GARAGE GAMERS GROUP

ISSUE # 4 FEBRUARY 2014

‘Nasty Orkses’ Looted Landraider

come to come together

and share painting hints

and tips with each other

while being in a comforta-

ble environment.

Although this newsletter

comes out on the 1st so

not much time for advertis-

ing but here it is anyway.

Apocolypse 2, Courtneys

comeback will be held

again at Simons place on

Sunday 02 February. We

had a great time last time

at Simons. Two Ork

hordes, two Marine armies

and Imperial Guard and

Necron...rumour is that

Tyranids may be visiting

this time...

Lastly anyone wishing to

have something they’ve

written, taken pictures of ,

they’ve seen or they’ve

heard about or they just

want to bring to our atten-

tion, and it’s to do with

miniatures please send

your submissions in to:

Garagegamersgroup

@gmail.com and put Editor

in the subject line.

We Want Your Submissions

SEE YOU THERE

Second month is here al-

ready, for a no doubt fast

year ahead.

News off the top is of

course that the White

Dwarf magazine is no long-

er. I am a collector of

White Dwarf magazine, a

monthly publication pro-

duced by Games Work-

shop. Although my last

year of WD has been the

digital editions, I have col-

lected every magazine

since issue 181 in the mid

nineties, and have man-

aged to collect a few more

besides. Now I opened this

paragraph with the White

Dwarf being no longer, so

allow me to explain for

those who this news is

fresh.

I have been told that the

White Dwarf as we know it,

has gone to be replaced

with a weekly publication

showing the releases of

new miniatures for that

week and will sell at a

price of $6. A monthly mag-

azine will also be available,

showing model painting

amongst other things, and

will be priced at $13. Any-

one with a current sub-

scription will be sent both

publications, and have the

offer of continuing their

subscription and receive

the $13 monthly magazine

at no extra cost, after

which they will receive

only the monthly publica-

tion. They can opt out of

the subscription receiving

a refund.

I looked at the white Dwarf

as another collectible, and

am sorry to see it gone

after so many years. I will

offer my opinion after see-

ing the new, and deciding

what my subscription will

be doing.

The GGG swap meet has

finally a date. The date will

be Saturday March 22,

2014.. The venue once

again will be BattleStation

Ipswich. Table hire for ven-

dors is $10 per full table

and $6 for half. Last year

table hire fees went to sup-

port Legacy, so it was for a

good cause as well, thanks

to Nate, store owner. See

the advert in this issue for

more information for the

swap meet.

Courtney has setup a

painting station with multi-

ple desks for up to 6 paint-

ers. He says anyone is wel-

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GGG-Members

GarageGamersGroup-The Games We Play

A GGG discussion sup-

ported any miniature

based game could be pro-

moted by the group. To

date the following lists the

games to be played and

currently playing in GGG.

Current games in-

clude:

Warhammer 40k

Warhammer Fantasy

Roleplay

BattleCry

StarWars X-Wing

Old West

Zombiecide

Axis & Allies

Warhammer 40k

roleplay

American Civil War

Apocolypse

AD & D

Arkham Horror

Necromunda

Axis & Allies Pacific

Games coming

soon include:

Wings of Glory

Flames of War (Open

Fire)

Warhammer Fantasy

Mordheim

Axis & Allies WW1

edition

Bolt Action WW2

Axis & Allies Europe

Command Combat

Man O War

Dreadfleet

Blood Bowl

Space Hulk

Axis & Allies Pacific

Demi Federoff

Jamie Federoff

Sean Federoff

Courtney Halverson

Ian Houlihan

Nathan Long

Simon Machin

Cameron McCormack

Nigel McDermott

Kris McKiernan

Jarrod McKiernan

Zac Mehta

Sean O’Hanlon

Michael Orton

Tim Prenzler

John Ross

Zachary Seib

Michael Stamp

Kellie Steel

Chris Taylor

Glen Taylor

James Taylor

Peter Toh

Paul Treichel

Alan Anderson

Steven Azzopardi

Marcus Blackman

Alessio Calvatore

Ken Carr

Claude Chase

Darian Chase

Nick Chase

Sam Corvi

Martin Dorney

George Elliot

Abby Federoff

Craig Federoff

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DreadFleet

Game Spot-Dreadfleet

Dreadfleet is a board/

tabletop game designed for

two-ten players.

It is a fantasy naval war-

game, a lot different from

Man O’ War for those who

had a game of that back in

the day.

Players take control of up

to 5 fantasy ships and verse

the evil nemesis that is

Count Noctilis and his

Undead Reavers. Forces for

good include, The Empire,

High Elves, Dwarves, Araby

and Sartosa. The unholy

alliance is made up of Vam-

pire Counts, Skaven, Chaos

Dwarves, Dark Elves and

Tomb Kings.

The box set includes the

rulebook, 10 warships, 7

Cog auxiliaries, 1 Dragon

auxiliary, 1 Dwarf dirigible

auxiliary, a selection of

terrain with islands, sea

monsters and shipwrecks,

tactic cards, navigation

counters, game counters,

and of course, dice. The

game can be played on a

table top but the box also

includes a representation of

the ocean deeps beautifully

coloured on a piece of silk,

edged with nautical symbols

and looks a lot like a map. I

look forward to playing..

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Warlord Miniatures - Hail Caesar

P A G E 4 I S S U E 4

release.

Contents include 30 Imperial

Roman Legionnaires, a Roman

Scorpion catapult and crew, and

60 Celt Warriors. A 196 page

hardcover rulebook.

With all of Warlord Games rule-

books, they are a collectable

themselves, depicting beautiful

art scenes by Osprey.

This is a great value starter set

for anyone interested in trying

some historical gaming or adding

to an existing force. Two

armies for you and a

friend to fight over.

Doesn’t get better than

that.

miniatures and board games on

offer. Unless I can’t find it abso-

lutely anywhere else or I really,

really want it right now...then look

online. People selling things online

are already emotionally detached

from that item. With gaming

they’re either getting out of the

hobby, selling for someone else,

or, after funding for another army

or similar. What I will do is if I see

Where does a collection really

start? I have spoken here about

buying a boxed starter set, but

where is the best way to go from

there? May I suggest...that you can

go to a shop and pay full price for

something all sealed in a nice box,

OR, go online for what you really

want. Ebay is obviously a good

place to start, Gumtree and Greys

Online here in Australia have had

no bids on an item that is getting

close to auction end, I send the

seller a message offering a post

auction sale, if their item auction

falls through. This is ideal with

armies as with individual figures.

Don’t pay more than 50% of the

original price if you can, and if

getting something bare metal or

undercoated, all the better. Also

watch those postage prices.

styrene product, spray paint or

harsh glues will destroy it.

Aquadhere does not and is a great

sealer if you are going to use any

aerosol paints. The only down side

being it takes a lot longer to dry.

For this I recommend pinning the

walls using (you guessed it) pins.

Make your box shape, secure with

glue and pins, leave overnight then

remove pins and it’s done. If you

run a bead of aquadhere along the

foam edges of the foamcard and

allow to dry this will let you use

spray paints to your hearts con-

tent without any issue to the

foamcard. It is very versatile to be-

ing covered with cardboard, balsa or

plasticard, and still maintain the

straight core sections of the struc-

ture you are creating. Its much

thicker than cardboard, but lighter

than heavy card, and easier to work

with. All cuts can be made with a

hobby blade, keeping safety upper-

most. There are plenty of ideas on

the net for buildings with foamcard.

Foamcard is available from hobby

shops and art stores stock it as well.

While there you can pick up the

balsa wood to add to your new

building. Good luck.

Foamcard...it’s up there with plas-

ticard as a most valuable gaming

aid. For roughly $10 a sheet that

can make you half of the buildings

on a 4 x 4 table, how can you go

wrong?

Foamcard or Foamcore is a thin

sheet of polystyrene foam pressed

between 2 thin sheets of card-

board. It comes in varying thick-

nesses, and is inexpensive as far as

gaming goes.

It will glue together with most

glues. I prefer aquadhere. The

reason for this as with any poly-

Hints & Tips

The Collector is a

gamer with 25 years

in collectable games

and wargaming...

“There are

many gaming

systems out

there...all you

have to do is

find one that

suits you”

From the Collector’s Vault

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Last issue I wrote about Warlord

Miniatures Bolt Action set. I

would like to also have a men-

tion of another set available for

our historical gamers.

Conquest of Gaul is another War-

lord release, in the same setup of

Bolt Action, in regard to the box

contents. It includes the hardcov-

er book “Hail Caesar” rules with

the Osprey art, and fine detailed

plastic miniatures. I believe this

was their first starter box set

Last issue I promised to show a blow by blow of what came in my Bolt Action Box Set that I received for Christmas, so

without any further ado…

←The first picture shows the box. Nice artwork showing a battle be-

tween American and German forces, presumably in Normandy

Picture 2 is what greets you on opening the box, note the hardcover

rulebook full of Bolt Action rules, miniature photos and excellent colour

prints by Osprey→

←This picture and the next show you the forces available to you in the

box, and also a colour guide to painting , as well as safety tips and as-

sembly of the miniatures, German and American↓

If I had any issues it would only be a personal one, and that

is to use green plastic for the Americans to differentiate the

two forces just in case you wanted a few games before

painting...

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What’s In The Box

←What everyone really wants...more miniatures and these

are nicely produced, showing very little flash allowing

quicker prep and assembly time

Bases are provided, as well as a selection of dice↓

Close up of a selection of American heads (sounds like a rock-band),

showing minute detail of faces and expressions↓

Terrain in a box is always great, and allows financial planning of buying

that village set, later→

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What’s In The Box

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Dark Heresy is a role playing game set in the grim darkness of the 41st millenni-

um , the decaying dark future of Warhammer 40,000. Below is the background story of Bekki Imam, GGG

member Simon Machins’ character in Dark Heresy, continued from last issue.

Sister Krankies diaries Part 2

My name is Bekki Imam, I am an Acolyte of the Handmaidens of the Emperor, an Adepta Sororitas.

Several months later I found myself on a ship bound for my first mission. I was saddled with a group of misfits. They all seemed

the most unusual bunch of men and women I have ever come across. I was grouped with 2 Duskworlder guardsmen, one

named Carnno, an ugly brute who wore a mismatched dirty guardsman uniform. His companion, even uglier if that was possi-

ble, was named Brawn. Obviously they were assigned as the muscle for the group. There was also had a pale, small eared older

man in our party who had an obsession for blades, named Grim Trauma. He has an aura of uneasiness around him. He seems

to have no soul, but for some reason he is my charge. Uncle Gelly sent me a coded message just as we got away on the mission

that it was my duty to keep that man alive as he is special. I don’t know why, but i trust my uncle and i must do my duty. The

Emperor protects.

The other party members of our squad is the Commander, the designated leader of the group. She is more than she appears.

She has a way about her that goes beyond the normal air of authority. When she speaks she expects her orders to be followed,

as though she is the most important person in the room, and in this case, she is. I believe that she is some noble born person-

age. I will follow her orders only if they don't contradict the Emperors Will. We also had a Enginseer attached to the squad. A

Mars Tech, often more machine than man, and that’s where their obedience lays. I have worked with them before. They are so

different and yet we are more alike than I would openly admit.

Today we were visited by inquisitor Gelts, Chief Agent on the Scout Cobra Class Destroyer. He was a member of the navigator

elite, Navigator Mordechai Nae’tol of the noble family Nae’tol. He outlined our mission. it was simple. Board the ancient ship

that has been lost in the warp for six hundred years and retrieve the information from Inquisitor Arazmus. I knew the mission

would be more than easy as we boarded the transfer cutter and travelled to the ship. What could be a threat after six hundred

years? I didn't travel well across the void of space, and as the ship lurched badly I lost my lunch and was sick. I was so embar-

rassed, and of course my squad mates teased me, irrespective of whatever rank I believed I held. Somehow they found out my

pet name and started to call me Sister Kranky. It had never bothered me before, but now as I couldn't talk due to my vow it

grated on me. Maybe it was because I didn’t speak, that they believed that they could say such things to me. An

Adepta Sororitas. I had my first serious mission I needed to prove myself.

We boarded the ship, the air was foul. We searched the area and were backed up by Squad Hobbs, a naval guardsman squad

from our ship. Our first indication of the state of the ship was found immediately. Blasphemous writings were found written on

the walls of the corridors we first came across. I understood some of the writings and became sick, and then immediately

prayed to the Emperor for faith and strength to overcome. I was rewarded with a calming feeling that freed my mind, body and

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soul of any blasphemous influence. Soon after we came across a mummified body of an astronaut. The state of the body was

older than the six hundred years that the ship was reputed to be lost in the warp.

Suddenly we were set upon by some small purple skin humanoid creatures. Mutants of the ships crew. I detest the mutant, as

they allowed to forces of chaos to change them. Weak willed detestable creatures. I immediately drew my firearm and shot

the closest creature in the head and chest, killing it outright. The rest of the squad fanned out and were set upon more of the

creatures. My squad mates started to show why they were picked by the Inquisition, slaughtering several of the creatures

without suffering a single casualty. The mutants ran away. We followed deeper into the ship. We were set upon by them again

but we slew even more the second time and once again they ran away, those that could. The mutants deserve no pity of mine.

Those who choose to embrace chaos deserve to be cleansed from the Emperors Light.

We ended up in a storage facility area that contained several poorly maintained servitors. For some reason several of the

squad were assaulted by a servitor for no reason. One moment the servitor was ignoring the squad and the next we were be-

ing assaulted by them. The Duskworlders were proving their strength and endurance. Brawn was thrown against the wall with

such force by the servitor he dented the wall but amazingly got up and blasted the servitor with his lasgun into shards of

broken metal and chunks of rotten meat.

The squad is seeming to function well. We all have our strengths and weakness but we complement each other.

Grim Trauma disappears into the vents. He gets into trouble, and Brawn and myself rescue him. He was surrounded by the

mutants and being slowly beaten to death. Brawn charges into them like a mad man rescues Grim. I keep the mutants off

Brawn's back. We save Grim Trauma. We search the area and with the Tech Priests help, were able to get a powerless lift to

function. We move up to the next level. The squad splits up. I go with the Duskworlder Brawn, the Commander, and the dis-

tasteful man Grim Trauma up to the next level.

We immediately find ourselves beset by more servitors. I assaulted the nearest one and proceeded to smash it to pieces with

my flail. I turned and joined the others who were having a lot of issues finding a weak spot on the remaining servitor. I help

finish off the last servitor when I heard the empty click of a weapon misfiring behind me. I turn to see a strange human

pointing a gun at the floor trying to unjam it. I immediately charged the human and smashed him from groin to head, again

using my flail. He collapsed in a broken heap. I feel elated at finally being able to kill the enemies of the Emperor. We ascertain

that he has recently arrived on the ship and is not an Imperial Agent. Too bad if he was as he is dead now.

Several more humans assaulted us but as we were blessed by the Emperor, we succeeded killing them as well. After the fight,

Grim trauma suggested that they may have been pirates. We conferred with our other team members and decided we wait to

hear from the other Squad. While waiting, we searched the crates in the area. Brawn found a unique archeotech weapon,

some kind of energy shotcannon. As Brawn found the weapon, we called it the ’Brawn’ gun.

The rest of our squad on the lower level, were also attacked by Pirates. Hobbs’ squad, the ships Commissar and his aide, a

Ratling scout joined in the defence of the squad. Hobbs squad suffered several causalities but the Pirates were successfully

repelled.

“Innocence proves nothing"

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Members Gallery

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Take up positions men...we will ambush the alien scum in the name of the Emperor...hold until our armour arrives...

The mon’keigh think that we can be denied...first them...then then their metal coffins..

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Stay alert, and watch for targets...the Commissar’s squad cannot be too much further...

Right men...for the Emperor, and for Mordia...engage!!

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We have a new problem Commander...sensors have detected warp

gates opening outside the city...

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Off the Palette

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Steve May (ex Immortal Miniatures, and many more interesting projects coming up), Alan (whoever he is!), Aly Morrison (of GW,

Great War Miniatures and Shiny Toy Soldiers), Rick Priestley and Alessio Cavatore - don't think we need to explain what they do!

I was having a look at Facebook the other day and came across this selection of photos and descriptions, posted by Perry Minia-

tures...and considering we have spoken about Perry Miniatures and Warlord Games, in Snake Eyes, and that one of our members

are playing, I ask permission to steal. Permission was granted. Who wouldn’t want to play on a table like this...

The whole table with set-ups and objective

marked.

This is a perfect example of what you can create as

a wargamer, and why I, amongst so many others

are hooked on the hobby...Ed

WHAT’S ON THE WEB

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A Grant and tommies take cover in a wadi.

British infantry make a rush for the town protected by Vickers light tanks.

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First in the town, a German Kubelwagen.

A British 2pdr which took a huge amount flak from every direction but remained to the end.

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Michael (whoever he is) and Steve.

German 250 moving up, pulling a Pak 36 with infantry and

tank support.

British advance from the German viewpoint. Mr Stumpy observes.

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UPCOMING EVENTS & ONGOING EVENTS

Necromunda still running and still has room for people wanting to play...current players are Darian, Sean, Nick, Tim, Simon,

Courtney, with Zach, Steven and Craig still to get their first game in...current leader with highest gang rating is Nick...Axis & Al-

lies made its appearance on the GGG table last month with an impromptu game organised between Steven (Japan), Zach,

(Britain), Courtney (Germany) and Nick (US and Russia). In the end after some spectacular Naval battles around the Pacific and

Indian Oceans, the Allies managed a win... WFRP didn’t quite make it back last month with 2 gamers sick and the third unable

to make it...see Events Calendar, new in this issue for future gaming dates...

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40K Galaxy Map

There are many maps online and some are excellent interactive ones.

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Courtney has been working on a conversion for his Ork army...personally I am against destroying a perfectly good land raider and soon to be

added attack bike, but Courtney didn’t let that stop him...here it is from all angles, and I will look forward to killing it on the battlefield...

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Courtney’s Conversions

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Courtney’s Conversions

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come far too expensive. So now I find my self content with Necro-munda gangs and Warhammer Fan-tasy Roleplay. It remains cheap, easy, with almost infinite combina-tions of rules and customization.

Though I probably wont leave it there, as I am still young. I plan to have collected all the Necromunda gangs, and later in life will collect a Space marine Blood Angels army again, big enough to be able to play a 5000pt game, and a Warhammer Fantasy Chaos army enough to play a 5000pt game.

For those new to Warhammer 40k and all the smaller games, I would always suggest starting off with something small such as Necromun-da or Mordheim as they use a sim-pler rule set where players run few-er models.

I first started playing Warhammer 40k back when I was quite young. I used to implement my own rules with my friends and then throw min-iatures at each other. This made my father very angry as these minia-tures were his, and often became broken.

Growing up, my father has always had an abundance of Warhammer, Warhammer 40k, Necromunda, and all the other Games workshop relat-ed material and as such I started to join in and finally purchase some of my own.

Blood Angels was always my true calling, as I loved the way they were some what chaotic and blood thirsty, yet remained lawful. But as time turned a new page, I found repopulating my army with all new and wacky creations that it had be-

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ed trademarks, Milsims, Aliexpress, BattleCry, StarWars X-Wing, War & Peace Games, Avalon Hill, Arkham Horror, Wings of Glory, Flames of War, Zombiecide,

Eureka miniatures, Stone Mountain miniatures, AD &D, Warlord Games, Army Painter & Perry Miniatures. Pictures are the property of the editor & have been used

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I really enjoyed Heroquest and Dad had

given me his copy, which unfortunately

was lost in the 2011 floods. I have since

re purchased Heroquest and have it in

my growing collection.

Gaming has allowed me to enhance my

skills in game design and am at the mo-

ment working on a Zombie game, in

between enjoying the mini games that