54mm hand painted toy soldiers with playing card for scale.
54mm hand painted USMC in WW2.
54mm hand painted USMC in WW2.
54mm WW2 USMC (in green) for wargaming. Models are painted in Army Painter Speed Paint. Army painter acrylics for camo areas. Models were given a wash of "strong tone" as well. paints. Playing card in picture for scale #Miniatures #Wargaming
54mm WW2 toy soldiers. Japanese and USMC
54mm WW2 toy soldiers. Japanese Infantry.
54mm WW2 toy soldiers. Japanese Infantry.
54mm WW2 toy soldiers. Japanese Infantry.
54mm Japanese for wargaming. Japanese are painted in GW Contrast paints. #Miniatures #Wargaming
I don't know that the way forward is reason. It may be that thinking the same way that got us here is not going to get us out. Make space for divine madness. youtu.be/LxCJQ4yHErM?...
We used the pregens in our first play through of the campaign. They are a great place to start and ours all really took off and established their own character. Hardly remembered them as pregens after a bit.
Pulled the 54mm Gladiators I have from the "someday pile" and into the "next up" queue. This will involve more skin tones, variety of fabrics, vibrant color and use of metallics. There is something engaging about 54mm and I think they would be great for display games for new players.
My WW2 Pacific USMC squad in 54mm is painted. I have three bases to finish. I'm really happy with both the Japanese and USMC figures in this project and doing a "glow up" on bagged toy soldiers. I've learned some history as well as new techniques and materials. Good to change it up, you know?
Good lord, current affairs seems to have added more rabid raccoons to the diaper fire dumpster. I tell you, bronze and iron age history reading is a breath of fresh air by comparison.
FWIW, I am really enjoying working with Army Painter's Speed Paints 2.0. I have been using GW contrast paints since 2019 and while I have had good results, I don't think I would repurchase or invest further in the line after using Speed Paints. I love the dropper bottle, the flow and drying time.
54mm plastic toy soldiers are not anywhere near the clean sculpts of most 28mm modern plastics. The proportions and anatomy of the ones I'm working on from BMC tend to make up for that. 28-32 mm tends to feature big heads and chonky fists. It takes a little getting used more proportioned models.
The 54mm US Marines are coming along nicely. I have goen over a few rule sets and one has a detailed island hoping campaign geared for solo and co-op play. Taking 54mm plastic toy soldiers and zhuzh-ing them up versus trying to go full "Golden Demon" has been liberating.
TBH, history books. The Achaemenid Persian dynasty makes Game of Thrones look tame. It happened, it was not forever. New people both awful and good enter and exit the stage.
Also, painting toy soldiers. USMC WWII camo has a zen to it. I can't paint and freak out at the same time.
Anyone else having extra trouble with priority? We're 5 years out from going into Covid lockdown and convicted criminals are in power. I'm trying really hard to engage with the old LARP of society but it's just not sustainable. If it's going to be BS, we can make it fertilizer and plant something.
Sometimes a session is just therapy. Sometimes it's a breakthrough. Sometimes you are just trying out a bit to see if it plays well.
Before therapy, I usually go through a plan of what I think I'll say like I'm preparing for an audition. If I put this much effort into a set I'd have a tight 5.
Now wealthy sociopaths can learn the value of empathy when they are out numbered and their money is not going to save them. Gold only buys obedience, not loyalty, faith, honor or any worthy thing.
I think I need a Yojimbo video to this. Toshiro Mifune in scuffy Ronin mode about to just go off. youtube.com/shorts/bar_-...
Exactly 100% this. I let people know that I need to hear the how of the what before they roll the dice. I modify targets and results based on approach.
You know, I get it now.
Hey cool. Ravensburger has a lot of my favorite Washington grown gamer crafters. You got a nice ship to board there. Congrats.
A hero
My Brother in Trek, will you be doing Deep Space 9. Because whoooo boy, does that show remain relevant to a lot we have going on just now.
Anna Mae Wong, Betty White, Mary Doria Russell, Ursula K. Le Guin. DC Fontana.
I'm enjoying working in Contrast / Speed Paints on 54mm figures. I have had some Gladiators in the wings for a while. Does anyone have a favorite set of historical Gladiator miniatures rules they care to shout out?
Once more, the OST to Mechanicus is the Umami of getting painting done. So many projects of mine have been pulled along by this music. It's hard not to feel inspired.
Finished the painting on 8 more Japanese infantry for my 54 mm project. Still need basing on them. First long session of painting after a gnarly cold.
I did not pivot to a new project in full ADHD hobby mode. Very tempting to do so but, seeing the unit painted is rewarding.
Shadowdark, Dragonbane and Dungeon Crawl Classics. All easy to learn, dynamic and roll to cast for magic.
Great list.
Zelinsky is more of a statesman than both these rubes combined. Trump looks lost and Vance is like a B movie day player.
You don't have to be a better solution when you are the only solution. This was why we had anti-monopoly laws and lane dividers. Capitalism was supposed to be based on market choice. Freedom and Choice were supposed to be what made us better than the USSR.
A thing I miss about the FLGS of yore was that you could hang out, shoot the shit in community and get a game on the fly. Seattle had a number of good "third places" that felt less like they needed you to shop and GTFO so they could turn the table like a busy restaurant.
I don't often get to wargame, for that reason, I'm glad to play weird little indy things or "dead" games. I don't chase tournament meta in costly games which discourage tinkering and have reboots every 3 years. It's nice. Historicals are too. I mean, WW2 marines are not going to get retconned away.