KUSTERS
GAMING WORLD
Updated Nov 6/09 see below.

           June 19/09, My Bio-titans for Epic Tyranids
  • October 13/08. Thought I should add this Devastator Heavy Warjack for Warmachine
  • that I had painted quite sometime ago.

  • June 18, 2008 -One of my new Carnifex's, an excellent miniature
  • by one of my favorite designers, Jes Goodwin.

Nefarius Clone from Rackham and the Dire Troll Mauler for Hordes.

  • Music I have been listening to lately: Bob Katsionis (jazz/fus),   Pantommind (prog/met) ,   Threshold (prog/met) ,
  • John Pertucci (Prog/rock) ,   David Hines (jazz/fus).
  • Definitely one of my favorite bands, Pagans Mind (Pro.Metal).
  • More new music I have been listening to: Disillusion (Metal/prog),   Indukti (alter)Ice Age (prog/met) 
  • and  Redemption (Prog/metal).
  • Feb.10/07 New Music, Dominici (Prog/Metal), Spheric Universe Experience (Prog.), Empyrios (Prog/Metal).
  • Feb.21/07 More new music: Ark (prog/met)   ,Counter World Experience (prog/fus),   Nico Stufano (jazz/fusion)
  • Mar.23/07, Khalice (Prog/metal), (Mar.20/07)  Circus Maximus (Prog/metal),
  • Nov.6/07 : Planet X (Prog/met), Dream Theater (prog), Symphony X (Met/Prog.)Atmosfear (prog/met)Darkwater (Swed/prog/met).
  • Dec.23/07: Winds (Prog/Experimetal),   Gurthie Govan (Fusion/Guitar),   Blotted Science (Heavy Metal/ Prog)
  • Feb.4/08 : Alex Argento (Prog/Fusion) Nov.01/08, Collins/Wardingham Project (Excellent metal Fusion), 
  • And of course one of my all time favorite bands: Tangerine Dream (Synthetic)   And my favorite guitarist : Allan Holdsworth.
  • May 29/09Daedalus (Italian Prog/Metal), Division Zero (Polish Met/Prog), Exivious (MetalFusion,awesome stuff),
  • July 5/09: Strings 24, (Italian,prog/metal/fusion),Oct.3/09  Azure Agony (Italion Prg/metal), Soundscape (Australian Prog/metal),
  • Oct.3/09  Dreamscape (German Prog/metal)
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  • My Personal Page               Sentry Box Events
  • SHOWCASE(images of other players armies)  
  • My Gaming Collection at Boardgamegeek
  • Work in Progress
  • Games Workshop games have been my passion for years now and I will always enjoy
  • their products but I also have a huge collection of board games and some of this space 
  • will be dedicated to them. One of my favorite game companies is Fantasy Flight and 
  • their web site is worth checking out. www.fantasyflightgames.com
  • Games we have been playing lately:
  •   Sep./04- Hero Quest has seen a come back again and we are up to quest 11.
  • Mutant Chronicles is also out on our gaming nights as is Dungeon and Dragons
  • the board game (still not available in Can.) and Space Crusade. 
  • Finally picked up Heroscape,  a must have for Hero Quest fans, cool minis 
  • (already painted!) interlocking terrain system, lots of scenarios. 
  • (new) Anno 1503, Camelot Legends, Tigris and Euphrates and Memoir 44.
  •   Finally got War of the Ring, a huge board game from Fantasy Flight, also
  • the expansion for a Game of Thrones and a remake of a very popular
  • game, Titan: Arena. Look forward to trying them all out soon.
  •   Another game I have been anticipating is Doom the Board game and
  • this is one game that is just packed with cool stuff. Looks like a mix
  • of Hero Quest meets Space Hulk.
  •   Mar./05 Twilight Imperium 3 has been getting tons of play time, a 
  • fantastic game, again by Fantasy Flight.
  •  June 3/05 : Ok I just have to post this, Descent:Journeys in the Dark
  • will be the next Heroquest or close to it, here are the rules online:
  • http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/descent.html 
  • Sep.18/05 - The next great game from Fantasy Flight will be World of Warcraft. They have the
  • web page up with full rules in PDF file, definitely worth checking out:
  • http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/worldofwarcraft.html
  • All of the above games can be found on Boardgamegeek.com. Check them out.
  •   A great new game from the makers of Confrontation is Hybrid which is 
  • somewhat similar to Space Hulk and/or Warhammer Quest. The minis are excellent 
  • as are the game components and the mechanics are unique.
  • A little history:
  •   For  Christmas in 1991 I picked up a really cool looking game to play with my young family,
  • Myles my son was 8 and my Daughter Shanda was 6. We all loved the game and really enjoyed
  • it's unique game system. Of course it was Hero Quest, I was hooked immediately and there started
  • my gaming life. I then acquired Battle Masters which was basically a very simple Warhammer 
  • game and from there bought Warhammer 4th edition and the rest is history. I also got into Advanced Hero 
  • Quest which to this day I still consider one of the best Fantasy games I ever played. Here in these pages
  • is the accomplishment of all the games and miniatures I have collected over the years.
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  •   I have included a selection of images from my ever expanding range of Games Workshop and other
  • miniatures. I have been playing and collecting since 1992 and find it a very fulfilling activity.
  • I have met some great people and made some good friends, especially at the events I run at the Sentry 
  • Box. Above I have links to images of many different armies and fleets and have included tactics 
  • where I feel I may have something to offer. I hope to have images and new rules posted 
  • from fellow gamers and anyone wanting to add something here please let me know.
  •       Along with all the posted images, I also own and still play,  Gorkamorka, Spacehulk, Talisman and the 
  • Wargames series brought out a few years ago by Jervis Johnson (Battle for Armeggedon, Horus Heresy
  • and Doom of the Eldar). 
  •  I would have to say that my favorite games are, in order, Epic Armageddon, Warmaster, 40k and Warhammer. 
  • My favorite armies are, in order, Eldar, Wood Elves, Tyranids, Orcs, Orks(40k) and Skaven. 
  •   Favorite Boardgames : Heroquest, Hybrid, Nautilis, War of the Ring, Twilight Imperium 3, 
  • Starfarers of Catan, A Game of Thrones, Puerto Rico,Warcraft, Caracasonne, Scarablords, 
  • Runebound, Tigris and Euphrates, Starship Catan, Goa.
  •   Any comments about my site, miniatures, tactical advice or anything else please e-mail me and I'll be 
  • sure to reply.
  •      I would also like to share my thoughts on gaming and this hobby in general. It's mainly to have fun 
  • and get together with people for a social time where you can share a mutual interest. Although I know 
  • most of us have a competitive urge, this is best kept light hearted because winning or loosing it's the 
  • playing that counts and if you can keep the fun in the game it will be something you can enjoy for a long time.
  • Happy gaming. Regards RK 
  • Anyone interested in advise on painting, conversions or terrain building please let me know and I will
  • add some of my own techniques that I have learned over the years and where to obtain supplies and  such.
  • My Yahoo Groups :  Arkham Horror,   AT-43, Calgary GW players,   Descent, Dungeon & Dragons Board game
  • Heroscape, Hybrid, Marvel Heroes Boardgame,   Mutant Chronicles mini gameReins of Power,  Starcraft the boargame
  • Tannhauser, Tide of Iron, War of the Ring,   Warrior Knights,   World of Warcraft boardgame
  • Past Updates here
  •  All the latest news here

Some of my old favorite Empire models, no new rules for the War wagon though. :(

 Updated Dec.13/08 : So what's new? Well the year is coming to a close but there is lots happening when it comes to gaming. Some great new titles are
                                  being released by FFG again including, Android, which apperently uses some unique new mechanics and is basically a who done it
                                  investigating game in the future with many twists and loads of rules. Also a new version of Cosmic Encounter and also a re-release 
                                  of Talisman 4th edition and an expansion. Also we've been playing a lot of Battlestar Galactica, and awesome semi cooperative 
                                  game and being a  fan of the shows certainly helps to make it very appealing. Another game that I am looking forward to is Conan,
                                  designed by the same developers who made War of the Ring, so this should be a great strategy game. Finally an expansion for one
                                  my favorite FFG, Blizzard games, Starcraft: Broodwars. Of course there are also lots of new games from Rio Grande, Z-Man, 
                                  Asmodee and many Euro games as well. Basically to many to get cause it will be hard to find the time to play them all let alone the
                                  cost to acquire them. Still playing plenty of 40K, Warhammer, Epic (Tyranids), AT-43 and what ever else I can fit in. So with the
                                  Holidays fast approaching I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and fantastic New Year. Regards, Robert
 Updated Dec.21/08 : Just want to say to all have a wonderful Christmas and fantastic New Year. Hope you get lot's of new toys/games under the tree. See
                                   you all in 2009 and let's hope it's a great year for all of us.  Regards Robert Kuster
 Updated Jan.25/09 : And a new year starts again with lots of new games, minis and changes in the economic climate. It's amazing how this downturn is actually
                                  affecting the whole world so once it starts to bounce back it should be everyone who gets affected as well. I do believe that there will be
                                  more gaming in the start of this year then there has been in others and that's because when people are cautious with their spending they 
                                  turn to activities that don't cost quite as much and gaming certainly is fairly affordable compared to travelling, skiing and those types of
                                  things. We have been playing a lot of games and I am also working hard on my painting projects. The new Lizardmen will be my next 
                                  venture, I have always wanted to start this army but now with all the new plastics it's much easier to throw one together and they are a
                                  rock hard Warhammer army, and easy to paint, for me. I hope everyone is doing well and also playing lots, see you at the games table.
Updated Mar.8/09 : Well here we are and it's March already, wow the year is moving along quickly. Still working on several projects and making some 
                                 progress with my Wood Elves and Epic Eldar. Getting lots of play time in and picked up lots of new games, Conan, Name of the Rose
                                 and many more. Some events coming up including Calcon and the Comic convention, I will be at both running some GW demos. See
                                 you all at the gaming table soon.
Updated Mar.30/09 : Finally some images updates, added the Eldar on my Epic page and will be finishing more of the army soon.
Updated April 26/09 : Not a whole lot of news, just ran some demo's at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo this weekend and what a turn out
                                 it was packed and even the games room, although well out of the way from the main hall, had lots of action. I think they are going to
                                 have to move to even a larger venue next year. I got to meet Edward Olsom, Admiral Adama from Battlestar Galactica, fantastic show
                                 IMO and he was a very easy going guy, very nice to talk too. I still plan on attending Games Day in June and otherwise continue to play
                                 lots of new games, most recently Le Havre, Eve Conquests and Small World all really great games. Of course still getting in lots of 
                                 games of Epic, 40K and Warahmmer. Oh I just love my hobby.
Updated May 18/09 : So far it's been a great month for gaming, just yesterday we played a 6,000 point Epic game, my Tyranids vs John's Imperial Gaurd.
                                 It was a fantastic game, lasted about 6 hours and a marginal victory for the Nids. I painted up the Vituperator and a second Heirophant
                                 plus rebased the larger models, I will post some new images of these soon on the Epic Tyranid page. Also playing lots of new board 
                                 games such as Eve- Conquest based on the online game and is quite good. An area control game with great production value and
                                 nice game mechanics. Still working on all my miniature projects and making some headway on the Eldar, Orks and High Elves.
Updated May 30/09 : Yes another update in the same month but this is mainly because of a new release from Fantasy Flight, Chaos in the Old World.
                                 A new board game based on the deamons of the Old World in Warhammer and with this game FFG endeavors on a road of GW
                                 unique products. Now I noticed that it's also related to Warhammer Online and they advertise the link between them so the game
                                 does have a duel purpose, for FFG to start producing boardgames and plastic playing pieces (not miniatures) set in the GW world
                                 and to advertise for the gaming giant. To me it all looks good, I get even more product and gaming stuff for my favorite hobby, cool.
Updated June 19/09 : Added new images of the Tyranid Bio-titans on the Epic page. Otherwise keeping busy playing Epic, Gothic and lots of boardgames.
Updated Agust 14/09 : Well the summer is quickly fading already here in Calgary, cold wet and not a whole lot of sunny warm days, hopefully the fall will be
                                  better. Haven't worked on any projects at all lately but still playing lots, mostly board games and occassional mini game. Just getting
                                  Octocon 4 all organized and looking forward to Fallcon in September. Update on upcoming games again from Fantasy Flight, they
                                  are re-releasing Chaos Marauders an old game from GW, updating Warhammer Fantasy RPG to a whole new system which I am
                                  looking forward to and the new edition of Warhammer card game (Warcry) into a LCG. The future looks bright with lots of new
                                  games to play and maybe I'll even get back to painting some figs again!
Updated Oct.3/09   : Hello everyone it's been a month and a half since my last update and fall is upon us. Had a good summer and hope everyone else did as
                                  well. Been working on getting the new Space Hulk figs painted and played the game a few times already. I played second edition quite
                                  a bit and really like the game, this new edition is not much different and incorporates many of the first edition rules which I never got to
                                  play. I did have the opportunity but I was more into the fantasy side of GW at the time, mainly Advanced Hero Quest, Warhammer
                                  Man O War. I will put up images of the finished models soon along with a layout of the board which I black line with marker, it looks
                                  better to me that way. I also finally get to take out the old case with the Space Wolves int them. I actually haven't used the models
                                  since second edtion 40K because I wanted to wait for a full codex for the army. I may have played a quick game with the small add
                                  on Codex once but found it unsatisfying at the time. Also many new board games as well like Endeavor, Middle Earth Quest, Ad Astra,
                                  Chaos in the Old World and lots more. Octocon 4 is right around the corner and looks like we'll fill up the spots for the event. Other
                                  that I have also been listening to some great new music and I have added links to the band web sites above. Happy gaming till next
                                  time.
Updated Nov.6/09   : So the winter is approaching a good time for more indoor activities like painting figs and playing games something I can't get enough of.
                                 The newest game of interest for me is Runewars from you guessed it FFG, this is a retake on Battlemist a very interesting game developed
                                 a while back by Christian Peterson and quite a good game I might add. A hex board game with resource management, army building,
                                 conquest and hero adventuring. It incorporated a lot of elements but could be a long game and used chits for the most part, no mini's.
                                 Now Cory is at the helm of the remake and it just looks fantastic I sure hope it comes out before Christmas. Have a look on the web
                                 page and you'll see the quality of the production value and get some insight into the mechanics as well. Otherwise I have been finishing
                                 the Space Hulk models and I will try and get some images up soon, also the Wood Elves and Tyranids are getting some attention. Happy
                                 gaming.


 
     Here are some good links:
 Brumbaers Home page: Great Warmaster site.
 Dropship 40,000 : Excellent site, lots of new stuff for Epic.
 Tactical Command - forum with info and updates on Epic Armengeddon
 Dakka Dakka : Rumors and other stuff.
 Agis Page : Some awesome painted miniatures check it out.
 Warhammer Players Society: Just as it states, with all the latest for Fantasy.
 Warseer: Excellent forums with all the newest releases
 Fantasy Flight Games  : At present my favorite boardgame company. Excellent stuff.
Boardgame News : Excellent site with the best information on all the new boardgames coming out.
 Crocodile Games : Home of Wargods of Eagyptus
 Rackham: Home of Confrontation, Hybrid, AT-43 and Ragnarok
 Old Warrior's Stronghold  - Great Warhammer Quest site.
 Warmachine - Privateer Press- Another great miniature company including Hordes.

: Cool link to many HeroQuest stuff.

                                         And of course where it all started for me,

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