Mole Mini Works

2025 Year in Review Let’s take a quick look at my hobby stats for 2025! I set a goal for 2025 to play more games and to use the toys I spent all this money on. While the creating of the Mole Mini Works blog was a way to move my hobby blogging from social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram, it also had an encouraging effect on the number of games I played. I enjoy putting together the short Battle Reports. What also helped is that I was encouraged by friend and typical X-Wing opponent Brian to creat the war gaming journal that I was thinking of doing. A way to record and track my games through the year, and it was the main source that I referenced to determine some of the Year in Review stats! Games Played: 22 X-Wing : 8 Bolt Action: 3 Warhammer 40k: 11 Now, let’s take a look at the number of games played. I set a goal for the year to play at least 12 games, one a month. There was no specific requirement on which games got played, but if I got one play of each of my favorite game...

BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: December 7, 2025 Game: Bolt Action Size: 2500pt Doubles Mission: Take & Hold   🟥Red Player: Alex & Edgar 🟥 Faction: German Waffen & German Grenadiers 🟥 List: Panther + Stormtroopers 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Jim & James 🟦 Faction: US Army & British 8th Army 🟦 List: Mechanized Infantry

TOURNAMENT  REPORT Date:  November 22, 2025 Game:  Warhammer 40,000 Size:  2,000 pt Doubles (1,000/1,000pt) Missions:  Chapter Approved 2025 Prologue: 2025 has been a bountiful war gaming year, but I never expected to be partaking in a Warhammer 40,000 Tournament again after my first 40k competitive experience.

Time for another project while my Harlequins sit 30% done. This time, it is working on a few reinforcements for my Tau Empire army. Grey Knight's Luke has asked me to participate in a local Warhammer 40,000 doubles event in late November. After mulling through a few different list ideas (and still working on it...) I finally used it as an excuse to pick up a set of models that I have wanted, but despised, for a long time - Vespids.

BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: October 19, 2025 Game: Warhammer 40,000 Size: 1000pt Mission: Target Priority*   🟥Red Player: Alex 🟥 Faction:   Harlequins (Eldar) 🟥 List: Ghosts of the Webway 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Tom 🟦 Faction: Death Guard 🟦 List:  Daemon Prince & Terminators

BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: October 12, 2025 Game: Warhammer 40,000 Size: 2000pt Mission: Priority Target (Leviathan Mission Deck)   🟥Red Player: Alex 🟥 Faction:   Space Marines 🟥 List: Librarius Conclave 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Luke 🟦 Faction: Grey Knights 🟦 List: Warpbane Librarians

With the upcoming local "Ungentlemanly Warfare - Recce and Raiders" Bolt Action tournament coming up, I mulled over some ideas of what I'd like to bring. The Tournament restrictions are 800pt lists, maximum armor values of 8+ (light tanks), and any artillery pieces need to be towed on to the board. I spent some time considering lists for both my US and my German forces, even considering trying to speed build the British Carrier Section I snagged last year from a guy selling it.  Two factors eventually determined the path I forged of going with an early war German force. Factor the First - Rubicon Models: The last Bolt Action meet up I attended my US opponent brought some models made by Rubicon Models. I thought they looked really cool, especially with the upgraded stowage packs. I looked online at their selection of models, all of which were very affordably priced and, more importantly, did not have any outrageous shipping. Factor the Second - I really wanted to build and...