6 Iron Spikes & a Small Hammer : Issue # 2!

It took me ages, but the 2nd issue of my old school tabletop RPG zine is now available!

It's dead tree only, for now. If I do put out a PDF, anyone who bought the print version will get a  free copy of the PDF.

You can purchase a copy via PayPal or we can trade if you have your own zine.

(I will also consider trades for 1/32 WWI (early war), WWII or Medieval figures, maybe even 1:72 WWI like the Strelets gas-mask figures, pre-1980 wargame rules or magazines, solitaire wargames, Tunnels & Trolls Solitaire modules, etc.)

You might notice the pricing is higher this go round - that's for several reasons. The zine is 10 pages longer for one thing. But, mostly, it's because I had the print shop print the whole thing and then cut it down to size. 

Lesson learned : I will never do that again. 

Next time, I will have them print the cover only, but I will print the master of the interior pages, and then have them photocopy them.

January 2014 Updates

This is one of those updates where I just lump everything together: role-playing, wargaming, zine-ing, etc.

A scene from a favorite song on Adventure Time
It has nothing to do with this post.

• Of late, I've been working on issue #2 of 6 Iron Spikes & a Small Hammer as often as possible. I'm deep in editing and revising - I seriously feel that I have to step up my game to accompany the amazing artwork I received.

• The majority of my hobby time not spend on the zine has been spent on finishing a mere six Swedish infantry for the Great Northern War by 11:59 PM tonight. Clearly, there's no consequence if I don't, it's just something I want to do. As it is, I've had to revise my original painting plan, and allot 3 months for every 2 months of GNW painting goals.

• Inking in of the Ever Expanding Dungeon map continues. It's tedious, not difficult. Once done, I'll scan it and post it with each session summary and indicate where the action is taking place.

• I've tentatively scheduled the first game of an ongoing open table dungeon crawl campaign for my local meetup group for later in February. The dungeon is not one of my own design, but I still have prep work to do.

• Finally, the budget tally:

January Budget: $15.00

YTD Budget: $15.00

January Actual:  $37.35

• BMC Iwo-Jima 32 Piece Set 
• Britain's Kublewagen

YTD Actual: $37.35

So, as you can see, not a great start on the budget .On the other hand, if I don't buy anything in February (not counting any birthday funds I might receive), I'll be back on pace in March.

It looks like I have 28 really long days coming up!

Zine Ordering Info - Shipping Worldwide!

For those interested, I've finally set up ordering for 6 Iron Spikes & a Small Hammer here: 

http://tabletopdiversions.blogspot.com/p/6-iron-spikes-small-hammer.html

Or, if you prefer :

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DanjousHandPress

For now, only print copies are available.

Believe it or not, this is in honor of the centenary of Little Wars.