Category Archives: Random Thoughts

From The Ashes

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Apparently GW’s Specialist Games may be returning from a new GW Specialist Games Studio. That sounds both unexpected and intriguing. Bearing in mind they apparently aren’t a games company any more… I have lingering doubts about this really happening, though TTG’s … Continue reading →

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Been Away – Back Now

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Just to say that I’ve not been ignoring you guys deliberately. I was away from my desk for a few days, and as soon as I left I started having trouble getting onto my email remotely. Seems to be all … Continue reading →

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Coincidence?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Just wondering. This comes out on the 7th Nov. And now you can pre-order this the same day : ) Conspiracies? Oh yes…

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Poll Ponderings

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Well I think that worked rather well 🙂 I’ve been wanting to include a poll or two here for some time. When I looked previously, the process was something of a faff. Luckily, things seem to have caught up with … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Opinion?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Quirkworthy

It’s an interesting time for SF gaming. For many years there’s been 40K and not a great deal else in the way of large scale 28mm SF battle games. Yes, there have been others, and some have done OK for a … Continue reading →

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Gates of Antares Ghar Battle Squad Plastics Review

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Quirkworthy

One of the things I did at the Derby show last weekend was snaffle a couple of the new Gates of Antares plastic sprues – one each of the Concord and the Ghar. These are late pre-production shots as far as … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts On Age Of Sigmar

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Quirkworthy

A warning: this is something of an unplanned brain dump and so it’s long and rambling. I hadn’t planned to write this, and I’ve not got a specific axe to grind or point to make; it’s just talking around the topic. People keep asking … Continue reading →

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More Untapped Aliens

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Yesterday’s alien question ferreted out some great references and some amusing stuff too. Apparently this is a real spider… Overall, it seems like spiders have inspired a lot more alien races in computer gams and RPGs than on the tabletop in miniature form … Continue reading →

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Untapped Aliens?

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Does anybody know of a gaming background with a race of sentient (giant) spiders in? I was cleaning the house this afternoon, and came across a mother spider guarding a dozen babies, all wrapped in a fine web. It’s the time of … Continue reading →

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New Old Models

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Quirkworthy

While I’m thinking SF, I want to take a detour from Deadzone and to mention a couple of other things. Firstly, the Macrocosm Kickstarter is almost finished. As I type this there’s less than 24 hours left, so hurry along if you … Continue reading →

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