New doings at Ambush Alley Games

Well folks, this is very good news all around.

The Osprey deal is already bearing fruit..and it's a darn good time to join the SOG...I have.

To quoth Shawn:
As part of our ongoing partnership, Osprey Publishing is offering SOG members a special discount on Osprey products. Simply enter the Osprey discount code when submitting your order to receive a 15% discount on your purchase. Note that this 15% discount is in ADDITION to any other discount or sale that Osprey may have in place for that product! That can add up to some big savings!

SOG members will, of course, continue to enjoy their 15% discount on all AAG published materials as well as the many discounts offered by supporting vendors such as QRF, Rebel Minis, S&S, etc.

If you've been thinking about joining SOG, now is a good time!

Wow, the behind the scenes stuff must be going well if it's moving this fast already.

For more information about SOG, and how to join:

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Next meeting of the DC Gaming Group and a status report

First off, the third meeting of the DC Gaming Group is in it's new location:

Victory Comics
586 S. Washington Street
Falls Church, VA
(703)241-9393

Drop on by. I am really excited by this and I think this will lead to some nice developments!

As for the painting front, I was slightly delayed in finishing the Hammers Slammers Infantry due to some RL stuff. I'll be done with them in time for the 24th I think, but that might remain to be seen. In any event. We'll see. I also paid a visit to the Hobby Works in Rockville for their annual sale. I managed to get out of there for less than $20 and mostly got some paint, brushes, and a MRC Jagdpanzer IV for $10. Wish they had some of the BTR-80s they make, but c'est la vie.

So come on by. We'd love to meet you, game will be TBA at this point, but I am very sure we'll come up with something, in fact, knowing AA/FoF, we'll probably manage to get two games in!

Not much to report

Have had a lot of RL intrude as of late. So, not much gaming going on, though some nice acquisitions recently, I'll have photos up soon. (really, I promise). Just wanted to let folks know that I am still alive and such and things will get more active soon!

Does our hobby encourage meglomania?

Yeah, I know, but the fact is...what else could it be when we acquire mountains of lead we're always behind in painting. Or, worse, we never get around to it. How about rules we NEVER play. I am as guilty as the rest, but the fact is, would we have it any other way? I dunno, for all the statements about "The Pledge", frugal gaming and other such ideas, the gact is, we've got a bit of a pricy hobby. But to be honest, for all of it's acquisitiveness, I've also met some really great folks here. Folks I am proud to know..Murph, CLDecker, Gallowglas, Hrothgar, and that's just the TMP folks. There's the DC Writing Group, the Friday Night Mechwreckers, I am damn happy to be a part of this hobby, even if I am a shopping whore. But I try to trade more often now, even though now it's more about space than it is about money...and to be honest..it's a problem I am glad to have!

In other news, I am trying out this new Zemanta extention, it autopops suggested links and makes tagging a lot easier. We'll see how well it works out.

I am rather happy about the new Rebel Miniatures releases for their 15mm sci-fi line. It looks rather good, and to quote Murph, there is a real renaissance in 15mm these days. I think there is a movement towards smaller scales, easier on the wallet and more space friendly..and with the new generation of rules like Ambush Alley coming to the fore, where a 4x4 table is all you need for a cracking game, the smaller is better movement is catching on...now to find folks closer to DC who want to do micro-armor!

Also, got a question related to storage...I know I asked the Guild this, but I wanted to ask everyone else. Has anyone tried the magnetic paint instead of sheeting to line the bottom of their transport/storage cases?