The countdown has begun. Seven Russian soldiers represent seven days left to Barrage 2018, 28 and 29 September in Havre de Grace, Maryland. See www.hawks-barrage.org for more information and to sign up.
TWO DAYS OF GAMING
Over 70 miniatures gaming events covering a wide variety of scales, periods, and genres
About a third of the evens are kid-friendly, so bring you younger gamers
Friendly game masters
Two Flames of War tournaments
The largest ADLG tournament on this side of the Mississippi
Quality vendors
Flea market tables
Reasonably-priced food on premises and more food options nearb
Several of us in the HAWKs have decided to focus on Barbarossa for a number of our convention scenarios in 2019. Chris will likely run a number of LSNC 1941 games, and I’ll be focusing on Combat Patrol(TM) skirmish games. I have recently completed these two tanks and a squad of infantry in great coats.
Tamiya KV-1 with Artisan Russian soldiers in greatcoats.Tamiya KV-II with Artisan Russians in greatcoats
I started with Army Painter angel green and then applied a quick shade wash. When I then sprayed the vehicles with Army Painter anti-shine matte finish, i got some crazing effects on the paint. This is the second time this has happened to me, so there is some interaction between the Army Painter quick shade and anti-shine matte finish that I don’t understand.
Don’t miss out on a all the fun of Barrage. The schedule is nearly full, but there is still room for you — either as a game master or as a participant. See www.hawks-barrage.org for more details.
Barrage, run by the Harford Area Weekly Kriegspielers (HAWKs) is the finest small convention in this part of the country. Over 70 events! Three tournaments! Good food on premises at reasonable prices! Vendors! Flea market tables!
Back in the good old days, Ral Partha made ONE set of figures, called Roomans. These were anthropomorphized kangaroos with spears and shields. For some reason, the quirkiness of them always appeared to me, and whenever I found a pack in a bin, I would pick it up. Over time, I amassed a pretty sizable collection of them. We have just learned that the current owner of the molds is fixing up the master and is getting ready to re-release them. I also hope that means that new poses will be coming soon. You can click these images to enlarge them.
A Rooman phalanx lead by my airborne-qualified Rooman commanderRooman swordsmenRooman Gatling Gun crew with musketeersRooman crossbowmen
I am excited to hear these will be available soon, and I hope this means that additional poses and weapons will be available soon as well.
This weekend we had a small play test of a scenario I am going to run at Fall In with Greg Priebe using To Be Continued… by GASLIGHT. The scenario involves six groups of US soldiers advancing into a secret Nazi laboratory where the mad scientists are experimenting with creating creatures to help with the war effort. These include giant ants, a giant crab, and other baddies. Also in the lab is a brilliant allied scientist who you can see in the picture above.
Each player had a team of six soldiers armed with a submachine gun, BAR, and four rifles. The Americans were competing to be the first to get a scientific device or other information out of the laboratory. They had cards they could plan on each other to lay German patrols or giant ants on the other players.
The Germans and ants got tougher the closer they got to the laboratory. In the picture above, a gelatin creature engages in hand to hand combat with three Americans.
The giant crab was a difficult opponent, killing one or two soldiers, but eventually the American firepower prevailed.
An overview of the table before the action kicked off. The caverns are from https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084069684/tablescapes-dungeons-modular-rpg-dungeons-by-secre/description.
Of the four players who started the game, two were wiped out, and two other players each got off the table with one scientific device. This is meant to be a six-player game, so with the added firepower, American casualties should be lower.
