Author Archives: Quirkworthy
Down Among The Dead Men
Like I said: a busy week. Today was spent recording for a series of Deadzone videos. Appropriately enough we ended up shooting in some semi-derelict warehouse space where they store coffins. Seriously. This is James Hewitt doing his bit. I’ve … Continue reading
A Packed Week
Salute is the biggest UK gaming show and it’s on this weekend, so I’m a little busy getting things ready for that. Mostly though it’s just getting in the way of me finishing other things, and it’s not the only … Continue reading
Hordes… Again
As part of my quest to clear out some of the many games, models and associated gubbins that has accumulated in my study over the years I’ve been following a little of my own advice (from one of my Ravage … Continue reading
WIll 3D Printing Kill Miniature Companies?
Of all the trends I see in the gaming industry at the moment, the one that I find most concerning and potentially disruptive is 3D printing. Currently, companies use this as an increasingly important part of their design and mastering … Continue reading
I Can See Clearly Now…
Bad puns. We loves ’em. Clear bases are go, in a variety of shapes and sizes as you can see in the picture. The fact that you can see them at all is, of course, only due to the backing … Continue reading
Quirkworthy’s Ramblings: A Golden Age
This article reprinted by kind permission of Ravage magazine. We live in the Golden Age of Gaming. Look around and you find more companies than ever before producing games and games paraphernalia: vast libraries of board games, acres of … Continue reading
Easter Egg
Has anyone noticed the Easter Egg in this blog post and the latest newsletter from Mantic? Just wondering.
Mantic Meeting – Deadzone & DreadBall Kick-Off
It’s been a rather long day so I’ll be brief (for once). I’ve been in a meeting with Ronnie all afternoon, discussing various upcoming projects and also what I can talk about here. It’s tempting to blurt it all out, … Continue reading
A Nice Surprise
I’d half-forgotten about them, so when a message from the French postal service landed in my inbox this morning I was a bit confused at first. Google confirmed my schoolboy translation, and my parcel of European obscurity is preparing to … Continue reading
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