Work Continues on 1:300 Aircraft

Decals arrived from Dom’s Decals yesterday and they are sharp! Highly detailed and historically accurate, they are just the things my Spitfires and Messerschmidts need to look their best. Still working on getting all the planes assembled and basecoated.

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News from the Front

A few new items of note: my backordered Check Your Six! rules supplements and 1:300 planes came in, so I have started assembly and painting of my German bombers for the Battle of Britain. Right now I have Ju-87Bs, Me-109Es, Me-110Cs, Do17s and He111s for the Germans. I also ordered full decals from Dom’s Decals [...]

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Crystal Lake Park District Game Club

Just a reminder to folks that we will be meeting in the Crystal Lake Park District office this coming Saturday at 1 PM. The game du jour  is still up in the air, although I have a feeling it will be Uncharted Seas.

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Frakking Good Space Combat

One highlight of Little Wars was spending some time and money with Fox Miniatures, who are carrying a new line of BSG spaceship miniatures. The line is designed and produced by Ravenstar Studios (website is at www.ravenstarstudios.com). The larger ships are in resin, while the fighters are metal. This should be a fun project. I plan to use [...]

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Little Wars Follow Up

While being inside the main resort building was a plus, Little Wars looked far less busy than past years. The dealer area was sparse compared to the past three years. Some notable faces were missing; namely, Scale Creep, Legends in Time, Tommy Gunner, to name a few. I did not see any of my friends [...]

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Little Wars This Weekend in Lincolnshire, IL

I’ll be at the Little Wars convention this Saturday. I am not running any games this year because of other commitments, but I will be hitting the dealer area pretty heavily in the afternoon. As an aside, I know that the board of directors were constrained in choices by the Marriot Lincolnshire resort on available [...]

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Follow Up on Starship Troopers

Well, I should know better…we had way too many folks show up to play! Thank you to everyone who came out and played the game. I ended up splitting the Mobile Infantry into half squads to accomodate all the people trying to “earn Citizenship through Service.” The scenario was a retrieval mission; a small force [...]

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