OK, so last night, I put on an Moderns 28mm afghanistan game. Using my modified Rules of Engagement, rule system.
The basic pretence was a SAS unit, guarding some downed US pilots whilst the british arrived to rescue them.
The Taliban were very agreesive and it was a good game. A close tie over all. the pilots were got out, but the british troops lost one man and two were wounded.
I think i only got the one photo of the game, but will do a write up later.
Just been clambering in dusty places, hauling out a lot of big boxes of dwarven forge scenery for the club weekend. :).
Off to the club shortly to help lug tables from the storage room up to the hall and set things out. Then back for fish and chips dinner. And then up bright and early.
Playing a dungeon bash using Warrior Heroes, so a chance to dig the DF and get some usage.. been a few years since it saw action alas, as my regular fantasy roleplaying stopped, due to various reasons.
Has got me thinking about getting back into it.
Anyhow, the good old fun of lugging tables is about to begin, so better get my backside down to the club. And its just started raining.. oh the joys!
Will try and take some photos of the weekend and get them posted up next week.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Really Useful Storage - A price dilema!
Ok, no I haven't lost my marbles. (Well not fully at least. Yet!).
So what am I talking about really useful storage boxes! It will all become clear shortly.
Now as gamers we often have the need to move figures from their storage location to their playing location. And frankly there are a myriad of solutions out there. From magnetic strips and steel tool boxes, to custom made cases like Figures in Comfort make. (Which are excellent by the way).
However scenery is another issue. It tends to be large. And in some ways more fragile in my experience. So getting that to club is often a pain. Thank fully our club has a good selection of its own scenery, which is available for members. But there are times such as the coming gaming weekend, where I may need to get some of my own personal scenery down to the club.
So, big plastic storage boxes are always handy. But lately I have been having a dilemma.! Do I stick with the cheap (relatively) and often hard to find 30 to 35litre under bed type boxes. These tend to change designs and dimensions often and you find you can get one style for a while before it then is gone for good. Wham and other makers here in the UK are sold by numerous DIY and trade stores.
However there is an alternative.. "Really Useful Boxes".. as the name implies. These boxes are just that, a range (a very large one at that) of differing sizes and shapes and all with similar rounded corners for strength and clip shut handles that help secure the lid in place. They are pretty robust, and even come with some models available in "tougher" plastic for things like air shipping abroad etc.
Now the issue is one of costs. The quality (if genuine) is good. But they are not cheap. Certainly not as cheap as the type produced by Wham etc.. but they are tough and come in a far large array of shapes and sizes with options for internal trays etc.
But are they worth the price increase? Hmmm.. Its a tricky dilemma. As I need to get a solution for my Dwarven Forge collection. I have a couple of boxes (of the Wham type) with the plywood trays, giving me two layers per box. But that is about 1/3rd of the collection. The rest is sat in their very well padded, but exceedingly bulk original packaging that unfortunately maks it tricky to locate pieces and bulky to transport.
But this makes the boxes heavy when full and hard to carry. The 20 Litre Really Useful Boxes look just right, given this report here.
The question is mostly down to cost now. And is it worth the benefit in over double the price.
Not an easy question to answer in my head..
So what am I talking about really useful storage boxes! It will all become clear shortly.
Now as gamers we often have the need to move figures from their storage location to their playing location. And frankly there are a myriad of solutions out there. From magnetic strips and steel tool boxes, to custom made cases like Figures in Comfort make. (Which are excellent by the way).
However scenery is another issue. It tends to be large. And in some ways more fragile in my experience. So getting that to club is often a pain. Thank fully our club has a good selection of its own scenery, which is available for members. But there are times such as the coming gaming weekend, where I may need to get some of my own personal scenery down to the club.
So, big plastic storage boxes are always handy. But lately I have been having a dilemma.! Do I stick with the cheap (relatively) and often hard to find 30 to 35litre under bed type boxes. These tend to change designs and dimensions often and you find you can get one style for a while before it then is gone for good. Wham and other makers here in the UK are sold by numerous DIY and trade stores.
However there is an alternative.. "Really Useful Boxes".. as the name implies. These boxes are just that, a range (a very large one at that) of differing sizes and shapes and all with similar rounded corners for strength and clip shut handles that help secure the lid in place. They are pretty robust, and even come with some models available in "tougher" plastic for things like air shipping abroad etc.
Now the issue is one of costs. The quality (if genuine) is good. But they are not cheap. Certainly not as cheap as the type produced by Wham etc.. but they are tough and come in a far large array of shapes and sizes with options for internal trays etc.
But are they worth the price increase? Hmmm.. Its a tricky dilemma. As I need to get a solution for my Dwarven Forge collection. I have a couple of boxes (of the Wham type) with the plywood trays, giving me two layers per box. But that is about 1/3rd of the collection. The rest is sat in their very well padded, but exceedingly bulk original packaging that unfortunately maks it tricky to locate pieces and bulky to transport.
But this makes the boxes heavy when full and hard to carry. The 20 Litre Really Useful Boxes look just right, given this report here.
The question is mostly down to cost now. And is it worth the benefit in over double the price.
Not an easy question to answer in my head..
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