After Action Reports from The Front
Late last year, 2nd Dynasty updated the 3D print files for their Transport Delta freighter.
More detailing, better support options, and generally a better looking design.
So I went ahead and printed the Infineon Beetle’s sister ship.
BEHOLD, THE BLUE BANTHA!
Like I did with my Sports Gaming Blog, I hope this list will act as a prompt for my other gaming.
Paint miniatures for Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone
Paint miniatures for Star Trek Adventures
Setup Star Trek Adventures Captains Log RPG: TOS Era Captain
Setup new crew for Five Parsecs From Home
That should be plenty for the week,
Stand by!
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this product.
Star Trek Adventures: Captain’s Log Solo Roleplaying Game
I miss playing the old FASA Trek system, especially with my gaming group. Playing games on Saturday nights until well past midnight. Star Trek RPG was a cornerstone of those game nights.
But the reality is that:
I was planning to start a new campaign in Five Parsecs From Home, but I think this is going to take up some of my table top time at home.
Since this game covers any and all eras of Star Trek, I’m going to pull a multiverse trick and recreate my FASA Trek ‘ego’ character, Commodore Christopher Saguisag, into all (not you, Discovery/Picard) of those eras.
First up will be Enterprise-era, since I’m in the middle of putting together a uniform jacket from that series.
Stand by!
So, what’s been going on since last year?
I managed to start that Legendary Kingdoms solo game, but haven’t gotten very far. I hope to continue playing fairly soon.
My crew for Five Parsecs from Home got a little boring, so I’m going to restart the game with a new campaign and a new crew.
I’ve sold off practically all of my Warhammer 40K armies (Guard, Ork, Necron, Marines) to an online store, I have maybe a handful of figures for Kill Team, or…
I’m looking into a newer, miniatures-agnostic system called Fistful of Lead, specifically the Galactic Heroes version, from Wiley Games. This new system will allow me to use whatever miniatures I have laying around and finally have those battles we’ve always wanted to see, like Federation crew vs. Mandalorians.
Okay, maybe battles that *I’ve* wanted to see.
Speaking of miniatures, I’ve been printing them out on my resin printer and have way more than I need for any system.
I’ve also shelved a few games (Car Wars, Battletech, Blood & Plunder, etc) while I try to focus on what I actually want to play between these types and my sports games…
I’ll have it all figured out by the time we reach the Frontier.
*klaxon alert*
What’s that?
The Frontier.
Stand by!
Yeah, didn’t think I’d ever jump into this one either. But I like to paint miniatures, and these have some nice models in the core box.
I don’t intend to get a lot of expansions, the only ones so far are Boba Fett and Rebel Commandos, the former for obvious reasons, the latter because I like the idea of playing with a Rebel Commando strike team.
And apparently I already have a piece of terrain that was designed for this game, the Hunter’s Ship.
Along with .STL files for a landing bay, like on Tatooine.
Maybe I can have a sabotage mission to destroy a prototype TIE fighter…
But yeah, we’ll see if I get around to playing, like I haven’t yet with so many other games.
Stand by!
I bought the 3D files for this ship back in June of 2021.
After about 2 months I stopped printing it for some reason.
In December, after getting a new 3D printer, I started fresh with improved print jobs.
Less than a month later, the Infineon Beetle is finished.
BEHOLD!
Remember that 3D-printed spaceship that I had started making last year?
I got a new printer late in 2021, and decided to start printing it from the beginning, and the results have been more than satisfactory for me.
The main issue that I had with what I had done last year was the overuse of support material, rendering the printed pieces almost unusable without a lot of work.
I also followed the directions more closely this time, configuring the printer to the optimum settings per the ship creator, and realizing that MINIMUM supports were necessary for printing.
The results as of this morning:
I should have everything finished this coming weekend.
And as of now, I’m still not sure what I’m going to be using it for, primarily. It can be my crew’s ship in Five Parsecs from Home, but most if not all the game play for that takes place planetside.
In any case, it will be a nice touch of nostalgia around the house, much like it was when I was 12 or so.
Five Parsecs From Home: I really need to get back into this one, the crew has yet to make planetfall on a new world. They had just escaped from a world that was undergoing a planetary invasion.
Stargrave: I’m probably not going to play this one anytime soon because it’s similarity to Five Parsecs From Home, and it’s more geared toward 2 players.
Marvel Crisis Protocol: Haven’t finished going over the rules, but at least I stopped printing/buying terrain.
Fire Team: newly released baby brother to the newest Kill Team release (huh?). It’s like how Blitz Bowl was for Blood Bowl, an ‘entry level’ self contained game.
Kill Team: the latest flavor of the month, rules have been read, miniatures painted, terrain prepped. Just need to find time to set up and play, which is not going to be soon because…
Battletech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter pledge is waiting to be picked up. That oughta keep me distracted for the next few days/weeks.
Black Ops: Need to do some painting: Russian soldiers, insurgents, and my own Black Ops team that I’m basing off The Unit TV show. Which means I gotta come up with some cool call signs for my 5-man team.
Gaslands Refueled: I have lots of slightly modified matchbox cars, plus templates and tokens, waiting to be played with.
Necromunda: all the above games have been keeping me busy with no time to delve back into this one, as much as I would love to do so.
And this list doesn’t even include the tabletop sports games that I’ve been neglecting.
