Paul Unboxes Five More Doctor Who: Exterminate Sets!

 

Hi, I'm Paul, and welcome to The Asylum.


We're on something of a Doctor Who: Exterminate! kick here at The Asylum, and we're sharing our love for this great game with you once again. Not only that, but—being of a generous nature—this week we bring you two more unboxing videos. So what are we waiting for...? Allons-y!


Our entrée includes not one, not two, but three sets of miniatures, namely the Zygon, Clockwork Droids and Judoon boosters. Whilst the contents of said sets may not be a surprise, we're fairly confident that those of you unfamiliar with this superb range will be astonished at the quality of the miniatures therein.

 

Need more proof just how good these miniatures are? Well, here's your plat principal: the Tenth Doctor and His Companions, and the Twelfth Doctor and His Companions sets. Bon appetite!

 

 

See? I told you they were good. They meet—and, in some cases, exceed—the standards set by the Missy and Davros miniatures in their respective Doctor Who: Exterminate! sets (my review of which you can see here). Expertly sculpted, superbly cast, and possessed of a remarkable poise, these miniatures are, I might argue, the best Warlord have ever produced. It remains to be seen if the rest of the Doctor Who: Exterminate! line can maintain this high standard. I for one am keen to find out.

 

That's it for this post. Join us next time when we'll bring you more wargaming goodness. Until then, inmates...

 

...Au revoir. And no, there's no dessert. 

Paul Unboxes More Doctor Who: Exterminate Goodness!

 

Hi, I'm Paul, and welcome to The Asylum.


Last week we took Warlord Game's new Doctor Who: Exterminate! Miniatures Game out of its box, and today we're unboxing the Missy and the Cybermen and Davros and the New Dalek Empire sets.


Whilst these two sets may appear to be little more than troop builders—containing as they do more of the Dalek and Cyberman sprues from the base game—they also contain unique Missy and Davros miniatures ... and therein lay two real gems. As our video shows, these two miniatures are both excellently sculpted and cast with astonishing elegance; it's no exaggeration when I say Missy and Davros are two of the best miniatures I have ever seen. Don't believe me? Then check this out:

 

Whetted your appetite? Good, because next week we're reviewing more sets from Warlord's Doctor Who: Exterminate range. Join us once again and you'll learn that, from the delicacy of the Twelfth Doctor's guitar's and Madame Vastra's ankles to the detail of the Zygons and the Judoon, these miniatures are incredible.

 

Until then...

 

...Stay crazy.

Paul Unboxes the Doctor Who: Exterminate! Miniatures Game

 

 

Hi, I'm Paul, and welcome to The Asylum.


It's safe to say the boxed miniatures game is not only de rigueur right now, but it's also a fiercely competitive sector of the market. The likes of Test of Honour, Project Z and the forthcoming Blood Red Skies, however, prove Warlord Games' mettle against stiff competition.


The Doctor Who: Exterminate! Miniatures Game continues in the same demonstrative manner, mining as it does that rich seam of compelling gameplay, high-quality components and neat miniatures at an excellent price. In doing so not only does it excite, but it also underlines Warlord Games' continued ability to catch lightning in a bottle...

...Long may it continue.

March of the Idiots: Paul Goes to War

Hi, I’m Paul, and welcome to The Asylum.

Today I bring you a further episode of our March of the Idiots series, in which I detail Asylum Wargaming's misadventures in various tournaments across the country. As part of our commitment to organised and community play, we’re proud to both promote and to engage in these tournaments.

I am, therefore, thrilled to announce my friend—and the man even Warlord Games calls Mr. Bolt Action—Jamie Tranter has invited me to be his partner at a forthcoming event. Entitled Peak Offensive, this doubles tournament sees teams of two players—each fielding 500 points of Bolt Action goodness—competing for prizes and the adulation of their peer group. Lacking a partner (and being desperate) Jamie asked me to be his Wing Man. Once he told me the really cool theme for our entry, I just couldn’t say no…

Jamie’s pitch? An actual WWII action called Operation Varsity. Launched by the Allies against Nazi Germany in March, 1945, Operation Varsity saw Allied airborne forces from the U.S., Canada and Great Britain dropped on the village of Hamminkeln and the town of Wesel (both on the banks of the Rhine River). Their intention was to capture key territories and disrupt German defences in the face of the oncoming Allied ground forces.

Due to a mistake by a pilot, however, U.S. Paratroopers from the 513^th Parachute Infantry Regiment missed their designated drop zone and instead landed in one held by the British 6^th Airlanding Brigade. Not to be deterred, both divisions worked shoulder-to-shoulder to secure the town of Hamminkeln.

So, after a brief discussion (i.e, Jamie told me to), we decided we’d create two 500 point forces which reflected this joint operation. Jamie chose to field the British Airborne of the 6^th, and I the U.S. Airborne of the 513^th. Being Mr. Bolt Action, Jamie already knew the best way to start his force: the venerable Bolt Action British Airborne WWII Allied Paratroopers boxed set.

I, meanwhile, needed some Airborne, and fast. But, as a Bolt Action newb (I’ve played one game against our man Spud Tate!) neither did I own any Bolt Action miniatures, or have any idea where to start. Fortunately, Warlord’s excellent Bolt Action US Airborne set proved to be an ideal place to start. Why so…?

…Here so:

With five sprues each with six Airborne, this set had more than enough grunts for my 500 point force. Assembling the paratroopers was a scream, and I haven’t had as much fun gluing plastic together since the very first plastic Space Marines boxed set. Yeah, that long ago. And this time I didn’t even glue anything to my face.

So, you're bang up to date. As of today, Jamie and I have an idea, fists full of plastic, and a deadline. Said deadline is a month away and neither of us are known for being quick painters. Can we complete our miniatures in time and do justice to the brave men of Operation Varsity…?

…Watch this space.


Peak Offensive will be held at the Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, Matlock, on Sunday 23^rd July. Jamie and I will hold a victory parade in Nottingham on Monday 25^th.* No, really.**


*This may not be true.

** It’s really not true.

Bolt Action, Konflikt '47 and all manner of other Warlord Games goodies are available at our webstore

March of the Idiots: Asylum Wargaming Get S.L.A.yed.

Hi, I'm Paul, and welcome to The Asylum.



Today I bring you a further episode of March of the Idiots, in which I detail Asylum Wargaming's misadventures in various tournaments across the country. And, as promised, Steve, Spud and I have been misbehavin' again...


Not content with getting out asses handed to us at the recent Beers of War tournament, we decided we'd quite like to get our collective butts kicked in another event. As luck would have it those nice people at Daruma Productions were happy to oblige...

The event in full swing

With the release of their S.L.A. Industries: CS1 skirmish game on the horizon, Daruma hosted a CS1 tournament on Sunday 26th February in Doncaster. Designed to stress-test both the beta version of the SC1 and the tournament rules, it not only more than fulfilled its promise of a knock 'em down, shoot 'em up event, but also underlined just how good the CS1 rules really are. Better yet, not only were some juicy new releases on offer, but lunch was also provided. Result!


All this ... and cake!

So how did Spud, Steve and I do? Well, not so good...


Whilst Spud and I started the day off with victory over Steve and Daruma's Brad (who was on hand to teach us the rules!), things then went down hill rapidly. I lost in my second game, and poor Spud's new favourite faction, the Carrien, were decimated by Steve's Shivers. But that doesn't really tell the whole story...


The 9th versus a pack of Carrien

Shivers

The most important thing is we had a cracking time. So good, in fact, that Steve and Spudly are now S.L.A. Industries converts. I already knew it was cool ('cos I'm old enough to remember it form the first time 'round), but now my colleagues have caught the bug. This illustrates the strengths of S.L.A. Industries: CS1: it's a really neat, elegant system supported by great miniatures. With its evocative setting, lovely art (thank you, Dave Allsop!) and a great line of merchandise, this is another addition to the U.K.'s pantheon of excellent indie games. And CS1 is only going to get better. With more releases in the pipeline (including the truly gruesome Cannibal faction!), S.L.A. Industries: CS1 is going from strength to strength ... and we at Asylum Wargaming can't wait to see what else they have up their sleeve.



A big thank you to the mighty Matt Birdsall for his excellent photography.

S.L.A. Industries: CS1 is available at our webstore. Go get 'em, tiger!





March of the Idiots: Asylum Wargaming at Beers of War, part one

Hi, I'm Paul, and welcome to tonight's edition of The Asylum.

Last time out I detailed the forthcoming Beers of War event, a Kings of War tournament hosted and organised by our friend Luke Fellows at Luke's APS. What I didn't mention is that myself and the pocket rocket that is Steve JohnSnow—my friend and partner at Asylum Wargaming—will be entering Beers of War under the moniker The Kings of Phwoar! Tonight therefore, as part of our March of the Idiots series—in which I detail Asylum Wargaming's entry and misadventures in various tournaments—I bring you an insight into The Kings of Phwoar!'s entry, and the mighty miniatures we'll be packing.

Beers of War is a co-op tournament of two-man teams fielding 1500pts (750pts per team member) worth of death and destruction. Steve has variously gone for
Undead
Abyssal Warriors
Gloranthan Ducks
Orcs
and I've elected to been told by Steve that I'm using Undead. This works just fine for me as I've been collecting Undead—more specifically Skeletons—for decades, and have a metric ton of those boney bad boys in the attic. Time to dust some off, me thinks...

So, here are some of the miniatures (in varying degrees of readiness!) I'll be fielding at Beers of Beer:

A Revenant King

A Troop of Revenants

Some Skeleton Archers

Some partially completed Skeleton Archers

Some Wights

 
This is, of course, just the beginning of the 750pts, and I'll be adding a few bits and pieces between now and Saturday (Saturday? That soon?!? Zoinks!) So stay posted, Inmates, 'cos I'll keep you up to speed. Until then...

...Stay crazy.