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Several were not sharp due to the slow shutter speed and hand holding. There was a little bit of global sharpening, some very slight white balance shifting to warmer, but otherwise as it came. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/60720f24-f0df-454e-8c60-6e1aeed89409/bd+6.jpg Technical - M43 and Full Frame Process Compared - Make it stand out Yup, all good here. DOF was shallow enough to smoothly blend out of focus areas with the sharp plane. Starting to like this lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/afbdfeb1-cc36-4b0a-a9ec-79f947eedff4/bd+5.jpg Technical - M43 and Full Frame Process Compared - Make it stand out The mono is nice and easily realised. Compared to the M43 image this one seems more complicated, something that is not always needed for mono. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/745d06ad-6f47-405a-9403-7320732e640f/bd+7.jpg Technical - M43 and Full Frame Process Compared - Make it stand out Similar mild processing with a little more attention to the White Balance setting, because I mixed an Oly camera with a Pana lens. ISO 400, 1/50th, f5.6 at 38 (75)mm. So lower ISO, a desire to get in closer in a smaller package. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/86fd75b2-47bc-4f99-9d81-88c7fcc097d4/bd+9.jpg Technical - M43 and Full Frame Process Compared - Make it stand out Less fine detail, but still plenty (damned by immediate comparison?). I did get a couple of duds, but more keepers and at ISO 400. I feel the extra detail is there to get, but my processes were loose to say the least. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3bdbbbcb-f21c-4a45-a9e7-95d1df3c1ff5/bd+10.jpg Technical - M43 and Full Frame Process Compared - Make it stand out A simpler file than the S5’s thanks maybe to fewer pixels (16 to 24), but it looses nothing and if anything, the mono processed a little easier, although the colour full frame image was stronger out of camera. Not much in it and happy to use either. I feel I also have a better eye for M43 DOF, but that can change. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/4/20/when-an-oliphant-is-a-hippopotomouse monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650364870201-YTNQXD0D21MG9ONL4FMS/EmptyName+14.jpg Technical - When An Oliphant Is A Hippopotomoose! - Make it stand out Black and dark grey will likely be my standards, but sometimes textures do add something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650429176056-EXOHMD70D2BRKOFN42S6/EmptyName+11.jpg Technical - When An Oliphant Is A Hippopotomoose! - Make it stand out Subtlety is the key. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650432621379-6NQUXSDENH05DSDHW4BP/EmptyName+19.jpg Technical - When An Oliphant Is A Hippopotomoose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650432625685-CMKDWUEXNMGO4XJPT8Y2/EmptyName+20.jpg Technical - When An Oliphant Is A Hippopotomoose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650432660727-S0NHYJN1K0H0XKXCYX4D/EmptyName+22.jpg Technical - When An Oliphant Is A Hippopotomoose! https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/4/12/which-background-is-the-one monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649762841440-CG2BZP5Q1Y8D38LL5P2D/EmptyName+122.jpg Technical - Which Background Is The One - Make it stand out Point taken, texture ignored. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/4/13/fighting-daylight monthly 0.5 2024-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649806220316-UFJBW02VY0599FCCMDN0/no+light+over.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649806221481-TRCKF7ANFRZ2520S3EE4/no+light+under.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649807568056-BZ43EL11GWP35KWSMLJ5/neewer+1.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649806671537-D93JHIHZABZZSA7PIXZ8/Both+lights.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649806836519-W7P429LV4T1G018WLJ4O/selens.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649806671176-EEZS0SVDYOFBV7QUREW4/Neewer.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649807097820-QSDTI90BAYGTRKMH38Q0/silver+both.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649807105546-4EEYCEY16NZYN79OQ16M/silver+selens.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649807097382-Y4AVBFYXPCESKIUKVAF9/silver+neewer.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649808080596-KHFURJO5KA3EE2M9928O/480+diffused.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649808081219-4599IFKFWS67E56Z0SRM/480+straight.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1649933000363-WKHOL68L3GE9X0IQPKM5/Neewer.jpg Technical - Fighting Daylight https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/3/30/small-studio-realities monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648679997698-4B4ZPHDEE7FR6AF01KVU/EmptyName+10.jpg Technical - Small Studio, Big Plans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648679998485-O91ZK5SQVYC1166OYAZ2/EmptyName+11.jpg Technical - Small Studio, Big Plans https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/3/16/field-realities monthly 0.5 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647071294735-PJ1E3YNTOHWIKKMGG3WO/EmptyName+1.jpg Technical - Field Realities - Make it stand out No mod on the Neewer SL-60 produces hard shadows (the wall is closer than below and the angle different), but the light is acceptably open. My baseline image, the only thing that gives it away other than the wall is the shadow under the chin, oh and maybe a squinting subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647226760218-W4V9CRCK6XK3K65IJ8SP/7%27+silv+1%3A2+stem.jpg Technical - Field Realities - Make it stand out An efficient and open bounce mod, still with hotter highlights than above! https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/3/16/one-modifier-to-rule-them-all monthly 0.5 2023-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647388239793-4BHL5R518JZ0COI1QUI8/42r+1%3A2.jpg Technical - One Modifier To Rule Them All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647388253675-RHT22D8WQGNIXJY92WLU/42+s%3At+1%3A2.jpg Technical - One Modifier To Rule Them All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647388103574-RAW7IAWTSB9ON3LMUDIL/4%27+1.jpg Technical - One Modifier To Rule Them All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647388158930-VN0SVVT0PG3KMGDLOI58/4%27+4.jpg Technical - One Modifier To Rule Them All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647513376047-XMF2LTAFQ09IMCLTIPO1/EmptyName+24.jpg Technical - One Modifier To Rule Them All - Make it stand out A generous and soft light, even from a video lift pretty much straight out of the camera. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2022/3/14/wez3ashq377wc7of3jiw5odyujcnsd monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647221172984-L14T4KQILCLVTPD2JHL3/7%27r+1%3A2.jpg Technical - Normalised Flash Modifier Tests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647221172984-W26TJ69MET5FJ620E9FA/7%27r+no+stem.jpg Technical - Normalised Flash Modifier Tests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647220018194-EGDIFDKBPWSAH7TFAKG1/EmptyName.jpg Technical - Normalised Flash Modifier Tests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647220025286-LTYS90WF6CEU7DEJDC53/EmptyName+1.jpg Technical - 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Maximum magnification allows for macro level abstracts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601855395587-TIL932XK8TAOIH8ZRE8J/shop-9180036.jpg Technical - The 12-40 Pro as macro. Cropped slightly, the lens can actually focus this close or closer, but he 40mm focal length allowed me to shoot out of the fear range of the 1cm long insect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601855478494-OWJ8IL5NIM67B72NRSPR/untitled-41.jpg Technical - The 12-40 Pro as macro. Another advantage of the 12-40 is the ability to do wide angle close focus images. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2021/8/23/latest-thoughts-on-my-lens-kit monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648809370365-O9T3QUF61VK0F2L52T3V/EmptyName+12.jpg Technical - Latest Thoughts On My Lens Kit - Make it stand out The 17 in it’s natural habitat. This lens has a unique character and many very useful characteristics for street shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1629677655426-DL817HW8ZUBG3EQ75BDK/steam+5.jpg Technical - Latest Thoughts On My Lens Kit - Make it stand out Snap taken with the relatively weak 14-42 with an EM10 mk2. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2020/10/5/flash-modifiers monthly 0.5 2021-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875424252-ZMS2IXNZ6IYHLQ1R39FZ/37%2522+soft+box-050025.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers 37.7” umbrella/octagonal soft box. The latest to arrive, this one set up well enough for a soft box*. Nice soft light, open shadows. I rate this one second to the big brolly for softness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601874947367-RX5LRMXMT5Q0TN52U74I/33+white+S-T-050030.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers Actually a 40”. Harder shadows than the soft box, but a little more brilliance/contrast. The zoom setting possibly effected this one making it a little “hot spot” prone. I will simply diffuse the flash if I cannot get to the bottom of it re-setting itself to 80mm all the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875217610-NIOMTNRV8IXB5HM4S3MC/40%2522+refelcted-050028.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers The 40” white as a reflector. Slightly softer shadows and more even light (again zoom settings). Apart from being the least efficient option, by about 1 1/2 stops to the best, it is in the top end of softness. This looks to be the flattest, most consistent light, but I can spark it up with a small catch light or similar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875244624-1SWY8B8QG2AUUJ4XKO2H/33+silver+ref-050026.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers Harder than the white (but more efficient and controllable), the 33” silver is efficient, but would need some fill in the shadows for a group (wife clearly not impressed by this one). This would be the “drama” added option, possibly sitting in the mid point between soft and controlled/contrasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875559825-KT7ZVFV0BMFGUSG3SH2P/72%2522+soft+bounce-050035.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers The massive 72” brolly as bounce. Not practical outdoors (or sometimes even indoors), hard to fill with a single flash and is very heavy on the mounting bracket and stand, it does however fill a room with beautiful, soft light. I could see myself filling a large room group shot with this alone, maybe using two flash units. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875650866-E8SB0X09RUNJXKI4M98Q/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Flash Modifiers Same thing as a shoot through. Softness award so far goes to the 72'“ as a reflector above (as it should), but in either configuration, it’s big. The “white” of the brolly looks to be slightly warm if the wall colour is anything to go by. I will have to use the less friendly metal umbrella brackets on the big stand for this one, and I may need 2 units to fill it, which will need the metal brackets anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875910669-N1H993ALPARAKROAUQLA/24%2522+soft-050032.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers The smallest soft box, looks much like the silver umbrella, but with maybe a darker periphery. This does have a double baffle that was not used, but looks to be mandatory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875996296-M7HK7G7E932JIM0WQLXC/24%2522+soft+%2B+grid-050033.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers With the grid, the light does not seem much more focussed in this space. The grid is designed to reduce light spill, but it looks in this scenario, it made little difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601875865053-AGZKB0DHEM86ZLKTWCAA/7%2522+50+degree-050037.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers Designed for control, the 50 degree grid on a 7” diffuser dish is much more focussed than the 24” soft box A half way point would have been the 16” soft box option. This would be good to create a gel-coloured background with semi-gentle feathering or for dramatic shadows on a face. Remember to, this is direct light, so colour gelling would be first hand, not diffused or reflected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601876135060-VIYO0T4ZGUB29G48I13U/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Flash Modifiers The 30 degree grid starts looking spot-lighty, as wanted. Too tight for feathered background colour, this one creates more of a halo effect for a small group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601876178400-N0DM5EKHZL0C3ISVEVB8/7%2522+10+degree-050043.jpg Technical - Flash Modifiers The 10 degree grid leaves you in no doubt that the subject is all it will cover. If I want a halo effect around a single subject or to light a single face against the flow of light this may work, or my next step is a flagged flash, maybe even a snoot. I am not seeing a massive difference between this and the 30 degree at this distance. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/12/15/bokeh-myth-busting monthly 0.5 2020-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1561331457447-LZ399TFM9L0G9NXU3NZG/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting A Bokeh cheap shot. A low end lens, used with deliberate out of focus induced Bokeh against a wall of ball shaped lights. The quality of the Bokeh is poor (blotchy and irregularly shaped), but the quantity is high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1561332036152-20UDZUIX09K91ILF3STR/untitled-4170311.jpg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting A personal favourite, the Olympus 45mm f1.8. The Bokeh is not measurable “perfect” and the lens sometimes even suffers mediocre reviews for it’s Bokeh, but that does not change the fact that I respond positively to many images, especially focus near misses, that would otherwise be binned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1561332348072-LXN48RBPNKOJI1BE6TQ7/untitled-030442.jpg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting This image has the main subject (the facing woman) out of focus (f1.8 used in very low light). The rendering of the lens (Olympus 17mm f1.8) allows, regularly, for these mistakes to be tolerated as it’s transition is long and proportionate. A different lens (Panasonic 20mm f1.7 for example) would show a more modern fast transition to blur, making the man’s back the only fully in focus element, therefore making the image a useless miss. Notice the old woman in the back of the image is still fairly clearly defined. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601854967617-EVGTQQ13F7XVLL5RWVH2/untitled-20.jpg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting Pleasantly non-intrusive Bokeh, from and back. The 12-40 is a favourite when smooth blur at the expense of detail retention is desired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1544829525881-J87QLS8LLZEKNWCEILCF/untitled-1090119.jpg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1544829528512-WMV5IY7WB09VIOENJHA2/untitled-1090123.jpg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1544831264288-8MTLFUQM1ZYZFHTNMMLT/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Bokeh Myth busting Taken with the unusually good at Bokeh Olympus 75-300 zoom. This lens has good enough sharpness at 300mm wide open to be used regularly, but it’s ability to compress and good Bokeh (when it is possible) strengthens the effect of sharpness. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2019/6/19/on-light-3 monthly 0.5 2019-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560919869883-QMV6T5HXMYZ4AH8ZVXSD/_2010023-2.jpg Technical - On Light 3 The light beams are a result of back lighting. The strong light needs to be diffused by the subject,s edge, creating the contrasting effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560920041437-X6CHRKKOJN0JYV411PZF/untitled-4201428.jpg Technical - On Light 3 This is doubly effected light, diffused by the internal environment, then lighting the window from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560920153759-UPLO7MDNZP5GHYB3J9WX/untitled-3220073.jpg Technical - On Light 3 Very late afternoon back light has given this image brilliance, in stark contract to the darkness around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560920197402-58K4Q25QP4FFHKX5769V/untitled-6150088.jpg Technical - On Light 3 The natural filter of back-lighting renders, makes details powerful, without washing out the natural colour of the subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1561104718205-W3HA1RMHU8FMJ4F5W6OE/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Light 3 The silhouette created here by the back-lit glass adds strength and mystery to the image. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/10/24/on-light-part-2 monthly 0.5 2019-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560917860276-ETV5K26F4QUWCAAZNDQN/untitled-6180130.jpg Technical - On Light Part 2 Window light reflected on garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560918184338-QWH7FG6ZG9HJWNTZ3FFJ/untitled-4201914.jpg Technical - On Light Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560918245459-W0JQKNGWMPDYH5K4RT8F/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Light Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560918299334-4LZFASHTAZCN0Y8YXPVG/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Light Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560918403888-2BAJ1HQPQXXLUQL0N1BZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Light Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560918127627-1UF4DJW1EH2TIWXV4OU3/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Light Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560918783710-P4PECJPZ1M1LIWPC4ZF7/untitled-4210423.jpg Technical - On Light Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1560919446763-2L85KLLF2BB0PALVEUGQ/untitled-1230057.jpg Technical - On Light Part 2 Sometimes the subject provides it’s own reflectance. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2019/1/23/olympus-lenses-an-ongoing-review monthly 0.5 2019-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548201771260-QA0P5G63Z4JKJ24MYF90/untitled-1230013.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 Awh.. the touching family portrait. There is one lens missing (the silver haired step child?), the second, silver 45mm that took the image. Most of the hoods are ebay cheapies. I like metal screw in hoods on top of filters ad throw the caps on a box until it’s time to sell the lenses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548203397379-8YWUS673IO8JS5NJ6SIM/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548207231156-WFYCS1VA52MJWNHV20Y8/untitled-180133.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548223004836-4WNTG9FEPE8L7VHUWM5G/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548203965225-3ZYPLA91MQ7IF1P0C31D/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548207789231-S4MNAM7B4TMB3V46IU0B/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548226340760-R4AI1E6EH141CPAI6CJX/untitled-1280242.jpg Technical - 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Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548206204716-VHPJCUMK3AS0ILST65JZ/untitled-060064.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548226438490-PTUVMK5GUGTIDWEN853E/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548208326093-MCUOGUZQ6ZF7ORLBGLU2/untitled-4220249.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548208191070-RF9GNKACJ9E1LJESOBGW/_1010041.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548208267033-IYPGXXIMZTIDZBW7IESY/untitled-4220210-3.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548208584913-M0MYJV7U6WF0XJA7AESX/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548208664657-E6EDHAN9FBBBV83Y45AG/untitled-1230338.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548226236955-MGEEGVSX1R31VDPWU40C/_4060325.jpg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548222301907-H15DL7DYF22G9KRTWQTS/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Olympus lenses, an ongoing review january 2019 Hazy, but sharp wide open, the lens cleans up well and has little to fault at f4 or smaller. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/12/1/thinking-about-printers monthly 0.5 2018-12-01 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/10/4/arguments-for-and-against-micro-four-thirds monthly 0.5 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1542065359128-53QCMYYMVBCQXDBW18CK/untitled-110042.jpg Technical - Arguments for micro four thirds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1542065336258-B96SXV4AL5XQLQMXKV1E/untitled-110042-3.jpg Technical - Arguments for micro four thirds https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/11/11/field-testing monthly 0.5 2018-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541902311840-WLE99VE92T4AZQF3KVCX/untitled-110012.jpg Technical - Field testing The new thinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541902284696-Q6JAY7WYFLA0HDU0X8QT/untitled-110012-2.jpg Technical - Field testing The new thinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541902293682-SQDSIATWD7S9WG9CVX4G/untitled-110012-3.jpg Technical - Field testing The new thinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541916376471-DAI48M975VZ15TZRYEFH/untitled-110001.jpg Technical - Field testing The new thinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541916356260-QJTSFKV8ADNGJMUEWN9L/untitled-110001-2.jpg Technical - 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Field testing The new thinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541916777012-F1H7HO6XR3DJDYCIKYVN/untitled-110064-2.jpg Technical - Field testing The new thinking https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/11/9/horses-for-courses-or-a-first-world-problem-set monthly 0.5 2018-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541715138400-IQMH5GENYQ6E0UDLHPWG/untitled-9260009-3.jpg Technical - Horses for Courses (or a first world problem set) A strong crop of a non high res image. The RAW 20mp performance nearly matches the high res 50mp jpegs and is more natural and way easier to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541715288076-ACYNG6PZQSG92SCM6B63/untitled-130223-2.jpg Technical - Horses for Courses (or a first world problem set) Image after image after image perfectly in focus with a budget 75-300. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/11/5/something-from-nothing monthly 0.5 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1543620608980-8ML2PLAB0691VNRV0AVH/untitled-4220301.jpg Technical - Something from nothing The final screen edit. After a basic import preset, there has been a little cropping, then the more aggressive processes outlined below. For printing the image would be reworked to put the punch back in that printing on a fine art matt paper will mute slightly. The printed end result though will likely hold more subtlety and depth. The effect is strong, maybe too strong for some, but all of the colour is enhanced from what was naturally there, nothing has been faked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541373140064-V8YJP8ZEZD5VZFM4JPMJ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Something from nothing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541373196322-23AL2N2P5YT6WIR180RB/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Something from nothing In this file, only colour saturation has been added to a basic import pre-set which is a mild version of below. (+50 vibrance and saturation and a little more specific orange/yellow/blue saturation). You can see the latent colour in the image coming out a little, but it is subtle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541373431160-1UYKFGOY3747Z1LPOM3O/untitled-4220301-4.jpg Technical - Something from nothing This shows the effect of the basics panel contrast and exposure controls, but without any colour settings being applied. The contrast is +40, highlights reduced by -50 and blacks to -90. Shadows and whites are increased to +40 ad exposure by +20. This shape is pretty standard for EM5 mk1 files as it adds brilliance and crispness without loosing highlight detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1541374670688-Y6KDFBB4HZ454TFW3700/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Something from nothing The mono conversion. This was the end product of the pre-conceived path and is perfectly serviceable treatment of tones and textures, but as often happens (with me anyway), the colour of the image called. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2018/9/23/lens-selection-headaches monthly 0.5 2018-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537678629813-9Z9K8L9ISSH6RPRHTP0S/untitled-9220029.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) The subject at 12mm (surprised I was not arrested for staking out the bank). Great as a CA challenge with lots of contrasty edges. I particularly paid attention to the sign in the bottom right hand corner, the trees right centre edge and the boxes in the frame centre window on which I could read “made in china” with the 45mm lens. Focus was on the middle column just above the filigree work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537680472769-05P78HR9JBUI7AVKU1CK/untitled-9220046.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537679090586-YSZ9C5RVQ1UR1DWMEX2O/untitled-9220029.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537679085201-2Q5APEFQEBJE0DZG8Y7S/untitled-9220064.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537684031337-ZTMB82RSPXYL0GGVB0QT/untitled-9220049.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537683472722-OJYGIT9W9I7EUTTGKXTP/untitled-9220049-2.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537683455779-WGJE5B6WLJ4XG1QW70Y9/untitled-9220063.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537679219492-YA2JAKPS6KQSAE4GPL4L/untitled-9220032.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1537679219853-AHCJO7XRMLW6KJGJD6M6/untitled-9220054.jpg Technical - Lens selection (more headaches) https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/10/24/on-light-part-1 monthly 0.5 2017-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508797980800-YL34HD451N35ZFI4ILMO/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Light Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508798427092-EGQY0RSFQVYBXJ3CPMD7/untitled-4220210-3.jpg Technical - On Light Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508798383318-KPUROQ8CS9X4FIU6CH68/untitled-4220210.jpg Technical - On Light Part 1 Still strong in black and white https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508798494454-N4UJ0DJUYGMZQ9SNX3YR/untitled-4220226.jpg Technical - On Light Part 1 Even mundane compositions take on a level of brilliance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508798535394-PL0FPCRSPK14NJGK5YZ6/untitled-4220249.jpg Technical - On Light Part 1 Colours just "pop". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508798590803-LEV57WMY3KJCBUHL580G/untitled-4220246.jpg Technical - On Light Part 1 Others appreciate the last of the light as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508798651167-7XTXTKUJ1J7ES6D2G24K/untitled-4220243.jpg Technical - On Light Part 1 Subjects are framed by shafts of light, surrounded by deep shadow. Notice the shadow selfie? I am on the left. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/10/18/on-perspective-and-naturalness monthly 0.5 2017-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508319342638-1J0CVBVUFGG2ITWTSKO4/%282+of+40%29.jpg Technical - On Perspective and naturalness Exploring the merits of a new macro lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508321146995-ZKINPG6Y5HWV5WMTS7RS/untitled-148.jpg Technical - On Perspective and naturalness Taken with a 50mm lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508392236572-I7X9YNBN8DN3LAATQ7Z2/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Perspective and naturalness Olympus 45mm. Natural compression, plenty of (practical) blurring and good close focus (6" tall model). https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/10/17/on-yellow-pages-and-lost-data monthly 0.5 2017-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1508232178240-AXGVJ80PUUFBG1066OEX/untitled-7050016.jpg Technical - On Yellow pages and lost data A nice pic full of symbolism of sticks fighting relentless water and stuff. You get the idea. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/10/12/on-50-being-the-new-40-a-quick-review-of-the-olympus-25mm-f18 monthly 0.5 2017-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798395701-PRO6EYN2CIVIG554W2VB/untitled-120009.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798377212-FS2BN4ORBZHKD4TIXOD6/untitled-120009-2.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798401452-0UV2EH88DBKKJ7ER7G6T/untitled-120060.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798380684-8YJ0G7LM4NL6WDJXCY1D/untitled-120060-2.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507801397747-OYBI07EZCOIXQS4P66G2/untitled-9280071.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507801349016-BKV6P5A463GFTI72PZZF/untitled-9280071-2.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798622033-VF59M1FX7JKSXYKO8V47/untitled-120006.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798610060-HGU8I9U7UA3E63JHFVYY/untitled-120006-2.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507798609626-AJ4FO1HODD56NMGV9914/untitled-120006-3.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507799500678-YY6AT9GKIURLBEBBD4OH/untitled-120066.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507799500553-ZIQWWDYJ0RH5UD7HYI9Q/untitled-120071.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507799257558-MKVT8V00DYRTJCH5TLWC/untitled-9280058.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507799239637-YE26VYNANXLGSSCZSABU/untitled-9280064.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1507799257571-SI64IFC23DNGZ634RUCW/untitled-9280076.jpg Technical - On 50 being the new 40. A quick review of the Olympus 25mm f1.8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/9/29/perfect-pair monthly 0.5 2017-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1506729111538-EQGV8RWDMHOJE26A3BWK/untitled-9300082.jpg Technical - Perfect Pair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1506730428673-FMJ3UCKMSCB4ZV52Z4MK/untitled-010416-2.jpg Technical - Perfect Pair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1506646819953-H9CN1WH6H1GILYSJK4XM/untitled-1010058.jpg Technical - Perfect Pair Although not the sharpest or least aberration prone lens wide open in the corners, it still nailed focus wide open in the corner. Notice how the curtains in the back ground still show coherent form, almost as much as Miss Daisy's front paws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1506647426453-M859AW9GZRRUD7NT94VO/image-asset.jpeg Technical - Perfect Pair A ten second conversion of above. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/6/24/on-the-types-of-sharpness monthly 0.5 2017-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498287023957-9KPTAY2RGQMGLDXDRMM2/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness EM5 and 17mm from a Fuji/Olympus show down. The camera and lens are good examples of "simple" sharp. There is actually more detail in the flower centre than in the Fuji image below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498287109717-60OFN2IPW0A1PH3YFJHC/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness This is the Fuji XE-1 and 23mm comparison image. This is what I would call "delicate" or "glassy" sharp. Some of this comes from tonal separation and white balance, but it is hard to prise out what comes grudgingly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498519500248-SZOGAGFVDF9HVKKLQ4MU/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness A Canon image crop from last year. This is a "smooth" sharp image. The impression of detail is strong but looking closely, edge acutance (contrast) is not strongly defined. One of my main drivers for switching to Olympus a few years ago was a strong (maybe too strong) reaction to the clearer sharpness I was seeing. Something I over estimated was it's importance. One of Canon's qualities is image smoothness. I later came to miss and spent a long time trying to extract from the EM5 files, not difficult technically, but I resisted on principal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498287991638-34AC9BVFCO545Q0I2HKA/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness NEX 7 and the under rated Sony 35 f1.8 wide open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498288342080-WNXE1KTAVSKDAGI96MRA/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness Plenty of smooth and natural detail, after a little work, but not bitingly sharp (does it need to be?). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498351346983-6FFJTU2Q7RH3W55ZTJCO/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness This rendering seems to really suit mono images as the busy details show up naturally as great mid range or "micro" contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498348689472-M4GTQPAF1V7H5FLBLL1E/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness A similar crop of the same eye as above taken with a Fuji in jpeg mode and the 60mm macro wide open (different light though). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498350725701-3NPA7LD8UBISYT1E6Y63/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness A heavy crop of another eye image from a Fuji XE-1 and 60mm macro (jpeg). Smooth, clean and glassy. This was also my ideal when shooting Canon. The differing light and therefore different processing show how hard it is to get consistent results. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498350647795-46LJMGHA54S2H1BGGLZS/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness Another tight crop (different age, same subject) from An Olympus with 45mm f1.8. Simpler, but detailed, less forgiving of blemishes etc. (the colour is due to very different lighting). High levels of noise reduction can create a smoothness, without reducing detail too much, but the delicateness of other sensors is missing unless a very hard sharp lens is used like the 75mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498516080426-MPSQ25H3N73E2T4B7RNT/untitled-3210082.jpg Technical - on the types of sharpness As tight a crop from a full body RAW original image, using the 75mm and in the past the Pana-Leica 25mm. This is half way between Olympus hard (lens) and simple (sensor) soft. On later examination, maybe this one was pushed a little hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498517545747-81NV8BY4AOUVGMNLQWDC/untitled-7190036.jpg Technical - on the types of sharpness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498520448801-3WM3319RRY98E52K5A2I/untitled-7190036-7.jpg Technical - on the types of sharpness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1498517908740-RXB3F8GOBWW12QPMWQDT/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the types of sharpness The full jpeg (EM5, 75mm f2), showing the impression of snappy detail. This would print up well to fairly large sizes, with the print medium helping to smooth perceived harshness. No doubt the designers want their jpegs to deliver high satisfaction to casual viewers, leaving RAW mode for pickier types. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/6/8/on-friends-travels-and-a-natural-eye monthly 0.5 2017-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496918126440-SM5ACWGNLEOMT43WN9MY/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye Very National Geographic 1960's, this image has been processed to bring out the mood and depth it showed, using the cameras short comings to full advantage. A great example to me of what emotion and character can do more powerfully than sterile perfection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496918645132-XOZHHXN84AEXUYO44CT5/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496918860729-N5XWFP8GXBD9FVE898PV/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye I think this one was taken from a moving vehicle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496919230321-SYTU3F0ZIAZITQ1DLNQU/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496916862848-6H7Z74IAH6IJH6BX9F6A/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye The thing that stands out to me about Peta, when she talks about her images is the emotional connection she shares with her subjects. Refreshing after all of the tech talk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496917439669-3N1ZNAYP9D78E4NOS7NC/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496918761357-T1FXLR7KGUW87RK2EQDC/_DSF5178.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496919347931-SSOXKNZ5N5VEEZ9NTU16/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497262850827-INLY7LA56I6J5TF7WU7R/_DSF5142.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497262840923-ZARG23M8C3NW9AQTWGFJ/_DSF6112.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497263070462-5OKGFAAPVZV2LTD3D726/untitled--4.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497264241646-A6IPFP5W8GNLE3NNA3KR/untitled--2-2.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497263273195-H4XV6OY4T85SEZQDOQBP/untitled--5.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497306512072-3ONG29AZU3MI0E0O75QS/untitled-7299.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497263762798-Q5BY71M45U4ZRLX60ROT/untitled--7.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497264328676-EIGO2KR7XYHONCI3X2QF/untitled--3.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497264106675-QN92SDOVAPWTG5KM2UH7/untitled-142.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497306312893-CWZARRDHXCP2P88DBCWG/untitled-7320.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497264494401-3HB3S0L3YQ4LHB3R4UVF/untitled-212.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497306603805-G837XIQF6QE0IDSV8U9A/untitled-7380.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497306916201-9HP9ZL7BYYCKS6705HTH/untitled-7383.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497307942037-QML7B3BS68X5WLBCSHT5/untitled-7718.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497307663669-AYZ7DEC21BY4EMHUZ3UQ/untitled-7539.jpg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1497312253777-WZSWLBTY6V4XMBEHK5H9/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Friends, travels and a natural eye https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/5/29/on-influences-and-other-photographers monthly 0.5 2017-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496102259797-EZWT4397X6X86QHAP4W6/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the influence of other photographers part 1. Maybe a bit Abelish? No real attention to the back ground except to make sure it was in focus enough to contribute and an awareness that depth of field was compositionally required or desired. Definitely not as deliberate, but the "filmy" colour and location remind me of his work a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496102574997-IFQCJ76KW797P9USFDD2/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the influence of other photographers part 1. Lots of depth, but no real strength in subject. Not really Abel? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496184573812-CZA82B7AYGVHOG6ETVBZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the influence of other photographers part 1. Not in the same league and technically flawed (see my previous post about sharpness), but taken with lessons learned from his work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496184792093-SKE4JCGUXE4X1WF8D5JS/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the influence of other photographers part 1. Probably a bit more along the lines of creative manipulation. Taken as a bright and sunny day image. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/5/29/on-sharpness-and-reality monthly 0.5 2017-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496012758037-XXAUY438AFDVQ23UPZQH/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On sharpness and reality Eos 550D 15-85mm at 85 f8, at about 30 seconds. Important to remember here that in print, this looks sharper as the paper texture and physical ink work together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496013439668-G8GB7THNFPRB3OZ6RK7T/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On sharpness and reality A crop of the above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496014052559-IG582U8QF45GME5FYIYV/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On sharpness and reality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496014096023-SXKQFMJY44BYY46Z3BIO/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On sharpness and reality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496018073984-Q4KZY0QTGC56RL0J6XWP/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On sharpness and reality An example of lush smoothness, brilliance and biting sharpness from with an EM5 and 75mm. Yes, you can have it all if you are careful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1496014970096-WQ17NU4TGWM7NU0AZQ02/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On sharpness and reality EPM2 45mm f1.8 1/20th f8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/5/22/on-colour-and-preferences monthly 0.5 2017-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1495444261863-NDWSII9CAADFDDXVVDFV/_2040056-3.jpg Technical - On Colour and preferences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1495444320759-4VSLG9FQHMGL2DQXL78M/_2040056.jpg Technical - On Colour and preferences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1495444629437-9CNCLPG91JLRJ4AG6Z01/untitled-4250034.jpg Technical - On Colour and preferences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1495444598632-1FZVDFOFCXVIDN16MK33/untitled-4250034.jpg Technical - On Colour and preferences https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/5/1/on-stopping-now-before-it-is-too-late monthly 0.5 2017-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1494458592134-RIACLOW0IUCYLYOONXEE/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On getting off the hamster wheel Pen F 45mm. The Pen has a "quality is not an issue" look like medium format film had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1494458936643-9F4WLZ2LULNGUSIVMC64/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On getting off the hamster wheel EM5 mk1 17mm. An example of the more "organic" look of OMD files. Almost old fashioned film looking, but with added digital smoothness (if you want). https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/4/17/on-being-real monthly 0.5 2017-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492414322735-D6BI65TY02XH4PUHJVOL/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On being real Pen F 17mm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492417576607-7W3RALJDJ8SZVT68JZNH/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On being real https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/4/16/on-finding-your-voice monthly 0.5 2017-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492320654569-VLGT5PJEWQYH45QESQ76/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492321508908-960BIE972G2GHYRRXL8U/_4080342.jpg Technical - On finding your voice Not sure. Flirting? Maybe a bleeding nose (or maybe one on the way)? A failure in many ways due to terrible framing, but a good example. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492321719948-XDUOLVEQVYBAF6A38902/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice Possibly not Japanese, but the theme is the same. The compositional imperative for me was the emotional content. The girls, shoulder craving head came first, then the stronger friends support and later I noticed the contradictory happy face in the back ground to add some irony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492321802994-GOK5H6Y6JJC62GDUB9WF/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice Even this image, with no overt interaction, hints at other emotional connections, through a positive phone conversation, worry, possibly due to being lost or unsure and a contemplative, controlled and serious face for work. Without these emotions, they are just three (slightly misplaced) visual pillars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492324032149-O2PIGXHEESTRJVNTJQCD/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492324237807-17XZZDACK10RI1EVDJOY/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice Plenty to laugh about here apparently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492323701778-A43HD8LA185TLXFTF1RR/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice There is interaction at home, even with clothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492414106468-DYNDU5A70RM5PQ4W8E5S/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On finding your voice https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/4/11/on-kit-upgrades monthly 0.5 2017-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492237746245-NDGIF0H51KRIRLHQ12Q1/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On kit upgrades. Pen F 45mm at f2.2 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/4/14/on-our-starting-point monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492235730158-37Y8XHO6GSSX9ZA06JY3/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On (pre) visualising foundations Only used in comparison because of the colours and feel. Not in the calibre of those mentioned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492235906969-M1WH2FBS23LMC63CG9WM/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On (pre) visualising foundations Again showing only my weakness in this demanding area. I do not pay anywhere near enough attention to this form, but the images that swim in to my head as I go to compose are surely there to do more than just frustrate!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1492236033405-3DD052KUT8KH0ZTXBVYG/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On (pre) visualising foundations Well, something like this. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/3/23/on-my-thoughts-when-choosing-a-lens monthly 0.5 2017-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490224601233-QXAV17YRHAPJV0S82VN3/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Old school sharp and clear, like medium format film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490255658089-42FRM2AQN6D5G7RSKRVV/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Sharp, smooth, colourful and good blurring. Nothing to complain about, so why no connection? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490651855805-RJ7WZWC0N5LVDEOX1VB5/untitled-010406.jpg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Harmonious and consistent depth of field rendering, even wide open. Notice how the case stands out sharply when you look at it directly, but the out of focus areas still hold their own in harmony with it. This is very old fashioned and competent bokeh rendering, much like many Leica lenses have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490222806969-50PTVJF05I57E2JMWRVM/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day A sparkle filled, "glowacious" lens, versatile, capable and....not used as much at it should be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490224160385-H24SYIRILFM65N6HDLFZ/_4120237.jpg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Bright, brilliant and lush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490222577096-QDVBM8VJEO9D385OSMLF/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day A bit of old school micro contrast at ISO 3200! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490652883643-0VIONKD1R5I047XBO5D6/untitled-050490.jpg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Luxury shot with luxury, at f2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490229445028-GXWLPSH7ICOH3OFM53MT/_2190134-2.jpg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Seriously? From a cheap zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490257866037-F5ZG62TF87EHKCIPNFAI/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On my thought processes when choosing lenses for the day Wide open at the long end, no crop. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/3/13/on-expectations-and-software-choices monthly 0.5 2017-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358110630-P5YLP50SL3LU83W4JOKO/untitled-197-2.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489967570638-5Z3PRR482X03HVK0YD58/untitled--2.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358199567-PUHA2VAD40KZ7IZ98QBP/untitled-349.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358295273-746KHEWIU3UKKGSTO0B5/Portraits+%2811%29.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358350164-A1BYKTPEGMY3NQF69ONZ/untitled-1160193.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358335907-4PZ305SG4IVRI75VWW75/_1160193.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358700540-K5LPAE5PJD2YD75Y1QIQ/untitled-4220317.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358723802-QTWPO4K7TW47GRQZTQYB/untitled-4220317-Edit.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358792454-YVB891GAHJ1ZX41XGOXH/untitled-4220307.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358785184-V9VA469O7WC86XI44KVH/untitled-4220307-Edit.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358924102-K3WLI62ZU89NUEQPUVG6/untitled-3020147-2.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489358968001-J4JEHWCQLITCR4PKE5XV/untitled-3020147.jpg Technical - On workflow and software choices https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/3/11/on-the-realities-and-luck-of-street-capture monthly 0.5 2017-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489211748614-I6REAOBKU2WZ9VDS0TAN/untitled-3050032.jpg Technical - On organising luck Very much deliberate, this is the third in a fast set, that failed to net the decisive composition before one lady dropped her arm. The composition that caught my eye had all three women shading their eyes, but two were obscured. In response to the women converging and loosing the original composition, I rebalanced automatically with the two men on the left. It still kind of works on a basic level, but lacks the clarity of composition needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489212027086-LCB7HZ8RO4EP02W4RSDN/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On organising luck This image was captured for pleasing shape the two adults gave to the framing of the girls face, on a morning of better than normal good luck. The T-shirt, adding the extra two sets of eyes looking at the girl, making everyone look as if they are waiting for some profound decision, could not have been planned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489212553804-U8NYUMU6UXOC7027O7MW/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On organising luck Much as the image above, the line of active people caught my eye, offering possibilities. The timing of the shutter fire was deliberate with the look a dash of luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489213454616-GBKL4CQ30P82NKW96VLZ/untitled-040305.jpg Technical - On organising luck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489213459923-GHZUFLCRDTM3SKK74A3D/untitled-040274-2.jpg Technical - On organising luck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489213469899-0BEZIOL0IX1ONUYHB6GH/untitled-040413.jpg Technical - On organising luck https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/1/3/on-lightroom-practice monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483573696085-7YQKY0J64DBR9NT3ETVE/untitled-1060153.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483573690970-7WBUMHTLM85ZE3OFEYI9/untitled-1060153-2.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483573901395-86BL8EH5Z12A91RSDIPN/untitled-1170029-2.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483573898348-HRVUPHMCY93TEHDW945V/untitled-1170029.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488844115998-6UU141IE1BHYLEA3J7RV/untitled-4250066.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488844102808-FVBWPQMVS5OU6QV9780Q/untitled-4250066-2.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488844102095-AW0MWD7ZUGU9RNH6LWSD/untitled-4250066-3.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483652262835-0BTLLPJ4I6L7HP4D79E3/untitled-4250158-2.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488953062787-K6EZ3MHYZXNF6Q8CUE56/untitled-4250158.jpg Technical - On Lightroom practice part 1 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/11/16/on-kits monthly 0.5 2017-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488841057376-LU8I8NP0PLJ5IY30NKYF/untitled-3070009.jpg Technical - On Kits So simple and effective. Note the lack of a macro lens as both lenses have good enough close focus performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488840331370-YOOEHZDQ6UJADZ2VWW6S/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Kits Looks a lot, but when loaded the whole rig just looks like a slim lap top bag with full pockets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488840735396-I3T6ST0S1HDJE50GXASK/untitled-3070014.jpg Technical - On Kits Basic, but effective. The bag is too big, but it is not just for camera gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488840659654-U845HFW4254D1EZCZ1HX/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Kits Note the small strap clip that holds the camera strap secure and straight. This bag hold heaps, so it is ideal for shopping day trips. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/3/5/why-autofocus-sucks monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488755825495-QQOL4225DEDN69GYOH29/Portraits+%2812%29.jpg Technical - On why autofocus sucks (sometimes) 5d mk2 35L at f1.4, manually focussed using a laser matte focussing screen fitted (full frame image). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488755074716-I1MGZBD770F5YAFVCEGZ/Portraits+%285%29.jpg Technical - On why autofocus sucks (sometimes) No perfect focus point here, but it was still nice to choose for artistic effect using intuition and emotion rather than technology. The frustration of letting the camera choose, often re choose and then miss all together takes away a lot of the craft. 1Ds mk2 400 f5.6L https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488842561077-PYZQTW2JHP85B8WOUX3S/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On why autofocus sucks (sometimes) Yeah, so there. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/3/5/on-olympus-lenses-part-3 monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488700186320-8ZM44B1JL74XYQAR2RDT/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 On a tripod, the zoom is a real bonus. 18mm f7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488699910217-33XOGSFKG63K2LM6S7CJ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 OMD 40mm. Turns out this file is a jpeg taken with the Pen F. The auto corrections that the camera adds really add smoothness and snap. Possibly this is the secret. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488700055950-T2WYYB0U0G83MJV8MI8Q/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 OMD 40mm. I love the focus drop off this lens offers. Also a jpeg from the Pen F. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488700810430-RY0EHFCUNABPF4JDP608/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 OMD 40mm with a little on camera flash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488700730477-ZCZ2UWT9RICCU1LPWHGZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 OMD with Panasonic 12-35 at 12mm f2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488714599891-10G2VX9L1BUHGUZL268V/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 Through a dirty window. 100mm f2.8 OMD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488702860433-R1I7H1LEZUX967V7YWMH/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 40mm at F2.8 from my front garden before a thunder storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488702939013-0I7OX8B1VUNM2YUAU1FR/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 150mm f2.8 on a non firmware updated EM5 mk1. Most of this set were in focus using single shot AF aimed at the water just in front of the subject (and with no shooter hesitation). the local paper published some images taken with a D4 and 70-200 f2.8 combo (issued) that look almost identical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488702419520-DUVKRQBSTAY1OXGGTGSB/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 I really appreciate it's micro contrast at higher ISO settings. ISO 3200 OMD EM5, 150mm f2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488702473962-EM5CD7GHYC86U2DKPDDT/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 OMD 150mm f5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490860085428-YLIQ3FLEZW09H0XF8SO3/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 At the long end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490860246349-V59AXJ4HFU0G6Y9MMMDE/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 This had a little gentle post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490860300120-OJBDFMMX1NKPDRTXEL7H/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 If the subject is strong enough, the only thing the lens can do is reduce it's power. No problem here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490860746935-QODAQZXR1MSIOMAM52SW/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 Luscious colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1490860570883-CT4RMLG6UA09KFD605AD/untitled-1010065.jpg Technical - On olympus lenses part 3 Nice bokeh transition and some gentle, old fashioned contrast. The last four images were all taken within 30 minutes of each other. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/3/2/on-our-reliance-on-the-tech-and-not-ourselves monthly 0.5 2017-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489708208401-7NRKDGNWZ8XIRH08GPE7/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On our reliance on the tech and not ourselves Hopefully ok to use this as the subject is as well disguised as your average comic book superhero. Single shot AF aimed at a point in the water just in front of the subject, about the edge of the wake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488790121777-T3YYUSGOEZB2XBGPYPVW/bikes-3.jpg Technical - On our reliance on the tech and not ourselves A bit over processed, but the original is long gone in the great computer melt down of 2010. 50D and 400 f5.6 manually focussed. Most of the images that day were ok to good, with a few misses and a few crackers and no AF. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/26/on-the-return-of-the-jitters-and-a-reality-call monthly 0.5 2017-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488083711229-Z7PHITTSF5RE8JLRNXIM/untitled-2260167.jpg Technical - On the return of the jitters and a reality call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488083697261-4MHCZ5SCGW2DBCVT2TBF/untitled-2260167-3.jpg Technical - On the return of the jitters and a reality call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488083698658-HJME8GJ41996GXSQF1JC/untitled-2260167-2.jpg Technical - On the return of the jitters and a reality call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488084115498-W8FBQV1K4MLMMQZRG3BC/untitled-2260185-2.jpg Technical - On the return of the jitters and a reality call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488084113495-QI01Z29PI9WE7FHHMAOW/untitled-2260185.jpg Technical - On the return of the jitters and a reality call https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/12/16/on-why-some-lenses-are-so-expensive monthly 0.5 2017-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488774866447-FE978KSBS4KL6XFRYQKR/untitled-3050053.jpg Technical - On Why Some Lenses Are So Expensive Left to right; A first ring 45 f1.8 (the nifty fifty on full frame or short portrait lens of crop format). The second ring (FF), easily corrected and average fast short tele/third ring (CF) fast medium tele 75 f1.8. The second ring 'bit better than basic kit 75-300 F slow zoom (all formats) and the fourth ring 40-150 f2.8 pro grade tele zoom. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/20/on-appreciation-of-the-em5-mk1 monthly 0.5 2017-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1487830094140-8SNL82NBE5NT7A08ZBW4/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On appreciation of the EM5 mk1. OMD 12-40 at 40mm f2.8. Still sexy. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/1/27/on-my-favourite-photographic-things-of-the-year monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485499559551-9PL6OOLTM178TJ7SSZQA/_1290106.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485499564733-40WBTOHG0LD6W42RSE4N/_2150117.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485499943579-CSZH6SWQ2GVERL2SOK18/untitled-3030127.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485499876136-3VKRLJDUXRVOZFI97020/untitled-3120245.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485500056136-VTSZGJRGWVLWNWM5VUNG/untitled-5060280.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485500197130-FL1TO79W2ACOW32V8IFW/untitled-5060544.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485500342110-OH01H730MK4T3ZLS1YUN/untitled-5060569.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485501639422-KJA5Y1OUJ3HID19P0DOX/untitled-1010173.jpg Technical - On Some Of My Favourite Photographic Things This Year Meg's image from her amazing Panasonic compact. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/20/on-reccuring-themes monthly 0.5 2017-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1487581999062-3NVG5Z6319S41ISB55JU/untitled-1170084.jpg Technical - on recurring themes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1487581779047-IUHA0ERX9AHSJILVCRMG/untitled-1170407.jpg Technical - 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on recurring themes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489709159588-8401CKSPVGHDZ6V2RDGW/untitled-5010199.jpg Technical - on recurring themes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489709335332-7S9D1MD5L6Q9AG5J8PIE/_2010023-2.jpg Technical - on recurring themes https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/12/to-flash-or-not-to-flash monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486871122855-KLK5328OFH0VKNME5ZL6/untitled-2120115-2.jpg Technical - On flashing or not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486873198261-URFSDFBL1JVILYZ55M05/untitled-2120115.jpg Technical - On flashing or not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486873196889-3X8Z0S9OZCBH37CMY78V/untitled-2120051.jpg Technical - On flashing or not. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/9/on-turning-50 monthly 0.5 2017-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486589654125-RZD2SSOBO1MP17MH8KI6/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On turning 50 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/6/on-our-obsession-with-quality monthly 0.5 2017-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486417843387-X9VIBFFX7OKN4EBP3EEB/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On our obsession with better An assortment of C & D mags with one open to one of my favourite articles about David Wells and travelling journalism using Tri-X and a simple 4 prime lens kit. A little aside. the price ticket for Birchalls belongs to Australia's longest continuously running book sellers, closing next month after 170+ years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486417980755-XQF4G8ERUN53OWRH230A/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On our obsession with better A rare camera tech article about some of the better glass around at the time. Even though the topic could be fairly sterile, the delivery is gentle and conversational. There were more often darkroom technical articles as darkroom work was/is mostly technical, but pure camera or lens articles were thinner on the ground. I savoured each. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/10/13/on-the-three-steps monthly 0.5 2017-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1479081730775-ACS57494CE9HEGHK1BEU/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On The three (Four) C's OMD 17mm at F1.8. An attempt to convey the preconceived idea of Tokyo's compressed humanity. Largely false as it turns out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486365274159-MDZJGIIR0B4EIISJJSS3/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On The three (Four) C's OMD 25mm f4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1479081335554-WW6E15LENEA0KJEGJIU9/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On The three (Four) C's A portrait of a work colleague the moment they responded to a friendly gibe. The previous half dozen images looked contrived and stiff. OMD 45mm F2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486365159381-B09G56BNRAA8TDWUAHEN/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On The three (Four) C's OMD 45mm f2. The final Silver FX print edit with burned in borders. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/12/20/on-the-pointlessness-of-lens-tests monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486192400191-70PMFY62R8SOROSDIBRD/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the pointlessness of lens tests Frustrating huh? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486191518020-K95RHYPCG02ULCGK3JOX/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the pointlessness of lens tests If I told you this image was taken with a cheap kit lens or a premium fast prime, would it change your reaction to it? https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/2/3/on-using-non-camera-bags monthly 0.5 2017-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486078777652-K61LWVW578DL47RI67OP/untitled-2030014.jpg Technical - On using non camera bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486078791215-BRGIX7HEZ9H7P9Z3K3B9/untitled-2030015.jpg Technical - On using non camera bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486078791109-CPXSLUBUE0GFH77Y301Z/untitled-2030016.jpg Technical - On using non camera bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486078800429-C35OAOKL1PQGDCR6AYXW/untitled-2030019.jpg Technical - On using non camera bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486078809266-T81TG0GBSRQF6W9Y8ERD/untitled-2030020.jpg Technical - On using non camera bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1486078811406-12X2EOO7H1WTNHYZ6OVX/untitled-2030023.jpg Technical - On using non camera bags https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/1/20/on-practical-uses-for-bokeh monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485494156629-LP0JI64OT6WY8U84LZQ5/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485495335594-D4C6BCD2HGDL7EUF8DJH/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh Here is example of that same lens showing signs of Bokeh "nervousness". Note the flowers in the background and the not too flat looking focus plane. 150mm f2.8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485494424805-U29XT3ZYG0OYR2Z5AHPE/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766399801-6K5YOVDEJRS6DA1FGHSA/_4060325.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766696438-S9ZBB5T1FW75Y3NZTM3I/tokyo+summer+2-010451-2.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766379988-TIW9QFIZJCWFO0AMXK3L/untitled-040218.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766506110-UF9ZWSO3E3AQGIEMDCRP/untitled-9270221.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485495876733-8X4H7Y5513EAU93EFM3V/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh 12-40mm at 40mm f4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485496585981-9I548ENBOLZ6X2QDEU62/untitled-6120002.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485496830383-Y4OFJ20GJTJ7T6HIMASI/untitled-6120010.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485496918474-W2956X705AWZ4PDEXVIB/untitled-6120006.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485497006890-2YCQC20GGYM1QBXYAP6P/untitled-6120011.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766823267-SIO1NO6KCWTBWG33G7F9/untitled-1170029.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766907187-KGII030PR8YL90MLM4SA/_1290106.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485766957668-4G1FJPZNGJ12NLVJJ3QA/untitled-1170129.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485767050662-U5ENB2K7VX3EPSAWJ8KK/untitled-1170529.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1487829948446-LFF1CE3MM2RG52K1JA8I/untitled-1170091.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485767191427-UMI5KBITZTQFCIG4DE66/_4100178.jpg Technical - On the practical application of bokeh https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2017/1/12/on-too-many-cameras-and-not-enough-photos monthly 0.5 2017-01-26 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/12/20/on-the-problematic-40mm monthly 0.5 2017-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483174476541-IAYVOXLTHCOJPG79D5RH/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the problematic 40mm Voigtlander 40mm, zone focussed at f8, 5D mk2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483619694252-R99HWQRFJVLPY4LYVKIX/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the problematic 40mm OMD and newer 20mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1483619748944-NG3SL5VUH8SNXVKUIV4N/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on the problematic 40mm Xe-1 with 27mm https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/12/20/on-styles-and-expectations monthly 0.5 2016-12-19 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/12/4/on-real-image-quality-needs monthly 0.5 2016-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1480810951635-AJA0DC5DEX0HEKDNC5FK/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On real image quality needs A small jpeg from my XE1 with the 23mm f1.4. This printed perfectly to 11x14" https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/12/12/on-depth-of-field-traps monthly 0.5 2016-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1481521625000-ZIUG80ACVRXDTCTP93SI/untitled-110017-2.jpg Technical - on depth of field traps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1481521642593-XQQ4W172Y3GGD0Q1UCO3/untitled-110017.jpg Technical - on depth of field traps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1481522402124-PXSR73RIGRENSQYOGQZ4/untitled-110030-2.jpg Technical - on depth of field traps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1481522326826-8UXLQZJXIMA7P25ALT2W/untitled-110030.jpg Technical - on depth of field traps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1481523157070-SNVVZCCBKSFV7TTQ4FDN/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on depth of field traps This is at a full frame equivalent of about 350mm at f16 (174mm f8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1481523478298-5KF3R3MZCBVVVKAXZ8LD/image-asset.jpeg Technical - on depth of field traps Full frame equivalent of 24mm at f11 (12mm f5.6). The roof, cloud, foreground headlight and far guard are still soft. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/11/9/on-limitation-removal monthly 0.5 2017-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1489708741570-YFLX3IAEPKPOL3TG3TRF/_2190134-2.jpg Technical - On Limitation removal ISO 1600 OMD 75-300 at about 200mm and f5.6 (400mm on a full frame!), hand held at 1/125. There are lots more, but they show the faces of students. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/10/11/on-not-pushing-the-shutter-button-and-self-exploration monthly 0.5 2017-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1476140033122-GLZCAWM2ZZNT3DEL5N7X/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On not pushing the shutter button and self exploration Taken with the intention of creating a series based on ordinary Japanese street corners. Partly mimicking the early 20th century American urban landscape photographers in tone and content and its contrast to the ordered chaos of modern Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1476140122907-GHRQY0QPC1J31IJB2ON4/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On not pushing the shutter button and self exploration Using colour for mood and controlled depth of field (and depth) containing static and non static elements, this image has many of the compositional elements I respond to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1476139844734-L4THLFBM02YFP72Y32G8/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On not pushing the shutter button and self exploration The Japanese are a deeply complicated race with a simple, respectful veneer. Occasionally they "take a moment", revealing their true state. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/10/8/on-the-pen-f-in-japan monthly 0.5 2016-10-09 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/9/17/on-sticking-with-olympus monthly 0.5 2016-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474072445707-HO510AMKWPWRKFCDY2QC/untitled-290002.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus Taken with the kit lens at 42mm wide open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474072618068-1ZVY8I1DT6G3AALE4U6N/untitled-9250025.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474072614083-BFM0RUF00JXQER5DNR10/untitled-9250025-2.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474099051534-0PAQAH5XVH8ROK1JFBGI/_7220118.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474099191847-MRD41GGLF0HUL2LETGC3/_7220118.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474099073463-14D7T68A72A8JKYF5E7Z/IMG_0076.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474099050133-9AGBC3WCJ0A6SAR4NY3H/DSCF2829.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474155161633-K9L51LA631PRIQ4CD9QZ/_3010010.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474155173892-6KHXZ39TB0QSLPQ78UKT/_DSF0156.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474155717910-U17WCHD5KLVG9KG9PWEC/_3010075.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1474155805687-KSXQX1RO6CKZN1Y1G7E5/_DSF0219.jpg Technical - On sticking with Olympus https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/9/13/on-using-long-lenses-for-street-images monthly 0.5 2016-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473719717927-BZHCHRV7BHIA2SIJ7M2E/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On using long lenses for street images OMD 75mm lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473721226927-IT8BVZI33REP91R553VE/LCGS+19-4-4190004-2.jpg Technical - On using long lenses for street images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473721231418-ZT3FY29ENEPX9CF6ONCO/untitled-5060544.jpg Technical - On using long lenses for street images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473721276567-P2VO8WDDKHEZA6DGALH5/untitled-040224.jpg Technical - On using long lenses for street images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473720594495-YU8YZ23XGNUPJCO5T89F/untitled-060449.jpg Technical - On using long lenses for street images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473720644475-KLC6ZQ5JCK29XA940SSG/untitled-060489.jpg Technical - On using long lenses for street images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473720632485-XHOFOL1ZAHBFZ0P06RMV/untitled-060816-2.jpg Technical - On using long lenses for street images https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/3/8/on-fin monthly 0.5 2016-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473491194299-BS25ZW021Y3XH5YF6MSQ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Finding Balance OMD 75-300 at about 150 shot from the hip. Sooo close to deleting this one and even weeks later it got little love, but it grew on me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473211844598-AS6RJRBE0YVV9BTXQ5OI/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Finding Balance Taken as a OOC JPEG with the 75-300 "Budget" lens at 300 f6.7. Sharp enough? Good enough colour? https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/9/9/on-minimalism monthly 0.5 2016-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473388811413-ALGZ9YVY26661JQBG720/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Minimalism OMD with pre focussed 17mm at f5.6. No time to second guess lens choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1473391502202-MX3BT18M0PBSSXYR5DBO/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Minimalism EPM2 45mm lens. Not normally ideal for street, but it worked well on the day. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/6/19/on-the-benefits-of-not-upgrading monthly 0.5 2016-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1466299225605-WJ0YEXY0VXQMZTB6JPLW/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the benefits of not upgrading. EM5 mk1 and 75mm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1466299900893-LVQ1EKIDSXZ7FHU92MPZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the benefits of not upgrading. OMD EM5 mk1 75-300 at 300mm F6.7 (wide open) ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1466300171471-9Q07J6BZMXRUOPPILWNC/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the benefits of not upgrading. EM5 75-300 at about 100mm ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1466301374170-7DTLR7V21VFEOHM2BT7X/untitled-88.jpg Technical - On the benefits of not upgrading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1466301360749-U4Y5R7EOY1WBLQ51LN0H/untitled-114-2.jpg Technical - On the benefits of not upgrading. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/2/5/on-beauty-or-perfection monthly 0.5 2016-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1454620959427-ET38HI47MYIEIRQHN8G8/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Beauty and Perfection https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/1/24/on-rewards-and-accolades monthly 0.5 2016-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1453614046646-TMMS6CIXNRTN3N282BE8/_4090360.jpg Technical - On Rewards and Accolades Just a reminder how lucky we are OMD 45 f1.8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/12/23/on-shooters-block monthly 0.5 2016-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1450822615573-8F292KLWDP76W42KVMJC/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Shooters Block "Harajuku promise" taken during a street photography "binge" OMD 25 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1450845839949-JCDXQZ996RJAM5RSWWPZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Shooters Block "The Discovery" Tokyo subway OMD 17 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1450823126692-9USH95H373DVX2QSC4S1/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Shooters Block Abstract detail of a chair in a Perth shopping mall. OMD 25 f1.8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/1/4/on-those-throw-away-remarks-that-confuse-us-all monthly 0.5 2016-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1452384794051-GNML6K2UCN7KVDU8G93C/untitled-040405-2-2.jpg Technical - On those throw away remarks that confuse us all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1452384799348-DEOBHR4IR6CVD9AB8QF7/untitled-040405-2.jpg Technical - On those throw away remarks that confuse us all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1452656105833-0ESRVIEAMOORUEGV64C3/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On those throw away remarks that confuse us all. OMD 45mm at f4. A good example of a Bokeh efficient lens doing what it does well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1453164745931-IXU20ZJF7QGPEXBBHDZC/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On those throw away remarks that confuse us all. Olympus 75-300 lens at about 150mm f5.6. An example of a Bokeh "suspect" lens doing OK. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2016/1/16/on-new-camera-releases monthly 0.5 2016-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1452898955092-3RCRDDIXLCSOM3QZPMLP/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On New Camera Releases This file had the difficult combination of underexposed foreground and blown out background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1452902325909-J4AGFUBGF5G63X72SBBE/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On New Camera Releases OK up to 8x10" prints, but this image is not sharp. Repeated attempts failed, but previous images, with older cameras were achieved without issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1452899789657-RZCQIFHHL79PVKLGIPPP/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On New Camera Releases Looks good enough this size, but closer inspection shows smeariness and mottled noise, not what an Olympus or Fuji user is used to. https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/11/8/on-the-relativity-of-quality monthly 0.5 2016-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1446966566373-J3MI89C385ADPR86PBUM/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the Relativity of Quality "Magnolia Silk" Canon 1Ds mk2 100mm macro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1446966837694-K0J4URYHGM8029FG9FX4/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On the Relativity of Quality Canon 450D 35mm "L" lens https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/11/11/on-landscape-photography monthly 0.5 2016-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1447219542503-4AIYLVZWULW8L6SQ97UZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Being a Landscape Photographer "Pastel Hills" Arrow Town, New Zealand Fuji XE1 18-55 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1448786759530-IDRACJ9SJJLIL49FLUT5/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Being a Landscape Photographer "Past Lillies" Kamakura, Japan OMD 75 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1448787234104-TSDEUAQS7QE0EKOLEIVZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Being a Landscape Photographer "Well Worn" Boat Harbour, Tasmania Fuji XA 1 16-50 kit zoom https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/12/28/on-walkers-and-stalkers monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1451279489146-WPAYGE28JWLIPDQDON7S/untitled-030531.jpg Technical - On Walkers and Watchers. Sand In My Shoe, Kamakura Japan. OMD 75 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1451538655897-KQUAFOU8TVKUCF90HNX2/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Walkers and Watchers. Fish market corner #1 or "Six directions", Tokyo OMD 17 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1451538792431-QOEVPGMQRHMXSP146CQ2/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Walkers and Watchers. Fish market corner #2 or "Everyone is lost but one", Tokyo. OMD 17 f1.8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/12/23/on-making-or-taking-a-photo monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1450847466313-ZL2SS54WMKTX3N5VAZLP/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Making or Taking a Photo. Gold and Green Kyoto Japan. OMD 17 f1.8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/12/7/on-olympus-m43-shorter-lenses monthly 0.5 2017-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449439004583-JUPLG201WQA9ZAAC8D04/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 2 Shibuya Japan OMD 17mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449440947626-7BXPMJVRS0AIYHMRVVTP/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 2 Skate Park Launceston Tasmania. OMD 25mm f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449471235358-7TU2V9YYU8BOYIRIV2MY/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 2 Panasonic 20mm f1.7 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/12/2/olympus-m43-lenses monthly 0.5 2017-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449468633527-PGQTVENNWHZCHBUQNCZC/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 1 "Coffee Shop Ride" 75 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449132801829-YJHWBSYMOSHKU907YBWL/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 1 Perth Zoo 75-300 (300) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449133533250-YHR5A80AL1JFL39CYS79/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 1 "Morning Moves" Tokyo 45 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449438660831-T0Z6USXP29R8GSHKSTF4/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 1 Back Garden Sample 60mm F2.8 macro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1449469117735-GX29YH6CZPFYBPI1U6N6/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Olympus Lenses Part 1 Classic Car Show Fuji 60mm f2.4 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/10/25/on-lenses-that-dont-review-well monthly 0.5 2016-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1445755140861-AMGQVVQNXG7AQZII9VOZ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Lens Reviews "Everyday" Shibuya Japan. OMD 17 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1445755371318-EE0T8OLP2H0OCO20WUMS/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Lens Reviews "Cherry lips" Hiroshima Japan OMD 75-300 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1445823738797-1WYREVK4UR44RDNN6ZP7/untitled-167.jpg Technical - On Lens Reviews Morocco (Peta Frost) Canon Ixus https://photokensho.net/thoughts/2015/9/8/on-micro-four-thirds monthly 0.5 2016-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1445406323315-6EFEU2IXQEVDP9X9MDNF/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Micro Four Thirds "The Waiter" Harajuku Japan. OMD 25 f1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1445406821001-5C8F1N5NFAGQ4UWZ5EKB/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Micro Four Thirds "Frost web" Tasmania. Fuji XE1 60mm Macro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1451800511275-QINWXFZWIHR3KZCWQTTQ/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Micro Four Thirds "Bel Air time" Fuji XE1 60mm macro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1451801048752-KVCM7J45MPIKXBR75D4E/image-asset.jpeg Technical - On Micro Four Thirds "Bel Air time alternative" OMD 75 f1.8 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/tag/Olyompus monthly 0.5 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/tag/75mm+F1.8 monthly 0.5 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/tag/45mm+f1.8 monthly 0.5 https://photokensho.net/thoughts/tag/Lenses monthly 0.5 https://photokensho.net/reviews daily 0.75 2025-01-05 https://photokensho.net/reviews/2022/6/29/some-f804-thoughts-or-the-day-after monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://photokensho.net/reviews/2024/11/18/pretty-or-practical-a-look-at-my-day-bag-options monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1731885003500-YJ2FW8SD0FUYIQNO1I4H/Bag+blog+10.jpg Books and Bags - 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Pretty Or Practical, A Look At My Day Bag Options https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1731891746694-VEMGWORRDHTGSE2H3NEZ/Bag+blog+6.jpg Books and Bags - Pretty Or Practical, A Look At My Day Bag Options https://photokensho.net/reviews/2023/11/20/domke-bags-in-the-world-of-modern-cameras monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/a5b1f6a5-7fc3-4f00-bbc6-7d6502c984bc/F2+1.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out After a year of constant use, it still looks neat, but the 40 year old one is not much different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b2235595-05c8-40e4-a2bc-f4388f01c28a/F2+2.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out This full length rear pocket is the lung it needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/8097af9d-eaf4-486f-a0cb-e11990670ca8/F2.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out My news paper day kit before the F7 came back from Japan with us. 2 Bodies, lenses which cover from 18-300 (ff) over two zooms and three fast primes, three lighting options, the OSMO and a decent mic. The small front pockets are handy enough and the height of the bag helps keep small primes easy to reach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/623a50a2-2f41-4f2f-ae2a-e1b2088b2b52/F7+1.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out My “special edition” gunmetal grey F7, is actually a light faded black display model, bought for half price. For a working bag, a real win. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/29e29d91-ce0d-4828-9a3b-073d7251ab01/F2+3.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The height advantage (dis-advantage?) of the F7 is slight, but handy, about the depth of a camera body or taller lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/69bd8466-fb1c-4dbd-9cdc-83885ce47205/F2+4.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The big square pockets are oddly near useless for their intended kit. They take a small camera and zoom face down, but the F2 can take the same side on. The height suits big cameras, but not with large lenses mounted. The small divided compartment is good for lenses as large as the 40-150 f2.8, but not with its big hood (I use a screw-in metal one). Personally I would have liked something along the lines of a full sized compartment, but more modular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ebd7d28d-5fb0-4df6-9105-c85bd5bf44c9/F7.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The small primes are a long way further down than in the F2, the 9mm hidden under the EM1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7b33fffd-ddb3-408b-8b5d-b13f6887083b/untitled-3030408.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out Old kit, but a good array to show the massive capacity of this bag. Note, it looks less green and more worn in these days. Where did the little 25mm end up? Mostly forgotten as it goes. I never carried this much, but a rain jacket, water bottle, even a laptop did make it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9811c4b7-eb85-421b-b1ff-2ec3ecefef1e/untitled-3030413.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out I felt this would not be deep enough for a grip mounted EM1.2 or EM1x (so I bought the F804), but it turns out, that was not the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1b59a6e9-94bf-42cc-b2f1-c75ea14139f1/untitled-3030420.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out This is a huge advantage over the F804, which lacks the raised external main strap for the pouches to slip under. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/6193a2d3-3561-45e7-ab70-ffbabbe81635/EmptyName+34.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/26d4de0b-bf63-494b-8610-d9d886394910/EmptyName+35.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2e59b086-d4b1-488d-ade4-ef37b54d7631/EmptyName+36.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The top flap is excessive and without the F802’s reinforcing, less useful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bb92c6ca-49af-43b6-a375-9996f32f68d5/EmptyName+37.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The shapeless blob that is the empty, light weight “rugged wear” F3x. The Olive RW is rare as, coming from a few Bic Camera stores in japan, some now gone all together. A must have, I would happily swap it for a Ballistic nylon one (which I had). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/836b4ce1-cc93-43ee-b26d-adc7f7074784/EmptyName+38.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out Still shapeless, which I guess can be a benefit, it is the ultimate hip hugger (but watch light coloured clothes as the oil can rub off). It has the rear, front and end pockets that do make a difference. Probably best as a single camera, three or 4 lens bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7e1f2122-d018-4cc6-9c43-27266f9bcb26/217+1.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The top pocket can take a Portrays 5” monitor in its box, tool kit and cable, the bottom takes a 13” M1 Air or a camera bag (F2/3x) and the whole lid is expandable. The inside lid has a full sized deep expansion pocket and two pockets (M1 sized). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0c61fb3c-23a6-46ee-b44c-5b171690d1f1/217.jpg Books and Bags - Domke Bags In The World Of Modern Cameras - Make it stand out The G9II and S5 caged, my Lumix lenses for both (the hole is for the 35mm still coming), the fast Sigma, handles, filters etc. The whole compartment is removable, so the bag can be a regular suit case as well. Even the 85mm with tall hood on does not touch the lid. The square “bumper” stickers are for video lenses, round ones for stills and bigger squares for cinema. My coverage is 16-120 in M43, 20-130 in FF, with many longer M43 options available. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2023/10/25/domke-f7-a-mixed-blessing monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4c0e9775-45af-446a-b022-060b549740c8/domke+2.jpg Books and Bags - Domke F7 A Mixed Blessing - Make it stand out Big enough for a pair of flash units side by side, but also big enough to loose things down deep, which can result in things “jumping” out when rummaging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ec0bf7cb-2cf5-4539-837d-dbd3b5d78db9/domke+1.jpg Books and Bags - Domke F7 A Mixed Blessing - Make it stand out If the left one was a few inches longer and the right one a four-way lens design like the middle one, it would be more useful to me. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2023/10/3/the-domke-f7-where-the-hell-did-that-come-from monthly 0.5 2023-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ec0bf7cb-2cf5-4539-837d-dbd3b5d78db9/domke+1.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F7, Where The Hell Did That Come From? - Make it stand out The two big inserts are D6, EOS 1, EM1x sized cameras, the middle one will take big lenses like the 300, something I have struggled with. The fading is a lot less obvious in reality than the photos make it look. My other black bags look much the same, only the bit under the flap giving this one away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d8f8ceb1-7dd1-4d0a-a9f9-2041b54f3002/domke+3.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F7, Where The Hell Did That Come From? - Make it stand out Ooooh I thought, it’s available in a dark, classy grey finish, which turned out to be black with light fading….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4c0e9775-45af-446a-b022-060b549740c8/domke+2.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F7, Where The Hell Did That Come From? - Make it stand out ….revealed when you lift the flap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bd0e52fa-2ea4-446e-9c34-57776ca7a746/domke+5.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F7, Where The Hell Did That Come From? - Make it stand out The Domke belt that came with it, a $40au saving alone. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2023/4/17/reclaim-the-street-book-review monthly 0.5 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2e29ee43-ba1f-413d-a001-33f5d677e336/perth+52.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out This is the only image of or from the book for copy-rite adherence. The rest of the images are my own because I can show them without fear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ac33646d-e1e9-4a18-b9ee-3ef248e3b385/Japan+triple+6.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b1fda217-af4e-42e3-8b72-ba4b2ed68bab/perth+51.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0ab03d7f-0bda-4f90-85ad-95be2a8536f4/perth+25.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/50c026da-4453-477c-ad83-18863a75bd45/perth+23.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out “Don’t Stop”. Yellow is such a strong anchor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c8747785-1b49-4feb-ae19-9b19c2f2c30e/Japan+1.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out An image of the same type. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/56e5f403-0a33-4cfc-a443-87cbe2e1411a/kamakura+7.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out One of my loose project on street corners in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1f664fde-c63b-451e-880c-4d55c500829e/kyoto+25.jpg Books and Bags - Reclaim The Street, Some Thoughts, Part 1 - Make it stand out Not sure what platform. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2022/7/24/the-domke-217-roller-bag monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658645638156-KP02TUO2520NIKEJM72R/ex+29.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out It does not look to be that big at all, only about the same footprint as my Neewer back pack and all good for onboard air travel. It is square and deep, both efficient things and it can it seems, be deceiving. The lens with the Lumix cap, is actually my 40-150 pro, which protrudes a little, but the lid still closes comfortably. There is about 2” of clearance without the lid expanded. The little lenses all have enough clearance for another in the same compartment if individually bagged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658647818535-BA0BRKFXLEU94BLZSSBJ/ex+34.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out The EM1x sitting on its strap. The 300mm and both cameras are sitting on top of their respective straps, so nice and neat, nothing “floating”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646105974-ARNXFMP9E9FRIYH89QBM/ex+30.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out The lid has a thick, soft plastic lining with two pockets. They will not quite hold my 13” Macbook Air, but could hold a rain jacket, three pairs of socks and monitor or similar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646262788-7WI1CEM5O2P9I00RB1HH/ex+31.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out Looks like a forgot to shoot the outside pockets, but here you can see the inner zip pocket behind each flap covered one. The flap pockets are buckled with better buckles than the usual Domke clips and velcro. The bottom one will take my 13” Mac, the top would take a full sized iPad. These are the heavier Nylon that Domke uses for their bigger bags and the lids are slightly padded. Apparently, Domke designed the pockets on the lids to take a flattened F3x or F2 and I would believe it. The inner ones are even sealed, so the oily F3x Rugged wear would not “infect” other items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646487488-S7OQL6GS75R1XEZELRPW/ex+32.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out If you extend the lid, you gain about the depth of the average 50mm 1.8. If this creates a migration path for smaller items inside, they supply a half dozen elastic straps to close some compartments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646618033-Q5S69I41XNARZ7RBPBA7/ex+33.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out The whole inner liner can be removed. The lot can be slipped onto a shelf for storage and the case used for other tasks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646703257-Y2F4T21VLYQP8GWQ3A49/ex+35.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out Nice unders. If the wheels ever wore out, I would probably just get a small hand cart for the bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646808089-5WQGBHFLAPB4SMBMAMCX/ex+36.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out Real leather bits and like some cases, it feels lighter full than the sum of its parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658646919465-1IEXLQLOI4ATFM8ED3ED/ex+37.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke 217 Roller Bag - Make it stand out With the f804 on, a nice little package, well balanced and sturdy and this can actually hold my entire kit, all cameras, lenses and accessories. Not something i would like to try in another configuration. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2022/6/27/the-domke-f804-problem-solver monthly 0.5 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656308359650-XA2PSYI6BJJ3RRZ93SPE/EmptyName.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F804, Problem Solver? - Make it stand out My current Domke Family. Many others, mostly small ones have come and gone (sadly), so this is both the “working” and the “for pride” pack. The ancient, early 1980’s F-2 front right is now doing time as a lighting cable bag, the F3x rugged (special edition) is seldom used, but a keeper and the F802 (right) and F804 (left) backing up. These last two are the current work bags. Funny to think the F3x and F-2 share 30+ years of difference in age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656308544959-31MXYR3U8WZATYPCQS8O/EmptyName+4.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F804, Problem Solver? - Make it stand out The big problem, a gripped camera face down mounted on a long lens. Width, height, depth and sharing with others make this problem child an ongoing issue. The F804 is basically the same size as the F802, except for depth, which is almost double. The lid closes without distorting any other pocket and there is still room in the bag. I can even reverse the camera, making the other compartments more accessible. The tiny bit of extra height and length (about 1” each), just gives the bag some breathing room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656308778637-A1434BSZYU2I1AOHDXX2/EmptyName+49.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F804, Problem Solver? - Make it stand out Although the F802 managed the kit, it did not do it without compromises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656308948472-4NTY25Z7W5AO5P0I4F2U/EmptyName+3.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F804, Problem Solver? - Make it stand out The big difference. The pockets are about the same, but the base depth of the main compartment is very different. The F804 gets a semi hard base board which is apparently the same one the F1x uses. I have another coming as they are scarce and another shoulder pad. I have two of these also, but several bags that could do with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656309135403-F3FOYLT85CTSEOVE8Y9M/EmptyName+1.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F804, Problem Solver? - Make it stand out The F-2 and F804 share roughly the same footprint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656309216713-XW2YKHLQO2T38DHPYNSJ/EmptyName+5.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F804, Problem Solver? - Make it stand out The two big differences between the F804 and F802 apart from size are, no top handle and a base board, making the F804 less of a satchel and more of a tote bag. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2022/6/25/domke-always-domke monthly 0.5 2023-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656213135590-4KP1WSLJET7DP59RZ3FH/EmptyName+48.jpg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? - Make it stand out At that perfect age where it feels worn in, with minimal sign of wearing out, like a favourite pair of jeans. Shame it is just a little skinny to accomodate a very square camera face down, with laptop etc as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656322610430-XJ8UPG4BCAEO3RRHMDPA/EmptyName+4.jpg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656322649636-8FXTTZH4MR4NYFNP1PH7/EmptyName+5.jpg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656322726000-GE6VJFJAA683E451XEJR/EmptyName+3.jpg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656214879900-SC8HI6U5HOUPVY39JR8Y/EmptyName+53.jpg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? - Make it stand out Just a gorgeous bag really, but not the first choice for every day work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656215079545-PCG8SZOU9T0IGBZ2JRXX/EmptyName+46.jpg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? - Make it stand out A nice, practical bag, useful and reasonable value, but it added nothing to a bagoholics arsenal except a nice “presentable” option. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1656214783327-LRS97M5EE95E01OOQ7S1/wotancraft_bag.jpeg Books and Bags - Domke, Always Domke? - Make it stand out If Filson, Billingham and Indiana Jones had a love child………… https://photokensho.net/reviews/2021/8/22/domke-f802-long-term-followup monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1629613639372-F888QM8R9QOON0JT20A3/steam+1.jpg Books and Bags - Domke F802 And Bags Generally, A Longer Term Followup - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1623030607401-K785WYVCSJR2141X0WVF/untitled-3030408.jpg Books and Bags - Domke F802 And Bags Generally, A Longer Term Followup - Make it stand out The original shot. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2020/10/2/thoughts-on-the-bags-i-use monthly 0.5 2021-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610175328324-91ZPI504SBWN9JT88IFP/PC260189lighting.jpg Books and Bags - Thoughts On The Bags I Use Now Just some of what the F802 can squirrel away without effecting my basic camera kit. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2019/1/27/not-a-book-but-as-important monthly 0.5 2019-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548554879970-ZEOB8ALFYYV1OJ8D25D2/untitled-1270047.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 Unassuming, classy and modest, this periodical was an automatic buy for me along with Camera and Darkroom, mostly for the articles about photographers current and retrospective or advanced technique as well as the dry wisdom of David Vestal. Pretty good condition considering. I still have a hoard of 50 or so mags from this era, as they are far too precious to me to toss. It is amazing how relevant they still are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548555047846-9FRMH09JP46AR6HOJ156/untitled-1270048.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 It took 28 pages before it got to the main article spread, but I was instantly hooked. It had the perfect combination (for me) of being relevant information, a reveal of mysterious secrets and eminently applicable technique. It did not hurt that at the time, I was using two of the lenses in the samples (100 f2.8 EF macro, the old one, and the first EF 35 f2) and it also referenced a brand I had just moved out of, but had great fondness for, Zenza Bronica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548556723008-YLHXZMZEU1GUO6GSOH8A/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 One of the strongest lessons I learned from the article, one sadly forgotten in more recent times, is that Bokeh, in it’s many forms, is important in almost every photographic situation that has any amount of OoF area regardless of focal length, aperture selected or distance. There is no right or wrong, nor a fixed formula to achieve that mythical, ideal look. The point to take away, is that Bokeh, however you like it, may only be achievable under some conditions and these may change with any slight variation in lens use of the very same lens. The frame bottom right was from a “Bokeh king” semi wide angle used at a medium aperture and focussing distance, not wide open and up close as is so common these days. This kind of talk does not wash with many currently, but is at the essence of Bokeh and it’s true exponents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548555804923-3WCOCL3IU1UQYUNX4HRR/untitled-1270051.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 Oren Grad followed up with an overview of the terminology used at the time, which has now grown and changed into more westernised terms like “feathered”, “onion ring” or “solid”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548555951389-JFCSMILBXL2H1HFXSQSZ/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 Then the more technical article, that I must admit I have not properly read as I find this type of thing efficiently removes the joy from something as intuitive and emotional as Bokeh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548556120068-63X8JI8KWG3ZDIRHBOAS/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 Lots of this. Too dry for me, but technically sound stuff and the foundation of the future math and understanding. Ahead of it’s time really. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548556214024-BIWHV26IY3AU4QIGGBHW/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 There was lots of other good stuff in there as usual. Inspiration abounds, but the Bokeh article cemented this edition into modern photographies history. It is kind of weird that no mention is made of OoF elements in any of the articles, except the ones that only talk about it. This was about to change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1548556290545-EV7BXI4NCQ7H5WKR1SBZ/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Book review 2; Photo Techniques May/June 1997 And the final word by Mike. Of note is his description of using the EF 35 f2 lens. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2019/1/18/turn-style-10l-v2 monthly 0.5 2022-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547774537287-DBGD1NR3U23PM63G5FHE/untitled-1180006.jpg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 EM1 with 12-400, EM5 with 75mm and little prime on the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547774687552-1UPO0OL3N2R2BJ3JIMGA/untitled-1180009.jpg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 Deceptively tall, accommodating my 75-300 easily and any other lens but that one mounted on a camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547774787675-ZYWRZ15I5N5DA0L9PFE8/untitled-1180001.jpg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 The internals are divided by three tall and one short divider (one removed for this kit and the small one on the floor for added cushioning). They are thinner than Lowepro ones, but stiffer and more padded than Domke. The velcro is very tight and grippy, not the sort that will fuzz up with repeated changes (like a Billingham insert). A small Billingham 2 lens box divider will fit in one section also for an all primes day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547775068725-TDZ2RAGXVKEQWGZ8SJEQ/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 Almost a deal breaker for me, the rear padded ipad pocket will hold an ipad mini, but only “naked”. Mine is on a protective case and would not fit. This pocket is however ideal for sensitive documents being the nearest contact point to the body and well hidden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547775117784-CSV7C8OTZ816I717G5NK/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 Then I discovered the bigger internal one. All sorted. This could hold a naked full size ipad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547775020249-4YAIZXPGPDDT29SX6UXF/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 The front pocket will hold several small items like a phone, note pad, pen, map, batteries, cards etc. It is flat, but roomy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547775339485-VLZ7EHCYB46HS4H3KIBP/untitled-1180011.jpg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 The broad and very comfortable strap runs up-down when worn at the back and makes the bag feel effectively weightless. I am not sure a fully loaded 20L would feel the same, but it would definitely feel lighter than a shoulder bag. The strap is easily adjustable which is good as the bag feels better when tighter-higher up the back, but a lower sit gives more “swing around” room when fiddling with gear. The only thing I would add is a small strap anchor for an optional phone or utility pouch to be placed on the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547775514312-05NY9UD6V404X4EC6ZS9/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 A handy top strap. The bag stands up well when full, if loaded sensibly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547775640164-AWKJ6PMJQ6FIAKSATE7X/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Think Tank Turnstyle 10L V2 The optional stabiliser strap and rain coat pocket. I will remove the strap as the bag will not be used for extreme sports. This can also be used to turn the bag into a fanny pack. It would also allow for small utility pouches or a water bottle pouch to be added. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2019/1/16/lowe-pro-inverse-100-aw-review-well-sort-of monthly 0.5 2022-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547592022398-WD6P8K6PBEOPHP1MK3WB/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Lowe Pro Inverse 100 AW Review (Well Sort Of) No, it’s not thirsty. The tongue hanging out is it’s weather shield cover. It also comes in basic black and a fetching Cobalt blue. Note no fanny pack wings, just bag. The clips at the front are the restraining straps for the front flap pocket. When pushed out fully the gap created can hold a camera body or lens while changing things out or expand the capacity of the front pocket. If the rain cover is removed, the pocket will hold even more as the two pockets occupy the same space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547592433237-WO04PWLXNRCG738SEP3T/untitled-1160605.jpg Books and Bags - Lowe Pro Inverse 100 AW Review (Well Sort Of) Very big and well padded. The wings that fold into this are also quite thick and heavy. You can also see where the shoulder strap attaches. It is slightly off angle to make the bag better for cross body wear than shoulder use. Once attached, the bag can be moved anywhere on the front or side hip as needed. Another small bonus is the padded waist loop can cover the bigger pack’s waist strap clip, adding comfort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547592607001-14ZSRJ3JJ944XIXF9T4Q/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Lowe Pro Inverse 100 AW Review (Well Sort Of) Under the strap at each end is the standard water bottle pocket which could be used as small lens pouches with some padding added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547592920290-66BHRQTD28SUVCAZ1IWD/untitled-1160603.jpg Books and Bags - Lowe Pro Inverse 100 AW Review (Well Sort Of) Inside; A Pen F with mounted 12-100+hood (this can be mounted face down also, but I have lost one of the matched dividers), 75-300 and filters/batteries/accessories in the front flap. The front pocket can be pushed out giving the user an extra spot to put detached hoods or lenses etc. when fiddling. In the past it held a 5dII with 17-40 f4L and 70-200 f4L (hood inverted). The 200 model has basically the width of another large lens or body extra and can even hold a body with large FF superzoom or pro tele mounted. The capacity can also be expanded if Domke thin walled dividers are used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1547593262505-3YYPEAWR99IORM50WJQR/untitled-1160609.jpg Books and Bags - Lowe Pro Inverse 100 AW Review (Well Sort Of) Handy tripod, monopod or jacket strap. This is the usual overly hopeful accessory option for big tripods, but with light weight M43 cameras with gentle electronic shutters, I actually can carry a useful tripod here. Notice how big the side pockets are potentially. The right one is a big water bottle size, the left a thinner, mobile phone or note book size. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2017/3/8/book-review-1-stay-this-moment monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488924921880-LDECMTMV94DMU63JZTCF/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488926059517-5WG64BZFPMZOT0H5B3HO/untitled-3080005.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488926080132-136VC4KRKMQD1RB2BP54/untitled-3080007.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488926091068-HVB4LAOUR48NC6JNAA1D/untitled-3080010.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488926098673-5UZMDLCU55N2IIABEPYN/untitled-3080012.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488926124517-B0EAIQAKXENW52ZW9M0E/untitled-3080013.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488926119368-5ILVITAXABRIZDCE2C71/untitled-3080017.jpg Books and Bags - Book review 1; Stay This Moment https://photokensho.net/reviews/2017/3/3/the-domke-f802-the-bag-that-had-to-be monthly 0.5 2025-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488494660925-EQ02HSAF09BPUVQFTAZH/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - The Domke F802. The Bag that had to be. And there you go. Note the almost 100% adoption of metal, screw in hoods. The 40-150 in particular sits nose down a bit better with a rigid hood, but the original is excellent for landscapes as it retracts easily for filter use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488495175169-UP4SPJZ6IPF76IU69MJC/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - The Domke F802. The Bag that had to be. With Tenba insert. It even matches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488496628376-HZXYT1P58KDQTS4QUGDH/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - The Domke F802. The Bag that had to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488495652935-GP1VGETXXPHY9JOJGXC2/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - The Domke F802. The Bag that had to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488495616818-FGSQZQ7NW0FHOY0MGSTZ/untitled-3030419.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F802. The Bag that had to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1488495615995-4QPSGRREFG7OM88LIPAX/untitled-3030420.jpg Books and Bags - The Domke F802. The Bag that had to be. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2017/1/29/the-filson-field-bag-medium-the-other-filson monthly 0.5 2022-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485670208939-7WNXLZIEBTK3VV5F4YPP/untitled-1290034.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field bag medium, The other Filson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485670205698-1J4NI95SUURUSVTHUA1W/untitled-1290036.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field bag medium, The other Filson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485670491383-MCBYNMC4DMY842XA9O9J/untitled-1290039.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field bag medium, The other Filson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485670484041-XDNCE9KZYUYDNUYWE0AL/untitled-1290041.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field bag medium, The other Filson https://photokensho.net/reviews/2017/1/29/beauty-and-the-beast-a-domke-duo monthly 0.5 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485647442356-ZRKSRSVTH37G3U9F5PDC/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. Looking a bit aged (and dirty), the F2 black canvas from 1980 something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485647678317-EEYXXZQBZ2LLULSNAXGU/untitled-1290011.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485647679642-9IHTU207ZJ7H7OQYKKPV/untitled-1290031.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485647850277-84VTGAFMA9VTAL5TURTZ/untitled-1290027.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485647853365-M5DD25L8C1HFNJ6NWID1/untitled-1290030.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485648752978-TCZT2GN0CMDJZI1SE782/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. The less rigid rugged wear look. Remember this bag is only a year old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649007933-Z5QLY9IQ5JW6DIMU9IAL/untitled-1290014.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649017999-X6GUQE133ACAETXOO7U6/untitled-1290013.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649019341-GA5JZ50KCHQ9H11TJL06/untitled-1290022.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649030448-DESVTQO548W66E7B3X7R/untitled-1290024.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649523639-WL8N436XWPE1LOFCSTUL/untitled-1290015.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649531431-3WOJBKTY7ZAYS7BFP6QK/untitled-1290019.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1485649534791-2BERMX0JVOTULJNYCFV6/untitled-1290020.jpg Books and Bags - Beauty and the beast, A Domke Duo. https://photokensho.net/reviews/2016/6/9/the-filson-field-camera-bag monthly 0.5 2019-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465430682239-MO0PAF1YX0ZEOOQTGCML/untitled-6090177.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465430904746-L0JTKNVUUYTASI13C5EP/image-asset.jpeg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465434233201-72TIYIPC9E2H1POOR84D/untitled-6090179.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465434228991-YUZRLGG19C1VM5GY01KS/untitled-6090180.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465434237376-RQXYDF2IJHDEVBEQY1O3/untitled-6090181.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465626279391-IRADFZMFNPQQYEZH2BZB/untitled-6110182.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465626281690-24VU2BNU96ED4VL0WSIJ/untitled-6110185.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465626294820-O1HHWNEYIXASRA5HIEF5/untitled-6110186.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1465626295628-07XUPAGKW12R8TUGVPOK/untitled-6110187.jpg Books and Bags - The Filson Field Camera Bag https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies daily 0.75 2026-05-22 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2026/3/26/its-all-in-a-name-or-generational-blindness monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/89307a08-ad8d-457b-b9d6-b4d427b06417/EmptyName+23.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - It's All In A Name (or Generational Blindness) - Make it stand out The actual ship itself, taken from the Vulcan faction pack, probably about to meet a similarly sticky endas the one in the series. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2026/3/8/two-very-different-ways-of-segregating-1e-x-wing monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/00b2477f-0517-405e-bd85-5f2d3fe24b20/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Two Very Different Ways Of Segregating 1e X-Wing - Make it stand out Time for the ships with few or no generic options like the two Phantoms or Captured Tie to shine. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2026/3/13/last-years-orders-start-to-arrive monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d56c47ae-b4cb-40e5-b3e4-240fc4ce9b5f/TMNT.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Last Years Orders Start To Arrive - Make it stand out These look true to the comics. The alternates look like later versions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/22e3a028-4e17-42bd-8376-29d5631bf018/TMNT+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Last Years Orders Start To Arrive - Make it stand out A morning outing with the alternate Turtles. Action poses and more detailed than the originals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/84051e5b-2601-4398-aef0-c0067a7abb16/TMNT+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Last Years Orders Start To Arrive - Make it stand out Sidekicks. I shot this angle to show Splinter’s tail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e87f2223-4403-4a81-9004-d37b59006874/TMNT+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Last Years Orders Start To Arrive - Make it stand out The bad crew, Shredder and Krang alternates, all the henchmen. The Alternate sculpts are better than the core ones, but also more over the top. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2026/1/17/paints-are-wet-again monthly 0.5 2026-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e4e7859f-e497-4ec2-bf5b-6b977df90165/_1090024.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out U.S. troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. Cigar box “Desert Town” mat and home made buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/459deb58-5906-49e5-9ba6-c58052b5b29d/_1100053.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out “Avengers Assemble!”, some remounted Heroclix. If you are picky, there are plenty of excellent paint jobs to go with or touch up if needed and it is nice to get some pre-painted figs on the table (the big job is the rules). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/23c656b1-280a-40fc-9a7f-c672c949aab1/_1100046.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out It’s a bugger when you turn up to work for a modern skirmish game and the player-gods decide to throw a dinosaur at you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/28d1fc64-ce5f-4d2e-b9fb-651f8486e67e/_1090104.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out 18mm ECW Museum figs, one of two sets for the period, the other in 28mm Redoubt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/33952de5-7ad0-48fe-a1d5-8098cf982f13/_1090040.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out My cowboys and some of their substantial town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/5e39da20-fb7d-444c-a0d5-de5e2e22e909/_1090069.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out Some Yanks in Italy. Britannia figs in classic 20mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1c5b07c9-ad1b-4210-9ff1-cd22ff985497/_1090076.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out The enemy view of same. The Cigar Box range of mats includes some photo realistic and these more model-like ones. All do their job well and contours are firm insulation foam hills placed under, which look great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3ae43e37-6aca-4135-aa45-7b267b156dc5/_1100041.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out 20mm Britannia Pacific marines. This mat is “Redwood forrest”, but doubles as rich jungle Pacific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/59d30514-23a5-47ed-b248-426ea4fe333d/_1100088.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out More Clix, Hellboy this time (look behind you guys!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0f968600-2439-4dbf-953e-c2d638421598/_1100026.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out Some excellent Foundry foot Serjeants. I failed to get mounted figures, so a castle or seige skirmish only. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/389acf82-32cd-415f-a2de-ebb4e64e5e9a/_1100007.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out My Gripping Beast Arthurians (all the older metal range) need re-mounting onto diorama bases for Dux Bellorum. I prefer the rules and it reduces handling damage). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d5439763-2337-4553-b6f4-3b683f6607fb/_1100032.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Brushes Are Wet Again. - Make it stand out A 6mm Samurai castle. It seems I covered a lot with this scale years ago that I had managed to forget. Just needs an army to surround it. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/12/26/revised-updated-but-still-flawed monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1df96bd0-4bb3-46b4-b71f-6cefbf885efc/Traveller.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. - Make it stand out The big glossy tome, with its main enemy behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e8ef5008-a2bf-4161-9b9d-3d3ad9cf9701/Traveller+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. - Make it stand out Love the comic book style pics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/58485821-9cca-410d-9223-f1a1fab951a5/Traveller+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. - Make it stand out Lovely illustration of Battledress armour, shame they forgot to include any specs of it in the actual book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1766904082989-V7C4YQYT5B8GNR3XP95L/Traveller+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1766904091380-2AA1PSUBZJCLEQBSC6VL/Traveller+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1766904276470-K29RI1SIPZC98RMRDZJP/Traveller%2B4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1766904309052-9054R9Z3TGFOBS3X6J3F/Traveller%2B9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1766904328727-IJTS5MZI9GNN2XLJWSEV/Traveller%2B10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/322427b0-6706-483f-a381-9ff7eb235dbd/Traveller+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. - Make it stand out The art in M-Space hits that “lived in” look of Star Wars, with a more up to date, if Scandi twist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d06698c7-23d5-4bf2-91fd-b752e12ef542/Traveller+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revised, Updated And Glorious, But Still Flawed. - Make it stand out Art can be more than a stylised space suit, dogfight or street scene. It can be emotive, deep and thought provoking. The artists of the 1970’s to 2000’s and the current Scandi artists tend to add context, humanity and scale. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/12/18/sci-fi-ttrpgs-what-to-pick-and-why monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/12/19/the-joys-and-tribulations-of-generic-rpgs monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/79898f9e-6d3b-455a-9bd8-58349520b5be/And-Vampires-Too.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Trials And Tribulations Of Generic RPG's - Make it stand out A little of this and a little bit of that, but nothing too heavy handed, almost a themed generic game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/707a90d0-0ccc-426a-9dbf-429078c3b187/Burns.jpg.webp Gamer's Ramblings - The Trials And Tribulations Of Generic RPG's - Make it stand out A Jim Burns work from the 70’s. Plenty of inspiration here. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/12/16/into-the-unknown-knowing-more-wishing-for-something-different monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/51313b60-2d61-4296-a46f-10be8b695d9e/Star-Trek-Into-The-Unknown-1-640x520.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Into The Unknown, Knowing More, Wishing For Something Different. - Make it stand out Gt my heart racing when I first saw it, but things have gone a little soft over time. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/11/23/the-fine-art-of-cutting-your-losses monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/a8fb5d5e-7a66-44e8-84f6-a512eab9cbbf/portraits+68.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Fine Art Of Cutting Your Losses And (Hopefully) Increasing Your Gains - Make it stand out Mostly enough. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/11/11/star-trek-attack-wing-the-game-with-layers-within-layers monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/89307a08-ad8d-457b-b9d6-b4d427b06417/EmptyName+23.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Star Trek Attack Wing, Why Playing "Pure" Matters. - Make it stand out The Gorn are a scary proposition in a TOS fight with stats of 3-1-3-4 (highest Shields in TOS) and some funky upgrades, but drop them into a TNG game and they die quickly, unable to match even a Ferenghi Marauder. Right horse on the right course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/00784034-c5a0-4863-ae67-4dd1ce817ccf/EmptyName+26.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Star Trek Attack Wing, Why Playing "Pure" Matters. - Make it stand out This Enterprise from the Kelvin set is a monster, so a favourite of some tournament players, but totally unbalances the game unless kept in its patch. I have toyed with the idea of using one as the a USS Vengeance style ship for an “Into Darkness” style scenario, it is genuinely that much bigger than the Enterprise in the other image above with stats of 4-1-6-3 and speed 6! https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/11/12/x-wing-1st-edition-was-it-broken monthly 0.5 2026-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/14bf7834-d85e-4896-baf6-96177c5e0fec/_1030069lighting+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X-Wing 1st Edition, Was It Really Broken? - Make it stand out More K-Wings? Seems not. My second one was a Spanish language print with sourced cards and tokens. Picking up a third may cost me the same as buying into an entirely new game system. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/10/14/staw-cut-and-paste-some-wins-and-some-oddballs monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/98287ae0-4574-4c19-a282-ba2b9b61dd6d/cards+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - STAW "Cut And Paste", Some Wins And Other Oddballs - Make it stand out The DS9 period got a little attention, but the TOS and TNG Battle scales did also. The Dominion was a marriage of an Enterprise-D card and a Dominion Dreadnaught on another Galaxy, but let’s assume it was named before the war. The other half of the Dreadnaught card was a good fit on the flagship Prometheus class, Ni’Var means “of two worlds” in Vulcan and the USS Hunter was a neat inclusion. The Independant has been since changed to the Dauntless, the name re-used on a Defiant class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/cf3a1bc8-d700-4525-9230-42d0ac154d52/cards.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - STAW "Cut And Paste", Some Wins And Other Oddballs - Make it stand out The Klingons needed some fillers. Somraw means “Muscle”, so appearing in a few periods makes sense. The Gornar was an excess Gornarus, Ves Batlh is a ceremonial sword, so again commonly used, Mulan came from…Romulan, but feels right for Klingons who also have the oriental sounding Kang, Chang and Ning’Tao. The Gath’Oth was made from my very last Gal Gath’Thong Romulan BOP and Gr’oth Klingon D-7. Easier to pronounce than some canon Klingon names. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/11/5/distractions-and-productivity monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/818d89ba-6c21-482f-9565-4b8942feffae/RQ+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Rules As Written or RAW - Make it stand out I never intended to run RQ RAW, just mine the resources and simplify play using BRP or similar. Maybe I will give it a crack. It’s not like they have not laid down a clear and pleasant path. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/10/12/staw-generics monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0e99ad96-ee3c-464a-a162-e3742ace9247/EmptyName+32.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - STAW Generics. - Make it stand out Most of these now get a run and being an older photo, there are now even more! https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/10/9/x-wing-1st-edition-a-great-journey-but-when-did-it-go-wrong monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/28ed0410-7efd-42eb-a7aa-733c94a217e2/_1030071last+a.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing 1st Edition, A Great Journey, But When Did It Go Wrong? - Make it stand out My favourite ship (possibly tied with those nasty Interceptors), which means I am a jouster I guess, but the A-Wing was rarely worth running after Wave 5. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/10/2/unmatched-is-back monthly 0.5 2025-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ef6f6cc7-31ae-45ee-9400-0583a20165a5/unmatched.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched, Back On My Radar! - Make it stand out Houdini decides whether to Boost his defence card, taking a mild hit if not. The maps are small (over half of this one is in the pic), but tricky and always different. The board above is in “stealth” mode, on the flip side to normal with less obvious ring colour, but I would prefer an alternate map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9003ee75-7c0f-4405-9e8b-55ff3d04b5cf/unmatched+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched, Back On My Radar! - Make it stand out Dark doings in SoHo. Dracula and his brides (Etsy sourced alternate figs, normally the brides are coloured resin tokens and the toothy guy is more “civilised”), with a little help from a nasty looking Mr Hyde (alt) vs Holmes, Watson (alt) and The Invisible Man. Looks one sided, but like all Unmatched games, it ended with a narrow win to Dracula, coming back from early mauling and after Hyde was bested (as Dr Jekyll). The next game was Holmes v Raptors, a win to Holmes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e69c9f2d-b2be-4b30-bf27-0b2038d8d4f9/unmatched+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched, Back On My Radar! - Make it stand out Holmes the clever pugilist, Watson with his revolver and ability to heal, The Invisible man in the background, able to, you guessed it, dissapear and appear somewhere else. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/30/why-savage-worlds-won monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4f34e22a-ebb1-493a-8b1f-8aa33d9e5f4d/RQ+10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Why Savage Worlds Won. - Make it stand out This was where it started for me. Looking for a Kids on Bikes vehicle, I stumbled across this about the same time the fourth and last (Sci-Fi) companions became available, led to a wholesale adoption of the thing right under my nose the whole time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1f29f7a8-cac0-4615-9d56-08de595c1a53/SW+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Why Savage Worlds Won. - Make it stand out These, the GM Screen and Core Book and you are done. Over 1000 pages of more, more, more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d37a7d14-34cc-4f0a-b968-3d0cdc3c453b/GNC+dinner.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Why Savage Worlds Won. - Make it stand out Even though I do have the oversized action deck for SW and SWPF, cheap themed card packs can add a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c1a94a4a-41f2-4740-b9fa-1d7cd66e3df5/SW.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Why Savage Worlds Won. - Make it stand out My one themed set, because it was my first and meant to be my last SWADE foray. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/29/savage-worlds-math-it-works-fine monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/fa2f8b07-773f-4b79-989b-9e2503070872/SW+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Worlds Math, It Works Fine - Make it stand out Simple, clean and as it turns out, effective (seems I substituted a d4 for a d20, my bad). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/27/a-friend-and-role-playing monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/008205f2-274c-4c4a-abd9-fc590528c743/RQ.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Old Friend Revisiting Role Playing - Make it stand out Cousins only, but a good enough connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1758009893580-GXIL03NZRYWDJI9EIBUX/SW+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Old Friend Revisiting Role Playing - Make it stand out The hobby has become very interconnected it seems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/21f8962b-44b0-49b5-8b7f-b8b2fafd3e43/RQ+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Old Friend Revisiting Role Playing - Make it stand out Yes, he has heard of Ducks as characters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3c958c36-eed3-4e4a-b3c4-6b504ea59279/2-3+post+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Old Friend Revisiting Role Playing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/23/getting-into-role-playing-games monthly 0.5 2025-09-27 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/24/the-very-good-thing-that-is-the-savage-worlds-accessory-box monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2b7d8b48-1ea5-497c-bcef-486c116bab9e/GNC+dinner.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Very Good Thing That Is The Savage Worlds Accessory Box - Make it stand out I realised after taking this I had forgotten the card stands and blast templates. The pack of thematic playing cards is there for scale (and I use them). The provided insert went west quickly, allowing room for a bunch of other stuff. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/20/pickig-a-ride-the-constant-scale-issues-of-star-trek-attack-wing monthly 0.5 2025-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7005b382-1a66-4d98-a1f4-7a6b8bbe94b4/EmptyName+31.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Picking A Ride, The Serious Scale Issues Of Star Trek Attack Wing - Make it stand out The Scimitar should be at least twice this size in comparison to the Ent-E and don’t even think of trying to justify a smaller ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/27e633ab-09fe-4ec0-829f-c660becaf842/EmptyName+24.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Picking A Ride, The Serious Scale Issues Of Star Trek Attack Wing - Make it stand out Some timelines fix their own issues, the TOS and TOM ships aligning pretty well as a rule and little enough is known to contradict logical conclusions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1744868198382-FZPG0W2ZT765RW4X0CF2/AW+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Picking A Ride, The Serious Scale Issues Of Star Trek Attack Wing - Make it stand out Not even close to right. The D’Deridex should be 2-3 times the size of the Valdore, which may be close to right with the Science ship, or way too small depending on the version you go with. The fighters are accepted as an abstract representation. The Valdore is the only one close to right against the Feds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ca200477-5b67-4208-9bfc-ff061391d6bb/EmptyName+30.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Picking A Ride, The Serious Scale Issues Of Star Trek Attack Wing - Make it stand out Queen of the DS9 skirmish seas, the Intrepid is the biggest, toughest and fastest ship in that set, even if the model is a little small. In TNG, it is close to the same length as the Galaxy and chunkier than the Excelsior, which is way too big. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1744868382415-KBJH8QMO85WLR0MWMU0R/AW+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Picking A Ride, The Serious Scale Issues Of Star Trek Attack Wing - Make it stand out One of the worst offending factions. The Battle Cruiser is the biggest, but should be half the size of the Battleship. The Attack ship is even worse and the Breen is a bit of an unknown, but may be about right scaled to the Battleship. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/18/wish-list-time monthly 0.5 2025-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/51313b60-2d61-4296-a46f-10be8b695d9e/Star-Trek-Into-The-Unknown-1-640x520.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Wish List Time - Make it stand out A strong start, but more is expected. At odds with Attack Wing, the Enterprise is bigger, the Defiant smaller. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/17/using-savage-worlds-to-hack-another-or-original-world monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0f18373d-dd21-404b-8423-5a86d0fa3c42/Mothership-PSG-armor-mockup.png.png Gamer's Ramblings - Using Savage Worlds To Hack Another Or Original World - Make it stand out This works fine, just create the gear they are wearing in SW (most is in the Sci-Fi companion)! The key is in the visuals. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/16/the-glory-and-sacrifice-that-are-generic-rpgs monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4f34e22a-ebb1-493a-8b1f-8aa33d9e5f4d/RQ+10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Glory And The Sacrifice Of Generic RPG's - Make it stand out Hard to argue with that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/afd54572-e0ff-4f22-a7f7-3a9168bd1f82/RQ+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Glory And The Sacrifice Of Generic RPG's - Make it stand out So much depth, which occasionally I like, but it tends to be more of a reading excercise with my own ideas springing from it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1f29f7a8-cac0-4615-9d56-08de595c1a53/SW+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Glory And The Sacrifice Of Generic RPG's - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/14/nice-try-savage-worlds-but-no monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3c468233-5ecd-49b1-bd20-bd01a05b35c6/SW+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Nice Try Savage Worlds........ , But No, Not Today. - Make it stand out Lots of stuff, new and old. I re-purposed a swathe of 4e tokens and battle panels and some PF map packs with this one, so a win all around. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/7/14/savage-times-call-for monthly 0.5 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c1a94a4a-41f2-4740-b9fa-1d7cd66e3df5/SW.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Times Sometimes Call For......... - Make it stand out Pathfinder without the layers of cruft or SW focussed on a well liked franchise? Both good, better together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/345cfa58-a431-4d6e-b0eb-1b8095586ee6/SW+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Times Sometimes Call For......... - Make it stand out I went all in, all the cards, all the collateral, maximum tactile support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/094e1673-c71d-4d29-a125-967ce311b2a9/SW+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Times Sometimes Call For......... - Make it stand out Even these, which can be replaced by a cheat sheet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/911b25b9-04ad-470a-956e-f9201f8d8a0f/SW+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Times Sometimes Call For......... - Make it stand out I even grabbed the first Adventure Path, helped by the fact I already had the map pack (most of them actually) and some 4e collateral. It is a bit d20 dungeon-grind in play, but that is only if I let it be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/29708779-774d-4c96-8cfc-eb94bec2ec23/SW+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Times Sometimes Call For......... - Make it stand out One of many generic game systems out there, but becoming one of the main ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1f29f7a8-cac0-4615-9d56-08de595c1a53/SW+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Savage Times Sometimes Call For......... - Make it stand out Each book for about the same as the entry point into a base bespoke system, devoid of an anchor and so much more and if you like to do your own thing, tinker, invent, create and blend. It’s a very good place to start. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/7/it-just-keeps-coming monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/27e633ab-09fe-4ec0-829f-c660becaf842/EmptyName+24.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - It Just Keeps Coming, So When Does It End? - Make it stand out Lots of Excelsior and K’Tinga class in the mix, but they are the bread and butter f the franchise. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/5/6/runequest-do-i-get-it-and-does-it-matter monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/008205f2-274c-4c4a-abd9-fc590528c743/RQ.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Runequest, Do I "Get" It And Does It Matter? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/9/4/fsrdt0d0srhy98y6h7r4ao6xqa6p95 monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0e99ad96-ee3c-464a-a162-e3742ace9247/EmptyName+32.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Final Frontier........... - Make it stand out For bigger TNG fleet actions I use generics with lower shield values. These ships are more powerful anyway, so less is easier to handle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d2793d82-09e6-4123-97a5-d5b2c31c6c72/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Final Frontier........... - Make it stand out After a coupe of Vulcan faction packs and an OP brick, I have a lot of these (8), so upgrading them and adding some variety makes sense. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/7/27/from-zeros-to-heroes monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/6f00c8d5-9da6-48da-9079-85fd92b62959/EmptyName+38.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turning Zeros Into Heroes And Other Strange Ideas - Make it stand out A pair of Kronos One’s, both with tweaks. The one on the left is the TOM period one with cloaking, but now two points cheaper to be in line with cheaper Federation opponents and the other K’Tinga class I have. The one on the right is the TOS brute with the highest primary in that set at it’s original value, but it has no cloak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/44faad0d-100d-4a92-a1ee-a3fa83a74ed0/EmptyName+36.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turning Zeros Into Heroes And Other Strange Ideas - Make it stand out Some license taken and I think one actually stumble close to an actual Vulcan word. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/86b9b93f-927d-49be-961a-f69fd60e91b3/EmptyName+35.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turning Zeros Into Heroes And Other Strange Ideas - Make it stand out Under close scrutiny, I could have been more precise, but they can be popped off and re-laid if needed and in play, nobody notices. The neat ten was from an excess Iden captain card. Wizkids have been consistent with font and sizing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/fd9a0555-16c4-4a79-9a4d-1c8e9dfe7d95/EmptyName+39.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turning Zeros Into Heroes And Other Strange Ideas - Make it stand out The Somraw has had a few generations now, but means “muscle” in Klingon, so a common theme. The Ves Batlh (“Honour Sword”) gets a second life as a Vor’Cha and the Hiro Kyan is completely made up Marquis hero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/21eaccd6-87f4-4924-9d83-75070011bc2c/EmptyName+37.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turning Zeros Into Heroes And Other Strange Ideas - Make it stand out These all feel right and fit well. I now have two Sabre and Prometheus models, so three choices of named ship each make sense (the Sovereign class already has 4 and Akira’s are plentiful). The Ni’Var also got a new upgrade bar, hero-ing Tech as fits the Vulcan title. My second Cerberus will become a TOM Excelsior class. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/7/16/skill-based-or-level-based-or-maybe-a-little-of-both monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/5631c92d-bf92-42bc-9a50-6cc19dd63536/RQ+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skill Based Or Level Based RPG's, Or Maybe a Little Of Both. - Make it stand out Some DnD 4e bits re-purposed for Savage Worlds Pathfinder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9b95311b-9ca7-4915-bfe6-6805658e045a/RQ+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skill Based Or Level Based RPG's, Or Maybe a Little Of Both. - Make it stand out A farmer as a warrior? All good in a skills based game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/8a882ac9-f7d8-418b-bac6-e6af84c6374c/RQ+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skill Based Or Level Based RPG's, Or Maybe a Little Of Both. - Make it stand out In Rune Quest and other D100 games, this sh&t is real! Illustration like this in D20 level based games always make me chuckle as the game mechanics abstract this massively. Check out the text also! https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/6/13/a-look-at-d100-ttrpgs-for-different-genres monthly 0.5 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1cdfa2e9-56a8-4608-b0e8-3bb5335770de/RQ+11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Options At Hand For A "Kids On Bikes" Game. - Make it stand out Hmmm… maybe a little dark? On revisiting it is a little like Mothership meets Delta Green for (grown up) kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4f34e22a-ebb1-493a-8b1f-8aa33d9e5f4d/RQ+10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Options At Hand For A "Kids On Bikes" Game. - Make it stand out Yeah, hint taken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9be57e18-2c09-4119-8de3-93b9dd38a156/RQ+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Options At Hand For A "Kids On Bikes" Game. - Make it stand out On a hunch I kept a ton of this stuff from my DnD 4e collection and they are perfect for SW Pathfinder. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/4/26/to-go-to-the-oldest-of-lands-finally monthly 0.5 2025-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/008205f2-274c-4c4a-abd9-fc590528c743/RQ.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - To Go To The Oldest Of Lands, Finally. - Make it stand out I guess it was always there, lurking in the background. Ironically I bought the 13G book for more 13th Age goodness to draw from and RQ started with the Bestiary for the needed D100 monster stats. Pattern forming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9272af1e-32a0-4e07-a1d2-9c794efeada6/RQ+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - To Go To The Oldest Of Lands, Finally. - Make it stand out The art is as always, top notch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/818d89ba-6c21-482f-9565-4b8942feffae/RQ+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - To Go To The Oldest Of Lands, Finally. - Make it stand out This and the GM screen pack are actually plenty to play RQ for many sessions and if you do go further, nothing is wasted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bf4d5911-53dd-4cbb-b475-251d44693ffa/RQ+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - To Go To The Oldest Of Lands, Finally. - Make it stand out The three core support books, but what I really noticed was a growing thirst for more world lore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/21f8962b-44b0-49b5-8b7f-b8b2fafd3e43/RQ+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - To Go To The Oldest Of Lands, Finally. - Make it stand out Ducks! Worth the Dragon Pass guide just for these guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/afd54572-e0ff-4f22-a7f7-3a9168bd1f82/RQ+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - To Go To The Oldest Of Lands, Finally. - Make it stand out The big three. There are more of these now and possibly in the future, but these will support character gen and story background. At the end of the day, they are just a good read. Glorantha is all about Gods and Runes, so reading these gets you in the right head space. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/5/13/a-benevolent-federation-or-an-evil-empire monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/8c17adba-4230-499e-9456-8e89e51e575a/EmptyName+28.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Benevolent Federation Or Resisting An Evil Empire? - Make it stand out Some Dominion War action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c3825d0f-6893-497c-9017-acb4f38e48c4/EmptyName+25.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Benevolent Federation Or Resisting An Evil Empire? - Make it stand out The most recent offerings from the two franchises have done nothing but reinforce my perspective. I had mixed feelings about the first two Picard series, but loved where the third went, Strange New Worlds is my favourite series at the moment and the recent movies were excellent. Star Wars, or rather “Disney Wars” has been in contrast, a mixed bag at best (oddly I seem to like the animated stuff more than the more recent releases). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/6/19/games-within-games-part-3 monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/31f73b51-4f8a-4b46-8097-ae4e2db06912/EmptyName+33.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games, Part 3 - Make it stand out The “white” or more accurately blue Voyager vs the Bajoran…sorry, Numiri patrol. I had to make basic captains for the Numiri and Nasari as I had two ships for each but they only come with a single captain option. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d2793d82-09e6-4123-97a5-d5b2c31c6c72/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games, Part 3 - Make it stand out Four alternate paint job Vulcan ships with combat refits from a pair of Vulcan faction packs give me a potent second fleet. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/6/19/games-within-games-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7005b382-1a66-4d98-a1f4-7a6b8bbe94b4/EmptyName+31.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games, Part 2 - Make it stand out Still not an even fight, but it gets worse in generics, I have two Warbirds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0e99ad96-ee3c-464a-a162-e3742ace9247/EmptyName+32.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games, Part 2 - Make it stand out From 1 Galaxy, 1 Nebula and a blue Excelsior, to this for “battle” alone. I also picked up several deep cuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ca200477-5b67-4208-9bfc-ff061391d6bb/EmptyName+30.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games, Part 2 - Make it stand out My favourite new ship, the metallic Intrepid getting the drop on three Dominion attack ships run by the capable AI. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/6/16/games-within-games monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/89307a08-ad8d-457b-b9d6-b4d427b06417/EmptyName+23.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games Part 1 - Make it stand out Not a nice situation considering one Gorn gave the Enterprise a run. Hope the Feds bought backup, or they might be lunch or at least invited to a comedy wrestling match. The Mirror Constitution is a sweet little model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/00784034-c5a0-4863-ae67-4dd1ce817ccf/EmptyName+26.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games Part 1 - Make it stand out This is a truly massive model, has a deep and robust build and is fun and thematic to play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/27e633ab-09fe-4ec0-829f-c660becaf842/EmptyName+24.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Games Within Games Part 1 - Make it stand out Enter Kronos One. Like the Kelvin set, this is almost purely a Fed vs Klingon dynamic (Khan as an outlier) , but also like that set, there is lots to work with. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/7/23/fun-with-scissors-and-glue monthly 0.5 2025-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1f8b86fa-ccb7-4e6c-9de5-f266ddb71072/netball+110.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Fun With Scissors And Glue! - Make it stand out Can you see the changes? I run a little black pen along the cut edges, then sleeve them. Initial fears the pasted-on card layer may be too proud and obvious have proven unfounded (I actually lost one card, mistaking it for an unchanged one). Oops, the Chekov re-flag could have been straighter, but it is reversible! I am not going to bother swapping out the Mirror unique patches. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/7/21/all-it-ends-withferengi monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/110fa4b2-de8f-43c9-a398-20ac57f0d965/netball+109.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - All It Ends With.....Ferengi - Make it stand out I once boasted these and the faction pack, but for my needs, this is enough Ferengi. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/5/8/the-wall-of-cards-and-plastic-is-rolling-in monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b61db034-6f1b-4193-a329-9478dd7acf4a/STAW.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Wall Of Cards And Plastic Is Rolling In. - Make it stand out A solid offering. One or two ship games in AW, thanks in part to solid scenario cards can be absorbing, but once played, the best options tend to float to the top. More options means more “X” options to combat “Y” obstacles. It is a shame this series, the original was not also boosted by the TatV set. The ship is small enought to fit in the box and more choices would have been awesome and felt right. Always a disappointment there was no Chekov in the core Enterprise set, but the later period now has several. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/4/15/attack-wing-is-growing-again-but-there-is-a-plan monthly 0.5 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1744868156321-8A2W0OQDPL7JGU20E8CH/AW+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing (Re)Growing Pains, But Is There A Plan? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1744868177628-00PPMX900O60PILR1YGV/AW+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing (Re)Growing Pains, But Is There A Plan? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1744868198382-FZPG0W2ZT765RW4X0CF2/AW+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing (Re)Growing Pains, But Is There A Plan? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1744868382415-KBJH8QMO85WLR0MWMU0R/AW+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing (Re)Growing Pains, But Is There A Plan? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/3/23/the-game-i-have-been-waiting-for monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/51313b60-2d61-4296-a46f-10be8b695d9e/Star-Trek-Into-The-Unknown-1-640x520.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Game I Have Been Waiting For? - Make it stand out Those ships are biiiig! The Defiant and Attack ships look like better versions of the Attack Wing versions (maybe a little bigger), so the to-scale big ships are genuinely massive. Nobody has managed this before, not X-Wing (Huge ships were about ½ scale size), Armada with its vari-scale and fighters that were “representative” and of course Attack Wing, the worst offender. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/2/19/so-x-wing-is-dead-long-live-x-wing-and-armada monthly 0.5 2025-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/14bf7834-d85e-4896-baf6-96177c5e0fec/_1030069lighting+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, X-Wing Is Dead, Long Live X-Wing (And Armada) - Make it stand out Two may limit possible builds, but it is still two more than many have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/00b2477f-0517-405e-bd85-5f2d3fe24b20/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, X-Wing Is Dead, Long Live X-Wing (And Armada) - Make it stand out Three of these were near miraculous buys, one was so common it was almost sad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/94c34716-7a7b-4fe8-a771-c9bd47242665/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, X-Wing Is Dead, Long Live X-Wing (And Armada) - Make it stand out Black Squadron in all it’s glory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/28ed0410-7efd-42eb-a7aa-733c94a217e2/_1030071last+a.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, X-Wing Is Dead, Long Live X-Wing (And Armada) - Make it stand out I have lots of these, some 1e, some 2e, but dials enough to play either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/75097002-4b84-4ce5-9d65-ff5f03827edc/untitled-1-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, X-Wing Is Dead, Long Live X-Wing (And Armada) - Make it stand out TFA got proper treatment in 2e https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/2/14/resisting-new-games-reinventing-old-ones monthly 0.5 2025-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4db0e439-5b2d-4a52-8271-18c481dac257/2-3+post+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Resisting New Games, Reinventing Old Ones. - Make it stand out M-Space is a great launching pad for the D100 system tree. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/1/12/d100-role-playing-games-part-3-now-and-into-the-future monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4b101d4b-ed32-4437-89ef-023bce1c9f41/2-3+post+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 3, Now And Into The Future. - Make it stand out The original Delta Green created quite a stir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/785788c5-e592-461f-8127-e0fc60ef8826/2-3+post+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 3, Now And Into The Future. - Make it stand out The “triangle” book is the Delta Green original book updated as “The Conspiracy”, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/25bb518f-1728-4318-a14e-72f3243f41c7/2-3+post+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 3, Now And Into The Future. - Make it stand out A bad futre, the near future or a far distant one. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/1/11/d100-role-playing-games-part-2-gunpowder monthly 0.5 2025-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1f48c828-738f-40ff-b651-051f2826c553/2-3+post+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 2, Gunpowder And Stuff. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/db1464f7-a517-49ba-9da4-cebccaa54e65/2-3+post+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 2, Gunpowder And Stuff. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3c958c36-eed3-4e4a-b3c4-6b504ea59279/2-3+post+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 2, Gunpowder And Stuff. - Make it stand out Pulp Cthulhu goes a long way to softening the usually dark feeling system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/438363da-1815-4e9e-9157-ab95959e415c/2-3+post+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 2, Gunpowder And Stuff. - Make it stand out CoC 5-6th editions were high water marks of growth, spawning (see what I did there), many great games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/40715b2c-0dee-4086-8bb5-36320238dc90/2-3+post.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 2, Gunpowder And Stuff. - Make it stand out Some D100 games are genuinely gentle. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2025/1/10/d100-games-an-option-for-most-styles monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1758010945943-OWE9K5LXA8GLHVLKDV83/RQ+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1758011102124-ZZ5IOUG5QD4C9SXW3D3P/RQ+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/5068a1a1-d763-417d-afc9-459e7dac7bc2/sword+games+10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out I resisted this for a while, but it is just good stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/11533724-5406-4ad1-aedf-8a7d5687eb9a/sword+games+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ba20f7c0-18fd-413d-b96a-742307d591bd/sword+games+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1848b2fa-d221-4e73-b80c-a2ace5daa5c5/sword+games+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/968a36b6-5bbb-424f-a28e-36af9d99e003/sword+games+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out Two very different feeling games from a similar core. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/07e5fb70-d114-43b6-9254-a175c0a1f2a5/sword+games+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out Actually almost the same game, meaning lots of mixable elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/5d841154-b754-4ac9-807a-2d8ccf6c9ea9/sword+games+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Role Playing Games, Part 1 The Sword Eras. - Make it stand out Over 1000 pages in just three books. A well served space. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/13/d100-games-where-to-start monthly 0.5 2024-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ad5f9d62-36dc-429a-b870-c6a977809791/Basic+Roleplaying+Universal+Gaming+Engine+BRP+cover.jpg+.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Games, Where To Start - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/56d3ffbf-2ca2-4715-995d-99040c13217a/firstordercommand.jpg-3250021.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Games, Where To Start - Make it stand out All different, all hauntingly similar. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/19/some-more-savage-pathfinder-thoughts monthly 0.5 2024-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d3b52a47-e42d-45f2-9d32-cbb1cc91b782/Games.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Some More Savage Pathfinder Thoughts. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/13/an-official-option-or-home-made-goodness monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ad5f9d62-36dc-429a-b870-c6a977809791/Basic+Roleplaying+Universal+Gaming+Engine+BRP+cover.jpg+.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Another Official Option, Or Home Made Goodness? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/10/control-and-freedom monthly 0.5 2024-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3dda3b54-bb17-46dc-ad42-633495f481da/untitled-6100742.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Control And (Or) Freedom In The RPG Landscape - Make it stand out Source materiel is often as much use or more than more rules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f050b55e-0f35-460f-8f72-4e65f4957326/d100.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Control And (Or) Freedom In The RPG Landscape - Make it stand out Most of this is fluff. Maybe three books per shelf and a healthy time and imagination investment could get gamers mostly there, or even better, there in their own way. I can pick out a half dozen books easily, that could be my “desert island” games. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/9/murder-hobos-and-modern-sensibilities monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e272c644-ed71-42ad-989c-78854a3fae53/firstordercommand.jpg-3250006.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Murder Hobo and Modern Sensibilities - Make it stand out The art is full of excitement, and assumptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4b0a420a-e627-4a38-855f-fa0026fb9a0d/firstordercommand.jpg-3250011.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Murder Hobo and Modern Sensibilities - Make it stand out The theming here is more “travelling companions” than Murder Hobo, oh except for the dragon that will likely end you quickly. Questing does not need to end in combat, just the threat of it, but MH games need combat, they measure success by it. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/7/three-unlikely-winners monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2b0aa5e1-48f4-4492-a541-e67d31526fe9/Games+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out Amazing stuff, but not my cup of tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/143bd019-e8a8-4185-a5d7-1852023fc15e/Games+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out Straight 13AG with its heroic play style seems to me more Glorantha than the original. Heresy I know, especially from a dedicated D100 advocate, but look at that cover! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/56181d7d-5d6b-4fe4-ba9a-fe3eec72145b/Games+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/439f6c72-4f62-49b8-abfe-17139a27a8fd/Games+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out No corners cut, not desire to make it “only” a 13th Age supplement, this is the real deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9f1d1950-e502-42f4-9584-a62a890435b8/Games+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out Enough to take characters from levels 1 to 20 on both sides of the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/dc856b60-4533-4ef0-a681-bdec22cf5f92/Games+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out Very different on the outside, presentation internally is pretty close, apart from the systems of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d3b52a47-e42d-45f2-9d32-cbb1cc91b782/Games.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Three Unlikely Partnerships That Work (For Me) - Make it stand out Sooo….much….stuff. All those 4e grid maps, counters and props finally have a place in the tactical game friendly SW space. I now have 5 DnD boxes of collateral, maps and PF cards. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/7/3/4x4vnzeve2xzz8ot1jcelx9k1dm4am monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f050b55e-0f35-460f-8f72-4e65f4957326/d100.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Journey Through The D100 RPG Landscape - Make it stand out All too familiar to many, about 8’ of fun, memories, potential, expense and the odd regret. Only the lower right has non-d100 systems, 13th Age flying the biggest banner of “and now for something completely different”. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/6/12/ai-and-the-difficulty-with-writing-science-fiction monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c645d15a-60b9-4159-a240-4fab5ae4c0ae/EmptyName+copy.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - AI And The Difficulty Of Writing Real Science Fiction - Make it stand out What makes Humans Human is something we champion, something we see as a reason for our existence. Will an AI agree with that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/af11cf05-f918-483d-b82f-50903dd10466/bd.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - AI And The Difficulty Of Writing Real Science Fiction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/8e20481c-45c9-4979-ae94-b56c48601b1c/EmptyName+69.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - AI And The Difficulty Of Writing Real Science Fiction - Make it stand out Life in a cage? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/6/8/disaster-aversion-or-the-ongoing-problem-of-collecting monthly 0.5 2024-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e735ca3b-1cbb-4843-88af-69aeed3d4869/untitled-5090094.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Disaster Aversion (Or The Ongoing Problem Of Compulsive Collecting) - Make it stand out Let’s not mention slight anomalies of scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/dec23afc-b522-400a-8e57-29e56e2a13aa/AW+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Disaster Aversion (Or The Ongoing Problem Of Compulsive Collecting) - Make it stand out Even my little TOS set is decent enough. A house rule is to allow larger upgrade buys, but only have active the amount of icons on the ship/captain cards, meaning Kirk may pull out any of his tricks, but still has to pay for them all (even duplicate crew are allowed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/6f68e552-ab73-491f-94a6-d3586b076ca4/EmptyName+78.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Disaster Aversion (Or The Ongoing Problem Of Compulsive Collecting) - Make it stand out Unmatched, a game that got out of control, but I can happily accept that. It is a rare thing that seems bullet proof to power creep, adds something new every time without making anything redundant or over complicating the core ideas. Even Tales to Amaze added options, but not confusion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/a8fb5d5e-7a66-44e8-84f6-a512eab9cbbf/portraits+68.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Disaster Aversion (Or The Ongoing Problem Of Compulsive Collecting) - Make it stand out A nice, sensibly little game, a real victory of common sense over compulsive collecting. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2023/2/2/d100-trrpgs-the-good-and-the-bad monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b0b1982c-f237-4db0-8043-7373b34cc21e/EmptyName+27.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 TTRPG's The Good And The Bad And The Fixes - Make it stand out Conversions are easy to and often there is a D100 game that cleaves close to the intended convert. Historical Witcher anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e6c1be5f-418f-4f83-b45b-2b673d265488/EmptyName+33.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 TTRPG's The Good And The Bad And The Fixes - Make it stand out Regardless what system you use, a D100 generic mechanic can be applied. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/56d3ffbf-2ca2-4715-995d-99040c13217a/firstordercommand.jpg-3250021.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 TTRPG's The Good And The Bad And The Fixes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/24/a-simple-upgrade monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d86d9e2c-0bc1-4852-8153-f4d186a81b43/art+project+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Simple But Effective Upgrade - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/20/remembering-a-past-not-shared monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f0e36878-a798-4053-8640-f7e39ccc2eb0/untitled-1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Remembering A Past Not Shared. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e75d5cfa-93a5-49b2-b75f-4d5af031297a/untitled-7-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Remembering A Past Not Shared. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/36f53d24-910c-4afb-b5f6-eab3267b3c14/star+wars+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Remembering A Past Not Shared. - Make it stand out In Classic, heroes are made to fit the story, regardless of the rules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/38f56214-2160-46ce-9c08-103388de6f9c/resistance.jpg-3300001.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Remembering A Past Not Shared. - Make it stand out When it got going, 2e started to service the later period very well, including the huge ships. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/18/sticking-to-script monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/0062694f-a641-4173-86d1-09a238b2ae83/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Trench run anyone? Looks just like the card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/06af9b1e-1255-41df-8413-24927ea61a7f/star+wars.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d98a16e3-15c5-4c3a-abd7-aa5355af5b94/untitled-11-2-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Soontir feels more fleshed out with two EPT’s. Too bad for the luckless Y-Wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1ca87b82-96a8-4be6-9591-3b0499a85334/untitled-3-5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Those lovely red Interceptors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/6144726d-3b8b-49a5-8a7f-6ad0031b8d9c/untitled-3-4-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Thought they had the drop on old Wedge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/58eeb8b9-14e5-4be2-a6cd-2842a604b26c/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Keyan……staying on target. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1813d2a9-9344-4821-a8ac-bdb7d22d50dc/star+wars+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bf30a657-ef57-477a-99ba-200b913a0813/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/fdf56903-59c6-4ab5-b6d2-cb8e2f4a960e/untitled-2-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Watch this space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/fab4130a-8a79-4caa-816c-539e3b72d20e/untitled-4-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Dutch with a surprise or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7d5691f2-1f14-4242-b836-b9097bc14259/untitled-11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e6169727-b782-4c55-9363-98207dc31211/star+wars+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Sticking To The Script - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/14/rebels-series-a-revelation monthly 0.5 2024-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7d73c55c-c467-4cc1-8c54-f333794c059e/untitled-25.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Rebels Series, A Revelation - Make it stand out Taken before I got my Spanish Sabine’s Masterpiece captured Tie and English cardboard. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/11/im-excited monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651125899073-WTLYCL04EEF4NG8ZOGQ2/_1100052.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - I'm Excited - Make it stand out Most are decent, they clean up better and the clear bases are perfect. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/6/bare-bones-the-bones-part-3 monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/beb89df1-a606-4227-9ecf-9568877e16d1/untitled-17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 3. - Make it stand out The backbone of the faction, the quirky Star Viper, solid Kihraxz and cheap, but hard to ignore Head Hunter, all custom paint jobs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f0e36878-a798-4053-8640-f7e39ccc2eb0/untitled-1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 3. - Make it stand out Binayre Pirates at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bec3c30b-40e3-422b-bebf-443659c813c7/untitled-11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 3. - Make it stand out Not a nice spot, but thankfully for the JM5000, Fang Fighters are not in BB. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/9/away-missions-what-the-heck monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b0453600-a40f-499e-a4dc-345fb3ed4aca/Star-Trek-Away-Missions-Gameplay-Gale-Force-Nine.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Away Missions....... What The Heck?! - Make it stand out The figs are actually grey and blue, but I will likely go for a muted, stylistic or cartoonishly neat paint job. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/4/bare-bones-the-bones-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/99f22556-7bb8-4442-a4e1-6cca8e0dc2d9/untitled-4-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 2. - Make it stand out Does not seem fair, but it’s the classic turret vs arc dodger dynamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e75d5cfa-93a5-49b2-b75f-4d5af031297a/untitled-7-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 2. - Make it stand out Fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c3912b2b-ad6c-4785-ac0c-20fbb1718669/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 2. - Make it stand out The gang is back in town. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/4/bare-bones-the-bones monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7fc56ab9-7031-4226-a0f1-dea4276e46e4/untitled-19.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 1. - Make it stand out Why is it, the bad guys like German WW2 Tiger tanks, WW1 Dr1 Fokker Fighters and Imperial Interceptors get our radar pinging? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/59e27484-0c0d-4b3b-a253-d1ec920faefd/untitled-2-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones. The Bones Part 1. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/5/5/how-bare monthly 0.5 2024-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ae45a9af-c001-44e6-b841-04c8ac8cc281/untitled-3-4-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - How Bare Bones Is The X-Wing Cupboard? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/dc40981d-4ea0-45ba-b4ae-df9a792832b2/untitled-1-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - How Bare Bones Is The X-Wing Cupboard? - Make it stand out A strong triplet, even stronger as a quintet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c4b2218e-6a5e-4ed0-a2ce-d381d3c5dc76/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - How Bare Bones Is The X-Wing Cupboard? - Make it stand out The easiest way to empower the Advanced is a cheap Tie Fighter wingman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7f5367e5-0ef5-4171-91cf-e5d6268f40a4/untitled-11-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - How Bare Bones Is The X-Wing Cupboard? - Make it stand out The agility king vs one of the only Turret packing small ships. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2023/9/1/the-last-gaming-year-in-retrospect monthly 0.5 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4f19c371-9fa2-4efd-9df9-929a573d9402/Games+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out Never liked the covers, but bought the first book years ago. On further investigation and thanks to it constantly coming up as a D100 pearl, I jumped in and dozens of books later have broken its back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/9c436246-ee66-4e51-9f78-037a2df8a147/Games+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out The thing about Cthulhu is, the bulk of the game is scenario books and campaigns. No other system has this 5%/95% dynamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/ec7b2eb8-bc54-441b-b362-d56d8bbf0f2e/Games+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out These types of products coming together are exciting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/db7545aa-cfa3-4e76-9722-2c0c428baba7/Games.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out The last module is still shrink wrapped! Something always missing from these re-makes is the reality that the teenager who bought the original in the gritty early days of the hobby is not the person buying the new version, so they miss on two counts, the nostalgia and the nostalgic. I find the game has elements of the feeling I originally felt, but it is too rules laboured and I would rather cheaper printing with no omissions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bd782803-e556-43a0-9b39-51f6082a5c87/Games+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out This is a perfect melding of Savage Worlds (faded with me otherwise), some old DnD 3/4e counters, maps and battle mats and a more approachable form of the standard DnD game. A bit like 13th Age, it is more aligned to my take on the world’s oldest RPG. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/a3739e55-48b3-4242-90d8-80ac20005083/Games+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out Turns out, after shedding unwanted excess, I have a decent set, enough to split it into three defined periods, cover most characters (with 2 dice) and their supports. Not perfect, but close enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/760f5912-f317-4677-91f0-d8f1a1a5eaa0/Games+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Last Gaming Year In Retrospect - Make it stand out This one keeps giving, pre-orders coming through quickly and the quality does not waver. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/4/28/layers-the-gradual-building-of-x-wing-first-edition monthly 0.5 2024-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c4b2218e-6a5e-4ed0-a2ce-d381d3c5dc76/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Layers, The Building Blocks Of X-Wing First Edition - Make it stand out Here come Vader and Mauler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/6faf9682-9fe5-46ac-b55a-8fce7bf53657/untitled-2-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Layers, The Building Blocks Of X-Wing First Edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f8c8ed02-b025-4c5d-968c-375c9d07a109/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Layers, The Building Blocks Of X-Wing First Edition - Make it stand out All the big names, Pilots, Ships and Crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/5f3a404b-a058-4842-b60e-fbc755c14e2b/untitled-1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Layers, The Building Blocks Of X-Wing First Edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/afa5d95d-f503-4af8-b74f-3f3c17711f8a/untitled-6-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Layers, The Building Blocks Of X-Wing First Edition - Make it stand out There may now be the Virago and a Mk2 in this pack with Auto Thrusters, PTL, Expert Handling etc. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/4/10/rock-paper-scissors-x monthly 0.5 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/855a7d49-592a-415f-8f10-06a0d2dabcb0/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Rock-Paper-Scissors = X - Make it stand out One is cheap, fast and agile, the other has advanced features, can load up a lot of ordnance and has some tricks. All have their place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/5d98f7ff-afae-4e2c-9688-954a634293ca/_1030079lighting+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Rock-Paper-Scissors = X - Make it stand out “Hey guys, looks like they want us again”. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2024/4/10/x-wing-second-edition-etc-what-do-i-think monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b1a12c81-e1f6-45c2-a1e5-70d39bc68d5f/untitled-1-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - "I Had A Dream I Got Everything I Wanted". X Wing Second Edition (etc), What Do I Think? - Make it stand out Second edition bought the new A-Wing, Y-Wing, more X-Wings, the Transport, Tie Bombers, Interceptors, even a few janky Scum crossovers etc. All the options available in the game would have been catered for, which is my main aim-full game system representation for maximum game options as cleanly and simply as possible. There was even a blue/red colour scheme theme coming through. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2023/1/17/a-pointless-rehash-of-x-wing-1st-edition-ships monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2e193501-fa6c-42f4-88a6-ecec31cbd9ed/untitled-2-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Pointless But Fun Rehash Of Modified X Wing 1st Edition Game Styles - Make it stand out Should be no competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d9890a0d-1486-406d-a9d7-207582be6b04/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Pointless But Fun Rehash Of Modified X Wing 1st Edition Game Styles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4b030999-2b59-437b-a950-3087f624466e/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Pointless But Fun Rehash Of Modified X Wing 1st Edition Game Styles - Make it stand out “The Heavies” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/7acbfcd6-c3ec-4d92-8909-41eb0431d84e/untitled-6-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Pointless But Fun Rehash Of Modified X Wing 1st Edition Game Styles - Make it stand out Float like a Butterfly, sting like a Viper. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/10/13/unmatched-fun monthly 0.5 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/4f554cc9-0f3f-428a-90a0-6eb840184afc/unmatched+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched Fun - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d9672fd2-4e20-426b-8caa-55d526c844bb/unmatched+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched Fun - Make it stand out From the first Legends set (Tricky Merlin is upside down). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2023/8/21/my-attack-wing-little-fleets monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/d68be60b-8bb1-4f48-ae35-351d20840993/AW+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out Going to probably give the two bigger ships a paint job and/or wash to match the Akira and repainted fighters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/91ab7867-9f25-4f2a-b878-adeb5a217f50/AW+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out I like the repaint colour of the Vrax, so the others will likely be at least dual toned (really do not like the cold green on the D’Deridex). There is also a science ship to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f45c5458-1676-45de-a43c-4453fac10b5f/AW+3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out Excuse the shallow depth of field on these, just lazy. The Dominion fleet is as impressive as it is poorly scaled, but I am also tempted to go all dark blue like the attack ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/8ac7215b-7c02-4c1f-ba82-6e2d6cb7794c/AW+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out Not to be out done by their allies, the Cardassians are even worse scaled (the Dreadnaught on the left should be tiny and a much better fit in the Delta Quadrant set). These are all up for painting review, probably to match the fighters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/3b3c0c8f-eb5c-4d3d-853a-b8cd2e6d5dea/AW+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out The second sphere is not in the squadron as it pushes the point base way too high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/701a222e-1eb4-42b2-bc8b-35fe18a75f1c/AW+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out The three spikes of death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/b815b97b-35d8-43ce-baef-2daf6720c9dc/AW+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Attack Wing "Little Fleets" - Make it stand out A mixed bag, my preference is for the darker bird of prey, but we will see. I actually kept the ones I had not re-painted to match and will likely try to match the brighter Bird of Prey. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2023/8/21/tempered-enthusiasm monthly 0.5 2023-08-24 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2023/8/21/so-what-is-actually-wrong-with-star-trek-attack-wing monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/bca2f421-24ab-428f-b775-2d7d2b8f2cc1/AW+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, What is Actually Wrong With Star Trek Attack Wing? - Make it stand out One solid all-rounder Galaxy, One techie Nebula, One militant Akira with some fighters and you have a flexible multi-scenario set. This is my little kept fleet, hopefully left just as is and capable of filling 1-200pts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/55e50100-3fa4-42fc-8dd3-0c162e7b03cc/AW.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, What is Actually Wrong With Star Trek Attack Wing? - Make it stand out Many strange encounters, asymmetrical by design, so how does the little Enterprise survive? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/e6c82e4a-9ca7-408e-8b80-c5e467b508ce/AW+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - So, What is Actually Wrong With Star Trek Attack Wing? - Make it stand out By applying the many upgrades intelligently. How very Trek. You may notice a few extras in there from the “live long and prosper” faction pack, a no-brainer for an Enterprise era gamer, but with some handy extras across all eras. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/9/15/opposites-in-tandem monthly 0.5 2022-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1667046496270-DU0MOM0FLUB9BTFX1EUT/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Opposites In Tandem - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/6/rpg-genre-check-list monthly 0.5 2022-12-12 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/11/7/everdell-complete-just-right monthly 0.5 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/fb8b17ab-6d1d-43ef-ac1a-78da3c089758/portraits+68.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Everdell (semi) Complete, And Just Right. - Make it stand out My three boxes with the small expansions integrated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/c09c11a5-d6cf-4f50-9090-5b8d73426d4e/portraits+67.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Everdell (semi) Complete, And Just Right. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/11/2/an-example-of-no-control-applied monthly 0.5 2022-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/f455860d-fdba-4a97-9f74-89d5a82f6125/EmptyName+41.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Example Of No Control Applied - Make it stand out Only a part of it and more coming. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/10/30/an-example-of-control monthly 0.5 2022-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2a7afccc-b887-4e74-b11a-944521019544/portraits+66.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Example Of Applied Control - Make it stand out Enough. Chock full of cards and options, but not a huge table hog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/2693aaa8-dc17-4e8d-860a-953b232433fe/portraits+68.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An Example Of Applied Control - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/11/14/i-an-not-a-retro-gamer-so-what-gives monthly 0.5 2022-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/76951878-ffc8-4470-a4d1-28b7b63e7c29/EmptyName+42.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - I Am Not A Retro Gamer, So What Gives? - Make it stand out Like the bedroom floor of a 90’s teen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/92bce984-b5c8-49f2-ab6c-35cdd9d5cb9d/EmptyName+43.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - I Am Not A Retro Gamer, So What Gives? - Make it stand out Something new that is old. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/11/1/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1667304634738-9CMW0RRI5RFRVR9DXSIK/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - In A Galaxy Far Far Away........... - Make it stand out The Tie Advanced and X Wing are both good enough, their pilots as printed often make them outstanding. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/10/9/impulse-buy monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1666951602681-007JGMF11G3WNY4Y4A6B/original.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Impulse Buy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/10/8/x-wing-and-attack-wing-the-differences monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1666002240202-EV4FSXNV6UCWY0GY5O6H/_1030087lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing And Attack Wing, The Differences Part 1; Actions - Make it stand out Big vs little has a genuine game dynamic in X Wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1666865586366-M5A8AS1TQRJ6HT8JEKOV/untitled-1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing And Attack Wing, The Differences Part 1; Actions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/9/29/unmatched-and-impressive monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1664513933242-S6OI36TWPZE7K4US3QRA/EmptyName+78.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched And Impressive - Make it stand out Even sleeved in top tier Katana sleeves (predicting a hammering for these cards), the stacks fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1664514061218-S08R6OK8GUZU1QQULT5J/EmptyName+79.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Unmatched And Impressive - Make it stand out Every little bit of the game has a space. I had read the dials are sometimes loose. Just push harder is my advice. They all click flush, but take a little force to get there. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/9/25/new-game-horizons monthly 0.5 2022-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1664107824253-JKJCQBF6E8AGKHS7MIS1/box-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - New Game Horizons - Make it stand out A break from the deliberately unmatched sets, this one struck a chord, because it made sense. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/9/22/still-tinkering-with-x-wing-1e monthly 0.5 2022-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1663831466675-7AULVNW9D9O09PR5STMJ/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Still Tinkering With X Wing 1e - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/9/10/savage-paths monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1663217765519-2S313UM8POLMM7CLZ3BN/EmptyName+26.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Two Birds, One Savage Stone - Make it stand out Many of the map packs from the adventure paths (not the adventures, just the maps), kept from my old Pathfinder set because you never know when a good map will come in handy. These are gold along with…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1663217843079-IMXLIULUYQKHF8WSKEQ6/EmptyName+28.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Two Birds, One Savage Stone - Make it stand out ……….6 boxes of 4e character, monster and terrain counters, terrain panels, dozens of 3-4e small maps. Everything a hybrid SW-Pathfinder gamer could need. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/8/1/attack-wing-by-the-generations-pt2 monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659931427687-CQ5GGQP45WJIMMVXU4Z8/ds+fed.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations pt2. - Make it stand out Up to three of the patrol ships could be pressed into service as Feds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659931347106-GZE6GLWU8NVE1LRRK2TM/dsbaj.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations pt2. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659931106137-XD3B78TMPWR2QLE8RQP3/ds+rom.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations pt2. - Make it stand out A couple of a near endless supply of B’Rel BoP available (seems like most factions have one somewhere), The Romulans have managed to provide 4 (!) different paint jobs for their scout/science ship, but their scary little fighters are uniformly stealth-black. The Fegengi have another Shuttle coming and their own BoP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659931753365-VZ2VXI7EFDRVE4E8M3Q1/voy.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations pt2. - Make it stand out The Delta fleet could theoretically be this big. More repainting of Kazons, probably the dull orange of the top right raider. Scaling is still an issue, but bearable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659931570021-HII2KD5PGWUJZYTDWU7O/voy+hiro.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations pt2. - Make it stand out The gorgeous Hyrogen wins the “most fragile” award. Just after I glued on a wing spar for this shoot, I noticed another had lost a top bracket. Still nice though. The Kremin have two ships for depth and they came with two captains. A token Sp 8742 ship is harbinger of a full fleet of 4 if wanted. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/29/attack-wing-by-the-generations monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659930422857-F2ZF6UIMUXG27J1RX66L/tos+thol.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations Part 1. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659930515205-EOZF7HYMNVCDMKPIZ9W0/tos+ent.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations Part 1. - Make it stand out I have some re-painting to do, getting a few D-7’s into dull grey for the Klingons (or lighter grey for the Roms) and the two Constitution class into off white, but the Romulans are covered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659930680222-8PJN05GYA9Q4JZCQULXB/Ent.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations Part 1. - Make it stand out I do have two more of the bigger Vulcan ships coming, but I think these may be used as alternate, later period Vulcans for the TOS set (reasonable?), as they unbalance my fleet and are guess what….. painted differently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659930848762-25IKUY9AWC4OOF3CG6NK/xindi.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations Part 1. - Make it stand out No Weapon Zero, but still a match for any other allied faction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659930944716-3I8MQQSQDYRFS15ET2ZM/ent+rom.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing By The Generations Part 1. - Make it stand out Decent fleets, lots of diversity for the Romulans, but a bit thin for the Klingons. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/8/1/a-good-game-deserves-a-good-game monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1659317061177-J4K2NZEUC6HXZXWD16J7/s-l1600.png Gamer's Ramblings - A Good Game Deserves....... A Good Game - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/26/actasf monthly 0.5 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658959496687-ZMMU18SRTVL0K3HR6LWF/Fed+comm%2C+ACTA%2C+starmada.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - ACTA:SF Rises To The Top (With Help) - Make it stand out The yellow one, front right. Crummy image taken to sell the lot, but thankfully I did not. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/25/star-trek-games-stocktake monthly 0.5 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658712421024-38I0MKNFXJZAG1KH62IP/Fed+comm%2C+ACTA%2C+starmada.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Star Trek Games Stocktake - Make it stand out Many options, but all limited in some form or other. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/21/the-sales-they-are-a-tempting monthly 0.5 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658693092131-5U8Z8U6GB0BND4F0HKTO/s-l1600.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - The Sales And Tidying Up Loose Ends - Make it stand out Not bad for such an old game. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/21/the-home-brew-rpg-continues-to-evolve monthly 0.5 2022-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658366587572-OCO63043XZ2GD7CR161T/untitled-5190224.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Home Brew RPG Continues To Evolve - Make it stand out Balance, Finesse, Poise, Coordination? All in the story telling. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/14/x-wing-2e-a-new-hope monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1658200754184-UY3IDVRHY0TLRKXH7UT9/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing 2e, A New Hope? - Make it stand out Love them to death in 1e, but 2e has its own appeal. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/10/attack-wing-reversal monthly 0.5 2022-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651730973065-LP74OHLXMSF7E4TE0QVZ/C1jpeg+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing Reversal, Dreadful Pennies And Lucky Finds. - Make it stand out Maybe not now travelling back to an empty Quadrant? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/13/d100-systems-and-the-retro-label monthly 0.5 2022-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1657695038045-0V1XUKG3N7ZQBJJIAT1L/EmptyName+55.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Systems And The "Retro" Label - Make it stand out As retro as they come, but still fully valid, only slightly different to and compatible with more recent releases. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/6/12/a-personal-ranking-of-my-d100-rpgs monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1657364077891-4HKSQKSQOC4LROGT6DTN/untitled+shoot-260065.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Personal Ranking Of (my) D100 RPG's - Make it stand out Just reminding myself there is more to life :). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/7/9/x-wing-the-eternal-flame monthly 0.5 2022-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1657362552868-1JQU2A3FG6EM29K2LXK2/_1030087lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing et al, The Eternal Flame. - Make it stand out Some, but not all are available in the various forms of the game. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/6/25/my-own-rpg-vision-the-journey-continues monthly 0.5 2022-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1657151624255-YXQBL39RHDNLJK6NWLUX/EmptyName+36.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Own RPG Vision, The Journey Continues - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1657151691994-RTD2HH75CZ54ZANBP253/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - My Own RPG Vision, The Journey Continues - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/31/and-the-road-goes-on monthly 0.5 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653987296583-D3AY028VSF4N7GOLAQ3E/zweihander+main.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - And The Road Goes Ever On - Make it stand out Inevitable probably, because yes, I like. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/6/4/13th-age-great-exception monthly 0.5 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1654324510058-OC5TUQD25DOLL9AYCK0T/firstordercommand.jpg-3250016.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13Th Age, The Great Exception - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/2/10/the-beautiful-thing-that-is-aime-blind monthly 0.5 2022-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1654223073267-9HKCPK65KYH64HEQIOYV/firstordercommand.jpg-3250011.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Beautiful Thing That Is "Blind" AIME - Make it stand out The “other” version is also ok for this form of play, but the 5e compatible option is less rigid and better tiered for GM control and d20 also a cleaner fit for blind play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1654223339621-QIU5HTV200EIUDSHD2ND/firstordercommand.jpg-3250001.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Beautiful Thing That Is "Blind" AIME - Make it stand out Two massive campaigns just waiting to be completed. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/29/d100-rpg-compatability-and-conversion monthly 0.5 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653804562333-WKWRD5AWS8C86RNL9RU2/EmptyName+29.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out One of the primary draws are hit locations, which makes big vs small creature fights possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1654121540179-BMDSHCJW5NW3KVSUCBXU/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out Both LOTR games offer the same background and attempt to align themselves to each other, so get one right and you have both covered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653804780915-TK32W9RRB7QN5AH4LT8H/EmptyName+28.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out These two have much in common. Classic Fantasy is designed to simulate OST levels based games, so drop the magic and it can be very close. The basic flexibility of Mythras, Legend, Magic World or Openquest though fit even better. I would even say much better as the core of Iron Heroes is limited to re-imagining the Fighter and Rogue classes, something d100 skills based games do so very well without limits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653805567283-M2GEZ00XI4E239EMYRUB/EmptyName+26.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out Most Supers games end up at the same place after travelling different roads. I have only skimmed Destined, but between it and Superworld, I have a few ways of travelling that road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653805043250-Q1CKD3ZKTSGI1W2MPLY2/EmptyName+27.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out Immersive, crunchy and lethal monster hunting with everything at stake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653805230269-NUT8FYWW5FCKRBS3AYRF/EmptyName+32.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out Again Classic gets another image share, because of levels etc, but Openquest would be cleaner and more “magical” and it has Ducks (for Runequest). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653805433080-N8VY611473MWZRL43LMU/EmptyName+33.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out I just ordered Zweihander, so this is probably a rendundant conversion, but easy enough done. Magic World does have Beastmen as does Openquest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1654148644625-HE8AKG6R00PM6HVD6BC8/EmptyName+25.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG Compatability And Conversions - Make it stand out After The Vampire Wars, Destined, the BGB, Mythras Imperative, Bare Bones (any). So many options. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/27/all-for-one-and-one-for-all monthly 0.5 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653648832122-O6LLMVUQ0FZ88Z1K11QN/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - All For One and One For All! - Make it stand out The mine of information and system options is deep and mature. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/21/d100-dungeon-discovered monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653524206864-TXOFGXQN0YDR05U7EZLJ/EmptyName+37.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 Dungeon Discovered And Destined Arrives - Make it stand out Mongoose Traveller 1e is a fine example of a game that uses simple retro style illustrations to enhance it’s narrative. These “career path” ones in particular, fit perfectly with my minds eye equivalents from my early days of role playing. My inspirations were 2000AD comics, Star Wars, Stainless Steel Rat and Jerry Pournelle books and the art of Chris Foss and similar, which these drawings compliment well. The 2e ones just don’t fit with my perceptions, looking more like generic (bland) modern sci-fi, which is at odds with the older sci-fi interpretation the system is based on. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/23/malifaux-break-through monthly 0.5 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653290668455-K3YP0JR825OFIVJHT3LK/sonnia_alt.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Malifaux Break Through - Make it stand out The site had about 100 figures available (some boxed sets). Many were of no interest, but this one fits my “Criid as Demonologist” idea better than the original, so the older one can be a Witch Hunter instead. I may buy more but the freight is fast but expensive (about 50% of the order), so maybe not. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/7/tolkeins-legacy-and-rpgs monthly 0.5 2022-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653201539262-HMODIOUKV0BMROV0LRXS/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Tolkien And RPG's - Make it stand out Ignore the little black book in front, the rest of the Mythras family are all pretty compatible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653201738068-5XK3MLEA614NOE3DOJH5/EmptyName+38.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Tolkien And RPG's - Make it stand out Pretty much everything could be used, along side most Mythras resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653201803164-LSVXN6VI10EQI58UNBCZ/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Tolkien And RPG's - Make it stand out The BGB is capable of handling most genres, especially with the massive wave of support materiel behind it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653201858192-B14EQ8CUF1EZRZ5WZ551/EmptyName+47.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Tolkien And RPG's - Make it stand out Simple and effective. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/21/rpgs-whats-left monthly 0.5 2022-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653115723041-C4WLIIS0JINHK4BXGGTU/steam+19.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - RPG's. What's Left? - Make it stand out Lots to like, but completely over the top for a d100 conversion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653115834444-OO7P5NJR3EMEAEPI08U4/EmptyName+36.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - RPG's. What's Left? - Make it stand out The first thing my mind goes to when someo’s flexibilityne asks where it all started. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/17/some-thoughts-on-addressing-d100-rpg-concerns monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653106227548-YI2RG7T8W9AX4DO7M2SV/EmptyName+49.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Some (More) Thoughts On Addressing D100 "Swinginess" Concerns - Make it stand out Ironically, Achtung Cthulhu can be used with Savage Worlds, a game with an even bigger rep for swinginess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653106270740-2MVE1NV1EJ93005OJR8K/EmptyName+47.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Some (More) Thoughts On Addressing D100 "Swinginess" Concerns - Make it stand out Bare Bones uses the higher base level model, using the actual characteristic -/+ based on skill. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/20/faux-malifaux-the-re-work monthly 0.5 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653006542271-6DGHX4W2NP0HUJYNFJ8D/WYR1027.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Faux-Malifaux, The Re-Work - Make it stand out Found a place that had both Lucious and his boxed set new. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1653007136070-OPWL46PBSVP863UKE8OI/EmptyName+53.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Faux-Malifaux, The Re-Work - Make it stand out A battered but still solid old system. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/9/malifaux-pas monthly 0.5 2022-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1652317883843-EUJ36G5V2GK54AXU6BCU/Unknown.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Malifaux-pas Or "Savage-faux" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/4/the-hump monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651730973065-LP74OHLXMSF7E4TE0QVZ/C1jpeg+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Hump. - Make it stand out My favourite later ship and series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651731034871-6VH6XTGS0NJOP3CD2TYP/C1jpeg+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Hump. - Make it stand out Weird little guys, great for scenario play and they appear everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651731128278-1C8XUV6EJFN5639DR3M5/C1jpeg+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Hump. - Make it stand out Enterpirse series has some lovely ships and all but one is roughly in scale. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/4/amarillo-calls monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651129638834-6OHU8PYU2I137YRKJZV8/Fed+comm%2C+ACTA%2C+starmada.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Amarillo Calls - Make it stand out FC on the left and top, Starmada in the middle, ACTA bottom right. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/5/2/negotiating-expansionitis monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651563608631-X8K8D6GQ9XZAMECEN9TQ/EmptyName+29.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Negotiating "Expansionitis" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651563691590-GKTCS6Y4TSTRPECKGZB4/untitled-6-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Negotiating "Expansionitis" - Make it stand out In deep enough to start repainting duplicate ships. A good or bad sign? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651129638834-6OHU8PYU2I137YRKJZV8/Fed+comm%2C+ACTA%2C+starmada.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Negotiating "Expansionitis" - Make it stand out A unified range of games, making additions multi faceted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651563883222-GEY109SSJ6S9LMBD5I4G/P1290057.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Negotiating "Expansionitis" - Make it stand out Hard to resist, so why try? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651579219513-KJ77K7IIWPY990TWWKY4/steam+27.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Negotiating "Expansionitis" - Make it stand out An expansion that is really the second half of the core system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651563936330-ZIPIEPPA7A4VUE7AD0O3/EmptyName+60.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Negotiating "Expansionitis" - Make it stand out Lots of different nasties, if you can track them down. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/4/24/a-return-to-everdell monthly 0.5 2022-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651385333327-6NVBP30UBM2TGDCV2M7S/EmptyName+29.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Return To Everdell - Make it stand out The tree in all its glory, not as cool as first thought. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/4/28/selling-or-re-discovering monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651129638834-6OHU8PYU2I137YRKJZV8/Fed+comm%2C+ACTA%2C+starmada.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Selling, or Re-discovering? - Make it stand out Excuse the shocking image. All of these are compatible with the counters or minis of the same system. This collection took some building. I had to make up the components of the Klingon and Romulan “Attack” boxes separately due to their scarcity and most of the other “Attack” and “Border” boxes were cherry picked from so I had a balanced representation of about 14 factions with 10-20 differnet ships each and logical duplicates. ACTA and some of the Starmada (in Admiralty edition) were equally hard to track down. ACTA goes to the core factions which cover the original TV series and early cartoon series (all their license covers), Starmada is comprehensive like FC going into the whole Star Fleet universe. There is a lot more to get and it is ongoing after decades, but not by me. I have tons. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/4/25/a-new-dynamic-brings-a-new-work-process monthly 0.5 2024-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651127551994-HFP38GQGNEFEGFS73AEQ/_1090122.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out The gentle roll of a hill, so easy to achieve with CB mats, so vexing in other forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651126543157-4086R484Y2EUN4CSKB3Z/_1100097.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out Most scales can be accomodated on one mat or another from 15mm….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651127703084-TPV2ISXZ9Z2SAH7051Q7/_1090069.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out …..to 20mm….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651126646828-FQ20SFIQRA23RL2ZHF8J/_1100032.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out ….to 6 or 10mm…… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651126848878-UCF77Y5BIVUMYO9WH6YG/_1100007.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out …..and back up to 28mm or larger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651125978864-C9DPPGR5QZUO82T2CWTC/_1100088.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out Hellboy can rock it up on as little as a 2x3’ board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651125899073-WTLYCL04EEF4NG8ZOGQ2/_1100052.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out As can these guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651127770315-X715TYJPMSBFHKJLROU3/_1090043.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out For smaller scale big games, a 6x4’ segment of a Cigar Box mat is plenty. It is amazing how diffent a CB mat can feel with a 1’ shift. On this mat, the printed-on river can be side lined (literally) or centred as a dominating feature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1651126187208-S8USYZIHHL9T351YQIGL/_1090058.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A New Life Dynamic Brings A New Hope - Make it stand out For when 4’ wide will just not do. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/4/16/big-releases-and-re-releases-due monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650230243085-BRY72RTMU2UYUTI2RIX2/EmptyName+20.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Big Releases and Re-Releases Due - Make it stand out The little one, a work of art in its realm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1650230078228-ELJ28YPGU7FPOINUYW66/mythras.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Big Releases and Re-Releases Due - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/4/1/d100-rpgs-and-the-final-chapter monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935392561-81HJISYV0W5FM5N9KUM4/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935433878-6TBWJCH8SQ304H5C6BZ8/EmptyName+52.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935488765-S0BJ6JJA0IONZLSOK8G0/EmptyName+47.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935482770-I08NNOQIHPXT12SKB0DQ/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935500639-3VI0BOYAD3G9XKC0SQGH/EmptyName+48.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935521074-DFLRLDAQIDGFYSTKATJP/EmptyName+49.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935557012-0AWPH7IILMICQG8R5MLQ/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648935697550-HO6JR8C6YNI5F677M0FY/EmptyName+38.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's, The Final Chapter? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/24/armada-fleet-comparison-and-application-imperial monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1648083376660-JOMIALOSNXSMPL297THW/EmptyName+65.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Armada Fleet Comparison and Application; Imperial - Make it stand out Solid, boring and unavoidable coming in the base set. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/3/15/road-to-nowhere monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1647331311609-K6N0WZ92D6QLSK7787XV/_1030087lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - ROAD To Nowhere - Make it stand out So, who has initiative guys? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/3/9/the-ultimate-game monthly 0.5 2022-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646790499977-S2YI4UQ3DTJT6I3KEA1V/P1290033.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out This is one of the smaller play tiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646792716455-IM6K6R5MQ83FIWMLUH9A/P1290038.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out The leader above in context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646792386379-8UEWN576MJ8URPK23MYA/P1290039.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out Just another clearing in the woods? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646791176605-QDTB7TK7NGRWEX5UVHZQ/P1290057.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out Prettier than most table top games I have seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646791076050-AGXMXXSICB6C5NU7KLF5/P1290054.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out Just like lovingy painted and based miniatures, but ready to go out of the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646792528616-8AM54PIKH96DMOSDTWED/P1290059.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out Channelling Indiana Jones and Call of Cthulhu, how many wargames feature crocadiles and adventurer archaeologists? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1646792444309-S3CWVRPARW47CAIA5Z4S/P1290047.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Ultimate Game? - Make it stand out easily made units using recruitment cards like this, make for easy pickup games. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/27/nemesis-my-nemesis monthly 0.5 2022-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1643263001992-8NQN1SJ1ZR0T2ROJI5PM/20220127_134618.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Nemesis My Nemesis - Make it stand out Nice to get all the toys out, but not something you want to share a room with! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1643263195208-GXTDQWQMRNFATBMZKUE4/20220127_135158.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Nemesis My Nemesis - Make it stand out Getting crowded and no time left. If we cannot clear the room, we cannot bed down and we die when the ship jumps into warp (next two turns). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/26/the-curious-lure-of-the-witcher-rpg monthly 0.5 2022-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1643172912362-0S5I2OX7SH6JOL7YNYOD/EmptyName+35.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Curious Lure Of The Witcher RPG - Make it stand out Stuff I have never seen mentioned in other games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1643172952757-4JHIHT15DIXNVFQX9B0X/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Curious Lure Of The Witcher RPG - Make it stand out The skill tree is a cool idea. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/24/dissatisfaction-with-rpg-characteristics monthly 0.5 2022-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1643174156027-06FW1Y0QCUO2MFXNJY9I/EmptyName+36.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Analysing RPG Characteristics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1643174155701-WF219N125N8HNWJLITRZ/EmptyName+37.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Analysing RPG Characteristics https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/10/4/life-and-death-in-the-rpg-landscape monthly 0.5 2022-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642900411281-Y0MB4ATOTYZ1K0IG4N09/steam+19.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Life And Death In The RPG Landscape - Make it stand out Missing a limb he may be, but in a game sense it matters not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642901927827-GGBLEKR7YCBOLLC57I6O/EmptyName+37.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Life And Death In The RPG Landscape - Make it stand out Black and white line drawings and often black and white results. Fail a muster roll, survival roll or enlistment roll and your character is suddenly not what you anticipated. Such is life. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/19/roleplaying-apathy monthly 0.5 2022-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642651064432-XIX4F4GSKHIV9P260LOL/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642651070953-3GGKNCJNH2E9BQT1OZTR/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642650972748-KVVXOQSNV9Z09DOFAO4O/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642650998738-AK6DAQLOZP49HDADYIGR/EmptyName+47.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642651016814-FCVXLT866P4RR5NFUMHZ/EmptyName+48.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642650977065-L09K1IZXELGSI3AYEWGG/EmptyName+38.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642651036236-8U4DINRAU3AGADGM0W8W/EmptyName+49.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642651094658-JSIBT3OL9AHDICEWNQYG/EmptyName+52.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1606213016412-N169KAL6EKG94Y6I7FT7/untitled-6100742.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642650635374-S6H3X20LFSLC9JBBMXNY/EmptyName+36.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Roleplaying "Hump" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/13/seven-wonders-back-to-full-noise-plus monthly 0.5 2022-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642031795076-LREMGTIOA45K4G825MPD/EmptyName+11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Seven Wonders Back To "Full Noise" Plus. - Make it stand out So many variants on the core principals. Favourites are Leonidis, or Caligular who can potentially strip an opponent of 14 coin in one turn! Also, Tomyris and Semiaramis who act as potent discouragements to war, ideal for a builder or science fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1642032084442-9JHEY7HBGRAXX9791ZML/EmptyName+12.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Seven Wonders Back To "Full Noise" Plus. - Make it stand out An area I favour is Science. Often under served and compared to Warfare (above), is still a little thin, the Leaders on offer do however add welcome opportunities. Plato and the Maths token can make even dabbling quite useful (12 VP for 2 tokens!) and Archimedes with Euclid or Ptolemy, a re-draw and Ishtar or Law can make a science win almost automatic, especially if your opponent does not play green. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/10/seven-wonder-duel-renaissance monthly 0.5 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1641795966142-LUR51MKENGBCUZIMNEZG/EmptyName+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Seven Wonders Duel Renaissance - Make it stand out A cast of dozens, all with well balanced effects. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2022/1/1/a-fix-for-d100-mathy-games monthly 0.5 2022-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1641263929130-FGVEQWBUX1Y0AWLWW7CO/EmptyName+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Fix For "Mathy" D100 Games - Make it stand out Without a fix, I would probably avoid these excellent books, doubly disappointing as the very similar Legend series, Traveller killing M-Space and the anticipated Mythras Destined all sit in my sweet spot. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/12/24/an-x-wing-favourite-emerges monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1640427307204-HIBN0POPUYDLEHHIZATG/_1030071last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An X Wing Favourite Emerges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/12/20/over-reactive-under-prepared monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1639946574713-T1Z9Q08KZ52RTDY9WEMC/untitled-8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Carrots Or Radar? - Make it stand out Chasing the unwanted changes out of town or the haters leaving with the ball under their arm? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/12/19/the-road-to-perdition monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1639884707554-O269LH8HJSO2QPWBFT9U/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The ROAD To Perdition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/11/15/seven-wonders-duel-revitalised monthly 0.5 2021-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1637728437669-4OQX3GXQQLFLQ006R7HA/EmptyName+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Seven Wonders Duel Revitalised - Make it stand out 47 that are always in play, 2 for guild games or 10 others if the Pantheon expansion is used. The cards are thick, texture free, matt-waxy feeling playing cards that fit in nicely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1638166265478-X2ABOQNW0R3DF44Z8OPP/EmptyName+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Seven Wonders Duel Revitalised - Make it stand out Weighty propositions. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/11/5/the-rule-to-house-rule monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/11/3/crossing-the-line monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1636263647895-UHO2P8W7AAZP8R2JABHC/EmptyName+60.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Crossing The Line - Make it stand out Nice minis, needing a little cleanup and a metho wash, but otherwise good. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/11/1/life-after-death-well-un-life-anyway monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/30/13th-age-character-concepts monthly 0.5 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1633845410188-DRI81FN6PFJCH4ID9T57/steam+27.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13TH Age Character Concepts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/10/10/turbulent-times monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1632092098765-CJLJRIT3ZTWB907LXH8J/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turbulent Times For 1e X Wing - Make it stand out The original nemesis (Lord Vader with his wingman “Back Stabber”) kings of the low upgrade game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1618281521060-2NI0XFZZRLVKDIP0OKVE/_1030074last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Turbulent Times For 1e X Wing - Make it stand out Nasty at the best of times, but in “Fight Club” they get fully nasty. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/10/5/future-and-past monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1633404292379-IPQMZ1ODXJ5I4V36YDEF/x+wing+17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Future Guided By The Past - Make it stand out A small showing by comparison to my later period fleets, but still a full game with options. I kept some clear bases for this mat, a Deep Cut 4x4 Orbital, the rest are space black. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/10/2/a-perfect-union monthly 0.5 2021-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1633396109296-ED3HOSYUJ3LPPB762AR1/x+wing+15.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Perfect Union? - Make it stand out Broo, the original Beastmen. Love the pencil style drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1633396164558-IXZALILWZJX1D9ERI8HX/x+wing+16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Perfect Union? - Make it stand out The less tight looking 13A layout. No preference, just different. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/10/4/the-strangest-thing monthly 0.5 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1633334345756-9A1BR8UFHAY8RFGYFF37/_8287026.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Strangest Thing........ - Make it stand out Scheming? Likely not. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/28/more-armada monthly 0.5 2021-10-03 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/21/the-other-skeleton-crew-killer-squads monthly 0.5 2022-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601705891588-L52LP23G2CCYFNXNNVOZ/untitled-2-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Other Skeleton Crew Killer Squads - Make it stand out Catch me if you can. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/26/5e-and-the-second-wave monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1626760518456-YW41O5ZS2RFD0MI1IK31/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D&D 5e And "The Second Wave" OF D20 Expansionism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/21/the-logic-of-stripping-a-game-down-to-its-roots monthly 0.5 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602288955744-UC5RTAZ8NFRNTP9Y5CVQ/untitled-25.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Logic Of Stripping A Game Back Down To Its Roots - Make it stand out Sometimes, even Legends have to be sidelined for a cleaner experience. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/25/more-fun-with-x-wing-1e-experiments monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603331440547-D1T76CWTK3HAFOGNJ1GM/untitled-7-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - More Fun With X Wing 1e Experiments - Make it stand out Just a token image to remind myself I need to take some fresh ones. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/23/armada-fleet-applications monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1632472026516-YZI7GWZTXM9ZOBMEE9K0/x+wing+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Armada Fleet Composition And Applications; Rebels - Make it stand out What a hassle. First I had to take a shuttle from the surface to a waiting Neb, then the interminable trip to the monster itself, then paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. Hope she is worth it, oh and the running costs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1633150601413-XTITE12AA23SJBUL8B1L/x+wing+12.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Armada Fleet Composition And Applications; Rebels - Make it stand out Sans fighters, a rag-tag mob with purpose. Two more Hammerheads have been ordered after my Dogtastrophe forced me to hunt down another medium base (a Victory) and I stumbled on these at the same time. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/3/role-playing-rationalisation-and-realities monthly 0.5 2021-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891714264-OLMFPGEAE1IE1J1RSK68/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Role Playing Rationalisations And Realities - Make it stand out The marriage of the latest version of the oldest RPG in the world and the pillar fiction work that inspired it in the first place. This is likely going to be replaced by a second edition with new “edgy” art and feel, but will likely be fully compatible. For me, now, this one will do. I do not have all that made publication, but I do have two full campaigns and several support works. Tons to go on with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891639408-R0Q223FMI7I7TPMG0OYE/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Role Playing Rationalisations And Realities - Make it stand out Much of the art and the adventures are identical to AIME and the system is very intent on policing the intent, even railroading play to an extent, and the rules are less cohesive than the later AIME system, so overall probably not my first choice, but lush aren’t they. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/20/skeleton-crew-who-rules monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602288708158-PRU7QOM9777UOTXZJ7A0/untitled-3-5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew; Who Rules This Space - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/22/armada-growth-directions monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/18/skeleton-crew-overview-manoeuvring monthly 0.5 2021-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603329802356-O9G29PY68H1I0QJHUZMG/untitled-19.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Overview; Manoeuvring - Make it stand out The kings of dodge and weave in SC. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/18/skeleton-crew-overview-primary-stats monthly 0.5 2021-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1632093047048-CBOJA70ME79FI9WB88B2/resistance.jpg-5080088.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Overview; Primary Stats - Make it stand out Play them as you see them. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/18/skeleton-crew-actions-rolls-and-boosts monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1632092098765-CJLJRIT3ZTWB907LXH8J/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Actions: Rolls, Boosts and Evades - Make it stand out The Evasion kings, Imperial fighters need to use them to make up for a lack of shields. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/18/skeleton-crew-actions-target-lock monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1632091480266-97LWXZFK3KD07Z41LCC6/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Actions; Target Lock - Make it stand out The brains trust of the Rebel fleet. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/18/skeleton-crew-actions-and-their-relevance monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603331440547-D1T76CWTK3HAFOGNJ1GM/untitled-7-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Actions; Focus - Make it stand out Good old fashioned dog fighting. Minimal counters on the mat and easy to pick up even for a beginner. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/18/13g-pending-excitement-rising monthly 0.5 2021-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598303792-RCJTWERXJFN7LLKWCAH4/steam+17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13G Pending, Excitement Rising - Make it stand out I could lift an image of 13G, but I will wait until it is here. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/15/armada-sadness monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1604041058291-D225ERFLSL1OPJXWBSU9/untitled+shoot-260011.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Armada; On Sadness And Moving Forward - Make it stand out Armada was always the aloof one, hiding in the corner, loved deeply, but only by a few who bothered to look. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/14/3ezegqqgezwydr004r0w4fo119n9ye monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598305335-962BVS41EXP4IIOAREUW/steam+18.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598303792-RCJTWERXJFN7LLKWCAH4/steam+17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598379336-TILH0Q7QT70N94M0Z4S6/steam+10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598384136-RQCZBSXCR00B825FB45D/steam+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598473815-A9DXCOVQWQR97XI96V81/steam+15.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598472269-U05DS9G2VDSFGI0XH8SF/steam+32.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598539535-PU7QE8Y2Q11ZUL0U050P/steam+31.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598540974-7M5E7UVUPIVMVO3YQNDG/steam+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598550835-3OT5BD0FCCV6EZ5CY2KH/steam+35.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598737060-8FFNTD65C5HYDSMA1JPM/steam+23.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598616224-3LD6R887Q6JCCBIDAHB5/steam+22.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598615510-LMJS2JQJVNDS91NO906D/steam+33.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598684351-9VSFWFGY3OHIJYQT9HKV/steam+13.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598683561-C70BM4YYSQOHG43S6A3X/steam+14.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598814255-SLJ31110Q44Q501SDNTR/steam+29.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598814567-YB6WEJLTNITIMP3CJ1PL/steam+30.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - 13th Age Mini Book Reviews https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/12/why-i-dislike-dampd-but-like-13th-age monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631598895867-O3L6LUE43RJQUZW9UMB2/steam+28.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Why I Dislike D&D, But Can Still Like 13th Age - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/12/x-wing-growth-path monthly 0.5 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602138376042-WW1RPNTG8JFZPCLYLQB8/untitled-17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An X Wing Growth Plan For New Players - Make it stand out Three forms of pain from the Scum ships available in “Skeleton Crew”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596788518106-U843S055T3EZQSL63QBA/untitled-11-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An X Wing Growth Plan For New Players - Make it stand out Both ships are relevant in this form but the Y Wing’s future is probably less so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1618380082897-NM1DKYD4252LTTZ7HCK0/_1030067lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An X Wing Growth Plan For New Players - Make it stand out Expanded allows for squads like this, that need Titles and a full action range to be relevant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603235097604-8II9J9P495395HO4NQ7Q/untitled-2-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An X Wing Growth Plan For New Players - Make it stand out The much neglected Tie Advanced. In TT it is all you have for an Imperial player, but before all hope is lost, let’s add a Title, some cheap System upgrades and those other pilots nobody uses. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/8/barest-bare-bones-ship-overview-scum monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621725496653-1MNF7AMQPX6GIYMRSUQB/untitled-6-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Ship Overview; Scum - Make it stand out Beautiful, killer butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631668923142-9WV5BFG5OGNV5Q62FMBI/x+wing+4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Ship Overview; Scum - Make it stand out Lots of Black Sun, some repainted Villains, Binayre Pirates and far too many Z95’s (a weakness of mine) https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/8/barest-bare-bones-ship-overview-rebels monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619171625620-VP5NADLRCZ3HPG3EH68H/_1030079lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Ship Overview; Rebels. - Make it stand out A powerful force once again in BB, Y Wings off to work. Remember that time they helped bring down a pair of Star Destroyers? Those were the days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631668979432-6NQ26B3BXI571GEOJCBO/x+wing+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Ship Overview; Rebels. - Make it stand out The good ol’ boys, all straight from the original movies or a near part of the Extended Universe. Lacking a true cheap swarmer, this is the smallest fleet. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/7/the-barest-of-bare-bones-ship-overview monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1606213304025-68B9CZZQ6ZNU3B68M1LQ/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Ship Overview; Empire - Make it stand out Unlikely, but one can dream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1631669206865-XHFQ29GN30FI69T6UN1F/x+wing+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Skeleton Crew Ship Overview; Empire - Make it stand out Lots of Tie Fighters and Interceptors, but too few Aggressors (more popular in this form of the game) and I could do with another Bomber. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/6/inevitable-fallout-or-revitalised-interest monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1620974737591-RY6WVBRN4KZ9RBJHD0UH/EmptyName+78.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Inevitable Fallout Or Revitalised Interest? - Make it stand out Recycled image, showing black painted bases (but clear stems) https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/5/armada-dead monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1622269307972-4WG3GN5T37CZUM20FMQN/EmptyName+22.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Armada Dead? - Make it stand out The last ship added, an Imperial Raider. I think I will be chasing down another of these if I can. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/9/1/obsession-or-release monthly 0.5 2021-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1613520259475-OGQDL00I4VG047RXV29P/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Obsession Or Release? - Make it stand out More or less available, depending on the version played. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/9/three-way-fight monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603235030019-3ZPJZSOLL29BUBTIQTNB/untitled-3-4-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Triple Threat - Make it stand out What the X Wing pilots dreams of! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602478837553-DD99UQVEOHI92MASOHO6/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Triple Threat - Make it stand out The usual wingman here, but multiple Tie Advanced squads should be elusive and brutal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603240639250-F4OSDLL3CY9BD1NJUELC/untitled-1-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Triple Threat - Make it stand out Travelling in hunting packs, not supportive teams, is the scum ethos. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/8/17/a-response-to-whiffy-dice-mechanics monthly 0.5 2021-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1629550398306-K0SFBXIOPHJ7JW3V5792/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Response To "Whiffy" D100 Dice Mechanics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/27/what-makes-a-good-rpg-good monthly 0.5 2021-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1627364071873-PQQGSS8HS0CZ5AGWVEGG/EmptyName+55.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - What, For Me, Makes A Good RPG - Make it stand out All you need in one volume. Books like this put the bulk of the creative burden on the GM (and players), but isn’t that the core of the hobby? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1627363968003-LGRJA5TF5UZ7OINW79YA/EmptyName+54.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - What, For Me, Makes A Good RPG - Make it stand out My “Desert Island” collection. Genuine Sci FI, Horror/pulp, dark and classic fantasy and a generic system for supers etc. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/5/mmx4yejbyrtuuq92d0n1kw8c2m033x monthly 0.5 2021-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625467360343-7BHXI71STCCJGJYFI65B/EmptyName+52.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's 5; The Warhammer Family - Make it stand out 1st and 4th editions both have their upsides, but neither is perfect. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/5/apoy0xmy6dcqjdkn4qnswn04orzlg6 monthly 0.5 2021-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625467283236-8KR4Q2UE2S9PGPOCOCFL/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's 4; Rune Quest and Friends - Make it stand out Arguably the most vibrant and currently consistent of the “big” D100 manufacturers, The Design Mechanism are quickly making a comprehensive universe of games, each adding to the utility of the last. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/8/rpg-down-sizing monthly 0.5 2021-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1626760540959-816BBU37FK392J1GGDU8/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - RPG Down Sizing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/5/d100-rpgs-3-bare-bones monthly 0.5 2021-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625467231082-5WMXLCZ13TGRXLVZWM83/EmptyName+47.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's 3; Bare Bones - Make it stand out I have only these two at the moment, with Covert Ops GM manual and the two Frontier Space books in my DTRPG cart. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/3/honorable-mention-mini-review-5-hero-system monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625615496748-B4IUVQQHXG20WGCST4TN/EmptyName+53.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Honorable Mention Mini-Review #5 Hero System - Make it stand out A meagre offering, but enough to bring back those halcyon days of number crunching and fist of dice gaming. My friend Mark was the true advocate, my interest was only in playing and I must admit to being put off too much by the up front math, that so many others in our circle were better at milking (more of a writer than a mathematician). Shame, because it is actually quite easy and worth the effort. The Hero System book had I think one more power than Champions and a little cleaning up, making it the “smart” buy, but the Big Blue Book was iconic (at least I have the GM screen). I even re-discovered my uncut flats. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/5/d100-rpgs-2-open-quest monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625467182752-6POJMYKUAAQ51A2H5E9C/EmptyName+48.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's 2; Open Quest - Make it stand out Nothing in these games is totally alien to the BRP line making it an option for ideas either way. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/5/d100-rpgs-1-basic-role-playing monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625466323116-W1PJG3FJYRQLACFCKJXP/EmptyName+50.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's 1; Basic Role Playing - Make it stand out Blood Tides, Future Earth, Aces High, Devil’s Gulch, Magic World, Super World etc. all share the same original core mechanics more or less and the BGB allows for expansion or streamlining of these with little effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625466491269-D1NDMPDA36T4C7N4LRFK/EmptyName+49.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - D100 RPG's 1; Basic Role Playing - Make it stand out Call of Cthulhu has spawned many games through countless manufacturers, but it started here. Technically Delta Green should be in the above grouping, but who better to be the “Big Bad” in that universe than Cthulhu? Achtung Cthulhu adds pulpy action, WW Cthulhu is ultra dark and there are plenty of other options covering Rome through to Sci Fi including Victorian, Western, Dark Age and Renaissance. Sharing the BRP mechanics more or less, lets you play with the feel and period of interest you want. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/7/3/the-one-basket-to-hold-all-my-eggs monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625295748320-PK2A1DYNMZ52ZR5XEJ5L/EmptyName+46.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - One Basket To Hold All My Eggs? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/30/retro-semi-review-4-legend monthly 0.5 2021-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625030266383-CUYE1FWRARCF6ZJMD29M/EmptyName+38.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Retro Mini-Review #4 Legend - Make it stand out Little coat-pocket sized books, that will not win any awards for cover art, but are eye catching enough to get me on board impulsively while travelling to Melbourne a few years ago. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/30/retro-semi-review-3-call-of-cthulhu-5th-edition monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625027394135-WQ007VX08W4I3NBZ8ERJ/EmptyName+34.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Retro Mini-Review #3 Call Of Cthulhu 5th Edition - Make it stand out Lots of lovely stuff, more consistent and cross-compatible than the D & D monster has proven over the years (D & D the only game in the hobby large enough to survive 5 complete re-makes). The Orient Express adventure has recently been reprinted, but my (internally) near mint copy is yet to be played. Try playing a 30 year old adventure with current D & D. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/30/retro-semi-review-2-warhammer-fantasy-roleplay-1e monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625022711045-69P4Z18X9O67EWQCZTDW/EmptyName+35.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Retro Mini-Review #2 Warhammer Fantasy Role Play 1e - Make it stand out I am lucky to be able boast even this meagre collection. I have more on pdf thanks to C7’s re-release of the adventures etc. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/30/retro-review-mongoose-traveller monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625019046489-8MVYH2NURPK95LHR90KV/EmptyName+36.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Retro Mini-Review: Mongoose Traveller - Make it stand out Very plain, just like the original 3 books in a little box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1625019156810-F8HHZK73RZDC36ETLNEL/EmptyName+37.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Retro Mini-Review: Mongoose Traveller - Make it stand out More like this please. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/20/the-curse-of-the-progress-tokens monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/17/everdell-first-game monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1623903447246-7MFRCRW2YAEMGAVK6Z2A/EmptyName+29.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Everdell First Game - Make it stand out View from the top. The board is busy, but clear and after just 2 games, we are feeling pretty comfy with it (except the tree might have to go). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/13/thoughts-on-a-very-simple-rpg-system monthly 0.5 2021-06-16 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/6/1/where-to-after-seven-wonders monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/29/mini-me monthly 0.5 2021-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1622269307972-4WG3GN5T37CZUM20FMQN/EmptyName+22.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Mini Me - Make it stand out Like a shark and it’s young, the X Wing Raider looks more to scale than the Armada Star Destroyers. The big one above monsters the Victory and Imperial classes. The X Wing ship is actually undersized for that game, the Armada one oversized, but that is the reality of gaming, always forcing reality into a practical simulation space, which is why 20mm WW2 tanks don’t shoot 10 actual metres in wargames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1622269538952-ERX3FXHVYZECH1WPFOKH/EmptyName+21.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Mini Me - Make it stand out Seriously cool little ship. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/25/ways-of-winning-seven-wonders-duel monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621985112910-WFN26GCYE7UFZ5S4OCA5/EmptyName+18.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Ways Of Winning Seven Wonders Duel pt1 - Make it stand out All those wreaths. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/26/coming-of-age monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621985003848-TVA5ESQZV7912T8ISZ1B/EmptyName+17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Coming Of Age - Make it stand out The illustrious cast of characters. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/24/really-great-game-of-seven-wonders-duel monthly 0.5 2021-05-24 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/23/new-game monthly 0.5 2021-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621748187269-A0IZJWEQ5MF8SLXYT2EC/EmptyName+14.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Process Of Choosing A New Game - Make it stand out Glare compliments of cards sleeves :). Great art, great feel, but icon heavy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621836529990-380NN3TY7KMZA4H855WZ/sq+19.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Process Of Choosing A New Game - Make it stand out Hoping this will smooth out any doubts. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/23/pandoras-boxes monthly 0.5 2021-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621735699834-F3F4SMJM1KOB2MZTXEWN/EmptyName+9.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out Please excuse the photos, I sleeved all of the cards, making them harder to de-glare, but there is enough info to get the idea. They are about paperback size each, so the game’s footprint is about the same size or bigger than Ticket To Ride London or Catan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621735971296-3TNIPEX64VNHH4GJFNB1/EmptyName+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621736132172-QPHR6BAXEJ0O4FMFTMXA/EmptyName+6.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out 18 “big bad” epic monsters and 6 lesser generals for the campaign version of the game. The big cards are the huge Gamelyn big ones (double standard), the generals are standard size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621736256298-HW4YOK6RW5CW4CYYBDDH/EmptyName+8.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out 3 for each region, all sporting something extra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621736548684-E9HDWOMNF7A6W4WDO7I3/EmptyName+12.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out Each card has a first and second region effect. Not all regions are treated equally here, with the less civilised areas copping a worse go of things first up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621736783196-5WEWCUFKSUQOHI6QTVH6/EmptyName+16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out 20 of these, each with a matching ITEMeeple plastic equivalent to stick on your meeple. These physical parts are optional, but cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621736985965-YATHA792PYW510N32D4U/EmptyName+10.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out Pick your option from 16. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621736659352-588XZ73ZZ8FH84L35ASC/EmptyName+11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out TDW adds the cards above for the campaign and experience options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621754989353-HJ51P9OEF86R2US9918D/EmptyName+13.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pandora's Box(es) - Make it stand out The manticore is a recycled HeroClix I got in a job lot (oddly it never looked right in the clix range, too small, but is a decent copy size wise of the cardboard one in the game and spot on to the card art. There is also a tree that I intend to replace with something more impressive and sturdy, but the wagons are fine. All 20 Artefacts have a plastic model, the dice and little ships are for the raider fleets (TDW), as are the storms. Most of what you see comes from The Dark War expansion. The reality is, once sleeved it does not all fit back in the boxes (the cards alone only just fit). The plastic boxes I use are actually nearly the same dimensions as the original boxes, so all three fit in another shoebox sized container with my full TE/UTE collection (another box this size holds both UTE games). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/23/fulfilment-via-a-bare-bones-approach-to-x-wing monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621725496653-1MNF7AMQPX6GIYMRSUQB/untitled-6-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Gaming Fulfilment Using A Bare Bones Approach - Make it stand out Magic looking, but easily lost for the duration. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/21/practice-what-you-preach monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/21/finally-finished-armada monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/19/a-beginners-tactical-guide-to-playing-seven-wonders-duel-part-4 monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621491444654-LJ97HC2IIC13KZMEBAIQ/EmptyName+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Beginners Tactical Guide To Playing Seven Wonders Duel; Part 4 - Make it stand out Forward, ever forward, takes your opponent further from victory. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/19/seven-wonders-duel monthly 0.5 2021-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621407359117-NPT2MKHQLSGW4I7D93CG/EmptyName+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Learning From Teaching Seven Wonders Duel - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/17/a-not-very-tactical-guide-to-seven-wonders-duel-part-3 monthly 0.5 2021-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621231187264-CKTFXYJ293SVTX6PD3LL/EmptyName+81.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Beginners Tactical Guide To Playing Seven Wonders Duel; Part 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/17/a-not-very-tactical-guide-to-seven-wonders-duel-part-2 monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621231073995-OPD5Q6007IJH2SC0XCB6/EmptyName+82.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Beginners Tactical Guide To Playing Seven Wonders Duel; Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621289552381-O3KKR47T4KVGNZI5GHEI/EmptyName+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Beginners Tactical Guide To Playing Seven Wonders Duel; Part 2 - Make it stand out The two counters don’t come painted and plenty have been done better. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/17/a-not-very-tactical-guide-to-seven-wonders-duel-part-1 monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621230951043-R7K78UKVZ48G8CRU4RIS/EmptyName+83.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A Beginners Tactical Guide To Playing Seven Wonders Duel; Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/15/how-would-i-have-done-it monthly 0.5 2021-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1621038634877-S74BJ1555O3STBMIH2DF/_1030069lighting+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - How Would I Have Done It? - Make it stand out Luke and Biggs on a secret mission in K Wings……….. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/10/bare-bones-armada monthly 0.5 2021-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1620974737591-RY6WVBRN4KZ9RBJHD0UH/EmptyName+78.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Armada? - Make it stand out Enough for a solid fleet, but possibly not enough room for those awesome squadrons (not painted yet). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/10/is-bare-bones-x-wing-enough monthly 0.5 2021-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1620613591495-A7IE7ZR9O4TABBVVFP9A/_1030071last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Is Bare Bones X Wing Enough? Sentimental favourite. Sentimental, but not solid starter. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/10/seven-wonders-duel-the-giving-gift monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/5/its-a-wonder monthly 0.5 2021-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1620174799959-SBVNILUW25VOC367QLGH/EmptyName+67.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - It's A Wonder The full game with the Pantheon expansion, which we feel makes the game deeper in several ways. The score cards are laminated for infinite re-use (you never know). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/5/3/middle-of-the-road-crossover monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1620014784815-4I8FII6QFCCBUFQSAUUY/EmptyName+65.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Middle Of The Road Crossover Black stems can stand out a lot, as do clear bases. With X Wing I now paint the base and the first stem black, but leave the second or third stems clear, enhancing the “floating” effect, while taking away the less than completely clear, reflective base edge. I forgot to black pen the front edge of the card, but you get the idea. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/21/in-depth-look-at-rebel-pilots-in-bare-bones monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619488573376-ZA71E37ZMKFLJK5CDT9C/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - In Depth Look At Rebel Fighter Pilots In Bare Bones The eternal optimist. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/26/armada-arriving monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619419517148-3PYCU304A3CPTAVVFOIE/EmptyName+60.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Armada Is Arriving An X Wing in for scale, because I have found very few “Scale” helpful images on line, in fact there seems to be very few X Wing + Armada sites, most have chosen their flavour and gone one way only. All of these are small base ships, but the bigger ones of those. The still to arrive Imperial class Star Destroyer is 20cm long (for 1600m), roughly twice the length of the Gladiator (right) and many times it’s volume. The reality is it should be double that again, but FFG have managed to successfully fudge the scaling for practicality (like X Wing’s Huge ships) . Even the giant 2+ ft SSD is actually 16km long so it should actually be over 100 times the length of a 6cm (150m) CR-90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619419843616-1NF0DRBS88HF2FUHDA1J/EmptyName+61.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Armada Is Arriving The Invisible Hand (bottom) is a large base ship, but they are on taller stems, so I dropped it onto a smaller one for photography. Don’t let the kids near it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619421220890-K29SW5YSR0RRNAIB3FSU/EmptyName+62.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Armada Is Arriving The fighter detail is amazing. I appreciate the base colour as a good start for basic painting, but the moulds are deeply cut enough for another coat and wash. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/25/controlling-the-feel-of-your-game monthly 0.5 2021-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619491757511-QW821HZ3OEKL6RHOOQVV/untitled-1-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Controlling The Feel Of Your Game Ahh the good old days with only two of these four! https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/24/armada-fleet-analysis monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619306834028-AEY4LYISMTTHRKR85PT5/_1030087lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Armada Fleet Analysis (Rebel and Imperial) What, no Raider? Sorry busy feeling like a big fish, hunting down Scum. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/23/ok-so-this-happened monthly 0.5 2021-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1619171625620-VP5NADLRCZ3HPG3EH68H/_1030079lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Ok, So This Happened The maximum comfortable size for X Wing for most, this is two small pieces on the Armada map. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/22/late-inclusion-or-growing-pains monthly 0.5 2021-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1620976078955-9UWSRCOVH5KMKBU3HVZM/EmptyName+60.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Late Inclusion (Or Hello Cameron Diaz) - Make it stand out Big by comparison, but dwarfed by the ISD. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/21/butchers-bill monthly 0.5 2021-04-22 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/20/on-the-horizonarmada monthly 0.5 2021-09-05 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/12/x-wing-reduced-upgrades-empire monthly 0.5 2021-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1618281521060-2NI0XFZZRLVKDIP0OKVE/_1030074last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing Reduced Upgrades: Empire https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/11/x-wing-with-reduced-upgrades-long-review-rebel monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1618183873572-8OZ4DXGCUBDXWCRP1NSB/_1030071last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing With Reduced Upgrades Long Review; Rebel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1618380082897-NM1DKYD4252LTTZ7HCK0/_1030067lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing With Reduced Upgrades Long Review; Rebel https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/7/ultratinyepic monthly 0.5 2021-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1617865261780-Z6A8HX2OXFMY87WGE8QC/EmptyName+51.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Ultra Tiny....But Epic So, in this box, small enough to easily fit into a cargo pants pocket, there are two full games, each of the depth and cleverness of games like Catan, but slightly faster playing and 1 to 4/5 player capable. The original boxes are card pack sized, but after sleeving the cards, they are just too tight. The relatively huge d12 is for UTEK solo mode and the optional 2x d4 combat dice for those of us who like some randomness/risk in TEK combat (a BGG recommendation). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1617865325882-LB2RXCY9P8YK7XS17414/EmptyName+52.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Ultra Tiny....But Epic This is most of one of the games (Galaxies). You have the 8mm cubes for; 2 players-Red and Blue (3 more factions are left out for added space), the Action dice (the dark grey ones), Satellites (light grey) and the Action, Galaxy, Planet, Secret Mission and solo “Rogue Galaxy” cards which are printed on the back of the Galaxy cards. The small cards are mini-American sized (X Wing 1e upgrade cards), the larger cards are standard playing card sized. Kingdoms has a slightly different look with only the larger sized cards used for Territories/Factions (dual sided), Building, Solo, and Action cards. UTEK is slightly lighter in card stock, but “heavier” in cubes with 70 odd. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/4/5/the-fishing-trip monthly 0.5 2021-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1617625098462-FDGUUVXRIGWHFIFD4V2V/EmptyName+47.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Tackle Box Experiment It all fits into this little tackle box. Along with ships and collateral, there are satellite/mine tokens, rules cards and some asteroids. The sleeves are ridiculously tough outer sleeves I used to get with the cards in my s/h Heroclix orders with ships loaded back to back to match their token. The (6) bases are rubberised, allowing for non slip performance on nearly any surface. I may use a set of rules as a box liner, write up an abridged cheat sheet or just use my phone/memory. Any 2x2’ surface area will do, but I may add a soft felt mat or boundary string in also. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/2/12/the-differences-between-attack-wing-and-x-wing monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1613519629930-NA5F3CGLD5YVEUQLNKJF/C1jpeg+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Actual Differences Between Attack Wing and X Wing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1613520259475-OGQDL00I4VG047RXV29P/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Actual Differences Between Attack Wing and X Wing https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/2/12/further-fun-on-the-home-front monthly 0.5 2021-03-10 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/2/12/x-wing-2e-generics monthly 0.5 2021-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1613281455106-HIGDJLVXTU578063U8JN/_1030071last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing 2e Generics Only Or "Hero Maker" Mode Everyone is an Ace in the making. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/4/action-economy-in-bare-bones monthly 0.5 2021-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1612675473309-CZ3YKAQT9N2POV8K4UN2/_1030087lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Action Economy In Bare Bones Action economy can be vital. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/28/a-french-connection monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611887584345-A434VY3MUON6N338OB6M/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection The Combat Commander counters are large and well drawn, but is there really any comparison? The HoN counters are also very cleanly cut and corner rounded. No ragged corners! I have a very few that are slightly off register, but because of their size, this is less bothersome than in other games. The counter above is about as busy as they get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611887927920-JKRXZB20R097OL3PNDFK/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection A Vanilla U.S. Airborne unit or the actual “Band of Brothers”, lots of options. The recruitment tiles above are used to create the forces in the game. I ignored them at first, but they really do make it easy to set up a game and make for realistically balanced forces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611888321118-AZHBROWKZVYC5ZFK6YTL/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection The blocks at the bottom (belonging to Lovecraftian Deep Ones in this case), are used to allocate activations and the matching dice are used for all tests. The cards add the events that make movies different from reality (or is reality that different?). The ill-fitting card sleeves are down to me. Each faction gets a card pack, themed to suit them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611888549915-G36KUNDCCUVN24ZCYBDU/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection The LRDG about to be ambushed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611888820023-3LRO1UVJA64FXVISV5CB/P1290033.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611888832013-SBCFZK1R6JHZI7B4VJA5/P1290061.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611888837432-BX2HNIOE7TH8W5L49NO8/P1290038.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611889196114-6HPE5MSO8Q87V4FGMBLD/P1290039.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611888696806-OVSX03J9X7OZEDVK8XS2/P1290043.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611889758158-RSFU3739ILINFT2GMLGD/P1290050.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection Counters for everything and all you need to know is on them. The trenches above show egress points, defensive values and terrain effects, all without ruining the ascetic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611889463596-DPWGO2TNPSDFKCJ5NOUC/P1290054.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection A frikkin’ sleep walker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611890438942-SVV0VX21XZGB3W156FWM/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A French Connection Like a scene from a “Boys own Adventures” book, but it is still fully compatible with the WW2 action around it. There are even spell books. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/20/why-bare-bones-first-edition-and-second-edition-work monthly 0.5 2021-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1611104992634-XZ8XX5HW6EGJ7416CQLL/_1030074last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Why Bare Bones First Edition X Wing Is A Good Primer For Second Edition https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/14/family-affair monthly 0.5 2022-12-11 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/10/cigar-box-battle-mat-review-pt-2 monthly 0.5 2022-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610259282722-PVBVGLDJ8WWFZ596VKWY/_1100003.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 A few wrinkles, but a new mat, expected and not nearly as bad in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610259579795-WPGDFFUAXSNE4YFW6ON1/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 A little scale specific, but yummy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610259727680-HCQBG8UX2Z6KAB5RO4NG/_1100007.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 First figures I grabbed, Arthurian later Roman. This thing is “lush”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610325909364-RPH9NQFHOEU9OK2UQZE3/_1100011.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 A well scaled environment for this little M5, if not a healthy one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610325993521-O8ZC15CK9031HR0NL367/_1100026.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 I think that this mat is going to be a favourite for Dark Age through to WW2 in 28-20mm games. My various basing techniques “through the ages” also blend perfectly with this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610326471042-HK1GY6G3KREOCG7XHXV6/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 Another “cracking” image ;). What drew me to this one was the brilliance of the greens, which matches my re-purposed aquarium and fake indoor plant jungle and the red of the soil, is very in keeping with rich Pacific Island, volcanic soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610326708127-S5V0UTEBKS1LDKKED5YV/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 20mm Marines cautiously move over open ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610326867024-IFGC7B18K6ULAT1Z93KV/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 A hapless African militiaman stumbles over something from the “Lost Valley”, but on the bright side, he now knows where his friends went. This poor chap probably won’t survive to get re-based, so he will go to his doom unmatched to the terrain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610326987669-MXP2B7WDNPJ32KUUPO7Y/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 The Avengers on the hunt for something the Black Panther lost (his wallet?). Re-purposed Heroclix on useful clear bases. These clear bases do not like abrasive terrain, so the mats are a real boon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610327325422-V3U2B9YZQSHU95VSFOTZ/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 A bland, but versatile colour palette. The one thing I under estimated was the building density needed to populate it. I ran out of steam after the first 15 or so buildings, with a half dozen left to go, but the beauty of these mats is I can literally fold it and play smaller as needed. This and the Redwood mat are slightly smaller than my others, only just covering the 7x5 table top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610327516267-M4HLNMB0A4QGZEY2R97Z/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 Guardians of the Galaxy facing down an alien robot menace. The slightly cold blue-grey is fairly accurate, making most of my dirty grey paints look at odds with it, but that is my fault, not the mats. The light used is also daylight balanced flash, so you have to imagine the mat under normal tungsten lighting which is warmer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610327834943-SSPANGES751Q0VK6DH8R/_1100079.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610327844321-JVPSHTE85K39OZX0MQN6/_1100077.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610327921811-UHP57TZ0QZF3VKYR85UZ/_1100088.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610327924053-O77RF83G6R2DS42H50PH/_1100089.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610329288950-LH4WJB8TIGDST4MEN9NA/_1100090.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 At least I am consistent! The obvious grid lines are because I have not used this one yet. Notice though how the grid lines are invisible on the detail shots below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610329496202-9LWQMEVRXRTQVFCULH32/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 The grass colour is better here. I went for the 2” roads again as a good scale compromise. At a pinch I can also line up the roads with the Europe mat for an unlikely huge game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610329664322-Y1UU4Q4PQDTAWTNBH3CG/_1100097.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 2 18mm figs again, looking fine for larger scale games. 20mm WW2 are great as are smaller 15mm’s. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/9/cigars-all-round-cigar-box-battle-mats-review-pt-1 monthly 0.5 2021-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610159715145-VFQACU6RRGIDWWHZAXXM/_1090004.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610159747414-JQUHZB5TGJ6N61A7Q4VU/_1090005.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610159853080-90TAH24LF3D4OSCAQ9BZ/_1090010.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610160014473-XP2U2IK1CI7F0LLUIU3K/_1090012.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610160280608-274ZBOHEKQEL1M5Y7JQ9/_1090014.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610161079169-JAFB87H9BWJYHYIET3LZ/_1090016.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610161287589-0XCZ7VM4IWTPQANTQ8N7/_1090025.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 A 28mm USMC patrol sweep, “questioning” the locals. The roads clearly stand out, or can be ignored as suits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610161606354-IVKPPNBBV41V7I5BY7ND/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 My first “dry ground” love, 28mm western. The mat’s resolution matches the slightly “hyper” real look of the buildings. These figures are Davco grout based only, so a little of the darker brown and some specs of grass like the mat will be added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610162005910-5ESG6Q3TBHNDYOX1HWOF/_1090058.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 The (20mm) green recruits of Alpha Coy moving into a German ambush in Tunisia. Based more for Europe, these are a little over grassed for this mat also, but work ok. Napoleonic Spain, the Crusades, Greece and Italy and most Ancients are all good for this very versatile mat. They do a true desert mat, but I prefer my games with a little more terrain, like you find in arid, but not sand dune geography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610162590378-PT03BOTEXBBP5LEUB4NO/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 Poor image, but plenty of others around on the net of this older mat. The roads are the larger ones for 28mm. This is to my mind a good compromise for 15/20/28mm figures (15mm Roads, 20mm minor roads, 28mm horse trails). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610162761428-2S0HR9MC04FYGNHQFT8D/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 The hardened survivors of Alpha, now on mainland Italy. The road width suits most Normandy or Italian back roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610162891335-3AWVRFY59BONA9FCVA4S/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 My 28mm ECW figs are mostly used for “grand skirmish” games, so the one-cart trail is ideal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610162981280-QZ1SUJ4MFUPSVAPBFUJ2/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 Equally suitable, my 18mm ECW figures are used for bigger battles, which means major roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610163070248-H7D86NYFQZSRAZJGLKD3/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 About the earliest period that suits this mat is high medieval. As the fields are many and regularly shaped, so they are a little too neat and plentiful for Dark Ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610168530306-Z6X4E43MMRB082R87ARI/_1090117.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 Another crappy image :). I have two of these after an ordering stuff-up* and it looks like I grabbed the unused one with plenty of storage wrinkles. After a few uses these will go or you can try the damp towel in the dryer trick, or just iron it. The only thing to avoid is storing with defined creases, which will stay at least for that use. In real life, these ripples are far less bothersome, but my single light has exaggerated them. *If I ever have enough room I suppose I could do a 5x14’ game?. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610168882134-P69WMD026GVSS7U3LANE/_1090120.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 Not a great image, but you get the idea. This heart breaker adds to my gaming versatility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610169005646-KG23JNOSNSCLQJWGVN4O/_1090131.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 It is a decently long way from this tower top to the base of the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610169087116-1ZXQH27XWZOBYB25EAXC/_1090122.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 Enough to stop this lot? Big fights, lots of figures and gentle rolling slopes are the theme here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610169234231-CHGM2D9O2CAO2AQ6G8S3/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 The little trail for my 28mm Vikings, becomes a major road for 10mm figs and is even ok for 6mm (Zulu Dawn anyone?). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610169421416-DNHN3NESMTMM2928USZ5/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 20mm figs work well. I like this a lot for WW2 20mm non-jungle Pacific/Vietnam or North African games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1610325090633-E5BB5VFVG14OMIKFS1T1/_1100032.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Cigar Box Battle Mat Review pt 1 A 6mm Samurai castle. If the units are sizeable (one way of using 6mm figs), then the road looks fine. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2021/1/5/bare-bones-and-title-upgrades monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609825768786-34156U14LAL1E4MN2EUS/_1030079lighting+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones House Rules And Title Upgrades A nice themed squadron on a mission to destroy a crippled Imperial Raider. The story fidelity is tangible (although maybe their immediate futures are not so much). https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/12/18/the-one-unique-thing monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609718468029-9RCX0SCSA4SHRNK8G5BD/_1030071last+a.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - One Unique Thing Love being able to love these. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/12/16/head-to-head-yv-666-vs-ghost monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1612678126515-UE29IOGLFE8H62KDR9GM/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Head To Head; YV 666 vs Ghost https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/12/the-new-order monthly 0.5 2020-12-17 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/12/16/head-to-head-yv-666-vs-decimator monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/12/16/head-to-head-falcon-vs-decimator monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/12/10/chasing-my-tail-and-catching-it monthly 0.5 2021-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609640396173-91T234XOP70L1UAV6V22/_1030067lighting+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Catching My Tail Finally, the gang (timeline inconsistencies accepted) are all here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609653782187-7GP2O2V899FHQX5WSVYC/_1030069last+k+2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Catching My Tail “Ok, peel off to the right”. “Que?”. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/28/un-breaking-the-game monthly 0.5 2021-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1606887957113-A3W5W56H682HXBWB5D8H/untitled-1-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Making The Game Fit X Wing. “C’mon guys, lets get ‘em”. Bomber. “What version are we in?” Transport. “Yeah, should I even be here?” A Wing. “Aw man, I swatted up on my EPT’s, is that even kosher?” X Wing. “Ok fine, I’ll go it alone”. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/27/a-brief-retrospective-of-our-attack-wing-analysis monthly 0.5 2021-01-05 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/4/head-to-head-b-wing-vs-punisher monthly 0.5 2020-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1606213304025-68B9CZZQ6ZNU3B68M1LQ/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Head to Head; B Wing vs Tie Punisher Not a regular occurrence but infinitely more likely with a Punisher to chase. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/24/star-trek-attack-wing-the-delta-quadrant monthly 0.5 2021-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1612331746060-7PZJCSR92AJR75B169QS/C1jpeg+5.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Star Trek Attack Wing; The Delta Quadrant. A good, but not great model, the AW ships do the job. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/22/ok-where-are-we-now monthly 0.5 2021-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609652763333-6I5HWOOLB09DXL2EZEUG/_1030087lighting.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The State of Play Scatter guys. Looks like we’re playing “Classic”. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/22/attack-wing-legends monthly 0.5 2020-11-26 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/21/attack-wing-faction-pure-or-timeline-pure monthly 0.5 2020-11-21 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/20/star-trek-attack-wing-the-original-movies monthly 0.5 2020-11-24 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/10/attack-wing-1-the-enterprise-era monthly 0.5 2021-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1612330171772-J9GISFC1HJKI884MXRUG/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Star Trek Attack Wing; The Enterprise Era. Xindi Orassin, probably my favourite foe of many. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/10/attack-wing-the-original-series monthly 0.5 2021-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1612329930993-LMNFFKDQR2B29RPSS9F0/C1jpeg+7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Star Trek Attack Wing; The Original Series The ever threatening Tholians, lurking potentially in any period. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/10/attack-wing-by-the-numbers monthly 0.5 2020-11-16 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/10/restless-world-pondering-bare-bones-epts monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609651356564-MONCGKBGZKJ97T2YVDN7/_1030079lighting+1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Pondering Bare Bones EPT's. With EPT’s back, their brief time in the sun is probably over. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/4/head-to-head-e-wing-vs-advanced monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/31/story-or-game monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1604443611595-W2MYCILEEH012KSIUTFB/untitled-5040349.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Story or Game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1604443496642-27OGVJBKAFROPCN3F543/untitled-5040342.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Story or Game Nothing says you cant have all the best options in one experience. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/11/2/the-argument-for-epts-in-1e-bare-bones monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1609654959227-NJYDRAKUYTT2B9C1PU5U/_1030074last+k.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Argument for EPT's in 1e Bare Bones Like they need to be meaner. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/31/making-a-2-faction-2e-x-wing-collection monthly 0.5 2020-11-03 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/30/x-wing-2e-a-brave-new-world monthly 0.5 2020-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1604039958948-C7NBUX63Z7ZFAUMOU7LG/untitled-1-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing 2e. A Brave New World https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/24/class-groupings-in-bb-heavy-combat-ships monthly 0.5 2020-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603755914821-3XHZOC58QCQVUZLILJ0H/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Class Groupings in BB; Heavy Combat Ships https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/26/head-to-head-tie-aggressor-vs-y-wing monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603664836094-4SH00BETV910DYP2GY9U/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Head to Head: Tie Aggressor vs Y Wing https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/25/head-to-head-jumpmaster-vs-yt-2400 monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603614939903-M6WD73GH9WHRDGS8LOOL/untitled-11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Head To Head: Jumpmaster 5000 vs YT 2400 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/24/class-groupings-in-bb-support-ships monthly 0.5 2020-10-24 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/24/class-groupings-in-bb-multi-role monthly 0.5 2020-11-02 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/24/class-groupings-in-bb monthly 0.5 2020-10-25 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/23/head-to-head-e-wing-vs-tie-defender monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/22/head-too-head-tie-prototype-vs-a-wing monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603331440547-D1T76CWTK3HAFOGNJ1GM/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Head too Head: Tie Prototype vs A Wing https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/22/head-to-head-fang-fighter-vs-tie-interceptor monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603329802356-O9G29PY68H1I0QJHUZMG/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Head to Head: Fang Fighter vs Tie Interceptor https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/21/pi6ztxt43761bzrz68nyb0kd5e5j6x monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603240681049-531R6WYNDNMRXPZEMUY0/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Head to Head: Kihraxz vs X Wing https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/20/a-final-word-on-the-bare-bones-concept monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/21/head-to-head-tie-advanced-and-x-wing monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603235030019-3ZPJZSOLL29BUBTIQTNB/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Head To Head: Tie Advanced vs X Wing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1603235097604-8II9J9P495395HO4NQ7Q/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Head To Head: Tie Advanced vs X Wing https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/12/bare-bones-sample-squads-empire monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602478837553-DD99UQVEOHI92MASOHO6/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Sample Squads (Empire) https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/12/bare-bones-sample-squads-rebel monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602458263747-KLVWE3993HW7O0C53GQC/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Sample Squads (Rebel) https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/15/what-is-wrong-with-attack-wing monthly 0.5 2021-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602721419818-IPS1RXG1SD8GMH41OQOT/untitled-5090090.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - What Is Wrong With Attack Wing Hard to get excited https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602721800522-CKH59VTD7KQ7VRKQXLCB/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - What Is Wrong With Attack Wing Ooooh Yeahhh…. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/12/bare-bones-sample-squads monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602456995581-PCBBAY32EFY1LYYNGDJK/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Sample Squads (Scum) Easy pickings or a wolf in wait? https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/10/bare-bones-a-tactical-overview monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602488346375-0G3OJA38P8H8WW5F8E5J/untitled-1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones a Tactical Overview. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/10/bare-bones-tactics-scum monthly 0.5 2020-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602308947324-OQ3LLFDTLF2YPLAO41RF/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Tactics (Scum) Variety is the spice (runner) of life. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/10/bare-bones-tactics-rebel monthly 0.5 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602288955744-UC5RTAZ8NFRNTP9Y5CVQ/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Tactics (Rebel) https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/10/bare-bones-tactics-empire monthly 0.5 2020-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602288708158-PRU7QOM9777UOTXZJ7A0/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones Tactics (Empire) https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/8/the-rationale-behind-bare-bones-x-wing-upgrades monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1602138376042-WW1RPNTG8JFZPCLYLQB8/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - The Rationale Behind Upgrade Restrictions in Bare Bones X Wing No Starviper II, leaves Thweek or Dalan with S-Loop and their own unique skills. The Vaksai title could turn a Kihraxz into almost any ship, But Viktor Hel and friends still add tricks that fit. The Headhunter has a great cost to punch ratio, quantity and dirty trick on it’s side. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/3/x-wing-now-and-in-the-future monthly 0.5 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601705891588-L52LP23G2CCYFNXNNVOZ/untitled-2-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing Now and in the Future Out of the darkness, doom approaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601705431404-0AAPRPTCIHE4XPM9HOUJ/untitled-6-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - X Wing Now and in the Future Not possible in 2e yet, but soon maybe. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/5/9/man-the-canons monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596791054293-HNDKGO3XCKDU4NNJSX2P/untitled-19.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Man The Canon(s) Nasty but nice, Royal Guard Interceptors. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/2/bare-bones-x-wing-the-bones-scum monthly 0.5 2020-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601763809303-YE62A3UUCBDBSXNQXEK1/untitled-1.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones X Wing. The Bones; Scum. Marauders prey on a hapless C-Roc Cruiser. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/2/bare-bones-x-wing-the-bones-rebel monthly 0.5 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601762655550-SVCL5HY663IZANUOKHLG/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones X Wing. The Bones; Rebel A band of Brothers, still potent even without titles. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/10/2/bare-bones-the-bones-empire monthly 0.5 2020-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601594093152-GUWXKSNX1E1N0OCEJ2XF/untitled-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Bare Bones X Wing. The Bones; Empire https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/8/13/nlhbffj4lof2d95v4124j1uy8o9wcx monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1601593165319-WQ06C8YY2PJJZSG7XKHM/untitled-16.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Benefits Of Less A shot from fantasy land., a B-Wing on the tail of a Tie. Better shoot well and where are his friends? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1597308215929-3WEX6YEM47OQP70N740K/untitled-4-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Benefits Of Less Safety in numbers, doomed if separated. This Y-Wing better have some friends around. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/8/9/y4jzel6j982ejruocncobvojqt9710 monthly 0.5 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1597307634556-DAV7J6YYTZZCDZDXF4I0/untitled-30.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - An End of Collecting (For Now) Unlikely to have been seen in one place at any one time, the Ghost, Phantom and Phantom II. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/7/5/the-state-of-play-for-an-x-wing-converter monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596791860324-M8LQN13WAUCPNADZLSVJ/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - The State of Play For One X Wing Converter One of the big advantages of filling out my 1e collection, then converting; unique ships, that may or may not be coming in 2e. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1597307793851-Y4QVYEYQ186P2ZDV44XF/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - The State of Play For One X Wing Converter The new kids on the block. Nicely uniform and some are not even available in 1e. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1597307885498-MC81H0266WXOJRCWPH7S/untitled-5-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The State of Play For One X Wing Converter Nobody told the pilot of this unlucky GA-1. In 2e the Scyk interceptors got faster! https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/6/15/revisiting-x-wing-part-2 monthly 0.5 2020-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596788173171-2QZZI7MHNHP6MXOCQ8SI/untitled-17.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing Part 2 Some “Ace” repaints. These ships get the full treatment, but not all do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596788518106-U843S055T3EZQSL63QBA/untitled-11-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing Part 2 Soontir being Soontir and unlucky Y Wing (unless they sport a twin laser turret). He only gets a single wing man once “fully loaded”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596781788876-WM96JBLA6HAU3XEEY3JW/untitled-3-4.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing Part 2 Not a likely situation in late 1e X Wing. The X Wing gained some good upgrade options in the last wave, but had little chance to prove itself. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/6/14/revisiting-x-wing monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596788973219-ZBBOWDJCGT9GBM0KQEIQ/untitled-7.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing A Little Later On. Who are these guys without their titles? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596789135967-Y3VQ0MZY2KGVLEPUJU7H/untitled-1-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing A Little Later On. The solid but boring Kihraxz. A Scum version of the X Wing, losing the signature droid, but gaining an Illicit slot (sneaky buggers). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596843053234-HA10KRO4LHNTINWGK9SY/untitled-7-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing A Little Later On. Here come the “A” Boys. Fast(est) but not the most furious, they are fun to fly, when they get a go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596870696437-05XPDK0JHIRDR9UKBBKO/untitled-11.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Revisiting X Wing A Little Later On. An unlucky Jump Master 5000 suffering the wrath of three Fang Fighters. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/5/3/mechanic-less-rpg-idea monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1591750070947-Z89AM7U9VTG6UCM5I8V6/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A Mechanic-less RPG Idea Three very different games mechanically, but all candidates for this style of play. The Witcher is one of the most detailed and mechanically in-depth RPG’s out there. Ironically, this form of mechanically immersive play is ideal for a change in style. Adventures In Middle-Earth is based on D&D 5e and it’s sister product The One Ring, uses it’s own system that works fine. Achtung Cthulhu can be played as Savage Worlds (not a good fit) or as D100 game, which is better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1591750522998-FT5SW28D0UOVFTXHQTH6/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - A Mechanic-less RPG Idea One of my favourite RPG’s, The Mouse Guard is already strong in story over mechanic style, but a little more emphasis in that direction does not hurt. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/5/9/attack-wing-or-x-wing monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1590541306163-I87IXU9F2A7NIPESGJ8U/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing Or X Wing The Scimitar on the left is actually the size of a modern air craft carrier (it dwarfed even the Enterprise E), the Delta flyer, was more the size of a school bus, so a little gamers fudging is needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1590541142295-CNCVCB50WOIRM7N9JBNO/untitled-5090090.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing Or X Wing Same ship? I have even seen another variant and none are to my liking. The colour we are all used to seeing is “space ship grey”,, but the company seems torn between the original light blue used by the modellers and a silver proxy. Just grey would do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596785859220-LR9S1M6LZG77X740K2ER/kihraxz-2.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing Or X Wing Very good and consistent. Some of the ragged ships vary in their raggedness, but that suits them. Re-painting them for me is an issue of doing as well, not better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1590540824025-G134B2BT54QL09MXH2HL/untitled-9130185.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Attack Wing Or X Wing In a recent survey, Daisy and Lucy voted Attack Wing ships “Most satisfying chew”, saying that X Wing had more variety, but they were “altogether too spiky and brittle”. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/5/14/more-thoughts-on-old-school-x-wing-scum monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1596780602623-3RVPGXBVUETDZQQFD1B0/untitled-2-3.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - More Thoughts on Old School X Wing Seldom seen on gaming tables, let alone at tournaments, some ships were simply purchased for their upgrade cards. What a waste. Without EPT’s the targets of these ships may prove to be a little “action economy” lacking (less slippery) and their original ship concepts may show through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1590017899050-EJQ72KHFZXREVS0D2E95/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - More Thoughts on Old School X Wing Not as exciting as Star Viper Mk2’s and “Vaksai” Kihraxz, but their opposition is similarly ham-strung. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/5/7/going-old-school-with-classic-x-wing monthly 0.5 2020-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1590543890750-89QC2DVS4C3LDNOLBCNQ/untitled-5080088.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Going Old School With Classic X Wing Some of the big names of the game, under or over played due to their balance issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1588908603536-JSCTB8QJAV1SH8XI7CC1/resistance.jpg-5080082.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Going Old School With Classic X Wing Pew Pew. The good ol’ days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1588908824239-84WCJJCJD4C3QV2VMHMU/resistance.jpg-3300001.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Going Old School With Classic X Wing The Resistance fleet for 2e. The big transport gets a dedicated card and smoother play experience, the little transport/pod and A Wings are new to 2e and the bombers have crew! Add to this, the quantity of ships is catered for with the Epic expansion (yes, you can play them all at once!). I may even add the Fireball later. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/4/25/another-solution-to-dungeons-and-dragons monthly 0.5 2020-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891048862-OU7L4U8NS04EXFS47HJ0/firstordercommand.jpg-3250006.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - Another Solution To Dungeons And Dragons. My very small hold over from 4e. One of it’s many problems was rules redundancy. Not long after coming out, the original three core books were effectively out of date. In the 11th hour, these little, weighty travel books came out with a much clearer presentation of the concepts, but too little too late. The game was likened by some to a video game. Others said all of the character classes were the same, just dressed up differently. If you had issues with it, you were not alone, but it kept the game going. Some even liked it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891396898-P3WQQUYZETNC85823ICJ/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Another Solution To Dungeons And Dragons. Some useful bits left over from my Pathfinder days. 3e done better, but still the book bloat and creeping rules redundancy. Second edition has come out, which would have annoyed me if I had stayed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891005321-FF9ETCERWVCAYNIDQ4A3/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - Another Solution To Dungeons And Dragons. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/4/25/the-solution-to-dungeons-and-dragons monthly 0.5 2020-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891639408-R0Q223FMI7I7TPMG0OYE/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - An Option To Dungeons And Dragons Beautiful art, good to great writing and a successful capturing of the feel of genuine Tolkien. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891714264-OLMFPGEAE1IE1J1RSK68/image-asset.jpeg Gamer's Ramblings - An Option To Dungeons And Dragons Straddling the fence between main stream D&D and The One Ring look, the books are more cohently organised, even if most of the story lines and art are identical to TOR, but who cares. There is enough content to play both without crossing over, but I will be sticking to AIME. https://photokensho.net/other-hobbies/2020/4/25/the-problem-with-dungeons-and-dragons monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891769599-DBKSRR3HJ8QIT2OFUWP6/firstordercommand.jpg-3250021.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Problem With Dungeons and Dragons A small part of the D100 inventory. Classic Fantasy on the right is Mythras crossed with D&D - old school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55496bdee4b0a4a9306e72fb/1587891810936-WBKLIROHDK27YUN1OXO9/firstordercommand.jpg-3250013.jpg Gamer's Ramblings - The Problem With Dungeons and Dragons Mongoose, among others has carried Traveller through to now. The book on the left copies the look and feel of the original, jamming a fully workable game into this slim volume. 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