Category: spaceship

Classic Traveller: A New Solo

Today marked the inaugural session of a new solo campaign over at the Joy of Wargaming, and this time we’re chasing the edge of the universe with a game of OG Traveller. It wasn’t much of a session – all we managed to do was roll up one character,...

An Old Man Looks at

For the most part, the things I review or talk about are those that excite me enough to sit down at the keyboard.  That means most of my posts are about things that I like, and that’s a lot of things.  I like liking things. That’s not always the...

Moving on…

The big rocket served us well, and will continue to do so in the days to come.  But it’s been a project almost 4 months in the making, and I’m getting a little eager to move on to something more traditional.  S’okay, though, because it’s done enough for government...

Medic!

The Big Ship already has a med-tank for fixing Wampa bites, but it needs a medical bunk for less invasive and critical care.  Hence, the med-scan bunk.  This doohickey was built from card stock and wood bits. With paint it looks a lot more medicish: Put it inside a...

The Most Wonderful Time of The Year (Is Over)

Of course the title of today’s post is referring to college football season (and the reason for my recent silence).  January 1 really needs to be rechristened as the Feast of Saint Football.  Congratulations to Alabama – it’s nice to have a legitimate national champion again. Sad as it...

The Cargo Bay

This cargo bay is off to a good start.  As it stands, it’s kind of like a rock band – it’s just not complete without any drums.  It looks a little sparse, but I don’t want to take up too much valuable gaming real-estate, so once I block a...

Power Core and Life Support

The lowest level of the big ship now holds the central power core for the craft.  You are looking at (from bottom up) the cap of a gallon of milk, three dowels used to secure wood furniture (think Ikea pegs) between a couple of wooden disks, the cap of...

Game On!

The game isn’t on for me yet, but it’s getting closer all the time.  The game is on for my little mans, because the game room is officially open. Anyone up for foosball? Maybe some ping-pong? And on the table in back you can see a couple of magazines....

Break On Through

Finally.  The Doors.  You may have noticed that half the doors on the spaceship are really, really tall.  Like this: There’s a reason for that.  I wanted doors that open and close.  This week I built the doors that slide up and down.  Here’s a look at the finished...

Merry After Christmas-Sale Day!

Happy Boxing Day!  In honor of whatever is those kooky Canucks celebrate today, let’s all point at Warren and laugh at how he still hasn’t learned his lesson.  Remember way back earlier in the year when I spent hours building roads for Car Wars and when they done it...