AAR Pulp Alley Halloween Game - Lord Carnarvan's Mansion

Halloween Game- Lord Carnarvan's Mansion

This was a Pulp Alley game played on November 4, 2018 inspired by the Tomb of the Serpent campaign booklet, Haunted Hall scenario.  It is set in 1930s England at the mansion of the  late Lord Carnarvan which is filed with Egyptian artifacts.  The scenario was based on the lost keys template - the leagues needed to find a minor plot point on the main floor of the mansion that was a key which would allow them access to the second floor to gain the major plot point:  the Eye of the Serpent Jewel. Various horrific creates (Servants of Apostis)  would appear during the scenario to foil the treasure seekers. The scenario was  designed for 3 to 4 people but we ended up playing with just 2 players.  The 2 leagues were a Werewolf League and an SS She Wolf League:

The setting: First floor of Mansion plus grounds

Bargain priced 28mm scale vintage tanks

Yesterday I bought this LS Laboratory kit of a Type 1 Japanese Medium Tank (aka Type 1 Chi-He tank) at a local Hobby shop for $1 on the discount table.  The kit was first released in 1964 and appears to have an oversized gun  that can fire a projectile.  At 1/50 scale it will work with 28mm figures, maybe for a pulp game or a skirmish level Second World War game. It will be a challenging build as the instructions are missing.

Japanese 1/50 Type 1 Chi-He Tank by LS Laboratory from 1964

Read further to see pictures of some other discount tank kits I found

New Purchase: Plast Craft Post Apocalyptic New Haven state prison

Just purchased the Plast Craft Games Post Apocalyptic New Haven state prison (28mm to 32mm). It requires assembly but comes per-painted.  I think it will work well for a number of potential genres: Pulp, Superhero, Walking Dead/ zombie and a Doctor Who. It would be ideal for a Doctor Who prison escape scenario involving villains like: Davros, the original Master, or Harold Saxon and Lucy Saxon.  Alternatively for a Super hero game the prisoner could be the: Joker, Penguin, King Pin, Electro or any number of other Comic villains.

Arab Irregulars on Camels

Preparation Cangames 2018, Terror at Devil's Bay

My Cangames prep is well underway, lots of MDF buildings to construct and paint.

Thanks to Mark for the inspiration and DWMG (Graeme Dawson)

http://level2-wardy-la.blogspot.ca/2015/06/doctor-who-terror-at-devils-bay.html


Overview, 29 April 2018

One  more large barracks to add plus: mast / flag pole, two wheeled probes, larger Quonset hut (if it makes it in time via the post), some more fencing, plus a lot of painting. 

Armoured Sea Devil

TerraClips: Buildings of Malifaux Mansion

Building a Mansion

A little late posting this review. Over the Christmas Holiday I put together this TerraClips: Buildings of Malifaux  Mansion for use in a Pulp Alley game from the Tomb of the Serpent Campaign.

With two levels

Coconuts for making African huts

Thanks to a tip from Menelduir @  http://menelduir.blogspot.ca/2018/03/latest-finds.html#more I found some of these plastic coconuts suitable for making Zulu huts at the local Dollar Tree store, they are intended as cocktail glasses / cups.

Ive Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

How can we discuss coconuts without the Coconut song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldmVaO-IfIU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA

Of course as Monty Python has noted there are other uses for coconuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

Battlefront Game Eastern Front 1944

Introduction

This was a test game of the Fire and Furry Battlefront rules in 15mm scale on a 6'x 4' hill with fields, two forests, one hill and a village in the centre.  It was a encounter engagement set on the Eastern Front in the Spring of 1944, played over two days (March 30 and April 2, 2018).  The Germans had a two companies of Panzer Grenadiers on one company of Panzer IVH versus the Soviets with a rifle company, SMG company and a tank company.

overview

Easter themed figure

Painted this 28mm Pulp Rabbit figure for Easter 2017.

Pulp Alley: City of the Serpent

Introduction

 This scenario can be found in the September 2017 issue of Wargames Illustrated (#359).  The objective is to retrieve a valuable ancient relic, a jewel known as"The Eye of the Serpent". Most want it for its great monetary value but the Serpent Cultists desire it for its mystical powers.  The Eye of the Serpent has been traced to a small relic shop in Casablanca, Morocco but before it can be obtained the shopkeeper was murdered  and his store ransacked.  There is a good chance the thief is still in Casablanca, but time is of the essence as many are looking for the relic, and once the curfew falls this evening there will be no more time to search until the next day, which will likely be too late.





Overview of the City of the Serpent / Casablanca

Kings of War - Vikings versus Kin

AAR Kin (Dark Elves) versus Vikings

The scenario is an encounter battle between the Vikings in allegiance with the Normans and Elves who have combined forces to stop the relentless advance of the Kin (Dark Elves) who are burning and looting all in their path.  We used the Kings of War 2nd Edition rules and each side had 2,770 points. The game was played on an  8’ long by 4’ wide table / battlefield that featured woods, hills,  fields, rocky ground and a swamp. We played the game on a Sunday afternoon on March 5, 2016 and it lasted for about 3 hours.

 

Climax: Battle of the giants

Viking Hero

Batman Pulp Alley

Diamond Heist in Gotham City

The scene outside the First National Bank
on a seemingly peaceful day in Gotham City

It is a  seemingly peaceful day in Gotham City and all looks well outside the First National Bank.  But appearances can be deceiving, as the bank has recently received a valuable collection of diamonds for safekeeping from the Maharishi of Bengal which has whetted the appetites of some of Gotham Cities most notorious criminals. As part of Warden Creighton's criminal rehabilitation program the bank has hired the Black Cat to safeguard the diamond safe.