Hello. As I sat at my desk and stared at my pile of shame last night, I thought to myself, let’s try something. So I picked up a sealed box “Warhammer Quest: Lost Relics”, got my hobby blade, and went to town. It felt so wrong as the sharp metal edge sliced through the clear cling plastic that wrapped the box. At the same time, it felt so right.

Quickly surveying the contents of the box, I found the sprues on which was attached my quest, at least for that evening. I quickly cleared an area in front of my keyboard, opened up the rules book to the assembly instructions page and began my mission.

I actually felt good clipping the various parts from the sprues. I wanted to have some Warhammer fantasy figures to use as size reference for my “future” Mordheim-inspired terrain/city build project. But for now, I just wanted to assemble some minis. BTW – Games Workshop does a real good job of designing these particular minis to be press-fit including the bases. I made sure to trim the stray sprue bits off the model before press-fitting them together and onto the bases.

For now these minis will stay plain plastic, even then they are awesome looking sculpts and would benefit from a proper paint up.

BTW – If you fancy getting a hold of your own Warhammer Quest minis, you can click THIS LINK. Yes, it is an Amazon Affiliate link. It’s free for you to use and by purchasing items thru this link, you will be helping support this website and me to provide you with more content for your entertainment and enjoyment. Thanks.

Anyways, that’s all for now.

Happy crafting!

OK. I am really asking for myself. I was of age when Mordheim was released. I had disposable income. I had an interest in Warhammer and such. I painted up my Legion of the Damned metal figures. I assembled at least my Catachan Jungle Fighters (no paint). But for some reason, I never really discovered a little known game from Games Workshop called Mordheim.

Fast forward to a few decades later. I, now past the half century mark, have heard whispers, no screams, of a resurgence of the twenty plus year old skirmish game. Since it’s official retirement from Games Workshop, the Mordheim Community has grown into quite a large following. In the age of social media, Mordheim has peaked my interest enough with fans creating awesome terrain and spouting the many virtues of their warbands.

I want to know. Nothing like diving in…more to follow.

Happy crafting.

I know. I know. I am VERY, VERY late in my New Year’s greeting, but “Better Late, Than Never”. How have y’all been doing so far into 2024? Hobbying/crafting been keeping you busy?! Get in a couple of tabletop skirmishes along the way? Good. I am glad to hear.

For me, it’s been a little…well a lot…slower. Normally by this time of year, I would be rushing to complete a family cosplay for a local pop-culture comic book convention. But in recent years, the excitement and anticipation has not been the same. Attribute this to winding down from the Pandemic era shenanigans or is this indicative of something else in me?

I can’t (won’t) let that spoil my passion for creating things and enjoying my various hobbies. Shameless plug ALERT: If you haven’t had a chance, check out my tabletop gaming aid/journal. Check it out HERE. Pick up one for yourself or get a couple for your gaming group or club.

Needless to say, I have decided last minute to cosplay as a Crewmate from Among Us. It’s something fairly easy to do (jump suit + astronaut helmet), plus it is a welcome distraction from life’s trials and tribulations. Cue obligatory bathroom selfie. Happy crafting! SUS!

I wanted to make this gaming aide for you folks that actually embark on missions with your minis. I am proud of this accomplishment, plus proceeds will go towards supporting this website as well as helping me to continue to produce content. Thank you so much for your support.

Check it out HERE.

The description reads:

“The Journal for Wargamers is a low content journal designed for wargamers who want to document their games. It is perfect for recording your thoughts, ideas, and strategies before, during, and after the game. The journal has minimal structure, which makes it flexible enough to accommodate your needs. The size of the journal is 6 x 9 inches, which makes it easy to carry around. Bring it to your next gaming event, club, tournament or a friend’s house. Stow it easily in your gaming pack with the resting of your minis and gaming accessories. Give away as gifts to your gaming club or wargaming family and friends. Don’t forget your pencil or pen.”

You can annotate the Start and End Dates of your glorious battles, Name the Game and Players, List your Armies, and a few more fields. You can even add your own freeform ideas or battlefield drawings.

Check it out HERE.

Happy Crafting!

Edited to include updated link to my product. What are you waiting for. Go BUY IT TODAY! Thank you for supporting my endeavors!

So I was able to make some progress yesterday and was able to order a sample. The plan is to post more info after the sample arrives and is hopefully approved for GO. Every day I sit across from my shelf and see the wonder that is my trinkets and pile of shame.

Should I open up the Imperium bags and just start building and painting those for fun. Maybe I should create some terrain to accompany those? A diorama perhaps? How was your week?

Hi Interwebs. It’s been a minute since I last posted something. Boy, has it been a busy, but enjoyable summer 2023 season. I’ve been to new places as well as some old. I’ve met new people as well as renewed relationships from the past. Had a few heart to hearts.

But what about this website? What about this hobby time? Don’t forget me, please. Well I have not. Let’s just say I pressed PAUSE for a little bit. In the meantime, I have picked up few things to add to pile o’ shame – namely some GW stuff like the new-ish Space Marine: The Board Game stand alone game at Tarjay of all places. I also picked a clearance NIB Warhammer Quest: Lost Relics.

I am focusing on an endeavor that I hope you all can help me with. I will elaborate more and post a link soon. Until then, Halloween nears as well as a couple of conventions. I would like to see if I can update or upgrade my “Western” drip. Did I use that right? It’s hard keeping up with today’s slang. Need it though to keep up with my youngins’

Until next time. Happy Crafting.

Question: Do you actually wargame with the miniatures you paint?

Summer is in full swing. The kids are off of school for the next couple of months. It’s time to get stuff done around the hobby space (as well as the house). I think I will call the WW2 German Infantry Winter Battle Dress done for now – at least the first pair. I am working on a second pair of Germans also in Winter dress. Some Games Workshop minis also lurk on the workbench. All have been primed and are awaiting color.

Hi – I’m back. After last month’s drain debacle, I was able start yesterday a “quick-ish” project I picked up from the local model show – Spring Show Seattle hosted by IPMS Seattle. They are a couple of WW2 German figures in cold-weather BDUs. It’s my first go at resin figures.

First impressions – these are much more detailed than the Airfix figures that I recently completed. They come in multi-part off sprue. There was some flashing – residual material from the manufacturing/molding process. Assembly is required. They are reminiscent of “garage kits” that are produced in very limited batches by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

Here’s what I have so far. I did kind of mess up on the order of operations – I tried to prime before assembly. When I started gluing parts together the primer started coming off. Live and learn, Enjoy the pics.

Hit a setback (again) in my hobby journey.

The joys of home ownership, especially a 20+ year old house. This one is a doozy. The drain pipe in the crawl space under the kitchen decided to spring a leak. I didn’t notice this until I was outside my house and noticed water splashing sounds in the crawl space while someone was using the kitchen sink. I looked in the crawlspace vents and saw the stream. After some troubleshooting, it turns out to be the drain pipe. At least it wasn’t the water supply line.

Down the rabbit hole…

Do I pay a plumber to fix it? No. I am a DIYer. I like a challenge. Turns out crawl spaces are dark, cobweb infested, extremely short (around 36″ tall in height – thus “crawl space” moniker) and in my case, filled with standing water. Drain water. Dank drain water. At least it was not the toilet drain that burst, but it still smelled from the food and dishwater waste.

This was a week ago. I have been slowly removing the standing water, at first with a small wet-vacuum, then a submersible water pump, and now a transfer pump. And I still can’t reach the leak because I am too big to fit between the framing in the crawlspace.

Tomorrow’s attempt (April 16). Cut a new crawlspace access door in my carpet covered wood floors. Pump out the standing drain water before it stinks up the neighborhood. Then repair the pipe – fingers crossed it is just an old ABS pipe that is “simple” to replace. Then clean up the new access door and carpeting. Then go on with life.

Wish me luck.

I am still debating whether to tackle the Airfix WW2 German Paratroops 1/32 scale paint-up OR try my hand at scratch building some 1/32 scale WW2 terrain – maybe a French café a la Carentan? Should I finally record some of this for YouTube content? What do you think?

Happy crafting!