Crusty IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)

Legs are tiresome to paint

This is one of the walkers from Ground Zero Games.

I've painted it in keeping with the other Crusty Armour that's on the shelf.

Ruleset vs. Ruleset: Tomorrow's War versus Star Army 5150

I was asked on a forum how I felt Tomorrow's War was compared with Star Army: 5150.

I put a bit of thought into the reply and I think it's worthy of it's own blog entry here.

So without further ado.....

My Project This Weekend- Fog of War Cards

I have only spent a fraction of this weekend painting (and half of it working!).  I wanted to show what I've been dabbling with.

Annoying, there aren't any Fog of War cards that come in a stand alone packet.  My attempts to print out on paper and have turned out dismally- I have to apologise to the tree that sacrificed itself for my endeavour- so I did a bit of looking around online.

There are actually a lot of companies online that do create custom playing cards.  But I found them difficult to use and really not that adaptable to the needs of a gamer.  So a little bit more sniffing around landed me on the blog page of an 'All Things Zombie' player who created custom event cards for his games.

Anyways- I've spent today scouring the internet for suitably modern pictures to create a custom deck just for me.  (Two decks actually- as there are 72 cards in the Tomorrow's War FoW 'deck'- not 54).  It consists of the Tomorrow's War deck and a few added cool ones from Force on Force- like the reinforcement ones.

The interface I'm using to create the cards isn't the friendliest so it's dragged on a bit.  But not to worry, I'll persevere!

I'll add that this is totally unofficial,  not backed by Ambush Alley Games and is strictly for my use only   (i.e not a commercial enterprise).  Just a bit more effort to get a nice gaming experience for my gaming group.

P.S.
As an aside- I'm happy to refer readers to my two TW FoW decks- just put your email in the comments section and I'll email the link to you.  I'm not going to put the link on public display because I don't want to tread on anyone's toes!

Tomorrow's War AAR - The Rescue

Background

It was unusual.  Being pulled off the usual pointless "presence patrols" and being sent off into the boonies.  All of a sudden the vehicles we were in drove off Route 6 and dropped us off in the middle of nowhere.  We piled out, wondering what was going on.  Our sixth senses were tingling.    

The patrol commander, Klotz, gathered us in a huddle and gave a quick set of orders for a fighting patrol.  I'll spare you the details, but The Company wanted this done.  One guy- another merc- had become separated from his unit during a gun battle with a gang of prawns in the area.  The Company's board were worried- they didn't want a captured human being beheaded (or eaten even!).  The negative effects of District 9 were still being felt today.

How did I feel about it?  I felt for the guy- the trapped soldier.  If it was me- yes, I'd want Zulu Platoon kicking down doors and hosing enemy with lead.  So I checked my magazine, fell into formation and started patrolling forward.