Throw another of my 2019 Resolutions in the “done” pile. I got my friends together and we played an actual game! One of my best friends lives on the other side of the country and doesn’t come back here very often. Usually he makes it home for the holidays, which doesn’t leave much time for […]
Archive for the ‘Sci-Fi’ Category
“Kirk to Enterprise…”
Posted by The Angry Piper on February 28th, 2019
I finally finished my three sets of Modiphius Star Trek miniatures with The Original Series (TOS) bridge crew. This is my favorite set, hands-down. Good sculpts, all (even Scotty, questionable “run-for-zee-hills” pose aside). I’ve been binge-watching TOS lately, and I’ve noticed a couple of things. First, Captain Kirk is damn rude. He rarely lets anyone […]
“Make it so.”
Posted by The Angry Piper on February 18th, 2019
I finally finished my Star Trek: TNG bridge crew. I wish I could say it was fun, but…it wasn’t. Try as I might, even with as much love as I have for these characters, I really hate the miniatures. It’s just such a waste of a good set compared with ANY other Modiphius Trek set, […]
Star Trek Adventures: Ruthless Romulans!
Posted by The Angry Piper on January 21st, 2019
It’s Martin Luther King Day here in the USA, so I have the day off. I woke up this morning to a balmy 7 degrees Farenheit (that’s 13 below for any of my readers who use the Celsius scale). Definitely a day to stay indoors and paint some miniatures. My first batch of Modiphius Star […]
Modiphius Star Trek Miniatures: A Review
Posted by The Angry Piper on January 11th, 2019
For Christmas, I gifted myself two sets of Modiphius miniatures for their Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game: the Next Generation Bridge Crew and the Romulan Strike Team. Then, after Christmas, I got the Original Series bridge crew at a staggering discount (see below). Here’s my review of all three sets. Spoiler: it’s not a universally […]
A Little Something on the Side…
Posted by The Angry Piper on December 31st, 2018
Or perhaps, “Some Side Action”. Either “double entendre” title would work. For my last post of 2018, I thought I’d share what I did in December, which is clean up “the side pile”: that group of partially-painted/assembled miniatures that collects in the corner of my workspace over time; things I plan on getting to, but […]
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Tags: Bones, Old School Miniatures, RAFM, Reaper 
2 Comments »Gaslands 7: The Piranha Brothers and Spiny Norman!
Posted by The Angry Piper on November 3rd, 2018
Earlier this year, I had a bad bout of Gaslands Fever (not to be confused with Pac Man Fever, which is a different thing altogether). I converted 7 cars, 2 buggies, an armored bus, a monster truck and a war rig, but I didn’t have a chance to make any performance cars. I still haven’t […]
I did a bad, bad thing…
Posted by The Angry Piper on October 24th, 2018
I need to stay off eBay. I’m supposed to NOT buy any more miniatures. I’m supposed to work on the miniatures I already have. And I was, really. I was doing so well… And then, last month, I bought the Knight Models Thing. I mean, you can’t blame me. It’s an awesome miniature and I […]
Gaslands 6: Grond: Going Big with the WAR RIG!
Posted by The Angry Piper on April 30th, 2018
Well, the end of April brings me to the end of my Gaslands posts, at least for now. I’ve saved the best for last: ladies and gentlemen of the wasteland, I present Grond, the war rig! (The Tolkien-philes among you may recognize the name Grond: it’s the name of the huge battering ram the forces […]
Gaslands 5: Sunday!!! Sunday!!! SUNDAAAAAAY!!!!!!!
Posted by The Angry Piper on April 27th, 2018
I’m unsure about the rest of the world, but those of us who live in the USA periodically have these things come to town called “Monster Truck Rallies.” Basically, they fill an arena with loose mud and junk cars and unleash monster trucks to crush, spindle and mutilate everything they possibly can in the span of […]
