Showing posts with label wargames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wargames. Show all posts

Friday, January 27, 2012

Midnight Mini pr0n: Reaper 012312--GO!

Hello, you magnificent creatures of bastarddom--

Wait. Is there two d's in "bastarddom"? That's gonna bug me.

Welcome to another Midnight Mini pr0n! Tonight's pr0n features an old favourite of mine and many of yours': Reaper Minatures.

Reaper is one of those outfits who produce consistently awesome and affordable minis. They have an incredible selection to pick from and they even have very nice paints. Just go and poke around their site for a while. You'll spend hours there... and then? And then you'll want to order stuff.

And then?

And then you'll notice they give free shipping on orders of $25 or more for the USA... and CANADA! This means a lot to me, as I complain a lot about shipping from the US to here.

This Midnight, I invite you to take a look at what new treats Reaper has to offer today (or, technically, yesterday, but whatevs).

CLICK ON THIS LINK AND BEHOLD, SON (OR DAUGHTER).

Now I will show you what I love. Now, I'm no miniatures racist. I love them all... but there ARE ones I prefer more than others.

You know, kinda like how I am with my kids*.
(*Obvious joke is obvious. Right? Pleasedon'thurtme.)



"Damn your hammers of war! I said GO THAT WAY!!"

Looking above this text, you may instantly understand why the combination of Reaper Miniatures and designer Bobby Jackson are a match made in heaven. You can go directly to the listing for "Erik Proudfoot, Intergalactic Marine" here. You will also want to see more of Mr. Jackson's Intergalactic Marines-- and don't worry, I got yor back. Just GO HERE.

Moving right along, another standout new fig for me from Reaper is "Shadowguard, DkRch", also by-- wait for it... waaaait-- Bobby Jackson! Check it:

"Yep. I'm totally badass, yo."

But all minis can't be swaggering badass mofos created by Bobby Jackson (who, I bet, has laser shooting eyes and a chainsaw fist). This next one is nicely crafted by one Patrick Keith. It is very badass in its own subtle way.

"Bitch, where my shoes at?"

It's hard to find a great female miniature these days, you know? Well done, Mr. Keith. Quite elegant. The entry for "Trinia Sabor" is HERE.

While all the new minis Reaper are offering as of today [ed: yesterday-- okay, well technically technically, this week] are, in fact, freaking neat-o, these three really grabbed me.

My thanks to @minireaper, which is where you find Reaper Miniatures on ze Twitter. They are a most-follow for minis-fans, by the by, as they are incredibly helpful and communicative. I'm assuming they also must love tacos, too.

I hope you've enjoyed this latest dose of pr0n! I do have one question to leave you with:

Midnight Mini pr0n will always happen at Midnight when I post it-- but which timezone should I use for the posting time? Right now it's posted with my timezone, PST, in mind. Thoughts? Go ahead and sound off your vote in the comments. Or email me if yer shy.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Midnight Mini pr0n: Sexy Sexy Shock Troopers

OOooooYEAH! It's time to get down with another Mini pr0n-- at Midnight, even.         

Have a short one in store for you (again), but I'd like to keep these short, you know? Cuz... well, cuz I'm kinda busy and lazy and busy being lazy.


Wargames Factory stormed the market not all that long ago with very decently designed and affordable plastic kits. I've dug what they've thrown at us so far, but the one I really, REALLY geek out over is their Greatcoat Shock Troopers.


Bring on the SEXY.

Or Shock Troops. Or Greatcoat Troopers-- whatevs. It's from their Alien Suns line, which also has...

buh-LAM! Now THAT is Bitch Puddin'.

Anyways, let's keep this about the Greatcoats. Essentially "Ze Germans" of Spaaaaace... And it never gets old.

"Und keep zem up!"


No. I am not being sarcastic. Not being sarcastic there, either. I don't know about you, but I love this shit. And if you're not participating in any official "tourneys" or whatever, and you like like playing something that sounds akin to "Imperial Guard" or "Traitor Guardsmen", then these cheap and well-done plastic minis will do nicely.

"Und zen I shot Herr Gaunt in ze face."


Personally, I can find all kinds of uses for them. From Weird War type RPG stuff to Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader RPG goodness to Judge Dredd and Traveller and Gamma World. In fact-- well, in fact, I can't help but wonder what mixing up some of these plastic kits with other kits Wargames factory has to offer... Like this:

"Sssshocktrooper brainssss..."

Mixed up with a bit of this:

"Vendi, vidi, vici-- time to take Space France!"

All in all, a great selection of stuff. See for yourself!

And the best part? I'm in Canada and ordering one of these sets only costs me just over $25 when shipping is thrown in. Awesome!! I can see myself ordering lots of these in the future.

I mean, it's important that I construct my Undead Space Roman Shock Troops, right?

(Quick Update: All pictures pulled from the Wargames Factory's site!)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Midnight Mini pr0n - Empress Miniatures [Minis!]

You don't hear very often about women playing wargames and the like-- so I bet you thought you'd never EVER hear about two women deciding to design and manufacture their own minis lines! But that's exactly what happened in the case of Empress Miniatures...

So here, take a look at what they've done with their first line of 28mm miniatures, covering the 1879 Zulu Wars:





Be sure to click on the pictures if you want to see exactly where they came from!



And now that you've seen some Brits, here's some Zulus...


http://www.empressminiatures.com/USERIMAGES/ZWZ01.JPG



Very nice, eh? Be sure to spend some time at their site here.

They also provide some free rules to play by!


Right, I'm tired. Time for bed! See you soon for another Midnight Mini pr0n!

Monday, November 10, 2008

Mininight Mini pr0n - Troll Forged [Minis!]

http://www.trollsforge.com/mutant/mutant1.jpg

Tonight, I would like to treat you to Troll Forged! This is a top-notch operation, folks, and is a testament to homebrew mini-creation and sales. I mean, just look at those Mutants! And all of this... sexy, sexy stuff...

http://www.trollsforge.com/alternative/greatdevil1.jpg

Breathtaking, no?

http://www.trollsforge.com/orcgoblin/orcink1.jpg

That's one hell of an Orc!!

They do traditional, too...

http://www.trollsforge.com/alternative/knight1.jpg

Nice... But, really, their creatures are something to behold!


http://www.trollsforge.com/monstrous/gatroll1.jpg

The prices aren't bad, either.

Make sure to click on those pic for more info on the respective mini (and to see them BIGGER).

And be sure to explore Troll Forged Miniatures further!!


Man, anyone involved with these outstanding minis NEEDS your money. They require it. So, go on, GIVE IT TO THEM.

See you next time, you minis pervs!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Midnight Mini pr0n - Reaper Madness [Minis!]



I'd like to debut Midnight Mini pr0n here on Diary of a Grognerd. I've been posting them in my Livejournal for a little while now, but I thought it was best over here (though I'll be sure to link from my LJ). Feel free to comment here or there! I'll try to post awesome miniatures here every night at midnight (or thereabouts-- hey, it's always midnight somewhere). Suggestions as to what to check out and post are ALWAYS welcome.

Be sure to click on the pics for more info, and to see the minis in their unpainted glory and from other angles!

Today's Mini pr0n is brought to you by the magnificent REAPER MINIATURES, a terrific company that can suit nearly all of your tabletop RPG needs!



That's a GNOME. Hell yeah!




HAWT.




And WOW, those Sea Elves are great!





I would like one of the above, please.




I have the above Blackguard. Um, he doesn't look that good, though.


And there are SO SO SO many more to be found at the Reaper Miniatures site.
GET SOME.


See you at the next... MIDNIGHT MINI PR0N!!