I’m really enjoying painting these now. Here’s the Convict Gunslinger, Lady J and a Silurid. Owen

I’ve enjoyed painting these. The colours are so bright and vibrant, it makes a real change from how I usually paint. These are five of the ‘demo’ models used in the intro games described in the Pattern Book. From top to bottom, left to right – Seamus, Ronin, Rotten Belle, Punk Zombie and Razorworm. Until [...]

Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2012 brings you joy and peace. I’ve had another good year on the blog. I’ve written 98 posts this year, down a bit from last year. Not bad considering little Ciarán arrived in May! My main focus in 2011 was campaign play and I see that continuing in 2011. [...]

We have a new wargames shop here in Maynooth called Gamers Hub. It opened a couple of weeks ago and stocks Privateer Press (Warmachine and Hordes), Games Workshop (Warhammer, 40k, etc.), CCG (Magic The Gathering and all that nonsense!), board games and plenty of other things. Ethan, the store owner, can order in anything you [...]

When I was in Hamburg last month the only ‘wargame’ Phil and I played was Memoir ’44. We used to play it a bit before he moved to Germany. If you haven’t played it it’s a fun boardgame that plays quickly and offers a variety of missions that set Allied and Axis forces against each [...]

Larger versions of this photo and the other views are available on flickr. Ok – I’ve stopped hating these guys enough to write a short painting guide. They are easy to paint, but there is a lot of fine detail that needs to be painted, so they are quite time consuming to complete. I’ll do [...]

A coat of varnish and these are done… phew! I’ll post a painting guide when I stop hating them for their finicky detail. Owen

I picked up my copy of the new edition of Space Hulk on Friday. I have the original game and both expansions, but as soon as its release date was confirmed I put in my pre-order with my FLGS. It is an excellent game with an amazing sense of tension. I played a demo game [...]