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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fun With Camouflage

Have some fun with your camo ...what the heck it's Sci-fi!

Here is an example of how passion is able to bring out impressive results - 30 year-old Vin Marshall from Philadelphia, along with 9 other buddies of his have come together to construct this 2,000 pound replica tank straight from junkyard parts. The turret looks menacing despite the pink exterior (definitely unsuitable for combat situations of any kind), and actually works as it is a functioning pneumatic cannon that shoots out hot dogs. Our ozone layer is also better off with this Pink Panzer as it relies on pedal power to move around, where half a dozen peddlers will be able to generate approximately 1.5 horsepower. The total cost? $3,000. I wonder how much they're going to sell this for.

Panzers Of The Reich

Information on the German Panzer Tanks Of WWII, Panzer I, Panzer II, Panzer III, Panzer IV, Stug, Tiger Tank, Panther Tank, Sdkfz Halftracks, And Waffen SS,development history, combat service, technical data and photos.

http://www.panzer-reich.co.uk/

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Stargate By Morval Earth

The games we play are loosely based on the TV version of Stargate. We tend not to use the characters from the film or from the TV series unless it is necessary for the scenario. In fact the only model I have is a converted figure that looks a bit like Teal'c. Anyway, our teams are usually European in composition and sometimes multinational.
The figures we use mainly come from conversions. I was lucky enough to get some look-a-like figures, before they disappeared from the market, that resembled the Jaffar. The rest are conscripts from other ranges - Copplestone's Future Wars other characters come from Celtos or Crocodile Games or Reaper Miniatures and almost any Ancient Egyptian Range will contribute several useful figures for conversion. Even then you do not need to limit yourself. Almost any collection can be used. The first game we played had tribal Africans as the local population. Why? Because I had them!
Just wait until the Daleks find a Stargate!

http://www.morvalearth.co.uk/Stargate01/Game_01.htm

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

10 Years Of Starship Combat News!

It was on September 28th 1999 that I sent out the first emails to publicly announce that my website, Starship Combat News was up and awaiting visitors. I personally wanted to find a website that had information about all the space combat games and miniatures currently available. A one stop shop focused on my main interest in gaming, space combat. Not finding such a site and having a tough time keeping track of all the games out there without such a resource, I decided that I would make that site myself.
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SCN started on the free Homestead servers but a couple years later it moved to a friend's server, and then into the pay server world. The number of visitors kept going up over the years and I got a chance to talk with people in the gaming business along with gamers from around the world.
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So thank you all for this last 10 years, I really do appreciate you stopping by. Games have come and gone during that time, but the gamers remain. I get behind on updates tot he site sometimes and I apologize for that. I do catch up eventually and feel free to bug me about it if I get too far behind.
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Questions or comments, please drop me a note at dean@star-ranger.com
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http://www.star-ranger.com/Home.htm