Repost from Adventures In Wargaming
Quake Dice
Posted on March 14, 2011 by izza111s
As you may know, Christchurch, New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on 22nd Feb, causing substantial damage and some loss of life.
I live 2 hours drive away, but for 8 years Christchurch was home. My wife is from Christchurch, all her family live there and we have alot of friends who also live there.
Christchurch is where I started my interest in wargaming, and is very close to my heart.
When an earthquake hit in September last year, I organised a series of charity Wargaming events, (a gaming tournament, a raffle and some online auctions) we managed to raise $555 for the Red Cross Earthquake Relief Fund.
This time other people are organising Wargaming events in my area, so I have been trying to think of another way we can raise money for charity.
So I was lying in bed the other night, when a bolt of inspiration hit me (and it wasnt my wife digging me in the ribs because I was snoring either!).
“How about doing a set of custom dice to raise funds?”
So I approached Chessex dice about getting some dice made.
The dice are a nice mix of Red and Black colours, their Gemini design with gold pips.
Then on the 6 pip side, we have a seismograph. The quake was a magnitude 6, after all.
Red and Black are the traditional colours for Christchurch based sports teams, and is reckonised thoughtout New Zealand as being the colours of Christchurch.
100% of profits will be donated. 50% will go to the Red Cross Earthquake Appeal, with the other 50% going to the 2 wargaming clubs in Christchurch (the Christchurch Cavaliers and the Christchurch Wargaming Club). The gaming clubs are still closed, and they have not been able to get in to see what the state of their terrain, table etc are in, but I have a feeling there will be alot of repair work needed.
I think its kind of nice for gamers to be helping gamers.
These dice will be sold in sets of 6 for NZ$12 plus postage.
For non New Zealand orders, payment can be made via PayPal
So send an email to quakedice@gmail.com to place your order.
Cheers
Owen Payne
(PG_Izza)
They're drunk Scottish football hooligans. The flaming caber just adds so much to that image. "'Ey lads, let's set it afire!" "YEEAAAHH" Oleeee ole ole oleeee... ~Not Dice~
17 March 2011
16 March 2011
Quick and Dirty Painting ~ Calandra and Janissa
In started initially painting Calandra for this Blog, but seeing as it’s my first you lucky Trolls get a double feature. As I also painted a wonderful Janissa! So, below I will detail my process.
Calandra
She has got quite a bit more fine detail then the Caber I painted for the Show Me Your Caber Contest, which presented me with a few new challenges. Also, she’s the first female model I have painted so painting highlights and such on her was particularly difficult.
12 March 2011
13 Pyre Trolls... LIT also They're called Gobbers


1-Soot
2-Fuego
3-Scrolle Monster
4-Finishe a.k.a. Lit
5-???
6-???
7-???
8-???
9-???
10-???
11-???
12-???
13-???
04 March 2011
Show Me Your Caber Contest Results
Without further delay I give you the results of our 'Show Me Your Caber' contest.
Receiving the most votes from my conscripted, unpaid, and rather motley crew of voters I give you our winner
Russ and his Caber(s)
Russ will be the proud owner of another Caber and also be subject to future scrutiny from The Scrum.
Randomly picked from our other contestants:
Matt & Joedj will also receive Cabers just for participating.
And arguable our luckiest winner of all. The proud owner of a brand new shiny Whelp:
Rothkeen.
Thank you all for your paticipation and we look forward to a new addition to The Scrum in the form of a painting and modeling section.
Here are some of the other submissions.
Receiving the most votes from my conscripted, unpaid, and rather motley crew of voters I give you our winner
Russ and his Caber(s)
Russ will be the proud owner of another Caber and also be subject to future scrutiny from The Scrum.
Randomly picked from our other contestants:
Matt & Joedj will also receive Cabers just for participating.
And arguable our luckiest winner of all. The proud owner of a brand new shiny Whelp:
Rothkeen.
Thank you all for your paticipation and we look forward to a new addition to The Scrum in the form of a painting and modeling section.
Here are some of the other submissions.
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