FFG's STAR WARS X-WING...I'm Giving In To The Dark Side!

My friends, you know that I have been working on TOMORROW BLACK for a long time, and it has been a task full of joy and frustration. I am going to take a break from all of this effort, and have some fun with gaming again. Who said "When You Make Your Hobby A Business, The Hobby loses It's Appeal..."

Soo...I want to "Just Have Some Fun With Gaming." Okay...where to start?

What do I really like...no...what do I LOVE, enough to spend time and money on?

I am not about to get back into 30MM Miniatures Games again...I am in love with Small Scale Miniatures, which is probably why I have spent so much time and money to develop my own 15MM Game.

Video Games... Hell No! I grew up in the time of  Video Arcades and I have played all of the classic Video Games, way back when it was all new to the world...Ha, Ha!

RPG! Nope...I do not like the video game style of RPG that has developed in the recent decade. It is just another Video Game IMO. I am not going back to Traditional RPG either! I have no hope at all in starting up a serious Pen & Paper Game since all of my friends have busy lives, or have moved away, it is impossible to get three to six good people together with any regularity to run a REAL RPG Game.

Board Games...no, they are silly, and I played them when I was a kid, along with Video Games, besides...the hip new games are like CCGs or CMGs that generally use 30MM models, and that is pretty much like going back to Warhammer.

Is there a cool, fully supported Sci-Fi or Horror Small Scale Miniatures Game that I can play  Solo or with just one fellow player...and will I enjoy the Game Mechanics & Aesthetics of IT?

YEAH...THAT WILL DO JUST FINE!!!
   
This news just made it even sweeter: The New X-WING Large Models!

I Am Going To Make The Jump Into Hyperspace!

Joseph

Yawn...

Summer...

...rolls back over.

Summer Sleep...

As my friends know, I do not care for summer, this is my down time. I will be back in Autumn with more product releases and some new miniatures...

Joseph

RICHARD MATHESON PASSES INTO THE DARK LANDS...

One of the Classic Masters of Horror & Science Fiction has gone into The Dark Lands...

 

Rest In Peace Richard Matheson, You Are Legend Now...

Joseph

Super Sequel & Justice League Films Are Coming...Already!

I Knew IT!

The first film just opened today and they are already working on at least two more films!
How cool is that gang?
Fucking VERY!

Joseph

How About That Zack...

The Man Of Steel Film is out next week, it is probably going to prove to be the best Sci-Fi Hero film of recent history and near future... Here are The Cool Trailers and Spots that I have enjoyed most.

I am very happy to see this has been done, and I look forward to owning the Special Edition Trilogy on DVD ...Talk about one to watch over again.
The last time I felt this good about a series of Films was when Iron Man hit, and before that was way back when Peter Jackson's LOTR blew up earth.

Go Zack! Nine years ago you did a remake of an epic scale, with a certain silly albeit beloved Zombie Film...and look at you now Brother!

Joseph

RIDDICK 4...I Love It!

Riddick Is Back! I have always loved these films! The Riddick Universe offers a darker, cool, and genuinely fun take on Sci-Fi Films in the same way that The Blade Films (1 & 2) made Horror cool and fun again.

As I watched this Trailer I was thinking; "This is another film that has elements of TOMORROW BLACK...and I like it!" Riddick is fighting Rattle Wings, and the TECH Level is similar to what I have in The T-Black Game for for MID TECH; Jet Bikes, Lasers, Body Shields, Smart Hand Weapons, and so forth.

I will be adding this new film to my DVD Collection.

Joseph

Farewell Mr. Harryhausen!

Ray Harryhausen died in London this Tuesday. I just read this today. Ray was a real artist and a good man by all accounts. I grew up watching his films and like many artistically inclined and crafty modeling kids of of my generation Ray Harryhuasen inspired me greatly. I started drawing and writing little comic book stories because of The Monsters, The Cool Heroes that fought them, and The Cute Females in distress, that lived in all of Ray's films.

Love Yea Ray Ray!

Joseph

SIX MONTH COUNTDOWN BEGINS...

Today is the first day of the six month countdown of my personal deadline of getting ready for The Autumn Holiday.

 

I will have complete starter sets in production for six of The Primary Factions of TOMORROW BLACK by October.

Joseph

Happy Vapeing...

So this Quitting Smoking thing is REAL... I though you guys might get a kick out of seeing the shop where I go to get my Vapors.

I can walk to The Vapor Room in about 3 minutes from my front door.
If I had the Bat Cape or in my case The BIG Black Fat Man Cloak, I could hop off of my 8th floor balcony and be there in 30 seconds.
You can order their wonderful flavors on line to anywhere. 
If any of you have anybody who is still smoking in this TECH Age get them on this ...it works.
I have been burning tobacco free since March 6th, and have not had a cig ...not fucking one, nor has my diet changed in any way, since my first draw on my Vaporizers.

I am more awake and have greater attention while sculpting too...OH Lordy!

It cost me about $25 a month to Vape, and I suck on the damn thing like it is an aqua lung and my big ass is down in the Marianna trench. There goes the extra monthly Hobby Budget $$$ for the NEW BME Website and hosting, and a little left for some of the Master Molds cost too.

Joseph

2013 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR!

THE NUMBER 13 REPRESENTS BALANCE, CLARITY, AND PURITY. There are many other meanings and myths associated with thirteen of course , but the primary understanding of this numeral is all good babes.

I am really going to get TOMORROW BLACK going this year . I intend to release about 160 models for the range, and publish a decent version of the rules as a PDF by October.

Product announcements will be published here on the 13th of each month.

Life is what you make of it my Brothers...and speaking only for myself, I am done with being a lazy fuck up.

Now is the time. 

THIS Mother Fucking Year.

Joseph

Countdown To 2013: MY YEAR.

I  had several challenges in 2012 that needed to be dealt with. The primary concerns for me to advance my projects in 2013 were hiring out some Digital Sculptures, and securing a better approach to Production Casting. I have both taken care of now. 

I think I just might be able to get something done in 2013.
YUP...

Joseph

Countdown To 2013...

Hail Brothers! I am closing The Battle Miniatures Emporium Website this week. I am taking over the hands on development of the site and redesigning the layout from the ground up. The new BME site will open in 2013.

I have also finished up my little Summer Campaign this week, in which I explored the interesting new (to me) realm of Digital Sculpture. All of the first wave of TOMORROW BLACK Digital Sculptures  are in route to Iron Wind Metals for Mastering, in fact as I type this article they are half way to Ohio. 

When Battle Miniatures Emporium reopens in early 2013, you can expect SEVERAL new products, a Preview of The TOMORROW BLACK Game, and International Shipping provided to select countries.

As always Keep It Real, and Stay Cool!

Joseph

Summer In The Waste...

Summer is here, and this time I am ready for it. Some of you know that I hate summer, but I purchased a new AC and Heavy Duty fan, and now my studio is nice and cool this season. Ha, Ha! 

I am about to send most of the new Digital Sculptures to Iron Wind for Mastering, so I am going to chill all summer and have fun working indoors with all of my neat new Body Blanks.

Summer In The Waste...it's not such a bad thing!

Joseph

CYBERPUNK New RPG Preview Conferance

If you love The Classic Cyberpunk RPG, this video will be entertaining I think. I am glad to see a new version of this cool RPG.

 Joseph

RKE Introduces: Materion 15/20MM Sci-Fi PaperTerrain Set!

Brothers of The One Five, check this out!

You can pretty much fill an entire 3x3' gaming table with this 13 building set. I am not a fan of Paper Terrain, but this new collection of diverse Tech Buildings, Tech City Details, and Illuminated Roadways looks great!

RKE Games is a brand new kid on our 15MM block, and from what I can see, their first release is going beyond the typical offerings, and is aspiring to a new level of coolness! The lighting effects alone make these buildings look alive.

This premier collection of Materion Tech Terrain, is very much a close representation of how I see much of my TECH Nation Terrain, which is of course why I posted this article. Go buy a set...lol...and get it ready for use with my forthcoming TECH Nation Faction!

Joseph

60,311 Veiws...Thanks Brothers!

WAR ART has passed 60,000 Page Views. This is kind of cool considering that I have not been posting much of anything of real interest.

I have been working on art and stories a lot, in the last few months. I had some concepts to get down on paper, but now I am back to Sculpting.

I might be able to get the next 30 models done by October.

Thanks to all of you who matter, for checking in from time to time, and posting encouraging comments.

Joseph

MONTHLY PROGRESS 2012

I have started the MONTHLY PROGRESS 2012 Page , let's see what happens...

I am really going to focus more on work this year. I had a goal of posting 13 Articles each month for the first year, and managed to pull it off...but there was less content than I would of liked.
This year WAR ART will contain Less Filler...and More Killer!

If it is a little quiet here it is because I am actually working, and not pissing around on the internet.

I have better things to do Brothers.

Keeping it REAL !

Joseph

HAPPY BIRTHDAY J.R.R. TOLKIEN

Today is J.R.R. TOLKIEN's Birthday! This great soul is The Alpha Creator of Everything that I grew to love as a child, and his guidance continues to aide me ever on, as a creator of my own Dark Science Fantasy. 

Thank You Elder Father...Thank You!

You can watch these videos in full at YouTube by clicking the first episodes posted here at WAR ART.

Joseph

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR!

Joseph