3D Printing & Wargaming

14 Wednesday Jun 2017

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I am a techie at heart and when I can introduce technology into my hobbies, it’s that much better. So a little over a year ago, I took the plunge and dove into the 3d printing pool and I ordered my 3d printer with thoughts of making terrain for wargaming. 

I’ve had mixed results in achieving that goal and plenty of diy maintenance which is par for the course in the technology at this point. A severe print head clog had me out of business for a few months as I was unmotivated to deal with it so no output was seen for most of the winter and spring.  Finally, a few weeks ago I set aside time to tackle this job. When it came down to it it was actually an easy fix. So now I’m looking to get back into printing up the 3D models that purchased from a couple of Kickstarters and build up a small town.

So what do you get in a near 50+ hours of printing? Well you get this very nice model by


The Winterdale Bridge Cottage

The model has good detail and a nice fantasy style which I like. Time to get this one into the terrain painting queue, and on to start printing the next model.

TTFN

 

 

Wargaming Sunday

12 Monday Jun 2017

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With summer’s heat ramping up, it was a good day to spend inside and game. Sevy hosted and we played his fantasy ruleset for mass battles. His army was an ancient Greek theme mix (Jartans) with many Spartan and fantasy elements like a Cyclops, Minatores, Satyrs and some skeletons.

On the other side of the battlefield was my Undead horde and their Black Elf allies.

Here is a shot of the initial deployment on the table.

My general’s brigade took control of the high ground in the center of the battlefield, but were held in check there all afternoon aside from the magician casting spells. The Cyclops became a pin cushion for my skeleton archers, and my carnasaur knights got double teamed and were quietly eliminated​. Ranged attacks were my forces friend as crossbows and dragon breath were tough on the satyrs.

A great clash of Undead goodness saw a hoarde of zombies against a unit of skeletons which resulted in a portion of the battlefield littered with bones and body parts as both units dismantled each other.

Action on my left flank went both ways, initial success dealing with Sevy’s Minatore brutes,

But ultimately the elimination of my Wraiths swung the battle to provide a minor victory to the Jartons.

It was a fun afternoon, and good preparation for a fantasy campaign that we are looking to kickoff soon.

Gnome Wars – Scottish Highlanders

06 Monday Mar 2017

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This large unit of Brigade Games – Gnome Wars Highlanders were also part of my Historicon haul. I could never pull off painting all that tartan, getting these guys probably was the only way I was ever going to field a painted unit of these Scotts.

Scottish Highland Gnomes with with Lochobar Axes & Sword

Scottish Highland Gnome “Scotch” Grenadiers

Scottish Highland Gnomes with Arquibus

Scottish Highland Gnomes with Blunderbuss

Scottish Highland Gnomes with with Lochobar Axes & Sword

Gnome Wars – Halloween Set: Witch, Vampire and Mummy

04 Saturday Mar 2017

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Last summer when attending Historicon, I made a few Gnome Wars purchases from Cotton Jim’s Flags (These gnomes were from his personal collection). This was the second time that I was able to come across second hand gnomes, this time they were painted very nicely. They probably could use a rebasing, but that’s for another day. Enjoy!

Gnome Witch

Gnome Vampire

Gnome Mummy

Wizard’s Animals