Good Day at Beachhead

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Visited Beachhead in Bournemouth yesterday which is a fun little show. And managed to bag a few goodies. Including the new Victrix market stall and relics sets which I split with a mate. 

The bargain for me was this paint set for a £10 and I was sorely tempted by several other sets they had. But by the time I had noticed it, I had spent most of my money!

We managed several games of Wings of Glory which is an excellent game (I will be looking for a copy). We won the first game by shooting down the British observation plane but then I got shot to bits on the second game in my Albatross. 

This was a really super looking second edition game of game of WH40K.With so many classic minis. 

Some of the many excellent entries to the Duncan Rhodes painting competition.

Really love this guy, he has real character. 

Some of the other great games on display. 

Thanks to all those people  who have read* and commented on the blog. It is always interesting to read the comments. The number of page views has shot up over the 12 months, with nearly 50k  over the last year. 

*And strangely thanks to the gamers of Singapore who have consistently visited the blog over the last 5 years. More than any other country. 

Rob 

It was a Wintery Day

 New Bases for the Dryads

Work continues on the rebasing and tidy up of the dryads to bring them into line with the winter elves ready for Midgard.  When I originally painted the dryads, I added a couple of scenic elements to the multi bases add some interest. These have now been transferred and updated. 

Rob 

Dryads for Midgard

 25mm Ish

After a bit of debate, I decided that the dryads would get a bit of a refresh and new bases. In part it was because when I put the dryads together,  I used hand cut card bases and I wasn't exactly accurate with the sizing. So, now when I attempt to fit them into the movement trays they don't really fit. And it is just going to be easier to transfer them to new MDF ones. Especially as I want to theme the bases in the same way as the elves. 

The dryads will each get a quick wash and a 10 minute highlight. 

First of the tidied up and rebased dryads. 

After an inspection of the fridge, I found a number of Christmas beers lurking at the back of the fridge. So, this is a situation easily remedied. 

Rob 

Most of the Elven / Fae Midgard Army Done

Basing & Other Stuff for Midgard

One of the things about sorting out my elves and Fae for Midgard, has pushed me to finish off a few minis including this Warmonger elf sorceress. Who hung around after the 1000 point winter themed wild elf army. And now I am actually quite pleased with the result. 

Finished off the first batch of over twenty movement trays  and now I will have to wait for Beachhead in a couple of week to get some more. However, still plenty to do with more major rebasing activity ongoing with the Fae to align them with the winter themed wild elves. 

I have decided that the smaller Fae 

will be used as skirmishers in Midgard. 

Rob 

First 'Proper' Game of Space Gits

Why 'Proper' I Hear You Say? 

'Holy Tumbling Towers of Dice, Batman. 

That Thing is about to fall!'

Well, because beer was actually involved 😉. So, we (No.1 Son & I) got a game in on a Saturday night and started with a couple of beers* Again three orks a side and a simple board layout. This time the loot tokens fell closer to my side which led to a quick loot grab by my orks early on. 

*Well actually cider and it was in a can for the boy. But close enough! But did follow the rule of take a swig after each activation. 

Definitely need to finish this dread and build a Klankbot for my gang. 

So, both sides raced to capture the centre and the stash of loot tokens. With my orks taking an early lead. 

This time, I had a made a number of small measuring sticks which made things a lot easier. 

Despite grabbing most of the loot counters, the dice were starting to mount up on my guys. And Nath's guys were ready to put the boot in. 

With two guys down, my last ork 'Mosh' decided to hang at the back and wait for the clock*. 

*With less than two minutes remaining. I had to watch Nath's gits steal a few loot counters in the last couple of turns of the game. 

Whoop, Whoop - Its the Sound of the Police

Whoop, Whoop - Its the Sound of the Police Every time someone says the Fuzz have arrived, this is the what I hear. 

So, the police arrived and the game finished. It was a close run thing in the end with a final score four (me) to three (Nath). With the after game bureaucracy still to sort out. But another fun game of Space Gits. 

My original purchase of orks didn't arrive from eBay, so I am now trying to sort out a new lot so we build some proper gangs. 

Rob