Return of the Lichemaster

I finally managed to pull myself together after a long period with absolutely NO energy and initiative, due to a mystical ailment making my stomach hurt after each meal, and preventing me from getting more than 3-4 hours of sleep per night.

I have been in a programme at 'Center for Functional Diseases' in Vejle, and am now in medical treatment, which has helped me overcome the problems associated with eating (and that alone has helped my mood a LOT, as I am very fond of good, well cooked food), and a physiotherapist helped ne get off the couch and become more active - which has also given me more energy.

Summa Summarum, I think I am almost back in the saddle, I have played a couple of games and I have been buying quite a few things - and promise to start posting pics here!

The last week I have been unpacking and sorting two small crates and two large boxes worth of assorted purchases. A lot of it is now taking up all the space I currently have available for it in the living room, and I am in sore need of some boxes to store the goodies in!

As you can see, I have been purchasing both terrain and minis ...

... and as you can also see, Lyra, the Terror of the Lichemaster, would very much like to get up there and push everything over the edge ...

That guy is HUGE! 

Quite a few biggies, actually, 

The yellow school bus! I've been wanting to get one for my Scoobycalypse Walking Dead project (which has been on hold for quite a while). Fred and Daphne are both sitting on one of my Hammers-invented cork-handle faquir-beds, awaiting further attention.

I've got painted minis for several Deadzone factions (at least Enforcers, Asterians, Forge Fathers, Rebels, Plague, maybe Marauders), and unpainted minis for GCPS Troopers and Veer-Myn.

I own a copy of that game, so I am very happy about having acquired those!

I also got a lot of painted and nearly painted Necrons, along with a bunch of Adeptus Mechanicus Scitarii Vanguard/Rangers (hmmm) and as I am just creating Space Marine and Eldar profiles for 'Warlords of the 41st Millennium' (W41M) - my own adaption of Warlords of Erehwon/Bolt Action rules for the Grimdark Universe, I couldn't get a better motivation for pressing on with that project!

I promise to get better pics of the various groups and Items when I get started putting them away in some nice sturdy boxes (I need to procure some shoe boxes or the likes, until I can get enough priter paper boxes).

For now: May Your Dice Favour You!

New Blog Record

It seems that we are reaching new heights this month. I gather that some of the hits must be from spiders/bots due to the renewed acrivity, but still.

When actively blogging, it's always fun to watch the statistics and try driving up those numbers, so I am pretty pleased to experience this on my second active month after a long hiatus.

Thanks to the readers for showing interest, and ... well, the bots are going to bot, anyway, methinks.

Attic Attack 2018 - Cancelled

The rehab of Anna's knees (she had surgery on both) has taken too much of my time the last six months, and I do not feel up to preparing the attic for a gathering this summer, as it would mean a lot of work just after returning from our summer vacation.

Hopefully, next year will be less stressful, and I can get the attic (and the garage) set up for a weekend of fun and games...

As always, it is still possible to arrange games in the attic with me whenever I am home.

New Window for the Garage Attic

Aboujt a week ago, last Sunday, Kevin and his brother gave me a hand with the new window for the garage attic.

I purchased the window two years ago, but the family landspeeder then needed some serious repairs, and I could not find the money for hiring a carpenter to do the job (and I dared not make an attempt on my own).

But when Kevin and I played Black Powder a month or so ago, and it was very hot, I mentioned that I already had a window to replace the old, not very functional, one, and as it turned out, he and his brother had just changed the windows in Kevin's home.

About 1½ hour well spent, and Argonor's Attic can now get vented whenever needed!

This will be a big help the next time I arrange Attic Attack, as the attic has a tendency to get very hot when the sun is shining outside, and it has been hard to breathe up there at more than one occasion.

June Sets Another Record

I would not have thought it possible, had anyone told me three months ago that May and June would see so many hits on this blog, but June saw even more hits than May, and I feel a bit humbled by it.

So, again, thank you all for viewing - it gives me a lot of motivation, which is sometimes much needed, when life, work, and family does not always 'click' as one would like it.

July is vacation time, so expect me to take a break from posting gaming stuff - instead I shall try to get my vacation reports up to date little by little (but this year's planned trip to northern France will probably set me back once more).

May Sets New Record

Last month saw a tremendous rise in the interest for this blog, and I owe my readers a heartfelt thank you for taking the number of pages shown through the ceiling; it is great motivation for me to see that somebody actually find my work interesting enough for taking an extra look - a motivation that is needed for a gamer who has no gaming buddies living just around the corner and thus must do a lot of planning to actually get to play with his toy soldiers (although the addition of solo gaming now means a slightly higher frequency of actually played games).

So thank you very much for viewing - without you I would have no reason for writing this blog!

2018-05-04: Black Powder Game Cancelled

Sadly, my appointment with Kevin this evening fell through, as something came up forcing him to cancel.

I have made Black Powder army lists for France, Bavaria, Austria, and almost Russia, so I am prepared for the scrap with Archduke Michael's Austrians Sunday afternoon. I shall have to make a list for Prussia as well, as Kevin has purchased some Italeri late Prussians.

I also tidied up parts of the garage attic earlier today, and put some gaming boards on a table in preparation for this evening, but they will probably soon see other uses.

I now have to get my SS&SS appointment with Ulolkish time framed, so I know when to be ready for tomorrow...

It's ALIIIIIIVE...!

Well, it has been quiet, lately. Too quiet for comfort.

With both my regular gaming buddies busy with house renovation projects, a confirmation, and a vacation, I have not had much time/motivation for doing hobby stuff over the summer.

With the kids' summer holidays ending this coming weekend, I an going to have more time alone when not sleeping after night watches, and as there is a new Painting Club running at the Lead Adventure Forum for which I have ordered and received some minis from Brigade Games (nice, fast service from across the pond, btw), I expect to slowly get started up anew during next week.

I hope to be able to get a SAGA game or two arranged, soonish (had to cancel with Kevin a week before Anna's confirmation, as I felt a bit stressed by the preparations), which should help me get motivated for continuing my Viking army project.

All in all, the hobby season seems right around the corner. And then there is 3D print...

Attic Attack 2017 - Cancelled

For various reasons, I cannot see myself preparing and hosting an event in the garage attic this year.

This DOES NOT mean that it will not be possible for peeps living within a reasonable distance from me (or, for some reason or the other, visiting Funen) to drop by for a game - it just means that I am not going to set a date for a gathering this year.

As always, I have plenty of tables and minis ready up there, so, don't hesitate to contact me for a gaming appointment!

I expect Attic Attack to return in 2018, so stay tuned for further announcements!

2017: Hobby Restrictions.

I have decided that I need to make a substantial indent in the Lead/Plastic Alps, and that I have to reduce my Hobby Budget, at least for the next 6 months.

We recently had to pay a rather large mechanics bill for having the car transmission fixed/exchanged, my eldest daughter is getting her 'confirmation' this spring, and we would like to be able to go somewhere during our summer holidays.

I have not yet fully decided how I am going to do this, but it may involve a strict painting-to-buying ratio of at least 10:1, or something like that.

This will not in any way impede my blogging, as I have plenty of miniatures to last me for several years of endless painting - what it should mean, though, is fewer new projects, and more progress on existing ones.

The coming months will show how well I fare...

December 2016 For the Win!

Despite the recent tragic deaths of more pop-culture icons, I have reasons to celebrate December.

As of earlier today, this month is now the officially most viewed ever on this blog, and I would hereby like to thank my readers for their time and interest!

Thank you all, and may 2017 bring lots of games, and may the dice-gods smile upon you!

Christmas Wars: Tintin and Terry WIP

I am now officially embarking on a new long-term project that I hope to have something playable ready for next December.

As mentioned in a previous post, I am painting some Christmas minis at the moment - and originally they were only intended for decoration purposes, but of course my intricate mind set about finding alternative uses.

And now I have settled on 'Christmas Wars', as a catch-all project for which I can paint whatever I fancy for fighting the good fight to save the holidays, or the sinister powers trying to ruin it.

And whom better to recruit for the forces of good that the eternal boy-scout, indomitable detective, and intrepid explorer, Tintin, and his trusty companion, Terry?

I have had this particular pack of Copplestone minis for quite a while, and this seemed like as good ans any occasion for digging it out, and get some paint slapped on this dynamic duo.

The plan is to paint one dedicated mini for this project each month, and then somehow shoehorn in a lot of the other stuff I paint (and have painted) for some games with the kids and my regular gaming buddies, come December and the holidays.

It will be 'One Game to Rule Them All', as it is 'everything goes as long as it is fun'.

I hope to add some themed minis to the collection (I have my eyes on the 'Storybook Wars' range from Victrory Force, but I need an economically viable way to get them), but my main goal is to 'activate' some of the minis I have painted for LAF Painting Clubs without any specific game in mind, and to get some of my extensive unpainted collection painted up and game with.

Preparing the Attic

As I have a game arranged for Sunday, it was time to prepare the use of the garage attic, which had not been touched since Anna's Halloween party last autumn.

So, after returning home from work (night watch) this morning, I grabbed a bucket, some dishcloths, and rubber gloves, and set about cleaning the tables and chairs.

I then played around with some table layouts as preparation for Attic Attack, as I want to have some games standing ready for the participants this year.

I am going to use the green table nearest to the stove for Sunday's game, by the way.

I've Been Footballed

The UEFA European Championship commenced yesterday, and during my work periods, for the next three weeks, I am not going to accomplish much else than watching the games on TV.

The first game is on at 15.00, just after I get up, ends shortly before 17.00 when I have to start preparing supper, the next starts at 18.00, and I can walk the dog in the pause about 18.45 to 19.00.

At about 19.45 I then read to Lea (we are half through The Two Towers right now), and then I have about 45 minutes to watch news, check updates, etc.

The last game(s) each day are on at 21.00, and I have to drive to work midways through the second half (which is fairly annoying, but you cannot have it all).

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I am not at work, so I shall get some painting done. but then I am at work Wednesday night and Thursday night, before having another 5 days off.

Celebration!!

May 2016 now officially is the most viewed month in the history of this blog!

Thanks to everybody watching - I shall strive to make this, my humble home on the interwebs, an ever more entertaining place to visit.

Now, pour yourself a glass, tankard, or horn of your favourite beverage while I salute you from a Secret Lab in the Middle of Nowhere!

CHEERS!

Argonor's Attic Attack IV

Attic Attack IV will occur from

Friday, August 12th (1500 hs)

to

Sunday, August 14th (?? hs)

This time I shall strive to have 2 or 3 games sitting ready on tables for participants to dig into right away.

This will leave 3 tables for other purposes, either painting (please bring your own painting lamp(s) and extension cables), participants' games, or just socializing/eating/drinking/whatever.

I hope to be able to welcome at least 10-15 gamers this year!

Further information:

http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.dk/p/attic-attack-i-date-friday-may-23rd-to.html

Argonor's Attic Attack III

Dates:

Friday, August 14th to Sunday, August 16th (2015)

Sign Up:

Please, announce by August 9th at the very latest if you are going to attend - and which day(s) you will be present. Contact details on the Attic Attack page.

General Information:

See the Attic Attack page on this blog for details.

Also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1436460539991520/

We may have a longbow archery contest during the weekend, if the weather is nice, and if participants are interested.

The Attic Gets Cosier!

The first leather armchair for the Cosy Corner in Argonor's Attic has been acquired!

I also have an appointment to pick up another tomorrow.

They have cost me DKK 50,- each (plus a bit of petrol/gasoline), so all in all a bargain for a couple of comfy chairs for patrons to sit and read rules, sip cold drinks, or having a cup of coffee/tea.

I do not expect to organize Attic Attack III until after the summer holidays, as my vacation is very early this year, and I need to prepare a lot of things for a camping trip to Northern Italy.

Mantic: Deadzone Infestation Kickstarter

Just backed this at Quarantine level.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-infestation-sci-fi-skirmish-game/

Major Obstruction!

Leg placed to support the table

I had planned to start working with the decals for the DreadBall team today, but, alas, the Powers that Be willed it differently...

While I was checking my email, and ordering a few bits and bobs, I noticed that the table (the old dining table in the living room, and on which I conduct extracurricular hobby activities) was a bit wobbly. I investigated the matter, and found the leg where I was sitting a bit askew. I assumed that the table had been pushed a bit by someone, so lifted the table corner to allow the leg to align itself - and it simply fell away!!

There I was, with my laptop in front of me, holding the table corner with one hand and trying to get hold of the table leg with the other...

Luckily, the table is solid oak, and very heavy, so it actually stands on three legs (as long as there is no object in the leg-less corner), so I managed to save the day, but the weight of the table also meant that I could not turn it over by myself for repairs - thus, no further tasks cold be performed on the table.

I placed the loose leg to support its corner, while I emptied the table (we wouldn't have candlestick, vase, and other stuff tilting onto the floor by a freak accident, now...).

Plain to see that something's askew...

My wife is trying to get the kids to sleep right now (it is Pancake Day, or Hvide Tirsdag/Mardi Gras, so we had pancakes with lots of syrup, which is, perhaps, not the best diet just before bedtime...), so I am not sure if we'll get the table overturned this evening.

I need the table space to lay things out on, when fiddling with decals, and cutting cardboard and foamboard for some stair for my Hidden Temple project, so I shall not be making progress until the table is fixed.

In the meantime, I'll try to get some painting done on an overdue sort of 'commissioned' task - but I am entering my 5-night work week tomorrow night, and I haven't had much luck finding painting time after sleeping 3/4 of the day after a night watch.

Well... 'crumbs are also food', as we say around here, and if I can once more make a habit of painting at least one hour each day, I should be able to make some progress, however slowly.