Back in the late 90s (Gods has it been that long...lol) we would run a campaign using all three GZGs systems, we'd start out fighting for system control with Full Thrust, then do a pre-landing (Special Ops) mission with Stargrunt in 25s, then run the main planetary invasion/defense with Dirtside in 6mm, the advent of 15mm troops lets me cut out a step or two.....Thank you Jon (and others) for adding to the addiction ! This is what was used to run the campaign: This is the current Full Thrust/Stargrunt II astropolitical map, showing all the currently assigned empires, canonical and non-canonical. It is in *.gif format. This map will be subject to frequent updates, so be sure to check the "last modified" date at the top. It is based on Map 2. Note that it says "non-canonical" at the top. http://www.projectrho.com/ft/ftmap2.html
Following the events of the first Patlabor movie, after a terrorist attack on a bridge in Tokyo, the whole country of Japan is in an uproar. The Japanese government suspects an attempt by the Americans to destabilize them, but in reality has no idea who is behind the attack. The only clues they have is of a secret organization called the National Defense Family, and the destruction of a United Nations Labor Unit. With time running out, the government calls upon Captain Goto and the Police Labor Force Division 2 to fill in the missing pieces...
The Evil Empire on the Brazos (BEE) chronicles the on going wars (games) and the diplomatic efforts (Posts/GNN Reports) of all the known nations (wargame collections) in my little area of the galaxy.My goal is to both entertain
and inform those new to art of miniature wargaming, and have a few laughs with it. This Blog is open to all and also welcomes comment from all and I hope that many will come to join in the madness.....)
The Army of Khyberistan
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I have been playing around with the figures that I have available, and the
Army of Khyberistan will comprise:
- Emir’s Bodyguard
- Emir’s Bodyg...
Nodding donkeys
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I happened to be browsing the TTCombat web site the other day when I came
across these nodding donkey oil pumps in their "last chance to buy"
section. I...
Xyston 1:600 Galleys For Sale
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Firstly, I must apologise for not posting for quite a while now. The
reasons are many and varied:
- I've undergone an operation on my hand to repair...
WW2 French reinforcements
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Yet again, problems have slowed progress, but the bulk of my extra French
are completed. Most of these bring my forces up to the strength required
for the ...
Adding Skulls from eBay
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A bag of fifty 28mm skulls from eBay add a little bit of extra detail.
Fomorians look better with a few human heads on their belts as do Orcs.
This thir...
2mm Strength and Honour: Resources Primer
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Thought I’d pull together a list of some of the online resources that I
made use of in preparing for the release of Strength and Honour, and when
work...
You'll never take our...what was that again?
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In his constant quest to test the applicability of his "Battle Commander"
rules, Richard took us back another 100 years or so to Edward I hammering
the S...
Quiralu Great War French MG team
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Part of the loot from the Paris toy soldier show, these Quiralu aluminium
castings were in desperate need of a repaint. As luck would have it,
desperate ...
A Wellsian interlude
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Taking the chance to get the guns and matchsticks out on a sunny Sunday
afternoon…
Bought at some point in a job lot ( I think) these were lying unused i...
1930's Interbellum Byzantia
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*Above - the emergence of an Imagi-Nation - see text for forces* *used and
why*
Some years ago I sketched out Byzantium re-emerging, as a Mandate stat...
"Wars of Ozz" Game Report
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I ran a great game of *Wars of Ozz* last night at the HAWKs meeting. We
had 6 players on a 6"x10" table, and used the beautiful Ozz figures from
Old Glo...
Wargaming the interwar period
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*CROSSPOSTED FROM WARGAMING MISCELLANY*
This year’s VCOW (Virtual Conference of Wargamers) took place over the
weekend, and I was able to take part in se...
Printing The 7 Years War
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Back in the days, before smart phones, cell phones, the internet, usable
home computers (1985); when one had to go to the local game store to find
out w...
Done with 2021
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Since everyone else is doing it, I might as well offer my own year-end
retrospective. Personally, 2021 was a horrible year, as old age claimed two
close ...
Black Riders
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12 bods and 10 Nags.
10 of the bods, 9 mounted and one on foot*, are the "run of the mill" and
hard to tell apart Nazgûl / Ringwraiths. each one dresse...
Mighty Armies: Invasion is live!
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We have released our newest Mighty Armies book though Kickstarter
featuring ramies from Splintered Light Miniatures!
Check it out here:
https://www.ki...
Irregular 6mm Chinese
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A question came up on the ColonialWars Yahoo Group about 6mm Chinese troops
for the period. As luck would have it, I happened to have one of the
Irregular...
Last post here-
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OK, the web site drama is finally coming to an end.
Here is a summary. I had been using a Weebly web site, this blog hosted
by Blogger, and a e-commer...
Boarding Parties
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A couple of stands to represent RN boarding parties or sailors with
small-arms put ashore
For CD3 the count as 'other' so of limited use, expecting speci...
Summer 1001 - Apocalypse Now
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"My Emperor," the messenger announced, "I have news of the war with the
Mangu hordes."
The Emperor paused briefly as he swallowed the soft flesh of the nec...
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The Capture of Piet Petronius-1880
A Great Solo Game-The Men Who Would Be Kings
The Men Who Would is Kings (abbreviated TMWBK) is a* great*fast play
Colonia...
Stalingrad Pt5: Combined Ops
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After a seemingly refreshing break from the bloggasphere, Stalingrad is
back! While the previous games had been some classic infantry attacks, we
noted t...
Wunderlist For Windows 3.18.0
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Wunderlist - is one of the most well known cross-platform task manager and
to-do list application. It is also available for Mac and instantly sync
your ...
15mm Great Swamp Lizard
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We are very pleased to release our latest 15mm fantasy model -- the Great
Swamp Lizard. This towering beast can eat his way straight through entire
enemy ...
Law Enforcement
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Hi!
I've managed to paint up a few law enforcement officers for Jim to avoid!
Outland Judge Patrol
I ended up going for the classic Judge Dredd paint sch...
Grimlocks in 15mm
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Here are 12 grimlocks for dnd 5th ed.....15mm Picts from copplestone.
Back from a long break in gaming....looking forward to a little dungeons
and dragons s...
Hail Mary .....of the LIVING DEAD!!!!
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So I somehow managed to knock out another 60-something zombies before this
baby arrives, nothing fancy here, I didn't even texture the bases. I
figured I w...
Risorgimento or Garibaldi in Sicily 1860
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I studied the Italian Unification at school and it was fascinating; This
lead to following Garibaldi's career and especially his amazing campaign in
Sicily...
Origins 2013 X-Wing Event
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We had a great time at Origins this year and other then the several hours
we had to evacuate from the convention center due to a flaming transformer
everyt...
more painting-
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I have been working on getting approx. 1500+ points in some at least
minimum "table top gaming condition" before Mid-june. I have most of the
fig.s t...
Hail Zlobenia!
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I picture of PFU troops from Zlobenia. The Zlobs have always been more open
in their views about the outside world, and see the current conflict as a
way ...
Martian Civil War
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My flyer was pulled out of the box for only the second time. It was fun to
run, and was a constant pain to the bad guys. After our last gathering,
plans ...
SBH SOLO Vikings VS Hunters of Evil
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With my new love of Universal Battle, I have run yet another solo game.
This time it was the under dog Vikings VS the Vet Hunters of Evil.
I set the game u...
Mortimer’s Cross - AAR By Lord Stanley
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Last Thursday we put paid to the lowly Lancastrian and nailed the body of
the Lancastrian leaders to some nice new crosses at a place called Mortimer
- hen...
A game with Vulture
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I had a F.A.D. game with Vulture last week. He won this one by taking and
holding the objective with his light power armored troops, and backing them
up wi...