FAREWELL OLD FRIEND... FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
NOW YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT.
I WILL REMEMBER...
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
X-WING WAVE SIX: SCUM & VILLAINY ARE HERE!
SCUM & VILLAINY are officially out now and available for purchase at all of the best online shops! Most of we serious X-Wingers know this already, but it is exciting and fun to chat about anyhow!
I placed my big initial order today... come home to me my wonderful scummy babies!!!
Fantasy Flight Games posted their official announcement today, which includes links to a number of the better review article posted over recent months. Most of these are fun to revisit. Now that we finally have the glory that is Wave Six... what is coming for Wave Seven?... Ponder!
A Very Happy SCUM Boss out!
I placed my big initial order today... come home to me my wonderful scummy babies!!!
Fantasy Flight Games posted their official announcement today, which includes links to a number of the better review article posted over recent months. Most of these are fun to revisit. Now that we finally have the glory that is Wave Six... what is coming for Wave Seven?... Ponder!
A Very Happy SCUM Boss out!
COLLECTION DIARY: FEBRUARY 2015
This month I had no plans to buy toys... but then Miniature Market had a sale on the whole of Wave Five for... get this $28 which with shipping got me another of each ship for $35 delivered! That cut into the money I had held back for the glory that is SCUM... but it was to good to pass up. Basically the Wave Five deal means that I got a Decimator for $15 and also one of the Star Vipers I will be buying in a few days will be free!
Thanks Miniature Market!
I also got a very nice new set of bits from good ole Bandai for some of my new custom ship builds. Engines are a task in this scale to make them look good. The MS V 01 pack covers that very well now for several of the Large Ships I have planned in 2015.
Now to the actual grownup toys. The star of the show this month is a new HD Web cam for videos and such for my Boss' Battle Parlor project. I checked into the C920 pretty good and it looks like it will be fine for game and chat quality videos. This thing will also make it less of a task to make nice content. The monitors are going to be awesome for editing the sound too... they are damn nice in fact.
Finally for the BBP I need to set up some wall shelving for storing the goodies that I am using during filming. Mainly the ships, tokens, terrain, and such will go on these heavy duty racks.
It will be a nice setup, I think.
I can hang lighting and neat things like planets and other fun stuff from these shelves too. I picked up some new black drop cloths for well... the backdrops and to cover the tables I got a while back.
I am close to getting everything I need to get the BBP going... soon now!
Boss out!
Thanks Miniature Market!
I also got a very nice new set of bits from good ole Bandai for some of my new custom ship builds. Engines are a task in this scale to make them look good. The MS V 01 pack covers that very well now for several of the Large Ships I have planned in 2015.
Now to the actual grownup toys. The star of the show this month is a new HD Web cam for videos and such for my Boss' Battle Parlor project. I checked into the C920 pretty good and it looks like it will be fine for game and chat quality videos. This thing will also make it less of a task to make nice content. The monitors are going to be awesome for editing the sound too... they are damn nice in fact.
Finally for the BBP I need to set up some wall shelving for storing the goodies that I am using during filming. Mainly the ships, tokens, terrain, and such will go on these heavy duty racks.
It will be a nice setup, I think.
I can hang lighting and neat things like planets and other fun stuff from these shelves too. I picked up some new black drop cloths for well... the backdrops and to cover the tables I got a while back.
I am close to getting everything I need to get the BBP going... soon now!
Boss out!
Monday, February 23, 2015
FFG PREVIEWS THE ARMADA FIGHTER EXPANSIONS!
Fantasy Flight Games previewed the forthcoming ARMADA Fighter Expansions in their Lead The Fighter Attack article!
I love these cool little ships! The main classic ships are all here in these packs. You can build as much as you want and that was the smart way to package these cute little ships. painting them will be easy too!
I am going to get about a hundred of these... Hel-Yah!
Boss out!
I love these cool little ships! The main classic ships are all here in these packs. You can build as much as you want and that was the smart way to package these cute little ships. painting them will be easy too!
I am going to get about a hundred of these... Hel-Yah!
Boss out!
Thursday, February 19, 2015
FFG POST THE NEW PAUL HEAVER WAVE 6 REVIEW ARTICLE!
FFG posted a very extensive review of the forthcoming Scum & Villainy Faction today in the It Is The Future You See article written by Mr. Paul Heaver! I think every serious X-Winger should read this one, it is awesomeness my Star Brothers.
Pual shares his views on the state of the game and offers his excelleant advice on how to move forward as our beloved game changes for the better I think, in the coming months. The comunity has been buzzing about how SCUM are going to radicalley alter the way we play, but one of the best and brightes of our clan brings it all back to solid gameing based on a good foundation, even when it is going into a whole new meta.
I love that we are getting all of this new coolness, and I am not afraid... not at all.
SCUM Boss out!
Pual shares his views on the state of the game and offers his excelleant advice on how to move forward as our beloved game changes for the better I think, in the coming months. The comunity has been buzzing about how SCUM are going to radicalley alter the way we play, but one of the best and brightes of our clan brings it all back to solid gameing based on a good foundation, even when it is going into a whole new meta.
I love that we are getting all of this new coolness, and I am not afraid... not at all.
SCUM Boss out!FFG ADDRESSES THEIR RESTOCKING DELAYS THIS WEEK!
Fantasy Flight Games has stepped up to address all of the restocking delays. I appreciate the West Coast Shipping Delays article from them, it is the right thing to do. FFG has shown time and again that they are a solid company, and this openness with their supporters is cool in my book.
This is not breaking news but I like that Fantasy Flight came out with the detailes, for people who have not been checking in on the behind the scenes of this situation.
I called Miniature Market today and chatted with Chris in customer service. He confirmed that the restocks of the older waves along with the new wave six expansions are all on the books to be delivered in the next two weeks. Cool Stuff has some restocks in too right now, but it is going fast.
Anything great is worth the wait... right gang? Right!
Boss out!
This is not breaking news but I like that Fantasy Flight came out with the detailes, for people who have not been checking in on the behind the scenes of this situation.
I called Miniature Market today and chatted with Chris in customer service. He confirmed that the restocks of the older waves along with the new wave six expansions are all on the books to be delivered in the next two weeks. Cool Stuff has some restocks in too right now, but it is going fast.
Anything great is worth the wait... right gang? Right!
Boss out!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
FFG IS ABOUT TO "BRING THE SCUM!"
Fantasy Flight Games updated the very much anticipated and overly long awaited SCUM & VILLAINY Wave Six status to Shipping this week! We can expect this glorious set of all new X-WING models to arrive at our favorite American shops in the next ten days!
I of course have my first SCUM Order ready and waiting... damn right Babies! I was going to hire Boba to go see what the hold up has been... but now I will happily wait a little longer like the rest of us Outer Rim X-Wingers!
For my regular B6*R7 Fliers who may be wondering why I only have two Aggressors in my cart, I am waiting to see if the Firespray-31 and YT-1300 show up too. I need at least two more of each. Believe it or not after all this time I still have only one of each of these magnificent ships!
"Hot-damn it's almost time to buy some more beloved STAR WARS Ships!"
I of course have my first SCUM Order ready and waiting... damn right Babies! I was going to hire Boba to go see what the hold up has been... but now I will happily wait a little longer like the rest of us Outer Rim X-Wingers!
For my regular B6*R7 Fliers who may be wondering why I only have two Aggressors in my cart, I am waiting to see if the Firespray-31 and YT-1300 show up too. I need at least two more of each. Believe it or not after all this time I still have only one of each of these magnificent ships!
"Hot-damn it's almost time to buy some more beloved STAR WARS Ships!"
SCUM Boss out!
Friday, February 6, 2015
NEW X-WING AND ARMADA SWAGIES
FFG previewed their Official Game Mats for X-WING this week. I think new people will like these, but the veterans among us can take them or leave them. They are nice.
I was happy to see that FFG also released the ARMADA Movement Template. I was considering buy two core sets just to have an extra with the dice, but now you really don't need to.
I have always liked SWAG... it is the little things in life you know.
Boss out!
I was happy to see that FFG also released the ARMADA Movement Template. I was considering buy two core sets just to have an extra with the dice, but now you really don't need to.
I have always liked SWAG... it is the little things in life you know.
Boss out!
Sunday, February 1, 2015
ARMADA PREVIEW: REBEL FLEET ARTICLE POSTED THIS WEEK!
FFG previews the wonderful Wave One Alliance Expansions in their Rebel Fleet article this week! The whole of Wave One is supposed to be made available at the same time, so we can begin to build our fleets immediately.
I love all of the Wave One Rebel ships... but the glory of the Space Shark has to be the best of the initial releases.
Bring on that badass Space Shark... Fantasy Flight... Gimme Da Shark!
Fleet Boss out!
I love all of the Wave One Rebel ships... but the glory of the Space Shark has to be the best of the initial releases.
Bring on that badass Space Shark... Fantasy Flight... Gimme Da Shark!
Fleet Boss out!