GorkaMorka in 15mm

I have thought of converting GM to a 15mm game for years but could not figure how to alter the rule for this scale. We I decided to play a solo game to see what I needed to change.

So I created two mods using 15mm boys. The boys on foot are from GZG. The bikes are OOP, the gunner in from The Ion Age Malig range. The trukk is a matchbox (still under construction) and the buggy is a plastic card creation with match box wheels.

Links
GZG Mercs * GZG Mercs II * Ionage Malig

Here are the Wild Krakas MC

Here are the Skid Markas

So in game one I decided to only change the range and measurement. The 28mm game uses inches for measurement and I went with 1/2ing the measurements. To be honest this did not work well at all. After playing the game I did not need to change any thing else the game rules really do not cater to scale. Yes I will have to use templates from my 15mm game systems but that is fine.

For my second game I decided to make a measuring stick marking lines every 1/2 and inch. I now just replace the inch for 1/2 an inch for range and distance. So when a model moves 4" he really moves 2" So Really I am using 1" = 1/2" for 15mm.

Her are some photos of the second game n order of play. Please keep in mind this scale dose not make for great photos, but allows you to play on a very small space. I used my painting desk for this game and have plenty of room for both mods to have at it.

The Wild Krakas on the left and the Skid Markas on the right

The Wild Krakas move on to the scrap

The Skid move to block and grab some of the scrap

Her you can see that one of the bikes is taking on the truck, well the drive went OOA on that hit.

The Buggy races over to the Wild Nob, and the Skid Nob jumped off in to HTH

Just north of the trukk a Skid boy jumps on a biker

The biker and the boy still in HTH as well as the Nobs

The Wild Nob Madhacka looses to the Skid Nob Migthy Wakka. Also the Biker falls to the boy and goes OOA. This ended the game with a bottling out og the Wild Krakas MC.

ASOBH Game Cards

Hello.....
I have created a set of cards for my Ratman army and wanted to share how I did this. First I start with having good photo of each minis I wanted to place on each card. I took photos of each of the Rat boys, using my coffee can photo box. Then I removed the background of the photo using Power Point. This is not required, but I felt it would give me a better looking card. To edit the photo I used Power Point in Office 2016, this can also be done in office 2010, and 2013 but it is done in word.

In this photo I have started to remove the back ground, then save the image as .png.


Now with the raw image (mini with no background) I added a new back ground also using Power Point. I had the new back ground open in a slide, then placed the mini over the back ground, grouped the two images and saved it.


Here is a photo I did in Word 2010, this is just an example.


Now that I have my photos I just needed to start up Magic Set Editor and make the cards.
For this I use the Leveler template. I just used the default fields as I wanted, and this can take a bit of messing around. Once I have a card I like I copy it and edit it with the new photo and information.

With the card set complete I just saved it then printed it off to PDF, and to paper. I an not sure if I will user my laminate the cards, or just print on card stock.

And the end result is this PDF file of my cards.


Well I hope this helps you make your own cards.

MadDoc the mini

Well I won a GorkaMorka Pain boy (Bad Doc) from eBay this week. I was able to make an offer less then the other listed, some were as high as $50 for a painted one, and $35. for new in box. As I am going to open it, and paint it my self they did not enter my wish list. I made a good offet of $15. and the seller took the offer. With shipping it was a total of $18.50. That is a bit high for me as i like to buy supper cheap, but I needed a mini for my new Google Profile "MadDoc Gubbins".

Out of the package, here is the Doc

An overnight in the dip (paint remover) here he is.

Now I re-assembled him and tweaked him just a bit, and gave him a new GM base, with extra stability added.

Test Game Mat

I have all ways wanted to get/make a game mat but the price of buying one is way too much. So I have decided to make my own. For the last few years I have reviewed a number of posts on how to, as well as viewed a number of videos. So I have formed a plan in my head, and got started.

Materials.....
We I do not have extra cash, so this has to be on the cheap, so here is my material list.

• Cloth: I was lucky to clean out an office and I got some display table heavy cloth covers.
• Flock: What to use. I have been making my own using used tea leaves and paint.
• Rubble/Rocks: For this sample I use cat litter (un-used).
• Latex calk: For this test I had an old tube (was a bit dry and thick).
• Paint: Craft paint supper cheap.
• PVA glue.
• Water.

Tools used.

• Cardboard box: used as a frame.
• Stapler: Attach the cloth to the box
• Putty knife: for spreading the calk.
• Scissors: to cut the cloth.
• Craft stick: to mix calk and paint.
• Paint brushes.

Here are some of the items used.

Now for the cloth on the frame.

Here is the cloth with the calk, and flock added. At this stage I pressed the flock down using a plastic shopping bag, to help stick the flock/rocks and give it texture. Let dry over night.

Next day add some paint, and watered down PVA to the flock to help hold it down.

Next dry brush the dirt and rocks, remove from the frame, and cut the edges clean. Also test the flexibility of the mat. It rolls up and no flock falling off.

Now here is the mat with some minis on it. 

Test mat successful!! It is time to upscale this project, and build a 4x4 mat.

Orc vehicle contest My entry

Well I started my entry for this contest. It is going  to be a gun truck, manned by goblins. I am still working it out in my head, but as per the rules here are photos of the base of the model. Now I can not win as I am hosting the contest on my G+ community "Space Orcs" but I need to be in it.

My own personal challenge is to do this truck with our spending one cent on it. I have to make it with what I have in my house. Well I found the wheels on one of my son's broken hot wheels in the back yard.

The bulk of this is plastic card stock, and the cab is not solid but I put it together like a box. I also found that using scissors for cutting cloth the zigzag pattern work on card stock.

Here is the truck next to a boy.

Well this is the first round of photos for this contest. 

Please if you have any interest in Space Orciod types join the group.

Work Bench January post.

Hello World, it is I Noel here with another Blog post.......
Well it has been a while, and I have not had much me time to play, but I have squeezed some in or the past two weeks. I have been working on my 28mm Fantasy stuff for SBH, and here are 4 beast-men I have painted up. I ran out of my normal flesh colour paint and tried a new brand, of flesh. It is a not anything close to my old colour. I do like it for the beasts. You will see them side by side in the last two photos. As all ways click for a larger view. Now I know in the photos they look like I spent hours on them, but no! I have been loving the dip method, and the prof is in the minis. These are simple quick paint jobs, no shading or inks, some light dry brushing. I dipped them in polyshades, then sprayed with dull coat. Now the one on the right in the photo just below is one I painted a long time ago, and not part of this bunch of 4. I am very happy with them, and look forward to finishing the bases.

Weekends Work.

This weekend started with a Snow storm, that left use with 10" of wet heavy snow. So what better time to hit the paint desk. I first worked on my Squats, then quickly move to the forward outpost building. I am also trying to get used to using a real camera, and some of the shots are just blah.

All miniatures are by.

• Khurasan: Mid Tech troops.
• 15mm UK: Space Pirates (Squats)
• Orc: MJ miniatures
• Praetorian Guard: Old Glory 15s
• GZG: Trikes, and heads. 

First up here is the outpost. I am very happy with this, but I need to touch up the dry brushing  as it is a bit heavy in places. The Squats are blurry, sorry better photos of them  later in the post.

Next up are the GZG trikes. I painted these up last week, but finished the bases this weekend.

Here are my first two head swaps. I used GZG heads and they a tad big, but I think they worked great. Also a crewed weapon.

As dawn breaks over the outpost, with Khurasan troops.

The outpost maned by Praetorian Guard, on the look out for the green skins. 

Here the squats have found the green skins or the green skins found them. Better shot of the Squats.