In keeping with my 2019 Resolutions, I recently painted more old school miniatures! This time, it’s a classic Grenadier Dragon Lords boxed set: Dwarves of the Gold Mountain. As anyone even casually familiar with me or this blog knows, I have a disturbing obsession with all things dwarfish. These stocky fellows were sculpted by Nick […]
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“Oh, Frabjous Day!”
Posted by The Angry Piper on March 17th, 2019
It’s been a while since I did a Heroclix repaint, and this time it’s another of Batman’s rogues gallery: Jervis Tetch, aka the Mad Hatter. From DC FanDOM: Jervis Tetch, formerly a research scientist, is completely smitten with the works of Lewis Carroll. As his criminal name indicates, he takes the appearance of the Mad […]
Posted in Miniatures, Repaints, Super Heroes 
Tags: HeroClix, Lucid Eye, Super Mission Force, Supersystem 3 
4 Comments »“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 […]
Saddle Up, Boys! (and Girls, if applicable)
Posted by The Angry Piper on February 24th, 2019
One of my 2019 Resolutions was to finally play GW’s Legends of the Old West, an out-of-print Old West skirmish game using the Warhammer engine. Despite using a variation of the IGO/UGO mechanic, it remains pretty popular among Old West gamers, as it’s easy to pick up and play, particularly if you’re familiar with Warhammer. […]
Posted in Miniatures, Old West, Terrain and Scenics Tags: Blue Moon, Knuckleduster, Old West, Reaper Comments Off on Saddle Up, Boys! (and Girls, if applicable)“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 […]
2019 Resolutions
Posted by The Angry Piper on January 7th, 2019
For my first post of 2019, I have appropriated the popular trend of coming up with a list of games I want to play, projects I would like to complete, and challenges I would like to participate in this year. Note that this is what I hope to do; what actually happens is anyone’s guess. […]
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 […]
Posted in Fantasy, Insanity Pile, Miniatures, Sci-Fi Tags: Bones, Old School Miniatures, RAFM, Reaper 2 Comments »What I Got for Christmas
Posted by The Angry Piper on December 28th, 2018
Another holiday season has come and gone, and it’s time to tally up the loot under the tree. I won’t bore anyone with detailed descriptions of my new socks and aftershave…after all, no one who reads this blog is the least bit interested in that. Instead, what gaming goodies did Santa Claus leave at chez […]
