tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61336613639795914602024-03-12T12:56:50.040-07:00Another Slippery SlopeOnce a ramble is started...Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-22759621286775929162024-03-09T17:05:00.000-08:002024-03-09T17:05:05.039-08:00Ulrik Ulrikson<p>Another Heroic Fighter joins the fray - the vaguely Norse themed Ulrik Ulrikson.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4TMcNq35fVksUpSm9N1SgWzvM7KpHfQNONj-sCeFV18mJySWoYz0O9J3zSeFoYgCqb37rnIONjFLLy6vI6Tv1zevi99Sng09sTjkw48URcuauo4dLwyHooPxirhUbhMImjGx3AykokyFFP4jbq0jnXH006_Ig4F6HfnwSx-p1DRuPFuEDcSVGqM6KjyO/s2749/B3F5FD5A-BB72-4ECD-BE0D-5C96A0C680F9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="2062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4TMcNq35fVksUpSm9N1SgWzvM7KpHfQNONj-sCeFV18mJySWoYz0O9J3zSeFoYgCqb37rnIONjFLLy6vI6Tv1zevi99Sng09sTjkw48URcuauo4dLwyHooPxirhUbhMImjGx3AykokyFFP4jbq0jnXH006_Ig4F6HfnwSx-p1DRuPFuEDcSVGqM6KjyO/s320/B3F5FD5A-BB72-4ECD-BE0D-5C96A0C680F9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY71cqeXtYVH9LvxEUcml3tsxngXqwBri_0lqlaa_csd8xUsOReyjwYkKjnnhz4ZufCE7rFyKnRdqRQMLvKnLuy-8kxdPkZNT37giPe46qyYfD86Hhmlee0nRGCQozYENhFHwyN380DhCv6ckyjW7uqfEoFHLUkBWCQaDvVce_QBmQGuw5QPlNZ78R-BlV/s2577/8172A756-D139-404A-AE86-A2FB50AC9D8B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="1933" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY71cqeXtYVH9LvxEUcml3tsxngXqwBri_0lqlaa_csd8xUsOReyjwYkKjnnhz4ZufCE7rFyKnRdqRQMLvKnLuy-8kxdPkZNT37giPe46qyYfD86Hhmlee0nRGCQozYENhFHwyN380DhCv6ckyjW7uqfEoFHLUkBWCQaDvVce_QBmQGuw5QPlNZ78R-BlV/s320/8172A756-D139-404A-AE86-A2FB50AC9D8B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaRy116Cfx0rTpPCaR4Wt-gYHTjy-iAYeM-jJeYHqtD7eEXIlun0JRehk2XkUj1lKyRlb02pQFGvirsBLxihqOrIx8piNa40l3bF7HMSzNBsYR_rKl7o3NZxxBlJQmIQ4lWfvmhSpprJ7cCCCQs5Os8UMIkIfYxchlo0dkAFOWv4tFp3DfNH2ScjDImhq/s2567/AD8CD83F-0F08-46B4-922A-042B0CA685AD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2567" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaRy116Cfx0rTpPCaR4Wt-gYHTjy-iAYeM-jJeYHqtD7eEXIlun0JRehk2XkUj1lKyRlb02pQFGvirsBLxihqOrIx8piNa40l3bF7HMSzNBsYR_rKl7o3NZxxBlJQmIQ4lWfvmhSpprJ7cCCCQs5Os8UMIkIfYxchlo0dkAFOWv4tFp3DfNH2ScjDImhq/s320/AD8CD83F-0F08-46B4-922A-042B0CA685AD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>He still needs a shield, but I don’t seem to have any of the old plastic GW shields of the right size. A few are winging their way to me from eBay.</p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-33444043851315060112024-03-07T17:44:00.000-08:002024-03-08T12:19:11.845-08:00Lord Aquila and Manfred<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Time for an update on the Heroic Fighters set. First up, I present Lord Aquila!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTPQO0hlnMesaRGtbMY3uBjsh2gN-yrO9Qq8UkVsXRagf5hNx2XGMGovIqhnhPlMRXTuDlYtlggn70GHqfP6IKQzIx6F88AeKeE9QWDdyeVUKZC5rXvKILv5PxBwT-oUPS7U9GXdRzRvcB9Ih4Y4JpoSauz39X-ekMLzztUEqQ_9Ima4rwdyWYB4G13mZ/s2405/B3904A8E-B742-434E-86AA-E0A8F1E60C20.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="1804" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTPQO0hlnMesaRGtbMY3uBjsh2gN-yrO9Qq8UkVsXRagf5hNx2XGMGovIqhnhPlMRXTuDlYtlggn70GHqfP6IKQzIx6F88AeKeE9QWDdyeVUKZC5rXvKILv5PxBwT-oUPS7U9GXdRzRvcB9Ih4Y4JpoSauz39X-ekMLzztUEqQ_9Ima4rwdyWYB4G13mZ/s320/B3904A8E-B742-434E-86AA-E0A8F1E60C20.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTPQO0hlnMesaRGtbMY3uBjsh2gN-yrO9Qq8UkVsXRagf5hNx2XGMGovIqhnhPlMRXTuDlYtlggn70GHqfP6IKQzIx6F88AeKeE9QWDdyeVUKZC5rXvKILv5PxBwT-oUPS7U9GXdRzRvcB9Ih4Y4JpoSauz39X-ekMLzztUEqQ_9Ima4rwdyWYB4G13mZ/s2405/B3904A8E-B742-434E-86AA-E0A8F1E60C20.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinM-ZOJJpMQwBM7GD6mjDzMtKWyi3QyYgQTwsRfmYULXANOzlD98GdQ5OvpWxMiWTvN5EFKE7x2W8nGnKnPoYOO3Xq5EY9iki5V8n3oW_mRz17C49DL4SIuoNRcGzpNIkvH7rsS5sAbV3KiZl34ZPpyYErmNS5xhASpDhnTzIfmRmRx9tzW2tto-DuPOwT/s1994/0ECBC0A4-6A1A-41B1-AEE8-1628515BEF77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="1496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinM-ZOJJpMQwBM7GD6mjDzMtKWyi3QyYgQTwsRfmYULXANOzlD98GdQ5OvpWxMiWTvN5EFKE7x2W8nGnKnPoYOO3Xq5EY9iki5V8n3oW_mRz17C49DL4SIuoNRcGzpNIkvH7rsS5sAbV3KiZl34ZPpyYErmNS5xhASpDhnTzIfmRmRx9tzW2tto-DuPOwT/s320/0ECBC0A4-6A1A-41B1-AEE8-1628515BEF77.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p0y6KBr8UkctSmCJpxAzwWjZT-ulVzdR-YHuv5ebbMp7CLwfSmsfCORGMjCbW5A-yBib7TvL3PhgRYUHreyRAebsyXHaWAOx7ekz5XjGatANx_UF8rdkekmBv-V-hDP5YI-fL1og0u_ehwBXQ-rhSCaJPhgcA44IIuASVhyZuKzoqDNrRG1LrLW8_Rzl/s2303/4FC6E05D-0666-47AF-B508-3F3B7C941BD0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="1727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p0y6KBr8UkctSmCJpxAzwWjZT-ulVzdR-YHuv5ebbMp7CLwfSmsfCORGMjCbW5A-yBib7TvL3PhgRYUHreyRAebsyXHaWAOx7ekz5XjGatANx_UF8rdkekmBv-V-hDP5YI-fL1og0u_ehwBXQ-rhSCaJPhgcA44IIuASVhyZuKzoqDNrRG1LrLW8_Rzl/s320/4FC6E05D-0666-47AF-B508-3F3B7C941BD0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Arguably one of the weaker models of the set, the pose is quite static, but on the other hand - just look at that massive crest! The weapon choice is unusual - it looks crude and primitive compared to the armour, almost Skaven like (they were both sculpted by Jes Goodwin after all)! Perhaps a trophy from a defeated rat thing clan leader that he now carries around to intimidate them with.</p><p>Here’s a reminder of how he used to look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghl-43lZ21yUcIdffHY6XHTa_SRCQekSlpzTw7fyYutn0S87m1Hv0Dxr_xVbntXqAiwF3lkt1N6NAZeJGQS_LU93cDRPBN0PRFDeI432F9I1docZxehyphenhyphen7uUHt5NmPUu4rs7KephorCrH-FpKVu3LRcgj5eZLcCMpgLCTN9bbXlSrdDbdxLiykTj7caIGpQ/s1638/F867EE49-F51B-4CA9-91D0-CF19E888218D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="1228" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghl-43lZ21yUcIdffHY6XHTa_SRCQekSlpzTw7fyYutn0S87m1Hv0Dxr_xVbntXqAiwF3lkt1N6NAZeJGQS_LU93cDRPBN0PRFDeI432F9I1docZxehyphenhyphen7uUHt5NmPUu4rs7KephorCrH-FpKVu3LRcgj5eZLcCMpgLCTN9bbXlSrdDbdxLiykTj7caIGpQ/s320/F867EE49-F51B-4CA9-91D0-CF19E888218D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I’d say my technique has improved at least a bit.</p><p>Second is Manfred. He already got an updated paint job around 15 years ago, and sort of represented my breakthrough on effective shading and highlighting. So all he has had is some chips tidied up and painted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU1RG_qYeRs-QJob3gEXrNXR-2GumCJWeOaomzHQwDmBmLPPksssuwu8y4ntlGkKEd_glIqCFS9fLYsHCpNIeP3miFE8UtPMOCg92LSD30P8l5txFmAJ8UcGC8IilBbEOGPI8wD4zErTRgw1FfUbVAaqg5LuSdcrSzxpoIiD9fhC6oQfqpKVLHRk0Fa-_/s2199/CADD42A6-728E-49DF-B4E6-6364E3D2C3AA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="1649" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU1RG_qYeRs-QJob3gEXrNXR-2GumCJWeOaomzHQwDmBmLPPksssuwu8y4ntlGkKEd_glIqCFS9fLYsHCpNIeP3miFE8UtPMOCg92LSD30P8l5txFmAJ8UcGC8IilBbEOGPI8wD4zErTRgw1FfUbVAaqg5LuSdcrSzxpoIiD9fhC6oQfqpKVLHRk0Fa-_/s320/CADD42A6-728E-49DF-B4E6-6364E3D2C3AA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWM1K7a66ci5_X3joP9jxMKI2T3wnCSaKyqHW0NoAE-sk9bJJ-R1whUiGLLZQIoeaXKdu7ftRV_PvlUJDJgVc5cSiBQ7g26JPw2m-uBhqojI7ZqWSfwhmYToKCOXm9pwbrrrrUu2LPQ-bqhli1eYZRpNn5cI9asMMlA9TiraMXL9e_IzEx6poFGYHc97C9/s2404/ED5059F6-3C8D-474B-A030-80F09A009467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="1803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWM1K7a66ci5_X3joP9jxMKI2T3wnCSaKyqHW0NoAE-sk9bJJ-R1whUiGLLZQIoeaXKdu7ftRV_PvlUJDJgVc5cSiBQ7g26JPw2m-uBhqojI7ZqWSfwhmYToKCOXm9pwbrrrrUu2LPQ-bqhli1eYZRpNn5cI9asMMlA9TiraMXL9e_IzEx6poFGYHc97C9/s320/ED5059F6-3C8D-474B-A030-80F09A009467.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>It’s odd how his pose is nearly identical to Lord Aquila, yet feels much more convincing. Or is that just me?</p><p><br /></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-65019891280520259152024-02-25T15:17:00.000-08:002024-02-25T15:18:40.497-08:00Old Bones and Heroic Fighters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> It’s been a while since I last posted, partly as I’ve not really had time or space to paint or game - although I have spent quite a bit of time reading the new Old World rules and Army books (more on which another time). I am trying to get a bit more done though, so here’s a quick ‘work in progress’ update.</span></div><p></p><p>First up: skeletons. I’ve dug out my old skellies from the attic. Most of these are a good 40 years old, going back to my early Warhammer days and plans, with a few eBay acquisitions over the years. Some have very poor paint jobs, many have never seen any paint all. I did a batch a <a href="https://anotherslipperyslope.blogspot.com/2017/11/bring-out-yer-dead.html?m=1" target="_blank">while back</a>, but decided to have another go. Paint jobs are quick and tabletop standard - they won’t hold up to close scrutiny, but I’m happy enough with them.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wsZwC59Aa3DYEEqOcR9Jq3jLG9yJ0WXZK7nENoucrAGZR5Il6i5O1INC7PRjfZnEjWdGSJPObvEj2MhKRQbqGtWsPDUPAZTzyiTEWzqy9zl0bZjCzuQTWAs7_KgVKyw_qptadwOwmLgMG-JIoun6uxEzXE05CjYY38B2JamKsGfYUUnuQ6CtGXrqQrmM/s1966/6BC36F41-AD18-4E5B-8FD0-42ABDFA14FE7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1966" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wsZwC59Aa3DYEEqOcR9Jq3jLG9yJ0WXZK7nENoucrAGZR5Il6i5O1INC7PRjfZnEjWdGSJPObvEj2MhKRQbqGtWsPDUPAZTzyiTEWzqy9zl0bZjCzuQTWAs7_KgVKyw_qptadwOwmLgMG-JIoun6uxEzXE05CjYY38B2JamKsGfYUUnuQ6CtGXrqQrmM/s320/6BC36F41-AD18-4E5B-8FD0-42ABDFA14FE7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDwV6O0NV6Kpfiilv_hZDtcni3Nep3mEzx85Iz0PKC9o77YPdmC2SjQHRgLG-z8MntRsF2m-YWcfMliJqIW1kY08uTxdPVhe0L-gStO8vp8aG-5PS3Z7Cy1bmVyTAp2ntWnkrYmI8qDyaEru2AwNnC_rJu6eLXUmYA_Z0iR3UmhcBGT2xgtvNZL2uutJy/s2766/4BEE141A-00DE-4845-BA10-F4C3EA9133DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="2766" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDwV6O0NV6Kpfiilv_hZDtcni3Nep3mEzx85Iz0PKC9o77YPdmC2SjQHRgLG-z8MntRsF2m-YWcfMliJqIW1kY08uTxdPVhe0L-gStO8vp8aG-5PS3Z7Cy1bmVyTAp2ntWnkrYmI8qDyaEru2AwNnC_rJu6eLXUmYA_Z0iR3UmhcBGT2xgtvNZL2uutJy/s320/4BEE141A-00DE-4845-BA10-F4C3EA9133DB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEmXTvnF0P84ViuK8WzMqt-WNVZlcm8uRHZhTuxQC-rNVCu_Wnj_6vMBdtduKCjfZ-wL7-QEwMcmUQfEwTCuonKvWd0cA1cKeY6mNhond8yw4xgZqCi7fFCouYpikYNQ5XHo4mekkljnvqlLFKCdeY7W5w86D8ORDfAZ56Lntq5XirFvWI8xBjsXF2zu5/s2998/9E9C3257-D6D5-45E0-9AA0-3C56B7B444F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2998" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEmXTvnF0P84ViuK8WzMqt-WNVZlcm8uRHZhTuxQC-rNVCu_Wnj_6vMBdtduKCjfZ-wL7-QEwMcmUQfEwTCuonKvWd0cA1cKeY6mNhond8yw4xgZqCi7fFCouYpikYNQ5XHo4mekkljnvqlLFKCdeY7W5w86D8ORDfAZ56Lntq5XirFvWI8xBjsXF2zu5/s320/9E9C3257-D6D5-45E0-9AA0-3C56B7B444F2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Inspiration came from the YouTuber Jordan Sorcery, who recently published his own Christmas themed Scenario pack, ‘<a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464621/Dead-King-Wenceslas" target="_blank">Dead King Wenceslas</a>’. Maybe I’ll finally have them ready for a game next Christmas…</p><p>I’ll also admit that my mind has turned to a ‘Barrow Kings’ themed take on Tomb Kings for Warhammer.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDPcwpNDkvm3z8ZTf3L9is4khae1yppHR2OSdpwgKp-6t3gUpvo7csROYht9DLo89PK8RrEUoTEjzb0iRKSXyEzm-QAzAr5G_nrDkVT9dFPuO-syIR5ArYy8mEKFxRrI53m-A2r5nKsT_qvVQZMbi_0X8uB4PO7d0ir7hU4mb8z29fLXRp58Fu7tuhiqE/s4032/D1E82E23-B2AB-4D1B-8113-9D5B9D6AA49C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDPcwpNDkvm3z8ZTf3L9is4khae1yppHR2OSdpwgKp-6t3gUpvo7csROYht9DLo89PK8RrEUoTEjzb0iRKSXyEzm-QAzAr5G_nrDkVT9dFPuO-syIR5ArYy8mEKFxRrI53m-A2r5nKsT_qvVQZMbi_0X8uB4PO7d0ir7hU4mb8z29fLXRp58Fu7tuhiqE/s320/D1E82E23-B2AB-4D1B-8113-9D5B9D6AA49C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Above is the full box, almost all originally from Grenadier Models. There’s a funny story to this as well; just before lockdown I lost my glasses, had to get a new pair. Those broke when my daughter sat on them, and I’ve had no glasses for about two years now. Dug this box out of the attic just after Christmas, opened it… and there were my dratted lost glasses! At least I can see properly again.</p><p>Also about to take their place in the projects queue are the models from the Heroic Fighter of the Known World box set produced by Citadel many moons ago, which I have finally reunited from the various boxes they were stored in. More on them another time but, for now, here are the very varied paint jobs they currently have from the old days (no giggling at the back, I was very young at the time).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9ocYPy4XI_l91vCMgmoOcXRF0o09XiymYpTio-5y6Cv2QFujdSsgsgTvW0h66qZXodDNf43GY8wO36D0VbHy2oRYixd7HrR_HSfqEnIez803AhtF42DJaRCi36kbrcSMOba9voUXBQHcC_It3H3GemzNXN8j1_hjSzPsYTyYxXfvJ5p3WVjEYf5khkZ5/s3398/1106537A-EACE-41C1-A22E-AA09EDA297EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2516" data-original-width="3398" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9ocYPy4XI_l91vCMgmoOcXRF0o09XiymYpTio-5y6Cv2QFujdSsgsgTvW0h66qZXodDNf43GY8wO36D0VbHy2oRYixd7HrR_HSfqEnIez803AhtF42DJaRCi36kbrcSMOba9voUXBQHcC_It3H3GemzNXN8j1_hjSzPsYTyYxXfvJ5p3WVjEYf5khkZ5/s320/1106537A-EACE-41C1-A22E-AA09EDA297EF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Sir Brut, Manfred, and Harald the Hammer. Manfred got an update in about the 2010s, and is still probably some of my favourite blending and highlighting work, so he will likely remain largely as is. Sir Brut’s not bad either. Harald was painted by my brother, so will mostly get a tidy up as well.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5glvCjpeEN1OLZXRClSb-rmepEBcbT-R4ZKnk37f3DIffUGl7kQ1XhNgp9YZqaI4muFM2B_1GiaX5Rb9pCIY6jRfzCz7DWM2uiJZ481ciK7v2naZdgYLToE4XVbOrBoJA5TcL0xEssJLlnScWzRvFspDrLN7hfEMJZHg9YVl07Vk-1ZOX3-FqSAjKldE/s2974/24A8222E-9969-41CC-964F-8F65FB5CE9CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2974" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5glvCjpeEN1OLZXRClSb-rmepEBcbT-R4ZKnk37f3DIffUGl7kQ1XhNgp9YZqaI4muFM2B_1GiaX5Rb9pCIY6jRfzCz7DWM2uiJZ481ciK7v2naZdgYLToE4XVbOrBoJA5TcL0xEssJLlnScWzRvFspDrLN7hfEMJZHg9YVl07Vk-1ZOX3-FqSAjKldE/s320/24A8222E-9969-41CC-964F-8F65FB5CE9CD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Ulrik Ukrikson and Gladius. Ulrik’s already been consigned to the Dettol pot…</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-tTzJWiB1N6bCEPfcUTO2dFSaChwqkROSPG3GAghXqfA2K6QSHHc3XCo_ezhDheJ_kxAjWzt-L0s3SHdTSH6D8tNKVBv_zW0E_xw_UCWfwedfyCRy82f_EFcFYfmPeP2Ek-MPReVy4bEcBgj1A3M5jOSUDWcfFUp_2yYsAfDEXHHPed4-nZW2JHXsL_9/s3256/75FACBC3-C62D-40D5-A879-9E8B457BEB8A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="3256" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-tTzJWiB1N6bCEPfcUTO2dFSaChwqkROSPG3GAghXqfA2K6QSHHc3XCo_ezhDheJ_kxAjWzt-L0s3SHdTSH6D8tNKVBv_zW0E_xw_UCWfwedfyCRy82f_EFcFYfmPeP2Ek-MPReVy4bEcBgj1A3M5jOSUDWcfFUp_2yYsAfDEXHHPed4-nZW2JHXsL_9/s320/75FACBC3-C62D-40D5-A879-9E8B457BEB8A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Vlad Krakhead, The Moon Duke (probably my favourite model of the bunch) and, last but not least, Lord Aquila - who has also taken a dive into the Dettol to remove that lovely Humbrol gold enamel paint.</p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-13134451440983155152024-01-30T16:38:00.000-08:002024-01-30T16:38:00.673-08:00Viking!<p> For a little while I lost my painting and gaming mojo, but I’m trying to get it back (and I promise I will catch up with and comment on all your blogs too). a few things have helped: GW releasing Warhammer the Old World, Jordan Sorcery making a old style Wargames scenario that got me putting some paint on some skeletons (I’ll do another post on that) and the miniature going back to school and finding this term’s project is Vikings!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGuPFHnWRh6Kn5ol4Q1_D0R3q-PPQWb7Ne2Os6uPSu1C-2MUzpKdWna_bQ9DzRGijCwIz6JuFh6DWsi-XRLbqD5gz-82bXlpos-D6mMs1Ohl-dfqS8dniCwhltgJUpZiaYktoepPmQAtK5lxAyJCSeIpy6dMN-XAW-ZZHz_5Ry6jamyaFrVdKtnocvnmv/s2536/64F5F082-7B21-403D-87BF-9CE494B09A88.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="1902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGuPFHnWRh6Kn5ol4Q1_D0R3q-PPQWb7Ne2Os6uPSu1C-2MUzpKdWna_bQ9DzRGijCwIz6JuFh6DWsi-XRLbqD5gz-82bXlpos-D6mMs1Ohl-dfqS8dniCwhltgJUpZiaYktoepPmQAtK5lxAyJCSeIpy6dMN-XAW-ZZHz_5Ry6jamyaFrVdKtnocvnmv/s320/64F5F082-7B21-403D-87BF-9CE494B09A88.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What else could I do but get on eBay, find an old Citadel Viking, and paint it for her as a surprise? First Viking I’ve ever painted.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAIhN4RzOAukx3fv7IYFTNwylFX31e2A3MSwmZvUPNKEYKE4hR02ryN73SHtg4kuSslQDFulIoW4r6Gw1NtjDbL-arMC3WLsNLTznAOIn5UyUfUtu_CoJIq_AaNQOuLCFvmZm0XNotmuIr6r4ali-fsbkvMuvtteIeCc44g4bmRMAVnUM8UpFCQWqTIMz/s2463/055516C0-8B80-4319-B69D-7296933D1E1E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="1847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAIhN4RzOAukx3fv7IYFTNwylFX31e2A3MSwmZvUPNKEYKE4hR02ryN73SHtg4kuSslQDFulIoW4r6Gw1NtjDbL-arMC3WLsNLTznAOIn5UyUfUtu_CoJIq_AaNQOuLCFvmZm0XNotmuIr6r4ali-fsbkvMuvtteIeCc44g4bmRMAVnUM8UpFCQWqTIMz/s320/055516C0-8B80-4319-B69D-7296933D1E1E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On her first day back at school for the new term, when they arrived in the classroom, it had been ‘ransacked’ by Vikings, who had raided the class, turned over the tables and chairs, and stolen the pencils! A great way to grab their interest. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CHP1eQ7WAObKTRy57OcP5iZ2EmcgA7ePKiTBhXTlDyP7Vlu_7FN2z2yzcCiX299AohyksLxYfcT491iKpSRenEn7OZeud0ODSScV2nDBEkSBs2cVQGttvawyQQJW2kOUeCKsa8ZCULMY7L8ljoN5mQZREYufuT3OQZ8AupfA-3U9T3lwwyRnn7ZK6Atj/s2381/8330562D-C5AF-4E57-B828-D21B98BB2910.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="1786" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CHP1eQ7WAObKTRy57OcP5iZ2EmcgA7ePKiTBhXTlDyP7Vlu_7FN2z2yzcCiX299AohyksLxYfcT491iKpSRenEn7OZeud0ODSScV2nDBEkSBs2cVQGttvawyQQJW2kOUeCKsa8ZCULMY7L8ljoN5mQZREYufuT3OQZ8AupfA-3U9T3lwwyRnn7ZK6Atj/s320/8330562D-C5AF-4E57-B828-D21B98BB2910.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>She got interested enough to find out about Viking runes (the ‘Futhark’ apparently!), so the runes on the shield spell out her initials.</p></div>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-28741010647434586092023-11-02T17:52:00.000-07:002023-11-02T17:52:41.220-07:00Full Thrust - Flight of the Idaho<p></p>Even though the Neo-Sov Republic maintains a base and flotilla in the Fiorino system, it remains disputed territory at the start of the 23rd century, with many stellar nations claiming rights to explore and exploit the system. To maintain its claim, the USN periodically sends a warship to traverse the system, inevitably intercepted and shadowed by Neo-Sov vessels. The latest ship to pick up the duty is the Heavy Cruiser, USCS Idaho. It's crew about to find out just how far the Neo Sov Republic's patience will stretch...<br /><p></p><p>(the following events were played out using the basic Full Thrust 2nd Edition, with models from Ground Zero Games and Micro Machines - the 'mat' is a £7.99 shower curtain).</p><p><i>- "FTL drive on cooldown, all systems Green, Captain"</i></p><p><i>- "Thank you Ensign, signal fleet we have arrived and are proceeding"</i></p><p><i>- "Sensors indicate four escort class ships on an intercept course, AI flags them as three Corvette Class and a Destroyer"</i></p><p><i>- "Our usual shadow's on it's way then. Send the usual signal telling them to alter course and maintain distance. If they approach with range of secondary batteries they may be fired upon."</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXnDuZ28bLBAP9cgqSwmsBhTSyNEx020kREvymYEqq6ROmyRTPk0VQW1yrnoTwd_AHHyipC6V0TPAVJncZhWMIKwzAUY_VLr4ktmBrYsVzu9dNouA1iXToD9VmfsAIHqJ7vicrjhCrOXYk7hiDWRV13jzlbzalHyubjTWBFOc3RpQvT-Ml_cXAKeunjz4/s3024/F9DD492F-486E-4A0B-AD6D-FD3EACE84CB8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXnDuZ28bLBAP9cgqSwmsBhTSyNEx020kREvymYEqq6ROmyRTPk0VQW1yrnoTwd_AHHyipC6V0TPAVJncZhWMIKwzAUY_VLr4ktmBrYsVzu9dNouA1iXToD9VmfsAIHqJ7vicrjhCrOXYk7hiDWRV13jzlbzalHyubjTWBFOc3RpQvT-Ml_cXAKeunjz4/s320/F9DD492F-486E-4A0B-AD6D-FD3EACE84CB8.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAb8trXXQSFBZbBirq1ozWyJ-d_wmwSHUpoYFNhftDPhOy_caCevi0X20aEuquchwwzGevikA_YPYx9DUrlnDKdnAsHKxxhBkmE_ZHkxLzC2GUbV-ildxKhezq8-Bur90EmuvpkV3YjSZSH__mXdthnuxikJpgF3Cckt0d6zTJfvkkJylmQnh0u7EGdsrn/s2545/ED6C9C83-064B-4628-BF31-11EE57BBEFB9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="1909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAb8trXXQSFBZbBirq1ozWyJ-d_wmwSHUpoYFNhftDPhOy_caCevi0X20aEuquchwwzGevikA_YPYx9DUrlnDKdnAsHKxxhBkmE_ZHkxLzC2GUbV-ildxKhezq8-Bur90EmuvpkV3YjSZSH__mXdthnuxikJpgF3Cckt0d6zTJfvkkJylmQnh0u7EGdsrn/s320/ED6C9C83-064B-4628-BF31-11EE57BBEFB9.jpeg" width="240" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKwxTv1y0EUwd54A5wUM_gFqltrssNYE0T8EhmeLY6sX8LmM5RAlkD-BvObjonBwt7Q7WGuKT6lC5ZQn3LV3TH4Z1aJ2-iobK8i697i1s1PsY5oiuj3O9VljqREr8H_LXVUSHr9UoeNJWnJqMgc1UnfH4m9aNoDPpLw7d4NhYlCSNdk97DT_Sdgj7x-DY/s3142/FDBC8016-DE42-47F8-8E60-196E814F6F96.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="3142" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKwxTv1y0EUwd54A5wUM_gFqltrssNYE0T8EhmeLY6sX8LmM5RAlkD-BvObjonBwt7Q7WGuKT6lC5ZQn3LV3TH4Z1aJ2-iobK8i697i1s1PsY5oiuj3O9VljqREr8H_LXVUSHr9UoeNJWnJqMgc1UnfH4m9aNoDPpLw7d4NhYlCSNdk97DT_Sdgj7x-DY/s320/FDBC8016-DE42-47F8-8E60-196E814F6F96.jpeg" width="320" /></a><i> <br /></i></p><p><i>- "Sir, bogies are not changing course and are accelerating towards us"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM0xLr79QfLiLh8KpmcE8F5GNBd4xV_4GCrT8XcheFW84vFQABA91A4mBbMOvOKDykw9soSlkmRSHm-7bHPRUhnDoFPilev8c7syW2rkNpMR2m_yDnRo5wFXZtazoAQAkDeDbfgGV0I7-l3B91C0797YTYMxWHkgIAsiMn3AcRHb69ARfOCVI__c0pvPZ/s4032/97429131-54A8-4302-B4C0-2EB2545DB16C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM0xLr79QfLiLh8KpmcE8F5GNBd4xV_4GCrT8XcheFW84vFQABA91A4mBbMOvOKDykw9soSlkmRSHm-7bHPRUhnDoFPilev8c7syW2rkNpMR2m_yDnRo5wFXZtazoAQAkDeDbfgGV0I7-l3B91C0797YTYMxWHkgIAsiMn3AcRHb69ARfOCVI__c0pvPZ/s320/97429131-54A8-4302-B4C0-2EB2545DB16C.jpeg" width="320" /></a><i> <br /></i></p><p><i>- "I want that warning on regular repeat, and raise shields. Fire control, I want solutions on all targets just in case. Helm turn 30 degrees starboard."</i></p><p>Concerned about exposing the vulnerable drive cone, the Idaho turned into the advancing Neo-Sov flotilla, risking closing the range. Not wanting to overshoot, the Neo Sov Corvettes decelerated but maintained heading.</p><p><i>- "Sir, energy spike from the leading two corvettes! They're firing!"</i></p><p><i>- "Firecons are free to engage!" <br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FCF63VGHcRIqtRtBjRcmmjJdN8ruZdVSodIZDhPWBcTL9YehEks7nMMyHtRz2fbrsR5NzeEnNpDS0WzhnyOlERHX61e_bkoIyxqnbHaPX8lm_dloOfMgiflXUtDQcsWB38TuHN24M2dbMtxiohGWPGMvWdCZBFvT7UCdptkwUjf1_Sv410P1xjoemrEo/s2741/A7F40259-9369-4E84-BF1E-A42FC36E6D8A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2054" data-original-width="2741" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FCF63VGHcRIqtRtBjRcmmjJdN8ruZdVSodIZDhPWBcTL9YehEks7nMMyHtRz2fbrsR5NzeEnNpDS0WzhnyOlERHX61e_bkoIyxqnbHaPX8lm_dloOfMgiflXUtDQcsWB38TuHN24M2dbMtxiohGWPGMvWdCZBFvT7UCdptkwUjf1_Sv410P1xjoemrEo/s320/A7F40259-9369-4E84-BF1E-A42FC36E6D8A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>The leading two Corvettes (designation X1 and X2) opened up with their 'C' batteries and the Destroyer with it's 'B', the latter taking 2 hull points off the Idaho.</p><p>Idaho's return fire was split between the lead corvette and the Neo-Sov destroyer, inflicting significant damage on the lead corvette (X1), knocking out it's point defences, but failing to damage the destroyer.</p><p><i>- "Helm hard starboard, fire control concentrate on that destroyer as we turn!"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutE4qH-3VUA4mvq0m4Hb8ga0CfTPP2_qGFZXXJHCBEQ8IcoUdg0BJeSIP7LVBx4ZKfzxagrVXLtuyxjcrkzM-B2JTJev_tr8fKPXtNX5ON13o_yql41EuT7In0X5hhvYXwsDUB7RWqq3Am50JW01tBnK2RsJmh8OddTsaPyUC6rv9OoKhfrg8ysQnlmG_/s3106/318BC823-93FE-4C72-B2E8-81029DBF94BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="3106" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutE4qH-3VUA4mvq0m4Hb8ga0CfTPP2_qGFZXXJHCBEQ8IcoUdg0BJeSIP7LVBx4ZKfzxagrVXLtuyxjcrkzM-B2JTJev_tr8fKPXtNX5ON13o_yql41EuT7In0X5hhvYXwsDUB7RWqq3Am50JW01tBnK2RsJmh8OddTsaPyUC6rv9OoKhfrg8ysQnlmG_/s320/318BC823-93FE-4C72-B2E8-81029DBF94BE.jpeg" width="320" /></a><i> </i> </p><p>Idaho turned into the attack, this allowed two of the corvettes to swing around into her vulnerable drive arc but put the USCN ship in a perfect position to rake the more threatening destroyer with a broadside.</p><p>Idaho's screens protected it from fire from corvette X1, but X2 caused further hull damage. However in return, Idaho's concentrated fire, whilst causing relatively little hull damage, knocked out the Neo Sov destroyer's 'B' and one of its 'C' batteries, its fire control system, and point defences (by rolling a spectacularly unlikely series of 6's for threshold damage!). With no Firecon, the destroyer was now effectively out of the fight. </p><p><i>- "Hard starboard! I want those corvettes targeted!"</i> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mQgLt8jtnCqY2cwgH_nlvuVAAwGTMHRR7h0gv1FfySs_LiHBJ4FHEaLXm8pJRDg5xJn02inMBj4XzEyJkooMQlk_YX61NTKnMSNnTVNeeTeEM6uR0AlCoPrO_bDRhCB43BhNcu0e29HYx6IE_EcWkKAOZJzMALTnILNAKbuRTUFAStP1iOL1zEcCylxI/s2636/E82CB9B5-39D2-4CBC-B077-E72A7FD3D1DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2636" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mQgLt8jtnCqY2cwgH_nlvuVAAwGTMHRR7h0gv1FfySs_LiHBJ4FHEaLXm8pJRDg5xJn02inMBj4XzEyJkooMQlk_YX61NTKnMSNnTVNeeTeEM6uR0AlCoPrO_bDRhCB43BhNcu0e29HYx6IE_EcWkKAOZJzMALTnILNAKbuRTUFAStP1iOL1zEcCylxI/s320/E82CB9B5-39D2-4CBC-B077-E72A7FD3D1DD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>As Idaho pulled a tight turn to try and unmask it's batteries on the pursuing corvettes, they used their superior maneuverability to keep in the cruiser's rear arc, although they were temporarily out of range with their weaker 'C' type batteries. With it's greater range, Idaho was able to target the third corvette, causing a point of hull damage and knocking out one of its 'C' batteries.</p><p><i>- "Helm - full reverse thrust, fire control prepare to fire as targets present themselves"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6YK2V3Yibo5eq5Vpc7e-pctAr2T0ULKQDFXi3MRfk064__lRMmhvBWwOnaYkubO1j8z1UUv-Fev1PtfKeBOirfNrHsX7bH4hzP37790cJb1BBRwuTBVJaedOXsd6gMnzgcXZDBNUQPPRcVdEKfSCwupavxG12NZISIcrX1QEYhxUEm6CcCguYcteoEUp/s4030/4FEEBDFC-7829-4739-861E-CA912DC31838.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6YK2V3Yibo5eq5Vpc7e-pctAr2T0ULKQDFXi3MRfk064__lRMmhvBWwOnaYkubO1j8z1UUv-Fev1PtfKeBOirfNrHsX7bH4hzP37790cJb1BBRwuTBVJaedOXsd6gMnzgcXZDBNUQPPRcVdEKfSCwupavxG12NZISIcrX1QEYhxUEm6CcCguYcteoEUp/s320/4FEEBDFC-7829-4739-861E-CA912DC31838.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Wanting to close into range of the cruiser, the two pursuing corvettes accelerated while turning, only to be caught out as Idaho shook, piling on full reverse thrust. The corvettes had a brief window to fire...</p><p><i>- "Damage report!"</i></p><p><i>- "Sensors show only minor reduction in hull integrity, but FTL is offline!"</i></p><p>The corvettes' firing was just enough to push the cruiser to a threshold damage check, resulting in damage to its FTL drive. Idaho would have to fight its way out rather than jump to safety.</p><p>Idaho targeted the only enemy ship it could, the destroyer, which was just in range of it's single 'A' battery, inflicting further damage to the already crippled vessel.</p><p><i>- "Maintain full reverse thrust!"</i></p><p>Corvettes X1 and X2 braked hard and turned sharply to port and starboard respectively, trying to keep safe in Idaho's drive cone, but they were too late. X1's tight turn was just enough to confuse the cruiser's fire control, but X2 came apart under a stream of focused charged particles.<i> </i></p><p>With one ship destroyed and two damaged, one to the point where it was combat ineffective, the Neo-Sovs attempted to break off. But with its velocity right down, Idaho was able to pull tight turn and finish off Corvette X before it could break away.<i></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhdhfoauptmIbMsuqOdmkjZ7304HzUoW6ErExCevWy08JuBCPwx1ODyj9ZqnIuN8FIMgsp1BwCIQ9Fo59miPhxAix1cyKkWnz9Aj4hm94SIpyYsoGz_LvClsKPZJOIe3_rLuh0wPZQmYARFBHaMNweHMhayOYU-WsyGuUtvNj97rGbCRXfTqOpouj3Vka/s4030/92EE8718-B294-45B3-8191-689555EB2FAF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhdhfoauptmIbMsuqOdmkjZ7304HzUoW6ErExCevWy08JuBCPwx1ODyj9ZqnIuN8FIMgsp1BwCIQ9Fo59miPhxAix1cyKkWnz9Aj4hm94SIpyYsoGz_LvClsKPZJOIe3_rLuh0wPZQmYARFBHaMNweHMhayOYU-WsyGuUtvNj97rGbCRXfTqOpouj3Vka/s320/92EE8718-B294-45B3-8191-689555EB2FAF.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>- "Well done all. Helm, plot us a course away from any sensor contacts. I want casualty and damage reports from all section heads. Comms, get a sitrep to sector command, make it clear we have no functioning jump capability and will need support".</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62RSvY17p-2b_irMPUxwY-HQAWxSi2zuRTVyDOv-dpi24OK8eY8dlZ8UuSuLSIUFb5mB1-Wv1a9kiEOhWs4a_eylxfrN6I58XbPUNgJCSi84C1ltekHCDMIrS6mk_WDAlfkK7kNDJEAwTm7A_9qOnK15KZDFbP5H4fkjvREm5dlzzmZhej1YwEEJrZ0Cp/s2749/0A88E5A7-5BC6-4C76-B7F1-93C372D324B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2749" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62RSvY17p-2b_irMPUxwY-HQAWxSi2zuRTVyDOv-dpi24OK8eY8dlZ8UuSuLSIUFb5mB1-Wv1a9kiEOhWs4a_eylxfrN6I58XbPUNgJCSi84C1ltekHCDMIrS6mk_WDAlfkK7kNDJEAwTm7A_9qOnK15KZDFbP5H4fkjvREm5dlzzmZhej1YwEEJrZ0Cp/s320/0A88E5A7-5BC6-4C76-B7F1-93C372D324B3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Idaho had successfully fought off the unexpected attack, but was now
stranded, damaged, in a now hostile system with no FTL drive...</p><p style="text-align: center;">----------------------------------------- <br /></p><p>Well, that was fun! I'd forgotten how much I like Full Thrust (I haven't dusted it off for decades!). It's such a simple set of rules in some respects, but not simple at all in terms of the results you get. This battle really showed how vulnerable the slower, larger ships are when unescorted - the heavy cruiser was in real trouble for a moment, with the faster corvettes in its blind spot. Things could have turned out quite differently if it hadn't been for that truly spectacular set of threshold damage rolls against the Neo Sov destroyer, and the success of the last ditch breaking maneuver - a fraction the other way and the enemey corvettes' frantic turns would have saved them.</p><p>I think I need to have another game soon, as the cavalry attempts to reach the stranded Idaho before Neo Sov reinforcements can arrive.<br /></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-23050655548170417552023-10-31T18:30:00.002-07:002023-10-31T18:30:50.284-07:00Orctober wrap up<p>Orctober is over - what did I do with it? Well, I didn’t take it too seriously, but did use it as motivation to get the bulk of my Orc and Goblin army tabletop ready.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p>Alongside the Wolf riders, bolt throwers and warlord, that mostly meant a lot of basing. Many of the models are still in old paint jobs, either my own from many moons ago, or as they were purchased secondhand, but they look coherent enough now.</p><p>Still about 20 goblins to do, plus I still have some more EM4 orca, and I need to sort some black orcs of some kind, but there is a table ‘legal’ army there now for both WFB and Fantasy Warriors.</p></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UyB3_qP82q8y2xTin8-cnzsxvfg80wKvKkRYlbXp9nzjHYfWyPEO7C9-ZGRLEwK-OpKasNqFgv1nSoeXI3j7imb07jgTuq0_SoIQP9AOUatsFlcZvjiewczWkN6K8rs2IHSXg_uITBTP5ewKQ3bWykzenSYpUAT10pMyOQZQyBoqEe2Mwku3BPPCC749/s3241/3F5B7FBB-DEB0-4912-BCBA-62C9C2A9D2FA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="3241" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UyB3_qP82q8y2xTin8-cnzsxvfg80wKvKkRYlbXp9nzjHYfWyPEO7C9-ZGRLEwK-OpKasNqFgv1nSoeXI3j7imb07jgTuq0_SoIQP9AOUatsFlcZvjiewczWkN6K8rs2IHSXg_uITBTP5ewKQ3bWykzenSYpUAT10pMyOQZQyBoqEe2Mwku3BPPCC749/s320/3F5B7FBB-DEB0-4912-BCBA-62C9C2A9D2FA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two bolt throwers, including a Notlob original</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWH_1Zxi0ibV_yALrwyMo03T4ni8NEI5bH4q-zBDyXeFzpDoLD5kUXr_HzcPLMVlfML2Qn1TpvCdJ8FKLZppMUct6bdLUs0qEZTeSdlULbRBEcFp6Cn0oJ0zfCMoGLsf7mCSw6q3bbnFfkYZVEIT9Nd70dtN33UxNrZa6Lmo6-xHtkee8GXxuwSIBFi3d/s2719/05A7E71B-437A-4223-B4F3-213C95EC41B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="2719" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWH_1Zxi0ibV_yALrwyMo03T4ni8NEI5bH4q-zBDyXeFzpDoLD5kUXr_HzcPLMVlfML2Qn1TpvCdJ8FKLZppMUct6bdLUs0qEZTeSdlULbRBEcFp6Cn0oJ0zfCMoGLsf7mCSw6q3bbnFfkYZVEIT9Nd70dtN33UxNrZa6Lmo6-xHtkee8GXxuwSIBFi3d/s320/05A7E71B-437A-4223-B4F3-213C95EC41B2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">20 orc boys </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC9PuSl8aVLIIgqNIKmXvbc5fRxzexg0Af4LKn-TYPEXvAC8khltlRnq_Id8j-jZqYtrXROHwpmjRob7TDEZ4Typ6bcRS8WijGP6etYpF5lV_Fz9n9hraZuwpxD9S2kLBU_YRAjSYnjttpB_GrUNt80BF2Uqe8znP5fMEMlRgSpD_CzoHmNMEZ0yAmMOg/s2124/6DCCFD85-E893-4649-B997-1990F21C9F8B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="1592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC9PuSl8aVLIIgqNIKmXvbc5fRxzexg0Af4LKn-TYPEXvAC8khltlRnq_Id8j-jZqYtrXROHwpmjRob7TDEZ4Typ6bcRS8WijGP6etYpF5lV_Fz9n9hraZuwpxD9S2kLBU_YRAjSYnjttpB_GrUNt80BF2Uqe8znP5fMEMlRgSpD_CzoHmNMEZ0yAmMOg/s320/6DCCFD85-E893-4649-B997-1990F21C9F8B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my giants (orc for scale)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHseqaQtrQ2qRhKVoAKuqlf-AU9TT2gV1-8F0taXYkxLwIpNbgTuT9e7rZgKl7tpFtw7wh4-uZuGbk4V8MvRGwfrza1myYIwDqwsDR5_c-G94-8pjxyP4npKLn43XHmRzHK71JAqk31WNTarcvCmZhTX2UcDu9QHBkmezF_5tceBqBYLNkgRpykWkn6h5/s4030/48ED5F19-A4DF-4068-9AE5-BDEE8B88DDAA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHseqaQtrQ2qRhKVoAKuqlf-AU9TT2gV1-8F0taXYkxLwIpNbgTuT9e7rZgKl7tpFtw7wh4-uZuGbk4V8MvRGwfrza1myYIwDqwsDR5_c-G94-8pjxyP4npKLn43XHmRzHK71JAqk31WNTarcvCmZhTX2UcDu9QHBkmezF_5tceBqBYLNkgRpykWkn6h5/s320/48ED5F19-A4DF-4068-9AE5-BDEE8B88DDAA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Wolf riders - will count as boars for WFB purposes</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyTE8FwTHiR8K53QDvXhFtQqLBiIZPKJsfIDDj8efLQ3YpeoO_kYe6lamFiU8GEWpUEHHq-JwTCkOEdsapuWOx8NS-3qMUQhCKMND3tk0q-pjEMphZUC4AAdbOlzz0bhsKO53wzquRmE1Tf7MSjEH4Lk1oW0ZhCw2mo2StZ9bXvB4xqNocvOTQRoRQr9L/s3207/641F6867-FBD0-4A89-B390-0EC42B8BC772.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="3207" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyTE8FwTHiR8K53QDvXhFtQqLBiIZPKJsfIDDj8efLQ3YpeoO_kYe6lamFiU8GEWpUEHHq-JwTCkOEdsapuWOx8NS-3qMUQhCKMND3tk0q-pjEMphZUC4AAdbOlzz0bhsKO53wzquRmE1Tf7MSjEH4Lk1oW0ZhCw2mo2StZ9bXvB4xqNocvOTQRoRQr9L/s320/641F6867-FBD0-4A89-B390-0EC42B8BC772.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">14 orc archers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyAwpqzDnLJjyh6nXyJTLzsE9ZvE_h2mIOvvZO9rhqxAq6AbZcOfMgFutDoJDxU2S8freusNxzJ943-EUjSUpndeSpPZkl3-9lK2hjcjNxD-Rgz0DtRpbUw2UQHZilWC04vXw720Xoc2cFf5O38eHXOgf_yBdr2jMu1NcBP_uuF3r7kGeCNAV0X8puJYP/s3297/8744EB39-EA33-4D37-9A29-BC50F6E79885.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="3297" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyAwpqzDnLJjyh6nXyJTLzsE9ZvE_h2mIOvvZO9rhqxAq6AbZcOfMgFutDoJDxU2S8freusNxzJ943-EUjSUpndeSpPZkl3-9lK2hjcjNxD-Rgz0DtRpbUw2UQHZilWC04vXw720Xoc2cFf5O38eHXOgf_yBdr2jMu1NcBP_uuF3r7kGeCNAV0X8puJYP/s320/8744EB39-EA33-4D37-9A29-BC50F6E79885.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warlord and two shamans</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2cwyeNCDBO6YFz8W6llJ7apoDdjOy32MLFgYcdyM_mQMXCJbizY0I4ApqrhBZFnuangIn0pxWJzZObckWnn6g8Mu4bTVgUx3CxZ-zXlF8kTI06LtGPD-eqYKemoWylFrtK4Mbe8ryu9H36k4m6UjRoFNS8IhEvmbG4SvlfXov4W4cpeTOlkHFZT5NeDg/s2023/9209A322-5DC3-4415-95FE-6ABFC0D154C6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="2023" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2cwyeNCDBO6YFz8W6llJ7apoDdjOy32MLFgYcdyM_mQMXCJbizY0I4ApqrhBZFnuangIn0pxWJzZObckWnn6g8Mu4bTVgUx3CxZ-zXlF8kTI06LtGPD-eqYKemoWylFrtK4Mbe8ryu9H36k4m6UjRoFNS8IhEvmbG4SvlfXov4W4cpeTOlkHFZT5NeDg/s320/9209A322-5DC3-4415-95FE-6ABFC0D154C6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">20 more orc boys</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Another giant</div><p></p><br /><br /><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-39976964190027263992023-10-30T17:35:00.002-07:002023-10-30T17:35:19.667-07:00What next?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NLkRHbK9wSmeVmGd7agl3HCrbHxuW8MgOqvEyeofCLhNhYCE23ZttmUFp7lFrR2kDyuZ-4DsqmJMUrRxx2YTUq93NbqApeanITq9ArBnwSXFhGXlm76byk9CGpzrVebGLXRrI0ElEBMJI4DeH3h07zHVC7VP3A0XEB4sv5Ta8f30lUWjSYblWJPKHizD/s1842/FD4EC512-D1CD-4ED4-8225-210687DD5383.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1842" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NLkRHbK9wSmeVmGd7agl3HCrbHxuW8MgOqvEyeofCLhNhYCE23ZttmUFp7lFrR2kDyuZ-4DsqmJMUrRxx2YTUq93NbqApeanITq9ArBnwSXFhGXlm76byk9CGpzrVebGLXRrI0ElEBMJI4DeH3h07zHVC7VP3A0XEB4sv5Ta8f30lUWjSYblWJPKHizD/s320/FD4EC512-D1CD-4ED4-8225-210687DD5383.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Orctober is coming to a close, so what shall I do next?<p></p><p>I have an idea, and these two helmets could be a clue. It will be a heroic project involving some excellent models from the 1980s.</p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-602659496511584302023-10-21T16:39:00.007-07:002023-10-21T16:39:53.147-07:00Warlord!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My Orctober efforts continue with this rather marvellous Nick Lund sculpted Orc Warlord (formerly from Grenadier Models, now available from Forlorn Hope in the UK).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3Z36l6IurXYGe_vzE1ANgYFy-OTslk1j4y3cVhBBvIz8oRObPrlJj2UegP1NXP1ijMDLcDIbt1CkvYebU_DsGLbEosN41j1plTdLwtqTjtzjxstEoOgi5UmJzW7HsuQYDFMLGDeum3St3WyhDfk7eJ9o1NlBWABJ9bmBHz9XYaLKA15_3F-aTarkcS5g/s2175/E7B76CC0-DE08-4D57-ADB2-66D48B716FAF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Sometimes sculpts get criticised for being too static, I’ve done it myself. But this one shows that this needn’t be an issue. Perhaps a better way of putting it might be that some lack ‘intent’. This guy may not be moving, but only because he has decided to plant himself right there and not move.</p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-91807109275326735322023-10-20T16:48:00.004-07:002023-10-20T16:48:44.356-07:00The Wolves are Running<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxX5kHrml_ycQ5eSHCq19N9yQ5GbgmV5zFVItsKQoq0i-nRkGlbitUkMsh4a8t8RxNXvh8UgeJj1LPvglYbbGqdMAQG52swZvdnt9OwCC8VGFXgnq23n0a711eRJEzv5V3S3fbylc6woTt4fJxbDSy4CgJP9iv_8p9hgmVcTcI3N0NoRV-O9fww_QvREd/s3777/7B762C32-C1A8-42B8-A11B-25C66DD76B01.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="3777" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxX5kHrml_ycQ5eSHCq19N9yQ5GbgmV5zFVItsKQoq0i-nRkGlbitUkMsh4a8t8RxNXvh8UgeJj1LPvglYbbGqdMAQG52swZvdnt9OwCC8VGFXgnq23n0a711eRJEzv5V3S3fbylc6woTt4fJxbDSy4CgJP9iv_8p9hgmVcTcI3N0NoRV-O9fww_QvREd/s320/7B762C32-C1A8-42B8-A11B-25C66DD76B01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And with that quote from The Box of Delights, the Orc Wolf Riders are complete.</p><p>As I mentioned in my previous post, these Nick Lund sculpted wolves aren’t the most realistic looking models. These aren’t the wolves that David Attenborough gets you to empathise with, these are caricatures from Europe’s collective nightmares, with a fondness for construction minded pigs, Grannies and girls in red cloaks for their dinner. That said, a realistic style paint job worked far better on them than I thought it would.</p><p>The white and black wolves were the request of the Little Miniature, I think the black is the more successful of the two.</p><p>The orc sculpts are of variable quality - the musician in particular is pretty weak, but I think the spear armed orcs look great.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO79tfY_taBv3vdYdM_pgvnlZjp_rLesjoDqxxn-03wEQ5HBJ41wtNSintY6Hsb_YJGVmUY17VQ0Hz6MFtVSjos9qeq8yUNVWJuVmUJCJCxiPCbdYn0S8e1xgwJ8Bc_zcCRooTQpE-21OAK_7a7W07dZ3CSIfD-QUPdYZYWEX2r41pZuAD0lXyXvH_KiV/s3791/7DA30755-D877-4919-B83E-47734F9DA1DE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="3791" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO79tfY_taBv3vdYdM_pgvnlZjp_rLesjoDqxxn-03wEQ5HBJ41wtNSintY6Hsb_YJGVmUY17VQ0Hz6MFtVSjos9qeq8yUNVWJuVmUJCJCxiPCbdYn0S8e1xgwJ8Bc_zcCRooTQpE-21OAK_7a7W07dZ3CSIfD-QUPdYZYWEX2r41pZuAD0lXyXvH_KiV/s320/7DA30755-D877-4919-B83E-47734F9DA1DE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They’ve turned out OK considering the age of the sculpts.<div><br /></div><div>A couple of bolt thrower crew got bases too.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB0ODJD9ld_g9-z8trtD5oluNr8c98jflH6oyCbvGlMMEWTV2pLAHQAY9H8BDgU_fvVpXfHpgaePYzMeQbL2FklTGpn0PopNAHXvheEisbCvTaYcPCiQOhyphenhyphen8-My-mJs5IGcdLko1fCyWHvZrFdOJfuD-3QIrQVNkmCKz0C88UdToiSq3woUP_sJ9LgGFO/s2946/E12E9170-D143-471A-B0AC-0A562A83F4CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="2946" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB0ODJD9ld_g9-z8trtD5oluNr8c98jflH6oyCbvGlMMEWTV2pLAHQAY9H8BDgU_fvVpXfHpgaePYzMeQbL2FklTGpn0PopNAHXvheEisbCvTaYcPCiQOhyphenhyphen8-My-mJs5IGcdLko1fCyWHvZrFdOJfuD-3QIrQVNkmCKz0C88UdToiSq3woUP_sJ9LgGFO/s320/E12E9170-D143-471A-B0AC-0A562A83F4CD.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3IGxwtqO5AZY0gtVF2I7bc5340R4a_sFY_uY_nWHXCohYaiFbaRofJwSFdagOFAKJryp4-RtDprACs4MUfMWRjv2BESe1MzLnEmVRv59sO6CnAAJhX8dMcdaWyJhmvMvSb83oP2GFZgcoTWwlB8tmzCgWWF2JvBPuSVEvH8TjsY4r9vnbOCY_uVgZfdV/s2858/72242A82-8AEA-42E2-BE67-76172066BB01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="2858" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3IGxwtqO5AZY0gtVF2I7bc5340R4a_sFY_uY_nWHXCohYaiFbaRofJwSFdagOFAKJryp4-RtDprACs4MUfMWRjv2BESe1MzLnEmVRv59sO6CnAAJhX8dMcdaWyJhmvMvSb83oP2GFZgcoTWwlB8tmzCgWWF2JvBPuSVEvH8TjsY4r9vnbOCY_uVgZfdV/s320/72242A82-8AEA-42E2-BE67-76172066BB01.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-54091585885487812762023-10-15T09:45:00.003-07:002023-10-15T09:45:24.999-07:00Orctober, Wolves and Kittens <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p>A bit of a Work in Progress post. I don't usually bother with Orctober, but this time it got me thinking. I seem to have sort of by accident collected the core of a very 'Oldhammer' Orc and Goblin army, but it needs some work. In particular I have some wolf riders really need some attention, and it seemed a good excuse to give myself some motivation to tackle them.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAxyylt0y_slsOuqTWhu8G8ZB75imkRDShLakuIb0O3pFvprEcKkY4j95N6m3dt1krsnHvQ_5avp-ic5ui_D2mrEO5oQxZqtyob9MUsWoKnBgLq6eBLpaOOKfK7cb0V53Gpm0JzoJ5qqURzy7Nzu_omV1gVCl29YAEINNfhWPYHh5R9eyIw6QRHlktzVU/s4030/5309E10A-DD5B-404F-AEAC-045FDFFFD83C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAxyylt0y_slsOuqTWhu8G8ZB75imkRDShLakuIb0O3pFvprEcKkY4j95N6m3dt1krsnHvQ_5avp-ic5ui_D2mrEO5oQxZqtyob9MUsWoKnBgLq6eBLpaOOKfK7cb0V53Gpm0JzoJ5qqURzy7Nzu_omV1gVCl29YAEINNfhWPYHh5R9eyIw6QRHlktzVU/s320/5309E10A-DD5B-404F-AEAC-045FDFFFD83C.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p>The trouble is that, although I love Nick Lund's dwarves, orcs and goblins, I don't think he bothered with any reference material when sculpting wolves! They are very much a caricature of a wolf. With my obesession with realism (see my previous post on the griffin), I've really not known how to tackle them, so a bit of googling was in order. The most useful I found was by Artis Opus, but I really didn't know how this technique would work out on these very stylised models.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYXsvhzfOaiJEfQYAUOpErPOTDofKMHHn_TwuZ4cQlA1LuKA4gkKmINO8NNlB3-oQivz_yRPp2o_1VJFLziLrYM3i8woI0SEW3fbwyinBtf_KLKcdOw-gwjDq8N6O-xT33Y8Wu2xPUJmySoL3rP-uIjVGuzRVaFpKQhdwaI17eOyAsy1XzshN2_XjwKDo/s2048/AFFB8A87-4803-4530-AB47-0F6F1DE1C1EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYXsvhzfOaiJEfQYAUOpErPOTDofKMHHn_TwuZ4cQlA1LuKA4gkKmINO8NNlB3-oQivz_yRPp2o_1VJFLziLrYM3i8woI0SEW3fbwyinBtf_KLKcdOw-gwjDq8N6O-xT33Y8Wu2xPUJmySoL3rP-uIjVGuzRVaFpKQhdwaI17eOyAsy1XzshN2_XjwKDo/s320/AFFB8A87-4803-4530-AB47-0F6F1DE1C1EF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPDag_ixMMVjgDEFCgtfTD1fGu5GVLW3eV0RyTi-INNb3os79vuhe1FF1_0EwRN7kEoI9dMtUmHGymwGudFZ-P7CUb7iYc3eJoiPVA_M_pBz7fTCO2Be3p2ssnoCf5HpMDfuxfNmVwl8Ed4NHiU74Tcsj2-G0YL1rPLZeZZoEaKbHtCG6x5cNnWCGA8HZ/s2803/40B28ACC-4CE1-4499-8A31-5DE015295220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="2803" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPDag_ixMMVjgDEFCgtfTD1fGu5GVLW3eV0RyTi-INNb3os79vuhe1FF1_0EwRN7kEoI9dMtUmHGymwGudFZ-P7CUb7iYc3eJoiPVA_M_pBz7fTCO2Be3p2ssnoCf5HpMDfuxfNmVwl8Ed4NHiU74Tcsj2-G0YL1rPLZeZZoEaKbHtCG6x5cNnWCGA8HZ/s320/40B28ACC-4CE1-4499-8A31-5DE015295220.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>OK, pretty well so far. Onwards and Upwards!</p><p>Once I can get the new Evil Overlord (sometimes know as 'Waffle') off the painting desk that is...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjGz5gMZqUH34xxrD2AuSfxJpkgZDIjxhQQYcHzsnnjP1mF7oYFlxIJBrbSzs8qnWFGMW-o7jiKjad5xNEDTe8ackzwWn7eQ-bVJVR48UCj8Lc1oGfi_OrUDYIOKb-J0hR9tmSq6mRX5B8g0XdbO4X7gX38sZ8nXq9_eZgkSn3p8gndWuu9gQN0AYQP9a/s3623/83A5D88A-2AF8-4648-BA99-15196D2F7C57.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="3623" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjGz5gMZqUH34xxrD2AuSfxJpkgZDIjxhQQYcHzsnnjP1mF7oYFlxIJBrbSzs8qnWFGMW-o7jiKjad5xNEDTe8ackzwWn7eQ-bVJVR48UCj8Lc1oGfi_OrUDYIOKb-J0hR9tmSq6mRX5B8g0XdbO4X7gX38sZ8nXq9_eZgkSn3p8gndWuu9gQN0AYQP9a/s320/83A5D88A-2AF8-4648-BA99-15196D2F7C57.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-41141897619314584142023-10-02T16:55:00.003-07:002023-10-02T16:55:41.400-07:00Psychostyrene Dwarves<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I want to take you back in time, to 1985; the year of Live Aid, the Brixton riots, the first CDs and, most importantly of all, Citadel Miniature’s first ever multi-part 28mm miniatures.</span></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQj85fjD1ugIhyphenhyphenrSHBys72gGMbltLHheO0u6RPlFRd2HTxX5riSsT5H6Nvav3tFCbq1oNWXKTRvgdoW2Ev1Gc8JC8hdXz1ehwQfo7isS-0dLXqNUsmFU3Z62gqzgrnqMLG2ariYqtkJpSWkxFsOinyewwcv_ySEh-gFogLHQGF9vOznlxEHlRckxGdq_D/s3285/5AD18CA3-081C-47BA-A8C7-CF039CC2DAAE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQj85fjD1ugIhyphenhyphenrSHBys72gGMbltLHheO0u6RPlFRd2HTxX5riSsT5H6Nvav3tFCbq1oNWXKTRvgdoW2Ev1Gc8JC8hdXz1ehwQfo7isS-0dLXqNUsmFU3Z62gqzgrnqMLG2ariYqtkJpSWkxFsOinyewwcv_ySEh-gFogLHQGF9vOznlxEHlRckxGdq_D/s320/5AD18CA3-081C-47BA-A8C7-CF039CC2DAAE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Along with their mortal enemies, the Drastic Plastic Orcs, the Psychostyrene Dwarves were the shape of things to come!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivurYfhj77-h_DB8UMvo_8pPZMi5q10Z_lnlxPjmRjYjG6ynUmJkJKQRayjFHo6NEPBMRCyqHl6lrQWw9WV_HR2ggiwWPVxoqT1VcGsjuucUSjIq_BDG2kpFhrZbtf-l_cfYbmYLU2HM6r7hteC0288l_NzYse1sc02xfeHSwLDfjTHZYS-qeslm5Azb_2/s3036/C5731EDA-89CF-440F-B739-50135F78D2C6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="3036" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivurYfhj77-h_DB8UMvo_8pPZMi5q10Z_lnlxPjmRjYjG6ynUmJkJKQRayjFHo6NEPBMRCyqHl6lrQWw9WV_HR2ggiwWPVxoqT1VcGsjuucUSjIq_BDG2kpFhrZbtf-l_cfYbmYLU2HM6r7hteC0288l_NzYse1sc02xfeHSwLDfjTHZYS-qeslm5Azb_2/s320/C5731EDA-89CF-440F-B739-50135F78D2C6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>And now, after many years sitting unloved in the ‘lead’ pile, they’ve been brought blinking into the sun.</p><p>Coming in at 75p a blister pack (!), they came with one body, a choice of three heads, two weapons, and a separate knife and sword in scabbard.</p><p>I painted two of them a long, long time ago (with the blue and green tunics) and, for old times sake, they’ve just had a bit of tidying up and a wash for shade. Some repairs and replacement parts were also necessary for some of them.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNYktIvLoW7J1_ERN2iv2lkp1tN8Bw_hc4a4_yu-wvAAwQXUtta-jyxacoBcmx73s_0uiRFefGeMA-LgcbmwXf3ufbg67JT9gbf6md6eH7Txu0O-qJu1iL48KlTfK32wT-nSrXjMvUkOyfaC1LN5EgGruwvUTrciYXmeEGCLtpXZR0-B0npIhlRPn0p4C/s2856/D50E7F24-6AE7-4015-9474-2593868C9174.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="2856" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNYktIvLoW7J1_ERN2iv2lkp1tN8Bw_hc4a4_yu-wvAAwQXUtta-jyxacoBcmx73s_0uiRFefGeMA-LgcbmwXf3ufbg67JT9gbf6md6eH7Txu0O-qJu1iL48KlTfK32wT-nSrXjMvUkOyfaC1LN5EgGruwvUTrciYXmeEGCLtpXZR0-B0npIhlRPn0p4C/s320/D50E7F24-6AE7-4015-9474-2593868C9174.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>The originals came with some lovely shield transfers, but only two remain, sadly (the far right is obviously my shaky freehand).</p><p>By modern standards they’re a bit rough. Detail on the heads in particular is quite soft. But they scrub up ok.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qrp59tZC60P_k-mWL7k4HN6pvnFIJlAnfP17M5X7ufi0MNa8MD4PwwRmQHcv-ECSnYQH-oeG45ktH7Oq5koLICwL0n-Ep-rmMo15ENwGCCyJazNarkjyUSq6QXEar2llzyCVCXVkLIhQIAXl5KLm1d7_i2XyhkaL0e7v7Opg7jTAexzUD44gFuAEGmBD/s2555/DADADCE3-4877-4FCA-9BC0-5D2A075B573D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="2555" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qrp59tZC60P_k-mWL7k4HN6pvnFIJlAnfP17M5X7ufi0MNa8MD4PwwRmQHcv-ECSnYQH-oeG45ktH7Oq5koLICwL0n-Ep-rmMo15ENwGCCyJazNarkjyUSq6QXEar2llzyCVCXVkLIhQIAXl5KLm1d7_i2XyhkaL0e7v7Opg7jTAexzUD44gFuAEGmBD/s320/DADADCE3-4877-4FCA-9BC0-5D2A075B573D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Off for a night on the town 1985 style!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhei5FYfBpoN0owWqK6nmQUwgdEV7MZx71NzGfOPeFkWH-UJ1Cs7uZs7TafpN-2HvzbrCHzc4tMWZsFew5jn0jyhqJXrLeCSLLyg1_HGYkVBX1SKCqfVFvt5iEmrbYjozMTkUXtbaMv_DH0OwbC2XmbW9mQPdHR0ntIkExeRhdmwZ4BPstKaNnrt8mPp6KC/s3312/AA02AFC2-B440-4D81-8550-043024D49D2A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Really nice models - the paint job’s not quite up to what I would do now (these were from probably over 15 years ago), but still pretty good. I think I was going to use the swordsmen as duellists in my Dogs of War army.<p></p><p><br /></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-35747575742258373262023-09-29T16:38:00.001-07:002023-09-29T16:44:51.839-07:00Calling in air support (Empire style)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWHJT5yqFhZnS6T89VouueKSLzHh4EQQR7p5vF_JI2-DkgOS8N6_51h_4TvbFEtj_6Q31N6DkvzGU9dFlak9r0DeJ0aXg9RaMnaco7oFpeKRrdxpn1qwbm1OMK5vItfYRbQ3XlknarKsKModFakCXN4qBad-CcmvT4-TJ-B1MmDLu544HuTJl7Cx5qTD9/s3089/3ACF256F-00E8-4556-9437-291ABC143CFF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="2317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWHJT5yqFhZnS6T89VouueKSLzHh4EQQR7p5vF_JI2-DkgOS8N6_51h_4TvbFEtj_6Q31N6DkvzGU9dFlak9r0DeJ0aXg9RaMnaco7oFpeKRrdxpn1qwbm1OMK5vItfYRbQ3XlknarKsKModFakCXN4qBad-CcmvT4-TJ-B1MmDLu544HuTJl7Cx5qTD9/s320/3ACF256F-00E8-4556-9437-291ABC143CFF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is one of those models that has been sat uncompleted for a good couple of decades, consigned to the 'I'm too intimidated to tackle it' pile. However once the little miniature saw it, she was absolutely insistent that I complete it. Who am I to refuse the commands of an eight year old?<br /></p><p>And now I have, and very pleased I am too! This is also the largest mini I have done that isn't a vehicle.</p><p>I love this model - it has a real sense of movement. The more recent plastic Empire Griffin may have size, but it lacks a sense of movement, and is just too big. This one has a feel of sinuous power, and ou can almost feel those massive wings beating the air as it lifts up (and then pounces down again on some poor unfortunate soul).<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg_PVzg5txTayCz5cudaBT5jMgDBRluhCOIkPaTXi4i4gkKBmpHl4brsmIq3DhWxP8HA7HEyI3KvZ0pAJEFYT-89GMUWaTukbx2TvzJzhifpa6dCUYMFNXJVPkvPKQasXL4lHHSvajDU1T3c6y5hAbpQTl_GG6u6YvhgW02qAWk-_0gergjREVrt34T76/s2925/94AA33B0-1690-4514-83BA-C7D4734FBB40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="2192" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg_PVzg5txTayCz5cudaBT5jMgDBRluhCOIkPaTXi4i4gkKBmpHl4brsmIq3DhWxP8HA7HEyI3KvZ0pAJEFYT-89GMUWaTukbx2TvzJzhifpa6dCUYMFNXJVPkvPKQasXL4lHHSvajDU1T3c6y5hAbpQTl_GG6u6YvhgW02qAWk-_0gergjREVrt34T76/s320/94AA33B0-1690-4514-83BA-C7D4734FBB40.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Part of my problem with this model is that I make my own life difficult. One of my other hobbies is birdwatching - that meant I was incapable of just painting some brown wings and moving on. No, I had to do something with some basis in reality (yes, I know it's half eagle, half lion, and entirely mythical, but that's not how my mind works!).</p><p>I actually started on this some years ago. My initial attempt was based on an Osprey - dark browns and whites. The problem was that, whilst I was pleased with the underside of the wings, the top view was just dark brown and uninteresting, and the head just didn't quite work - it lacked impact. You can see it in the picture below - your eye should be drawn to that head and beak, but it isn't. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7QlgcEhH8hFk7_7NSfrUfsQXuGU_XTNZ1jumuuKPH34o1F1_hMUGUKcmoWrjeoomMTYqEQmezIwenHwyA4K0TjjyJaq0FLkW3-eVCnlPiy4ULPgBnH-Pt-95HmkUzaeV0TM-MJLMfr-k8cespLaKZYSKfpQLP5iUhOl6HrdTqDlSR48kIhLKp14xk7iz/s2517/D7B4276A-413B-4617-BAAF-68D8A41335C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="1886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7QlgcEhH8hFk7_7NSfrUfsQXuGU_XTNZ1jumuuKPH34o1F1_hMUGUKcmoWrjeoomMTYqEQmezIwenHwyA4K0TjjyJaq0FLkW3-eVCnlPiy4ULPgBnH-Pt-95HmkUzaeV0TM-MJLMfr-k8cespLaKZYSKfpQLP5iUhOl6HrdTqDlSR48kIhLKp14xk7iz/s320/D7B4276A-413B-4617-BAAF-68D8A41335C0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>So I revised my thinking and based the upper wings on a Red Kite instead. If you've never seen one, they are awesome birds of prey - bigger than the more common buzzard, and with beautiful colouring. It's bizarre to think they used to be a common sight in the centre of London.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCDXKZ8519pmoZMqoAhE4X5XlplGUBwy25ZbwYUZNmv_18l0xX_1w5BPiaPhA1TJAyJhKur8qxdAC_cadz_WaThMPduXjbmRrSnw9sUXeRD8j54lfuJD48D6U8xxHjP6FN95MisVUf2gBemRPJPjV3W15X0-LjLgOY0sKs9DC_tFc4b9EZsufvAiMIH9R/s2340/C8749B49-6035-4656-974F-6EA96D8B950C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="2340" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCDXKZ8519pmoZMqoAhE4X5XlplGUBwy25ZbwYUZNmv_18l0xX_1w5BPiaPhA1TJAyJhKur8qxdAC_cadz_WaThMPduXjbmRrSnw9sUXeRD8j54lfuJD48D6U8xxHjP6FN95MisVUf2gBemRPJPjV3W15X0-LjLgOY0sKs9DC_tFc4b9EZsufvAiMIH9R/s320/C8749B49-6035-4656-974F-6EA96D8B950C.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Much better<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXxE9qvd72XIyxz1xGFWmPc4SdTvsGZbO1U7GrCzVelnrUe3DM1jM1F3ojpNFkvEt1A3Yh4KRaBtVI5U8LwPYWPiZ-SHjx0KDi969qyqAZuigXBDMwuLWaUCjdNEnEMtZU_FILtIDmerULRnpHBjwPjK3RY9WBjKlLAU8nd-QEAnp_V4U_I-cjm33csot/s3051/A89000BD-E90D-4E08-9BFC-9BB76C572F93.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="2286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXxE9qvd72XIyxz1xGFWmPc4SdTvsGZbO1U7GrCzVelnrUe3DM1jM1F3ojpNFkvEt1A3Yh4KRaBtVI5U8LwPYWPiZ-SHjx0KDi969qyqAZuigXBDMwuLWaUCjdNEnEMtZU_FILtIDmerULRnpHBjwPjK3RY9WBjKlLAU8nd-QEAnp_V4U_I-cjm33csot/s320/A89000BD-E90D-4E08-9BFC-9BB76C572F93.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I retained some of the 'Osprey' patterning under the wings, as I was already pleased with it and didn't want to paint over it. So my Griffon is really a hybrid of a Red Kite, Osprey, and a Lion. And I'm OK with that. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BAzWJwmqEuUIibPQWXfNwznOqc35p84xl5bCW5PS1OLtlY6TMGgj56fX3ETKrtz2NaW4d0HKQqkA-0eCZFA83ycpmqp59Prny20876Mo_ZvzBJBoaRyIHD7mynY2fmO42vhcrm77OU90bG9Ci8d6mRXg5HYDvg3ghQfL3iMHs3Fnrshc98LSfcJCFRKG/s3024/1461A8CE-89AF-4CD7-8E48-988A285C8EEC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BAzWJwmqEuUIibPQWXfNwznOqc35p84xl5bCW5PS1OLtlY6TMGgj56fX3ETKrtz2NaW4d0HKQqkA-0eCZFA83ycpmqp59Prny20876Mo_ZvzBJBoaRyIHD7mynY2fmO42vhcrm77OU90bG9Ci8d6mRXg5HYDvg3ghQfL3iMHs3Fnrshc98LSfcJCFRKG/s320/1461A8CE-89AF-4CD7-8E48-988A285C8EEC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'd painted the rider up a while ago, so he just needed a little touching up and detailing. I do need to find a shield for him - not sure where the original one has gone<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjagkVlPoQt5sReafEzSP_BNMl4P5C4L2frnlg8EsAKPan4z92V0AcZtghUz0aQS6P_wEuXDfwQp2sMiyo6IiIzTeVL1J4VtR7fMoNIijvmLBVUfc_a5VrgKalk3XH0DzfZzkdNlc5euXerVTr9heeqKG6H7aV9VB32lWzhc5F-kl3zHEKXXQaefHRwf1/s2233/04188C18-E138-485F-8617-E027A6E8515C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="1673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjagkVlPoQt5sReafEzSP_BNMl4P5C4L2frnlg8EsAKPan4z92V0AcZtghUz0aQS6P_wEuXDfwQp2sMiyo6IiIzTeVL1J4VtR7fMoNIijvmLBVUfc_a5VrgKalk3XH0DzfZzkdNlc5euXerVTr9heeqKG6H7aV9VB32lWzhc5F-kl3zHEKXXQaefHRwf1/s320/04188C18-E138-485F-8617-E027A6E8515C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">"Fly me closer so I can hit them with my sword!"<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaqQdJM5cqW4YkjTk0IPuiFIIOfez44ICdh_FJZOnvbzP_IhnqR4IBwXw418PddLcc-XxnsoKKC5voaUhH5IOa1Rm8AMEZQMS6A-vqu_Gz3ayejT4N6nqaGf7BUhyphenhyphenxRUBRZgdpxmIDSVH6E4g6_b31DyWh-TwVd7bS5S7t2-7GaxNvyJ8yq8wQUrX7cib/s1803/11898E3A-6248-4E3C-94E6-50AC225F7C22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1803" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaqQdJM5cqW4YkjTk0IPuiFIIOfez44ICdh_FJZOnvbzP_IhnqR4IBwXw418PddLcc-XxnsoKKC5voaUhH5IOa1Rm8AMEZQMS6A-vqu_Gz3ayejT4N6nqaGf7BUhyphenhyphenxRUBRZgdpxmIDSVH6E4g6_b31DyWh-TwVd7bS5S7t2-7GaxNvyJ8yq8wQUrX7cib/s320/11898E3A-6248-4E3C-94E6-50AC225F7C22.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Look at that beak!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvei9XpvC1QgU14DcVpKCbDlK7Nr1feSfzlZL_XAOmifKlCxp8TcxJf4xIG_tRPri7bLceOI8S6JNoK2jCYQVC5Sl05fshxa289bl979XkiRZ1dLbSFzd9bfppExJ95QL8qAHvm0I8csB0bIwX85yAHGslcuYodSbKbFmnE0N8Rd_hscm7UYfuT7cD6B9/s1858/CA561AEA-EB11-444C-8592-40B1ED46F6CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvei9XpvC1QgU14DcVpKCbDlK7Nr1feSfzlZL_XAOmifKlCxp8TcxJf4xIG_tRPri7bLceOI8S6JNoK2jCYQVC5Sl05fshxa289bl979XkiRZ1dLbSFzd9bfppExJ95QL8qAHvm0I8csB0bIwX85yAHGslcuYodSbKbFmnE0N8Rd_hscm7UYfuT7cD6B9/s320/CA561AEA-EB11-444C-8592-40B1ED46F6CF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p> As an extra treat, here are some photos I took of Red Kites in Rhayader in Wales, all the way back in 2009. They're awesome, and they feed them there, so you get a really good view.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmi1KOS-mX0llD8wACLS3uTfNzCHSHepzSuP7I1UZ0Y7ftOA5dNXKSEV0T8nuMvt9iLKse18bmiSuZ6agORfILDIsdkIR_zoAiF97o_VXKtdx5DY0JD8pG-PKoHfEbSzAET80405WkwGbs3I7Ehm_Wy_Z1xFXellBz1czg25NyaT8oD3tkd4Oh6qXCUhS/s2600/DSC_2181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="2600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmi1KOS-mX0llD8wACLS3uTfNzCHSHepzSuP7I1UZ0Y7ftOA5dNXKSEV0T8nuMvt9iLKse18bmiSuZ6agORfILDIsdkIR_zoAiF97o_VXKtdx5DY0JD8pG-PKoHfEbSzAET80405WkwGbs3I7Ehm_Wy_Z1xFXellBz1czg25NyaT8oD3tkd4Oh6qXCUhS/s320/DSC_2181.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_40qMwmsLlmCRnedDw5ztAz1TDxcTto2mEMFNQcQplpsPkLI2S7JhkY49x-ub4HF_JJ_2NPMrL1nSbIubw3NeotZ-4-b48u1i82aPE21ElIr72eu3vRvL3wd9i9NQe5HSGunluvpLTWgrcSbO7qPw7hsFTCMZxf-EhFHaz5xbx4DkNkNA1cXeuUBbbV8/s2818/DSC_2182.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="2818" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_40qMwmsLlmCRnedDw5ztAz1TDxcTto2mEMFNQcQplpsPkLI2S7JhkY49x-ub4HF_JJ_2NPMrL1nSbIubw3NeotZ-4-b48u1i82aPE21ElIr72eu3vRvL3wd9i9NQe5HSGunluvpLTWgrcSbO7qPw7hsFTCMZxf-EhFHaz5xbx4DkNkNA1cXeuUBbbV8/s320/DSC_2182.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kFHz97_T9JUQM45fHSZ6qcZI6_Pgk0njFijI8gRAAtbUtJ_Pys0YDuzySR6q3T-W7-jaQEB1qOV6K5CsCa5IU0Zf0AWMecVPUgCK_TqDmD_5i8LH4nzfXsj9tqJ9C1gaC_078qBjsBD9RIIuRFpa3Q-dahyA-uHlgvGbp7JE4bUDQpPxzHsLUwLYGXA6/s2859/DSC_2195.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2859" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kFHz97_T9JUQM45fHSZ6qcZI6_Pgk0njFijI8gRAAtbUtJ_Pys0YDuzySR6q3T-W7-jaQEB1qOV6K5CsCa5IU0Zf0AWMecVPUgCK_TqDmD_5i8LH4nzfXsj9tqJ9C1gaC_078qBjsBD9RIIuRFpa3Q-dahyA-uHlgvGbp7JE4bUDQpPxzHsLUwLYGXA6/s320/DSC_2195.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-88832450316604652292023-09-24T16:01:00.000-07:002023-09-24T16:01:29.295-07:00Sorcerer (Fantasia Style)<p>Former Grenadier Models Wizard, now available from Forlorn Hope Games.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">A lovely little model, full of character. He looks to me like he would be prone to launching into long, overly detail (boring) explanations of the finer points of a spell, while the rest of the party gets beaten senseless by goblins.</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJOA7o0f5sIj34tM2qAQPVOfq30bToyqhMUtzEK_7oENTwgsz-exWYFfGQIFo8GLKcQ-NPbleqGnu5ciAe7I-SZfESxDlKFqFAw7BzbAkve5o_3X7hOm12zgaIvXQ3Wf1o76u0yQ3xrDAENp_y_TKd8uqzHOt2cvtc3FzCgCWkAW75CfJRV77p7tCvOJU/s1969/C6EF3747-4C13-4869-9FD3-AE9B35EB1EA0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="1477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJOA7o0f5sIj34tM2qAQPVOfq30bToyqhMUtzEK_7oENTwgsz-exWYFfGQIFo8GLKcQ-NPbleqGnu5ciAe7I-SZfESxDlKFqFAw7BzbAkve5o_3X7hOm12zgaIvXQ3Wf1o76u0yQ3xrDAENp_y_TKd8uqzHOt2cvtc3FzCgCWkAW75CfJRV77p7tCvOJU/s320/C6EF3747-4C13-4869-9FD3-AE9B35EB1EA0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkslMx1xLTlifS_ZlstwOePhOOFkAlB_TApte9MAwZIDwqf2I0_FTnyAShhaal0mHMH33hiGk2HI5C3S9UKCaSgw8CL4tOoGj7BEZnHQoPqYG9NQKYxAmoPkWLYirOPOYCdGpHEo9RmwR672dS6LVyYL3wVElDPSfEV0Vig_TfvT8fsnvTZyRZzhPMEDOD/s3050/732CCC68-36AE-48B7-AB15-14C0CD0BEAC1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3050" data-original-width="2288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkslMx1xLTlifS_ZlstwOePhOOFkAlB_TApte9MAwZIDwqf2I0_FTnyAShhaal0mHMH33hiGk2HI5C3S9UKCaSgw8CL4tOoGj7BEZnHQoPqYG9NQKYxAmoPkWLYirOPOYCdGpHEo9RmwR672dS6LVyYL3wVElDPSfEV0Vig_TfvT8fsnvTZyRZzhPMEDOD/s320/732CCC68-36AE-48B7-AB15-14C0CD0BEAC1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUyUABDkRs_0l5VbwoSH4z9-y3TDp2ib0u8MualDrxMoPK0HUyzXEce3XJGsA-AmTTmHgYUaDpMgrBWmswJRiAFFPn-bGJ-2KrYjagGzM8eyAtJTrBN3cgmXNGoTNwiMr0-76Uj_XLzTF7JcEbsNdHPSWTi2uAe2ztfjJxDhPt_9CEySZ62reoHmjTzfC/s1964/9532F692-05D9-49D4-9BDC-E3FBF871D568.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUyUABDkRs_0l5VbwoSH4z9-y3TDp2ib0u8MualDrxMoPK0HUyzXEce3XJGsA-AmTTmHgYUaDpMgrBWmswJRiAFFPn-bGJ-2KrYjagGzM8eyAtJTrBN3cgmXNGoTNwiMr0-76Uj_XLzTF7JcEbsNdHPSWTi2uAe2ztfjJxDhPt_9CEySZ62reoHmjTzfC/s320/9532F692-05D9-49D4-9BDC-E3FBF871D568.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SYOyl6X5MzVrrAvE6qk8IuIUJjNjq0hnKjmcaFXyP3rVeIa3-UFqqDUHZuKxz5RfzK8JgARoqqV3BMfr4JN1069xyXCi61plE2kF2Z_5N_2FgSb5lNQ1wbdiMBVtArskS6zAEOdjP0CDGoa1VbFzj3p4XM6Uhqbvl-EzMp5T1FhtMSo1oZZ2F_OiVoHL/s2269/CE8968DC-43BB-4ABE-A6A1-E7CC601A51AE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="1702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SYOyl6X5MzVrrAvE6qk8IuIUJjNjq0hnKjmcaFXyP3rVeIa3-UFqqDUHZuKxz5RfzK8JgARoqqV3BMfr4JN1069xyXCi61plE2kF2Z_5N_2FgSb5lNQ1wbdiMBVtArskS6zAEOdjP0CDGoa1VbFzj3p4XM6Uhqbvl-EzMp5T1FhtMSo1oZZ2F_OiVoHL/s320/CE8968DC-43BB-4ABE-A6A1-E7CC601A51AE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6RqryyZj97WjSKnDiHRtk8kud_94Q6qef0H_sDd-MJFiIXfctu3djntYGpGZsgXhS1c_2DHNP5pt0dUESVwp1DpNHvmtbSA9NPX82kAsDiewOBTW0GHtglDeBjZpVZQ1WVhaOluzfdC5GyFQEBLSczecSgqb659uJcvUcDRjQ9zmswfWth6kRgV5dmfU/s2515/FA7E6BDB-D3B8-4FF6-AB73-E0B67CC76C06.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="1886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6RqryyZj97WjSKnDiHRtk8kud_94Q6qef0H_sDd-MJFiIXfctu3djntYGpGZsgXhS1c_2DHNP5pt0dUESVwp1DpNHvmtbSA9NPX82kAsDiewOBTW0GHtglDeBjZpVZQ1WVhaOluzfdC5GyFQEBLSczecSgqb659uJcvUcDRjQ9zmswfWth6kRgV5dmfU/s320/FA7E6BDB-D3B8-4FF6-AB73-E0B67CC76C06.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>If the colour scheme looks familiar, that’s because I realised part way through that I might have been inspired by a certain mousey Sorcerer’s Apprentice. However it happened, it was a chance to practice painting red robes. This time I tried a different technique I’d seen online - GW Mephiston Red base, burgundy contrast paint for shade, the highlights with Vallejo Bloody Red and, finally, some edge highlights with VJ Rose Flesh. Overall pleased with the result, but it could benefit from a Matt varnish to tone down the shine</p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-82673202806605541462023-09-24T08:43:00.003-07:002023-09-24T08:43:42.088-07:00More Abodes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a couple more old card buildings. The cottage I scanned, and one from a quick google search that found the whole range. Between these and the tall building, that’s the core of my first Warhammer scenery - the two storey one having been included in a one off Wargaming magazine many moons ago (I may do the bridge that came with it as well).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMMOFn3XBtPSrhOmhlJVH7zcQIus9cwIu4YK8eeeydIxWFoOYvwwoGuhLoz9dfxViqHM2cT5AoE2ljimjqczcRr-TRXLZcd4MqvQYPXJV6-5eYZLFxJDEQHCDAoqyWF5TVUx7ozOQy975fRzrOWIdi5OuhhzECmOTaGYqwkzTXX_j4jK-yEfa5RWNBEaB/s3333/3157C740-B6A5-4629-B15F-6A10902D8B3C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="2500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMMOFn3XBtPSrhOmhlJVH7zcQIus9cwIu4YK8eeeydIxWFoOYvwwoGuhLoz9dfxViqHM2cT5AoE2ljimjqczcRr-TRXLZcd4MqvQYPXJV6-5eYZLFxJDEQHCDAoqyWF5TVUx7ozOQy975fRzrOWIdi5OuhhzECmOTaGYqwkzTXX_j4jK-yEfa5RWNBEaB/s320/3157C740-B6A5-4629-B15F-6A10902D8B3C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lbmB77Al6FxTcPAeaENQ60J4NfXSmc4XWusW52gQtm3CDbi0eS83sTI7ECLLYQ-qiHKN7NCq_Jip1pY_MzexugQFinVPejlHgQpVuM1TCtAgTS4Y65SDj6wQ8yHwcT0PWwJLmFBqCc-h-_xZj0t8uXSEna4MichYTVhI2HZNQ-dHotNOibQGtlAgHlUO/s4032/4820809F-81E1-44D3-A3DF-0341B1EE3A1E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lbmB77Al6FxTcPAeaENQ60J4NfXSmc4XWusW52gQtm3CDbi0eS83sTI7ECLLYQ-qiHKN7NCq_Jip1pY_MzexugQFinVPejlHgQpVuM1TCtAgTS4Y65SDj6wQ8yHwcT0PWwJLmFBqCc-h-_xZj0t8uXSEna4MichYTVhI2HZNQ-dHotNOibQGtlAgHlUO/s320/4820809F-81E1-44D3-A3DF-0341B1EE3A1E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I still love these buildings. The only issue is size, as GW’s models have grown over the years. These ones are more or less contemporary, and even then it’s a squeeze.</div><br /> <p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-47826651994747636632023-09-19T15:58:00.000-07:002023-09-19T15:58:20.632-07:00Archaic Abodes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It’s amazingwhat a scrounge around in the attic can reveal. In this case a 1985 Citadel Journal in great condition! </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwK8vs0S5N_-cCmY9T1jbZSvvQ_43WVkTLuMm4Qj0QdCH7pmXhjqQaQtV45We9zcR2g3HaVn5phue2KcphsiSlWVkkj6DwuvhfHeSmMYNTnIVa5dN-lJWER-fS_V-8CkvS9vBBK9ZQrRRU_XhIrvqXKCJbzZEUaS2sBjAGcvD10gOvfYW0YejFNGpM_x8C/s3488/14A3CC1F-8FCE-4462-BBDF-542BCA271997.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3488" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwK8vs0S5N_-cCmY9T1jbZSvvQ_43WVkTLuMm4Qj0QdCH7pmXhjqQaQtV45We9zcR2g3HaVn5phue2KcphsiSlWVkkj6DwuvhfHeSmMYNTnIVa5dN-lJWER-fS_V-8CkvS9vBBK9ZQrRRU_XhIrvqXKCJbzZEUaS2sBjAGcvD10gOvfYW0YejFNGpM_x8C/s320/14A3CC1F-8FCE-4462-BBDF-542BCA271997.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p>Crucially, the pages of ‘cut out’ buildings were intact. Back in the day I got my Dad to photocopy these, coloured them in, then mounted them on card to create my scenery. These days of course I have access to a photo quality scanner and printer!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraf8sezPTE4iT5IkVnjVS481iN00XCGG2IslhffE1mgqyWwLIH91kTvuoVJu56_lrgi8DH4-WxaYN1cI0swc3W3KGNoA1aGGY0busoxygS08ZOVcD2_PGOlz_FnqTmpHfOks4cTFaDDNjAGSYaQaxhjJBjsfK_n6AM8aCCdsL4KejWmX0AwD_1XlQa0Ml/s3507/8D521792-A5DF-4518-A34F-5EEE6EDE6ED6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraf8sezPTE4iT5IkVnjVS481iN00XCGG2IslhffE1mgqyWwLIH91kTvuoVJu56_lrgi8DH4-WxaYN1cI0swc3W3KGNoA1aGGY0busoxygS08ZOVcD2_PGOlz_FnqTmpHfOks4cTFaDDNjAGSYaQaxhjJBjsfK_n6AM8aCCdsL4KejWmX0AwD_1XlQa0Ml/s320/8D521792-A5DF-4518-A34F-5EEE6EDE6ED6.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJiueQD220lYY19RohRsmI7Efc7w8XRg8pxAAOTQ60rg6-U70vMoOKg2WcWoa595jAaWqmWhvrDLJf_toRhmjCCOJou0q2IMyE4yuuTLDvVx1iXrR3-xaJjFRZDUaSXQxY0GC39mjG5VrNiZFMbWMqHb4TmCMuSQsrSm18tggRJV2NRJFQCb57rAtdjFs/s3507/7011A46E-CC01-4F75-B09B-E09EE5FD638E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJiueQD220lYY19RohRsmI7Efc7w8XRg8pxAAOTQ60rg6-U70vMoOKg2WcWoa595jAaWqmWhvrDLJf_toRhmjCCOJou0q2IMyE4yuuTLDvVx1iXrR3-xaJjFRZDUaSXQxY0GC39mjG5VrNiZFMbWMqHb4TmCMuSQsrSm18tggRJV2NRJFQCb57rAtdjFs/s320/7011A46E-CC01-4F75-B09B-E09EE5FD638E.jpeg" width="226" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ9EJakKNJA2K5kWUtnJw2-Q-JdpbcvkZHDvXhdkmnifUNMNAk-X6xoPZ6X0zVHWri_zXZvHnY9AHInnRG04PNYiiXfCqvFs_BUiMhRPYmgvc65gYoQhZHDCm8VX5J5ujeyu6Ro2q9WYfLKkJ-ODp4jR-U-Rt6QfrP-p8f7bHjsH7ZgP7RJaQByDPPRKH/s4032/B995B76B-9017-4191-BCA8-BF6CEF99C675.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ9EJakKNJA2K5kWUtnJw2-Q-JdpbcvkZHDvXhdkmnifUNMNAk-X6xoPZ6X0zVHWri_zXZvHnY9AHInnRG04PNYiiXfCqvFs_BUiMhRPYmgvc65gYoQhZHDCm8VX5J5ujeyu6Ro2q9WYfLKkJ-ODp4jR-U-Rt6QfrP-p8f7bHjsH7ZgP7RJaQByDPPRKH/s320/B995B76B-9017-4191-BCA8-BF6CEF99C675.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9ILUEiAqtds5TRn5X6ZFWxFGwOu80I_kY_bdqHF_vV-rFwr1T_LobgvrgHEPBi4kASnEFIfrtAzf7_hAIxDj5epYgArZHOv2sH9dTVkLtkP5iSHSUFBX-m-V_Pk-Eska2gcF2ea-QGWTKBWd54f9IxShGoe-mRe577mXqMmlM7jpkChddsKeU5mVCO8y/s3507/EDA2E2D5-D6F1-4EA2-AA63-48057E59550B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9ILUEiAqtds5TRn5X6ZFWxFGwOu80I_kY_bdqHF_vV-rFwr1T_LobgvrgHEPBi4kASnEFIfrtAzf7_hAIxDj5epYgArZHOv2sH9dTVkLtkP5iSHSUFBX-m-V_Pk-Eska2gcF2ea-QGWTKBWd54f9IxShGoe-mRe577mXqMmlM7jpkChddsKeU5mVCO8y/s320/EDA2E2D5-D6F1-4EA2-AA63-48057E59550B.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There’s some amazing card scenery out there these days, from the likes of Fat Dragon, or Dave Graffam Models. But I can’t deny the charm of these beauties!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here’s the first one. Expect more to follow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9vkLefzTHlKutatPy09LplbKxuDB5TBIER1pp87bUcoS3YXDHYUCu_dmJd6vzX0NkW7Ci92ArOKTPZ1e24u7PuG1Gdymd8hGomXShDSqyEdAbJ9vXJhPk7w8wKRCEn39ga5bfmDMyvIcbhna9WF04LQvDgFKuJE1EbPN91XSuOjxPuNWKfLSYqY_y-21/s4032/3E584698-A030-4D16-9708-7F11E8349C70.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9vkLefzTHlKutatPy09LplbKxuDB5TBIER1pp87bUcoS3YXDHYUCu_dmJd6vzX0NkW7Ci92ArOKTPZ1e24u7PuG1Gdymd8hGomXShDSqyEdAbJ9vXJhPk7w8wKRCEn39ga5bfmDMyvIcbhna9WF04LQvDgFKuJE1EbPN91XSuOjxPuNWKfLSYqY_y-21/s320/3E584698-A030-4D16-9708-7F11E8349C70.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-76406724585633189212023-09-04T16:31:00.001-07:002023-09-04T16:31:13.229-07:00He’s just big boned!<p></p><p></p><p>I'm not 100% sure of the origin of this chap. He was purchased from Forlorn Hope Games, described as a Giant Troll, and cast in resin. Forlorn Hope have a lot of the old Grenadier Range, and the style of this just screams 'Nick Lund' - from the way the mail of the fists is sculpted to the face, which is a dead ringer for the old <a href="https://anotherslipperyslope.blogspot.com/search/label/troll" target="_blank">Grenadier War Trolls</a> - but I don't recall seeing him before.</p><p>The pose is quite static, he's ugly as a welder's bench, and the face detail is very soft and putty like but, you know what, I like that. He's got a lovely old school vibe, and really has that 'stupid' monster look. He was also a delight to paint, taking almost no time at all (it took me longer to get around to the base). He's also pretty big - bigger than the former <a href="https://anotherslipperyslope.blogspot.com/search/label/barbarian%20giant" target="_blank">Grenadier Barbarian Giant</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG0tj1dEpDdFqnxJpbxnYyaXFK-hUUOXOKnKZn15JM3oLH9mDZzFVmVrE8_wHphis6xm_8G5_xDYS9Nn9yp1W4PPfQf0Wts6YOLp-Lc1L312z-J9C2dLlA__ONlqsXWjfGDqwSqrA5J9quB2B6uyKR4UueWM0NbqQouoZN4KxOYk5PUYCYCOw9P-vIxte/s2653/E6A698E0-7419-4189-AC01-573A63F27C59.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="1990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG0tj1dEpDdFqnxJpbxnYyaXFK-hUUOXOKnKZn15JM3oLH9mDZzFVmVrE8_wHphis6xm_8G5_xDYS9Nn9yp1W4PPfQf0Wts6YOLp-Lc1L312z-J9C2dLlA__ONlqsXWjfGDqwSqrA5J9quB2B6uyKR4UueWM0NbqQouoZN4KxOYk5PUYCYCOw9P-vIxte/s320/E6A698E0-7419-4189-AC01-573A63F27C59.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXs2UpAP2enfrXlug1IRMlasec3sxNp65xCYgOBRddMTOMNBnQXnujawwmgO-_B2EZWMCvP50SMPTRzzLyxEtFPx972vTgrJSjxD0v844caZPgoeAHC507ggVaIUbii73KIVVFQN3aXrP7-YSYj8-oILXVIX3ILHWmi6PgzNONzpSy48nooUM_gJ2Zfag/s3024/35B970EB-5A7C-4602-A20C-8C535EF5E548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXs2UpAP2enfrXlug1IRMlasec3sxNp65xCYgOBRddMTOMNBnQXnujawwmgO-_B2EZWMCvP50SMPTRzzLyxEtFPx972vTgrJSjxD0v844caZPgoeAHC507ggVaIUbii73KIVVFQN3aXrP7-YSYj8-oILXVIX3ILHWmi6PgzNONzpSy48nooUM_gJ2Zfag/s320/35B970EB-5A7C-4602-A20C-8C535EF5E548.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UBq_FmLa3grVwNlbtLc3S6I8AsV-gTUIVIcoAJQbtJPZNcAstXFA11TaUBNeO8-vebNHtn1SVgW2xTB9ha0si8DLpq4TGUf0A_9hMeZBY-YKV2cFaC3DziLMxqtktX7MtnLO150ZoukTl3Up_vf79NnnatYOjB9oQgICsdeeV5E4-SHqKk8ZZKfrBWoN/s3024/AF63CB13-D72F-4DCA-86DB-70401E10FBD4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UBq_FmLa3grVwNlbtLc3S6I8AsV-gTUIVIcoAJQbtJPZNcAstXFA11TaUBNeO8-vebNHtn1SVgW2xTB9ha0si8DLpq4TGUf0A_9hMeZBY-YKV2cFaC3DziLMxqtktX7MtnLO150ZoukTl3Up_vf79NnnatYOjB9oQgICsdeeV5E4-SHqKk8ZZKfrBWoN/s320/AF63CB13-D72F-4DCA-86DB-70401E10FBD4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr2FcCT5fR0xbMm0EnXD_W9OgTTbcz2pNnhqsQw_xO5oyHjPXl1ODzepB0Q7zq7mT9d1pqrFH6B-shDyrwkArBeb3YZAEG-fMOn9_1R_ltc9fQhCgeFSVqLnnmTSNe86ljAq2bm17a_GFRtvFF0UW2HJnbSD8LDGfvVe-DyeyqLYuLCky2EqaGS6arxh6/s3024/7921E012-FBC8-4A5D-BB85-35CA8238105F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr2FcCT5fR0xbMm0EnXD_W9OgTTbcz2pNnhqsQw_xO5oyHjPXl1ODzepB0Q7zq7mT9d1pqrFH6B-shDyrwkArBeb3YZAEG-fMOn9_1R_ltc9fQhCgeFSVqLnnmTSNe86ljAq2bm17a_GFRtvFF0UW2HJnbSD8LDGfvVe-DyeyqLYuLCky2EqaGS6arxh6/s320/7921E012-FBC8-4A5D-BB85-35CA8238105F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Here he is with a friend for scale. A former Heroquest henchman (just painted up and destined for ebay).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3ni7-U-Fi7OZP1qS5qzfOd9knyYePCmtPYXunISc-E-Q0MTrsZh5Ko-YIWWWa8aYYBTIrBAGRupw47HkozVoE7OT2A7QzPexb0HTCOH-Vk_QaToL3zyTX67fy7FqJf8oHJIx77of4LiC9y1gV7buydhp0oIAWiPCDSIMWSfb0w6cZJAE-P8iGMz0tXis/s3024/82BDFF5D-107F-4F4A-89ED-1F9BE849C358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3ni7-U-Fi7OZP1qS5qzfOd9knyYePCmtPYXunISc-E-Q0MTrsZh5Ko-YIWWWa8aYYBTIrBAGRupw47HkozVoE7OT2A7QzPexb0HTCOH-Vk_QaToL3zyTX67fy7FqJf8oHJIx77of4LiC9y1gV7buydhp0oIAWiPCDSIMWSfb0w6cZJAE-P8iGMz0tXis/s320/82BDFF5D-107F-4F4A-89ED-1F9BE849C358.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br />And here's that henchman again in a bit more detail</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDA3qNouGju_SXfn3L3zC1XTcLouE-5GgzU_0I_uBOz_jnmLts3UosG3sCGXzDXDEenSMMT625IFDgOQDAGsw_ZlF6s-HngjbA2TDXIn0JsxmmzoWm1EcPMRTG26YgnPQ-rirvJcIFuVjHbXRn_OY7n8MxQoqYRL20qq3ceeTiiHYM6euxbQShIEx_ptX/s1916/2F7AE0CA-4BA1-42B4-AD09-3509520CE998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDA3qNouGju_SXfn3L3zC1XTcLouE-5GgzU_0I_uBOz_jnmLts3UosG3sCGXzDXDEenSMMT625IFDgOQDAGsw_ZlF6s-HngjbA2TDXIn0JsxmmzoWm1EcPMRTG26YgnPQ-rirvJcIFuVjHbXRn_OY7n8MxQoqYRL20qq3ceeTiiHYM6euxbQShIEx_ptX/s320/2F7AE0CA-4BA1-42B4-AD09-3509520CE998.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XjcDoUeJbcE72LYiPvQBKXfERCsD6r5Afxsen7N1RvOv63yOrVtiWJg1ZguLFmCXs7qjJSTtOF8zJpgrm9X3LToPnyCRqXeMAMEN284Rln4woluQith7Rp5OigISMLSFFsJSRQeagzqxhO5OtWKvNEwrJW2g4usR2B0lmS0kBSPfkoniwva0ha053LY5/s1814/0AD904C9-B300-4A56-885C-9117B7B889A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="1361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XjcDoUeJbcE72LYiPvQBKXfERCsD6r5Afxsen7N1RvOv63yOrVtiWJg1ZguLFmCXs7qjJSTtOF8zJpgrm9X3LToPnyCRqXeMAMEN284Rln4woluQith7Rp5OigISMLSFFsJSRQeagzqxhO5OtWKvNEwrJW2g4usR2B0lmS0kBSPfkoniwva0ha053LY5/s320/0AD904C9-B300-4A56-885C-9117B7B889A0.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p> </p><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-88777817455240158852023-08-28T16:26:00.001-07:002023-08-28T16:26:26.098-07:00Bolsover Legendary Joust 2023<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYI5LIjSbkw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYI5LIjSbkw</a>A bit of a diversion today, but still sort of related to gaming and miniatures, if you think about it as inspiration.</p><p>This weekend saw the annual Legendary Joust at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, which we always try to attend. A great day out but also, in one respect, a victim of its own success - the crowds are getting so big it is increasingly difficult to actually see (let alone photograph) the jousting. Not helped by families who decide to bring folding chairs, extensive picnics, and other paraphernalia that gets in everyone else's way.</p><p>Anyway, here are the shots I got, in case they are inspiring for anyone out there painting (or planning to paint) any knights. If these are of interest to anyone, let me know in the comments and I will do a few posts of other photos from previous years of different armours and equipment.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjIeUT5KS-qFJ0ig4gtA_xQUztuttiSVrYGX3qQMqQ_JUc0qySBBoPG_JpHHyw0mI40QdZG4EgDZI7UPiXO7i1eoixbRRldJ_t4v2Nf9EDuDuZ89uAfu7gN3PEd5JrqPNsPfyENeIarH6V0Yt1Y0e65AdlOFA2gW1FuagpYk8ZTgeMjsPIZ8lnf8n3eKV/s2000/DSC_0317.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjIeUT5KS-qFJ0ig4gtA_xQUztuttiSVrYGX3qQMqQ_JUc0qySBBoPG_JpHHyw0mI40QdZG4EgDZI7UPiXO7i1eoixbRRldJ_t4v2Nf9EDuDuZ89uAfu7gN3PEd5JrqPNsPfyENeIarH6V0Yt1Y0e65AdlOFA2gW1FuagpYk8ZTgeMjsPIZ8lnf8n3eKV/s320/DSC_0317.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It looked fantastic!</p><p>For more on why, there is an excellent video by Zac Evans <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYI5LIjSbkw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYI5LIjSbkw</a><br /></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-14903367534274353512023-08-14T17:17:00.002-07:002023-08-14T17:17:40.153-07:00Halfling Militia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEoH1n6pINnppIEgs4GoOxcyH79Vec7lO6c74LkulirfkC6WWoQ4m0Kphe_asYgx1z_7hUcwJv7fN3vuHZ4Nc2y6p-tFPSIF-jKlpX2BP-VG3fCfebwKxfz3GX7ENp42VImgbGQr96OvdzEZpmlVxmj3CTHhj2T_Tbk7FC05rR9QVzaa5rwLnf_jajh4t/s2781/FAA603B1-49A6-4C80-813D-5C3348684158.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2781" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEoH1n6pINnppIEgs4GoOxcyH79Vec7lO6c74LkulirfkC6WWoQ4m0Kphe_asYgx1z_7hUcwJv7fN3vuHZ4Nc2y6p-tFPSIF-jKlpX2BP-VG3fCfebwKxfz3GX7ENp42VImgbGQr96OvdzEZpmlVxmj3CTHhj2T_Tbk7FC05rR9QVzaa5rwLnf_jajh4t/s320/FAA603B1-49A6-4C80-813D-5C3348684158.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Assembled from one Halfling Militia sprue from Wargames Atlantic. Assembly was pretty easy, with a nice range of options, and the look pretty good painted. I don’t hold out hope for those bill shafts lasting long though.<p></p><p>Basing is having to wait until I can acquire some mor 20mm mdf ones.</p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-81546515316634931562023-08-12T17:16:00.002-07:002023-08-12T17:17:35.425-07:00The Battle of Troll Bridge - Fantasy Warriors<p><i>The stone bridge over the Scir Burn, the first good river crossing encountered out of the High Passes through the mountains, once had an older name. But to the locals it is now only known as the Troll Bridge, after the battle fought there during the second Great Orc and Goblin War. </i></p><p>While the missus and the miniature were away, and I was able to set up the front room with the gaming table, I snuck in another game of Grenadier's Fantasy Warriors, between my growing Orc Hordes and Dwarven Muster. I didn't want the Dwarves to be able to just sit tight and wait for the Orcs to come to them (which plays to their strengths), so the scenario was that the Orcs were attempting to seize a bridge, which would allow them quick access to the rich lowlands. The Dwarves had to stop them. If one side gained an advantage in scouting, I would place the bridge nearer to their lines.</p><p>I didn't bother with points values, just chucked everything I could onto the table. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMYXDGUdLLf3ScwbcRy8VJHf9aB9BXTi6vgTRS7x186K0PIkXvc4wxiF525cRKXF2ve0EY3zwHLW7EDBY6cW4VWLr63Og2MvKARenWlWgCE4SqPsRIIU0c79HRzXcHHzJqAAf6Z8lxDDkHBmJRt8sgmeVZQ8PKl2Axj260nTN4sWZt-AFFSp9Upn8W_CQ/s3937/389A10D4-B2DD-44AE-9B78-EF3E68CEED70.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="3937" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMYXDGUdLLf3ScwbcRy8VJHf9aB9BXTi6vgTRS7x186K0PIkXvc4wxiF525cRKXF2ve0EY3zwHLW7EDBY6cW4VWLr63Og2MvKARenWlWgCE4SqPsRIIU0c79HRzXcHHzJqAAf6Z8lxDDkHBmJRt8sgmeVZQ8PKl2Axj260nTN4sWZt-AFFSp9Upn8W_CQ/s320/389A10D4-B2DD-44AE-9B78-EF3E68CEED70.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK_afC5AkFQ4kX095aUM79eKgSD0g8HlsB8uWYcgtN-Ca2amlOG6xMdrvklqN1XPAmEYiUUnR6WqinbQyZNosmNTtVfiiDpLDhZMVI5pQqRHUPmv-wClW6g7hJ02EBlOEh9HQmYlUcLvxP44GsvCaL2KHYSOXtK1kHqWh3Q96nJIvg2Q1HVtXInYnaW_a/s320/11E11784-787D-4EA3-9463-6AEB92C7F8D5.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Both sides sent a command out to scout, but neither could gain the advantage, so the bridge was placed squarely in the middle of the table, on the Dwarves right flank (I'll give all directions from the Dwaves perspective for clarity) and both scouting commands started the game disordered, on hold orders, and at the back of the table.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> With the clock showing only one turn until sunset, the Orcs were not too concerned about bad light. The Sooth Sayer predicted good omens for the Greenskins, as the Brukk Bitter Brand, the Warchief, boasted to his followers that they would find him in the thick of the fighting, then gave orders to his command to attack, and to the archers to Oppose. Lacking a messenger, Brukk got his Mage, Crooked Shal, to send new orders to the Wolf rider by Eldritch Command, which succeeded.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The Dwarf Warchief, Lorgear Granitehelm, eschewed the reading of the Omens as too great a risk, and made no boasts, instead remaining just behind the battle line, where he could best control his forces and send new orders if needed. Knowing that the lighter armoured orcs were likely to reach the bridge first, he sent order to his infantry to attack as quickly as they could, while his missile troops would try to inflict as much damage as possible on the advancing Orc horde. His messenger successfully carried new orders to the archers to advance within bow-shot and support the left flank.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-N8AzRizy32_SX0Ry_4z9d1qUNLoM8kFWOISkqKFANkBHB-HVSBsyaONZkBP88lPYLdCSGAo5OLbxxxTjrWY3NdnevtjIhvYhoU8RUFVcHcCt66fwOhCUGsENgTmEEE7lEPIg6FNWF1mvzP0vs0gLR4x7JQMDfTwECTz_4AvVcP9dnxXQZ9rPVrm-Yl4D/s4030/B78EFD22-F86D-4C03-917F-B0F28E14B8DC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-N8AzRizy32_SX0Ry_4z9d1qUNLoM8kFWOISkqKFANkBHB-HVSBsyaONZkBP88lPYLdCSGAo5OLbxxxTjrWY3NdnevtjIhvYhoU8RUFVcHcCt66fwOhCUGsENgTmEEE7lEPIg6FNWF1mvzP0vs0gLR4x7JQMDfTwECTz_4AvVcP9dnxXQZ9rPVrm-Yl4D/s320/B78EFD22-F86D-4C03-917F-B0F28E14B8DC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">The Orc line surged forwards, the Trolls rapidly outpacing their smaller brethren. As both sides exchanged largely ineffective arrow storms, the Dwarven Mage attempted to Blast the opposition, only to fail and use up all of his magical energy!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1otN8BZRxhRH5aLz5YxGT2rGTDb6NxNIVTIORY4r9-UIPOJRGAKeFhexKRp8SZ4vP2uYeTObG72udNB55qOVojJIOfL1Vhl2iU9_zriTVlJXs4MDUzP9-XQctITAybYXJay1uzPwU4Nx04y6z0kCxShajZMYgl81rj9iVOaYU9ubFTSVSqJ40HP9DTgOU/s4030/D6A44667-CB41-4154-921A-D5ED05CE694E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1otN8BZRxhRH5aLz5YxGT2rGTDb6NxNIVTIORY4r9-UIPOJRGAKeFhexKRp8SZ4vP2uYeTObG72udNB55qOVojJIOfL1Vhl2iU9_zriTVlJXs4MDUzP9-XQctITAybYXJay1uzPwU4Nx04y6z0kCxShajZMYgl81rj9iVOaYU9ubFTSVSqJ40HP9DTgOU/s320/D6A44667-CB41-4154-921A-D5ED05CE694E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><p>The foul smelling trolls smashed into the Dwarven Great axes. Both sides took casualties despite the dwarves' armour and the Trolls resilience but, while the Dwarves stood firm, the Trolls were shaken by the stubborn refusal of the small things in front of them to just lay down and die, that they first became shaken, and then routed!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyASE5WJ-G4J_Yu2V1ktQblYVoy4BCs1IB1XAbnqEEoZjlVKXSYW7-9RpRPnGSHcph3CVyMwD9_zt0Ami3_FT78irmCQplvjX-4nKa1Af1qt3qaKGIkftM4iTg9za5WDdU4S8ktS0hHj2FO8KP2THWmwSX5wfx9J-_HM7MlTVVOa5o0gMybxAeXN-eBNRt/s4030/787B4E9F-B19A-40D4-BE9E-C98318596C9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyASE5WJ-G4J_Yu2V1ktQblYVoy4BCs1IB1XAbnqEEoZjlVKXSYW7-9RpRPnGSHcph3CVyMwD9_zt0Ami3_FT78irmCQplvjX-4nKa1Af1qt3qaKGIkftM4iTg9za5WDdU4S8ktS0hHj2FO8KP2THWmwSX5wfx9J-_HM7MlTVVOa5o0gMybxAeXN-eBNRt/s320/787B4E9F-B19A-40D4-BE9E-C98318596C9C.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p>The rest of the Orc line briefly halted to hurl insults and threats at the stoic dwarves before plunging into battle. The vile taunts left the dwarven crossbows shaken but did not stop them expending the last of their bolts into the nearest unit of Orc Warriors. Sadly, rather than breaking them, the casualties just worked the greenskins up into a state of bloodlust! But the Orcs did not have it all their way, as one of the units of Dwarf warriors also decided that the best answer to being insulted was to bury their axes in the Orcs directly to their front!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd86raWIceKkocXmAwvIrloC1xh6uX7SD0nc814M-qCF20QjyvNzgtXVtQ8YwhaFf_MTZRv1Fdbdaw-ukln6y6olXN2JyPjXQoDrOiPY-IvZxfWF56U0tXZGE2PG04Nd461cfNwjFJpMKdweBdlaQ7KusQglNTS2UeJLoEMK8M47i8PrBQwg56MYyFOUr/s4032/3B5B08D8-0831-4FC4-B054-755FAD10CBC4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd86raWIceKkocXmAwvIrloC1xh6uX7SD0nc814M-qCF20QjyvNzgtXVtQ8YwhaFf_MTZRv1Fdbdaw-ukln6y6olXN2JyPjXQoDrOiPY-IvZxfWF56U0tXZGE2PG04Nd461cfNwjFJpMKdweBdlaQ7KusQglNTS2UeJLoEMK8M47i8PrBQwg56MYyFOUr/s320/3B5B08D8-0831-4FC4-B054-755FAD10CBC4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Battle was now well and truly joined as Orc and Dwarf fought in close quarters. Brukk killed one of the Dwarf Battle Leaders but the disciplined Dwarf commend held form despite the loss, and in fact left Brukk's own unit shaken. Slightly battered by their rout of the trolls, the great axes had no time to rest as they found themselves facing a line of fresh orcs warriors.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeY66Ko-pL-ojhWbEZS71goqaKQVUW7ybfLc4TnJLxkgwtA_WvUkVFTc5RFuMQ3Jlc-0IQqkYDi5hQ-86wLPB9g1sh4rON5cYO0-UvFUE07z5s0M6mTCOP-yCIOZ1TBE3mj1uJAoI7RjsdG15A2GrG9OmdwSogCpCZl6-qGGtCidgaK2-Rp2sp-CJihPu/s4030/BDC5F22A-240D-4C88-99DF-8FE256C3C446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeY66Ko-pL-ojhWbEZS71goqaKQVUW7ybfLc4TnJLxkgwtA_WvUkVFTc5RFuMQ3Jlc-0IQqkYDi5hQ-86wLPB9g1sh4rON5cYO0-UvFUE07z5s0M6mTCOP-yCIOZ1TBE3mj1uJAoI7RjsdG15A2GrG9OmdwSogCpCZl6-qGGtCidgaK2-Rp2sp-CJihPu/s320/BDC5F22A-240D-4C88-99DF-8FE256C3C446.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4rLVa82Ol22s-QMvilHoBzku553TUgKkuIQQS5-paGZYimqQnPq0GKibfnazzhZc4gWriVkAmrwtfReylJ8izg9v5ALlhxe1uwz7us-GHPM-96s2SckPs_6hXch6eCVT9FRmnE2V6sTm8tYciRlGD_La-9DQxlokn4_H5K0GmEuV67is6RvjKNXdFiZg/s4030/BBE66049-AD03-428F-91A6-E71B25621A75.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4rLVa82Ol22s-QMvilHoBzku553TUgKkuIQQS5-paGZYimqQnPq0GKibfnazzhZc4gWriVkAmrwtfReylJ8izg9v5ALlhxe1uwz7us-GHPM-96s2SckPs_6hXch6eCVT9FRmnE2V6sTm8tYciRlGD_La-9DQxlokn4_H5K0GmEuV67is6RvjKNXdFiZg/s320/BBE66049-AD03-428F-91A6-E71B25621A75.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZb46sGycTRTF3KKXMuYwdq_aI9uLRHNBzYa4QwnJ-ApnhEGAx7giy5e5_1c5ziRrRwum8-gM9zpmGlhjOQFz3xrcchh803n30LGPPjY45b6-dY16x0a16Q2MUeF3UJ1fiBF6PpnicTe-7yjsEzhz_TwR71KzQQIfUOtC2vrZjifdwDLNGB3oYgMmcp53/s4030/A300C1D1-7CE1-4192-A10B-E3EF19BBCB1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZb46sGycTRTF3KKXMuYwdq_aI9uLRHNBzYa4QwnJ-ApnhEGAx7giy5e5_1c5ziRrRwum8-gM9zpmGlhjOQFz3xrcchh803n30LGPPjY45b6-dY16x0a16Q2MUeF3UJ1fiBF6PpnicTe-7yjsEzhz_TwR71KzQQIfUOtC2vrZjifdwDLNGB3oYgMmcp53/s320/A300C1D1-7CE1-4192-A10B-E3EF19BBCB1B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">One the left, Warchief Granitehelm tried to send new order to his missile troops to attack the orcs to their front, but the message was garbled, disorganising the crossbows further.</p><p style="text-align: left;">By this point, both sides had taken casualties and had shaken units. The Orc Warchief's boast has paid of in one respect, slaying one of the dwarf battle leaders (without him, shaken or disorganised units in his command could not recover), but the trade off was that he could no longer send out new orders to his troops, leaving his archers and ballista out of volleys and unsure what to do. An attempt those same archers to threaten the dwarf warriors to their front backfired, as the Dwarves responded in kind so effectively that the Orcs ended up Shaken, only to then be charged and routed in one swift move!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghimxXkvodXJmB6cK1ZBGBmZRmqSu_YMwI-4ncQw0rh_v-JRmRrQfiBFjOs5svR1fA3DS1X9INBtuQ4imogYy1HTssGSCHaBMK-TFTUAJneZ0c7JswlGfiCCMmu1dVRd4xOQ14Vpr5Pg-C2yzyxpQzV9Xw4ho0oT-AiHVpVyE48T93hBg-4wqX1i6iTuz1/s4030/2E3F680D-8757-4FEC-A609-428B42DD9586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghimxXkvodXJmB6cK1ZBGBmZRmqSu_YMwI-4ncQw0rh_v-JRmRrQfiBFjOs5svR1fA3DS1X9INBtuQ4imogYy1HTssGSCHaBMK-TFTUAJneZ0c7JswlGfiCCMmu1dVRd4xOQ14Vpr5Pg-C2yzyxpQzV9Xw4ho0oT-AiHVpVyE48T93hBg-4wqX1i6iTuz1/s320/2E3F680D-8757-4FEC-A609-428B42DD9586.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">But the Dwarves were not having it all their own way. The Wolf Riders had now got back into position, and routed the shaken dwarf crossbows with threat alone, taking with them the Battle Leader that had joined them to try and get them back into order.</p><p style="text-align: left;">With the crossbows gone, the Wolf Riders now had an open door into the Dwarve's rear, and a possible chance to take out the Dwarf General, with only a small lightly armed unit of dwarven archers in any position to stop them. A volley of arrows from the archers caused casualties before they were charged - miraculously they held and inflicted further casualties but, once again, the Orcs responded by going into a state of bllodlust. </p><p style="text-align: left;">In a single moment, the Dwarf situation on the left suddenly looked vulnerable, with marauding wolf riders and two of their three battle leaders already fallen.</p><p style="text-align: left;">However, just as suddenly, the fickle gods of battle turned their eyes the other way: first, despite being charged by a unit of Orcs in a state of bloodlust, the Giant Crossbow team held their ground and even forced a casualty test on the enemy (which they passed). But more importantly, right in the thick of the hardest fighting, the dwarves slew Brukk Bitter Brand. Word of the fall of their leader (who had promised he would be found in the heart of battle, but presumably alive) spread quickly amongst the Orc ranks - resulting in every single one routing off the table!</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, at the last, a clear victory for the Dwarves, who held the bridge having lost only one unit in its entirety. The Orcs would need to find longer, harder routes down to the fertile lands beyond.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn4a2DhKEbl-o9dIWbgWM4wfL4dvSEAq6gUWhOzvRVnDpujA4qz6K2QHlGJgixjM31c7QjdBX7YDbGhT5dVeoCk5yhOteAXrFrUgJUhFIiuCAVrX2INm6pjdNWSy3-INNGITwh73x0Kk512calikTEFfnCTuMzR6U3nf25gIEBp3eNtcHQ8P7dgpurSYT/s4030/D4A9B14B-83B2-4560-86B2-796A4BF73035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn4a2DhKEbl-o9dIWbgWM4wfL4dvSEAq6gUWhOzvRVnDpujA4qz6K2QHlGJgixjM31c7QjdBX7YDbGhT5dVeoCk5yhOteAXrFrUgJUhFIiuCAVrX2INm6pjdNWSy3-INNGITwh73x0Kk512calikTEFfnCTuMzR6U3nf25gIEBp3eNtcHQ8P7dgpurSYT/s320/D4A9B14B-83B2-4560-86B2-796A4BF73035.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp3uU2_1mzhJd2HhiS23aTcOmCwiNf0efyIGoc3c2XM8doIRVW1N1y0SwtvmsOI60H0BrXUkD1hN9Kk1Bv70TWR6HluZzTLWSrhNB9x5b-ZoPE8rRSsyEkM4bY9cPc1s-WAWGQRQyuN6IIU_ERcebIs-OGxtMQwf199nGLLF7wVDXU-2yU1EMxp5RrqtV/s4030/CE85835E-80EA-49D1-A88C-E8EF69CBF0D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp3uU2_1mzhJd2HhiS23aTcOmCwiNf0efyIGoc3c2XM8doIRVW1N1y0SwtvmsOI60H0BrXUkD1hN9Kk1Bv70TWR6HluZzTLWSrhNB9x5b-ZoPE8rRSsyEkM4bY9cPc1s-WAWGQRQyuN6IIU_ERcebIs-OGxtMQwf199nGLLF7wVDXU-2yU1EMxp5RrqtV/s320/CE85835E-80EA-49D1-A88C-E8EF69CBF0D9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /><br /><b>Final Thoughts</b></p><p>I really enjoyed this game. I still think one of the things Fantasy Warriors Excels at is creating a sense of narrative - with the Orcs reading the omens, boasting warchiefs, and units hurling threats at each other before combat.</p><p>The way that units become degraded over the course of a game, becoming shaken, disorganised (or even bloodthirsty) is also something that I like a lot, in comparison ot Warhammer's very binary approach (you are either fleeing or completely rallied) . I also like how characters are not single handed machines of carnage but have a genuine role to play in leading and commanding, which can lead to some difficult choices - both of the Dwarf Battle Leaders that were lost had only joined those units to try to overcome the effects of being shaken and disorganised; while the Orc Warchief may have added a fair bit of combat power to the unit he was in, but once engaged in combat, could do little to influence the wider battle.</p><p>It is a less dynamic game than Warhammer, which can see some units nipping around the battlefield like they have had too much caffeine. The relative immaturity compared to WFB (which was in its third edition by this point) is also there in what WFB covered and FW did not - such as skirmishers, what happens with unusual situations like being attacked in the flank, and various other matters of detail. But I think these are easily resolved with some common sense.</p><p>I would like to have a think about Scouting though. I'm not keen on the idea of scouting with whole commands, which leaves them out of the main battle for a whole. I need to come up with something that allows for smaller detachments to be made for the purpose of Scouting.</p><p>TTFN <br /></p><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-72477443125000506002023-08-06T04:39:00.006-07:002023-08-06T04:39:37.482-07:00The Fluffy Kittens of War<p></p><p></p><p>With a free weekend, my friend Matt came up for a game of good 'ol Warhammer 6th Edition. His High Elves versus, for a change, my Dogs of War (which I had just rescued from the attic). Unfortunately it seemed my whole army suffered from 'newly painted' syndrome (they're not newly painted, but this is only about their second outing on the table). A combination of stupid mistakes on my part, good tactics on Matt's, and some truly awful dice rolls resulted in disaster!</p><p>My army was heavy on the infantry, with quite a few Regiments of Renown. Matt's had quite a few small blocks of spear elves but, more worryingly, a <u>lot</u> of chariots (I hate chariots, as will become clear!).<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ-w06TwzqzOPYBTTcs6XUpayTitaJBNKHLJC9_-6ftZVPLjoLw7Av4YsiTrQTXnI97kRib2P15khngXcio7rO0j-auhucGFNSz5diDWGuFAHYHW0A3lZycqJXR-qYbA1y7UYK2nZmBdBHpOx_nhsjzduCIj9pJ4m9g-2Ffow0ytmlPDvBkWmNjvQ2w4j/s4028/F0382FD4-263A-4E82-805A-218738A9C528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="4028" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ-w06TwzqzOPYBTTcs6XUpayTitaJBNKHLJC9_-6ftZVPLjoLw7Av4YsiTrQTXnI97kRib2P15khngXcio7rO0j-auhucGFNSz5diDWGuFAHYHW0A3lZycqJXR-qYbA1y7UYK2nZmBdBHpOx_nhsjzduCIj9pJ4m9g-2Ffow0ytmlPDvBkWmNjvQ2w4j/s320/F0382FD4-263A-4E82-805A-218738A9C528.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Pikemen, Heavy Cavalry, Ricco's Republican Guard</i> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Fw4PbLBe69_yf5LssvtjOmLHCzVZNBjO8zxYcH8jacNL0Q4IYh_l6VxzXeNnT8QESYU5oyWcQ8U6EqyO2iDp3i0fKbLUBJ8fceEZcFtueOtkItMx2U86ONkVVEZj0o2wCS_KyDSP1NjVuaEco0qQNXcB8F28c6_Zyl2vMjP5GA8sR8RdrX1fYnBCJSD6/s4032/4FA7EC3A-FC9F-4DA3-A4A5-AC5180404D49.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Fw4PbLBe69_yf5LssvtjOmLHCzVZNBjO8zxYcH8jacNL0Q4IYh_l6VxzXeNnT8QESYU5oyWcQ8U6EqyO2iDp3i0fKbLUBJ8fceEZcFtueOtkItMx2U86ONkVVEZj0o2wCS_KyDSP1NjVuaEco0qQNXcB8F28c6_Zyl2vMjP5GA8sR8RdrX1fYnBCJSD6/s320/4FA7EC3A-FC9F-4DA3-A4A5-AC5180404D49.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>The full battle line, light cavalry at the rear</i> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_GVBwnF7CaKcKeVThGhA3Xc5vAPmQyYFhFttfovqAaGTNTlL_EEuAcKJ9Ge7QTku0ZCx4pEc1A1Nfjf-e7Oea_ODobLyRrjAFOtRhfrYVUKtL-bfUq9JcclE5pj3isqjZXfHsVeRq5M_VMEbCoavVvtRCThPhhnx2T7rI0ukvwgO_fB_0Yz4vnJBM24k/s4030/0675B302-A199-498F-8962-91C7BC59428C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_GVBwnF7CaKcKeVThGhA3Xc5vAPmQyYFhFttfovqAaGTNTlL_EEuAcKJ9Ge7QTku0ZCx4pEc1A1Nfjf-e7Oea_ODobLyRrjAFOtRhfrYVUKtL-bfUq9JcclE5pj3isqjZXfHsVeRq5M_VMEbCoavVvtRCThPhhnx2T7rI0ukvwgO_fB_0Yz4vnJBM24k/s320/0675B302-A199-498F-8962-91C7BC59428C.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Braganza's Besiegers and Halfling Hotpot! (Ogres just out of sight beyond) </i> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDl5RawUqC_oTYNPi-LXsm9h4d2r58hTpunF4fyLvNydm4kIxrTwRC6r5iIMIkjn6eLhMX5yStTndAcxdHYpCN8L2UayK7NfQ3X8AYEq-VxvbJpvMheIOWeVmJFBbBvvKz4ttPCK56okA88RLLIjeCYlNpu0S7JhPDhWT0o7EyQczJkDiBMU8JnU42JSl/s4030/2521A739-5FBD-4EE0-A202-D4C81C11456C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDl5RawUqC_oTYNPi-LXsm9h4d2r58hTpunF4fyLvNydm4kIxrTwRC6r5iIMIkjn6eLhMX5yStTndAcxdHYpCN8L2UayK7NfQ3X8AYEq-VxvbJpvMheIOWeVmJFBbBvvKz4ttPCK56okA88RLLIjeCYlNpu0S7JhPDhWT0o7EyQczJkDiBMU8JnU42JSl/s320/2521A739-5FBD-4EE0-A202-D4C81C11456C.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Marksman of Miragliano. Paymaster and bodyguard to rear</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEL0LSjljQd2cH80YyhFiqUslbXzEN4JTC8BbFa-Hzr3VhxGIHEKsW3i5ZxPYSP7OuF7WaI7h6WmsqrQx3YJOO7yFqZlTmteNpJO7W8XMRF8G-V77rvuagQs69nyp3Qa3pv19jFZ_rh0wWNbBGAB1NRPF8yrXrwk_8ecI0YpR1IeoRzo06b7JDP0l8TL2/s3725/4A3E4C69-7518-448B-A276-CBECA76624CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3725" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEL0LSjljQd2cH80YyhFiqUslbXzEN4JTC8BbFa-Hzr3VhxGIHEKsW3i5ZxPYSP7OuF7WaI7h6WmsqrQx3YJOO7yFqZlTmteNpJO7W8XMRF8G-V77rvuagQs69nyp3Qa3pv19jFZ_rh0wWNbBGAB1NRPF8yrXrwk_8ecI0YpR1IeoRzo06b7JDP0l8TL2/s320/4A3E4C69-7518-448B-A276-CBECA76624CF.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i>Opening moves from Matt</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsbSpHG5xR3-WzkPlumq0aCl1-WVTIES-FoL5o67-xMvJTkouRiBB951HbzUbsUaF8TWqwXvpbB5nQZC7XAnWeGtYKo4818tEan7Ea8LqwQNoaKbK3rOPnqT72b6F8eJjcKguhqC0WNqQRKlgJ3bYpUUqdUHRuB84B4FzK_rR97sWSXecDgsbCgPbKj8Y/s4030/2724915F-13D6-4FFC-9B86-1427F1D8E010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsbSpHG5xR3-WzkPlumq0aCl1-WVTIES-FoL5o67-xMvJTkouRiBB951HbzUbsUaF8TWqwXvpbB5nQZC7XAnWeGtYKo4818tEan7Ea8LqwQNoaKbK3rOPnqT72b6F8eJjcKguhqC0WNqQRKlgJ3bYpUUqdUHRuB84B4FzK_rR97sWSXecDgsbCgPbKj8Y/s320/2724915F-13D6-4FFC-9B86-1427F1D8E010.jpeg" width="320" /></a><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Elves at the pub!<br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We rolled up the 'meeting enagement<i>'</i> scenario. This is where my first mistake came in. Because of where I had put them in the list, my General (in the pike block) and Paymaster weren't close enough to provide mutual support, particularly re-rolls for break tests (as the paymaster acts like an army standard).<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My second big mistake came when I moved my duellists, armed with pistols, out of the woods to attack an advancing unit of spear elves. I forgot that you can't move a full 8" and still shoot (in my defence, my Empire Pistoliers can, so that was a bad bit of 'muscle memory' at work). Left stranded, they were then charged by the elves, fled, but rolled utterly appallingly on their flee roll. This was to become a theme...<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My centre totally collapsed shortly after, largely a result of chariot strikes, resulting in the loss of my general, heavy cavalry and pike block. With the Paymaster too far away, I didn't benefit from any re-rolls. Ricco's Republican Guard lasted longer, but only slightly longer - despite rolling 20 dice for the pikes, plus 3 attacks for Ricco, I just could not land enough hits. Matt had no such problem, and my rolling for break tests was terrible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Matt also passed two fear tests to charge the ogres, who also couldn't hit anything and also failed their break test and ran! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things were now looking very dodgy. All I had left were Braganza's Besiegers, a hotpot, and the light cavalry on the left; and the Marksmen of Miragliano and Paymaster's bodyguard on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqz-hosXDkqsD_LM4S0pf63ApC2lkaeHV3L3WpBarhtTCm3O_FKZ_9nFKSU_j4HIo6DiQu2U4Qw9sIugRfeVLlp84vNYv-HwLtQQ5w51alyx1YNjXH3nxDG6nrG6J0rYH6C_2MWU1Hv6ucqjF_zsK1aNGjZU7wCRsybt6fjWROaXAqLQCfySNk6p7SzYx/s4032/B506E7FC-A74B-40ED-B652-159F3B0DD877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqz-hosXDkqsD_LM4S0pf63ApC2lkaeHV3L3WpBarhtTCm3O_FKZ_9nFKSU_j4HIo6DiQu2U4Qw9sIugRfeVLlp84vNYv-HwLtQQ5w51alyx1YNjXH3nxDG6nrG6J0rYH6C_2MWU1Hv6ucqjF_zsK1aNGjZU7wCRsybt6fjWROaXAqLQCfySNk6p7SzYx/s320/B506E7FC-A74B-40ED-B652-159F3B0DD877.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>In the circumstances, they didn't do too bad. Two units of spear elves were routed, a cauldron landed square on a chariot, Braganza's Besiegers managed to win a combat, and the Marksmen of Miragliano came off best in an archery duel with Elf bowmen (having already destroyed a unit of spears). The light cavalry however lost a combat they shouldn't have lost and (guess what?) failed a break test and then got run down due to a terrible flee roll...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvFnyyV3AojSyL0E0iRso__KYSbUYBjoo472kEcxd_6NzwZzsCuQ5IVtaRpSLCcsZBSw9ermgcGxcOP4a2I-brDYjG2OIs_XO4EbK96vtdR5a-PKNZOFn7p0HSaKd2tatO_YxLuqY4_6_NBL-RjuJuWbgCb5Xywu-C2SNVM2AfYcIeTlj2FTOU_lccp3J/s4032/05F4F17D-794E-4079-B186-87717E6BA50C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvFnyyV3AojSyL0E0iRso__KYSbUYBjoo472kEcxd_6NzwZzsCuQ5IVtaRpSLCcsZBSw9ermgcGxcOP4a2I-brDYjG2OIs_XO4EbK96vtdR5a-PKNZOFn7p0HSaKd2tatO_YxLuqY4_6_NBL-RjuJuWbgCb5Xywu-C2SNVM2AfYcIeTlj2FTOU_lccp3J/s320/05F4F17D-794E-4079-B186-87717E6BA50C.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Shockingly, I won a round of combat here!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the writing was not only on the wall by this point, it was also on the ceiling, floor, and every door and window. The left wing inevitably crumbled - although war machine crews can't normally charge, we decided to let the halflings go out in a blaze of glory, charging a chariot in the flank with cleavers and spoons. The result was inevitable...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-0pqrB3x6P5LkST4VNzgZrQWcrjyr5eEzrW7kMV4DmbDxxyt2XXYyMZFN4UezUSKgf7iRepU_szb1MFLKA3xcqPd1fuHKr_W6DUSTh9UaciEMFvqT5Iy3Y9d6t1xDmbEXf7LvzI89c81ESWJ5EKelfAHemcz6kmH6_fJDY9fiYfphn6P2jmz_undOuPc/s4032/F275EC94-0356-47B7-B5AC-2881062DB711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-0pqrB3x6P5LkST4VNzgZrQWcrjyr5eEzrW7kMV4DmbDxxyt2XXYyMZFN4UezUSKgf7iRepU_szb1MFLKA3xcqPd1fuHKr_W6DUSTh9UaciEMFvqT5Iy3Y9d6t1xDmbEXf7LvzI89c81ESWJ5EKelfAHemcz6kmH6_fJDY9fiYfphn6P2jmz_undOuPc/s320/F275EC94-0356-47B7-B5AC-2881062DB711.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>All they needed was to cause one wound! They didn't...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But some measure of glory was retained on the right, by the Paymaster's Bodyguard, who fought on for round after round, seeing off a chariot, and holding back two units of spears, until finally the Paymaster fell and, losing their 'Stubborn' attribute, the survivors decided to hotfoot it off the battlefield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruumxB3PxMPlkvACyLLi7tS2bwoCgzSet59GIujuORrtjr4ZyciiUOfz_VlnyKs47KVZBVg7r1L-IsRtAO0zK0fySe5dO5hzji_wlEEhjymiX82avb9uSQo76VMLEumXT0QqhIb-wB7ISja8VFuOBPwpONFi0MHtb7qxq1RZh20t7csTRKWKIG9Cj13wd/s4032/0C5F71F3-76F3-4537-87BE-7963DCD3CFAF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruumxB3PxMPlkvACyLLi7tS2bwoCgzSet59GIujuORrtjr4ZyciiUOfz_VlnyKs47KVZBVg7r1L-IsRtAO0zK0fySe5dO5hzji_wlEEhjymiX82avb9uSQo76VMLEumXT0QqhIb-wB7ISja8VFuOBPwpONFi0MHtb7qxq1RZh20t7csTRKWKIG9Cj13wd/s320/0C5F71F3-76F3-4537-87BE-7963DCD3CFAF.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Feeling surrounded</i> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZAtGHABCOkTubxZXm6wANm2248V9_qHn1vAjhE_JulSW55BvCdfElh_uPX0SoU8U2-o-vbnOXhZDGiztk_iNOV8qSGGTeZgBKAaiqyyYBnuttgSUjkOVFP-MiJDYHd3Fel41DTFbjdtSUd7aUSO41pHzd5-KkFy-8NNdI7LG0CnhCQ2Y2V982ngw4uZM/s4032/94B6E88A-05E6-4D5C-BD0F-243C4004BA14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZAtGHABCOkTubxZXm6wANm2248V9_qHn1vAjhE_JulSW55BvCdfElh_uPX0SoU8U2-o-vbnOXhZDGiztk_iNOV8qSGGTeZgBKAaiqyyYBnuttgSUjkOVFP-MiJDYHd3Fel41DTFbjdtSUd7aUSO41pHzd5-KkFy-8NNdI7LG0CnhCQ2Y2V982ngw4uZM/s320/94B6E88A-05E6-4D5C-BD0F-243C4004BA14.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h9FmqHQilJFR639DVAj8krO0XjbG0ENWNA3ZpX6MlkGIIXbpmfaLkSdSjgTFPyHLKWDOSOtkdmwy23lP4tQbq39t0zK6GyfuV2tswSuWNuU-WzEW3h9WKYMd1-Wb4FVWl2vlxyylscR0rdP_KVTiqYPIDOF4-PFSZdPIN6nfr7I6AOTsfC5pej-0utoi/s4032/48C6D4D9-E4E6-4BC5-874B-951ACEBE5775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h9FmqHQilJFR639DVAj8krO0XjbG0ENWNA3ZpX6MlkGIIXbpmfaLkSdSjgTFPyHLKWDOSOtkdmwy23lP4tQbq39t0zK6GyfuV2tswSuWNuU-WzEW3h9WKYMd1-Wb4FVWl2vlxyylscR0rdP_KVTiqYPIDOF4-PFSZdPIN6nfr7I6AOTsfC5pej-0utoi/s320/48C6D4D9-E4E6-4BC5-874B-951ACEBE5775.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihGRmyaNMYjauywEmRDTVhgybFLFHvi7OcnNdzvAGXUeUlFVQRo5ab_skcJDHCNhn65I3prcnV4TVG0F6JfZTbAwqTx8bhs6d_t3KwoqM22SiOywarjO0EJyoynu8GFoSnNPUcktavOKFvcPDHxdkPXyBpgjAxNbYGWNPAuXdUdmYI5eJRJMOmFvkjkxx/s4032/973487EF-3116-4EBC-9460-0719A93196E7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihGRmyaNMYjauywEmRDTVhgybFLFHvi7OcnNdzvAGXUeUlFVQRo5ab_skcJDHCNhn65I3prcnV4TVG0F6JfZTbAwqTx8bhs6d_t3KwoqM22SiOywarjO0EJyoynu8GFoSnNPUcktavOKFvcPDHxdkPXyBpgjAxNbYGWNPAuXdUdmYI5eJRJMOmFvkjkxx/s320/973487EF-3116-4EBC-9460-0719A93196E7.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Look! The Chariot's gone!</i> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-MUh56IPwLy3yjOJoglueQn4MYJwO73G72nrLPpA_06iEtrCbelKZGM2Tpen9tqCbbU0EOzPBFDuancrWr4Um8QcCxxZHGDbdkCQLteTxA27gRk7wUarDVG3YxcyZJYtyL5uH7MmXcNHnq_qjrnmZ1bKme8cR8gZv4SK6bO9yGpkIp67qeqmA_ljqdN0/s4032/9DE35952-8762-4881-9D1B-62431D0965DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-MUh56IPwLy3yjOJoglueQn4MYJwO73G72nrLPpA_06iEtrCbelKZGM2Tpen9tqCbbU0EOzPBFDuancrWr4Um8QcCxxZHGDbdkCQLteTxA27gRk7wUarDVG3YxcyZJYtyL5uH7MmXcNHnq_qjrnmZ1bKme8cR8gZv4SK6bO9yGpkIp67qeqmA_ljqdN0/s320/9DE35952-8762-4881-9D1B-62431D0965DF.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Moments later, the Paymaster bit the dust and it was all over</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that didn't go too well did it! Would I take the DoW again after that? Yes, I would. Some of the problems were entirely down to me, like getting my duellists killed, and separating the general and paymaster. But even with my terrible dice rolling, the Regiments of Renown were good - the fact they have a pretty tough character in each unit makes them pretty survivable compared to normal units in combat. I think Matt was a bit shocked to be on the receiving end of BS4 crossbow bolts, and I like the 3+ save with the besiegers. I think I would either drop the heavy cavalry though, or take a smaller unit of Vollands Venators, to get the character.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It did also remind me I hate High Elf chariots. I don't think it's just sour grapes, and I have to give credit to Matt for how well he uses them (combining them with a spear unit that charges shortly after), but they're tough (T5), dominate the table with a 10" charge, their impact hits occur before the pikes can strike (which seems...odd), and they're quite cheap for all that. OK, their impact hits can be very variable (D6), but if they roll high they are devastating to infantry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It also got me thinking about one of the changes that has been suggested for the Old World. The possible return of pushbacks from 2nd/3rd edition. The current rules are tough on Ld 7 armies, as any break test will always be at 6 or less. That one point shift down from the average on 2D6 of a '7', immediately pushes you immediately from 'slightly more likely to pass than not' to 'more than likely to fail'. Interested to see how that might change. <br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-68733514351915690812023-07-15T16:07:00.001-07:002023-07-15T16:07:19.758-07:00Green, Plastic and Cheap! EM4 Orcs<p>Following on from the Dwarves, here are the first test pieces of the EM4 orcs. Again, there are three poses: archer, spear and sword.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLzj18w6PDllfVPmZf7On9e7K-NeJiDYh_RhX0MOIle3jNG1_rs1MImngfpjUMFvdl4qijRyP-vGmCQooxsUnTtswgO-HW4JUvJFoz0ApvV_QVGrx6h01nN9xxIij-prkVTRTVKMgTfAMfrMDWcPEj5QgbFkYyRJBMHLWBF18fbgqCqBUBs2AG2NQ3wZ/s3520/24A00276-8CDF-4AEB-96B8-57E6169F248F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLzj18w6PDllfVPmZf7On9e7K-NeJiDYh_RhX0MOIle3jNG1_rs1MImngfpjUMFvdl4qijRyP-vGmCQooxsUnTtswgO-HW4JUvJFoz0ApvV_QVGrx6h01nN9xxIij-prkVTRTVKMgTfAMfrMDWcPEj5QgbFkYyRJBMHLWBF18fbgqCqBUBs2AG2NQ3wZ/s320/24A00276-8CDF-4AEB-96B8-57E6169F248F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I will freely admit the paint job was quick and fairly basic, definitely not my finest work. I just wanted a general idea of how they would turn out.</p><p>I would say that they are cruder than the dwarves - the sculpting on the faces in particular is very soft. It's not great on the Dwarves to be honest, but the beards and helmets compensate. With these orcs there's nowhere to hide. That said, they still don't paint up too badly, and they definitely have that Oldhammer vibe. I've not compared them to the other (former) Grenadier models I own yet, but I suspect they will do just fine filling out the ranks - especially if I can sort some shields for them. They are certainly in the same sort of general style.<br /></p><p>Like the Dwarves, they come on an integral base about 25mm x 25mm - just the right size for Warhammer. I rebased one onto an MDF base as a test. It was easy enough to do, but I'm not sure it was really worth the effort, and one of the ankles did show signs of being under stress when I trimmed it off the base (that sinking feeling when the grey plastic goes white...).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMB8eiDHtN1g-aHW0bSfei64XQkEx_ow737yKG5nw18zgtP6e3zAj6lJrOEKIQrRQqAbPP0626VMgFEyL4pHpQgWqi8-nYGGHNxBP5TELs4Hgyfjm_VOJv2OZcIPFRBGrz0KnBJdEThDrBDRFzbkVD7C_HDYL0uyBoGCENXg-Bysze51tE9jw4G8Ab08h/s2294/A40C04E4-8A26-4865-9C69-855BB1DCC204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="1721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMB8eiDHtN1g-aHW0bSfei64XQkEx_ow737yKG5nw18zgtP6e3zAj6lJrOEKIQrRQqAbPP0626VMgFEyL4pHpQgWqi8-nYGGHNxBP5TELs4Hgyfjm_VOJv2OZcIPFRBGrz0KnBJdEThDrBDRFzbkVD7C_HDYL0uyBoGCENXg-Bysze51tE9jw4G8Ab08h/s320/A40C04E4-8A26-4865-9C69-855BB1DCC204.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVHIRuU-6EfSSfH17ygwSBgLAIMAbx0RcM8xiNPCGsIZdiR82GkPew0uArHroSpxrnVhcCx4vd2_nPMcJNqiotcmoIWZlVEdwL_WeUE3uGH1ceLdMRHQdRt5Q8qQ0eKL3cBmPcuHYsX3Lz9KGXmIUZyUEP1t9hQPIXTUI7_7KuBd8tVv5rE4YWJv4z9wt/s2364/8A9BCE64-8365-4667-A206-B4EBBA3E06CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVHIRuU-6EfSSfH17ygwSBgLAIMAbx0RcM8xiNPCGsIZdiR82GkPew0uArHroSpxrnVhcCx4vd2_nPMcJNqiotcmoIWZlVEdwL_WeUE3uGH1ceLdMRHQdRt5Q8qQ0eKL3cBmPcuHYsX3Lz9KGXmIUZyUEP1t9hQPIXTUI7_7KuBd8tVv5rE4YWJv4z9wt/s320/8A9BCE64-8365-4667-A206-B4EBBA3E06CA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>They have the same badly placed molding lugs on the back as the Dwarves but, as you can see, they're pretty easy to clean up.<br /><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-977549746439500332023-07-12T11:58:00.002-07:002023-07-12T11:58:46.834-07:00Short, Plastic and Cheap! EM4 Dwarves<p></p><p></p><p>As regular readers may be aware, I'm quite fond of the old Grenadier Model's Fantasy Warriors game. The original game came with two plastic armies of Orcs and Dwarves, each with three different models - and did it before Warhammer Fantasy Battles did!</p><p>I wasn't able to get the game when originally out, but you can still get the models from <a href="https://em4miniatures.com/" target="_blank">EM4 miniatures</a>, and they are ridiculously cheap! I finally got around to ordering some of everything to bulk out the dwarf and orc armies that I seem to have developed almost by accident. I got nearly 100 models for about twenty quid, so now I have a pile of grey plastic!<br /></p><p>I thought I would start with the Dwarf crossbows. My understanding is they were sculpted by Mark Copplestone, but to fit in with the style of Nick Lund. They are cast in a firm grey plastic, which is solid but easy enough to cut, and takes polystyrene cement well. I did a couple of helmet swaps for variety (these came from the GW Empire Militia and Frostgrave soldiers), which were really easy to do.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILlPZmCvBlcXmrD3LXLCU75B0d1JQ8aYBlxa88ZivAwqLNaomGxiIlS7HapDxqGx5-_ltJLGWutQVRVMCuv-RfCDwS0nwPpC0WFNIQzpkeHy2_-3thprh4FKTQF268B5mIiKZo5i8OBUcrfnUbLCz3KP6VNbzv6MDSixwlaDvMZ0c14Z9amBFnX91R_p1/s2641/0FAF06C2-D72F-455E-B523-EE991D39EDB1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2641" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILlPZmCvBlcXmrD3LXLCU75B0d1JQ8aYBlxa88ZivAwqLNaomGxiIlS7HapDxqGx5-_ltJLGWutQVRVMCuv-RfCDwS0nwPpC0WFNIQzpkeHy2_-3thprh4FKTQF268B5mIiKZo5i8OBUcrfnUbLCz3KP6VNbzv6MDSixwlaDvMZ0c14Z9amBFnX91R_p1/s320/0FAF06C2-D72F-455E-B523-EE991D39EDB1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkBTkb4dv6m72Gu9vwKIwc83pbdk-RvpRsHMnbqfWnb0zWlYdfUV6ui5C82zQM0gnHfawWAqqhxdjpLtqHKyHoTyPT5O6_A5aYPUW4x6Kgm5LVkpKdYsIkqB_4ngkvpyn-RgP-db0jOMsHUu4W3ULVh3Gvgn4r40CwhbMS6QDXDPaiQ_cH8BZH5RWRl0C/s1894/79878980-D812-4643-8129-22B2C1B2A252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkBTkb4dv6m72Gu9vwKIwc83pbdk-RvpRsHMnbqfWnb0zWlYdfUV6ui5C82zQM0gnHfawWAqqhxdjpLtqHKyHoTyPT5O6_A5aYPUW4x6Kgm5LVkpKdYsIkqB_4ngkvpyn-RgP-db0jOMsHUu4W3ULVh3Gvgn4r40CwhbMS6QDXDPaiQ_cH8BZH5RWRl0C/s320/79878980-D812-4643-8129-22B2C1B2A252.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Unpainted, they look a bit basic, and they do have a really annoying casting lug on the back. But the lug can be chopped away fairly easily. The crossbow is a little odd - the arms are very short, but I think they actually paint up really nicely overall!<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nuJ6WAmMmyWPMjXn2zUPfH2sh7jzEzmMuC2cSqt5FJCM-VziQMVZRwqaGJ0fVE3Im91sFrI_nvDyETBJak0zVGyHOkCb4HNMHFMa1fdUyqztAtsaWojEONwKHBzERGhQg9KQTR-sk5GihtB6NECGkLH0S7J2_8cT5O_z3Dxw8yVA7xTVBxh6c-olIZ4K/s2148/D7BDF415-3934-46A6-BC63-DE5B4B46F366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="1611" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nuJ6WAmMmyWPMjXn2zUPfH2sh7jzEzmMuC2cSqt5FJCM-VziQMVZRwqaGJ0fVE3Im91sFrI_nvDyETBJak0zVGyHOkCb4HNMHFMa1fdUyqztAtsaWojEONwKHBzERGhQg9KQTR-sk5GihtB6NECGkLH0S7J2_8cT5O_z3Dxw8yVA7xTVBxh6c-olIZ4K/s320/D7BDF415-3934-46A6-BC63-DE5B4B46F366.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Pre painting (you can see the orcs in progress in the background)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnZLiFKxmsQS5gBJFEgR5zAxOoWuPRRzGfMukkXm07N1qK7XIS5QXZevg4ewdZM_jqyo-4_pzCeWEyzvtUGWJ23iE5Kd6bie_B7OfeXCbAFQBoRg07GNW_VHt2z2eMGxJ0EIp7gHqdHg_VNNNcR4Yz2r5S-bc84JAtoAGdhPiuFnfTnV-SKXifRqYckkz/s1948/CFBBA37E-9A14-4A4E-8FCC-A441F8BE3412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnZLiFKxmsQS5gBJFEgR5zAxOoWuPRRzGfMukkXm07N1qK7XIS5QXZevg4ewdZM_jqyo-4_pzCeWEyzvtUGWJ23iE5Kd6bie_B7OfeXCbAFQBoRg07GNW_VHt2z2eMGxJ0EIp7gHqdHg_VNNNcR4Yz2r5S-bc84JAtoAGdhPiuFnfTnV-SKXifRqYckkz/s320/CFBBA37E-9A14-4A4E-8FCC-A441F8BE3412.jpeg" width="240" /></a><i> </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>You can just about see the lug, but it's cleaned up pretty well <br /></i></p><p style="text-align: left;">Style and size wise they seem to fit in pretty well with my other Nick Lund Dwarves (the difference in flock actually stands out more than the models)! They look slightly shorter, but I think that is partly because the metal models have an MDF base, and <u>then</u> quite a thick metal base as well.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3DsmT9Xd9KcP0p-8gyji7pDGMUWPdc-4J-mPZYw6pHN9dr1EdE21P07DXwr-TxsCHrFXlSYc__TpeiSmeYi291NEJ8xpkOoK1Z4W_jwrxl-Ymoh8Vkiwyt2897JdPlPoFoTSt6MVBpo5y9p2gcRqO3DRwDaywDwcu7ib2JdSxtk5T1mqRMv8KPVXpr-a/s2631/C6F0B883-D23D-4D1A-A3D9-E0B9DF6266AA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2631" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3DsmT9Xd9KcP0p-8gyji7pDGMUWPdc-4J-mPZYw6pHN9dr1EdE21P07DXwr-TxsCHrFXlSYc__TpeiSmeYi291NEJ8xpkOoK1Z4W_jwrxl-Ymoh8Vkiwyt2897JdPlPoFoTSt6MVBpo5y9p2gcRqO3DRwDaywDwcu7ib2JdSxtk5T1mqRMv8KPVXpr-a/s320/C6F0B883-D23D-4D1A-A3D9-E0B9DF6266AA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehc__almUjjNuc42VxXyaYq8dMb1i3Zprkt1d4MD179sp5TaEQU3L0kLdEfnEQjWHq53aRxZD6eL8U5U9uswrS_VJE7ptczP8izEqpM5gNsYhhyQm-N-O8ldEZansRuEh-ovF1ullxB9F3wQ7ACvbFGCn-NdLFByVSMwBPpD2aMbE0T_jf4vgyljp6-zS/s2939/D8A1D4DB-866C-4F7B-994A-F2E2914AD3DC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2939" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehc__almUjjNuc42VxXyaYq8dMb1i3Zprkt1d4MD179sp5TaEQU3L0kLdEfnEQjWHq53aRxZD6eL8U5U9uswrS_VJE7ptczP8izEqpM5gNsYhhyQm-N-O8ldEZansRuEh-ovF1ullxB9F3wQ7ACvbFGCn-NdLFByVSMwBPpD2aMbE0T_jf4vgyljp6-zS/s320/D8A1D4DB-866C-4F7B-994A-F2E2914AD3DC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>One issue to be aware of is that they come on a roughly 25mm integral base. As most of my Dwarfs are on 20mm bases, I wanted them to fit in. Ironic given recent announcements by GW about the forthcoming Old World! For a couple of them I chopped the existing base down to size, but realised they were solid enough for me to just cut them off the integral base and mount them on a ready cut base, which was quicker and neater overall. Could be more interesting with the spear Dwarfs though, as I don't think the pose will rank up well on a 20x20!<br /> </p><p></p>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133661363979591460.post-76901653011730505412023-07-11T16:09:00.001-07:002023-07-11T16:11:42.616-07:00Five Leagues Turn 15 - Someone think of the children!<div style="text-align: center;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm really behind with posting at the moment! This is the second Five Leagues from the Borderland game from the 'Hen Night Weekend' (which was so long ago the wedding has now happened, the little miniature being a very proud bridesmaid for her Auntie). This was a bit different for a number of reasons - bit the most interesting one was that the (now not so) little miniature joined me, helping set up the scenario and make choices for our brave heroes!</p><p style="text-align: left;">The turn started poorly, with the group waking up to find that some swine had swiped 12 gold marks from them. A heated discussion followed as Robert accused Will of the crime, with Gregory and Thomas having to defuse the situation. The situation was compounded by the band now being so large that they had to pay two more marks for upkeep, and another for more arrows. Gregory put his skills to use earning back three marks helping out on the farms around the village whilst Giacomo visited the town healer to get himself back in action.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Almost back up to strength (Oswald still needed another turn to recover), our heroes went out adventuring, only for Thomas to come across something completely new: Monster Tracks! Perhaps drawn by the chaos following the border incursion, two ogres had come down from the mountains and were preying on the nearby farms <i>[I rolled up 'tough battle', which adds an extra enemy - I'm not sure it is supposed to apply to monsters but, as ogres are relatively weak, and the band quite strong, I went with it]</i>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEwOJgwL0kr5O2yGotTC813UYnqS-MzExnVMYbCHFl9KXwdTB6DMC68Q79yHkI8PZ4p4w0DHkIPAD_TOzkjvenMXaVV5xx_qJsClb4-_2qE1aC3zI_1u_mFLzNfXmTviKdfSaeX_ciUUYWR4T9bw2TqamTTQPT2B6m6egVRwHQYaAITmPqDpWlzI4zzxi/s3561/03A4B3D0-E033-4CA8-A23F-B76B65A93A47.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="3561" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEwOJgwL0kr5O2yGotTC813UYnqS-MzExnVMYbCHFl9KXwdTB6DMC68Q79yHkI8PZ4p4w0DHkIPAD_TOzkjvenMXaVV5xx_qJsClb4-_2qE1aC3zI_1u_mFLzNfXmTviKdfSaeX_ciUUYWR4T9bw2TqamTTQPT2B6m6egVRwHQYaAITmPqDpWlzI4zzxi/s320/03A4B3D0-E033-4CA8-A23F-B76B65A93A47.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Must be sumfink 'ere wurf eatin'. Let's 'ave a butchers!"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Mordheim Mercenary ogre and Citadel Ogre Brigand) </i> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Following the tracks brought them to a farmstead, just as the ogres closed in for the attack. To complicate matters, Giacomo, Thomas and Gregory found the fleeing family who told them in a panic that they had been unable to get to the children, who had been playing in the edge of the woods! <i>[I rolled up 'Fetch' as the objective, and thought it would be a good opportunity to us the Hasslefree Brats that I had painted up]</i>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgZFVNZ0FxJt_uYtDClfUQOngmIE_-tmXN3UdJ2cycw6jARwhytHcJqTHbWyeBGBRC9WtGdkL9vFhNtZKzuPYQgqcP89-7OwzN69gSykSu_9OjYiszcjqIB2SWPpKO1bgxcLraGNeaT1yv0h0mD74kSvuVV48zhUKbzFC86r8I9fejGKWwliPnG15PC_6/s3024/4828D588-1584-4337-944B-94EA083BAF71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgZFVNZ0FxJt_uYtDClfUQOngmIE_-tmXN3UdJ2cycw6jARwhytHcJqTHbWyeBGBRC9WtGdkL9vFhNtZKzuPYQgqcP89-7OwzN69gSykSu_9OjYiszcjqIB2SWPpKO1bgxcLraGNeaT1yv0h0mD74kSvuVV48zhUKbzFC86r8I9fejGKWwliPnG15PC_6/s320/4828D588-1584-4337-944B-94EA083BAF71.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfhM_76olVu1qf9MG2PYHCqfWGSWXw9Zpi-MjqsO_NU8f57qa2-U3-ESFAtFa6txziB07UAOdv7m42cbEpY_IXtbqqnDvJkx80yvrhMpFWk-Oa22Ncimf8d3f071eMsDSF3YEvqprQt_4oDZRHL29016OZfrur6kBqm9tjNe3Nd9s6lDDiL-dkLPp2gY8/s2535/E4D8AC07-47B1-4815-B3B5-DB6D7C1A9FA4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2535" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfhM_76olVu1qf9MG2PYHCqfWGSWXw9Zpi-MjqsO_NU8f57qa2-U3-ESFAtFa6txziB07UAOdv7m42cbEpY_IXtbqqnDvJkx80yvrhMpFWk-Oa22Ncimf8d3f071eMsDSF3YEvqprQt_4oDZRHL29016OZfrur6kBqm9tjNe3Nd9s6lDDiL-dkLPp2gY8/s320/E4D8AC07-47B1-4815-B3B5-DB6D7C1A9FA4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Someone save the children! (keep up Grandad!)"</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmQr2-UgQxwgkuV_Wue96zWXVUowLP-OPDwJU_iMXIWiozeNguHTtCtGiwM0apnjAD8WChjVQLOs3ydaXibgbR5a5--2Y-xgQ6k4RT-gJZpU-m2VO34WEBePSZUnDCgLrQqherdAdzGiJba67sZ-2w8FJ4MjjXQ7-G2s9NBa-DqGEWXtzIxQlzT0chbA-/s4032/87B1B717-CDFC-4486-8586-8310C361895D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmQr2-UgQxwgkuV_Wue96zWXVUowLP-OPDwJU_iMXIWiozeNguHTtCtGiwM0apnjAD8WChjVQLOs3ydaXibgbR5a5--2Y-xgQ6k4RT-gJZpU-m2VO34WEBePSZUnDCgLrQqherdAdzGiJba67sZ-2w8FJ4MjjXQ7-G2s9NBa-DqGEWXtzIxQlzT0chbA-/s320/87B1B717-CDFC-4486-8586-8310C361895D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"and the sheep, if you can!"</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjb2M8d9F0GP92wMmisEcoa5_kvyISECM5ED6mtTjuEOo1BI8Bk_mCMaHedwtV0agIENJ9anVvkf1MqkkfGUEiMH0g6ODmj8YyjkvPagPgRoBNeAzAj9Hie3KVXFQieRS1VVA3mDGWw_8oKFEuNv7SdVfewMH5lhtF5lZBobWqbPKwTX5RzCszkT0zLmX/s3850/5EC5D09B-3724-47F6-8AFA-57EDFBE10F46.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="3850" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjb2M8d9F0GP92wMmisEcoa5_kvyISECM5ED6mtTjuEOo1BI8Bk_mCMaHedwtV0agIENJ9anVvkf1MqkkfGUEiMH0g6ODmj8YyjkvPagPgRoBNeAzAj9Hie3KVXFQieRS1VVA3mDGWw_8oKFEuNv7SdVfewMH5lhtF5lZBobWqbPKwTX5RzCszkT0zLmX/s320/5EC5D09B-3724-47F6-8AFA-57EDFBE10F46.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>The poor mites, busy pulling the wings off flies and blissfully unaware of what awaits on the other side of the farmhouse!</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Thomas immediately volunteered to dash around the back of the longhouse to rescue the <strike>brats</strike> little ones, while the rest of the band would draw the ogres away. Will, Jocelyn and Raymond would do their best to turn the beasts into pincushions while Robert and Guy, and Giacomo and Gregory, led two groups at each ogre.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz2T2CfLsBWvdElr0bvH5TfDTb18NHE_mqUacvfnwLsbWXrD2aqcX2e9MqYY_mC676T46AaBjT9ZmyeLudEr2f7Qoupy-65J1UkenpuyOmUvMn-2P06IIxVojr0MmuY6gKee_FKX80TCyhEKjkxcC1x_xaYkiirHvEvJwQBnq-Q44S_8ls4uAmeMRzXc9/s2718/9BA1A4A2-2A6B-4A49-9A05-6774CF4C9624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="2718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz2T2CfLsBWvdElr0bvH5TfDTb18NHE_mqUacvfnwLsbWXrD2aqcX2e9MqYY_mC676T46AaBjT9ZmyeLudEr2f7Qoupy-65J1UkenpuyOmUvMn-2P06IIxVojr0MmuY6gKee_FKX80TCyhEKjkxcC1x_xaYkiirHvEvJwQBnq-Q44S_8ls4uAmeMRzXc9/s320/9BA1A4A2-2A6B-4A49-9A05-6774CF4C9624.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>The battlefield, beautifully (and convincingly) prepared by Rosa! (Heroes entering from the right) </i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUMR85HFJNA882ZmibmYVtT2rrok7CHGhmLms0jUA0mpamAVQqLvNs9bUMxyxa4dbdbW6At_Lj5XUUctr2j83Mmmxhx-qZGzmS3YejIsYO4hCzsT8POo2OPRtiW16NawaXkl1zfsz3TqTOcGgH9jIHTaLorPPQ3-nkm-_lhfcNZqt5aWdJuiy2y1Bj6pd/s3406/9B39811D-0808-4522-9C45-451885AF0BDF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="3406" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUMR85HFJNA882ZmibmYVtT2rrok7CHGhmLms0jUA0mpamAVQqLvNs9bUMxyxa4dbdbW6At_Lj5XUUctr2j83Mmmxhx-qZGzmS3YejIsYO4hCzsT8POo2OPRtiW16NawaXkl1zfsz3TqTOcGgH9jIHTaLorPPQ3-nkm-_lhfcNZqt5aWdJuiy2y1Bj6pd/s320/9B39811D-0808-4522-9C45-451885AF0BDF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-t7yb0wemNfib7XUP2Nft5Sa5jkYNCnTZGxEmMI3sPaotz_gKNSHEnDC4w8-i2Am72LXhMHu7T593OXB9-LrncmnKKzDrnGxQOPUcZRtSy2IdqRhLib_UK4kJzhTGHgserYrUNdz7DHm-6Lz8uPSUl4B5yxFiIcauHpRV6Xitvuo45yfNIslP8i-R1x6/s3878/4D3C4B35-35EE-4758-98F3-D77B40BB8DEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="3878" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-t7yb0wemNfib7XUP2Nft5Sa5jkYNCnTZGxEmMI3sPaotz_gKNSHEnDC4w8-i2Am72LXhMHu7T593OXB9-LrncmnKKzDrnGxQOPUcZRtSy2IdqRhLib_UK4kJzhTGHgserYrUNdz7DHm-6Lz8uPSUl4B5yxFiIcauHpRV6Xitvuo45yfNIslP8i-R1x6/s320/4D3C4B35-35EE-4758-98F3-D77B40BB8DEA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Over here foul creature, meet your doom on my sword!"</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dzuzEWsD_YoxJtHQzRvZ5A0FiELjpD844jGun0EmFh8DZd9zQil93CqqYATyGXkq6eITq87EqDo9OBVHZU32Rx9xXvhRP2BI9V4ZpwRQDJLUPG2OpmuXfqz0mnwLzEgMluHG5RaVTHs64lqnqrsyJ9m_RfDP_Sr_t4JPIOiSbzzjmFUeAQrkmBLsxQU5/s4032/1D1B43EB-3462-43CB-BC0B-307CFD00A4CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dzuzEWsD_YoxJtHQzRvZ5A0FiELjpD844jGun0EmFh8DZd9zQil93CqqYATyGXkq6eITq87EqDo9OBVHZU32Rx9xXvhRP2BI9V4ZpwRQDJLUPG2OpmuXfqz0mnwLzEgMluHG5RaVTHs64lqnqrsyJ9m_RfDP_Sr_t4JPIOiSbzzjmFUeAQrkmBLsxQU5/s320/1D1B43EB-3462-43CB-BC0B-307CFD00A4CA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULFtqp0GSqdZujPgZMvWMZsqQiyWm6il6Twon8-XaCJpKkUbwl7j0YcNpz5YCI5AcTjmfh8PGczafkNNfU8EwCnSNvsk7x9FEbFVzjHKaBNeGULdPWfvW9s4AnDMozZb86P8J-iBtiAsk9Veqeos7-cisMZTWSgLoHCgum0oxi-RwADV61SwjdzyqZRBD/s4028/E92DA2B6-3FCC-4118-B1FE-72AD77F11187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="4028" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULFtqp0GSqdZujPgZMvWMZsqQiyWm6il6Twon8-XaCJpKkUbwl7j0YcNpz5YCI5AcTjmfh8PGczafkNNfU8EwCnSNvsk7x9FEbFVzjHKaBNeGULdPWfvW9s4AnDMozZb86P8J-iBtiAsk9Veqeos7-cisMZTWSgLoHCgum0oxi-RwADV61SwjdzyqZRBD/s320/E92DA2B6-3FCC-4118-B1FE-72AD77F11187.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Robert and his faithful retainer, Guy, rushed forwards on the left; keen for the glory of felling the great beast!<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT45STTlsxgxk0qTY5cD0i1noc7Qv33kO6rSrgOHEuy4E7Ht0R3Od76TPrE5m0-PqCsDKSRUBExfhugEg031RFLb9m8PuTg_Rc2S1fkb-J3YE6U3x1lwpAAp3Xr-rnZZ0p_S9cKmbjLAjKJ-uTzD2UEIVhFWzq1lNYMywUbgLQqfW69uEPZyPal7-UtI4/s2723/E64C3779-2C2F-4E86-83A8-6757E4EB5E26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2723" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT45STTlsxgxk0qTY5cD0i1noc7Qv33kO6rSrgOHEuy4E7Ht0R3Od76TPrE5m0-PqCsDKSRUBExfhugEg031RFLb9m8PuTg_Rc2S1fkb-J3YE6U3x1lwpAAp3Xr-rnZZ0p_S9cKmbjLAjKJ-uTzD2UEIVhFWzq1lNYMywUbgLQqfW69uEPZyPal7-UtI4/s320/E64C3779-2C2F-4E86-83A8-6757E4EB5E26.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">But sadly, for Robert's ego at least, it was not to be; As two dead-on shots from Jocelyn saw the first ogre fall to the ground dead <i>[I know that's not Jocelyn in the picture, but I didn't catch one of the momentous event]</i>, leaving Robert yelling in frustration!<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kWYP-qPml0P28r2WpGMeRathAV1aDVYTYBAJB-fdqvtwok85-MQ-W-OU8Qxn2pFcp9rPKrUTcaMzh9Q352UCWf3pVijb8BH4ndSsbhlUyJBe29qMBflRvHaVRwk9Tu1TvudKmesoQqpeX4v7pXHBSOA9vRTNwbwU8TQoGx_jnE5z3pgyRpj7u3ozRnEP/s3376/2BFF306E-9623-4906-B8FB-8DD88D366785.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="3376" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kWYP-qPml0P28r2WpGMeRathAV1aDVYTYBAJB-fdqvtwok85-MQ-W-OU8Qxn2pFcp9rPKrUTcaMzh9Q352UCWf3pVijb8BH4ndSsbhlUyJBe29qMBflRvHaVRwk9Tu1TvudKmesoQqpeX4v7pXHBSOA9vRTNwbwU8TQoGx_jnE5z3pgyRpj7u3ozRnEP/s320/2BFF306E-9623-4906-B8FB-8DD88D366785.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">On the right, the second ogre smashed aside the hay cart, to be met by Giacomo, Gregory and Finan. The ensuing melee gave Thomas his chance to dash over the road to the farmhouse unseen.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Initially beaten back, another great shot from Jocelyn wounded the axe wielding brute, distracting it long enough for Giacomo to dart in and thrust his sword into the creature's black heart!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIsoYTInX2rHVy30JvMjBZ2VbJ24CsE98zZAH2zLNhfFMB2MxPVzNVM0_FVFiOmGCV_kNKUn65wEvH7Z1PSI1y9otEijsIxhaOtNyScPiQN8dbzjJLuNbj8cu7U-BR301sWyGHJqQeMkn0J0eySaPxJs7BrFOoOyuwh7HdT1IV43oSlh1x203AyjGBPUj/s3024/0A1E875E-70C0-4802-A1E9-6F1878C332C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIsoYTInX2rHVy30JvMjBZ2VbJ24CsE98zZAH2zLNhfFMB2MxPVzNVM0_FVFiOmGCV_kNKUn65wEvH7Z1PSI1y9otEijsIxhaOtNyScPiQN8dbzjJLuNbj8cu7U-BR301sWyGHJqQeMkn0J0eySaPxJs7BrFOoOyuwh7HdT1IV43oSlh1x203AyjGBPUj/s320/0A1E875E-70C0-4802-A1E9-6F1878C332C8.jpeg" width="240" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Come with me if you want to live!"</i> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Thomas finally reached the children, and successfully persuaded them to come with him, but by then the danger was all over. At least he was able to hand them safely back to their worried families with no bits nibbled!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GotIReoD2UOT9Dc_OeVc7g7eyaMFYsgjQlBHxrKKKskxuGERudOeC3DHQwlrxNCLd0sJ0a0wlHpw0cGpjsFJiyhmD00UdMLHMfXFx9N4b-ghrdeMm0VIS56hlc5IQMyiSQbTnYsZUKFrbM9pskvb1V8UYqZi8Cpv2M0xxaaZ6sOulp61B2_GKQTpZr1c/s3626/0AD0339E-BE12-4241-8E54-ED34C36DC37A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2603" data-original-width="3626" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GotIReoD2UOT9Dc_OeVc7g7eyaMFYsgjQlBHxrKKKskxuGERudOeC3DHQwlrxNCLd0sJ0a0wlHpw0cGpjsFJiyhmD00UdMLHMfXFx9N4b-ghrdeMm0VIS56hlc5IQMyiSQbTnYsZUKFrbM9pskvb1V8UYqZi8Cpv2M0xxaaZ6sOulp61B2_GKQTpZr1c/s320/0AD0339E-BE12-4241-8E54-ED34C36DC37A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><i>"Your children are safe!"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Great, but what about the sheep?" </i><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4McTO9EZO8_If6hvbxLOOx4vB4PP_SlBc68LuKjLHvgfz6YyWY39_wxc5e9i4AJZYcsMV-0X0k-5bccuZaEdBdLhtljqNwmTEULsqM-s5Av_z8JaynINiNx2GsEMwalgnkgCeJi6gKFyunvtDO29tBpEGsK2DjAS8b67rFWut8F9D4gR31_ABbeg-z-Oi/s3728/DEB69461-E114-46E0-B8F4-3F81158E33BD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3728" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4McTO9EZO8_If6hvbxLOOx4vB4PP_SlBc68LuKjLHvgfz6YyWY39_wxc5e9i4AJZYcsMV-0X0k-5bccuZaEdBdLhtljqNwmTEULsqM-s5Av_z8JaynINiNx2GsEMwalgnkgCeJi6gKFyunvtDO29tBpEGsK2DjAS8b67rFWut8F9D4gR31_ABbeg-z-Oi/s320/DEB69461-E114-46E0-B8F4-3F81158E33BD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As if losing his 'kill' to an archer wasn't bad enough for Robert, he had now had to see Giacomo 'steal' the glory. Another heated 'debate' between the knight and the archers broke out until Gregory was able to restore order!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />The mopping up phase saw the grateful farmers dig deep and reward the adventurers which, along with some coins 'rescued' from the ogre's loot, saw the band regain all of the twelve marks they had lost at the start of the turn.</div><div></div><div> </div><div>Other loot included a 'quick' light weapon, which Jocelyn took to replace his existing knife, and some torches . The ogres had also clearly encountered some other brave adventurer who had been less fortunate as, stuffed in the ogre's bag with various unsavoury items stored (presumably) as a snack for later, was a full set of knight's armour and an enchanted weapon, a 'Heart Seeker'!<br /><br /></div>Alan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373566207194936501noreply@blogger.com2