Totally Psyched

I came across a few items which I was totally psyched about the other day while surfing the net.  The first is a new line of miniatures from Prodos Games.  They are putting out Mutant Chronicles Warzone Resurrection miniatures.  The stuff looks terrific and I can't wait to get my hands on some.  I got the Prince August 80 pack of Warzone Mutant Chronicles minis awhile back and am still putting some together.  Very pumped about this!  Check them out  here:  Mutant Chronicle Miniatures

I am a big fan of Judge Dredd.  Mongoose Publishing is putting out a Judge Dredd miniatures game.  It looks like it will have expansion packs as well.  This has to go on my Christmas list with the gazillion other miniatures related items!  Here is the link if you want to check it out:  Judge Dredd  While they are at it, I would really love if they put out a new Starship Troopers line again!

The last thing that I saw and was majorly taken with was the WH 40K Dark Vengeance set.  Dark Angels vs. Chaos Forces...who couldn't love this?!  Gotta put this on the "I need to hit the lottery to have it" list for now.  The price tag is just a little too rich for me.  Having said that, you do get a lot of figures for the money.  See for yourself:  Dark Vengeance

With limited funds and a growing number of sets still needing to be assembled and painted, I think getting any of these items in the near future is unlikely...but a man can have his dreams can't he?!

In the Dust

I jut finished a set of "Grim Reapers" from the Dust Tactics miniatures line.  The "Reapers" turned out really really well.  They are probably my best painting effort to date.  I think that the Dust Tactics line/game is pretty darn cool.  The whole "Weird War" concept totally appeals to me.  (I also like Tannhauser for the same reason!)   So far I have acquired and painted several sets.  From the Allied troops I also have a set of "Tank Busters".  My Axis group  consists so far of the Hero Pack, Laser Grenadiers, and the Heavy Recon Grenadiers.

The knocks against Dust Tactics are:

1) Price - too much $ for too few figures
2) Figures come pre-assembled (some folks may see this as a plus)

On the upside:

1) Variety (Axis, Allies, Soviet/Chinese forces and vehicles)
2) Quick turn around in painting them and having them ready for play.

I have plans to continue buying and painting more sets down the road.  I love the Axis Gorillas and Zombies. I hope to start adding some of the vehicles as well.  We'll have to see (time and money always factor in).  I want to make sure I get as many of the items that I can so that I'm not left in the DUST!

Unpatriotic????

If you have read any of my posts, you know I love to go out to eat.  Saturday, on the way home from visiting a niece who just got out of the hospital, we stopped at the Waterworks Shopping Center in Pittsburgh.  There is a fantastic burger place there called Burghatory.  When we went in we were told there was a 30 minute wait.  Right next door to Burghatory is Uncle Sam's Sandwich Bar.  There was no wait and they sold beer...NO BRAINER!!!!  The place looked pretty cool...sort of an urban chic.  We went up to the counter to place our orders and for about 5 minutes were completely ignored.  Just as I was about to head out the door, a waitress asked for our order.  Lucky us...she had a real attitude!  Not in the door 10 minutes and Uncle Sammy's is at strike two!!  Too hungry to go and wait someplace else all over again, we ordered and grabbed a table.  The TV flat-screens in the place were microscopic...it just kept getting better.  The tables and floor were kind of dirty to boot.  On the bright side the order came up quickly and the server was friendly.  The fries looked (and tasted) like the old potato sticks that you used to eat out of the can when you were a kid.  They were cold too!!  My Italian sub sandwich tasted terrible!!!!!!  I have eaten a ton of these sandwiches over the years and this was very close to being the worst.  My better half ordered a cheese steak and loved it.  She did get jacked by the fact that they charge you an additional half a buck for a drink refill (which you have to get yourself)! By this point I had lost count of the strikes and just wanted to get the heck out of there.  Sorry Uncle Sam, but I'm not feeling too patriotic about your subs.  Bottom line...no plans of ever patronizing the place again.  Live and learn!