I have a bunch of different projects on my hobby desk, some of which have been completed. But I am still working on the lights and setup for my camera. I think I am getting there but I am still not super happy with the setup yet.
I guess it is a process like anything else :) .
Here is some new miniatures for my Neverborn. Made some conversions on these ones.
So, a relatively small update for the game but an important one that might change aspects of how the game is played. I changed the ability dice and how in-game levelling works a little and added some fine tuning.
As things stand at the moment, I feel that the game is feature complete! My aim is to finish the game during 2023. To make your own game is great fun but I feel that you have to put down a deadline at some point or it will continue forever. The game is not finished and need a proper proofread.
My goal for this game has been two-fold. One, create a game that I enjoy. Two, make it into something physical like a book or booklet. I feel that the first goal has been reached and now it is time to work to complete the second one.
First and foremost, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Despite yet another year of sad news we all carry on. Last year, around this time I was happy that the pandemic was losing its grip on the world. Just a couple of months later Russia invaded Ukraine. It can all change in a heartbeat and if you, like me are blessed with somewhat of stability in your life, be thankful and enjoy it. My thoughts go out to those who isn’t so lucky. I truly hope that the world will calm down, Russia goes back home, and we all start to talk to each other instead. War should only be a thing we exercise on the tabletop, with small toy models and dice. To send thousands of people to their deaths and annihilate families and homes for nothing more than ambition and pride should be a thing of the past. But I believe we will all be stronger in the end, and we how will be left have to carry the rest of the world and when that time comes, we must make it better. I am sure things will become better, but it might get worse before then. So, enjoy this holiday if you can. Be thankful for whatever peace you have and let’s hope that next year becomes a great year for all.
Secondly, Kuggköping have a new update and this update is the biggest one for the game since its Beta release.
I have during the past months made a lot of changes to the game. In spirit and principal, the game remains the same, but it is very different from what it was a couple of months ago.
It is still a solo-skirmish game set in the endless city of Kuggköping. But the game has gone through some big reforms and changes. It is now compressed, organized, and polished in a way it never was before. To list all changes would take much to long so I encourage anyone interested to download the game and take a look.
I am really proud of what the game is right now. It has taken a lot of work to get to this point. As always
Slow progress on the hobby side but progress nonetheless. A little dark pictures but hopefully okay.
Very fun to put paint on these old models!
Another old school model for the 4th legion. Always wanted one when I was a kid and now finally I have it in my collection. Great things come to those who wait 😅.
A new update for Kuggköping is here!
This time I have made some big changes to the campaign. Both how it is run and a lot around the setup. Previously the campaign was very random without a clear end gaol in sight. With this update the campaign have a more linear setup with a sprinkle of random to it. I also addressed some other aspects to the game as how levelling up and enemy’s work.
Give it a try and tell me what you think 😊 .
Finished the first unit of chaos space marines 😁 . It is quite wonderful to be working with these older models.
I have also been experimenting with light and camera settings…which basically means that I have messed up my previous setup 😅. Can’t say that I have found a better setup or that I am satisfied with the results so far. But I will keep on experimenting 😊.
I guess I am a little everywhere when it comes to my hobbies at the moment. Jumping from one end to the next.
Parallel to some second edition iron warriors, I am making some new terrain pieces.
First things that have been finished is some big towers and some headstone scatter terrain.
The towers is made from an old toy castle. Process is quite easy.
Glue the towers to thin MDF boards.
Spray all black.
Zenital spray dark grey from the top. Making sure it is darker at the bottom.
Wash all with oil wash and removing some of the wash with paper cloth.
Once all is dried, add basing material. In this case the basing material is a mix of, gravel, basing grass and leaves (birch seeds).
Considering how quick and easy this process went I think it looks great 😊.
The headstones is from greenstuff world. And is painted in the same process.
I picked up a handful of old 2nd edition chaos space marines. Of course these great models deserve to be part of the mighty 4th legion :) .
Really enjoy painting them, so much character on each and everyone.
Time for a smaller Kuggköping update!
This update has a couple of small tweaks for the core game. Among other things, the explorer unions have been balanced a little bit better.
Hope you enjoy it!
Here they are. This took longer than expected to finish. I have had a lot to do at work so my forth legion have not been getting the attention I wanted to give them.
Next little update on my Seekers. Now the twenty marines have got som oil wash, oil weathering and some silver highlights.
Next up will be weathering on feet and calf’s. Then some targeting lights :) .
So, I was supposed to be working on my Seekers but I got sidetracked a little.
A couple of weekends ago I played my first game with the new Mechanicum book. I will not address the state of the book. But despite it’s flaws the army was quite fun to play.
The way the robot army is controlled and the fact it no longer feels like a overpowered force was very inspiring.
You need to work for your victory. The army still feels strong and have a good chance at winning if played correctly.
So with this I felt inspired to brush up my robots from mars a little. I haven’t really settled for a color scheme before but feel like I have locked it in now. Only took me 6-7 years to decide 🤣 .
Painting 20 marines slows the speed down some, but I always feel that dividing them into fives helps. It at least helps mentally 🤣 .
The black areas have now been painted and hazard stripes is added. And that marks the most “complicated” part of this paint job.
I decided to do the hazard stripes on the guns. This is the old school way of doing it….at least that was the way it was done back in the 90s . Plus doing hazard stripes on the shoulder pads is really time consuming. I have done the hazard stripes on the shoulders on most of my army. Now I fell for a change and a simpler path 😅.
A small update for Kuggköping. Some smaller fixes and corrections. The special mission confrontation, aggressive enemy behaviour, and some abilities have been tweaked a little.
Check it out and give the game a try.
Picking up where I left off my seekers.
After black primer and Leadbelcher zenith spray. I sponge brighter silver on the top surfaces on the armor. This to give more of a surface highlight and to introduce some textures.
After this I use a contrast paint called skeletonhord on all trim and areas I want to make gold.
This is pretty much the same process I used when painting my Kratos tank. So the process is both quick and simple.
I have had this model for some time but never got around painting it up, Until now.
It is a rescue model that was in a pretty bad shape when I got it. I think I managed to make it better but it still have some issues.
But I feel it is fine :) .
This took longer than what I expected. But here we are. Some reinforcements for my Word Berers.
First we have a Plasma Support Squad, with warp plasma of course.
Then we have a melta support squad.
Finally we have a Legion Pathfinder.
Going to be fun testing these units out on the gaming table. Hopefully I can get a game in soon.
Time for a new update of Kuggköping!
So, over the summer I have been working quite extensively with the game. Core rules is more or less, unchanged but I have been adding expansions!
Over the development of Kuggköping I have been adding quite a few different additions to the game. I realize that the more I add the more complex the game becomes, and it might be overwhelming at first glance.
So, I have been moving some additions to what I call expansions, so that it is easier to separate the core game from everything else.
Kuggköping now have 3 expansions that will add to the core game if a player feels so bold 😊.
The army game expansion introduces small army games allowing the player to create small armies consisting of units and a leader. It also adds the opportunity to play, 2player games.
The special mission expansion gives a player the option to play pick up games. These missions are designed to be easier to set up and is not connected to the core campaign.
And finally, we have the Kuggköping 1993 expansion. What happens to Kuggköping and the surrounding countryside three hundred years after the city appears? How would a sci-fi version of Kuggköping look like. Kuggköping 1993 gives an alternative theme to dress your games up with as well as a MOD system. Design character rules that better suite your aesthetic. Bring bigger models, war-machines and/or other types of models to your games of Kuggköping.
Kuggköping 1993 is something that I am realy happy with and that I am the most exited for.
Add any part of an expansion to your ordinary games of Kuggköping or add all of them, it is all up to you.
I hope that this update finds you well and that you feel curious to try this new version of Kuggköping.
So, a small update. After four weeks of vacation it is now coming to an end.
I have been doing a little of everything around the house and on my Horus Heresy legions. Mange to get a couple of games in, in the new edition as well.
The latest addition on my hobby desk is 20 seekers for my iron Warriors.
Primed black and base coated in Leadbelcher. They are now ready for the painting desk.
