Thursday, July 31, 2014

Tunnel Ratling Miniature.

In the worlds of Warhammer 40,000 there are various species of humans called Abhumans. These began as humans who then evolved into genetically stable races due to the conditions of the planets that they settled on. It was a way of getting dwarves, halflings, ogres, and other fantasy races into the sci-fi/fantasy setting of 40K.

Ratlings, which are the 40K version of hobbits or halflings, are usually seen in the role of snipers since they are very good at hiding and good shots at long range.

My take on the ratling comes from the tunnel rats, US soldiers who fought the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Tunnel rats were usually very short men who were also tough as nails and sort of psychotic as they fought through the series of tunnels that the Viet Cong used.

So I present the Tunnel Ratling, a halfling who has been pushed beyond his normal limits and has become something most of his fellows would never recognize. He still uses his stealth abilites but instead of hiding, he uses them to sneak up on and quickly neutralize the enemy. I based him somewhat on the Chainsaw Warriors by Bob Naismith from the classic Rogue Trader era of Citadel miniatures.

ATTENTION!!! I've got a few castings of these and I'm going to make them available on a "pay what you like" basis. Just make sure to include $1.50 in The US or $3.00 in the rest of the world for postage. If you'd like one my Paypal email is hellbox45@hotmail.com .




Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Sale on Zombie Plague Minis!


Check out some great miniatures at great prices in the RSquared Store!


Saturday, July 26, 2014

Zombie Plague on Wargame Vault


http://www.wargamevault.com/product/133042/Zombie-Plague-The-Board-Game


Available now from RSquared Studios, a board game about four high school students who have the worst day ever. Their school and town have been overrun with flesh eating ghouls, their van has run out of gas, and now they are surrounded in a small farm house by an ever increasing army of the hungry dead. Only teamwork, courage, and good old fashioned luck can save them now. Join Crissy, Chelsea, Timmy, and John as they fight for their lives in Zombie Plague!


Zombie Plague is a remastered version of the cult classic board game and includes all the card miniatures, map pieces, dashboards, cards, and counters you need. Featuring artwork from the RSquared Studios comic Zombie Plague: The Day From Hell, this easy to learn game features fast action, fun characters, and grueling horror. Can you and your friends survive the Zombie Plague?

Monday, July 21, 2014

Famous Monsters Boardgame by Heritage.



Here's a PDF of the rules and map for the 1981 Famous Monsters boardgame by Heritage. I'll eventually be painting the minis from this boxed set and recording a gameplay video, probably around Halloween this year. 


You can check out pictures of the minis on The Lost Minis Wiki:
http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Famous_Monsters

The Heritage miniatures are now being recast on a limited basis by Classic Miniatures. If you're interested in getting some contact them here. Classic is a part time company and so expect some wait time for casting.
http://www.classicminiatures.net/


Friday, July 18, 2014

Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Gashapon


Here's a little booklet that I got while I lived in Japan that's from a series of collector toys based on concept vehicles from World War 2. These small toy collections are available in convenience stores and cover diverse subjects like movie characters, historical subjects, and pop culture. I've seen them for Ray Harryhausen monsters, gladiators, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and armor of famous samurai. 

The miniatures themselves are all various scales but were consistent in the high quality of paint jobs, decals, and overall finish. All of the text is in Japanese but I think they have some great ideas for paint schemes and markings. I've added links to Wikipedia articles about each vehicle in the captions.

Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte

Any German speakers who can translate the motto on the side?

Focke Wulf Triebflügel

Vought V-173

Special Number 3 Light Tank Ku-Ro

Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee
You'd think she's at least be wearing a helmet.