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Hangover now receding, let me share a round up of the last lot of 2024 projects:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/wrapping-up-the-loose-ends-byebye2024/

Excellent DIY models here. Great to see you getting work done.

Cheers Warboss - would be wonderful to have them speed around The Shattered City some day ;-)

Could it be? The ultimate 40k vanity project on a shoestring budget, recreating the Blood Angels 3rd Company list from White Dwarf 139 back in 1991...

Come bask in Goblin Green based retro goodness!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/across-the-rubicon-nostalgius-pt-xiv-mission-complete/

Love them. They look awesome.

Cheers Cam, that's a labour of love right there ;-)

Takes me, and very well executed. Just looking over the elements you've correctly painted and the markings you've added, man! And Terminators as the Emperor's Fist fighting alongside and breaking the line for the Beakies, just terrific. Thank you for the trip back!

Holly retro goodness.
I think I had that army in the late 80's.
Killing xenos with Miami Vice playing in the background.

Thanks guys, did my aboslute best to capture the 1991 vibes.. a few compromises to practicality and economy here and there but overall very pleased :-)


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Staying with the retro theme...

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/the-greatest-game-ever-in-praise-of-heroquest-pt-4-all-the-other-stuff/

Join Brian The Barbarian, Dave The Dwarf, Eric The Elf & Willy The Wizard on their first adventure...

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/02/27/the-greatest-game-ever-heroquest-mission-1-the-trial/

Wrapping up our adventures with em4's cracking "Combat Zone" mini-campaign:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/into-the-combat-zone-the-final-assault/

Loving the recent reports, sir. Scratchbuilt Gargants, 90s Blood Angels and some frisky Combat Zone action all awesome!!

Love the scratch builds, what is the BA land speeder from?

Thanks guys! @Kid_Kyoto, that was my attempt at building a Rogue Trader era Land Speeder out of (amongst other things) two defunct asthma inhalers and a clothes pin


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Back to the grim darkness of 1954 as the Asian Communist Federation join the fray - the first tranche of infantry join the vehicles I painted up last year!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/the-second-coming-of-the-chinese/

A blog after my own heart! I just spent a lovely time reading this from the beginning. As a fellow Poorhammer enthusiast, I've loved seeing your scratchbuilds and bargain tidy ups. Your epic infantry is fantastic (and not a little bit adorable).

My two most recent projects have both been an attempt as wargaming on a budget, with my most recent Death Guard blog being filled with second hand minis, kitbashes and scratchbuilds. This is an inspirational blog, absolutely love to see it!

Thanks Tek, that's made my day! Just getting ready to release the (now proofread & playtested) 2nd ed of the game, and there are some cool Epic scratchbuilds being planned out too for the annual May 4th Star Wars game ;-)

We are GO!! That's it, Apocalypse: Earth 2nd Ed is alive and ready to order - read all about it here:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/todays-the-day-apocalypse-earth-2nd-ed-is-go/

Wargames Vault (PDF) - https://www.wargamevault.com/product/517560/Apocalypse-Earth-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=615241

Lulu (Print copy) - https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-martin/apocalypse-earth-2nd-edition/paperback/product-rme9gm8.html?page=1&pageSize=4




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 Skinflint Games wrote:
We are GO!! That's it, Apocalypse: Earth 2nd Ed is alive and ready to order - read all about it here:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/todays-the-day-apocalypse-earth-2nd-ed-is-go/

Wargames Vault (PDF) - https://www.wargamevault.com/product/517560/Apocalypse-Earth-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=615241

Lulu (Print copy) - https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-martin/apocalypse-earth-2nd-edition/paperback/product-rme9gm8.html?page=1&pageSize=4

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 Skinflint Games wrote:
We are GO!! That's it, Apocalypse: Earth 2nd Ed is alive and ready to order - read all about it here:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/todays-the-day-apocalypse-earth-2nd-ed-is-go/

Wargames Vault (PDF) - https://www.wargamevault.com/product/517560/Apocalypse-Earth-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=615241

Lulu (Print copy) - https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-martin/apocalypse-earth-2nd-edition/paperback/product-rme9gm8.html?page=1&pageSize=4




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 Skinflint Games wrote:
We are GO!! That's it, Apocalypse: Earth 2nd Ed is alive and ready to order - read all about it here:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/todays-the-day-apocalypse-earth-2nd-ed-is-go/

Wargames Vault (PDF) - https://www.wargamevault.com/product/517560/Apocalypse-Earth-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=615241

Lulu (Print copy) - https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-martin/apocalypse-earth-2nd-edition/paperback/product-rme9gm8.html?page=1&pageSize=4

More busyness back at Skinflint HQ as we prep for our annual Star Wars game:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/hold-the-line-epic-fortifications/



And could this be a new army on the rise? (spoiler - almost certainly..)

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/enter-the-raptors-pt-1/

That is the oldest space marine I've seen in a long while.

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That is the oldest space marine I've seen in a long while.

You've not seen Dan's 1991 style Blood Angels then - a lot of the OG 2nd ed box set troopers there, painted in glorious vermillion and based in equally glorious Goblin Green as a tribute to the GLORIOUSLY GLORIOUS 3rd Company army list released in WD 139 ;-)

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/across-the-rubicon-nostalgius-pt-xiv-mission-complete/

And so we begin to assemble the armies for the Great Annual Star Wars Game...

This year's reinforcements so far-

Two companies of stormtroopers:



And some classic 2nd Ed Epic style fortifications:



And stay tuned for something BIG ;-)