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Warmachine

2011-05-02T20:16:00.004+01:00

First new update in a while, Warmachine figures for the Retribution of Scyrah faction.

I still can't pain't white :(

10mm Ardennes, First Game

2010-11-20T16:12:00.007Z

After having finished enough models and scenery we tried out our first games today in this setting. Roughly 3000 Points of Germans vs 2000 Points of (Big Dave’s) American Paratroopers in an Assault on an American held town

The Table is still pretty sparse (more scenery is in the works), A German CO can be seen driving forward a battlegroup comprising Jagpanzer IV’s, a Jagdtiger and some Marder II’s

Meanwhile the American Paras lie low in the new urban Terrain Tiles (Build another 20 of these and we could do Stalingrad!).

The first few turns are pretty uneventful until the Ami’s land a stonk on the German Trucks putting them a third way towards their breakpoint!

The second part of the German Force comprising the remaining trucked infantry and some Hetzers thunders through a forest. A lurking Para Recce jeep gets the sharp end of some German Bayonets and is removed

Meanwhile on the right flank long range fire is exchanged resulting in the picking off of dug in America At guns and the destruction of the Marder III’s

The Marder III’s make it to the edge of the town only to fail their command roll, the Ami’s pour out of the buildings taking advantage of the Hetzers narrow line of Sight and engage them up close.

With further failed command rolls and blunders the situation goes from bad to worse for the Germans losing all three Hetzers. They have now reached their break point and need to start testing.

Although the Germans hang on for another couple of turns At -4! They eventually break giving the Americans a victory.

Thoughts on the Game.

I thought this would be an east victory for the Germans as the Americans had no armour, however winkling elite troops out of dense urban terrain whilst being smacked with Artillery and Mortars proved to be very difficult. Added to that whenever there was a critical roll the Germans had to make they would inevitably fail it which didn’t help!

All in all a fun game, with some further terrain that will break up LOS the Germans will be back for more.

Ardennes German Battlegroup II

2010-11-20T15:41:00.002Z

Finished these off with just the HQ's and CO to do, roughly 3000 pts

Models are Pendraken (Infantry & Jagdtiger) and Pithead (Vehicles)

10mm Ardennes Scenery

2010-11-08T19:34:00.003Z

This is the first (test piece) of scenery, depicting a bunker as I imagine on part of the west wall.

Normandy Panzer Battalion 10mm

2010-10-26T22:17:00.004+01:00

Pz IV H's and Panthers with a Wirblewind and 234/1 recon AC (only because no-one seems to make a 10mm Pz II Luchs). Engineers with a HT and Inf On motorcycles.

My CO with a spare truck

Normandy StuG Brigade 10mm

2010-10-26T21:53:00.003+01:00

These were finished a while ago...

Models from Pendraken & Pithead

Ardennes German Battlegroup

2010-10-26T21:36:00.003+01:00

Currently building 10mm German (bad Guys again) Battlegroup for BKC II, intended to fight the Ardennes campaign. These are a few test pieces to get the snow right

There will be some scenery to follow and some further pics once completed.

10mm Arab Israeli 1967

2010-06-06T19:41:00.002+01:00

Battle Report here:-

http://baddave.pbworks.com/1967-Game-11

10mm Late War Germans

2010-05-26T10:50:00.002+01:00

Had a quick game with these the other day using the Bitzkreig commander II, these still need finishing off with an ungodly amount of infantry and StuGs to paint.

A Very British Civil War

2010-04-20T19:39:00.002+01:00

The latest game we played was our take on A very British Civil War using the Rules of engagement system. All in all a fun games which essentially consisted of huge melee in the centre of the table. I'm not sure ROE is the most suitable system for this but we may try again.

The Assembled Fasict force consisting of (from left to right) a unit of German Paras, BUF HQ Squad, BUF Squad, 2 Units of Militia and an HMG. At the far right can be seen the sinister Sons of Crowley.

The Melee of Doom

A full battle report can be found here:-

http://wdlovesme.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=271185&highlight=#271185

More Rules of Engagement

2010-04-20T19:24:00.004+01:00

An update!

These are intended to be used as a low quality german platoon using the optional rules from the great Escape Website, about half done at the moment

http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/documents/Web%20Downloads/German%20Low%20Grade%20Platoon.pdf

The snow was made with a 50/50 mix of Bicarbonate of Soda and PVA, after reading this guide.

http://missing-lynx.com/articles/other/create_snow_cheehongahn.html

Update

2010-02-24T15:54:00.003Z

I've not posted anything for a while for a couple of reasons, one my computers graphics card failed and it took an ungodly amount of time for the replacement to arrive and two I've moved house. Rest assured however everything is sorted now and I'm painting again.

The two projects I'm working on at the moment is a late war Heer Platoon for Rules of Engagement, all in snowy goodness to match the Fallschirmjäger and the huge amount of late war German 10mm I bought.

Pics to follow shortly...

More 10mm Wehrmacht

2009-11-08T19:58:00.003Z

Following a weekend of fun that has seen the failure of my computers graphics card, i've mostly been painting 10mm Wehrmacht. I've also built some new terrain for the late war board, pics to follow...

Late War Germans

2009-11-03T09:11:00.003Z

Picked up a bag of Pendraken late war German infantry at Fiasco last weekend, with a plan to make up a 1944 Normandy Force for the impending Blitzkrieg comander II.

Painted a quick stand to sort out how I'm going to base these, I'm not entirely happy with some more greenery needed I think.

10mm Arab Buildings - Updated

2009-10-30T16:48:00.002Z

Finished these off today,all have removable roofs sized so that a stand of Infantry (2.5 x 5cm Base) can fit inside. T55 shown for scale.

Google Sketchup

2009-10-29T14:09:00.003Z

A useful tool I use when making buildings is Google Sketchup, not only is it free, it's very easy to use. Very quickly you can get an idea of what your building is going to look like when completed, exact measurements can be inputted allowing a true scale model.

This took me about 30 minutes most of that figuring out how to make a dome, there is also an extensive help library.

http://sketchup.google.com/

10mm Arab Buildings

2009-10-26T20:29:00.003Z

Using some offcuts of foam from the 28mm Church, I've tried my hand at some 10mm buildings, here are a couple of work in progress shots. These are actually the third and fourth bases after one and two were failures. The most difficult part was the texture for the buildings, these have been coated with a mix of filler and PVA which has worked well.

Somalia 1993 - Food Aid

2009-10-18T10:02:00.009+01:00

Another great game this Saturday, with the Somali militia forces attempting to steal trucks laden with food supplies from a compound guarded by the UN.

The Table

Closeup of the food compound, look how densly packed they are ;)

Somalia 1993
A detachment of UN forces from the 19th Pakistani Lancers are guarding a compound holding trucks from the UN’s food relief agency.

Somali Militia Briefing
Assault the UN compound and capture as many food lorries as possible, once captured they are to be removed via either short table edge.

UN Briefing
Defend the food relief point against local insurgents, in the event of attack, QRF units from the US Ranger task force can be called upon for assistance.

Points
UN/US Forces 1600pts – shared (roughly 800pts each)
Somalia’s – 1600pts

US/UN Deployment
UN forces will deployed in a central compound area.
US forces are off table reserves, which deploy via mobile deployment from a
short table edge, the turn after the attack begins.

Somalia forces Deployment
Non vehicle forces may deploy within 30cm from the UN location so long as they are out of LOS.
Vehicle forces deploy via mobile deployment from any table edge.

Special Rules
Shooting to stop – units can attempt to shoot at any of the UN food trucks in an attempt to stop them, but will need a 6 to hit regardless of other factors and it takes 3 hits to stop them.
1 Stand of infantry is converted into enough drivers for all 6 trucks

Victory Conditions
1 pt for each truck prevented from leaving the table (US/UN)
2 pts for truck that escapes (Somalia’s)
No breakpoint

Game Length
8 Turns (we decided this after the game)

Turn 1 started with the Somali forces deployed surrounding the compound (with their snazzy new hidden markers). My plan here was to infiltrate as far as possible then spring from the buildings and make a dash for the trucks, in line with this I had scheduled an 82mm Mortar strike on the compound for the first turn in the hope of suppressing the majority of the forces. There was the danger here of destroying some of the trucks but hey what are the odds of rolling 4+ on all three of the dice.

The Mortar strike succeeds in suppressing 50% of the infantry but also destroys one of the food aid trucks, it could have been far worse! Unfortunately all the Somali commanders fail their command roles and remain in place, a trend that is becoming all too clear. In fact the only unit that manages to move is a Somali sniper, sneaking atop a building with clear LOS to the Pakistani CO.

Turn 2 Kicks off with Somali Sniper successfully suppressing the Pakistani CO, severely disadvantaging them. The remaining Somali Units decide that now is the time to attack and following a raft of excellent rolls move up to the buildings surrounding the compound and open fire. Barrage fire from numerous RPG Hunter killer Teams take out the Pakistani Patton’s. Opportunity fire in response accounts for some Somali casualties.

Turn 3 sees the appearance of the US quick reaction force who deploy in two groups behind the main group of Somali. Unfortunately for them one group attempting a flanking manoeuvre runs into an ambush set up for exactly this purpose. One HMMWV is destroyed, and another suppressed, return fire destroys a Somali emplaced recoilless rifle leaving one beleaguered stand of Militia isolated and afraid.

The Fighters surrounding the compound trade fire with Pakistani Forces slowing whittling them down while taking few casualties themselves, this firef ight extends into turn 4 with little else of consequence.

Turn 5 (the exciting turn). Somali reinforcements appear, a horde of technicals armed with DSHK HMG's and recoilless rifles.

The US Quick reaction force moves up to within sight of the compound, a Sheridan lagging behind in an overwatch position.

After finishing off the remaining Pakistani Forces, Militia fighters pour out of the buildings and into the street towards the trucks.

The US forces open up causing suppression and casualties in response.

The compound is overrun!

Turn 6, The remaining 5 trucks are manned by the militia and driven out of the compound.

The US open up on the trucks after some fantastic command roles (2 double ones in a row!), stopping two of them with a mix of fire from nearby Infantry and HMMWV's.

Turn 7, with the remaining trucks now on the road (command bonus!) they make good headway, in a desperate attempt to stop them the US Super Cobra strafes the last truck and immobilises it. (Points wise it is now 3-4 to the Somalis, they have to exit the last two trucks to win).

Meanwhile on the rest of the table a devastating turn for the remaining US forces as they are wiped out to a single stand of infantry.

Turn 8, in a last ditch the Huey Super Cobra tries to take out one of the remaining trucks fleeing the table, unsuccessful it turns its wrath on the technicals to devastating effect.

Double one! the Somali manned food aid trucks escape into the night securing then a victory!

Thoughts for this game:-

A possible reduction in the effectiveness of RPG's in the hand of militia stands.
Buildings should have a clearly defined limit to the number of stands of infantry they can contain.

28mm English Church

2009-10-15T22:01:00.006+01:00

Despite this project languishing in the back of the cupboard tonight I felt inspired and some progress was made. After deciding on a final shape, the polystyrol foam was cut out , holes punched for the windows and the texture surface board applied. Nothing is fixed at the moment, still waiting for the PVA to dry, after which there will be a lot of filling to do.

The tower top will probably feature battlements that can be found on a few English Churches

To Hide the ugly joins on the corners i'm going to user quoins as shown below.

Somalia 1993 - Arms Caches

2009-10-11T10:59:00.015+01:00

Let me start of by saying this was the most fun game we have played in a while! Unfortunately I forgot my camera, luckily Big Dave did not.

You can read the mission brief here:-

http://skinnedpuppy.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-second-game-in-somlai-is-set-for.html

Turn one started with the Somali militia deployed hidden and in Ambush in the back two thirds of the table. Let me tell you 800 pts does not buy a lot, the force comprising mostly infantry with upgrades a sniper, a couple of technicals, a recce jeep and an RPG hunter killer team.

The US forces rolled on in three groups comprising troops in HMMWV’s, special forces (in trucks!) and a supporting Sheridan each, with an aim to cover the buildings as quickly as possible. An observation helicopter was covering the battlefield ready to call in a Huey Super Cobra if needed.

Initial buildings are scouted quickly, but as the Recce HMMWV leads the force a poorly disciplined mob of militia opens fire to no effect.

In turn two one US flanking group moves into the left side of the town the Sheridan trading shots with a RR armed technical, which is left badly damaged and suppressed, infantry deploy from their HMMWV’s and search nearby building but fail to find any arms caches. The Super Cobra makes an appearance and finishes of the technical with a Hellfire missile.(concerns are raised in Washington as to possible misuse of expensive ordnance)

The right flanking group of US forces triggers the first ambush, well trained RPG gunners obliterating the Sheridan, the return fire is overwhelming killing one stand of militia. The remaining militia prepare themselves for close quarters fighting as they see special forces disembark from the truck and head toward their building.

The combat is swift and brutal leaving no Somali survivors.

Turn three sees further trading of fire between the Recce HMMWV and possibly the worst shots in the entirety of Somali, clearly shooting is not their forte instead they elect to charge the HMMWV. Unfortunately command also doesn't seem to be one of their skills leaving them whistling in the wind but a few metres from their target.

The left flanking group of US forces move further into the town triggering another ambush resulting in heavy casualties for the US, many HMMWV’s are destroyed and Infantry Killed.

The right and centre groups of US move deeper into the town, nearly all of the Somali forces have been revealed now and sporadic fire fights are commonplace. Casualties mount on both sides. In an attempt by the US to gain control the Huey is summoned once again, however accurate fire from an HMG Armed technical drives it off.

With only a few buildings left unsearched and no arms discovered turn three ends. Both forces have reached their break points (4 for the Militia! And 8 for the US) while the US succeeds the Militia bottle it at this point and disperse.

Turn 4 is a rush for the US forces to discover the arms caches, one is located immediately, but the final one proves illusive. Both sides score a minor victory, a draw by any other name.

Thoughts for this game:-

Despite my misgivings about the balance for this game, it was near perfect and thus proved an extremely enjoyable experience, the only thing I would change would be to revise the turn length to 8.
We had changed the HMMWV’s in this mission to give them a save of 6 (small arms only) and some limited firepower, this worked well.
It was a good choice to revise the Somali improvised AA fire to 50% a this still proved reasonably effective with out being overwhelming.

Next week, in a “Big Dave” exclusive scenario the Somalis try to capture some food supplies from a UN compound! Stay tuned…

2009-10-10T11:18:00.003+01:00

Our second game in Somali is set for today, i've written the mission brief below, battle report to follow...

The Outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. May 1993

Mission 2 - Arms Caches

Caches of both Heavy and Light Weapons have been reported in the area. As part of the goals of UNOSOM II, the US forces in the area are responsible for:-

Maintaining control of the heavy weapons of the organized factions to be brought under international control.
Seizing the small arms of all unauthorized armed elements.

Therefore to stop the current escalation of Violence, follow the gathered intelligence and render these arms unusable.

Points

1500 Points US Forces (No Planes or Arty, Helicopter & Mortar Support Only).
800 Points Somali Militia (No IED’s, ambushes may be bought as normal)

Deployment

US Forces roll on from their short Table Edge.
Somali Militia start deployed (Hidden) in the back two thirds of the table.
Before the start of the game the Somali player secretly designates 2 Buildings as locations for the arms caches, one in the middle third of the board and the other in the rear third.

Destruction of Arms Caches

A building is deemed to have been searched when an infantry stand enters it.
To destroy an arms cache an infantry stand must enter the building, and be ordered to destroy the cache, a successful command roll is a successful detonation. A blunder will mean the cache detonates prematurely, killing the infantry stand (normal blunder roll is disregarded in this instance). If engineers are destroying the cache they will never blunder in this way, instead resolve the blunder normally.

Victory

The US player achieves a major victory if he locates and destroys both arms caches.
The US player achieves a minor victory if the Somali Militia Breaks, or destroy a single arms cache.
The Somali Player achieves a major victory if the US forces break.
The Somali Player achieves a minor victory if he retains an arms cache at the end of the game.

Game Length

12 Turns

Somali Militia - DONE!

2009-10-04T13:26:00.001+01:00

Outskirts of Mogadishu - 1993

2009-10-03T15:21:00.010+01:00

The Americans have been tasked with retrieving several Special Forces squads that have been cut off after being noticed by the local Somali Militia.

The American Commander on the ground "Big" Dave has been assigned a number of infantry mounted in HMMWV's with TOW support and a Huey Super Cobra giving air support, several empty vehicles have been provided with which to extract the special forces.

Standing in their path is a motley mob of Somalia militia fighters backed up with a few technicals and well sighted Ambushes. Although the American Commander knows the location of the troops requiring extraction, the Somalia militia do not and will have to react accordingly.

Where are the Special Forces lurking?

The US forces roll on and almost immediately trigger an ambush from a well sited recoilless rifle, taking out the TOW armed HMMWV and suppressing a number of trucks and infantry.

While the Somali militia move hidden in the surrounding streets the second group of American Vehicles move in what seems to a flanking move around the town centre, unfortunately a ghastly friendly fire incident results in two KO'd HMMWV's and another damaged, cheering crowds of Somalia’s can be heard in the distance by the stunned American survivors. One Sergeant can be heard muttering about firing squads.

Advance scouts from the US side call in Helicopter Support against a group of technicals that can be seen moving forward, while the cannon fire misses, a hellfire missile makes short work of one of them.

Some further movement from the first group of HMMWV's triggers a second ambush; unbeknownst to the militia fighters the same building is shared by a group of recuperating Special Forces! A brutal short range firefight ensues leaving a further HMMWV destroyed and scattered but insignificant Somali casualties. Incensed the Special Forces initiate a close assault which unfortunately results in their demise.

American morale at an all time low they barely manage to stay in the field, seeking a quick evacuation with some inspired leadership the remaining Special Forces squads emerge from nearby buildings and head toward a nearby empty HMMWV. They manage to climb aboard, whilst behind them the roar of technicals can be heard in pursuit. Huey air support strafes the group but when the smoke clears from the cannon & hellfire missile there are no Somali casualties.

Finally in an unheard of move the US forces surrender to the Militia Fighters. The level of casualties sustained finally taking their toll.

This was a test game of Cold war Commander which we intend to use to refight the Battles in Mogadishu seen in the film Blackhawk down. Mainly to familiarise ourselves with the guerrilla doctrine (used by the Somali forces) and tweak the unit stats to suit this purpose.

Our findings:-

HMMWV's need a save and the ability to shoot (we essentially used them as trucks in this game).
Possible suspension of the break point rule, and having the game victory determined by scenario conditions/outcome.
Toning down of the Somali improvised AA fire (they nearly destroyed the the Huey!)

Fallschirmjäger

2009-10-01T14:53:00.005+01:00

We tried out Rules of Engagement last week, which went well. The lack of fire support for the Fallschirmjäger took it's toll though with most of the casulaties cause by a rogue Russian lend lease Churchill. Not to worry though a Stug G has been ordered to tip the balance!

Big Dave my regular opponent has posted some pics here:-

http://rofe.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1195

You can see a previous battle report here (before everything got winterized):-

http://rofe.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=447

More Somali Militia

2009-09-20T21:08:00.004+01:00

Some further painting has been done and these are now about two thirds finished, only a few more stands of infantry and command stands to do!

Making Hills

2009-09-20T20:33:00.006+01:00

As my weekend game has been called off I've instead made some scenery, I've found there are plenty of guides for making scenery on the internet, however the one thing they lack in my opinion is photos, this is my attempt to remedy this!

Materials
· Plasticard or stiff card (not corrugated)
· Polystyrene sheet or Blue Foam
· Sharp Knife (or hot wire cutter)
· PVA Glue
· Filler
· Coarse & Fine Sand
· Big Pot of Undercoat (Poster Paint or Acrylic)
· Foliage (Flock & Bush material)

Cut the base of the hill from plasticard, this will form the template for your hill. I would advise the use of plasticard over cardboard as the card can warp and leave your hills uneven on the table. Put the template on the polystyrene/Foam and draw round it with a marker, then cut this with a sharp knife. I have used polystyrene sheet here simply because I had a couple of sheets come with a new freezer, the sheet shown below is 1” thick, suitable I thought for hills in 10mm.

Now with your foam block the same size as your base flip it over and carve it with the knife into a rough hill shape, success here is based upon the sharpness of the knife, a blunt knife will make a mess (especially with polystyrene) and not give a clean finish. Alternatively you could use a hot wire cutter.Try to get the sides sloping gently if you want to able to stand miniature on them.

Once you got your hill shape carved, stick it to the base with PVA and leave it to dry.

At this point I like to give the whole piece a coat of filler, to fill any gaps and give a good surface for the paint to adhere too.

I’ve decided for this particular hill to have a ruined building on it as well as a crater both have been stuck on with PVA. You can add anything you want here to fit in with the general theatre, I’ve used trees crashed helicopters, the list is endless.

The addition of some large scatter stones, stuck on with PVA.

And some fine sand again with PVA. If you are making temperate hills I would suggest only putting the scatter material where you don’t intend to flock. After the scatter has had a couple of hours to dry I’ve given the whole model a coat of watered down PVA then given it 12 hours to dry (overnight)

Next day the whole model receives an undercoat (Raw Umber in this case), the colour for this should be suitable for the theatre intended. I’ve used artists acrylic as this can be bought in large tubs pretty cheaply. I’ve given 12 hours drying time for this.

Once thoroughly dried I’ve simply drybrushed the hill to get it the colour required, for this particular hill I’ve gone through six shades of brown/Sand). For temperate hills just drybrush the areas not intended for flock. The building here has also had a quick drybrush and the middle floor painted brown.

Finally I’ve added patches of flock and bush material, this particular look fits in with my basing and the rest of the terrain I’ve built.

This lot took me a few hours over a couple of days

Terrain

2009-09-17T12:53:00.003+01:00

I think i'm unusual in that I can only paint under natural light (I've tried daylight bulbs to no avail). This unfortunatley means i'm not getting much painting done during the week, however this does allow me to build terrain!

A rocky desert hill with some roads scaled for 10mm Cold War Commander.

I've got a couple more hills on the go, as well as a fieldworks order due any time which is going to keep me busy, if only I could find a manufactuer of Aleppo Pine or Olive Tees for this scale.

Full Thrust Missile Tokens

2009-09-15T15:48:00.003+01:00

I made these as we had none for our previous game, we have been using dice but my recent painting of a number of NSL Missile Boats made this impractical

Pdf sheet link below, feel free to print and use these.

Somali Militia & Technicals

2009-09-13T14:54:00.002+01:00

First Batch of Somali Militia for cold war commander

Full Thrust

2009-09-13T08:53:00.015+01:00

Finally painted some of my NSL Fleet. (I only bought them 10 months ago!) Only another 30 or so ships to go, what's putting me off is glueing them together, most will need drilling and pinning not something I enjoy.

Rim Pirates which I painted a while ago. These came in one piece, hence are finished.

There are no official stats for the new ships Ground Zero have made however there is a great resourse in the form of unofficial lists here:-

http://fullthrust.star-ranger.com/

Somali Photo Reference - Technicals

2009-09-08T14:54:00.007+01:00

I mentioned some of the crazy colour schemes these come in; lately I’ve been gathering photos as reference material. I've reproduced a few here; I particularly like the Islamic crescent that’s been incorporated into the cam pattern on some vehicles. Not relevant to 1993 thankfully, try painting that in 10mm!

I also recommend checking out this documentary:-

http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=8936

Somali Militia

2009-09-06T14:29:00.005+01:00

Finally got around to basing my Somali Militia for cold war Commander, ready for our Black Hawk Down Game. I'm excited about painting the technicals, as that will allow me to explore some of the crazy paint schemes i've seen these in. The 12 stands of infantry are a different story!

A crashed Blackhawk I made, likely to be the objective marker for the first game we play.

A Bridge Crossing in 1967

2009-09-06T09:52:00.006+01:00

Played Cold War Commander again this weekend, dusting off the Israelis for another foray in 1967, this time trying to oppose an Egyptian river crossing. I will post a link to the battle report as soon as Big Dave has it up, in the meantime here are a few pictures.

http://baddave.pbworks.com/1967-Game-8

The Fallschirmjäger See Action

2009-09-06T09:44:00.006+01:00

After a bout of painting the Fallschirmjäger got a game! We played Troops Weapons & Tactics by Two fat Lardies , the game went well the Fallschirmjäger facing off against some Russians in the snow, the rules seemed ok apart from the force mismatch between elite Fallschirmjäger and regular Russians. Lets just say there were a lot of dead Russians.

Next time we play it will be with a bunch of pine trees(secured in a bargin ebay auction) and we are going to try Rules of Engagement to see if close combat works any better.

More Fallschirmjäger

2009-07-25T11:34:00.004+01:00

Ok, I can't stop painting these, everything else is on hold till my enthusiasm dries up. The Winter smocks were probably a mistake as I can't see any evidence they were ever issued, splinter camouflage from now on.

On the topic of splinter camo, previous attempts have never been that good, however my discovery of this guide and some new brushes have given some very pleasing results.

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=9418.0

Ardennes Fallschirmjäger

2009-07-19T18:38:00.003+01:00

Another longer term project, these are somthing i've wanted to do for a while. I was inspired following a game of Flames of War. The original idea was to do these in 15mm for FOW, however as the book isn't out yet I thought i'd paint some up of the bucketfull I have in 28mm.

1938 Game 3

2009-06-28T09:14:00.006+01:00

We had another good game of 1938: A very British Civil War on Saturday, the Communist Sailors of Hull tried to recapture their Commisar from my BUF (though why excatly they were trying to do this after he shot the comunist hero Burt Brown in the last game is beyond me). This was our biggest game so far with 30-40 miniatures per side and the arrival of the communists T-26 Tank.

Full battle report will be linked as soon as Bad Dave has written it.

http://baddave.pbworks.com/The-Rescue-of-Commissar-Green

A Brave BUF Sentry runs to call reinforcements from the nearby telephone box.

40K

2009-06-28T09:08:00.007+01:00

Had an excellent game of Wahammer 40k last Saturday (yes it's taken me this long to put the pics up). My Eldar facing off against my good friend Lukes Imperial Guard. Lets just say I wasn't prepared for the horrors that awaited me in the new Imperial Guard codex (orders!) The excellent scenery was also made by Luke.

Maureen the Transvestite Medic

2009-06-19T09:32:00.002+01:00

Another couple of Militia painted; unfortunately the conversion of the British Soldier into a female medic has gone somewhat awry. The MG 34 gunner conversion is better though (gun was originally an MG42).

Models again are from Bolt Action.

The ranks are swelled

2009-06-16T19:11:00.007+01:00

Two new militia members, not sure what I'm gonna do with the armbands yet, my painting skill is not up to lightning bolts in that size!

Models are from Bolt Action

The Reverend and Pal

2009-06-14T12:16:00.003+01:00

I was going to use these two to lead the Sons of Crowley, but now i'm not so sure. I'll probably incorporate them into the militia units that are next on the painting table.

Saturdays Game

2009-06-13T20:26:00.004+01:00

Had a great game of British Civil War today, i'll post a link to Big Daves Battle report when it's up.

http://baddave.pbworks.com/A-Day-on-The-RIver

Although the BUF Lost the game they did capture a Russian Commisar!

From my cold dead hands...

2009-06-12T14:48:00.012+01:00

My Enfield rifles have arrived and conversion has begun on the cultists and characters. once the green stuff has hardened I will trim off the excess and prime the miniatures

I don't know there is just something about Charlton Heston in this pose.

Reverend Green becomes Reverend Resistance!

Coldwar Commander

2009-06-11T21:12:00.004+01:00

A shot from the painting table..

From left to right, Israeli Mortar Teams an M51 Isherman, A Priest, Recoiless Rifle on 4x4 and on the very end a recoiless rifle on a Pickup Truck. The Israelis are for 1967 while the pickup will be used as part of my Somalian force for a 1993 Blackhawk Down game. All models are from Minifigs.

A more long term project..

2009-06-11T20:50:00.006+01:00

In an attempt to save some cash I've elected to build a 28mm scale Church suitable for our 1938 game. I've built plently of scenery in the past most recently for our 10mm Coldwar Commander games, but nothing of this magnitude. It'll certainly be a challenge, the progess and outcome of which i'll document here.

The bulk of the materials arrived the other day which you can see below.

2 Packs of Wills Crazy Paving for the paths
1 pack Quoins/CornerStones for the corners of the building
Terrain Board Small Regular Ashlar, stone work for the walls
Pack of 10mm Polystyrol, for the actual construction
#803 S-Scale City Shingles, for the roof
Buckets and Barrels to give the piece some character
Reinforced Rustic Doors, for the back/side doors
21mm x 15mm Stone Windows
20mm x 8mm Stone Windows
Bag Leaf Litter
Big Dave also kindly donated some gravestones which will spruce up the outside.

The only thing i'm really missing at the moment is a main door for the church and possibly a wall for the exterior. All being well the plan is to start this at the weekend!

BUF HMG Team

2009-06-11T20:30:00.006+01:00

An addition to the BUF Forces a Vickers HMG, model is from from Artizan.

Cultists! (Part II)

2009-06-05T19:20:00.009+01:00

Finishing off the flamethrower wielding cultist...

Inking. A bit messy here, I only use a few inks red, green & brown. For anything else thinned down black acrylic.

Shading after inking...

Final shading and highlighting, this isn't a character model so i'm not going crazy here, there are plenty more cultists to paint!

Detailing and finishing the basing, i'm happy enough with this guy so will use the same scheme for the rest of the unit. Update to follow when my Enfield rifles arrive...

Paints Used:-

Robes - Foundry Bright Red 15

Tabard - Foundry Royal Purple 19

Head Covering - Foundry White/Grey 33

Flamethrower - Foundry Chainmail 35

Webbing - Foundry Black/Grey 34

Cultists! (Part I)

2009-06-05T17:13:00.009+01:00

This is my second unit for 1938, a group of religious fanatics I will call the Sons of Crowley I'm still waiting for some Lee Enfield rifles with which to convert most of them, however a couple have appropriate weapons which will allow me to get straight onto painting them.

The cultists are from Artizan's Thrilling Tales Range

These two will need Lee Enfield conversions, before priming

A base coated flame thrower armed cultist

Some further base coating with the base finished for now. I like to paint the bases first as the dry brushing tend to be messy and avoids repainting later. Once the model is finshed the base will be completed with flock etc. Coming Soon Part II with highlighting and shading...

1938

2009-06-05T12:06:00.001+01:00

A couple of sample pics from a recent game of 1938: A very British Civil War, the blue Guys are the BUF (British Union of Facists) painted by me (I always seem to get the bad guys).

You can read a full Battle report here posted by Big Dave my regular opponent :-

http://gwargamesp.18.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=838

Signing In

2009-06-05T12:02:00.000+01:00

This will be an attempt to show off some painting and wagames, as well as modelling projects. Hopefully with regular updates and step by step guides.