MCO Activities Update - 02

Hi guys.

More updates on hobbying activities during MCO period.

1) Playing games

So like everyone else during the lockdown, I'm itching to play some game. And due to the isolation, solo play is the only option for the time being. Luckily I found a copy of solo rules for TANKS in GF9 TANKS Fan Facebook group. Kudos to Jonathan Peace for the rules, it is simple enough for a game and not too hard for anyone to understand and play.

So for the game, I played a 50 points game with American (me) versus German (AI):

American List
1) Sherman 76 + Baby Richard
2) Sherman 75 + Best Job I Ever Had

German List
1) Panzer IV + Joseph-Wilhelm Rettermeier
2) Panzer IV

American List - 50 points

German List - 50 points

Battle location & initial formation

The solo rules - AI system

The Sherman 76 managed to killed the first Panzer IV after a few rounds of shooting, but then was killed by the second Panzer IV. However in Final Fury he managed to gave critical damage to the Panzer IV. I won with the Sherman 75 remaining as the second Panzer IV blew himself up as he failed his critical save.

Here are some photos of the games I managed to take:

It was a fun game. The AI system is easy and random enough for the German tanks to give some fight to the American tanks. Kudos again to Jonathan Peace for the rules. Definitely will play again later.

2) Clearing some backlog

So I managed to get to clear another Gundam backlog.

Keeping the momentum going!!!! Will be clearing all the backlog by MCO period ends, which means I can buy more. Wahahahaha!!!!

Until then.
Stay safe guys.

MCO Activities Update - 01

Hi guys.
Hope everybody are safe during this virus outbreak.

Here's an update on some hobbying activities done during homebound.

1) Making gaming table

Yup, that's right. I'm officially have my own gaming table ( oh yeah!!! )

The idea has been in back of my head for quite some times. Although I'm just alone to do gaming right now (waiting for my kids to grow up a bit more to introduce them to tabletop gaming), I want to have a proper gaming area which I can throw some dice and have fun indoor. So hence, my own gaming table. MCO period is the best time for me to make one since I'm not going anywhere, and I happened to have all the materials ready ahead of time.

My criteria of the gaming table are:

1) Must be lightweight, as I need to put and remove the table easily alone.
2) Must be durable. Although lightweight, the table must be strong enough to handle the burden of dice bombardment and all the terrains weight on it.
3) Must have borders, to avoid the dice from bailing the game and hide underneath the cupboard. And also to prevent the missus from having a reason to yell when she found rouge dice lying around :)
4) Must have small gap for modular base. This is an idea where I can make modular gaming surface / base which can be remove/replace for different type of game, for example forest base to city base to dungeon base.....you get what I meant right.

So, based on that..I get the things done. This was done on 26th March during the isolation period.

Materials I used:
1 inch x 1 inch wood - 6 lengths
56 inch x 3 inch x 12mm thk repurposed pallet wood - 4 lengths
4 ft x 4 ft x 3mm thk plywood - 1 pc

These are the WIP steps while making the gaming table

Thus, the completed gaming table was then was tested by my QC personnel and they approved. The table able to withstand the testing impact :)
The table is light enough for me or the wife to carry and move unassisted while durable enough to hold some games on it.
The next thing to do is to paint it to make it more presentable once the MCO ban is lifted.

QC checking in progress by some very dedicated personnel

So one item can be ticked off from the bucket list. GAMING TABLE ACQUIRED.

2) Clearing some backlog

So fortunately my TANKS backlog have completed before the MCO began. What's left are some GW's and Plamo's I have; Gundams, LBX's, model kits, and some odd kits lying around. So on 8th April I took 1 out and built it.

Still have a lot to go through the pile, so hopefully I can clear the backlog during the MCO. Unfortunately I may be can only build instead of painting as I'm running out of paint stock (I have limited paints by the way) or the paint dried up and unusable.

Anyway, stay safe everyone.

Until next time.

Progress Update : Pre-MCO (Before 18th March isolation)

Welp...time does fly sooooo fast.

Hye guys.

Time to provide some hobbying updates.
From Jan until March there were some progress done.
Unfortunately like always real life works interfere and I was unable to do update until now.

As all of you might aware, Papa Nurgle have set his eyes at our world right now, spreading the virus to almost all countries including Malaysia. The gov have launched Movement Control Order (basically isolation) and all of us are affected by this order.

Anyway, here's are the updates:
I've painted some Battlefront's Tanks minis which I have in the backlog; the American and British.

American Tanks

British Tanks

By completing them, I have completed my collection of Late War TANKS. I know these are not the complete range by Battlefront, but at least I have a decent pool of tanks to choose from to play. Another thing to take note that I did not paint them historically accurate. This is due to my limited knowledge of the actual history color schemes and my limited paint stock.

These are the Germans and Soviet tanks, all of them are not counted as they were painted way before on 2019.

German tanks

Soviet tanks

On the side note, I've also assembled some Ogors and Bonereapers from the GW Feast of Bones boxset. Shame I did not take come pictures of the WIP.

Until next time.
Stay safe everyone ;)

Refresh

Hye guys.

As per the title says...just refreshing the blog page design & layout....just for the spirit of change (well, we still in January...still New Year right?)

So from old layout

from this.....

 to new layout

...to this.

Less clutter and much simplified from the previous.
Got myself re-designed the web logo & personal emblem (wink wink).
Still keeping the Legio Malaysia group emblem as they are the ones who introduced and dragged me into the miniature games seriously.

Ave Legio !!!

Until next time. :)

..and I shall HOBBYING again !!!

Greeting guys!

Still not to late to wish new year to all, so...

Ok, first off.

It has been quite a loooooong time since my last update. A lot of things happened during that time...we moved home, got a new job, spawned more minions, and trying to survive with every scrap we have back then.

I'm now a father of 3 energetic kids and we have pretty much settled down and stabilized our lives in the new environment. So now I have a bit of extra time again.

So like everybody else, new year comes with new resolution. Myself included as well.
For this year, I am trying to get into my hobby life again...at least a part of it.

My resolution for this year are:

1) Clear my backlogs. I've been collecting some stuffs during the hiatus such as Feast of Bones, Renegades & some Gundam figurines. So for this year my plan is to build & paint all these backlogs.

2) Make a gaming table for myself. After the stuffs got painted surely we need some place to play, right?

3) Make terrain for the table. This one I set apart from the table as it will have it's own timeline to get completed.

4) Play some games. With all the little time I've got I will try to squeeze in a few games throughout the year.

5) Post update on this blog. I'm trying to make this blog as my 'diary' for hobbying related stuffs. So I intended at least to post an update or progress of the resolution in every 2 months or so.

Well, this is it then.
It will be my resolution for this year and we will see throughout the year if I can clear all of these.

I'm back baby!!! (or is it maybe?)

Until next time. :)

Gargoyles

Not much of updates...just preparing some gargoyles for the Hive Mind invasion in next January :)

For time being I just completed 10 gargoyles....need to clear another 10 before new year huhuhu.

Cheers.

Land Raider Crusader

Finally my BT have their own vehicle :)
This is my second attempt to finish the LR Crusader. The first attempt was during Legio Malaysia 40K Army Throwdown....and it didn't work out.

Now, since I have all the time I need to sit down and take it out forever from the shameful WIP pile, it is finally completed.

 

Next attempt will be gargoyles since the rumours of incoming new Tyranids codex, I'm getting all my gargoyles and gaunts ready for the kill hehehehe

Till next time,
Cheers