wargaming the apocalypse
Recruiting the next generation of wargamers 40 years wargaming and playing with toy soldiers, I’m still not a WH/40K tabletop player. I tried several times and it never took. But when Grandsons 1 and 2 caught me playing the PC game “Warhammer 40,000 : Armageddon”, they were so taken by the epic battles between […]
Read More Battle for Vedros armiesMore on the ZP/STALKER front: a new converted Eureka fig and some old Freedom troopers. Took a bit more time with this latest STALKER, varying the paint scheme slightly, trying to capture the plastic orange look of those AK mags. I think he came out alright. I have plenty more in my STALKER-related bits box. […]
Read More New STALKER and Freedom troopersOn the western fringe of the Exclusion Zone lies the deserted military garrison, Sosnovy Bor – Pine Forest. Classified as Threat Level One/Relatively Stable, it is a great training ground for experienced Stalkers to acclimatize new crew members to the hazards of the Zone, as well as a frequent destination for Zone guides to bring their […]
Read More Sosnovy Bor Garrison Run – ZP Test GameSAMPLE CHARACTER SHEET FOR ZONE FIREFIGHTS CHARACTER NAME: Leytenánt Timur Bok CORE PROFILE MOVEMENT COMBAT ABILITY ARMOR WILL 6″/Action 5 Mil-Body Armor (4) 6 WEAPONS WEAPON TYPE RANGE FIREPOWER DAMAGE MP443 GRACH Pistol Melee -12″ 1 0 AK74 Assault Rifle 1″- 36″ 3 1 OPERATIONAL SPECIALTY/ABILITY SCROUNGER: May SEARCH Terrain item twice. HUSTLE: +2″ […]
Read More ZP Sample Character SheetThe 4th of July weekend is upon us so this is a short post. Another squad for ZP. I painted up five more Eureka Soviets with Pig Iron heads. A simple modification that’s easy and works well to provide loads of appropriate looking Zone denizens is no time. This squad can be unaffiliated STALKERS, a […]
Read More Another Zona Perestrelki crew