Savage Core Guide from Lucid Eye

Blimey! Yet more gaming goodness is being released! This time Lucid Eye Publications are at long last releasing their set of Pulp skirmish rules...Savage Core...to go with their superb minis.

For £11.99 you get...

"28mm pulp skirmish rules for battles beneath the surface of the Earth. A5 book pages - 5.8 x 8.3 (inches). 87 pages. full colour, tables, artwork and lore with charts and online support. For 2+ players, miniatures and dice not included. Savage Core is a fast play, competitive set of skirmish rules set in a primal land of savage warfare where clans battle for survival. Mature readers only, mature themes of primitive warfare."

You can already buy the book as well as download a pdf of the Savage Core Campaign from the website here.

A bargain, I reckon!

Pulp Heroes from Crooked Dice

Oh dear! Yet more temptation! Crooked Dice have just shown some pics on their Facebook page of their upcoming Pulp Heroes for their Time Lost Programme Guide.

Wow. Perfect for Lost World and Pulp gaming. The Rod Taylor (The Time Machine is one of my favourite films) and Doug McClure figs are just brilliant!

Dunkirk Joe, Wargames Illustrated's Latest Giants-in-Miniature

Dunkirk Joe

Wargames Illustrated have their latest Giants-in-Miniature figure up for pre-order here...this time Dunkirk Joe. Would work well for Pulp, VCBW or Campaign Sea Lion games.

Dracula's America: Shadows of the West

I'm afraid this blog has been a bit quiet over the last couple of weeks...indeed, the last few months, really...with 'real life' getting in the way. Posting will probably remain a bit patchy as we get ready for yet another house move (the last one...ever, if I have anything to do with it!) in August. Hopefully things will get back to normal come September.

Of course, none of this has stopped me getting all excited about various upcoming games. I already picked up Mad Dogs with Guns  and a load of Copplestone Gangsters will be heading off to Matt's painting table next week. I've also been getting all enthused about Campaign Sea Lion for Bolt Action...though I have so far managed to stop myself from buying a load of those lovely Footsore and Warlord figs. Not sure how much longer I can restrain myself, though...especially as they just released these beauties...

...which will work brilliantly for Pulp games, too. In fact, I can feel my wallet opening as I type this!

And then there is Dracula's America: Shadows of the West! Due out in August this set of rules does the Weird West...though I have heard it can be played straight Wild West, too, and anything in between. I already have a lovely bunch of Artizan Wild West figs but North Star will once again be producing a range of figs specifically for the game. There have been a few sneak peeks on the Facebook page (here)...

...and they are just superb! I don't think I will be able to resist these, either! And there is already a supplement in the works which is due out in January 2018...Dracula's America: Shadows of the West: Hunting Grounds.

So many cool toys and just not enough time or money!

Operation Sea Lion

I've long been interested in the 'what if' of Operation Sea Lion as well as admired from afar the many excellent A Very British Civil War games I've seen on a variety of wargaming blogs...particularly those of Mr Crump's wargamesinthedungeon blog...well worth a visit, if you haven't already.

Now Warlord Games have released Campaign Sea Lion for Bolt Action along with a range of superb figures...both their own here and from Footsore Miniatures here. The BUF figures, in particular, are superb...

...but then so are the British Militia! There are many more excellent figures in the Footsore shop.

Warlord have also just announced a second supplement, Campaign Gigant, with the Germans opening up a second front in the North-East.

I'm finding it very hard not to dive into yet another period...but they do sort of fit in with all the Pulp figs I have, don't they? And I've already picked up the book!

Pulp Characters

I got my latest lot of figs back from Matt the other day. This time a variety of characters to add to my Pulp collection. These are mainly Artizan Thrilling Tales minis with a couple of Lucid Eye Savage Core and Copplestone High Adventure figs. 

Lucid Eye and Copplestone

Lucid Eye

Artizan

Artizan

Artizan

Artizan

Matt's done a superb job, as always. Not long till our final house move...and then I'll actually be able to get them on the table for a game!

Death on the Red Planet

North Star just posted some interesting news on their Facebook page:

The next project bubbling away in the background at North Star is to take the Death in the Dark Continent rules, and produce a VSF spin-off, Death on the Red Planet.

Better start saving! 

Mad Dogs with Guns - A Quick Skim

Look what arrived today! Another gorgeous Osprey book. I have to say I'm quite excited about this one.

The rules seem pretty straightforward but at the same time are quite detailed particularly with regards to gunfights and fisticuffs! There are, of course, also rules for vehicles and car chases amongst other things.

Making up gangs, in particular, seems a lot of fun. You can choose from Crime Syndicate, Irish Gang, Sicilian Mafia, Chinese Tong, Street Gangs, Cops or Feds. You then get to spend money recruiting your gang, weapons and equipment. Each  gang is usually made up of around 9 figures. Within each gang there are different types of basic soldier and specialist to choose from as well as a boss, an accountant and molls...and many of these will have skills to give them some individual character. There's a definite rpg-lite feel to this game.

The book is rounded off with a series of interesting scenarios and a campaign system including the setting up of rackets.

Well, that's enough of that....I'm off to order some Copplestone Gangsters before settling down to The Untouchables!