Out of my Cave for a Moment...

   I have been woefully absent from any sort of gaming for the past three months or so, thanks largely to my nasty grad school habit taking up almost all of my free time (time not spent working, eating, sleeping, or spending time with the family). But today I took a few moments to peek about some of my old haunts, and found some treasures.

   Parroom Station makes some of my favorite VSF minis. And Bob Charrette there is rolling out a new game, called Secret Science. I have played in one of the demos at Historicon a couple of years ago, and enjoyed it. But the game is about to be made available, and there have been postings at the Parroom Times Despatch that include many photos of upcoming miniatures. Lots of goodies, one of which I have snagged (sorry Bob, hope you don't mind the publicity) to show you what I mean.

Ol' Number 17

   One of the neat things that they are producing is a set of exhausts for the automatons, to indicate different motive forces. Another awesome thing is the expansion of Masked Minions, with alternate heads (comes with the old style as well, which I will keep to, personally). And finally, a preview of some 'enslaved' troops, with freaking mind control helmets. Mind control helmets! I must have some. Exactly the sort of thing the Tsar would do to political dissidents...

   I was going to ask for guns for Christmas this year. Real ones, not models, that is. But... I may have to have some toys. I mean, really... just add more to the Lead Mountain in the game room.

Lest We Forget...

Bring on the Lizardman of Tribe Khurrasssann

   You see here the entirety so far of the lizardmen of the Tribe Khurrasssann. Thirty of the buggers (not forty, as previously reported), ready for battle. Now I just need to work on their support troops, the salamanderi, and the heavy cavalry. My thanks to good friend Tom, who painted up twenty of these for me. Tom is lightning fast with a brush, I gotta say.

The entire horde.

Comparison shot of mine and Tom's.

Tom's needs static grass and clearcoat.

Some Photostats of Summer Work

   Not entirely sure if I have posted these photos before. This is some of what I did manage to accomplish this summer.

A granary, for Venusians

A French Armoured Dig, for either 6mm or 1/1200

Two stout English lads, on Mars. (Empress Figures)

Doctor Vardu, who manipulates the very thread of life into unnatural weaves...

A heliograph section (15mm, Peter Pig)

The Colonel seems to have something on his coat sleeve. 

"Hmmph. Bloody lazy batman."

Gadzooks!

   It has been a spell since last I subjected the internet to my insanity...

   And with grad school currently kicking my arse all over the place, might be a bit longer before there is anything of substance. Sorry Charles.

   Not much to report, honestly. Had a friend paint up the rest of my Khurasan lizardmen. They look quite nice, and I will take pictures as soon as I take the time to get some basing done. Maybe this weekend. That'll give me 40 of the blighters ready to terrorize Venus.

   Must dash. 50 more pages to read tonight so I can write my paper tomorrow night.