Seam – A Short Science Fiction Action Film


Seam is a short science fiction action film that I think is well worth the twenty minutes. The price (free) certainly is right. From the description:

In the not-too-distant future, a tenuous peace between humans and remarkably human-like “machines”—some don’t even know they’re not real—is tested when synthetics begin spontaneously exploding. A military-led search for these unwitting suicide bombers begins, sending a terrified machine woman and her human partner on the run.

Make Your Own Dip Washes

“The Dip” is a fantastic way to make moderate to poorly painted miniatures look great. Or to turn a basic block painting job into one that looks like you knew what you were doing. This video has a technique for making your own.

Making Flexible Roads

Tabletop Terrain has a tutorial on making flexible roads for your 15mm miniature wargames out of weed fabric and liquid nails.

Event Horizon Starship Combat Rules

Event Horizon is a set of free wargames rules for quick play starship combat. It is played on a grid board.

For The Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare Book Review

For The Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare Book Review

For The Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare
by Ross Cowan
Publisher’s Website: Pen and Sword
On Amazon: For The Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare

Grade: A
Teacher’s Comments: A “social history” of the men who fought for the Roman Empire.

For The Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare is an unusual military title in that it is more social history than an account of military campaigns. In For The Glory, Ross Cowan focuses on the motivations, emotions, beliefs, and superstitions of soldiers in the Roman Army (and of some of their notable enemies). While some attention necessarily is paid to renowned leaders such as Caesar and Antony (and, as an opponent, Phyrrhus), the vast majority of the book focuses on the experiences of less significant (though still individually identified in the historical record) figures. Among these are Marcus Sergius Silus, who fought with a prosthetic iron hand; Lucius Siccius Dentatus, who in his 40 year career suffered 45 wounds — all to his front; and the Centurions Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who were featured in the HBO series Rome.

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