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