STALKER7

Still recovering from illness and injury. I’m on the mend but I just don’t bounce back the way I used to.

However, I remain firmly committed to a strict regimen of aspirin, plenty of fluids, and miniature painting therapy. Been slopping color on several Reaper Bones figs I picked up on eBay, as well as some terrain pieces.

The difference between the old and new Bones figs is striking; the first couple waves of white rubbery minis are plagued by soft details, bendy weapons, mold lines, and the occasional sloppy cast. For example, I received an older ‘Kord the Destroyer’ fig in a lot of pre-owned figs, and ended up Xacto-ing limbs, re-positioning arms and weapons to change the original ‘cheerleading’ pose into something with a bit more intentional menace.

The newer Bones Black/Bones USA are more firm, clean, and crisp. They’re durable, take paint easily, and look good with little skill/effort. I’m scheduled to run an afternoon of pizza and gaming for a bunch of kids and am confident the new Bones figs will not only look cool but hold up to rough handling as well.

In other news, the Graveyard ‘encounter board’ has moved to the flocking phase.

It’s getting there. Shrubs, grass tufts, and a few more details, then it might be time for a handful of hapless adventurers to try their luck.

The Real World’s current unsettled political/social landscape sucks up an uncomfortable amount of bandwidth. Despite that, there has been incremental progress on another ‘Nightmares’ Incident as well as a set of rules for a sci-fi narrative wargame. Too early for specifics but I’ll post more info as those projects develop.

That’s all for now.

Stay safe. Stay sane. Good hunting.