Imperial Walkers on the North Ridge

 

I just had to paint the minis from the Battle of Hoth boardgame. They are really good sculpts with nice lined detail. Which means they should really take a wash well. And that they did!

Task Force Blizzard in all its glory. They look great on the map.

Echo Base Defenders hold the line, in winter style. 

Yes, one of the Snowspeeders has grey stripes. That is Rogue Leader (Luke). I watched the battle scene far too many times to try and pick out details like that. Mostly, I found a bunch of continuity errors. Making movies is hard. But painting these minis was easy! I'm still amazed at the details on these small minis. 

 Now to print up some 3D terrain...

Go Paint Something

And Increase the Immersion    

Visit Scenic Hoth, and Battle for it!

 

Battle of Hoth (Days of Wonder) was just released following a far amount of hype. This new Star Wars wargame joins the many fine games that use the "Command & Colors" system. Memoir '44 being the most popular, but I do love me some Battelore 2nd edition.  

BoH easily deserves the hype. Take one of the most iconic sci-fi ground battles, marry it with one of the best wargame systems, and add really great minis=instant classic. 

It features a slightly smaller map area compared to Memoir '44, but this just gets the action moving quicker. The art on the Command Cards is very good, and the card holders work well.

We've played about six games at this point and have loved it. Fast play time means more games! I've always liked games that you finish a battle, and then say "That was great! Now let's switch sides." 

The game has 17 scenarios plus an Epic battle that uses two sets. Plus a couple of campaigns that add new cards to both sides. 

Each side has three different kind of units. Represented by very well done minis. Nice sculpts and good detail. Yes, they are getting paint next week, how could you not? I may be looking at some 3D printed terrain as well. 

Very highly recommended. 

Go Play in the Snow

Wampas Not Included.

 

Surprise Inquisition in grey!

 

I have just received the Warhammer+ subscription figure, The Cool Guy and his Weird Friend, so I got a hankering to build some new style Inquisition forces to go along with them.

Oddly, there are no rules at all for these figures. Kinda weird, but the figs are cool.

Using the Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team box I made six agents and servo skull mascot. I added Inquisitor Greyfax to make sure they had some supervision.

But now I have a bunch of parts left over for the optional agents. Seems like a waste.

Luckily, The Necromunda Hive Scum 4-pack box works well enough with the spare parts to fill out my roster.

Now for some paint, and heretics to burn.

Go Build Something

Try Not to Leave Them Grey for Too Long

Yet More 3D Printed Terrain

 Somedays, you just wanna rock! Sorry. I'll see my way out.

Maybe I watched too many Road Runner vs Wile E Coyote documentaries, but I had a need for desert landscape with just rocks. I scoured the internets and came up with a nice selection of STL files to print.

The real winner here is the amazing filament we found: Rock Gradient PLA.

That's the way they printed. No paint at all! The future we are living in does have a few high points.

Go Make The Robot Do It

Just Pick Well