Tomorrows War - Ambush Alley Style

Well guys.. its been forever since I posted here. I have been crazy busy with my RPG blog and gaming that I really have not had the chance to focus on my minatures.

Good news is, I just got my painting stuidio all fixed up, got fresh paints for the airbrush and started to move my game room from my garage into my own designate game room in the house.

Here are a few pics to keep things up to snuff.

 

 

Shaking Off The Rust

Just to get back into the swing off things, I took everything out of storage, fired what ever I could find on the table and played a solo game of Tomorrows War.

Took me a little bit to remember how this system worked but I figured it out.

Some quick shots of the table. Actual report later this week.

Getting Geared Up For Fall.

Hi all

I realized that I want to try and nail down some Star Wars AT AT or AT ST walkers in 15mm for my fall season of miniatures. Anyone have suggestion on where I can find something like that?

Also update. My Robotech kickstarter miniatures should be here in a few more weeks! FINALLY!! So, when they arrive my self imposed exile with miniatures will lifted! Cant wait!

Its Been Awhile..

Well.. its been over a year since my last post on this blog. And I want to let everyone know that I didn't just forget or lose interest in it. As with it is everywhere and with everyone, life sometimes throws a few curve balls at you and you need to adapt to the changes.

I needed to step back and look at all the different things I was doing and I realized that I was doing so many different things that I really could not put the time and effort into those things at the level I would like. So I had to ... umhh.. "Trim The Fat" as the saying goes. I was into way to many little hobbies and I was getting somewhat overwhelmed with it all. So I took a year to figure things out.

Here is what I am going to be focusing on here at "The Atlantic Wargamer" in no Particular order over the next couple of months.

#1 Role Playing Games.. I am a GM at heart, and I really enjoy this medium. I am now starting to broadcast my games (and games that I play in) on Twitch. This is going to be done on Thursday nights. We held our first broadcast last night and we had 15 viewers who were watching and listening to our game.. it was a lot of fun. Check out the channel by looking for my profile there Calacorm_

#2 Miniatures.. I really do like the 15mm range miniatures games that are out there. Primarily Tomorrows War and other games from Ambush Alley Games. But I also plan on showcasing a few 2 Hour Wargames as well. Like Star Army 2150 and All Things Zombie. So you can expect a few blogs about that. I am still waiting for that Robotech kickstarter to pan out as well. So when I get that there will be lots of pics of that stuff.. (If I ever get them!)

#3 I also plan on covering some painting and games of WarMachine with my Khador army. I love the range of models and how they look. Besides I am a total Kharchev junkie. So be prepared to see more of him.
#4 What ever board games or card games I am playing at the time. I envolved with the FFGs "Star Wars" The Card Game, along with their "Lord of The Rings" Card game.

#5 And last of all, I am going to be doing some WH40K game reports, but I will not be using the 40K rules, what ever edition they have released in the near future.. Version 7!!! Are you even serious GW?? But I plan on running the games using the Savage Worlds Rules.. :)

Anyways, I just wanted to let everyone know that I am getting my hobbies back on track and I will be posting here in the future a little more often again.

Best Regards.. Jolly!

Summers End...

Hey Everyone...

Its time to get back into the swing of things. This year has not been a great year for my miniatures hobby, to say the least.

With work, taking 50% if my time, and then with training for work, taking up about 25% of my free time.. this year, I have had little time to spare on my hobbies.

Good news is, with the coming of the fall, and me finally getting all of my training done for the year, means the next few months when I am home I will have time to do the things I want.

So, how about an update of what has been going on..

Most importantly, my dog Milo who in my previous post I mentioned was battling cancer, has healed from his surgeries and is waiting back from one last test to confirm if all the cancer is gone. He went in for a new procedure that can determine if there are any more tumours inside his body that we did not know about. His first scan was a few weeks ago, and they did find something, but they fully suspect that it is just a swollen lymph node. He goes back in a few weeks to see if there is any change. I am sure he will be ok. His health has been great, and he is fully recovered from the last operation.

Well, given my chaotic nature of work and time, I have laid down my air brush for a bit, and picked up my Living Card Games. "Star Wars" and "Lord of The Rings" it does not take much time to setup and play, and it also allows me to play online with friends, no matter where I am at, using the software OCTGN.

My Kickstarter "Robotech" stuff, I suspect should be here in a month or two.. I am hoping! I am excited about that, as currently my Khador army is pretty much painted, (table top quality) and I am looking for a change of mini style to paint.

My 15mm project is kinda on hold. I got a few more buildings setup on the table, but I still need to paint the buildings and make some road sections.. I also picked up the first expansion to Tomorrows War, "By Dagger or By Talon" from Ambush Alley Games.. I am looking forward to playing a few of the scenarios in it. But it does fix a few things, and add just enough to it to give me what I am looking for in a 15mm game. I am really looking forward to taking pictures of the games I play..

Well, as I said now that I will start having more time for this, you can soon start to see regular updates again..  Thanks for reading.

See you in a few!

The Milo Melee Against Cancer Charity Event

Last week, my wife and I discovered that one of our dogs was diagnosed with having a form of skin cancer. Milo (A purebred Jack Russel Terrier Shorty) had to get a surgery to remove several tumors and there was no hesitation on us getting him in for it. Although healthcare in Canada is free, it does not extend to pets we had to dig deep to arrange the funds to cover for his surgery.

Milo

Resting the day after surgery. He is doing so much better on Day 2!

6 inch scar on his side from one tumor, one more on his elbow and one off his chest.

The local gaming community where I lived found out and quickly and on extremely short notice put together a small fundraising tournament of Warmachine/Hordes to help out. It goes with out saying that Milo, my wife and I are greatly moved by the care and support offered from all of them. From sales, private donations and from the Tourney we raised $700. This is a huge help in helping Milo get the help he needs.

The gaming community,  also know as Kitchen Warfare (group name on facebook) and Outcast Gaming (a newly opened game store in St. Johns also found on Facebook) provided the competitors and venue (free of charge).

Thank you all for your help and support at this time.

Kitchen Warfare members, the owner of Outcast Gaming and Myself after a hard fought Melee Against Cancer.

Thank you again to all those who are Helping Milo Melee Against Cancer.

AWOL... Small Update

Hey!

Everyone, I need to apologies for my lack of content in the last month and a bit..

I have been very busy with my hobby but I have not been taking pictures for some reason.. well, one reason is I forgot my camera for several events. And I have been very VERY busy painting my Khador Warmachine army.. I would say I am in the 90% area now of my painting. Also, did some work on my 15mm.

I am currently on the road again for work, so I dont have access to any of my stuff for the next few weeks but I did want to say that I was in a Warmachine, 50pt, one list caster kill tourney while I was home in which I won, and went undefeated... Took a Tier 4 Karchev Iron Curtain List. Happy about that..

Also been working on a few other projects and also got involved in my first kickstarter and got myself a nice pledge for the upcoming Robotech Game!! The price is to good to miss out on, and besides, its FREAKING Robotech! If you only ever plan on getting involved with one kickstarter, then this is the one to get in on.. Even if its just for the minis!