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Tas	Post subject: Tas's Blog: Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:25 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 10:01 am Posts: 7823 Location: Sydney, NSW	OK, so Ive been home a few days and have taken a stock of my life, fortunes and immediate future. ? I'm home on and off for the next two months, then depart my current job and go on a local course from August until October (mostly time at home) then join my next ship (as Second in Command) in early November for the next 2 years. ?the first 6 months will be in refit so more time at home(-ish) then who knows??? So where am I at gaming wise? What am I playing RIGHT NOW? Just started a Wings Over France campaign game with 2 other chaps in which I am the Sqn CO. ?As far as I can tell, this is the first internet based multi-Flight campaign for this game. ?Cool! You can check out how my lads of A Flight, 23 Squadron Royal Flying Corps are going here: http://mypeoplepc.com/members/jasta6/WoF_No23_SQ/ Immediate Projects Stuff to play with the kids (my only close opponents!) I have been having a ball with them playing Dino Hunting (Saurian Safari) and Godzilla Wars (Monster Island) as you know. ?I'm working on some ideas for expanding my Dino Hunts to get a river boat and include "Moby Rex" - hunt for the Great White Dinosaur... I have just bought some cheap Micro Machine pod racers off ebay and will soon be contructing a rudimenatry track to race around the lounge room with. ?We had some quick oes around some hills amde of books but the modeller in me rebelled... For anyone with a hankering to give this a whirl, look here for some quick, easy yet fun rules: http://www.thanesgames.com/ (you may see some rules mods from yours truly also!) Aeronef/Aquanef Still procrastinating over what fleets to buy and the balance between Admiralty wish lists and the what budget Parliament will approve. ?Eagerly awaiting the release later this year of Aquanef so I can skirimish beneath the waves... WW2 Version of "Lock N Load" Just finsihed doing soem playtesting for this game which is now in final production War of the Worlds I want Tripods. ?I want to play WOTW. ? I know I dont have time to paint or play. ? But I wants them Epic Sadly a bit of a standstill really, due to the very disrupted time at home which makes it hard to start and stop painting. ?Plus I use the study to paint which means when I am away and my wife uses the room she doesnt want to share it with my WIP (Whats wrong with her? ?How she se half paitned Totans and so forth and NOT be inspired? ?Its not right....) Currently I have: * very satisfactory armies for SM and IG which have substantial portions painted and 90% of what I want at least purchased if not painted. ? * boxes worth of untouched Orks (they really just dont inspire me as a force...I just cant get into the WAAAAAGH). ?May soon offer up the whole lot for Trade if anyone is interested? * a small Chaos force (Word Bearer Traitor marines WIP) which is expecting a MASSIVE reinforcement from the Eye Of Terror once Maksim gets the MEGATRADE stuff sorted out. * a small Nid force whcih really isnt even a Hive Fleet booger's worth of chittering death. ?This is my priority army for purchase and development * not yet purchased a single EA blister of minis....I guess because I was happy with most of my SM/IG stuff, dont like Orks and am waiting for Chaos and Nids. Long Term Projects 15mm DBA Armies for Ancients ?-Imperial Rome, Gaul, Germania and ?Ancient Briton (I got all inspired when I was travelling around UK and Europe!) 15mm DBA Armies for English and French Hundred Years War (I got all inspired when I was travelling around Normandy and England!) Blood Bowl - Human Team (Playboy Bunnies). ?To be ready for our next "Shamrock Cup Tournament" in 2008 (yes, its an Olympic Event, first played in the Shamrock Hotel in Hong Kong while on deployment in 2000 while watching the Sydney Olympics, replayed in 2004) Battlestar Galactica Starfighter game - bought the miniatures, started converting the Silent Death rules. ?Got sidetracked... [ On the Shelf until further notice BFG Fleets (due to lack of opponents) - Imperial, Marine, Chaos & Dark Eldar Full Thrust Minis and campaign. ?Havent played for years but loved it... A big stack of Wargames Thats all that comes readily to mind. ?There is a stash of stuff in the garage, some of it long languishing but all loved and appreciated. ?I might not get back to it this year, but I will one day... ? _________________ Tas My General blog: http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/ My VSF Blog: http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/ My ECW Blog: http://declaresir.blogspot.com/
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: Tas's Blog: Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:54 am
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Hi Tas, Cool! I am very taken in by all of your great projects, but... *** Why isn't OGRE mentioned? *** Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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Tas	Post subject: Tas's Blog: Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:13 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 10:01 am Posts: 7823 Location: Sydney, NSW	Maksim, you along with a few others here (dafrca, V, Mojarn, CC & Primarch to name the most guilty) are the masters of ongoing projects - I am but the apprentice! You are right, there are a few others that now come to mind, all on the long term storgae shelf -for now: OGRE - I have a substantial collection of OGRE/GEV stuff (board and minis) which gets dragged out from time t time.  I have bought a few bargain OGRE Minis lately when I find them cheap, the the demise of my website (due to software epiry) means that I would have to rebuild my whole website from scratch (Again!) and I really cant face that anytime soon. 28mm WW2 I bought compiled a large of Germans and Russians (plus tanks and terrain) while I was in England, intending to play when I got home, but got posted to a different location to my WW2 gaming partner in crime, so now they all unopened in a dusty box.  I should convert them to Epic minis... 1/1200 Naval Minis A large collection (again compiled while in UK) of WW2 German and British Coastal Forces and convoys.  I am 75% complete (and have been for a few years...) writing a whole history of the Black Sea naval and amphibious campaign in WW2 between the Axis Forces and the Soviets.  It is a very interesting theatre as it inlcuds Italin, Romanian & Hungarian units as well. 1/6000 WW2 Again, a large collection (but 99% painted this time) of US, UK, Russian, Dutch, german and Italian fleets.  They are tiny, but I have everything from carriers and Battleships to DDs, sloops and corvette.  Great for big fleet actions. Plus I have the compulsory large collection of rules and campaign supplemnts for everything from ancients to Franco-Prussian, WW2 and SciFi.  All gamers seem to colelct rules and I am no exception! More to follow probably as memory allows.... _________________ Tas My General blog: http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/ My VSF Blog: http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/ My ECW Blog: http://declaresir.blogspot.com/
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MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: Tas's Blog: Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:39 am

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Hi Tas, Tas: Stuff to play with the kids (my only close opponents!) I have been having a ball with them playing Dino Hunting (Saurian Safari) and Godzilla Wars (Monster Island) as you know. ?I'm working on some ideas for expanding my Dino Hunts to get a river boat and include "Moby Rex" - hunt for the Great White Dinosaur... I've been stowing some items in my "6mm Godzilla" box... Apparently someone threw in some 28mm Albion Fen Beats that are just waiting to become 4-story tall "protectors of nature"... I also found two great "rock guardians" that I found in a Good Will thrift store... Tas: I have just bought some cheap Micro Machine pod racers off ebay and will soon be contructing a rudimenatry track to race around the lounge room with. ?We had some quick goes around some hills made of books but the modeller in me rebelled... For anyone with a hankering to give this a whirl, look here for some quick, easy yet fun rules: http://www.thanesgames.com/ (you may see some rules mods from yours truly also!)

I also have a few podracers, but have only used them twice... and with the same rule set as you!

Tas: Aeronef/Aquanef
Still procrastinating over what fleets to buy and the balance between Admiralty wish lists and the what budget Parliament will approve.?Eagerly awaiting the release later this year of Aquanef so I can skirimish beneath the waves...

I'm not really interested in this genre, but I have a whole bunch of VSF iron ships that support my Squats.

Tas: WW2 Version of "Lock N Load"
Just finished doing some playtesting for this game which is now in final production.

Cool! I loved the Vietnam "Lock N'Load" game.

I just checked my 6mm Vietnam box... added in a number of PBR riverine boats, PACV, a few Hueys, M-41 Walkers, A-37s and the like...

The new GHQ Vietnam infantry is outstanding! It's crying out to be me... Convert "Lock N'Load" to miniatures, Maks...

Tas: War of the Worlds
I want Tripods. ?I want to play WOTW. ?
I know I dont have time to paint or play. ?
But I wants them

Me too!

My WWII and modern armored forces can deal with tripods and Martians when they are done with Godzilla...

GZG, Studio Bergstrom and a few others make tripods...

Tas: Currently I have:
* very satisfactory armies for SM and IG which have substantial portions painted and 90% of what I want at least purchased if not painted. ?

Me too...

I just moticed that I have Blood Angels, Ultramarines and Space Wolves, but almost no Dark Angels...

I also have some Silver Skulls...

I have all kinds of IG... plenty.

Tas: * boxes worth of untouched Orks (they really just dont inspire me as a force...I just cant get into the WAAAAAGH). ?May soon offer up the whole lot for Trade if anyone is interested?

*** I want to trade some BFG chaos, interested? ***

Tas: * a small Chaos force (Word Bearer Traitor marines WIP) which is expecting a MASSIVE reinforcement from the Eye Of Terror once Maksim gets the MEGATRADE stuff sorted out.

I haven't forgotten... almost there...

I do have a problem though... I'm not sure how much of the chaos stock I have came from Dalton... I had a pretty good amount beforehand...

Tas: * a small Nid force whcih really isnt even a Hive Fleet booger's worth of chittering death. ?This is my priority army for purchase and development...

I can see what I can do from you...

*** Need any Hive Tyrants or Dominatrixes? ***

Tas: * not yet purchased a single E-A blister of minis....I guess because I was happy with most of my SM/IG stuff, don't like Orks and am waiting for chaos and Nids.

I haven't either although I've acquired a few in trade.

I'm also waiting for 'Nids!

Tas: Long Term Projects
15mm DBA Armies for Ancients ?-Imperial Rome, Gaul, Germania and Ancient Briton (I got all inspired when I was travelling around UK and Europe!)

I just finished collecting the last of the 6mm Ancients into their box!

I also have a box of 6mm Fantasy!

I need to buy a copy of the DBA rules though and the associated bases...

DBA is up to version 2.2 now, I hear...

Tas:
Battlestar Galactica Starfighter game - bought the miniatures, started converting the Silent Death rules. ?Got sidetracked...

I bought the DVDs about a month ago and am also enthralled...

*** Did you buy your minis from Studio Bergstrom? ***

I want to do this, but have forced myself to wait until I get to my Hoth and Godzilla projects!

Tas: [On the Shelf until further notice]
BFG Fleets (due to lack of opponents) - Imperial, Marine, Chaos & Dark Eldar

I haven't played BFG in ages either...

Tas: Full Thrust Minis and campaign. ?Havent played for years but loved it...

I have played Full Thrust several times this year though...

Tas: OGRE - I have a substantial collection of OGRE/GEV stuff (board and minis) which gets dragged out from time to time. ?I have bought a few bargain OGRE Minis lately when I find them cheap, the the demise of my website (due to software piracy) means that I would have to rebuild my whole website from scratch (Again!) and I really cant face that anytime soon.

My OGRE stuff is also on hiatus...

I have a notion to build Chines and Japanese forces in the near future using GZG and Irregular forces from my stores...

Irregular sci-fi minis are a bit crude so... Chinese.

GZG look a bit high-tech so... Japanese.

Tas: 28mm WW2
I bought compiled a large of Germans and Russians (plus tanks and terrain) while I was in England, intending to play when I got home, but got posted to a different location to my WW2 gaming partner in crime, so now they all unopened in a dusty box. ?I should convert them to Epic minis...

Both Tony and Dean asked me the other day ago about pulling out my WWII microarmor and doing some East Front again...

Tas: 1/1200 Naval Minis
A large collection (again compiled while in UK) of WW2 German and British Coastal Forces and convoys. ?I am 75% complete (and have been for a few years...) writing a whole history of the Black Sea naval and amphibious campaign in WW2 between the Axis Forces and the Soviets. ?It is a very interesting theatre as it inlcuds Italin, Romanian & Hungarian units as well.

1/6000 WW2
Again, a large collection (but 99% painted this time) of US, UK, Russian, Dutch, german and Italian fleets. ?They are tiny, but I have everything from carriers and Battleships to DDs, sloops and corvette. ?Great for big fleet actions.

I have some modern GHQ Harpoon minis if you are interested in them...

Tas: Plus I have the compulsory large collection of rules and campaign supplemnts for everything from ancients to Franco-Prussian, WW2 and Sci-Fi. ?All gamers seem to collect rules and I am no exception!

Don't we all...

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.