X Wing Repaints

These are some X-Wing ships that Vic from Black Heart Gaming has spent some time on painting up to be a little more exciting and true to the Star Wars universe. Some of the ships represent the squadrons that they belong to with represented colors. Others like some of the TIE Interceptors are part of the infamous 181st Sabre Squadron. Fantasy Flight pre-paints these things but as you can see they look nice with a little hard work and time. Thanks Vic for giving us these shots and hopefully we will see a big ship soon.

Fate Of A Nation

Ok, so I got this in yesterday and I am really excited to try this out over the next few months. For those of you who don't know what this is, it is a supplement for Flames of War. Flames of War is a World War II game made by Battlefront and it is in the 15mm scale. The game is growing quite popular and it is on it's third edition of rules. I have not jumped onto the Flames of War wagon yet but this supplement is probably going to push me over the edge.

About a year ago I had seen their Vietnam supplement and I got pretty excited seeing the AirCAV units littering the battlefield. It looks likes we are going to try out the Arab-Israeli War and possibly the Vietnam era as well.

Now after skimming through the rules supplement, and by the way it was free with my purchase of Wargames Illustrated Issue 312. Inside the actual WI issue was a ton of helpful material and background on the Arab-Israeli War of 1967. The force organization charts are laid out and you get to see three armies with their special rules, compositions and viable units that will be released for them. The booklet also details some terrain features that you would come across and it highlights Battlefront's pre-painted line of terrain and how it applies with this new release.

I really feel like this is a step in the right direction for some modern wargaming and I think if Battlefront does this right they may have an increase in gamers and interest in their Flames of War line. After seeing Dropzone Commander's two player set I really believe the standard has been set for box sets and intro games. Hopefully they can capitalize on this for the Christmas season. Well we will keep everyone updated and see what happens with this new game.

Rob

Romans on the Way !

Well this is a picture of Nick's Roman Centurion that he has been working on. He is currently involved in the Hail Caesar  project that we are starting, and his Romans are coming along nicely. This particular model is from Warlord Games and we were both impressed with how easy the models were to assemble and paint. We will keep posting pictures of the models, we are trying to paint over 150 models by the end of the month so we will be hard at work.

Rob

Update: Empress Miniatures Marines First Glance

Well here they are ! I wrote an article a while back about putting money towards the Empress Miniatures Kickstarter. I personally ordered some boonie hat marines from the Kickstarter and I am definitely enjoying they way they are coming out. These new pictures are the latest news and previews from Empress. The models will ship before Christmas and I think the progress is excellent. The notion of some sort of 28mm Pacific War is definitely taking shape and I think it is just a matter of time before a solid rule set is developed. Keep checking out the site for more pictures and once the total package of the Kickstarter is unveiled I think Empress Miniatures will be selling these Marines pretty fast.

Rob

Flames of War Arab-Israeli Units

I have never played Flames of War but as a historical student I have always enjoyed seeing their miniatures and I have been tempted to try them out. When I saw this article and the units I was instantly interested. I like seeing some modern games and I now that Flames of War has a Vietnam Era game called Tour of Duty. This may just be the supplement that kicks me over the edge and forces me to try it out. Well if any of you are FOW fans feel free to comment and fill me in on any particulars that I may need to know about.

Rob

Beasts of War Site in Danger?

http://www.beastsofwar.com/games-workshop/announcement/

So I read this article yesterday about Beasts of War and how Games Workshop has been contacting them and attempting to regulate their reporting. I was very concerned about how this was turning out and I am a huge fan of Beasts of War. If you get a chance check out the article and try to throw some support their way even if its just commenting on their site.