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Rob

Ribbet & Beer

Not Much Painting Going On!

Haven't had much time to get any painting done this week, but I did manage to get one of the new Crooked Dice giant frogs painted. 

And this week I am favouring quantity over quality. 😕

Rob 

Axes of the Dwarves

And a Goblin Banner

It started with needing to make a goblin banner and then moving on to make a few more dwarves. I decided to move away from paper banners, so have been collecting various foils from around the house.  Which sort of led to making a few capes for a couple of dwarves who then of course needed the green stuff adding. 

The dwarves are sort of a slow burn project, to be done when I feel like a change. 

I am experimenting what small changes I can make to give them a bit of variety. Like some quick armour panels. 

This guy has a bit of dragon scale or troll skin armour? 

And a quick group shot. 

Rob 

Armies of Evil

Finished the Necromancer & Started on Some Goblins

So, I managed to get some sessions in this week and finished off Vonatar the necromancer, evil villain and poster boy of the second Lone Wolf gamebook - Fire on the Water. After deciding to paint him up using the  paint scheme in Gary Chalk's drawing, I decided he would need a base to match. i.e. wooden decking of a death hulk. This proved to be a bit more complicated than I was planning because he is mounted on a solid base and I had to shave down the planks to fit around him and sit nicely around his robes. However, once started you got finish. Now I still need to make a 40mm base for him but since the 20mm is the deck of a ship then 40mm one will have to be the same...

Anyway, attention for the moment has turned to finishing a group of 20 goblins for my Midgard armies project. Now, these minis are mix of Oldhammer C13 goblins, Oakbound ones from the 2024 calendar and a few other randoms. 

Since I enjoyed the first pack, I bought some more for a Friday nights entertainment.

Rob 

The Other Necromancer Arrives

With Age Appropriate Friends

Time for Lone Wolf to spring into action!

While I was away on work, Vonatar  turned up. So, I just had to get him unwrapped and for a over forty year mini he is in great condition. I have already decided he should be painted up to match the Lone Wolf cover art by the excellent Gary Chalk. And be mounted on a 20mm base which fits on a larger 40mm base. So, he can join the forces of Midgard as either a lowly minion or a as a powerful commander. 

Plenty of opportunity try some nice strong beers while I was away... 

Rob 

The Other Necromancer

It was an Honest Mistake!

So, I deliberately have not bought any minis to build out the Midgard armies as I reckon I have already got mostly finished armies already. However, I did plan to get a new Necromancer mini to lead the undead army  as I have had my eye of an alternative version of Heinrich Kemmler by Knucklebones minis. 

The excellent mini by Knucklebones minis

I really like the original Citadel version but they are of course going for silly money and the Knucklebones version is a very nice alternative. I have seen him available on eBay, so I decided it was time to get one. But as I looked for looked for the Knucklebones mini, I came across a different necromancer which I wasn't expecting. 

The necromancer Vonatar from Lone Wolf, part of the classic 80s Citadel Lone Wolf range. Which edges me closer to completing the Lone Wolf set (only three left to get, guard*, guard captain* and the helghast) . Since these minis go for really silly money, I had sort of given up completing the set. But just goes to show it is worth the time to keep looking. 

*both of which I had until the early 2000s - Doh!

Now do I still need the Heinrich mini? 😉

Rob 

When You Find a Troll...

 Look for a Troll Hoard or a Tale of Two Trolls 

So, after finishing off the Elf & Fae armies for Midgard, attention turned to the evil armies. And I found myself with two classic trolls on the paint bench. With a decision to repaint or not to repaint. 

Tidy enough for the table top again. 

Never been keen on this paint job 

And it seems quite a fine line for me as to if I repaint a mini or not. It’s not that I think the giant hill troll is particularly well painted, but he does represent my skill way back in 2021. Although it didn't stop me giving him a quick tidy up, a new base, and a repair job on the glaive. However, I think he still looks good on the tabletop. Which is probably why he escaped a repaint. 

That's better!

However with the classic C20 troll 'Shakined Bone Blender', it was a pretty easy decision as I have never been happy with the first repaint (this is already the second time I have painted this mini) and I decided to give him another go. Overall I am much happier with the third go and now he is ready to join the other C20 trolls as part of a Midgard detachment. 

Trolls on a Friday night looking for trouble!

Anyway after repainting up one of the trolls and just finishing the new relics set from Victrix. It seemed obvious to put them together....

As every troll needs a hoard. 

One troll hoard minus the troll. 

A troll and all his splendour

And as it is Friday 

Rob 

Good Day at Beachhead

 &100K Page Views

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