An unexpected gift

An unexpected gift

A friend and member of my roleplaying game group dropped off this little package last Friday for me.  He's moving and didn't want to bring a bunch of mostly dried-out paints with him, plus he had pretty much given up on painting miniatures as a hobby.What is...
First painted miniature of 2014

First painted miniature of 2014

Like so many in the Midwest, I'm snowed in with the kids.  After the obligatory television viewing, it's time to start doing something productive.  So, break out the Reaper Bones miniatures!I've been really not into painting much lately, but we'll see how it...

Oh yeah, that Frugal thing

$60 bucks a month turned out to be more than enough (in hindsight I'm a little troubled that it counted as being "frugal").  I didn't need the $50 extra I gave myself from a bet with my wife, because I ended up $76 to the good.  Plus I put $50 into Kiva...
Dealing with the Tyranid problem

Dealing with the Tyranid problem

This might be the first of the "what cockamamie plan is WQRobb going to hatch as part of his New Year's Resolutions?" posts, but maybe not...There was a moment today, a day when the office was closed for the Day After Christmas (we get that day off--I'm a blessed man...
A Very Mordheim Christmas

A Very Mordheim Christmas

I've always had a lot of love for Mordheim; it's a nice, simple skirmish game featuring the elements of Warhammer without all the hassle.  And you can add more terrain onto the gaming table.  It's a bit of a tradition that over the holidays if we are at home...