Weekender XLBS: The Three Beezer Boys
January 13, 2019 by lloyd
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Happy Sunday!! I’m excited to see how the free-form improv show goes with no running order… 🙂
so were we, it as a Bill O’Reilly moment, “we’ll do it live!”
It felt a lot like the XLBS of not long ago when I first found BoW. Free flowing conversation about gaming and hobby by three gamers alternately grousing, laughing and harassing each other. Good times, good times…
I’m stopping now before I start telling stories about walking uphill both ways. 😉
10 miles uphill to school everyday, and 15 miles uphill back home, barefoot
…in the snow… I had to wake up 3 hours before I went to bed, just so I could get there on time.
eeeh luxury
Always a great show when these three are teamed up in a relaxing Sunday format.
Great to have Lloyd back in front of the camera instead of chained to the computer in the office all the time.
My 1870’s British Army always gets excited when Gerry starts talking Rorke’s Drift.
Nice to be out and about 🙂
As an old Geezer myself I can already tell this XLBS is going to be the Dogs B@#$!(*s.
Loved this format, reminds me of the old days, great work guys.
Morning all, Happy Sunday!
Hmm … you know … this isn’t the first time @warzan has been made into a 2D commander.
Fantastic show guys. @avernos I’d love to see some Rorke’s Drift coverage. Men Who Would Be Kings is a fantastic game, I’d really like to see the changes you made. I’ve been using Men Who Would Be Kings for some games set in the Sudan during 1884-5 and really enjoying it. It would be really cool to see some Colonial coverage this year. @warzan Lindybeige has a brilliant video on halberds and you’re basically right about how they are used. Smithing is a lot of fun (I’ve been an amateur smith for a few years now) you’ll love it just… Read more »
Cheers, after mulling it over for a while I think I may do it in a project. It’s too long for one article and I don’t think there is enough for a full series. But I’m thinking to break it down to development and scenario mechanics, reconstructing the drift, painting and basing the minis. Finally I’ll throw up the two sets of army cards and possibly a link to my one drive if people want to download them. If I can, I’ll add a battle report in sometime in March once the game as been played, I found an online… Read more »
Class link @Elessar2590 I will definitely give the boards a good look over 🙂
To give him his due It was Gerry liking the Flatpack on Facebook that made me aware of them
The video on the post from Wofun has other periods
Until I saw that title card I didn’t know how much I wanted to see the guys recreate the end credits of dad’s army….
My pyro license is still valid if you want some morters setting off ?
we’ve not had a mortar party here since the good friday agreement, come on over Tim and we’ll supply the calor gas
Happy Sunday!
Three part cape lol @warzan It’s the same weird move as with the Stormcast Eternals’ pauldrons which came in two parts with the joints in the middle. I suppose they were to be smooth for the decals. No idea why they do some stuff the way they do.
I should have added earlier that I think Peter Dennis of paperboys has been talking to the guys at flatpack so something interesting might happen there
The types of images you want for a more stylised type of figure is maybe from the old classic illustrated
Supreme Littleness is a great company as well.
@warzan I’ve been marathoning Forged in Fire off of the History Channel – something incredibly therapeutic about watching folks try to make weapons with odd materials and then have three experts test them to destruction…..
Happy Sunday!
Warren’s new management song, courtesy of Bjork (Army of Me – Post 1995):
Stand up
You’ve got to manage
I won’t sympathize
Anymore
And if you complain once more
You’ll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You’ll meet an army of me
You’re alright
There’s nothing wrong
Self sufficiency please!
And get to work
And if you complain once more
You’ll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You’ll meet an army of me
You’re on your own now
We won’t save you
Your rescue squad
Is too exhausted
And if you complain once more
You’ll meet an army of me
And if you complain once more
You’ll meet an army of me
I must admit I do like this format for XLBS 😀
I suspected the millenials would run out of topics/steam/both before too long 😉
😀
I do find the debates interesting but this format is more entertaining!
I imagine it will be a rare thing to just wing it, I blame the holidays, Big Talk will be resumed shortly.
Great shows guys a hobby time catchup is always a welcome event at the weekend. Some Rorkes drift action sounds fun
I shall do my best
Happy Sunday. Keep the grumpy old sods, Sunday mornings need more laughter.
You should do these more often.
I love hearing you guys talking hobby and throwing ideas around.
Ummm… Not been active for a couple of weeks, but how come some people’s posts appear using real name while others are username?
It’s an option on the profile. If people didn’t change it themselves it may be the result of tinkering
Been round and round my profile but can’t find the appropriate setting…
go to profile and change “real name” to your screen name and see what that does for you. I’m sure there had been two separate fields for those before.
Absolutely fantastic XLBS <3 It might just be me having a thing for old, grumpy guys (I do have a hot spot for trolls after all), but I just loved watching you guys talking about Saga and bases and Rourke's drift and everything, and just relaxing and having a great time. But then, I'm an old crone myself :p
glad you enjoyed it, see the homework makes sense now ^^
I don’t think old crone is appropriate, that makes you sound like you’re asking huntsmen to cut out the heart of snow white. I will say every time I thought I had a more appropriate term, I quickly realised it was less appropriate. 😀
Grumpy gal perhaps 😉
Yes! I’m so happy I got my homework done before watching this weekender 😀 Grumpy Gal it is <3
Lina you will never, ever be grumpy 😉
I don’t know why that made me smile big time, but it did 🙂 Thanks @buggeroff <3 That said, get me ranting on christmas…poor @avernos' 'ears' have aleeady been abused on that account :).
I was happy to listen to someone with the same feeling I do about chrimbletide 😉
Lots of good hobby inspiration in this, cheers! Very keen on Saga myself and looking forward to the Fantasy edition. Have to grab the book of battles too. So many half finished armies waiting in the wings. Great idea and executing for the javelins. I might go down that route for my Achaemenid cavalry since it has been nagging me too that they only carry one projectile each.
I think Fantasy is going to be amazing, I’ve so many minis I’ve collected over the years that don’t have a home… well they do now 🙂
Get the book of battles asap, like I said even if you don’t play saga the material in that would keep any gamer going for years.
Hi @Subedai, for the javelins – stick 3 bits of rod together, once dry get a strip of masking tape the height you want and sort of rap/roll the 3 rods in it with a little over lap at the bottom which you pinch.
Then just spread super glue over it to make it hard 🙂
rap/roll the 3 rods in it with a little over lap at the bottom which you pinch.
Then just spread super glue over it to make it hard ?
@lloyd I’m so glad I know what your on about and not just taking it out of context… ?
reading it back = lol
I did not tune in this morning expecting to see Warren playing with his tiny Johnston! Given the existence of Paper Mario, I wonder if a wargame could be designed around the idea that the soldiers actually are 2.5D?
I’m sure it could be, I know one designer who is keen to embrace them. Like everything the context and what you want to achieve will define how successful it is. Imagine a game of Bolt Action where you add facings, so you have to be square on to fire, but if you’re 90 degrees and the thin edge is showing you get an additional modifier to be hit because they’ve fired at a smaller target ^^
Don’t think this comment will be beaten, lol
Happy Sunday all!
Lloyd and Gerry on screen… we knew there was Saga coming 😉
Content suggestion – Old Gits random XLBS once a month 🙂
you had no proof we would mention Saga!
Was I wrong? 😛
you were not sir, you were not.
Great show. Loving the Saga chat. Need to get that battle book. 2d standie armies look great and fast to get playing. Trouble is that once you have started playing a system with minis, standies will never look right mixed with or against your standard mini collection. For a new game, that you can’t spend a ton of money or time on, solid quality colour standies like these would be an awesome option. Hope you all had a great new year. I had my car stolen on Boxing day and have a stinking cold. But at least my missing rules… Read more »
well that sounds like a shite end to 2018, let’s hope 2019 kicks off on a better run for you matey.
I know what you mean about mixing the standies, I’ve got several BA armies, and I’ve been loathe to start anymore, but I do love the idea of getting a set of the US airborne as a cheap bought and done alternative.
Great show this morning, most entertaining. Ben wasn’t looking himself this morning, very quiet and very very pale.
an a lot quieter than usual
Hobby! Coffee! Video!
read you later.
@avernos we fly in the morning of the 21st (Thursday) and leave the 25th (Monday). I am so excited to play this. This will be one of my highlights for 20119!
I was close then 🙂 So Sunday 24th seems like a good day for it then, requires nothing except to show up and play.
Fantastic! Rereading Washing of the Spears to prepare. Should I bring my Saga Warband just in case?
I think I speak for @lloyd as well when I say, always.
With work and the holiday stuff, this is the first show I’ve watched since the start of decmeber I think.
Just wanted to say thanks, great video and a great way to destress on a Sunday.
you will insist on pillaging over the christmas period. pffft! typical viking 😉
Enjoy your Sunday.