Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As I said yesterday, I’ve been struggling to get some good pictures to go with this post. I’ve had another go, though they still aren’t much cop. Apologies for that. Either way, they’ll have to do for now. I’ve left … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars Attacks!, Painting & Modelling | 5 Comments

Spoke Too Soon

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Those pics will have to wait till tomorrow when I’ve got better light. I’ll try again first thing. I did mean to do this earlier, I just got distracted by work. Turns out that the box contents models have far … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars Attacks!, Painting & Modelling | 2 Comments

Don’t Use That, Use This!

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Slight change of plan. Remember those Mars Attacks miniatures I showed you yesterday? Well I had to give them back for photography. Still haven’t got the whole shipment of those things in yet. However, I’ve managed to replace them with … Continue reading →

Posted in Painting & Modelling, Random Thoughts | 10 Comments

Put It Another Way

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As the comments on my post on diversity seem to be drifting this way anyway, perhaps it’s worth starting a topic about new recruits. Gaming seems to be doing pretty well these days. The rise of English language Euro games, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 10 Comments

Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 1

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As I said the other day, I’d try to snaffle a bag or two of MA figures while I was down at Mantic HQ. Mission accomplished! I’ve not had a chance to scrape away at them yet, so this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Mars Attacks!, Painting & Modelling | 27 Comments

Improving Diversity In Miniature Gaming

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Recently, over on Beastsofwar, there was a series of discussions on the forum about whether Games Workshop was racist or not. As is the way with these things, it bled sideways into various related topics and became somewhat heated at … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts, The Business of Games | 97 Comments

Tank Girl & Booga Miniatures

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I’m old enough to remember Tank Girl from Deadline, having bought that from issue 1, back in the day. So when I saw that Frothers were doing a set with TG, Booga and Koala I thought I really ought to grab … Continue reading →

Posted in Review | 14 Comments

Moving Things Forward

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I’m off for a meeting at Mantic HQ in a short while. I think everyone’s recovered from the craziness of the weekend and has digested at least a little of the huge task ahead 🙂 Apparently there are some productions samples … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 32 Comments

Thanks A Million!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Well, thanks 1,057,975 to be exact 🙂 Yes, the Dungeon Saga Kickstarter made over a million dollars all told, which was a pleasant surprise. A huge thanks to everyone who backed it and helped to make it a much bigger and more … Continue reading →

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 37 Comments

There’s Your Dragon

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Quirkworthy

The latest Dungeon Sagas update is the stretch goal for one last expansion, and this time it’s got a dragon! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest/posts/970579

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 16 Comments