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Title: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 12 March 2012, 08:48:59 PM
My various sites:

General: http://nikharwood.pbworks.com

28mm: http://nikharwood28mm.pbworks.com/

AVBCW collaboration with SteveJ & Craig [TinyTerrain]: https://sites.google.com/site/avbcwstormcloudsgather/
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: seano1815 on 03 May 2012, 08:30:22 PM
AWI all i can say is wow Nik beautiful figures, thanks for posting
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 21 January 2013, 12:45:11 AM
And now I've just created a new blog - in a concerted attempt to put the whole of my being into Google-land  ;) :d

Not much there now - but it's probably (from here on in) going to get updated more than my wiki as I can easily integrate it with my Google+ meanderings and postings here...

Link:
http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk/
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Hertsblue on 21 January 2013, 10:25:49 AM
How do you find the time, Nik? With work and a family thrown in - amazing!  8)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: ronan on 21 January 2013, 12:19:08 PM
May be we should run an anti-doping test on Nik ?
;)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Blaxkleric on 21 January 2013, 07:23:43 PM
Any chance of a quick run down of how you did the Dystopian Wars Fleet please Nik? Presumably a wash or something at some point?

Very nice indeed  :-bd
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: petercooman on 21 January 2013, 08:04:07 PM
I see you play legends of the old west, how do those rules play?
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 21 January 2013, 09:12:54 PM
Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 January 2013, 10:25:49 AM
How do you find the time, Nik? With work and a family thrown in - amazing!  8)

I find that the busier I am, the more I get done...not sure that makes any sense, but perhaps it's just that if everything is moving at Mach 3 then you just don't lose momentum!

Quote from: ronan on 21 January 2013, 12:19:08 PM
May be we should run an anti-doping test on Nik ?
;)

It'd only turn up good Scotch nowadays  8) <)

Quote from: Blaxkleric on 21 January 2013, 07:23:43 PM
Any chance of a quick run down of how you did the Dystopian Wars Fleet please Nik? Presumably a wash or something at some point?

Very nice indeed  :-bd

Yep - here you go: http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/dystopian-wars-russian-coalition-fleet.html

Quote from: petercooman on 21 January 2013, 08:04:07 PM
I see you play legends of the old west, how do those rules play?

They're good (as are Legends of the High Seas) - for me they combine the nice & simple combat mechanic of Lord of the Rings (which is very fast & fluid and ideal for skirmish gaming) with the best of the campaign system from Mordheim...great fun - and easily adaptable to other periods as well - for example, I use 'Voltigeur' as a variant for Napoloeonic skirmishing 8)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: petercooman on 21 January 2013, 09:34:34 PM
Great! LOTR being one of the games i like a lot. I think i have about 6 different armies, maybe 7.

Seems like i will have to investigate ;)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: seano1815 on 21 January 2013, 11:34:29 PM
Great new blog Nik don't tempt me satan :d with pics of your Franco Prussians....I say ney and thrice nay not buying any (yet :-[)...looked like a great game figures and scenics top notch...think you need to add a follow icon Nik so people can follow your blog.
All the best
Sean
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 22 January 2013, 12:02:32 AM
Quote from: seano1815 on 21 January 2013, 11:34:29 PM
Great new blog Nik don't tempt me satan :d with pics of your Franco Prussians....I say ney and thrice nay not buying any (yet :-[)...looked like a great game figures and scenics top notch...think you need to add a follow icon Nik so people can follow your blog.
All the best
Sean

Thanks Sean - those FPW have featured here - I was just mucking about, seeing how easy / difficult it was to bring content from here to there...it was a great game & I need to get them on the table more - they're some of my favourite Pendraken figures  :)

I've added the 'follow' gadget now - bizarrely, that one's not in the 'standard' list of gadgets that come up in the dashboard  :o
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Si Tyler on 22 January 2013, 05:58:59 PM
I do like this, pity that Christmas is a long way off.  I will have to look forward to my birthday in June for the minor diversions this will probably cause me

Si
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: seano1815 on 22 January 2013, 08:33:50 PM
Consider yourself followed Nik, but not in a stalker kind of way ;D
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 22 January 2013, 11:33:16 PM
Quote from: seano1815 on 22 January 2013, 08:33:50 PM
Consider yourself followed Nik, but not in a stalker kind of way ;D

:D
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Rob on 23 January 2013, 12:48:24 AM
Very impressive Nick. Keep it up.  :)

(I mean the Blogs)  :)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Si Tyler on 23 January 2013, 03:24:02 PM
Real Stalkers don't tell you.  They use the "private" function when joining
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 23 January 2013, 06:51:18 PM
 :D :d :D
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 10 February 2013, 10:34:44 AM
Few more posts today - all Dystopian Wars shenanigans - Isaac (he's 6) wanted his own boats to fight against mine - so there's a painting guide, some fleet pics & a batrep from yesterday...

http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk/

Little monkey's way better at dice-rolling than me...  >:( :D
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: sebigboss79 on 10 February 2013, 11:07:44 AM
Like father, like son.
My little hooligan also beats me any time - cos she says so!
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Kiwidave on 10 February 2013, 11:11:18 AM
Nice work Nik! And Issac looks a lot like a mini-Nik....

Shame he's wearing that shirt though...:p :D
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Nosher on 10 February 2013, 11:30:11 AM
Quote from: Kiwidave on 10 February 2013, 11:11:18 AM
Shame he's wearing that shirt though...:p :D

Child Cruelty must stop FULL STOP :) :D :)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: sebigboss79 on 10 February 2013, 12:11:24 PM
Quote from: Nosher on 10 February 2013, 11:30:11 AM
Child Cruelty must stop FULL STOP :) :D :)

SIGN!  :P
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: Hertsblue on 11 February 2013, 10:26:18 AM
Quote from: Kiwidave on 10 February 2013, 11:11:18 AM

Shame he's wearing that shirt though...:p :D

There's only one true religion.  :d
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: OldenBUA on 11 February 2013, 10:28:43 AM
Quote from: nikharwood on 10 February 2013, 10:34:44 AM
Little monkey's way better at dice-rolling than me...  >:( :D

Yeah, those exploding dice can really hurt...
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 23 January 2014, 12:08:02 AM
And, suddenly, another 6 months of my mortal existence hurtles beyond me...so, tonight, I thought I'd try to catch up - across multiple platforms: most notably G+ and my blog:

http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk


Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: WeeWars on 23 January 2014, 01:15:48 AM
Welcome back to blogging, Nik!

Got your beat-the-February-price-rise Pendraken order in? What are you planning to use with By Fire & Sword? Looks fun.

Cheers, Michael
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 23 January 2014, 09:38:53 PM
Quote from: WeeWars on 23 January 2014, 01:15:48 AM
Welcome back to blogging, Nik!

Got your beat-the-February-price-rise Pendraken order in? What are you planning to use with By Fire & Sword? Looks fun.

Cheers, Michael

Thanks, Michael  :)

I'm working on my annual-beat-the-price-rise order at the moment. I've had to resort to a serious Numbers spreadsheet to keep track  ;)

Not sure re By Fire & Sword: at the moment, I'm still at the "this is a seriously beautiful book" stage rather than the "right, time to work out some lists" stage - it's not far off though  :)

I think I'll probably start with some Polish & some Ottomans - and it's tempting to bung in some Tartars using the Mongols...
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: WeeWars on 24 January 2014, 03:08:06 PM
I don't recall seeing any close-ups of the Pendraken Polish or Ottomans.
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 24 January 2014, 11:42:51 PM
Quote from: WeeWars on 24 January 2014, 03:08:06 PM
I don't recall seeing any close-ups of the Pendraken Polish or Ottomans.

There's some Polish here: http://warmaster-acolytes.mforos.com/1854818/9149890-indice-database/

And I'm going to go on faith for the others....to be honest, it's what I've always done with Pendraken: and I've yet (starting in 2004-ish?) to be disappointed...

Some creativity, some licence, some judicious painting  - and pretty much anything can be done in 10mm that will be forgiven (by the mad, obsessive, purists) on the tabletop. So I fully suspect (after a decent, proper, relaxed, no-kids) reading of By Fire & Sword that I will have sussed out which figures (from the lovely pics in the rulebook) will 'do' for my purpose...
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 30 January 2014, 10:58:40 PM
Some notes of my get-back-to-gaming January retail therapy in various posts over the past few days  :)

http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: seano1815 on 01 February 2014, 11:09:14 AM
Hi Nik blogs look great, enjoyed your AVBCW  one especially been thinking of something like that myself, (more to the lead mountain) and also another one that caught my eye on the main page Sci-Fi  Weird WW2 1946, looking forward to seeing what that will involve. Enough of my ramblings, keep up the good work look forward to seeing  more .
All the best
Sean
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 01 February 2014, 09:29:58 PM
Thanks Sean  :)

I've just changed the template layout of my blog to a more dynamic view - let me know what you think  8)

http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk (http://nikharwood.blogspot.co.uk)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: OldenBUA on 01 February 2014, 10:00:29 PM
Looking good Nik. More post in one go, gives more of a 'pick what you like' feel. Which is probably a good thing, since you post about many and varied subjects.

Alex
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 01 February 2014, 10:37:32 PM
Quote from: OldenBUA on 01 February 2014, 10:00:29 PM
Looking good Nik. More post in one go, gives more of a 'pick what you like' feel. Which is probably a good thing, since you post about many and varied subjects.

Alex

Cool, thanks for the feedback, Alex; if you hover top-left, you get options to tweak it for yourself as well...pretty funky  8)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: seano1815 on 01 February 2014, 11:21:39 PM
Hi Nik the new layout looks great, I like it :D :-bd
all the best
Sean
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: WeeWars on 06 February 2014, 12:45:58 PM
Nik,

Vienna 1683, Pendraken Poles and Ottomans here on the Forum:

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5993.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5993.0.html)
Title: Re: nikharwood's sites
Post by: nikharwood on 08 February 2014, 02:35:31 PM
Quote from: WeeWars on 06 February 2014, 12:45:58 PM
Nik,

Vienna 1683, Pendraken Poles and Ottomans here on the Forum:

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5993.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5993.0.html)

Ah, yes - superb - thank you kindly  :)