Going Rogue! (No Spoilers)

Happy Holidays to everyone, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  It's been a crazy couple of months, and I have been slacking on the hobby front.  I've got a batrep to write up plus some minor projects to share.  I am hoping to get some time once all the family matters are done!

As the title suggests, I did manage to see Rogue One.  A pretty good war film, though I expected it to be more action filled starting off.  I was glad I watched A New Hope just before seeing Rogue One.  Lots of tie-ins, some minor, some pretty big.  I enjoyed the movie, I'd like to see more Star Wars movies along the same vein as this one.

After seeing the movie, I may be taking a short foray into Star Wars gaming.  I have X-wing and have played a little bit.  I know there are plenty of players in the area, I just have to find a league that is at the right time for me.  Curse you real life!

As I said, I'm well behind what I wanted to be doing, but I am working to get back to regular posting.

Stay safe and Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here in the US it's Thanksgiving and I would like to pass a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone dropping by.  I hope you have a great day, even if you don't celebrate the holiday.

I've had a change in my job which has changed my hours and responsibilities.  This has limited my time recently.  I hope to get back to regular posting this week.

Gobble Gobble

It's not my picture (Found at Zombie Art by Rob Sacchetto) but seems appropriate.  At least it's not a Walking Dead spoiler...

Anyway, thanks for dropping by and see you soon!

Happy Holidays!

If only there was a tank...

Last weekend was Thanksgiving here in the US, and I spent time with family.  I wanted to take a moment and extend holiday greetings to everyone who stops by the blog.  (Even you lurkers!)  This time of year, it's always a time for family and friends, and I count many of the fine folks I have met through my blog and online as friends.

To everyone, my best wishes for the coming year!  I hope it is a healthy and happy year for you all!

Now, there is still a few fun things for this posting.

Festive Christmas Village...

First our Christmas village setup.  It seems to have crossed over with Last Night on Earth.  Pesky zombies just won't stay in the game room...

Meets Last Night on Earth!

The village is a random mix of second hand ceramic buildings from unknown manufacturers.  The vehicles and villagers are Lemax (and some have appeared in my campaign.)  There are some figures from some really cheap manufacturer (found at the Dollar General store.)  My wife is a good sport and has gotten a good chuckle out of the display.  Looks like I get to keep it!

Beyond that, I have completed two minis for the campaign.  These will be Allens wife and daughter.  I don't recall if I had named them, but I have decided on Olivia for his wife and Maya for his daughter.

Maya and Olivia

Both minis are from Wargames Factory Apocalypse Survivors: The Women.  They are pretty much straight builds, Olivia has one hand throwing a grenade/pipe bomb and is armed with a SMG, she also has a bag of pipe bombs on her back (you'll have to trust me, my photo skillz are lacking!)  Maya is the little girl build from the sprue, with a helmet head (instead of the bow) and the pistol removed and replaced with a large knife.

One slight issue I have with the Wargames Factory figures is there are a few figures that are not very flexible in their builds.  The children (both men and women sets) have basically two heads, and the girl's heads are very specific (bow in hair or helmet.) They both also have only one set of arms that fit well, which requires some work if you want different weapons.  You can try some of the other heads, but I found they looked too big.


Hopefully Allen will get to see them shortly in the campaign...