Test Comands and Colours Game Pre Campaign May 6, 2013
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At the last all day Sunday we tested out our Commands and Colors based game which we will be taking to the Campaign Wargames show in Milton Keynes next week.
A change from our usual mega games we decided to do a version of Command and Colors but using 15 MM figures – come and see the real thing next weekend the 11/12th of May at MK Shopping center (just next to John Lewis)
Large FFG X-Wing Game 800 Plus Points January 14, 2013
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Last Sunday we had a large scale X-Wing Game with 8 players and using out combine models. We ended up with Approximately 400 points each of rebels and Imperial. With each player running around 100 points.
We re used the clubs black sheet we have used in the past for other space combat games and the clubs collection of Asteroids. This gives a nicer feel to the game and forces players to be carefull as it can be easy to run into an asteroid if you are not carefull
Here the Imperials (Darth Terry and Darth Steve) are lining up to crush the rebellion.
And the Opposing Rebels fight for freedom.
Set up too quite a while this is the line up about 70% through assembling of fleets.
The game was interesting as before x-wing games have been small affairs and its interesting to try a big game. My thoughts are is that it flowed well even with 8 players though at large scale the numerical advantage of the cheaper Tie fighters does tend to overwhelm the rebels individually more powerful units.
A couple of close up shots of the battle (taken with a long lens unfortunately the auto-focus seemed to like the asteroids so apologies for any fuzzy shots)
Meetings over Christmas & New Year December 11, 2012
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As this year Christmas Eve and New Years eve both fall on Mondays – the club is not meeting on those days so the 17th of Dec is the last meeting of the year – with Monday the 7th being the first meeting in 2013.
Google+ Community Forum December 7, 2012
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Google has launched Communities an add on to Google+, It’s called Google+ Communities and it’s Google’s version of facebook groups.
I thought it would be interesting to see how this could be used to promote the club and have set up a community here.
Change of Date of September Sunday Meeting September 4, 2012
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Just to confirm the next scheduled all day sunday has been moved from the 9th of Sept to the 16th of Sept – as the origional date clashes with the colours show.
Next Allday Sunday Moved from Easter Monday April 2, 2012
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As the next all day Sunday meeting clashes with the bank holiday. To allow more people to make it down it has been moved from the 9th or April to the 16th of April
40K 25th Aniversary Bedford March 4, 2012
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Last weekend was the 25 anniversary of warhammer40k and I took a quick trip to the local GW shop in Bedford with my newish canon to take some pictures of the day.
First off a wide shot of the busy shop.
Apparently this a lot less crowded when they opened. There was also Cake!
Redford Gladiators play wide range of games with a good contingent of WHFB and 40K Players – we meet on Mondays at the North end club Bedford.
Iron Sky Nazis in Space February 9, 2012
Posted by Neuromancer in WW2.Tags: iron sky, nazi officers, nazi ufo, science fiction comedy
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For a while now some deranged (but in a good way) Fins have been developing a film which has combines two of Sfs common tropes Flying Saucers and Nazi’s
Iron Sky is a dark science fiction comedy directed by Timo Vuorensola the film opens with In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.
Two Nazi officers, ruthless Klaus Adler (Götz Otto) and idealistic Renate Richter (Julia Dietze), travel to Earth to prepare the invasion. In the end when the Moon Nazi UFO armada darkens the skies, ready to strike at the unprepared Earth, every man, woman and nation alike, must re-evaluate their priorities.
Will this tempt Steve and Pete to the dark side and do some SF gaming we want to know
Colours is next week!! September 3, 2011
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Just so every one knows, as the Wargame Show Colours is on the weekend of 10th 11th September, and the club is in attendance with a Demo Game, the usual Sunday all Day meet is being moved to the following Sunday, the 18th. Thanks!
Dave Wilkin
Club Secretary
Armoured Trains and Warhammer August 29, 2011
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Another busy night at the club last Monday with a winter WWII game featuring the armored train and quite a few games of Warhammer.
The armored train was used for a scenario game, the Germans had to get it off the battlefield whilst the Russians attacked it.
The Russian sniper team destroyed the tracks so the train couldn’t escape.
Ski troops even came in to help take out the train.
On one of the other tables Terry’s Empire took on…
Neil’s Tomb Kings.
We also hard Dark Elves taking on Beastmen.
The Beastmen army had a fantastic conversion of a Cygor.
The third and final game of Warhammer that night was Dwarfs against Orcs & Goblins, here a group of Squigs and a pump wagon charge a unit of Thunderers.
There was also a game of Warhammer 40K with Nurgle Chaos Space Marines taking on Tyranids.
Another great club conversion, this time of a Demon Prince
The Tyranids advance on a unit of Space Marines.
