Warfare 2025 Show

 A.K.A. Sherman Fireflies are Awesome

Had a great time at Warfare in Farnborough today and I did spend a bit more than I was planning! Plus managed to play a couple of games. 

This will mean I can put together a new Wartnose jousting team of witches, go on a couple of paleo hunts and start my rise as the biggest gang in Rome. I wasn't planning on getting the Gangs of Rome but as soon as picked up the box and felt the weight. I just had to have a copy. 

We first managed to get in on a game of 'What a Tanker' where I crewed a heroic Sherman Firefly and Jason took on a dastardly Panther. The Firefly took out two Panzer IVs and nearly took out Jason's Panther but got stuck in the open and eventually my luck ran out. And then of the course the Panther's 75mm gun found a weak spot. A really great participation game and run by a friendly team. It also hardly needs saying but what awesome terrain. 

Also took part in an epic  historic battle between the Greeks and the Romans. The Greek Phalanx looked unstoppable but in true Roman form they still managed to duff us up. And a Roman victory was inevitable. 

Plus a couple of pictures of a very nice looking large scale LotR game. 

Rob 

The Goblins Jousters 'Jump the Plant'

2-1 To Gorbo's Morbos at the Thornspitter Arena

Snap (Badger) manages a glancing 

blow on Morbo (Spider chariot)

Back to Wartnose Jousting on a Friday night. And the goblin team wins a second game to lead the Conker cup. As a prize the gobbos win a bag of rotten fruit which they can chuck at their opponents in future games. 

Pop (Fox) narrowly escapes 

being taken out Gorbo (Mjölkhare)

We did forget half the rules on Jeering tokens which meant we didn't get any rerolls during the game but picked up one each after we finished. Snap the Pixie badger also managed gain Piercing shot skill on the Triples dirty tricks table. After levelling up. 

Another fun game which lasted about an hour which made it fit nicely into a Friday evening before the beers came out. 

Rob 

33 Minutes Later

Doing Some Painting

Before 

Finally finished the latest round of work trips and time to do some painting, not really geared* for a long evening painting so went to a 30 minute finish a figure session. 

This was the first test mini with the Oathmark head on the EM4 spear dwarf body. 

Once I started painting him, I realised I hadn't remoted enough of the original plastic. So, I painted it brown to look like leather and fortunately it will be covered by the shield. Something to look out for on the next twenty!

33 minutes later

*mentally geared that is!

Its obviously not Friday night but is time for a beer. 

And one from my work trip. 

Rob 

Two Days Painting

A Record for October

Given my recent form, two days in a row is something of  a record. And I finished a mini.  Plus I managed to put together the other three sentinels for the jousting tournament. 

On to the weekend.

Rob 

More Jousting Scenery

Not Quite a Clockwork Soldier

I need some clockwork soldiers for the next Wartnose Jousting arena. I couldn't quite manage that, but I did put together some other worldly substitutes. 

Rob 

Random Sunday Night Painting

 Second Perry 

Just painting random minis on my painting desk at the moment. Mostly driven by what I think I get finished. And Perry has been sitting base coated on the painting desk for a couple of months. I just wanted to finish something tonight. 

And I think this seems a  good point to contrast the two Citadel versions* of Merry & Pippin in their battle armour. 

Rob 

*I still prefer the two classic minis. 

Beer & Painting on a Friday Night

Back to the Paint Bench

Back from the most recent work trip and managed to finish off the Thornspitter for Goblin Jousting. Nothing technical but a relaxing way to start the weekend. 

Not tonight's beer, but a very nice way to pass an evening.

Rob

One all in the Conker Cup

Pixies take One back

The second tournament played was in the bone theatre, were game came won by either beating the opposing team or by one player capturing three skulls. The game played much smoother as we were both more familiar with the rules. We have been playing with it an extra point of damage caused on a successful strike. As suggested in the rulebook to bring the game to a fast a furious conclusion. 

Only one rider (my pixie - Pop) was knocked out before Snap (who proved surprisingly agile) managed to get three skulls and win the game.  

Player of the Match - Snap

With Three skulls to win the game. 

I can now finally use the 'Tree of Evil' freebie from Alternative Armies for the thornspitter arena.  

Spinning Up a New Project

As work progresses on the next Ork scrap dread, I was thinking that that they needed some opponents for some classic RT WH40K games. While space marines are the obvious choice, I did have a RT Imperial guard army when the first plastic IG kit came out  (really need to dig out the Old WD Imperial Guard army lists - WD109 I think). And I have plenty of WA minis (including a box of Cannon Fodder) that will make great IG proxies. In fact the basic cannon fodder minis are a dead ringer for the penal squads from the old army list. 

This first command squad is a mix of WA Cannon Fodder, some 20 year old upgrade kits for EM4's troopers and some random plastic troopers that I got as a freebie at Salute. Really happy with the medic who is weighed down with all manner of kit.

As this is another Cheaphammer project (i.e. minimal new minis), still need to work out how to do the commissars as there aren't many obvious choices from the minis in the 'opportunity' pile. So, I might just have to buy a couple of commissars 😶.

Rob 

Phew! - I almost Missed it!

 Once Upon a Time in the Woods Advent

I wasn't paying attention and I almost missed it (there were only 3 left in stock!), so if you wanted to get a copy then you better get over to Geoff's website and order one of the few remaining copies. I really enjoyed it last year and it was a welcome distraction from the nonsense in the 12th month!

Once-Upon-a-Time-in-the-Woods Adventure Calendar

And knocked up some skull tokens for the next jousting competition

Rob 

Goblins (& Pixies) to Your Mounts

Let the Jousting Begin 

So, the goblins (Nath) won 3-1 and won extra spikes as a trophy. The pixies (me) were robbed!

Team coaches can be seen in the background.

The two jousting teams are a real mix of manufacturers with Oakbound pixie team coming out tops. I struggled to find enough minis to make two convincing teams. So, in the end I used Oakbound (very pleased with the look of the pixie team), Ral Partha Europe, Bad Squiddo, Warbases, classic Citadel and Wargames Atlantic. I would like to improve the goblin team but that can come later once we have played a few games.

And I have an idea for a Halloween themed team. 

The Pixies ready for the off

So, one game in on Wartnose Goblin Jousting, it was a lot of fun. The rules were easy to pick up but had enough quirks from other rules to make them different from other games. And the randomised movement templates actually fitted the game very well.

Once we had read the rules correctly, combat sped up nicely (we didn’t read the rules on double and triples right on the first read through). The only question point we had about the rules was if the Dirty Tricks rules were dirty enough. We wanted an occasional more dramatic effect such as unseating a rider. But that could be just us!

Rob 

Last of the Jousters

Spider Charioteer

Wasn't happy with the dinosaur and couldn't find a spider of the right size. So, ended up making a chariot for the spiders. Just a bit of painting and jousters will soon be ready. 

Away again with work but still time to sample the local stuff. 

Rob 

Riolta's World Tour

Back After a Short Break

Riolta has to take on bandits on the high pass. 

Been a couple of years since I posted a world tour pic for Riolta. 

Rob 

Two Jousting Teams Take Shape

 Ok, Not all Goblins for Wartnose Goblin Jousting

So, I have worked out the first two teams for jousting. I just need to get them finished! Definitely a bit re-use and repurposing. If I manage to get a decent run of games then I can always get a few more minis! 😆

Rob