Its time for an update on everything that I got done over the Christmas break. Hopefully this motivates you to do more wargame hobby. There are a few tips and tricks here where I reveal my secret methods of doing things.
Let us know in the comments what you think and if you learned anything new or were motivated to start a new project.
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The kindle store is running a special right now, pre-order the Bolt Action: Campaign: D-Day: British & Canadian Sectors Campaign ebook for only US$10.90, around 50% off.
We still love the smell of new paper and love supporting our FLGS so we normally buy the paper copy as well but the kindle version is great to have for those late night reading sessions and while waiting for the bus. Additionally, searching in electronic format is somewhat(!) easier than searching in paper format.
Due out in only a few days get yours while its hot (and on special).
In the latest episode of "what the heck has Rex bought now?!", a box came in the mail today that looks a bit like this. (Or should I say a whole new new hobby came in the mail!!)
Welcome to the final episode of valhallagames podcast for 2020, Join Dan and Rex as we review the products that caught our eye for 2020 also hobby update and grand plans/schemes for the new year. Lastly, it's not really Christmas until...
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The Guys at Little Wars TV (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6gPsr1xdvT9F4dntRAJ5g) have put together a set of Free Viking era wargame rules for the great price of... Free. Check them out at the link below, rules plus supporting stuff and more on the way. Looks like a good way to introduce someone new into the hobby.
OTP terrain, West Australian 3D terrain and miniature printers, are running a 3D printed "Wet Palette Paint Station" Kickstarter its funded pretty quickly and there is still 14 days as of the writing of this post.
I haven't managed to get a review unit but I have backed it so I will do a quick video review when I receive mine hopefully in July 2021. There are some reviews on YouTube if you want to see moving pictures, otherwise I have included some screenshots below with captions that should give you an idea of what its like.
The Kickstarter ends December 31 2020 3:00 AM AEDT (Australian eastern time)
Join Dan as he shares his workbench update going into December, and decide for yourself if the quantity and quality of work puts him on either the "naughty" or "nice" list this Christmas!
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Join Dan as he dives deep on the Stalingrad box set from Warlord Games, bringing you better pics and info on the product as well as analysing the pricing and recommendations for Warlord for the future.
Note that the video incorrectly shows dollars rather then pounds in the value summary screen. The correct screen is below:
In this bumper episode of Valhallagames podcast, Dan chats about his recent Bolt Action tournament/event in Christchurch New Zealand with all the heroics, suspense and drama that little plastic 28mm men can muster. Rex listens on enviously while being inspired to plan for some more casual, local games to end the COVID-19 gaming drought.
We also chat about all things hobby, what we've been up to, what we're buying, what we're lusting after and what's new an improved in the war games industry (well… in 28mm WWII at least!)
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Prices appear to be similar to other online suppliers. However we at Valhallagame's would urge you to consider where you spend your money. Consider who is supplying sponsorship of your events and who is providing a place for you to play at (if that's your situation). Where can you go to get that last paint you need urgently (again if that's your situation) consider spending at least some of your war-game budget with them.
Either way, Rubicon makes perhaps the best 1/56 miniature vehicles available and the ability to get the models that they only sell themselves like weapon upgrades etc will be great.
In this epic review of 3D printed terrain, Rex looks over lots of 3D prints both fantasy and historical from Western Australian miniature wargame supplier OTP terrain.
OTP terrain have also been kind enough to provide a 15% off site-wide discount voucher (no minimum order required) to friends of valhallgames podcast:
Finlay finished the first half of my winter German's. I really love these models from Warlord Games they are dynamic and characterful. I will add some more photos soon but honesty I couldn't wait to share this. Not only is this the best army I have ever painted it could be the best mini photo I have ever taken. That coalesces perfectly with our recent podcast on miniature photography here. If anyone is interested I will put up the paint recipe soon, subscribe to the blog or comment on this post to be notified.
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Once upon a time I made come game stat cards for kings of war... had forgotten about these until someone mentioned them. They worked well and helped for me as a new player at the time. I laminated them in ID card sleeves, could do the same for any game system. The trick was to use a good graphics design program and lots of "layers" and guides
Soviet Peoples Militia squad box from Warlord Games is up for pre-order, this one appears in the Stalingrad book and hopefully also on my table soon...
Join Rex and Dan in this episode of the Valhallagames podcast where we talk miniature photography (a LOT of miniature photography!). Note the show times below if you want to skip over parts that aren't relevant to you or your camera type.
In our usual segments we also talk hobby, plastic and metal lust and what we are reading and looking forward to playing.
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EP 13 "freeze-frame" 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:57 Break 00:03:40 Hobby catch up (including Rex's rail yard project, Dan's battle for Berlin force and British Airborne paint & learn) 00:18:18 Break 00:19:40 Main topic "freeze-frame" - Part 0 Miniature photography introduction and background 00:21:33 Why do we take photos Making sure you satisfy your end purpose 00:27:17 Photo composition, setting the scene What makes a great photo, arrangement, just the miniature or in its environment. Improving the miniature environmental scene, lighting, backgrounds 00:58:21 Photo tech for ALL camera types, basic camera, DSLR & mirrorless) "Exposing" your photos correctly (dark/light), "depth of field" how much is in focus 1:12:30 Big boys/girls cameras Utilizing cameras where all the aspects of the shot are customizable (DSLR\Mirrorless) 1:30:16 Bonus content: Editing/developing, shooting [in the] RAW 1:35:52 Bonus content: Photography backups 1:38:02 Photography sum up 1:39:38 Break 1:41:04 "What are you reading" segment Rex: https://amzn.to/2QDtPaz Dan: https://amzn.to/2QSeGlT & https://amzn.to/31IhYhB 1:54:10 Things that we are lusting after and things that we have bought lately https://store.warlordgames.com/products/stalingrad-battle-set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaHpBBEumFA& (https://www.otpterrain.com/) https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/bolt-action-battlefield-debris https://store.warlordgames.com/products/carro-armato-semovente
Stay classy!
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UPDATE 19/10/2020: A warlord rep has confirmed this to be true.
I got an odd web survey invitation from Warlord Games. Almost as an answer to Dan's wish from the last podcast it seams as if Warlord might be looking to re-sculpt the British army minis. Those units do look a bit dated in my opinion and they could do with a refresh, here are some screen shots from the survey I'm not sure how many people received this it may have been warlords entire online store database in which case most people would have seen this anyway. My thoughts along with the images below.
In summary, Dear Warlord games, if you build it I will come. [buy]
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Podcast EP22: Campaign book Kickstarter - INCOMING.
Although other podcasts have done (and will do!!) a fantastic job of asking us the hard questions about the new The Battle for Primosole Bridge Campaign book (the Kickstarter is just days away now). Dan and I thought we had better say something ourselves on the subject :-).
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