Posts made by Grumpy Gnome

• WWII Italian Project

  @Bill Thomas Looking good Bill!

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/19/23, 11:59 AM
• Wargames Illustrated Interview with Hudson Adams on Wargames Atlantic Digital

  @Hudson Adams I suppose some one could have politely pointed that out when I started asking questions and that would have been resolved much quicker. It seems to me some folks have read malici...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/19/23, 10:18 AM
• Wargames Illustrated Interview with Hudson Adams on Wargames Atlantic Digital

  @Hudson Adams Still good for people to read it in such a concise manner. There is plenty of evidence of people concerned about the STLs. Yes the blog posts have helped, as have forum posts. Bu...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/19/23, 9:51 AM
• UK Royal Mail not delivering overseas due to cyberattack

  Looks like business was announced by Royal Mail as nearly but not quite fully restored as of 17 Feb. https://www.royalmail.com/international-incident-bulletin

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/19/23, 12:59 AM
• What plastic ancients miniatures we need?

  Saw a copy of this on eBay the other day and thought it may be of interest here. An interesting way to put ancient figures to use. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redpandapublish/the-adventur...

  posted in First Empires: From the Rise of Akkadia to the Fall of Alexander

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/18/23, 2:55 PM
• Wargames Illustrated Interview with Hudson Adams on Wargames Atlantic Digital

  A brilliant article. Now that is the kind of informative transparency I was talking about. It helps people better understand the process and motivations of WGA. Great stuff. 👍

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/18/23, 1:35 PM
• Plastic Antitank Gun

  @JTam  Years ago I restored a PAK 36 with another serving soldier at Fort Polk, Louisiana after he got me into WW2 re-enacting. I seem to recall it officially belonged to Fort Polk but he got ...

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/18/23, 4:13 AM
• [KS] Dwarven Forge Cities Untold: Lowtown (Starting Feb 12th)

  The campaign has begun... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwarvenforge/cities-untold-lowtown-ttrpg-terrain-by-dwarven-forge/description

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/12/23, 1:10 PM
• [KS] Dwarven Forge Cities Untold: Lowtown (Starting Feb 12th)

  I know some folks think of Dwarven Forge as Medieval Fantasy RPG focused but DF has been increasingly taking wargaming into consideration with their design development and marketing. https://w...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/12/23, 4:24 AM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  Could it be something Aztec? Some decorative costume piece?

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/11/23, 12:37 AM
• Vox Populi - The Voice of the People!

  @JTam I prefer extreme ranges possible with minuses to not possible at all... which I have found to encourage the game to play out like an airsoft or paintball game., with troops too often fee...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/8/23, 10:23 PM
• Time Bandits!!!!!!!

  The Willow tv series was watchable. Not great like the movie but watchable. An interesting discussion about it here... https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/807824.page ... looks like ...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/8/23, 12:11 PM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  @Mithril2098 I agree with you.

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/8/23, 1:48 AM
• Vox Populi - The Voice of the People!

  @JTam I am aware of that, however it is counter to your own point about line of sight range for many modern weapons.  @Mark Dewis I would agree that unit scale has affected the situ...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/8/23, 1:44 AM
• Vox Populi - The Voice of the People!

  @JTam I hear you mate, I was just reflecting what I have read in places like the Toofatlardies forum. Chain of Command for example is written for 15mm but even Rich of Toofatlardies uses 28mm ...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/7/23, 12:56 PM
• UK Royal Mail not delivering overseas due to cyberattack

  For those that are interested  https://www.royalmail.com/international-incident-bulletin

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/7/23, 11:05 AM
• "Bulldogs in the Desert"

  Brilliant work!  Both draped across the vehicle and on either the antenna or a separate flagpole both work in my opinion. 

  posted in Painting & Modeling

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/7/23, 10:30 AM
• I have goblin problems-n and I don't live in Moria!

  I have not had the problem you mention. I usually clean soft plastics like CMON and Reaper but I do not tend to clean HIPs sprues.  While the spiders were challenging I did not find the gobli...

  posted in Classic Fantasy

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/7/23, 2:17 AM
• Vox Populi - The Voice of the People!

  Smaller scales help with weapon ranges and more vehicle focused combat but I think it can also be a bit of a chicken and egg issue. Do companies make more 15mm WW3 because there are more 15mm WW3 p...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/7/23, 2:10 AM
• A Grimdark Galactic Republic Project

  @Mark Dewis Stargrave does allow for some Jedi like characters but it does also lack vehicles rules though.  I have not played the newly released Xenos Rampant but I have heard a lot of ...

  posted in Painting & Modeling

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/6/23, 3:04 AM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  @JTam I am guessing a fictional magazine pouch. It looks a little like a single cell Condor AK mag pouch. 

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/6/23, 2:58 AM
• Ooh-Rah (and other) accessory sets

  Ahhh... I get it now. Sounds like the odds were not in her favor.

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/5/23, 2:33 PM
• Multiple Warsaw Pact Nations Combi Kit

  During the late 80’s and 90’s I recall carrying a protective mask much of the time, even at points I was not wearing LBE... but having access to a MOPP suit only at certain times, with ...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/5/23, 1:53 AM
• Ooh-Rah (and other) accessory sets

  @JTam &@Battle Specter  Who is Jennifer Laurence / JenLaw and how did she pave the way for these characters? Do you guys mean the actor Jennifer Lawrence? I am confused how she could ...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/5/23, 1:42 AM
• Multiple Warsaw Pact Nations Combi Kit

  I grew to absolutely loathe facepaint as the years went on. The priority of NBC may have receded in the War on Terror period but I suspect it will be returning, like the facepaint, with near peer c...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/4/23, 4:58 PM
• Ooh-Rah (and other) accessory sets

  Drone and operator... long distance encrypted radio/cyberwarfare set... engineering tools (chain or circular saw, blow torch, mines, explosives, pick axe/shovel, barbed/razor wire) ... remote sentr...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/4/23, 1:35 PM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  @JTam I had missed that the thread had continued, sorry, I am up to speed now. Sure, that booger hook can reflect poorly disciplined troops... we talked about it before and I am much more upt...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/4/23, 1:31 PM
• Multiple Warsaw Pact Nations Combi Kit

  @JTam I do not recall ever losing my helmet band... I missed this thread continuing, so my apologies for the late reply.  And yes@Mark Dewis I quite agree with@JTam . My memory is ...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/4/23, 1:17 PM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  As for the trooper with what looks like an AK... that trigger discipline, or rather lack thereof, is going to end in tears at some point. 

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/4/23, 11:15 AM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  Slowing down to catch up and then speed up...  any slow down is going to cause some talking online. Good PR and community engagement coukd help mitigate any ensuing drama as there will certain...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/4/23, 2:26 AM
• Vox Populi - The Voice of the People!

  @Mark Dewis Thankless but essential job. Engaging may be difficult but it pays dividends.  Of course you are correct in that hype is a double edged sword. Managing expectations is diffic...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/3/23, 11:59 AM
• Amazon's Rings of Power

  @JTam  I am pretty sure execs will be upset and I am even more sure they will not put down the poor viewing numbers to how the show deviated from the beloved by many source material. I suspect...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/2/23, 3:19 PM
• Only-Games Order Recieved (Missing Parts)

  @Geoff Maybury Thanks for the info mate. They do look great. Too bad about the missing heads. Hopefully they will make it right. 

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/1/23, 2:13 PM
• 2023 January Digital Releases

  @JTam  Those Chetniks seem to from “Force 10 From Navarone”... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fqnR05az6o    

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/1/23, 1:56 AM
• Toasters

  @Mark Dewis That robotic centipede is the stuff of nightmares mate. 

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  2/1/23, 1:46 AM
• Toasters

  I am also a fan of the humanoid robots on both sides in Outside the Wire... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx-vUsShk9U

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/31/23, 1:50 PM
• UK Royal Mail not delivering overseas due to cyberattack

  Latest update that I am aware of….https://www.royalmail.com/international-incident-bulletin

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/31/23, 9:57 AM
• Something I wanted to get off my chest.

  @GreenScorpion only through communication can we all better understand the situation, hence why this forum is so important. Especially when WGA staff share information. Transparency is in my o...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/30/23, 3:39 AM
• [KS] Dwarven Forge Cities Untold: Lowtown (Starting Feb 12th)

  @Lord Marcus Fair enough. Thank you for the apology. I know I can be a salty old grouch, hence my nick name, but I am a fan of WGA as well as DF and want to see both do well.

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/30/23, 3:36 AM
• [KS] Dwarven Forge Cities Untold: Lowtown (Starting Feb 12th)

  @Lord Marcus &@Hudson Adams  “@JTam and they are, but we'd like to see a tie-back to Wargames Atlantic at least in the main post.” Since the term “we” was us...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/30/23, 2:04 AM
• Toasters

  I think there is a good market for “build your own” robot kits. This is a strength of multi-pose plastic kits. Whether humanoid robots or not. One cool non-humanoid design is the robot...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/30/23, 1:59 AM
• Something I wanted to get off my chest.

  @GreenScorpion Sounds to me like something for @Hudson Adams to clarify as I was very much under the impression WGA ran their own production now. I did not think they used a third pa...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/29/23, 2:01 PM
• Something I wanted to get off my chest.

  @GreenScorpion I do not think WGA relies on third party production of their plastics but I could be wrong. I thought their plastics were made in-house but boxes were third party. But again, I ...

  posted in Atlantic Digital

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/29/23, 11:48 AM
• Scale of a Death Fields game

  @Dennis Horne I bought and read Konflikt 47 as well as Bolt Action. They just did not do it for me. For sci-fi combat rules Stargrunt is good option that I read, and it is free, but I take you...

  posted in Death Fields: The Greatest Sport is War!

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/29/23, 8:47 AM
• [KS] Dwarven Forge Cities Untold: Lowtown (Starting Feb 12th)

  @Geoff Maybury That is an excellent point about small scatter and decorations making terrain fit other genres, periods and cultures.

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/28/23, 2:28 PM
• Scale of a Death Fields game

  @Dennis Horne  If WGA were to try to adopt Bolt Action rules they would either need to partner with Warlord (and thereby cut profits) or be accused of plagiarism.  And a sci-fi evolution...

  posted in Death Fields: The Greatest Sport is War!

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/28/23, 3:01 AM
• Sneak Peek: What's Behind the Curtain?

  I will admit I some how missed the text saying they were plastic. My mistake, good on WGA to make that clear.

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/28/23, 2:33 AM
• UK Royal Mail not delivering overseas due to cyberattack

  @William Redford It is taking a surpringly long time to resolve this and I am surprised it is not bigger news.

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/27/23, 2:38 PM
• Alwyd, the world of the Quar has a number of factions. Which do you prefer?

  @Mithril2098 It is a fair point that the Quar can be used for a lot more than their original lore. I have been wrangling with just how I will use them, ie pure lore or modified to include othe...

  posted in Quar!

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/27/23, 3:47 AM
• Scale of a Death Fields game

  If it was me designing this project, I would start with a warband skirmish game, Stargrave/Necromunda. I would include coop and solo play. I would have stand alone scenarios as well as a campaign m...

  posted in Death Fields: The Greatest Sport is War!

  

  Grumpy Gnome
  1/27/23, 3:33 AM