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Terraforming Mars Automa - Review
Taking a look at the solo player expansion, Terraforming Mars Automa. It’s got a few rough spots but overall found it a fantastic way to play TFM solo. And man… it’s so hard! Gobs of things to make it compatible with so many expansions. Well work checking out. See the links and description below:
Terraforming Mars Automa: fryxgames.se/product/terraforming-mars-automa/
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Expansion contents
3:13 Automa turn explanation
8:02 My gripe with Awards
11:21 Starting turns tweak
14:06 Final thoughts
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Gather Materials Battle Report - County Road Z
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My first County Road Z battle report. Plucky survivors are making a desperate run to scavenge hardware with the Gather Materials mission. My home base is in dire need of some upgrades to keep up with the growing survivor population. Still working out kinks with my camera and mic setup, so pardon any technical hiccups. More info on some of the terrain in the links and description below: County R...
Pistol Survivor - Warlord Games
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Plugging along with my survivors for County Road Z. This time working on a pistol wielding survivor from Warlord Games. Still quite a bit to do, so using Vallejo Xpress contrast paints. See the links and description below: Warlord Games Female Survivors: Warlord Games - Female Survivors County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook Vallejo Paints: www.vallejoacryli...
Starfighter Terrain - Star Wars Legion
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Short video here gushing some on the Lightyear Hyperspeed toy ships from Mattel. Amazed how well they go for 28mm gaming and also work great for Star Wars Legion. Think they are perfect for keying in on an objective area or adding a little life to the tabletop. Just some terrain to break up the typical buildings and barriers you might have for your regular game. Check the links below. Mattel Hy...
Urban Street Scatter - Terrain Crate
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Getting terrain and objectives painted up for County Road Z. I managed to snag a Terrain Crate: Street Scatter set from Mantic Games. Overall I really like the stuff! Check the links below. Terrain Crate - Street Scatter: www.manticgames.com/terrain-crate/street-scatter County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook Warlord Games Zombie Horde: store.warlordgames.com...
Baseball Bat Survivor - Warlord Games
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Still working on my survivors for County Road Z. This time painting a baseball bat wielding survivor from Warlord Games. Lots on the bench, so using Vallejo Xpress contrast paints. See the links and description below: Warlord Games Male Survivors: store.warlordgames.com/products/project-z-male-survivors County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook Vallejo Paints: ...
Culvert Terrain - Marvel Crisis Protocol
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A simple terrain project using plumbing PVC to make concrete culvert pipes. Perfect for that construction site on your Marvel Crisis Protocol table. It'll work great for Zona Alfa and other 28mm modern wargaming too. Marvel Crisis Protocol: www.atomicmassgames.com/mcp Zona Alfa: www.ospreypublishing.com/us/zona-alfa-9781472835697/ You can also find me on the interwebs: @geekken.bsky.social inst...
Blade with Vallejo Paints
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Working through my Defenders team for Marvel Crisis Protocol with Blade on the bench this time. A pretty simple color scheme using more traditional Vallejo Acrylics with some Xpress contrasts thrown in. Vallejo Paints: www.vallejoacrylics.com/en/home Marvel Crisis Protocol: www.atomicmassgames.com/mcp/ Vallejo Paints used: -Black -Dark Blue Grey -Neutral Grey -Flat Brown -Mahogany Brown -Silver...
Shotgun Survivor - Warlord Games
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Making my way through my pile of survivors for County Road Z. This time painting a shotgun wielding survivor from Warlord Games. So many to do, so going the route of Vallejo Xpress contrast paints. See the links and description below: Warlord Games Male Survivors Review: ua-cam.com/video/bmHiaHdLKJs/v-deo.html County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook Vallejo P...
Painting Zombies with Vallejo Xpress Contrasts - Part 2
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Working on painting up my zombie horde for County Road Z from Modiphius Entertainment. This is a second attempt with a more "ripe" zombie using Vallejo Xpress contrast paints. Check the links below: Vallejo Paints: www.vallejoacrylics.com/en/home County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook Warlord Games Zombie Horde Review: ua-cam.com/video/27qPaiJQbfo/v-deo.html...
15 Minute Paint Day
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Just some musing on how to get steady progress on that pile of unpainted shame. The 15 Minute Paint Day. A few tips to help improve your painting output for those with busy schedules. You can also find me on the interwebs: @geekken.bsky.social geek.ken Music: Ocean Ave by JAK / arkadenmusicofficial Support by RFM - NCM: rb.gy/jbbzc
Crossbow Survivor - Warlord Games
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Making my way through my pile of survivors for County Road Z. This time tackling a stealthy, crossbow wielding survivor using a mini from Warlord Games. So many to do, so going the route of Vallejo Xpress contrast paints. See the links below: Warlord Games Male Survivors Review: ua-cam.com/video/bmHiaHdLKJs/v-deo.html County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook V...
Toy Truck Terrain for Marvel Crisis Protocol
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Showcasing Battat toy trucks that actually work great as terrain for Marvel Crisis Protocol. A quick and dirty paint job with some GW contrast and Vallejo paints. Battat Driven Series: drivenbybattat.com/product-category/series/micros/ Vallejo Xpress contrast paints: www.vallejoacrylics.com/en/home Games Workshop: www.warhammer.com/en-US/home Marvel Crisis Protocol: www.atomicmassgames.com/mcp/...
Zombie Spawn Variant: County Road Z
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Finally got my hard copy of County Road Z from Modiphius Entertainment. Here I offer a variant for spawning zombies, resources, and random survivors. Plus a way to quickly indicate passive from active zombies. Check the links below. County Road Z: www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook 25mm bases -Atomic Laser Cut Designs: www.atomiclasercutdesigns.com Beads: www.michaels....
Moon Knight with Vallejo Paints
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Still getting my Defenders team for Marvel Crisis Protocol complete with Moon Knight on the bench. This time doing more blending with grey and white to provide a simple paint job. As for the contrast paints, heh, the title card was on my brain before getting paint on the model. Did use a little contrast paints on the base. Vallejo Paints: www.vallejoacrylics.com/en/home Marvel Crisis Protocol: ...
Atomic Laser Cut Designs - MDF Buildings
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Atomic Laser Cut Designs - MDF Buildings
Iron Fist with Vallejo Xpress paints
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Iron Fist with Vallejo Xpress paints
Painting a zombie with Vallejo Xpress contrasts
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Painting a zombie with Vallejo Xpress contrasts
Painting Stoplight Terrain - Marvel Crisis Protocol
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Painting Stoplight Terrain - Marvel Crisis Protocol
Warlord Games - Male Survivors
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Warlord Games - Male Survivors
Prepping your miniature for contrast paints
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Prepping your miniature for contrast paints
Warlord Games - Female Survivors
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Warlord Games - Female Survivors
Geek Ken - An Introduction
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Geek Ken - An Introduction
Warlord Games - Zombie Horde
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Warlord Games - Zombie Horde

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Deltium5683
    @Deltium5683 5 днів тому

    Thanks for the review of this ! Very helpful.

  • @MrShardlake
    @MrShardlake 6 днів тому

    Hi Ken, just acquired this game, i enjoyed your Batrep...keep up the good work...very inspiring...thanks for posting.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 6 днів тому

      Thanks! Still working out kinks of capturing the action. CRZ is pretty fun. I think almost a tabletop version of State of Decay. Hope you like it and choose your starting survivor skills wisely.

  • @geek-ken
    @geek-ken 8 днів тому

    Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Expansion contents 3:13 Automa turn explanation 8:02 My gripe with Awards 11:21 Starting turns tweak 14:06 Final thoughts Of course me being a marble mouth, I meant to say that the Neural Interface token gets points for each spot left open that "you" the player don't terraform. Quite the challenge as the automa freely fills in those hexes and gets points for it.

  • @geek-ken
    @geek-ken 22 дні тому

    Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Setup 02:18 Survivor Team 02:48 Loot and Zeds - Planning the Approach 04:04 Turn 1 - The team moves in 06:51 Turn 2 - Looting and a surprise zombie 10:26 Turn 3 - "Say...is that a horde over there?" 14:16 Turn 4 - Let the looting commence 17:10 Turn 5 - Loot and scoot 17:48 Mission recap

  • @joshuasmith5472
    @joshuasmith5472 24 дні тому

    That looks awesome!!

  • @Giggan-h2r
    @Giggan-h2r Місяць тому

    She came out great! Nice highlighting. Subbed!

  • @WhatsUpGazpacho
    @WhatsUpGazpacho Місяць тому

    I think every sci-fi hobbyist owns one of these ha!

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken Місяць тому

      Yeah. I think the gig is up. Poor kids that see that opened Amazon package with excitement. And then see their dad cackle while going down into the basement to paint it up.

  • @whatsup3820
    @whatsup3820 Місяць тому

    Rip off of the Gradius, Vic Viper.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken Місяць тому

      No skin in this fight. Take it up with Disney.

  • @Andrey_Plushkin
    @Andrey_Plushkin Місяць тому

    Looks great! Thanks for video!

  • @jamesmaybrick2001
    @jamesmaybrick2001 Місяць тому

    Ah! Ive heard people talking about a Buzz toy that worked great for 28mm scale fun. Now i know what it is. Sadly it doesnt seem to be a thing over here in the UK. Its not on Amazon. Bugger. Looks bloody nice. I would get two, take a hammer to one. Nothing like a bit of wreckage to add some drama to a battlefield.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken Місяць тому

      Odd as being Disney IP, you can't pick it up. Try scouring Amazon for Hyperspeed Lightyear ships. However, it's been a while since the movie came out. Could be tough to find one in the EU. Hope you can snag some as they're pretty nice ships (and dirt cheap too).

  • @scotteverroad4545
    @scotteverroad4545 Місяць тому

    This is the same stuff they sold for The Walking Dead game. It's just same stuff. Killer fluff-terrain to add debris' but kinda Bland. I would expect more from Mantic Games. Just a re-release. They NEED to (Mantic Games! You listening?!) is do some furniture and rubble-scatter. Broken buildings, trashed-out cars, burned-out cars' , somebody would try to RIOT in an apocalypse, right? Maybe add grafitti-decals .

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken Місяць тому

      Dunno. Looks like they do have ruined urban buildings and damaged furniture. Agree more would stuff would be great though.

  • @davidmartyn5044
    @davidmartyn5044 2 місяці тому

    I have that kit, and both truck were very distorted. I managed to heat bend one back to useable, but the other refuses to come straight. There is much better out in the market now.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 2 місяці тому

      That's valid. I think for the amount of stuff, it's a pretty decent set of terrain. But will admit the vehicles are pretty basic (and lean heavily to using them as wrecks).

  • @TheJester765
    @TheJester765 2 місяці тому

    Looks pretty fun ☺️☺️

  • @JSkante
    @JSkante 4 місяці тому

    Makes me want to paint my Zombicide minis

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 4 місяці тому

      Quite frankly, dabbling in contrast paints have made me think the same. Cheers!

  • @paulbourguignon3632
    @paulbourguignon3632 6 місяців тому

    It’s a great game. Nice video.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 6 місяців тому

      It is quite fun and one aspect I love, gobs of additional rules to tweak your game. Cheers.

  • @TapCat
    @TapCat 6 місяців тому

    Good job, Moon Knight is tough to make visually interesting (slathering him all in white is definitely not the answer) and I think you made him look about as good as possible.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 6 місяців тому

      Thanks. There's a lot of ways to tackle him. I sorta went the lazy route, hee....

  • @Nobbeh
    @Nobbeh 6 місяців тому

    No idea why youtube recommended this on my front page but kind of glad that I clicked it, nice little tutorial Ken!

  • @arnaud3299
    @arnaud3299 7 місяців тому

    👍

  • @IndyGamerMike
    @IndyGamerMike 8 місяців тому

    Great overview of the process. All I can add is I buy makeup brushes at the Dollar Tree to use for my white dry brushing step. They last a while and I beat them up in the process.

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 8 місяців тому

      Yup. Makeup brushes are a great for drybrushing.

  • @earthboundgames7095
    @earthboundgames7095 9 місяців тому

    I found the details pretty great in the Project Z range, but the longer rifles and some of the skinny arms were a bit fragile for my taste. Of course, I'm not great at being careful, and I haul my CRZ stuff to conventions and stuff like that. The weapon sprue that comes with them is unmatched, though! I get a ton of use out of that stuff, especially the backpacks. Never enough backpacks in miniatures. Make sure you check out the official CRZ minis over at black site studios. I think they're great, but I was involved in the process, so I'm biased. I hope you enjoy County Road Z!

    • @geek-ken
      @geek-ken 9 місяців тому

      After putting a few more together will freely admit assembly can be a tad finicky. Totally agree that the spare weapon/gear sprue is what likely makes a decent set of figures shift to a fantastic buy. Haven't looked too much into the official CRZ line but will be sure to check them out. Cheers!