The Core Worlds
Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming
  • April 01, 2022

    I hit a painting slump in February and managed to almost complete five zombies. So when March came around, I put them to the side and picked up some other projects as a pallet cleanser. When Haggok, the Gutripper Boss, as announced as this years store anniversary model I wasn't really grabbed. However, since then I have discovered that I really like…

  • February 01, 2022

    Towards the end of last year I painted up a couple of scenery pieces from Loot Studios , and then failed to take pictures of them before I packed up my lightbox to make room for Christmas. So, a little late, here they are. I'm planning to run some D&D 4th edition at the end of the month and have an desert theme in mind, so they are going to get used pretty…

  • January 01, 2022

    December's painting time (which was in short supply as work hit a bit of crunch time) was mostly focused on a series of character models of the PCs (and one NPC) from Ray's long-running Legend's Walk campaign that furlough switched from being "half a dozen sessions a year at conventions" to a weekly online game that helped us get through what has been a…

  • December 02, 2021

    With the release of the new edition of Kill Team, I've fallen back into the miniatures hobby. With a week away with a bunch of gaming buddies coming up too soon after Kill Team was released to get anything painted, I cast my eye over the compendium that showed up in a review and picked out a legal team that I thought I'd have fun painting. Ignoring the…

  • June 29, 2021

    I was initially dubious when I heard that Good Omens was getting a second season. I'd loved the book, season one covered the whole story, it had a beginning, a middle & an end. More importantly, the late, great Terry Pratchett isn't around to write half of the story. Neil's blog has alleviated most of my worries. It's a nice entry and I encourage you to…

  • June 24, 2021

    Phil asks : What are the must-own RPGs for a true collector? Go quality, not quantity. Not just #DnD. Not just #OSR. Trad. Indie. GMless. What should every "proper" collection include? And while I made my response on Twitter, I thought this worthy of an answer in a longer form. Different games are good at different things. They focus on different elements…