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1:52 IJA Type 94 Lorry

Posted on May 2, 2020 by iwouldlike2rage WW2 Vehicles 0

Pulp Alley solo game

Posted on May 1, 2020 by iwouldlike2rage Uncategorized 0

Having recently finished painting a bunch of old west miniatures and terrain, I wanted to try a solo game, I owned the Pulp Alley (http://pulpalley.com/) rules for a while but never got a chance to play them.

“Pulp Alley plays like your favorite fast-paced, action and adventure stories. Pulp Alley is jam-packed with heroes, villains, and plenty of unexpected perils.”

In order to play Pulp Alley you need at least two leagues, endless options are available which lets you create groups of individuals full of characters.

The first league I created was the Five Joaquins Gang.

The second one, which I will play as bots, is the Wyatt Earl Posse.

The bots (Wyatt Earl Posse) will be activated first during the game, this makes it a bit more challenging.

I decided to play the first scenario in the rulebook: Smash & Grab.

Scenario

The Five Joaquins Gang have been hiding in the small town Arroyo de Cantua for several days, the Wyatt Earl Posse has been on their tail for a while. They’re looking to recover a bunch of stolen goods as well as capturing the Joaquins.

…that the Five Joaquins Gang was in town.

The Five Joaquins Gang is knows they’re coming.

The five plot points are placed. The major plot point is in the middle of the main street.

Turn 1

John Hughes sneaks at the back of the inn.

Wyatt Earp goes for the closest plot point on the saloon balcony.

Bat Masterson (top) and Heck Thomas run towards the small cabin.

On the the Joaquins’ side, Carrillo (right) and Botellier run to the plot point behind the barn.

The rest of the gang move towards the main street.

Turn 2

While Wyatt Earp fails getting his plot point on the Saloon’s balcony, Bat Masterson shoots at Joaquin Carrillo and takes him down.

Heck Thomas follows and takes Joaquin Botellier down.

In the meantime, big boss Joaquin Murrieta shoot John Hughes are injures him.

Occomorenia shoots at John Hughes from the main street and takes him down.

Valenzuella arrives late to the crime scene and goes for the stairs.

John Hughes fails is recovery check and his out. The posse is down to three men.

Bottelier is out too, the Five Joaquins Gang needs to change their name…

Turn 3

Wyatt Earp draws “Retaliate”, might come in handy.

Earp and Occomorenia exchange shots and both get injured, they’re both down to a D6.

Murrieta walks up the bank’s balcony and takes Earp down.

The turn ends and Earp fails is recovery check, only two men left in the posse.

Turn 4

Masterson manages to grab the first plot point. Looks like the game will last 7 turns instead of 6.

… but still manages to take Carrillo down again.

In the meantime Occomorenia goes towards the plot point on the saloon balcony.

Murietta succeeds at getting the plot point on the bank’s balcony.

Valenzuella goes down the stairs towards the main plot point. Murrieta will follow shortly.

At the end of the turn, Carrillo is back up again…

Turn 5

..it won’t be long before Masterson guns him down for a third time.

More randomness to come, who’ll be lucky?

Not Masterson, he fails his peril and goes down.

No luck for Occomorenia either who’s stopped in his attempt at getting to the saloon’s plot point.

Carrillo is out this time.
(He should have been out earlier since he’s a follower, my bad…)

Meanwhile, Murrierta is going for the main plot point…

Occomorenia also tries his luck on the saloon’s plot point…

Turn 6

Turn 7

Wrap Up

It was a clear victory for the Joaquins, gang leader Joaquin Murrieta ends up taking 1 major plot points and 2 minor ones. His sidekick Joaquin Occomorenia gets a minor plot point.

Victory points:

The Five Joaquins: 6
The Wyapp Earl Posse: 0

The Five Joaquins league development:

Reputation is now 6 (no perks yet)
1 Backup
1 Experience
1 Tip
1 Contact

I really enjoyed the game, it’s fast paced and the card deck adds the right amount of randomness needed in solo play.

We’ll see the Five Joaquins again, to be continued…

IJA Paint Scheme

Posted on April 30, 2020 by iwouldlike2rage Painting 0

Primer:

74.606 – VMC German Green Brown

Basecoats:

Uniform / webbings:
- VMC 70.880 – Khaki Grey
- Drybrush of VMC 70.912 – Tan Yellow
Skin:
- 50% – VMC 70.875 – Brown Sand
- 50% – VMC 70.983 – Flat Earth
Boots / Straps / Water bottle:
- VMC 70.984 – Flat Brown
Helmet
- Panzer Aces 318 – Highl. US Army Tank Crew
Bread bag
- VMC 70.821 – Ger. Camo. Beige
Wood / Small square packs / Top of bayonette
- Panzer Aces 311 – New Wood
Metal parts:
- Citadel Black Templar contrast paint

Wash:

Agrax Earthshade

Highlights:

Uniform / webbings:
- VMC 70.880 – Khaki Grey
- VMC 70.912 – Tan Yellow
Skin:
- VMC 70.804 – Beige Red
- VGC 72.003 – Pale Flesh
- Wash of Reikland Fleshshade
Boots / Straps / Water bottle:
- Panzer Aces 301 – Light Rust
Helmet
- Panzer Aces 318 – Highl. US Army Tank Crew
Bread bag
- VMC 70.821 – Ger. Camo. Beige
- VMC 70.884 – Stone Grey
Wood / Small square packs / Top of bayonette
- VMC 70.929 – Light Brown
Metal parts:
- VMC 77.720 – Gunmetal Grey

Renault R35

Posted on July 15, 2019 by iwouldlike2rage Vehicles WW2 Vehicles 2

In order to play the “All American – Battle at La Fière” for Chain of Command I needed a Renault R35 as a support option for the Germans.

I couldn’t find STL files to print one so I got it from Warlord Games.

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Countryside Garage

Posted on June 11, 2019 by iwouldlike2rage Terrain WW2 terrain 0

I recently completed the Countryside Garage by 3D-Print-Terrain, it came with the Normandy 1944 D-Day kickstarter campaign. The extensions on the sides are printed separately and it also comes with gas pumps which I haven’t used here.

I textured the flat walls with some Liquitex Stucco Effects and did a pretty straightforward paint job. The roofs of the extensions received a good amount of rust pigment followed by some Rain Marks Environment Effects from Vallejo.

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First game of Bolt Action tonight.

Posted on June 3, 2019 by iwouldlike2rage Bolt Action 2

I’ll be playing my first game of Bolt Action tonight with my friend Dan. It’s been about six months since I delved into the world of WW2 wargaming and it’s been a very enjoyable ride.

I have built a lot of terrain and I will finally be able to put it to good use. Here’s a picture of the table we’ll be playing on:

I’m not sure if this amount of terrain is too much for a first game but it would be a pity to not use all the things that are available to me.

We’ll be playing a 1000 points game where the German Grenadiers will meet the US Airborne.

Let the fun begin…

3D Printed Building: The Farm

Posted on May 30, 2019 by iwouldlike2rage WW2 terrain 0

I just finished painting “The Farm” from PrintableScenery last night, it’s a great model and it’s quite modular.

I did a quick paint job, nothing to fancy. I started with a base of chocolate brown.

For the walls I started by dry-brushing a 50/50 mix of raw umber and grey, followed by a mix raw umber, light grey and beige.

For the roofs dry-brushed some dark red and worked my way up to a mix of red and beige.

I then added foliage with some polyfiber with a mix of coarse and fine turf sprinkle on top.

You can check out the full photo gallery here: http://www.iwouldliketorage.com/ww2-buildings-the-farm/

I would like to blog

Posted on May 16, 2019 by iwouldlike2rage Uncategorized 0

I think the time has come for me to start blogging.

About a year ago I came back to the hobby after a long pause, I started playing D&D and this led me back to miniature painting, and eventually wargaming.

Over the last year I’ve been posted regularly on social media but I think I need a place where I can post richer content.

Pyt