Lock and Load new core rule 5.0

Lock and load is going to release their latest Core rule.  According to what I heard is that a lot of corrections and updates to make the game easy to understand.

My miniature gaming started here.

A trip down memory lane in the world of  gaming.  Do you remember what store or shop got you started life long pursuit of spending your hard earned dollars.    I do here it is.  The building was once the Alcove Hobby Shop.  The Mecca for miniatures gamer's in Detroit.  On it is a print shop. If the walls could talk. One could still heard if you listen closely the many famous tales of battle

The Old Alcove Hobby Shop.

 MICHIGAN'S GAMING HERITAGE: This is the former location of the store that was the hub of most all gaming in the tri-county area. ALCOVE HOBBY STORE. Located on 12 Mile Road in Berkley, it was run by Bob & Joyce Boyle. This store was the place that introduced most of us to gaming and was the hub of the gaming community (in addition to the gaming centers). The store was very successful, and eventually the Boyles started an entire distributorship (Greenfield Hobbies) and the store would move to Woodward between 12 & 13 mile road, next to everybody's favorite Thai restaurant, Siam Spicy. They would eventually sell the store to a couple guys who, unfortunately ran it into the ground.

Last Alcove Hobby on Woodard.  Now an interior Design company

Pikeman Lament with real pictures.

Have not played Pikeman Lament in long time.  Just finished up my dragoons.  Cavalry is a real pain in butt to paint.  Been pushing these troops around on the painting bench for who knows how long.  Agin in my travel on face book I found this great page dealing with the English Civil War.  The thing the grab me was the detail of the reenactors uniforms.  To myself it looks like the armor pieces have a black paint wash. 

Photo of a Maus turrets with a Tiger I turret

This photo shows how big the Maus was.  The Tiger turret on top looks like toy.  What is interesting if that there are two Maus turrets.  This would make one believe the Hitler had put the Maus into full production.  Hope you like the photo.

White Dragon Miniature

White dragon Miniatures is out of the U.K.    They specialize in resin figures and terrain.  Some really amazing stuff.  They have a line 28mm British troops that fought in the Falklands.  But the items I like are the modern terrain feature that are made for Spector.  Talking some finely detailed building.    Here is the link to their website.  White Dragon Miniatures

Now here is the eye candy.

 

Hero Sheet for Rolf Steiner

The rest of the stats can be found here: Steiner stats

New 28mm figures from Empress Miniature

Great movie for it time.  A group of tough wehrmacht troop facing the Russian streamroll.

Well is your change to have these guys on your gaming table.

follow the link to Cross at empressminiatures

Unteroffizier Feldwebel (S / Sgt.) Rolf Steiner 
Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Krüger
Gefreiter (Pvt.) Kern
Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Schnurrbart ('Private Mustache')

Jun 6 , 1944 70 years ago

74 years ago today June 6, 1944. My father landed at Omaha beach in Normandy. His unit was 105mm artillery battery. They started fire their guns off the LST in supporting fire for the troops on the beach. From there he would be many action. The most notable would the battle of the bulge. Where they where surrounded by the Germans in Bastogne.

Playing ASL on Tabletop Simulator on Stream

This was on one my ASL face book pages.  Most people use Vassal to ASL. Great app but kind of clunky to use.  Table Top simulator to me looks like the to play the game with no headache. Grab your favorite drink, sit down and enjoy the video