My projects, ideas and ramblings about old school Warhammer, Fantasy Warriors and Wargaming in general.
After a look around my unpainted section, I came up with a Eureka Miniatures sprite. I don't think I can find a smaller one in my collection.
Rob
Ok, so I am going to take another go at Scouring of the
Shire*. Using the scenarios set out in the MESBG source book - Scouring of the Shire to form basis the campaign but
with my own force adjustments and some kind of minor progression for heroes and
warrior advancement between games.
So, some more hobbits and ruffians have been ordered, some new scenery started and some of the existing minis have been given had a face lift.
*Got to be the third or fourth time. But the little battles and very non-elite nature of the combatants really appeals.
For the hobbits I am thinking of taking half of the published force and randomising the other half. Keeping any special characters for the scenario. Most of the games in scenario pack seem heavily weighted in favour of the ruffians but I will have to adjust on a scenario-by-scenario basis.
For each hobbit militia to be replaced (up to half),
roll one D6 on the Locals Table. Any ‘special’ hobbit rolled is
replacement for a hobbit militia mini on a one-to-one basis. With exception of the
hound which is an additional mini.
The Hobbit character pool starts
with one local hero. Use the Battle company rules for experience, injuries and
influence (to buy equipment
from the armoury).
One named character
may be added to the character pool but may be only advanced to have a maximum of two
wounds, two attacks, two points of Might and two points of Fate. Influence
points may still be used to equip a named character.
Instead of taking the victory
conditions listed in the scenario or by using two points of Influence, the
hobbit player may choose to replace one of the hobbit militia with a
character from the character pool in a future game.
Because warriors are not kept between scenarios, they are
not progressed in the same way as warriors in a battle company. They are
promoted in one of two ways either instead of taking the victory conditions
listed in the scenario, the hobbit player may choose to promote one hobbit
warrior to a local hero or if any hobbit warrior has caused three wounds (even
if they are saved) then roll on the table below.
For each ruffian (with hand weapon only), roll one
D6 on the Ruffians Table. Any ‘special’ ruffian
rolled is replacement for a ruffian mini on a one-to-one basis. With exception of
the hound which is an additional mini.
Because warriors are not kept between scenarios, they are
not progressed in the same way as warriors in a battle company. They are
promoted in one of two ways either instead of taking the victory conditions
listed in the scenario, the ruffian player may choose to promote one ruffian
warrior to a bully or if the ruffian warrior mini has caused three wounds (even
if they are saved) then roll on the table below.
Instead of taking the victory conditions listed in the
scenario or by using two points of Influence, the ruffian player may choose to
replace one of the ruffians with a character from the character pool in a
future game.
The ruffian character pool starts with one bully. Use the
Battle company rules for experience, injuries and influence (to buy
equipment from the armoury).
One named character may be added to the character pool but
may only be advanced to have a maximum of two wounds, two attacks, two points of Might
and two points of Fate. Influence points may still be used to equip a named
character.
So, over 400 posts and 800 comments later. I have still managed to keep the blog going and I am still enjoying it. Like many people I used the Christmas break to have a bit of a tidy up and look at what has been sitting on the paint bench for a bit of a while.
So, first up was the lizardman hero who was probably one of the the oldest minis still on the paint bench at over 13 months old. So, it was his turn to get a slap of paint, at least to an army standard.
I also managed to finish off the classic Legolas from the 80's Citadel Lord of the Rings mini range. The horse got finished over six months ago but I couldn't quite bring myself to finish him until today. The Legolas on foot mini was painted mid 2021, so these two minis highlight the progress that I think I have made in painting over that time. Or at least a change in style.
It's a bit early but I reckon I have earned it. And on to the next four years.
Rob
Painted the dreadnought in the same speed painting method as the orks i.e. contrast paints and dry brushing. I couldn't quite remember how I painted the bases so it was a bit of a guess, but my best estimate was Blood Angels red Contrast paint then dry brushed with Bugman's Glow and finished with some light blue and gold minerals. Proving it is a good idea to write this stuff down.
The orks storm the mining settlement with Big Tinz taking the lead.
I enjoy creating different basing schemes for my armies and the idea for the space orks was a mining world. Something suitably different from the usual green and earth bases.
I think Big Tinz might need a little brother and Dread Mobz has a nice ring to it. And of course I need to get these Rogue Trader space marines painted so he can have something to shot at.
Rob
Now I have a bit of time to work on the ork dreadnought. Painted him red obviously and started on the usual wear and tear.
And as I start to think about projects for next year, one project springs to mind, finish the wood elves. My 1000pt wood elf army has been in progress for a couple of years and actually has relatively few minis left to paint. I am actually about 80% done, so a shortish push to get them finished and they could be easily done by early next year.
But then I might get distracted by other shiny stuff...
Someone how I have managed to miss place the wings I got earlier in Advent 😡. Time for another search of the hobby area.
Rob
So, I have painted ten gobbos and six gnomes, but I should have only painted fifteen minis by the twenty first! A couple of minis seemed to have shifted around and I painted all the minis I had by this stage. Anyway all of the gobbos and gnomes done.
* And painted another gobbo 😀
One more room to complete.
Rob
After Geoff pulled his ace card at the weekend (A new board hidden inside the advent calendar!), I have spent the last couple of days building the new board and painting a few more minis.
I realised I didn't need to build the whole board, just the rooms. As I can reuse the corridor sections from the first board. So, one room done and with the water heater & pond in progress.
The haul so far*. A second endurance dice set meant I only had one mini to paint which was a gnome with axe. And now I caught up with the Advent paining, I can now think about playing some of the scenarios. It also means I had a bit of time this afternoon to work on some of my other projects.
*There are some stands for the doors but I am using my scratch built scenery.
I Noticed a Trend I was looking at my painting output this month and I noticed an unintentional trend. The minis are getting smaller. So, I...
