X-Wing: Rebel Aces Expansion

The new X-Wing expansion is now in my grubby little mitts. 

It's chock full of goodness! I can't wait to get these guys on the table. 

I'm not crazy about either of the paint jobs...I know, I know, picky right....the A-Wing is the better of the two. I just don't like the blue. The B-Wing looks sloppy. 

I'm a big fan of B-W's so I'm happy to get another with additional pilot cards. 

I have an A-W but only got it to get the ship upgrades.

Hopefully I get get a quick game in soon to highlight these ships. 

Can't wait for the upcoming releases!

KEGSCon

Yesterday the Kent-Essex Gaming Society hosted their second wargaming event in Chatham ON.

I was unable to attend as I was working. The 3.5hr drive (one way) wasn't very appealing but I would have gone if I was off.

I'm waiting for pictures to appear online as they have GM'd some pretty decent games at Hotlead.

Building Terrain - Large Farmhouse

Bit of a break since the last post. I built the Sarissa Precision Large Farmhouse sometime last week but finally got around to talking some pictures. 

On to the review. Another nice flat pack piece of kit. Three (or four, oops it's been a while) sheets of 2mm MDF and a sheet of 1mm card.

Again a nicely laid out diagram and exploded diagram for easy installation.

The kit went together pretty easy. I read a review that stated the floors and roof have little tabs (that clip it all together) that are a pain but I didn't find it a pain. It separates quite easily.

Finished. Looks pretty good.

With the roof off. Just two separate rooms.

With the second floor off. One large room, one small room and an overhang.

All three pieces separately.

I really enjoy Sarissa Precision kits and look forward to getting many more. The 1mm card pieces were fiddly. Especially the archways.

Building Terrain - Western Wagon

I managed to find some time to put together the Sarissa Precision MDF Western Wagon. It comes flat packed and is really quite a small package.

Now onto my mini review:

Inside is a 1 page instruction manual with the overall picture (above) and the exploded diagram (below)

The kit comes on one single sheet of 2mm MDF.

I noticed that all the little punch out pieces are excellent for battlefield debris/bricks etc .

One view of wagon. There is also a long piece of MDF that attaches to the bar pictured between the front wheels. As I'm not going to attach this wagon to any animals I'm not attaching the bar. Forgive my wagon ignorance.

Reverse side

All in all, another easy kit by Sarissa. No real fiddly pieces. The lack of details inside the wagon is irrelevant as I plan to have hay in wagon bed.

Building Terrain - Barn

Yesterday, I received my order from Sarissa Precision.

Today I thought I'd tackle the Dark Ages barn which will be an old barn in the corner of a walled farm somewhere in Normandy in 1944.

I must say these are my first MDF kits so I'm excited.

The barn comes with a single sheet of paper which includes the overall picture (above) and an exploded schematic (below).

There were also two small sheets of 2mm MDF with all the pieces.

A quick confession: I really dislike the initial smell but it goes away.

The barn pieces punched out fairly simply. I was worried about the front supports/beams but all in all, the barn went together very quickly.

Front angle - the exterior has detailing but alas, the interior is rather plain..

Rear angle - I really like the barred windows at the back. A bit fiddly getting the pieces out. When assembling these kits, a knife is a must.

The roof and walls are separate. I'll probably put a large hay bale or something on one side that a sniper can hide behind.

All built! Still a long way from being "done". 

Need to detail the roof, build a hay bale, and paint this sucker. 

This kit went together really fast and easy. It took less than 10 minutes to put together.

With Warlord American Airborne Pathfinder for scale.

Sarissa Precision

I put in an order to Sarissa Precision on Aug 20th. I ordered the Large Farm from their NW Europe range, a medieval barn, a wagon from their Western range, 1 set of weapons team bases, 1 artillery base and 7 sets of custom weapons team bases in a pill shape instead of circular.

Five days is all it took to arrive. 

As I don't have a real wargaming space, I need a table that can be put away but can stay set up as a dedicated wargaming table if required. I found a 34" square, foldable card table today for $24.99 at Canadian Tire (1/2 off Yay!). My plan is to build a 4'x4' box top that can sit on top and be deep enough that a lid/table surface can go on preserving a game underneath.

But what of my hiatus? I'm still hurt but having a neighbour who is an outstanding physiotherapist means I walk next door for treatment 2x daily which has resulted in (knock on wood) rapid progress.

Zombicide Ridiculousness

I missed out on Zombicide Season 1 on Kickstarter and lucked out to buy the Abomination level minus some promotional figures at cost. The missing figures cost quite a bit considering they were a $10 add on each.

So when season 2 came out I figured I'd join to save myself some cash instead of getting bent over by greedy sellers on eBay.

Having just backed season 3, I am kind of embarrassed about the money I spent, just to get each character.

And don't get me started on the special characters in the gaming night box sets (and yes I have Kyoko and Tiago)ok

Just wondering (aloud/online ) if I'm nuts for what I've put into this game. I have played it a fair bit and do enjoy it but it is getting to be ridiculous....

Maybe in a few years when my son is older and I can game with him it will all be worth it...