like certain defeat. Still, the survivors were facing a rather large number of Zulu who had not been in action yet! <br />
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In all, it was an intense, eventful, and extremely bloody affair! At any given time it was uncertain who might win. In fact, it turned into such a confused fight for survival that one British player did not realize the Zulu that charged him had been hidden. There were so many Zulu coming at him all he noticed was more enemies in his sights. All our players were relatively new to the period, and the rules, but they enjoyed themselves immensely to a man! I have to say, Rusty and I had a great time too! The credit for that goes to Rusty and his devious scenario planning, love for the period, and thorough play testing.<br />
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Of course the (by now infamous) acoustics of the Fredericksburg Convention Center, and my penchant for talking, made sure I had lost my voice by the end of the night. That said, it was a much roomier place to run a game than GMs usually get, and a more than adequate venue in my opinion. I had a great time at Historicon, and I want to thank my friend Rusty for inviting me along and providing these photos.<br />
<span id="goog_1681240608"></span><span id="goog_1681240609"></span>The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-71357450674292181422012-07-15T11:50:00.000-07:002012-07-15T21:45:15.831-07:00Ruins ProjectA while back I found this great building material at our FNCS (Friendly Neighborhood Craft Store) Pat Catan's. These Styrofoam blocks are designed for school projects, dioramas etc., and they come primed to give them a rough, somewhat hard surface.<br />
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If you can't find them locally, you can Google search "project bricks" for several places to order.<br />
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As you will see from this and other posts, I am NOT the world's best modeller, best painter, or handiest handyman! I try to shoot for a sane mix of functionality, ease of construction, and a reasonably good looking, gaming friendly finished project...at least from 3 feet away. These blocks suit my style of unplanned, impatient, no frills building. They are extremely easy to cut, shape, glue, and they take paint nicely. At first they can be a bit crumbly to cut/shape, but soon you will get the hang of how to work them to get some great effects. Besides, you can always use any scraps for rubble piles!<br />
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I finally got around to playing, I mean working, with these blocks a while back. I decided on some simple ruins that would fit with our Middle Earth campaign, but still be generic enough to use for other settings as well. In the end I made two similar pieces. The first one was just to test the waters of this new
medium. My son, seeing the first one nearing completion, got an idea for a slightly different ruin for his Middle Earth RPG scenario that was in preparation at the time. Of course he wanted it for the express purpose of messing
with us players (don't know where he gets these ideas since I have <i>never</i> messed with players when I'm GM)! <br />
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So, here I am, ready to go. Got my Project Bricks and...<br />
-a 1" thick piece of blue (or pink, or white) insulation foam about 9" in diameter<br />
-a piece of 1/8" hardboard about the same diameter as the foam<br />
-white glue (hot glue is also recommended on the box)<br />
-a sharp knife or three, various sizes, emphasis on sharp, X-Acto for fine work<br />
-toothpicks, round<br />
-Medium to fine sand paper<br />
-CelluClay brand instant papier mache (really handy stuff) <br />
-Plaster of Paris<br />
-large mixing bowl and spoon<br />
-shaping devices: a kitchen knife or small putty knife (I use palette knives) and fingers <br />
-acrylic craft paint<br />
-ground scatter of choice<br />
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Get Mom's permission to use some of the above items especially if secured from the kitchen. As a bachelor the kitchen is my realm anyway so I take what I want! Besides, the items clean up easily if you do it right away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First step: Make the base.</td></tr>
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I wanted the ruins to be on a small rise so I started with the 1" blue foam and 1/8" hardboard. I just roughed out the shape of the hill with my trusty knife, carved some crude stairs with an X-Acto, and glued them together. You don't absolutely need the wood base, but I like the extra stability, durability and weight it adds to the finished product. Any kind of thin wood would do, but I like the hardboard because it comes with a smooth and a rough side. I put the rough side down and the piece grips my felt terrain cloth and will stay where it is placed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the glue dries on the base start working on the blocks.</td></tr>
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I cut some blocks in half lengthwise for the foundation and angled them a bit since I wanted a round structure. I left an opening at the stairs and started to build the "walls". The blocks are not completely standard in size, but you can fit them as you go which gives a nice effect for stonework and especially ruins. The neat thing is you can pinch, roll, crumble, and otherwise make misshapen lumps out of these things just using your fingers. Perfect for ruins, old castles, and rubble!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The foundation is laid and the back wall started.</td></tr>
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Being ruins, block placement was not critical, and besides, as usual, I had no plans anyway! With some judicious matching and a little sanding you can get a much more finished look. Toothpicks were used in the uprights, and in some of the more precarious pieces, for added stability, and game table survivability. I used Aleene's fast dry tacky glue, but any white glue would do. Hot glue will work on the blocks for those even less patient than I, just be careful gluing that first layer to the foam. I use low temperature hot glue on foam occaisionally, but you cannot get the glue nozzle too close to the foam for too long. Plus it is not advisable if using a hot wire cutter after you glue.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next step, the plaster mix!</td></tr>
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I let the blocks dry at least overnight before continuing (24 hours would be best). Then my next step is to build up the hill a little. I use a mixture of about 2/3 CelluClay to 1/3 plaster. This gives a smooth, lightweight paste that will be hardened by the plaster, but not too brittle. You could use traditional papier mache, straight plaster, spackling compound, Durham's Water Putty, or even caulk instead (more on the wonders of silicone caulk in future posts). You could also eliminate this step and go straight to flocking, but I have found that this mix adds durability to the foam, and allows you to adjust the hill's shape without any nasty fine cutting or sanding of the insulation foam. This works especially well when using multiple scraps of foam to build up your terrain. At this point, brown, green or gray paint (my three "primary" terrain colors) could be added to the mix, or even some white glue if you like.<br />
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I smeared the plaster on with an artist's palette knife, of which I have various sizes. The mix can be put on as thick, or thin, smooth or rough as you want. Mine was on the thin side, but left fairly rough. If you want to get the this mixture really smooth it is easiest to use fingers dipped in a little water to smooth the surface. At this point the walls could also be partially plastered for a more finished look. The more adventurous/artistic could even experiment with some fresco painting! After the mix has dried (about 24 hours) it is ready to be painted and flocked. <br />
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For this stage I used a slightly watered down mix of white glue and acrylic paint that I keep handy in old glue bottles. I used medium gray with a black wash on the blocks, then a quick dry brush of light gray. Then I liberally applied some of my brown and green glue mixes around, and in some cases right up on to the stones, and then applied my scatter. let dry and you are done! I usually go quite simple at this stage, but you could add static grass, weeds, flowers, or other such flora as available. There could even be a tree growing out of one of the stones (next project)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bard Mavi checks out the ruins. </td></tr>
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Not the greatest picture of the miniature, but the stone work is in better focus. The coarseness of the blocks can be lessened with sanding, a light coat of plaster etc. if you prefer something smoother. Of course, using my 3 foot rule, the roughness adds nicely to the impression from a distance. You can see in this picture how the blocks were pinched and crushed to give that crumbled look. <br />
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The next piece used the exact same methods, except the plaster was spread on more liberally to create the snow effect. It is not that clear in the photo, but some of the drifting effects came out quite nicely. The precariously sagging doorway is braced with good old fashioned round toothpicks (a most indispensable item). <br />
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These snowy ruins were built specifically for my son Zack's scenario he ran for our group's Middle Earth campaign. I thought we would explore these ruins on some frigid mountain top, but nooooo! One of our more reckless party members got teleported into a snow globe style trap and barely made it out alive (not me, but it could have been...whew)! I plan on more of these structures, and even some more ambitious projects. By the way, these two projects barely touched the box of Project Blocks! According to the box it holds 285 blocks. I figure I used maybe 40 altogether.The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-44011949197955123172012-07-14T11:59:00.002-07:002013-03-12T21:07:19.864-07:00The Steam Tank Project<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is one of my latest WIP for the new Martian scenario. My Prussians just did not have enough support vehicles so... The chassis is a Black Hat Martian Empires wheel kit for their steam tanks. The super structure is card stock with some wood and plastic bits added. The gun is simply a Krupp field piece. When it is finished I will get some better photos of the boiler side, and interior. Right now she needs a little more paint to be ready for action. The plan is to use flags instead of hull markings so I can switch nationalities if I want.<br />
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Here is the steam tank with troop carrying capabilities. I was deliberately trying for as rough an appearance as possible (read poor modeling skills here), since this was all cobbled together on Mars far away from the European halls of industry! The trailer wheel was cut from the core of a roll of receipt paper and the body from card stock and various bits. The rivets were an experiment with a seam marker from the sewing my basket (yes, I sew too). This is a handy device which has a handle and a small spiky wheel that I used to perforate some card stock in nice (somewhat) straight lines. Then I simply cut strips and glued in place. <br />
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Sorry I don't have more photos yet. I'm still getting used to this recording everything I do step by step thing. My rather chaotic, completely unplanned, methods for this type of project are not really conducive to my recording them. My engineer friend Rusty cannot believe I can make things like this without so much as a concept drawing. I think it shows in the extremely rough, some might say crude, finished product. My aim in this type of modeling is to get a reasonable representation of the object, for not much money or time consuming procedures, on to the game table. I like to make terrain, models, and love to paint figures. However, I also like to come up with scenarios, write rules, run games at Cons and our RPG campaign (Middle Earth...another whole topic), and just plain game...a lot!<br />
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I have been working on my 18mm Martian game lately. I'm testing a new scenario
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Anyway, here are a couple pics from one of the games we ran using my first scenario "Aristotle Down". The rules were my own home rules <b>Her Majesty's Martian Expeditionary Force</b> or <b>M.E.F</b> for short. </div>
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The situation: The transport "Aristotle" went down in Syrtis Major. The troops, and her cargo were relatively untouched, including the two new Gardener MGs. The British have hastily fortified their camp, but there is a large force of Imperial Martians heading straight for them. The Brits have cobbled together a relief force out of various elements of the M.E.F. , and is on the way as well. However there are other interested parties. The wild Green Martians and the Prussians are also very interested. Where is John Carter when you need him?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HMSS "Aristotle" assaulted by red Martians. Will they hold?</td></tr>
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In this game the Brits squeaked out a victory, but it was very close. Especially since everyone else basically ganged up on them! Every time I have run this game it somehow turns into a bloody free for all!<br />
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<br />The Naked Celtic Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103877693571220078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329137572605135963.post-10748419528184503232012-06-29T15:28:00.001-07:002012-07-15T14:49:57.358-07:00Drums on the Mohican GameHere are some photos from a game I ran recently:<br />
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