Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Plastics Going Cheap!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Seems to be the season for it. Both Warlord and Victrix are having a sale on some of their plastics. Warlord are doing 50% off their sprues until the end of May, and Victrix 25% off boxed sets till the 12th … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 3 Comments

Deadzone Scenery Details

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I’ve been collecting interesting bits to do a series on building Deadzone scenery. The idea was to start with the basics and explore various ways of adding detail as we went on. This is partly because it’s something I’m asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, Terrain | 11 Comments

Mantic Open Day Piccies

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Got the pictures to work now. No idea what that was all about. Anyway… I’ll cover DKH in another post. These are some pics of the different stuff that was going on during the day, to give you a flavour. … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, DreadBall - The Futuristic Sports Game, Events, Mars Attacks! | 17 Comments

Slight Technical Hitch

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I’ve not forgotten about the pictures from the weekend. In fact, I prepped a load of pics yesterday and selected the best from those. Unfortunately I can’t upload any images at all at the moment 😦 No idea why. I’ll give it another … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 4 Comments

Slightly Wonky Weekend

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Quirkworthy

The best laid plans, and all that… Well the Mantic Open Day went off as planned, and much fun was had by all. I took loads of pics and some are even usable. We did 3 seminars and covered a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 7 Comments

Dino Rustling

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Yesterday I found a nice little bargain whilst running an errand, and today I returned to clear the shelf. And what was this bargain? Dinosaurs. Thousands of them. Well, maybe not thousands, but quite a few. Enough for a proper looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Eternal Battle, Random Thoughts | 10 Comments

Mantic Open Day Tomorrow

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Quirkworthy

The weekend is almost upon us, and this one looks like being rather entertaining (for me, at least).   Saturday Saturday is the latest Mantic Open Day. Loads of stuff going on there, including: Azure Forest Tournament (DreadBall) Deadzone Campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | 9 Comments

DZ Experimental Rule Number 2

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Quirkworthy

This was actually something that got removed while we were simplifying things during Deadzone’s development. However, I rather like it. Simple, easy to remember, and helps balance out the opening moments of the battle. It also nicely reflects the confusion and … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone | 23 Comments

Latest DZ FAQ Update

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I thought I might finish going through all the comments today. Didn’t quite do that, though I got pretty close. I’ve got a bunch of odds and ends from various places to tie in, plus a handful left on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, FAQ | 3 Comments

Climb, Sprint And Move Actions In DZ

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Quirkworthy

There have been a number of questions around the 3 different movement based actions in Deadzone. I thought I’d take a moment to discuss some of the decisions behind using this particular mix.   Move This is the basic action … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, FAQ | 23 Comments