History to Hobby: The M26 Pershing
Evan’s first History to Hobby post covers the M26 Pershing and his quest to replicate the Eagle VII on the tabletop. Continue reading History to Hobby: The M26 Pershing
Month: April 2025
Operation Bone Scraper – Josh’s Boone Force – A Setback, a Rebound, Some Progress, and a Slight Change of Plans
When I read about Boone, and decided that they basically were like US Army Rangers in Space, I knew those were the faction for me. Continue reading Operation Bone Scraper – Josh’s Boone Force – A Setback, a Rebound, Some Progress, and a Slight Change of Plans
Evan’s Manticor Borz Group (Operation Bone Scraper)
Evan is in for the BLKOUT project with the tough as nails Manticor Borz Group.
To be fair he was already in deep, everyone else is just playing catchup. Continue reading Evan’s Manticor Borz Group (Operation Bone Scraper)
Drew’s Adepticon – Part 2
Games on the Bolt Action and Chain of Command Bulge table were a ton of fun, but I also had the chance to play in and demo a bunch of games. Continue reading Drew’s Adepticon – Part 2
History to Hobby Episode 3
I have to throw a little plug for our podcast, History to Hobby. History to Hobby is a podcast where we chat about bringing historical actions to the tabletop primarily via Too Fat Lardies’ World War II game Chain of Command. As nerds we talk about historical context, unit involvement, TO & Es, as well as hobby related stuff like sourcing miniatures and paint schemes. … Continue reading History to Hobby Episode 3
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Showcase: Evan’s Winter American Force
Well, after the better part of a year slogging on it, the majority of my US winter force is complete. We used it in our games at Adepticon 2025, and now that that’s done and gone I had some time to take some nice pictures. Winter armies are always a little niche, as they end up more limiting than more generically based armies. Luckily for … Continue reading Showcase: Evan’s Winter American Force
Operation Bone Scraper – Josh’s BLKLST Mercenaries
As I previously mentioned, while I picked Boone as my main force, the fates decided that I would start by building and painting these BLKLST mercenaries. Continue reading Operation Bone Scraper – Josh’s BLKLST Mercenaries
Drew’s Adepticon – Part 1
As always it was fun seeing old friends, new friends and having some great conversations and laughs with gamers from all over. Our club Iron Dice Gaming hosted three games using my Battle of the Bulge board where we refought one of the early battle of Senonchamps during Battle of the Bulge. Continue reading Drew’s Adepticon – Part 1
Adepticon 2025 Recap: IDG Does Milwaukee
Evan recaps the Iron Dice Adepticon trip, shows off some photos and a new trophy for the studio… Continue reading Adepticon 2025 Recap: IDG Does Milwaukee
Hobby Goals 2025
I am a firm believer that setting goals and memorializing them is the best way to will those goals into results. This hobby is wonderful, but can also be overwhelming, especially if you lack impulse control with your purchases. To that end, the following are my immediate, medium, and long term goals for 2025 and beyond. Immediate Goals BLKOUT is my immediate goal. My chosen … Continue reading Hobby Goals 2025
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