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Articles by Andrew Girdwood

In this archive, you'll find Andrew Girdwood's recent work on Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs, and Art.

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The head of a murderous insect mounted on your wall

June 3, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Brian Colin is a creature curator, an artist who creates monsters and develops the fantasy lands of Revilo. He’s used Kickstarter before to fund his ‘Monster Taxidermy’ and is back again with another campaign. [Back this Campaign] This campaign is to back the evil salazarite and get its head on the wall. These are horrors […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Brian colin, household, kickstarters, models, monsters

Checker buys the first ever Superhero RPG – Superhero 2044

June 2, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Skip back in time to the year 1977, it is the start of the tabletop RPG industry as we know it today, Dungeons & Dragons is new and Superhero 2044 has just been published. The first version of the game had different types of superheroes, melee rules, ranged combat and a point based chargen system. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: superheroes

Win a $450 Wonder Woman collectible statue!

June 2, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ever looked at Sideshow Toys model and wished you could afford one yourself? They’re mostly many hundreds of dollars a piece and come with their own finance deals. Here’s a chance to win a premium format sculpted Wonder Woman statue. It’s a straight forward competition to win. There’s one form for you to fill in. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: competitions, dc comics, models, sideshow collectibles, Wonder Woman

A free preview of Cthulhu Dark

June 2, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Grab your free preview of Graham Walmsley’s Cthulhu Dark here. The two-page preview accompanies the Kickstarter for the lightweight and terrifying Cthulhu game. [Back the Campaign] Walmsley is known for his mystery and Cthulhu titles. His best-selling title over on DriveThruRPG is Stealing Cthulhu while his second is a book that describes how we can […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, free to download, Graham Walmsley, horror, kickstarters

Behold! A Pikachu Cerberus!

May 31, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This remarkable mashup is a handmade model from expert modder Kodykoala Toys. We’ve a Pokemon monster mix, the famous Pikachu with the infamous Cerberus the three-headed dog that guards the underworld. One of the reasons this mashup works so well for me is the extreme mix. The concept is dramatic and so is the texture […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: mashups, models, monsters, pokemon

A monster of a love seat!

May 29, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Travel back in time to 2015 and Geek Native is raving about Millennium Falcon asteroid coffee table. The design, by Tom Spina, was a thing of eye candy; to look at but not actually buy. Time changes what is possible. You can now buy the same table from Regal Robot. Tempted? What about a Han […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: household, star wars

Ruma: Dawn of Empire – an alternative Roman Empire

May 29, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a week (at the time of writing) to go for Ruma: Dawn of Empire on Kickstarter. Martin Greening has a success in his hands – with nearly twice his target raised in funds so far. To find out more about the project check out the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aryus/ruma-dawn-of-empire-rpg [Back this Campaign] A pledge of […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Geeky hand dyed yarn

May 29, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood 13 Comments

Here’s an interesting concept; yarn died in various different themes. The Etsy retailer GamerCrafting sells hand dyed yarn in various lengths and weights. This is ideal if you want to engage in a bit of crochet, knitting, weaving or even tapestry but don’t fancy the stark colours from your local John Lewis. Not sure how […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: scarlet witch, star wars, stranger things

Cosplayers ace the Phoenix Comicon prop ban

May 28, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Comicon in Phoenix had a last minute prop ban for a very good reason. A man was arrested with a collection of guns and weapons as he trying to sneak in. He wanted to kill the actor Jason David Frank, the green Power Ranger, and ‘bad cops’. Banning weapons, even pretend ones, at the […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: comic con, cosplay, humour

Zarjaz! 40 Years of 2000 AD

May 28, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Will you be in Leeds around about the 18th to the 24th of September? Perhaps you’ll be there for the Thought Bubble comic art festival that runs on those dates or the overlapping Comic Con on the 23rd and 24th? Checking out The Gallery at Munro House on Duke Street will be worth your time. […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: 2000 AD, judge dredd, Strontium Dog, vice press

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