Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe in A Quiet Place Part II Asking me to pick a favorite hobby is like asking me to pick a favorite child. It depends on the day of the week and if I've gotten any correspondence from teachers or administrators recently. So attempting to rank where film is... Continue Reading →
My introduction to Role-Playing Games and how they became my first love of gaming
Choose your character, and prepare for ultimate adventure It was the summer of 86', and our family had just moved from Dallas to Little Rock as my father had been transferred to the Air Force Base here. Up until that time, I had never been exposed to role-playing games, but that was about to change.... Continue Reading →
Is my love of miniatures hampering my ability to discover truly great games?
Bloodborne has enough minis to double as a boat anchor I love miniatures. I love everything about them, buying, painting, 3D printing, displaying. If a game has minis, I'm more apt to pick it up and look at it when browsing my FLGS. I am fully aware of this bias and have worked at trying... Continue Reading →
Trailer Round-up!
Chris Pratt in Amazon Studios The Tomorrow War https://youtu.be/QPistcpGB8o Karen Gillan and Lena Headey in Gunpowder Milkshake https://youtu.be/YLMT5uXjFLY Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho https://youtu.be/6V8zdBctAzk
What I’ve learned after the first 6 months of owning a 3D printer
My Creality CR-6 SE setup The Dichotomy of being a 3D printer owner is ever present, as this hobby space never lets us forget that we are always a clogged nozzle away from wanting to bash in our printer like Michael Bolton from Office Space. On the other hand, when we get those perfect prints,... Continue Reading →
I’m losing my edge (maybe)!
Star Trek Ascendancy To quote James Murphy, I think I'm losing my edge. I'll be 48 in a little less than 2 months, and I've noticed a interesting trend in my board gaming. The older I get, the less I have a desire to play the bigger, sprawling, 4X style games and instead prefer smaller,... Continue Reading →
WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and looking ahead to Phase 4 for the MCU
I was recently a guest on my good friend's show, Shane Plays, to give my thoughts on WandaVision, The Falcon Captain America and The Winter Soldier and the start to the MCU Phase 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cVjKMm7LOU
What happens when your collection reaches critical mass?
Hi, my name is Richard, and I am a collector. I've been a collector for as long as I can remember. As a child it started with action figures and comics. As I got older, it morphed into RPGs, CDs and DVDs. Now it's Tabletop games, 3D printed terrain or whatever else I can feed... Continue Reading →
Street Fighter The Miniatures Game
So here it finally is. After almost 3 years, the Street Fighter miniatures game is finally upon us. After the much discussed delays from Jasco's Kickstarter campaign, backers now to get to see what all the fuss is about. But was it worth the wait? Is the game a good addition in the light skirmish... Continue Reading →