http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/ Milton's Blog on his hobbies: Miniature gaming, painting, boardgaming in all its various guises (consim, German games), card gaming (MtG), reading (history and Sci-fi), Music (most genre under the sun), and then some... en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:16:13 -0800 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:46:33 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Like many hobby related forums, TMP has its share of "controversies" that seems to flair up on a regular basis. Normally you can count on someone (either a innocent noob or a troll, it doesn't matter) to come out with... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/metal_storm_wwi.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/metal_storm_wwi.html Historical Miniatures Thu, 01 May 2008 16:16:13 -0800 Chris, Freddy and I are now in a WW2 mood, and we are playing with all kinda rules, using both our 15mm FoW army and Freddy's various 25mm/20mm stuff. More detailed writeup will follow later, but here's what we've got... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/04/wwii_playoff.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/04/wwii_playoff.html WW2 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:48:29 -0800 I have long had problems with the many different scales of ww2 figures that I've collected over the years. Now I have: - 20mm German/Russians (Old painted airfix and Hasegawa kits from the college days. Some fond memory but haven't... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/ww2_conundrum.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/ww2_conundrum.html WW2 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:21:34 -0800 The recent release of Field of Glory (FoG) has kicked the local gaming scene into an Ancient mood. In addition to a playtest of FoG (see last blog entry), Chris and I have also played a game of Armati II... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/ancient_update.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/ancient_update.html Historical Miniatures Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:07:52 -0800 Once in a great while a set of rules becomes the "hot property" of the moment. A while back Warmachine came along and captured the hearts and minds of many disaffected Warhammer players in providing a deeper game. Then there's... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/field_of_glory.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/field_of_glory.html Historical Miniatures Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:02:35 -0800 Hello everyone, sorry about the lack of entries. Here's a brief update on what's going on in Milton's world.... 1) Real World: has been a blur the last few month: I have a new job starting the beginning of Nov,... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/update.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/update.html Admin Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:47:13 -0800 A service I didn't know existed, but something I've always wished for: A customer map making service! Go check out DSRGAMES For a reasonable fee, They can either print out some fancy map you have onto a giant plotter map,... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/other_cool_serv.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/other_cool_serv.html Historical Miniatures Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:42:35 -0800 While I was at Historicon, the thought of starting a new period has crossed my mind more than once. Being an engineer type, I tried to put down some "objective" (as if that's gonna be easy) criteria on how to... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/the_prefect_per.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/the_prefect_per.html Historical Miniatures Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:31:06 -0800 Note: I have not uploaded my pictures yet. Those will be coming this coming weekend… Setting the Scene The stars have aligned this year which allows me my 3rd ever East Coast convention trip: Wife is off overseas with the... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/historicon_07.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/historicon_07.html Historical Miniatures Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:40:16 -0800 I have been looking for a fast play set of Non-skirmish oriented WW2 rules for a long time now. Something with more meat than Memoir '44, and less complicated than Command Decision and Spearhead (Flames of War is kinda in... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/ambush_blitz_aa.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/ambush_blitz_aa.html Historical Miniatures Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:35:47 -0800 I have grown cool about the whole euro scene for a while now. Part of the reason is the weariness of an grognard (been there, done that), and part of it is just my fickle and changing interest is solidly... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/06/age_of_empire_i.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/06/age_of_empire_i.html German Games Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:46:45 -0800 After a few weeks of crap at work (for both of us), our week in Hawaii is filled with inactivity: a lot of lying on the beach and reading. Some high (and low) lights of the reading list: The Punic... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/05/holiday_reading.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/05/holiday_reading.html Books Sun, 20 May 2007 15:36:38 -0800 I just picked up the newly released GW Foundation paint which is touted as "best coverage" in the industry, and can cover over black primer even with the likes of yellow and red. At $48 a box for the entire... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/05/games_workshop.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/05/games_workshop.html General Hobby Wed, 02 May 2007 08:24:03 -0800 In other parts of this blog I have alluded to my first "real" miniature army being a matched pair of Early Ottoman Turks & Timurid Mongols in 25mm (designed to recreate the battle of Ankara in a grand scale). I... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/04/the_next_grand_1.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/04/the_next_grand_1.html General Hobby Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:21:28 -0800 .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Perry Sudan range Fuzzy Wuzzy with Standard, originally uploaded by msoong. Here's some opponent for the KRRC. This... http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/04/perry_sudan_ran.html http://www.savageandsoldier.com/blog/archives/2007/04/perry_sudan_ran.html Colonial Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:10:44 -0800