Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine

Even when I was younger and had a bit more disposable income than I do now, I always looked to reviews (mostly through my friends) to let me know if a game was worth picking up or not. Reviews are a vital resource so as to not end up with a new game/model that will just sit on your shelf, collecting dust, but instead see plenty of table time.

Here's a list of reviews we found over this past week.

Read down to the bottom, if you wouldn't mind, as I've got some questions for you and a contest as well.


Model Dads:

Model Dads posts Battlefront 15mm KV 1, KV 1e & KV 2: a video review

They don't come a lot bigger than this, well, in 1940 at least: Battlefront's 15mm white metal and resin KV-1 obr 1939/40, KV-1e and KV2:

Play Board Games:

Claustrophobia: Furor Sanguinis Expansion Review

Furor Sanguinis is the second expansion for Claustrophobia. It adds a new playable creature, the squamata that is fighting the humans and demons, new scenarios and new tiles.

Cyclades Board Game Review

Cyclades is a board game about winning the favor of the gods so you can control two metropolises and win the game. You must bid wisely to get the actions you need or keep your opponents from getting the actions they need.

Brueckenkopf:

Micro Art space mat Review

Tank week is over but our reviews move on! Today we take a closer look at a pre-production sample of the new space mat by Micro Art Studio. Time to check out a galaxy far, far away!

Warmage Games Brush Holder Review

Time to get out brushes in order! Today we take a look at some brush holders by Warmage Games. We even got them engraved with the logo of our magazine Tabletop Insider.

Terrakami Sci-fi Power Generator Review

Not enough energy, huild more generators! We power up our battlefields with or review of the Terrakami Sci-fi Power Generator 01.

Ratgard Ratshilovitz Tractor Review

Sci-Fi times on Brueckenkopf! Today we bring you a review of the Ratshilovitz Tractor, the new resin kit by Ratgard.

After fixing a little construction error (reading instructions properly IS helpful...) we ended up with a really interesting model!

Breacher18:

Breacher18 reviews Fungi.

Useful Info:

No. of players: 2 Play Time: 30 mins Age: 10+

cianty's blog:

cianty's blog reviews TabletopWorld Mansion and Townhouses

Cianty takes a look at the recent releases from TabletopWorld, including their new Mansion.

Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine:

Reaper CAV Unboxing on Roebeast's Blog

I just got my Reaper CAV: Strike Operations rewards and made a couple of videos to show them off. These turned out to be very cool minis that are somewhat interchangeable and perfect for conversions.

Graven Games:

Squire Plastic Figure Case Review

We’re always on the lookout for good ways to store and transport our wargaming miniatures, so today we’re reviewing the Squire Plastic Figure Case from Tabletop Tyrant. The Squire Plastic Figure Case is the lowest priced case in the Tabletop Tyrant range, and is actually the cheapest army case we are aware of at the moment. This is a lightweight, water resistant case which is available from the Gifts for Geeks store.

And there we have it. The reviews from the previous week. Which sparked your interest?


And now, dear readers, you may have noticed a bit of a change in posts this previous week. We here at TGN are dedicated to making this website the go-to place for gamers to get their news about the games they love. We're trying out a few things and wanted a bit of feedback. A full "reader survey" will be coming soon, but in the meantime, we were interested in your thoughts on posts such as the above, where we collect like-style stories and group some of them together. We were thinking about doing this with such things as reviews and podcasts. The idea is to "clean up" the news feed a bit more and to help filter what you see a bit better. Also, if you've noticed with the posting style, we're trying to bring more "voice" to the posts, and not just copy/pasting press releases. We do hope you've been enjoying that.
So anyway, as I mentioned, we'll have a full reader survey coming soon, but in the meantime, tell us what you think about the changes below. One reader will win a prize of their choice (from a list of options I have available. No "a hundred billion dollars, please!!" :P ).

Thanks for your time and your continued readership.

Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine scanned and posted issue #6 of the classic gaming magazine Fantasy Modeling over on their blog.



Source

In this issue:

Sadly I post the final issue of the excellent 1980s hobby magazine Fantasy Modeling. This one is a doozy featuring two articles by my spirit ancestor Andrew P. Yanchus, space ship building on a budget, building a spray booth and other great stuff. Read it slowly, soak it in, for it's the last of the good stuff.

5 Editorial
6 Space Age Modeling on a Budget
12 Beauty in The Beast
18 Star Wars Mini Rigs
22 Computer Gaming Part 2
26 All Weather Spray Booth
28 Converting Non-Flyers
32 The Beast Bust
36 Horses of a Different Color
38 Building The Ark of Space
42 Points to Remember
43 Reader's Photo Page
44 The Competitive Edge
46 Odds and Ends
48 Collectables

Trash Bash 2013 is over and the judgement is in. Who came out on top of this converting contest?



From the announcement:

The winners of Trash Bash 2013 have been announced on Roebeast's blog. Check them out for some fun and creative modeling inspiration.

Roebeast has put up the rules for their Trash Bash 2013 modelling and painting competition over on their blog.



From the announcement:

Hi everyone. Rules are now online for Trash Bash 2013!

If you like to kit-bash or scratch-build check out this annual contest, now in its third year! We have some excellent sponsors and outstanding judges such as gaming legend Rick Priestley and Bryan Steele of Ravage Magazine.

The last couple of Trash Bashes have been a lot of fun and showcased the amazing talents of gamers and modelers all over the world. I'm sure this year will add even more inspirational builds and I can't wait to see them.

Thanks!

Nameless Design Miniatures has another horror to drive you insane over on their website: the Elder Thing with disruptor weapon.



From the website:

Just a few quick pictures of the Elder Thing with disruptor weapon. I wanted the design of their weapons to be very Baroque and semi-organic without being bio-mechanical. These weapons can be fired in various ways. A lower setting produces uncomfortable heat and blistering, this is the setting most often used to control wayward shoggoths. By increasing the power of the weapon the Elder Things can cause biological material to boil or burn. And at its highest setting it will rip apart molecular bonds with highly explosive results.

Nameless Design now has 15mm Elder Things available on their website.



From them to you:

The new Eldritch Empires Elder Thing minis are now released! These are 15mm scale and come in 8 parts. They are sold in packs of three minis for $12.00 US. Check out Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine for purchasing info and assembly instructions.

This is the last week to enter the Trash Bash 2011 conversion contest being held at Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine. From their announcement:

This is the last week that I'll be accepting entries for my kitbashing/scratchbuilding contest Trash Bash 2011. I will accept entries until Midnight EST on Sunday May 1. We've got over $220 worth of prizes to give away to the best trash bashed deodorant container creations! Check out the full rules for Trash Bash 2011 on Roebeast's Blo

Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine has a new post with the rules for the Trash Bash 2011 ~ Scratchbuilding Contest. From their announcement:

Full rules are now posted for Roebeast's Deodorant Container Scratchbuilding contest at Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine. Entry submission begins on April 1st.