Monthly Archives: April 2011

LPL5 Week 6: White Russians!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Brian Burger

No, not the (very tasty!) drink, but White Russian Rifles from sometime in the Russian Civil War; the figures are 28mm from Brigade Games and very nice. My Whites will, by the time you read this, have been fairly comprehensively … Continue reading →

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LPL5 Week 5: Hunting von Lettow-Vorbek

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Brian Burger

Week Five of the LAF’s Lead Painters League having just ended, here’s my entry. This was one of the bonus theme weeks; the bonus theme this time was “Africa”, with extra bonus points for producing an opposing team as well … Continue reading →

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.45 Adventures 2nd Edition, A Review

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Brian Burger

Rattrap Productions released the much-anticipated 2nd Edition of their .45 Adventures pulp adventure rules a few weeks ago, I received my copy of the full rules last week, and I’ve already run one convention game and several small private test … Continue reading →

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LPL5 Week 4: No new entry, sorry!

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Brian Burger

With getting ready for Trumpeter Salute taking up almost all of my gaming time the week before the convention, I didn’t manage to get a new entry finished for Round 4 of the Lead Painters League. I re-ran Lord M … Continue reading →

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An Egyptian Souvenir

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Brian Burger

OK, I’ve never actually been to Egypt. But it’s a classic in pulpish destinations (and the closely-related Lovecraftian/Cthulhuian destinations!) and while I’m obviously biased, I like how this luggage tag or sticker has come together. Done in Inkscape, as usual. … Continue reading →

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LPL5 Week 3: Lord M Hosts a Weekend

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Brian Burger

My Round Three entry for LAF’s Lead Painters League, more Pulp Figures sculpts. This time it’s the upper classes, with the PGJ-14 Upper Crust Swells pack providing five of the figures, and the PHP-18 Rugged Sons of Empire pack providing … Continue reading →

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Trumpeter Salute 2011 Photos & More!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Brian Burger

Took a fair number of photos while having a great time attending Trumpeter Salute 2011 this last weekend, and a surprising number of them actually turned out good! Here’s a narrated photo tour of Trumpeter Salute from my point of … Continue reading →

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Back From Trumpeter Salute!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Brian Burger

Just a very short post to say Trumpeter Salute was awesome, lots of fun games and great people. Good to see friends and regulars again, and meet new people. I ran Amulet for a full group of six players, using … Continue reading →

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io9 covers WW1, interwar, and WW2 European pulp

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Corey Burger

io9, source of much pulpy goodness such as the Tozo comic, has turned its attention to European pulp, covering the period from 1914 all the way through to the end of World War 2 in 1945. Oh the planetary romance, … Continue reading →

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Photos from the Amulet of Fire game at Dak’Kon

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Corey Burger

I have finally got the pictures from the Amulet of Fire game at Dak’Kon. This is the second time the game has been run (the first was GottaCon in February, the third will be this weekend at Trumpeter Salute) and … Continue reading →

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