tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48370513530713474422024-03-19T23:21:51.161+13:00Craig's Wargaming BlogWelcome to Craig's Wargaming Blog. Here you will find reports of games I have played as well as news about my current modelling and painting projects.Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.comBlogger924125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-61475830011343278292024-03-19T21:11:00.002+13:002024-03-19T21:11:16.507+13:00Burma playtest<p> I have painted up a couple of squads of Warlord Games plastic Japanese for Bolt Action so decided to have a little playtest game last night to try out the two armies. I decided to modify the Flames of War hold the line mission for the game and it worked fairly well. </p><p>I only played a few turns and didn't get a result but enjoyed the process and hope to get a full game in one weekend soon using these two forces.</p><p>Briish and Indian infantry begin to advance supported my a carrier and Stuart. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3q1RoTGdaraQczb69tUMIk3RzVCZtnlhTKQiDG35IhLOp6eX59gzhGms07Egmw2opr3vLy88Gn_PtvolRw9d-Ag8dHg3H3SZNIZ4F6pLRb58JLVt0Cbcn_tefyZzWm88F25l_DxJ9UwGAeYbNGkTN2SljPUuDdB3gW8H9Wf9Yq5yR-J72ys1RRg7vxc/s4896/P1020365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3q1RoTGdaraQczb69tUMIk3RzVCZtnlhTKQiDG35IhLOp6eX59gzhGms07Egmw2opr3vLy88Gn_PtvolRw9d-Ag8dHg3H3SZNIZ4F6pLRb58JLVt0Cbcn_tefyZzWm88F25l_DxJ9UwGAeYbNGkTN2SljPUuDdB3gW8H9Wf9Yq5yR-J72ys1RRg7vxc/s320/P1020365.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Japanese lie in wait. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhs3Atdkilr421X7mgoyjPj-kUZBXVzR2-uh3X_g0ryscMTFuI_GltALXvtLdY6-y1c00Oc20GTLv2ZzxAoVA9DfbMAkTOjNJTXsrpEpMD3KFoABXtxCsi4MzdFdBJEeo1LpJLKpIyZUIrtnn3TfyPGxMtJobhT6Q9M8NQssBNzZ9_F1CzeiVqC1mDYI/s4896/P1020369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhs3Atdkilr421X7mgoyjPj-kUZBXVzR2-uh3X_g0ryscMTFuI_GltALXvtLdY6-y1c00Oc20GTLv2ZzxAoVA9DfbMAkTOjNJTXsrpEpMD3KFoABXtxCsi4MzdFdBJEeo1LpJLKpIyZUIrtnn3TfyPGxMtJobhT6Q9M8NQssBNzZ9_F1CzeiVqC1mDYI/s320/P1020369.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the right flank the other tow infantry secions advance though the jungle. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6dG6N5OGZY8QJrX7AGyHBKkZk3DAfXKbHgWZpwhE27Z03cBoPWnWCMQKtp_MgcG36I22M3MCUgxLhH-EbDwSuOssgopH2zislQtIZDvC6x66VgtKPws56reJK8EBbxiT4_FtfAjRnRwuYI37tp92Vt9RO4GTvcbwujH61d7yd5Hzp6b4KZ517tEnRvE/s4896/P1020372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6dG6N5OGZY8QJrX7AGyHBKkZk3DAfXKbHgWZpwhE27Z03cBoPWnWCMQKtp_MgcG36I22M3MCUgxLhH-EbDwSuOssgopH2zislQtIZDvC6x66VgtKPws56reJK8EBbxiT4_FtfAjRnRwuYI37tp92Vt9RO4GTvcbwujH61d7yd5Hzp6b4KZ517tEnRvE/s320/P1020372.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>a bofors gun provides support. Interesting fact at Kohima, the British workshops were being harassed at night by Japanese snipers. Someone suggested using horse blankets which were wet placed to proect from the snipers and these seemed to work. An officer decided this was not effective/efficient so ordered up a bofors gun and they used that to fire at the muzzle flashes and ended the sniper menace. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mEe75tSi1APyfkVT6eIiklO52xlBVLnpFvZ4tixFP4jmdgfScexjFt5HtCiar46yEoHIoy9MBrwPJRutUcxpNYPIvqLRMzl0Ic36-6VwMb0gRs0SRqcQ2EeWeQYuGBvrTPhQLfsoy-J58ZOPg_NpHgN2Y0udnD085AHnKN7TrD4VYBExtlsJcrlkB7A/s4896/P1020373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mEe75tSi1APyfkVT6eIiklO52xlBVLnpFvZ4tixFP4jmdgfScexjFt5HtCiar46yEoHIoy9MBrwPJRutUcxpNYPIvqLRMzl0Ic36-6VwMb0gRs0SRqcQ2EeWeQYuGBvrTPhQLfsoy-J58ZOPg_NpHgN2Y0udnD085AHnKN7TrD4VYBExtlsJcrlkB7A/s320/P1020373.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The objectives are the two ammo dumps by the road.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotJkm_Ar6ZHQYOi_XX9gxgk4mb_BwpJwZh4jJNh-5YguoHDBIQ9bQPWYB2toNCfX9g0GU1xeuy9-zZEUEgCKGXSSaI6eR-EXTujuWC0tbnLav53YSj9Kt4M1bVVSmyunA7u8FmHjlZXtDTAfeqVSjYuQQEMp3kFTJT45-C3fzKApPe4D0KYuO2HJR_SU/s4896/P1020376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotJkm_Ar6ZHQYOi_XX9gxgk4mb_BwpJwZh4jJNh-5YguoHDBIQ9bQPWYB2toNCfX9g0GU1xeuy9-zZEUEgCKGXSSaI6eR-EXTujuWC0tbnLav53YSj9Kt4M1bVVSmyunA7u8FmHjlZXtDTAfeqVSjYuQQEMp3kFTJT45-C3fzKApPe4D0KYuO2HJR_SU/s320/P1020376.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A banzai charge vs the Indian infantry. The Japanese were killed. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQhjH7iPbJvkApgkHc665eku1DdQnXjRnInelAoCTUNZmHZ5GVgDrhiH_BvQ1VoWP7UrsEKORYgXn6StiqnxdnM7bBhIIxrLQZ9dcazoCwYrKvvQvEvG86jyeLHo2hqknsqCnZprH1voL41_rRXq_ImAF32huZUSc-Ma0ohoWqvUcCUb2aJtMtdLU52c/s4896/P1020384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQhjH7iPbJvkApgkHc665eku1DdQnXjRnInelAoCTUNZmHZ5GVgDrhiH_BvQ1VoWP7UrsEKORYgXn6StiqnxdnM7bBhIIxrLQZ9dcazoCwYrKvvQvEvG86jyeLHo2hqknsqCnZprH1voL41_rRXq_ImAF32huZUSc-Ma0ohoWqvUcCUb2aJtMtdLU52c/s320/P1020384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>End of turn 2 the British approaching the two fords. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXGBmwD4hOj_92e6DF-MWTx9qp2ScQeMRhLp-YuyF_CknxBeYJvpQWzib-8pECswkSxMylDKtz7Mk8yRU9ttVCXTjaJXC-z3FijrbRoB5U0ceQx2v_XOTKnlM6yRd4XlVyk6glvJ1j1dDu5smAlEqDtHNU7wMvdFO5852VKJrpLuaAQscaqvdt6RH5aY/s4896/P1020385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXGBmwD4hOj_92e6DF-MWTx9qp2ScQeMRhLp-YuyF_CknxBeYJvpQWzib-8pECswkSxMylDKtz7Mk8yRU9ttVCXTjaJXC-z3FijrbRoB5U0ceQx2v_XOTKnlM6yRd4XlVyk6glvJ1j1dDu5smAlEqDtHNU7wMvdFO5852VKJrpLuaAQscaqvdt6RH5aY/s320/P1020385.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An infantry assualt vs the medium MG covering the left ford. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8gZGgR9KUQJDoQ5t_6RR4yiHZDR6K9HocYmYOQ8kRa30aw9FD_ILOguhmz2c9qe-i0gfB06WzG3uIE8N_ugNsrxp2gVYHDrRV_LJlBhe_FkCiCDE647WrWlCGUYhIxPgOQWPchnse4ZQmhK5Bfj4Efafw8TkziQRH954Rt3zumn6w45W549zJKUQCOE/s4896/P1020394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8gZGgR9KUQJDoQ5t_6RR4yiHZDR6K9HocYmYOQ8kRa30aw9FD_ILOguhmz2c9qe-i0gfB06WzG3uIE8N_ugNsrxp2gVYHDrRV_LJlBhe_FkCiCDE647WrWlCGUYhIxPgOQWPchnse4ZQmhK5Bfj4Efafw8TkziQRH954Rt3zumn6w45W549zJKUQCOE/s320/P1020394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another banzai charge is defeated. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaORVV_w5JZUlWTfHo2qe3fdNbXXPNKIkZ-6K8LhRVRd6nOjDhsgRH9huC805qmnb1DL-PjnRLnEL9J3FIEiZZbm7GXH6XqyG_CwCv1jjFqDFvI_2SXnfkKkXmwSopKldpXgnISUeMgXj9C-JuJA7AJjEjmAvaGG0nfwcGMLCSR-7QA3tIP7zPRyDMF8/s4896/P1020396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaORVV_w5JZUlWTfHo2qe3fdNbXXPNKIkZ-6K8LhRVRd6nOjDhsgRH9huC805qmnb1DL-PjnRLnEL9J3FIEiZZbm7GXH6XqyG_CwCv1jjFqDFvI_2SXnfkKkXmwSopKldpXgnISUeMgXj9C-JuJA7AJjEjmAvaGG0nfwcGMLCSR-7QA3tIP7zPRyDMF8/s320/P1020396.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A view where I called it at the end of turn 3 as it was getting late. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF98bEVWs5SJAqJnzw8CDpaEWVnhXZY70TeL8jZOMBDm_pUlSuTp5GTltpTUI59rtQFoibfojV4HTEcKWuSRjDzjuBtgTytLUfJUTx1rkOadLyQn4Lje2NGolNrc_63laVt9_Uq8IvcylRDtWR30saFxjZ-8AcOgvJ1N0OQt5fcD_wr-XizhHPNXvfgw/s4896/P1020398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF98bEVWs5SJAqJnzw8CDpaEWVnhXZY70TeL8jZOMBDm_pUlSuTp5GTltpTUI59rtQFoibfojV4HTEcKWuSRjDzjuBtgTytLUfJUTx1rkOadLyQn4Lje2NGolNrc_63laVt9_Uq8IvcylRDtWR30saFxjZ-8AcOgvJ1N0OQt5fcD_wr-XizhHPNXvfgw/s320/P1020398.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So there we have it, a fun little game to get the new terrain and mini's out. <br /><p>Craig</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-81422472047903680872024-03-11T21:23:00.001+13:002024-03-11T21:23:03.433+13:00Terrain for gaming in Burma<p> In the last couple of weeks I've been explerimenting with making rice paddies for games set in Burma and he Far East. Quite happy wih how hey have urned out so far, bu ened o make a few more when i get time. </p><p>I also took the opporuniy to tidy up my jungle terrain that had got a bit chipped in the past few years. Someone needs to wrie abook, 101 uses for plastic aquarium plants :) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6MyVCwVR4AWNWtj6fZ0VI9HR2QShYclulfudov0mAUU0MqFrlpCh7prhfWBti5BBpAQC2lGPOXpjc5FFYyh501_BOgH3_vdidXlhcSq_5xkZzJWwyI_QdtLfQjZ3-Cfq0vd4gNATZGiId8rGipcusgejgBwN4NVnCGh8A8ZHp0ojvJutoaCWm8Gu9jk/s4896/Burma1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6MyVCwVR4AWNWtj6fZ0VI9HR2QShYclulfudov0mAUU0MqFrlpCh7prhfWBti5BBpAQC2lGPOXpjc5FFYyh501_BOgH3_vdidXlhcSq_5xkZzJWwyI_QdtLfQjZ3-Cfq0vd4gNATZGiId8rGipcusgejgBwN4NVnCGh8A8ZHp0ojvJutoaCWm8Gu9jk/s320/Burma1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pTBEd5qmqftyEN1It6MXCJVd1Pvvkj8M_Kh4yTb1ZC4PBkamYCtTmO9GwFtRvcqQnyOvbqrudDgbtxkpKt9o1yw2P7OYLPuPqgJfEoFKyxo-sOvpHu0r5ElOdchRvSWKMWp62Jnk6CAkQ7S5_UXcnHiZ_y04TIoWohGivAQNJanEn1ijHnYK8RJQdt4/s4896/Burma2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9vSIhkk3NFmyDdEMXq5VrnyEeE5ubRLgA-pYCJvtIORjbMzpG3bOce0i3at7X0IRRWfnlA0gZ9meN3d28QkdfMlQtycVXhEXKSqM9s8YacBdiNDs6x8SoNdTkiBMOC8mLvbvv2onTDlDIYWOYzjyrKxGxhByX4BHFEgX4DBti4bK6eLLv_GgZQNQM-Q/s1920/Burma6a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9vSIhkk3NFmyDdEMXq5VrnyEeE5ubRLgA-pYCJvtIORjbMzpG3bOce0i3at7X0IRRWfnlA0gZ9meN3d28QkdfMlQtycVXhEXKSqM9s8YacBdiNDs6x8SoNdTkiBMOC8mLvbvv2onTDlDIYWOYzjyrKxGxhByX4BHFEgX4DBti4bK6eLLv_GgZQNQM-Q/s320/Burma6a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Until next time</p><p>Craig </p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-67533085729672389582024-03-03T22:16:00.002+13:002024-03-03T22:16:31.988+13:00Warlord Games British infantry kitbashing<p> I've been chipping away at my British & Commonwealth armies for the Italian Campaign and also for the 14th Army in Burma. Both forces are built around a combination of the Warlord Games Late War British/Canadian infantry and the 8th Army infantry boxes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MD1mA7urxvP6FyUlCNnSyLXlpINTfAoHYZYPbvLM2MR6GcUiVHGEqzQ__TlfdsKNcn6GW4RIzZw21ohEXJx8hlN0vHfiOQYhHIeaPrlRw-SjfvLGdux5xp8Z8TrSNqgzp-xXmqRXAI0UeWiuOZliZMIInDCxQk0unUMc4kfjK5hIK8bqh83PRNTV4VU/s4896/Brits2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MD1mA7urxvP6FyUlCNnSyLXlpINTfAoHYZYPbvLM2MR6GcUiVHGEqzQ__TlfdsKNcn6GW4RIzZw21ohEXJx8hlN0vHfiOQYhHIeaPrlRw-SjfvLGdux5xp8Z8TrSNqgzp-xXmqRXAI0UeWiuOZliZMIInDCxQk0unUMc4kfjK5hIK8bqh83PRNTV4VU/s320/Brits2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OuqsmWE5iVEe4vkXCdNcM57HOcI989F2J863qLEoPlKXrKJ2nhI-91HE26QzOpzGLRoAP8rXuJ3TtZe50DHrQSy-0bBeQ0VA_j7qQ8ToL6p6jtdhxsHJOGKppiJ53OK1IrKZH6OzTjvbhWw2LplDFjkrN4F_JoOa6da4LQWTq2tqTR1BinYpmwbEgTc/s4756/Brits4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="4756" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OuqsmWE5iVEe4vkXCdNcM57HOcI989F2J863qLEoPlKXrKJ2nhI-91HE26QzOpzGLRoAP8rXuJ3TtZe50DHrQSy-0bBeQ0VA_j7qQ8ToL6p6jtdhxsHJOGKppiJ53OK1IrKZH6OzTjvbhWw2LplDFjkrN4F_JoOa6da4LQWTq2tqTR1BinYpmwbEgTc/s320/Brits4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Forgotten 14th Army in Burma- again a kitbash from the various ranges. Most are in trosusers but there are a few in shorts as well and I've added plenty of bushhats. These guys are painted in a tropical green uniform. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYuUgGVscmzeTagCLA2SRiUKZcMHrlDj_SRdiZW4jfzQppQh_ei7_R1XQ_dyarIMkH1CMYxoznxncBtWB__hWv_A5Rn6CxZJ_y8XnDGn3G3XbaGtcOQeYNRa5SLgqDg4dHZIp1_KhyphenhyphengyK9cIgHGS4Ll-03PjLhZXWRfMY5uXvL3ok4CcMuLjnrJ6-v6w/s4896/Brits5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="4896" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYuUgGVscmzeTagCLA2SRiUKZcMHrlDj_SRdiZW4jfzQppQh_ei7_R1XQ_dyarIMkH1CMYxoznxncBtWB__hWv_A5Rn6CxZJ_y8XnDGn3G3XbaGtcOQeYNRa5SLgqDg4dHZIp1_KhyphenhyphengyK9cIgHGS4Ll-03PjLhZXWRfMY5uXvL3ok4CcMuLjnrJ6-v6w/s320/Brits5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Last nights addition- a section of commandos. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWgNvbElzFGZXdggMfp6d0xP-_5LmiwjBM4Cpn_PbOHAhkpToHNJDimIbNZ_GU9k0eTXstjpEag7nqW-gy-e_TSULPAieqoyToTkS4xyIeeQxS6G8hAcaCuRApZiMIbACGClR7maILAg19ntoPlU8BfoLaiWy4ganKG8tupzmEXHWh5zGOcwRzD_LEW8/s4896/Brits8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWgNvbElzFGZXdggMfp6d0xP-_5LmiwjBM4Cpn_PbOHAhkpToHNJDimIbNZ_GU9k0eTXstjpEag7nqW-gy-e_TSULPAieqoyToTkS4xyIeeQxS6G8hAcaCuRApZiMIbACGClR7maILAg19ntoPlU8BfoLaiWy4ganKG8tupzmEXHWh5zGOcwRzD_LEW8/s320/Brits8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEobczVQUwfqbo8yoB2G61pUKiy-dAJnWHKyctYBl4zeXjDE67jW4jMCqwnUd8t8C9CdYNquEbipczfObx7fFE6wU1M7KinsTUIDNPD4PIc1p7vZtzlnucHQL9EGqKjhVnkfwim6sPYeSGNevQt8tdqRFlnjK-u5wtGoZBCp26zCujQWGOEgge0IJJP4/s4896/Brits9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEobczVQUwfqbo8yoB2G61pUKiy-dAJnWHKyctYBl4zeXjDE67jW4jMCqwnUd8t8C9CdYNquEbipczfObx7fFE6wU1M7KinsTUIDNPD4PIc1p7vZtzlnucHQL9EGqKjhVnkfwim6sPYeSGNevQt8tdqRFlnjK-u5wtGoZBCp26zCujQWGOEgge0IJJP4/s320/Brits9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6OlrSA9pzzBece_37jPAZMA1NlrxW6gMVJ9bntWwGsAcahHUjVdzieT83jcygfSGPVkQeji4QwV2d5cYTU3y-zNFQtWavTTMGO-OH6GIgt8TS4oQeSSTWd9j42MdFE0JDO-GrwRwCGdUHLYnml_4evOZ0BX3lvWU8pw8mktZwuJnsZbUJUltWRgKbmY/s4896/Brits12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6OlrSA9pzzBece_37jPAZMA1NlrxW6gMVJ9bntWwGsAcahHUjVdzieT83jcygfSGPVkQeji4QwV2d5cYTU3y-zNFQtWavTTMGO-OH6GIgt8TS4oQeSSTWd9j42MdFE0JDO-GrwRwCGdUHLYnml_4evOZ0BX3lvWU8pw8mktZwuJnsZbUJUltWRgKbmY/s320/Brits12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I must say I am really quite impressed with this generation of Warlord plastics- you can combine the arious sets and they hae lots of kitbashing possibilities. There are 6 core bodies but you are able to build a force so that no two figures look the same, for more variety I have also added some greenstuff to a few of the 8th army figures giving them trousers to mix things up even more. <div><br /></div><div>All up I've painted four boxes (120 figures) in the past few weeks and am planning on getting another couple of sets... <br /><p>Craig</p></div>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-62132714344952887142024-02-26T22:18:00.002+13:002024-02-26T22:18:35.182+13:00British infantry & making rice paddies<p> I finished converting my British/kiwi infantry for the Italian campaign and had lots of figures left over so accidently started, or should I say returned to, another project- 14th Army in Burma. I converted a section of Sikh troops and as with the Italian themed force used a mixture of the 8th Army and Late War British sets from Warlord games so there is a mix of shorts, battledress trousers and jackets as well as short sleeves. They turned out pretty good and I've painted them up in the jungle green uniform of 1943 onwards- no photos as of yet. </p><p>British/Commonwealth infantry for the Italian front</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFq7KW6EHdNdvVzjbd8fHkd9yZwnZW3VoRYCaOcTtlhgm9JHyCfhsYOLcxhWu8LwJfY4AbatP_xpqL5fvOXkVI08Q73Rd11exIamNbQVN5QLefrgGQHSfRJHBQIuGHoAPMPhgRZ1fqdWm15YcdyJfRyuwWDckKwPDACl9zi_Y_noOh4Wqv5gN3tR8S1AY/s3717/P1020239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="3717" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFq7KW6EHdNdvVzjbd8fHkd9yZwnZW3VoRYCaOcTtlhgm9JHyCfhsYOLcxhWu8LwJfY4AbatP_xpqL5fvOXkVI08Q73Rd11exIamNbQVN5QLefrgGQHSfRJHBQIuGHoAPMPhgRZ1fqdWm15YcdyJfRyuwWDckKwPDACl9zi_Y_noOh4Wqv5gN3tR8S1AY/s320/P1020239.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly8y_NQgZxe3OoclUguXHjg-zllLdi6at9jslnalPbeY6FWcsd8i5oZlA3gjooGeQ9vbY02LlNpertDhb0tTJji37XXfsEtiTSsRny0aIkeNyuX6RvBqxesjftqIe-VbR-qojKcfkbDlsZZXPBWels-w4VhPSbfOqMRTj_Tqtem_8f6x70cbOpVEIaPI/s2365/P1020242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2365" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly8y_NQgZxe3OoclUguXHjg-zllLdi6at9jslnalPbeY6FWcsd8i5oZlA3gjooGeQ9vbY02LlNpertDhb0tTJji37XXfsEtiTSsRny0aIkeNyuX6RvBqxesjftqIe-VbR-qojKcfkbDlsZZXPBWels-w4VhPSbfOqMRTj_Tqtem_8f6x70cbOpVEIaPI/s320/P1020242.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsocDfrBbAYd2-LC365qcVm_cqRowzvJJp3375a4EEwRGG6M3ISVlyOD9NJt159VpQv5280t_UW_36RO-cAkbCgwEA1aR9q132smE2EKue4SVf-E9hl6QiUVskc-4DT15Io20SdExLuecGGphsxvQKNfconu8s2xUZzTOnjVE1dOtDr6ArosOj4YvNQMI/s3362/P1020244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="3362" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsocDfrBbAYd2-LC365qcVm_cqRowzvJJp3375a4EEwRGG6M3ISVlyOD9NJt159VpQv5280t_UW_36RO-cAkbCgwEA1aR9q132smE2EKue4SVf-E9hl6QiUVskc-4DT15Io20SdExLuecGGphsxvQKNfconu8s2xUZzTOnjVE1dOtDr6ArosOj4YvNQMI/s320/P1020244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyhow, so that got me thinking about suitable terrain and how I need some (probably in time a lot) of rice paddies for games in Burma. So, tonight I have done a few test pieces using MDF, foamcore for the berms as well as polyurathane for the water effect. Once dry I'll add blobs of static grass as the rice growing. <div><br /></div><div>The three stages of making the basic paddies. Once I'd cut out the MDF with a jigsaw I added foamcore berms and then used permafilla to create the banks. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSzIouUpQmYnQAIMCyHygReqLpG43Y1NumKTOx5DgZtuDXIlM-1ANPhNyfZ6y9gyp0Hu0MJfkBBEq7_c_WIHlHnIzw-w2Ulmnx5c_Ry_sIVrD-nFr-aYcWNpAeZtsniuZTzDkG6MDMdLHaZDlSTjLWBbizbybNfnJdJXazNpUuDRmkVny0QWrFZm4Cuc/s4032/20240226_184708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSzIouUpQmYnQAIMCyHygReqLpG43Y1NumKTOx5DgZtuDXIlM-1ANPhNyfZ6y9gyp0Hu0MJfkBBEq7_c_WIHlHnIzw-w2Ulmnx5c_Ry_sIVrD-nFr-aYcWNpAeZtsniuZTzDkG6MDMdLHaZDlSTjLWBbizbybNfnJdJXazNpUuDRmkVny0QWrFZm4Cuc/s320/20240226_184708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Once this was dry I textured with some local beach sand, sealed it with another layer of watered down PVA (a critical step to seal the sand so it doesn't chip or flake off over time) and then spray painted a dark brown followed by a drybrush of a light brown colour. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once that had dried it was time to add static grass and finally I poured some polyurathane I had lying around as the water effect.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once it has completed dried I'll probaby add rows of static grass as clumps of rice. But I'm happy enough with progress so far. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt4DyuzVe2udl5OQgAkV28QWTAQV7GtyHTG2AkCrhI8BhjpDk-zf7YzRTmxTzkdbM7uA7eSucwT8taYlwoqX79YealP1b81zx_uxb3aMvaRNtzeb9kA5ayLE7Tbu8rbKNGSy-99-HVqh4nNMiWG29Dm_T9nZxpZWdq6MNoPc0FyOXvQFWGV-2wbTv-AM/s4032/20240226_214048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt4DyuzVe2udl5OQgAkV28QWTAQV7GtyHTG2AkCrhI8BhjpDk-zf7YzRTmxTzkdbM7uA7eSucwT8taYlwoqX79YealP1b81zx_uxb3aMvaRNtzeb9kA5ayLE7Tbu8rbKNGSy-99-HVqh4nNMiWG29Dm_T9nZxpZWdq6MNoPc0FyOXvQFWGV-2wbTv-AM/s320/20240226_214048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Craig<br /><div><br /><div><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-242437802945007642024-02-23T14:01:00.001+13:002024-02-23T14:01:08.744+13:00Kiwi's/British infantry for Italy <p>My latest little project... yet another version of British/ NZ Infantry for the Italian campaign. I wanted the infantry to be in trousers and with earlier war equipment than is on the Bolt Action LW British/Canadian infantry sprues so have combined the 8th Army and the LW boxes and mashed them up so that most infantry have trousers and rolled up shirt sleeves but a few have battle dress and a couple more still in shorts.</p><p>The two boxes mix together really well and makes for a great, very easy to do, project. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>3x Sections: LMG, SMG + 7 rifles</li><li>1x 9 man Royal engeinner sectrion-= making use of the figre sowth picks ot differntiate them on the table top</li><li>Specialist teams- Light mortar, PIAT, Sniper</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPm6VpS9lA_WyGAOctaSjSwBbyvIuPirZdjeRuf4cbwoQFGUxin72A2kkRUZIObjrRhxxYactSK7dS3PpImjOvMEA5TjV-NlVubouCi21hnlB_0IulcVHe1mfIjce4AXr2RLggyCrnVdvWDcWnuK4dU-pTzJaP4SQB-azK-apckXSbAc0SypOCm4cuQ4/s3423/P1020240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They are going to be mashed up with the wepaons from both boxed sets so that some are in shorts with battle dress tops, stens etc and will be added to my British Forgotten 14th Army in Burma forces. </p><p><br /></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-81103319064262678752024-02-11T11:55:00.000+13:002024-02-11T11:55:14.571+13:00This week's update<p>A productive week in the wargaming hobby. </p><p>Frist up a Warlord Games/ Italeri Panther A with Zimmerit. Can't remmber when I got it but it's been lying round made up but unpainted for far too long. Was very happy with how it turned out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cNhvynxRKaf6Gad3p-ER-zx8Y4QwUUWGHXeZooR_-eoR6RB1PWYZK6OCwGJBFhMjE1J929QK6HuUHrWnfR7Yrgq3i90nHj98dnv-z42HEYMUzvt8x7ghyphenhyphen-eY0ql7r7aIKfYIjUAHWj4njH6WitTtelP44j1Uw2a0pprmHnJdhBJzhzD74g0xJpTyhcE/s4032/20240209_123754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cNhvynxRKaf6Gad3p-ER-zx8Y4QwUUWGHXeZooR_-eoR6RB1PWYZK6OCwGJBFhMjE1J929QK6HuUHrWnfR7Yrgq3i90nHj98dnv-z42HEYMUzvt8x7ghyphenhyphen-eY0ql7r7aIKfYIjUAHWj4njH6WitTtelP44j1Uw2a0pprmHnJdhBJzhzD74g0xJpTyhcE/s320/20240209_123754.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Project #2- new barded wire entanglements for Bolt Action games. Pretty simple- the key as far as I am concerned- is to use tile spacers from the local DIY store for the supports. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7csMyGOpTSQttUrpj27pBOtdtpaXmc5zADZ3oA3-oMJea3s9HBRrBYQMc-tYRwru8EvMdSvv3hNv9d-ILxlpaUjpP4Q-0ZLXpBiqky80ASERI26J_fhfH_uSJGqaNN-ZuE3zTmJnahyphenhyphenE8PtnV6Idp1zEWQ3CVKIYEWUlvs4u6FTfxYbuvJnDTnzFFXhc/s4032/20240209_123936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7csMyGOpTSQttUrpj27pBOtdtpaXmc5zADZ3oA3-oMJea3s9HBRrBYQMc-tYRwru8EvMdSvv3hNv9d-ILxlpaUjpP4Q-0ZLXpBiqky80ASERI26J_fhfH_uSJGqaNN-ZuE3zTmJnahyphenhyphenE8PtnV6Idp1zEWQ3CVKIYEWUlvs4u6FTfxYbuvJnDTnzFFXhc/s320/20240209_123936.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUxug8AUmy3aoBiBQhOA3UZo2VIKwEO6K9NiBuloPZW-C8mqbhfG3mjNZLTs3C662kOmc06467RdVggG89ymPlxk3D47XOqRIwgRBHjjJxRi10PywiZg9cPxz4IJk_SIrdKqTbhnn5FE6Vx_SdA32Je8Pc0eJZ1WtlaOlybSFt-bClMRnRHSty6-0jtA/s4032/20240209_124802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUxug8AUmy3aoBiBQhOA3UZo2VIKwEO6K9NiBuloPZW-C8mqbhfG3mjNZLTs3C662kOmc06467RdVggG89ymPlxk3D47XOqRIwgRBHjjJxRi10PywiZg9cPxz4IJk_SIrdKqTbhnn5FE6Vx_SdA32Je8Pc0eJZ1WtlaOlybSFt-bClMRnRHSty6-0jtA/s320/20240209_124802.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhSNsk6u3qTHBciSh65k0LCnbiZzyYDAqSZzkqhBsZgcsXJZ0hQVjK0hs94izBpt34vS_Rkp93EzIxotP5nrNlZUg8FYx4jwp4W58pBnyRpYHfs92-GubvujxCBwbaW-11jLkg4AcxTuL9h_pgnlaP91oJtI3CiOU0UKuB-x4qp56EZaEupCdtz0J9J-qo/s4032/20240211_112754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNsk6u3qTHBciSh65k0LCnbiZzyYDAqSZzkqhBsZgcsXJZ0hQVjK0hs94izBpt34vS_Rkp93EzIxotP5nrNlZUg8FYx4jwp4W58pBnyRpYHfs92-GubvujxCBwbaW-11jLkg4AcxTuL9h_pgnlaP91oJtI3CiOU0UKuB-x4qp56EZaEupCdtz0J9J-qo/s320/20240211_112754.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div>This morning I painted up another squad of US infantry in Greatcoats- again these are the lovely Artizan Designs range. I can't recommend them enough. They have great details that paints up easily and look great. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYDunBw-A50hKEE__Vhxl176pl10QR4CC8V25kRMxf_v4RzA5YlAEBBb1fKTMzM_t1Bw7lRXd7E6cJdnh8dm7LNV38NdAtmLQxkpEq7McDOSJrtkE93eHT-lkL0AHPSd8Y9tp8ivJsWsJgRg-BgdVh3KYXm66ChRCy7JX4WYtzOW-ArjtoCvz7FAuKZw/s4032/20240211_112740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYDunBw-A50hKEE__Vhxl176pl10QR4CC8V25kRMxf_v4RzA5YlAEBBb1fKTMzM_t1Bw7lRXd7E6cJdnh8dm7LNV38NdAtmLQxkpEq7McDOSJrtkE93eHT-lkL0AHPSd8Y9tp8ivJsWsJgRg-BgdVh3KYXm66ChRCy7JX4WYtzOW-ArjtoCvz7FAuKZw/s320/20240211_112740.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I repainted a couple of buildings to match the new Warlord Games ones I've painted up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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have a platoon of the lovely Perry Miniatures metal WWII range for the Italian campaign
but they are true 28mm and quite slight compared to Artizan Designs and Warlord
games figures as well as being a few mms shorter so as a result don't fit that well together so I spent a few days contemplating upgrading hem. II was goinmg ot use Artzan Miniatures but after a bit of online research decided to take a punt and get
some of the plastic Warlord Games LW British/ Canadian infantry to add to the ranks. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A video of the figures I painted can be found <a href="https://youtu.be/2mc7Ye1LRvU">here</a>: </p><p class="MsoNormal">I must admit I have been no fan of the Warlord games plastic figures. The first ones I bought a decade ago were crap and a pain in the arse
to put together so I gave up on them and stuck mainly to metals- and have not been overly impressed by the Warlord Games metals either. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Although mainly designed for the European Campaign for
1944-45 the kit includes the earlier model helmets and so has potential and
truth be told I was pleasantly surprised then they arrived. I had a bit of a
two night mission to paint up a box (30 figs) to get them to a table ready
standard but got them done in time for the Garigliano river crossing game. I
have done one section in Tam o shanters to represent the Scots. <o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">The newer box sets are much better than the old original ones and so I can definitey see me adding some Warlord plastics to my collection. I was so pleasantry surprised that I’ve ordered another box and a box of the
8<sup>th</sup> army to kit-bash some kiwi sections for Italy in long trousers- and with thompson SMGs. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8uNVO6B4TPqMNhB_Cy9H64azIIkEUlDPfEh_ljTXHyLfwKyN7yWQyqvlgZJ7_VRTeT3TQ4HcWb3ENmIrjC2TlQaMMsAK5Dbz8oSiKqNcHKLfGv482SWbzaSix73mj0YbYbMrzwxMNrCyf2riKflk525A6pR1_irV26CLeS_7v1IqICGocjKZmo9LZCU/s1920/BI-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8uNVO6B4TPqMNhB_Cy9H64azIIkEUlDPfEh_ljTXHyLfwKyN7yWQyqvlgZJ7_VRTeT3TQ4HcWb3ENmIrjC2TlQaMMsAK5Dbz8oSiKqNcHKLfGv482SWbzaSix73mj0YbYbMrzwxMNrCyf2riKflk525A6pR1_irV26CLeS_7v1IqICGocjKZmo9LZCU/s320/BI-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of which yesterday I popped down to Dunedin for a
game of Warmaster and my mate Richard who now has a gaming store down there was
kind enough to give me a sprue of 8<sup>th</sup> army (I was after some of the aforementioned Thompson
submachine guns) so I decided to add some trousers to the figures with greenstuff
last night and painted the first batch up. I am very happy with the result and
am looking forward to completing the rest of this project soon. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7QNZYyGAi8zPoGakl9N5ULg6o17-gHwtuTG1ly5D6lyERCa5-WbdNWNgtMhsJHwOoRXu6VmhOrwkwHt1EjPS_FDZGzJRrmGwcl_OusPYGaatZQUJhIFBAsfL4Z6XeBnwAqXiK46DP1CXaPHI4It6RPCMMnmXRRALWwbpki1yzEQYpgXDSRqlv5jiQ6M/s4032/20240127_200518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7QNZYyGAi8zPoGakl9N5ULg6o17-gHwtuTG1ly5D6lyERCa5-WbdNWNgtMhsJHwOoRXu6VmhOrwkwHt1EjPS_FDZGzJRrmGwcl_OusPYGaatZQUJhIFBAsfL4Z6XeBnwAqXiK46DP1CXaPHI4It6RPCMMnmXRRALWwbpki1yzEQYpgXDSRqlv5jiQ6M/s320/20240127_200518.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ovmBKfxHDjtpFjwllbNzeDVTf8jNDp5kjeRhnZPM3C5b90_1nZUI0JifDGEGMQCHYucia1wpsZfEKjLQNVlU4Nqj7AbI6ldiddHvOPM1DqfkBq2oNaWNlBVgK-BQaagsjEp5cwdb66uZH4jaEHtNX0f1129yaWeYnSDsBNvzW8Zcz6gRkVR6VdYAM4/s2400/BI-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2400" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ovmBKfxHDjtpFjwllbNzeDVTf8jNDp5kjeRhnZPM3C5b90_1nZUI0JifDGEGMQCHYucia1wpsZfEKjLQNVlU4Nqj7AbI6ldiddHvOPM1DqfkBq2oNaWNlBVgK-BQaagsjEp5cwdb66uZH4jaEHtNX0f1129yaWeYnSDsBNvzW8Zcz6gRkVR6VdYAM4/s320/BI-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Fortifictions </b><div><p class="MsoNormal">I’ve also completed some fortifications of the games in
Italy- barbed wire, minefields, pillboxes and entrenched/dug in markers. A short video of them can be found <a href="https://youtu.be/KCcOw8-ikQU">here</a>: <o:p></o:p></p><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3f7ebzlgtwMvbDJIXQC0S5vzpHme59Icizhu-BkIJ5PXonBQeckT1Jj-sMmVEMI5KqdxxmA8L-uxDr8Ay0K4boRLmbEezHDpwku2VE3iScVTPD4JE43XJc0IMNHjpVTIWVesZK9vPYK36COlf4iDAGHOvL8sd8CxG2xI5Oc0nxCnNVCpkOWiBtM7N-e4/s4032/Dug%20in-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3f7ebzlgtwMvbDJIXQC0S5vzpHme59Icizhu-BkIJ5PXonBQeckT1Jj-sMmVEMI5KqdxxmA8L-uxDr8Ay0K4boRLmbEezHDpwku2VE3iScVTPD4JE43XJc0IMNHjpVTIWVesZK9vPYK36COlf4iDAGHOvL8sd8CxG2xI5Oc0nxCnNVCpkOWiBtM7N-e4/s320/Dug%20in-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIevkdkP2gYoTVvC08KULNczzi1EUWY0sfBhBUUIqEw9mqGy_yqpigE495qpw2eZR4uGpjjN2OW7vPrEjTdBpDIuFlsVzyL9lUbK7CvB7RzezE7Z55gP6-Hde_zja-yCs5E7uQoD9hUuZ84Dgx2v6lCz5e_SeUwGpD39dMCXReunCG3GtBAqJnWq6c2o/s4896/Dug%20in-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIevkdkP2gYoTVvC08KULNczzi1EUWY0sfBhBUUIqEw9mqGy_yqpigE495qpw2eZR4uGpjjN2OW7vPrEjTdBpDIuFlsVzyL9lUbK7CvB7RzezE7Z55gP6-Hde_zja-yCs5E7uQoD9hUuZ84Dgx2v6lCz5e_SeUwGpD39dMCXReunCG3GtBAqJnWq6c2o/s320/Dug%20in-6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_5e9GmZNb8PFlbrVh91GS73Mx96iHRZQdL-IsEiQlu7s5LGs98jYXm7LtW61pqrKXci67Yo-xoutyAxUVi1Tz-V7SovWmJU5Gaeilowcv3TmoMjVWdRSULFKtjL5sNYLkFClEFRjTKY-bSc56c7kpCOosVIVSmrQuB0rhcmoAtk-wkaQHZUTfyWHuTU/s2750/Pillbox-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="2750" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_5e9GmZNb8PFlbrVh91GS73Mx96iHRZQdL-IsEiQlu7s5LGs98jYXm7LtW61pqrKXci67Yo-xoutyAxUVi1Tz-V7SovWmJU5Gaeilowcv3TmoMjVWdRSULFKtjL5sNYLkFClEFRjTKY-bSc56c7kpCOosVIVSmrQuB0rhcmoAtk-wkaQHZUTfyWHuTU/s320/Pillbox-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, yesterday as I said earlier I popped down to Dunedin yesterday and had a couple of games of Warmaster with Tiff and Jonanthon which were very enjoyable. Warmaster games look fantastic on table. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqg8wHZy0qvdHhJjItzceYyDZGczhHw1uTi18B74rgQ94xLs2fhxpm0wMPmmACSw1Zbfikrq7tQ3nFe3daMgZTQfWQEN0XP_pgmCM6xfpNnZxeChZEJSVcL0di-QdCxOe3d0jlEbzr93NnZMumB3fe5dydT1Mj5mmTha-l7lSsdZEvy40FWN7N_Ldojs/s4032/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqg8wHZy0qvdHhJjItzceYyDZGczhHw1uTi18B74rgQ94xLs2fhxpm0wMPmmACSw1Zbfikrq7tQ3nFe3daMgZTQfWQEN0XP_pgmCM6xfpNnZxeChZEJSVcL0di-QdCxOe3d0jlEbzr93NnZMumB3fe5dydT1Mj5mmTha-l7lSsdZEvy40FWN7N_Ldojs/s320/02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ABY4AfEi_Es6ttXVCr7rSJqaBqsqgclv5NO8SvLu6K0x49FxFjM0eBU3iNM-JPaW3BQRhE1cpakMjtMrp6eSvDJSbLHGirLJk5ji_tpwEz_xm8PdzR6XI4gexR4QEBFbr_iEtYJIA6Dy4jwe8QmlFr5KIfVtAsNKur7coKipPQTRfeeq8A8xPI6WtOA/s4032/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ABY4AfEi_Es6ttXVCr7rSJqaBqsqgclv5NO8SvLu6K0x49FxFjM0eBU3iNM-JPaW3BQRhE1cpakMjtMrp6eSvDJSbLHGirLJk5ji_tpwEz_xm8PdzR6XI4gexR4QEBFbr_iEtYJIA6Dy4jwe8QmlFr5KIfVtAsNKur7coKipPQTRfeeq8A8xPI6WtOA/s320/03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2RczamQnwHusUgVetRTLEo55DW25e7W65fV3e6he1kNRtc_zfnS8lIsyz2RIYPXkdTkz3LfJ5yAO_QHCqh9MlKkG6u7EjS0MiBHjOyMjf-93ThAS9UA38qlGeUTgNpvlQHJ7-EIDxEMhiLh9BGi5gSh7STdXw4MbH8HSAHmbnT4pm777_QJnxt8GjXI/s4032/B3-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2RczamQnwHusUgVetRTLEo55DW25e7W65fV3e6he1kNRtc_zfnS8lIsyz2RIYPXkdTkz3LfJ5yAO_QHCqh9MlKkG6u7EjS0MiBHjOyMjf-93ThAS9UA38qlGeUTgNpvlQHJ7-EIDxEMhiLh9BGi5gSh7STdXw4MbH8HSAHmbnT4pm777_QJnxt8GjXI/s320/B3-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0k9WjxuSepE-XXHDdjxnZWbaiFdhjnpQrZw-BTgwH91Z3cJtoPQUMH08-hSB8GccCOIa9qpjUooJqVI8lxV_DwOgnHhkoM6Ztme_MCgQICgT_ntV0RjWJmc3mcDZHEUvjcFj4MGvjNj5mBhXSYwPu307Bvz5QM1QFiuEifGLIWZm3yBdgzH72VQxNv70/s4032/B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0k9WjxuSepE-XXHDdjxnZWbaiFdhjnpQrZw-BTgwH91Z3cJtoPQUMH08-hSB8GccCOIa9qpjUooJqVI8lxV_DwOgnHhkoM6Ztme_MCgQICgT_ntV0RjWJmc3mcDZHEUvjcFj4MGvjNj5mBhXSYwPu307Bvz5QM1QFiuEifGLIWZm3yBdgzH72VQxNv70/s320/B3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Unti next time</div><div><br /></div><div>Craig</div>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-60155484529236480592024-01-14T18:56:00.003+13:002024-01-14T18:56:40.777+13:00Solo gaming the battles for Monte Cassino<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’ve
always had an interest in the Battles of Monte Cassino, partly due to the involvement
of the 2</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">nd</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> NZ Division in the battles.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My first two games of getting back into Bolt
Action were themed on the Free French trying to outflank the Gustav line just prior
to the start of the Battles for Monte Cassino so I’ve decided to continue this
theme into a solo wargaming campaign.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqxhqT5g8BIRflcOmI6Rn3Cpqqj1RAkVuRnmxsrAFaKMyTaD_oSP98SUK7JHv0ajJL5609_xjIEVxyIEFE3jjXhsHpScUJ0bWktz37Ekvs58mrzSbPv5UeYQ4ldRFQOdsu3nHDegc7MXb_YN1D_NbfFFQ5tluWsX1HG_yHI5uglw_g-Tyftj1uPZ2o8Y/s640/Map%201-%20gustave%20line.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="640" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqxhqT5g8BIRflcOmI6Rn3Cpqqj1RAkVuRnmxsrAFaKMyTaD_oSP98SUK7JHv0ajJL5609_xjIEVxyIEFE3jjXhsHpScUJ0bWktz37Ekvs58mrzSbPv5UeYQ4ldRFQOdsu3nHDegc7MXb_YN1D_NbfFFQ5tluWsX1HG_yHI5uglw_g-Tyftj1uPZ2o8Y/s320/Map%201-%20gustave%20line.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">I’ve some excellent books on the campaign including John Ellis’ Hollow
Victory and Plowman & Rowe’s Battles for Monte Cassino then and now which is
an amazing resource for the battles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">So
what I am thinking of doing, at least until I run out of interest and move on to
my next shiny game/idea, is to fight a series of solo battles using the Bolt
Action rules to fight games inspired by some of the actual
engagements. Bolt Action is a small scale (typically reinforced platoon) and
may not obviously lend itself to such an approach but my thoughts are to run a
series of games inspired by an actual engagement during the battle and refight
aspects of the campaign. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">This
idea came about the other day when thinking about locating my first Free French
vs Germans battle within the Italian campaign context and so chose the Free
French attempts to outflank the Gustav in early January 194 as a starting
point. That led me to considering running a larger narrative campaign and this
is what I think I will do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">How
I think I will do this is work my way though the campaign in chronological
order and recreate small scale table top battles which could be part of the
larger engagements using Ellis’s book to guide the various battles. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">Using
my initial games as a starting point I will continue with the Free French
attempts to capture Monte San Croce and so bypass Cassino and the major
defensive lines. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">This is the outline of the various games in the first battle of Monte Cassino (Jan 11- Feb 9 1944) that I will enevour to game: </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtKB8b91tBAGz0U9RfefrlN6Uiug9Z0pLjIYycp_0_VG9zVs0QuQv5p91Q8XVAUKuTQfkEcgpuzttxZxexoaVBlzKmmlUaBqZKDD6qK_fTiB7G4YQj7pE9q1Ojz_WI65jWadyvlFn-KujaZgkGkADg5-iQPHfJ3i7AdcHhfKclxdOyNBrR4Bl1rUUy84/s2272/Map%201-%20Cassino%20Campaign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="1715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtKB8b91tBAGz0U9RfefrlN6Uiug9Z0pLjIYycp_0_VG9zVs0QuQv5p91Q8XVAUKuTQfkEcgpuzttxZxexoaVBlzKmmlUaBqZKDD6qK_fTiB7G4YQj7pE9q1Ojz_WI65jWadyvlFn-KujaZgkGkADg5-iQPHfJ3i7AdcHhfKclxdOyNBrR4Bl1rUUy84/s320/Map%201-%20Cassino%20Campaign.jpg" width="242" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">The
French Expeditionary Corps drive for the Gustav line: 11-24 Jan</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">X
British Corps on the Garigliano: 17 Jan- 9 Feb </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">36
US Division attempts to cross the Rapido River: Jan 20-22</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">II
US Corps on the Cassino Mastiff: 24 Jan- 12 Feb </span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">French
Expeditionary Corps on Colle Belvedere: 25 Jan- 3 Feb </span></li></ul><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For
each of the different attacks I will play a series of three battles, forces of
which will be based on my research into that particular battle. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">The
games so far: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">French
Expeditionary Corps drive on the Gustav line<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">Game
1</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">-
Having secured their initial objectives Consta San Piedro the Free French
advance towards the Rapido and try to secure crossing points on the Rapido
River and capture Monte San Croce beyond. This was a successful assault and
lead to game 2. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">Game
2</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>German counter attack of the newly
established Free French Bridgehead- the Germans<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>launch a fierce counter attack against the newly established French
Bridgehead and drive the French troops back across the Rapido river.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><b>Final
game: </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">Game
3</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;">- January
19<sup>th</sup> 1944, having taken heavy casualties and lacking reserves and with
German resistance stiffening General Juin makes one last attempt to capture
Monte San Croce and bounce the Gustav line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos;"><o:p>Craig</o:p></span></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-48247120465850021902024-01-14T18:30:00.004+13:002024-01-14T18:30:28.532+13:00Some more reinforcements<p> Today I built a second MMG pillbox and also a larger blockhouse which can house 8 men for my Italian Campaign for Bolt Action. I am prettty happy with how they turned out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-K41bRoO2rPlLHrLdGXvN-EC4VS-7Ag4o1Fe9_lopfHleqQ4tDIYLW0nwhjjhsuZAgdizlQww_32tiBJlkFI8yla4G2Ea85lgSiMdJ-omHZi65qFgNhnkMUnIIpkxH3HJo8C3EVm80-632OsJAzd81v2R8-nYmUy8KXX1DHj3iRm1mnbeBrb2zIalag/s4032/20240114_175749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-K41bRoO2rPlLHrLdGXvN-EC4VS-7Ag4o1Fe9_lopfHleqQ4tDIYLW0nwhjjhsuZAgdizlQww_32tiBJlkFI8yla4G2Ea85lgSiMdJ-omHZi65qFgNhnkMUnIIpkxH3HJo8C3EVm80-632OsJAzd81v2R8-nYmUy8KXX1DHj3iRm1mnbeBrb2zIalag/s320/20240114_175749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlajPlcNoSyeRsgqXMKekCeH8-OUI2jNOVnW1T1C9JAu4NUgOyNo8Y0W6PY0CcKw4hdOZClnX7TKvaSoOEVHLfIf3s62qvjcAf1uE1-O-t-KaqbT-_joZcMXL9kUj3LXs2ncXMmVrfw5HQDKUY9FPp8T2fsV4t-H8vymf1Yxq8gqtLjLBbvyLpLcWhnI/s4032/20240114_175753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlajPlcNoSyeRsgqXMKekCeH8-OUI2jNOVnW1T1C9JAu4NUgOyNo8Y0W6PY0CcKw4hdOZClnX7TKvaSoOEVHLfIf3s62qvjcAf1uE1-O-t-KaqbT-_joZcMXL9kUj3LXs2ncXMmVrfw5HQDKUY9FPp8T2fsV4t-H8vymf1Yxq8gqtLjLBbvyLpLcWhnI/s320/20240114_175753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also made a nother Rubicon Sherman V for my Free French so now I can field a troop of three shermans. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw_g3ivJ_6putfl6VLXEGVtYpSb0ZZYAJK49uAD92xcnPyUcCHGtUcAmFApaxwLCIe6DSFW3ZfThTu8h0Dz5l0qmTMHXei7vSW7iRrbLKOQnMPGwtGGpE83vDkhdasN7Ksz5tGPt7HIRty6rjFMpJ4nYGBO4gjwAr8zfa1jn3qwQp6Z_gytkgRLDWhVA/s4032/20240114_181348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw_g3ivJ_6putfl6VLXEGVtYpSb0ZZYAJK49uAD92xcnPyUcCHGtUcAmFApaxwLCIe6DSFW3ZfThTu8h0Dz5l0qmTMHXei7vSW7iRrbLKOQnMPGwtGGpE83vDkhdasN7Ksz5tGPt7HIRty6rjFMpJ4nYGBO4gjwAr8zfa1jn3qwQp6Z_gytkgRLDWhVA/s320/20240114_181348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm08MYNJel_XPY0ivyjOWBOSllwntx5i8rOPVQlhD81L2S2dT7MfCZpU5JXCxJHZBWRcC0WtDXSB0-N3I0ZOZxTzcs4AnS3lmG9ZDSiTxmFnFDALHwnxwWKtYUpLrw1i1nM0AKWavt4OO-9qPCa5GLla2X0R02G1oyntJZ_49f0qRRgRqUFLxEsDn8Tw/s4032/20240114_181414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm08MYNJel_XPY0ivyjOWBOSllwntx5i8rOPVQlhD81L2S2dT7MfCZpU5JXCxJHZBWRcC0WtDXSB0-N3I0ZOZxTzcs4AnS3lmG9ZDSiTxmFnFDALHwnxwWKtYUpLrw1i1nM0AKWavt4OO-9qPCa5GLla2X0R02G1oyntJZ_49f0qRRgRqUFLxEsDn8Tw/s320/20240114_181414.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Craig</p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-28101374915495524572024-01-13T19:43:00.005+13:002024-01-13T19:43:52.071+13:00Rubicon Shermans for Bolt Action <div class="separator"> Rubicon Models- M4A3 and M4A4 Shermans</div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>A few years back I bought a Rubicon M4A3 Sherman which I made
as a close support (105mm) Sherman. Last week I picked up three more of the M4A4
Rubicon model which can be made as the M4A4, Sherman V, firefly VC Version A or
B- so lots of options. The new models will become part of my Free French force for Bolt Action. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoVX91KlXPUoeFpTp5vJdjy44XSEHZ9R7Bhl15XSWGDZA2rXyimdNWqJDhwmtKjoAX8qS9hc0It6MhjTMCw4hPWJZKxdQNMhHJ8-d1YnhiaPC4wx87Auoabh0iXvP9FmQ2HY7aBRwzNoTM4j-TfzyX_2giMEsY2Cbz3Udu_pAwhmmsABudFZujYEYEHs/s406/M4A3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="406" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoVX91KlXPUoeFpTp5vJdjy44XSEHZ9R7Bhl15XSWGDZA2rXyimdNWqJDhwmtKjoAX8qS9hc0It6MhjTMCw4hPWJZKxdQNMhHJ8-d1YnhiaPC4wx87Auoabh0iXvP9FmQ2HY7aBRwzNoTM4j-TfzyX_2giMEsY2Cbz3Udu_pAwhmmsABudFZujYEYEHs/s320/M4A3.JPG" width="320" /></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/AVvXsEhxJbFZkVWG0SKPLo6CvhRtBMMvzvEgtHi7uIOkNwUEOwH4ulz2jQ6v_rCEAjCXsiXmLxhN0JbhUiiZW1BhAzGf6lgLC3BxVtIP57zlGWBqswIyAduOb4TQM-DuYMTHUlvBhe56uM8Na6x3xqvBHNXOXInOKotcwx2A4f4EeIFfPDx8kbaEbzfZj4HEZJo/s690/M4A4%20mk%20V.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="690" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJbFZkVWG0SKPLo6CvhRtBMMvzvEgtHi7uIOkNwUEOwH4ulz2jQ6v_rCEAjCXsiXmLxhN0JbhUiiZW1BhAzGf6lgLC3BxVtIP57zlGWBqswIyAduOb4TQM-DuYMTHUlvBhe56uM8Na6x3xqvBHNXOXInOKotcwx2A4f4EeIFfPDx8kbaEbzfZj4HEZJo/s320/M4A4%20mk%20V.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Today I made up the first of the Shermans and was very happy
with the kit. Rubicon have excellent detail on their models, clear instructions
and the models are easy to put together.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve modelled my Shermans to support my Free French which I
will use for both the war in Italy 43-45 or also for the North West Europe
campaign and have added French markings to them. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA71H1CBgEEdi3pejg7cxDNO-4LW8Xjqxl7-MU0GmRa6jM0kp-6qJtn0-yeGFCANmMqaqiQPJq4OH7dH2NMJNsYDzLs8OO_WQ5YKWlUdLfYfQiyqv9WvVIuQ-Af6YF_gP7YMpC0gUfnc1pqVZFuNy8cw1jvyysdIG18coihjGt4-vNwvivv_EvdJz0JFo/s1239/01-%20French%20Sherman.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1239" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA71H1CBgEEdi3pejg7cxDNO-4LW8Xjqxl7-MU0GmRa6jM0kp-6qJtn0-yeGFCANmMqaqiQPJq4OH7dH2NMJNsYDzLs8OO_WQ5YKWlUdLfYfQiyqv9WvVIuQ-Af6YF_gP7YMpC0gUfnc1pqVZFuNy8cw1jvyysdIG18coihjGt4-vNwvivv_EvdJz0JFo/s320/01-%20French%20Sherman.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I can highly recommend both models, my only gripe, and it is
minor is that with the M4A4/Firefly version providing two turrets (high bustle
and low bustle) and options for the Sherman M4A4, Mk V or firefly why, oh why
didn’t they provide the three pieces of plastic required to have the applique
armour added to the tank? Instead they give you a template and instructions to
use .5mm styrene sheet to reproduce this armour. WTF? Sure I could drive to the
nearest hobby store to get some styrene sheet (at least a 200km round trip) or
order some online but why, with all the options and pieces included in the kit, couldn’t
they squeee in these three pieces? I assume it would require retooling the moulds
used on other Sherman models but it seems a rather silly oversight.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyway apart from that minor grumble I am very happy with the
kits an look forward to fielding them both on the tabletop very, very soon. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxJUFC46iH33QtD4ECe9dHoxdr9z-om1ueCozzCiAq7XWizlijxIFsVG0UPsaT0OAs9gcDPWUu1iZ5W0oe11fQZ01YcWjYLdeXqqU8nVmNXTzXKBUYcZtNOM_uGqzdgvCMgEZ6U6fq1grRz0uMAxp6RI2Rb24efWIt5FoR_NhKAC1SYQOJ5Q9-ydp2wM/s4032/20240113_184727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxJUFC46iH33QtD4ECe9dHoxdr9z-om1ueCozzCiAq7XWizlijxIFsVG0UPsaT0OAs9gcDPWUu1iZ5W0oe11fQZ01YcWjYLdeXqqU8nVmNXTzXKBUYcZtNOM_uGqzdgvCMgEZ6U6fq1grRz0uMAxp6RI2Rb24efWIt5FoR_NhKAC1SYQOJ5Q9-ydp2wM/s320/20240113_184727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzX6HQfjk64bjGbu8OWy9KOm2l39p99bvF7w5YhVpz9evgSkA5PwLe0LxX5Zz5KzBfCGduKzweS9qHF0UDg_U9uRDRzE0HXcsN2-Y7RclITLuw3w5uRT-AVwcxZueUCfrAsyB53WJ0RGEqdgX5p8BW7H1dLUgy7jyOqLB5yjjGImqk5eJWDyASEYweGMs/s2496/20240113_184815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="2496" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzX6HQfjk64bjGbu8OWy9KOm2l39p99bvF7w5YhVpz9evgSkA5PwLe0LxX5Zz5KzBfCGduKzweS9qHF0UDg_U9uRDRzE0HXcsN2-Y7RclITLuw3w5uRT-AVwcxZueUCfrAsyB53WJ0RGEqdgX5p8BW7H1dLUgy7jyOqLB5yjjGImqk5eJWDyASEYweGMs/s320/20240113_184815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Craig<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-60676360405029220182024-01-13T11:28:00.003+13:002024-01-13T11:50:35.554+13:00Fortifications for Bolt Action<p> </p><p>I decied I needed some dug in markers/ trenches for Bolt Action... along with some minefields and other miscellaneous field fortifications/ terrain. I had a fossick yesterday and discovered some barbed wire entanglements I'd made a few yars back and have made some more fortifications to go with them.</p><p>They are made out of MDF, balsa and premafilla. Pretty stright forward but turned out pretty good and I look forward to incluing them in my next battle. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK5Nczaar2aTAqvhQDtSPx2Oz7Th4_hYkKjU4wju8048xncnuNtVk7teQsSVNW16rWRRsTgeGhLIRphLxuS5SQkwZeve3WXQ4uT0Uv_hfVo7KAzFUmF2t0oO0Ldrg4VtDqNWpyJ9McmtVB-MwW-_hIbQ_cRVL87DQZPqPJ-RvKv64MrqgTtlmvs8LFpQ/s4032/20240112_130106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK5Nczaar2aTAqvhQDtSPx2Oz7Th4_hYkKjU4wju8048xncnuNtVk7teQsSVNW16rWRRsTgeGhLIRphLxuS5SQkwZeve3WXQ4uT0Uv_hfVo7KAzFUmF2t0oO0Ldrg4VtDqNWpyJ9McmtVB-MwW-_hIbQ_cRVL87DQZPqPJ-RvKv64MrqgTtlmvs8LFpQ/s320/20240112_130106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9pGU1YNE01GbGAn2luf3frwdplhilGh7ayBnnWts1BS4AzRjodCqgdFete1p-woBeD3_vGDGDABy-mJtYFeS-kqTVajws0CCQBL3YzZAhCTj9E1lEyppi-amPqhP_E7WXwHT-JYK0BWn4PgdKkoDlEOBaWqZfBXXBKhnFS_s-ZqPzWBGVRPjI9f2n6E/s4032/20240112_130104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Craig<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-9086600042228545312024-01-12T08:41:00.003+13:002024-01-12T12:55:42.682+13:00Back to WWII gaming <p> Happy New Year and welcome back to my humble blog. </p><p class="MsoNormal">It has been a while since I played any Bolt Action… a long
while, more than five years in fact but have finally dug out my 28mm forces and
decided to have a few games. I am using forces I painted up for the Italian
campaign and getting used to the rules again playing some solo games. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kent and I had quite a few games of Bolt Action mainly with first edition which
we house ruled a fair bit to mitigate some of the dodgier aspects of the
ruleset but had only a smattering of 2<sup>nd</sup> edition games under our belts.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve decided to have a few games focused on the Italian Campaign
1943-44 and it is in this area that I think that Bolt action shines- along with
the War in the Pacific, both of which I don’t think Flames of War does a very
good job of representing. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have never rated Bolt Action as a tournament game, too
many dodgy things that can be exploited in the rules (and the various lists)
but played with like minded people in the right spirit with appropriately
themed and matched armies (I detect a slight hint of unconscious bias there) it
can be a lot of fun and lends itself to solo gaming quite nicely too- that way
I am guaranteed to get an opponent playing with a similar expectations of what
they want out of the game. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, I dragged out some of my old terrain the other day
and have had a couple of solo games to get used the rules and discovered that I
missed World War Two gaming more than I realised so am keen to get a few more
games in. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIPO8fKZUMpdU2aSxKKCW-Cc13p1rQUC41CEP0V5w3aRDLIBuvMhblyw7BmTCmxaQKGMLr1OFzxRJz_fO2xpoII7dwIBBsQrI2I_PAxZWXQHjpz5NPQcEcWOFUzsJXiuQoiRonivEr0JSS1ygRY4k20pr93wCdGxDZP31i3gA2piXrFnnqOmERGjDTdQ/s4032/20240110_184842.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIPO8fKZUMpdU2aSxKKCW-Cc13p1rQUC41CEP0V5w3aRDLIBuvMhblyw7BmTCmxaQKGMLr1OFzxRJz_fO2xpoII7dwIBBsQrI2I_PAxZWXQHjpz5NPQcEcWOFUzsJXiuQoiRonivEr0JSS1ygRY4k20pr93wCdGxDZP31i3gA2piXrFnnqOmERGjDTdQ/s320/20240110_184842.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28mm German forces for the Italian Front<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>My plan is to concentrate on the campaign in Italy 1943-45,
which is where most of my Bolt action armies have been themed for. It’s a bit different
to the games set in NW Europe <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an LW Germany
where many players seem to focus an oft neglected sideshow both in the actual
war (Rome was liberated 5 June 1944 and D-Day became the world focus the following
day) but is a very interesting campaign, with a range of nationalities
including Chech, Free French, South African’s Pole, Kiwi’s, Indians an many others
along with the usual protagonists. As I said above Bolt Action lens itself quite
nicely to this theatre where the terrain was often mountainous and the poor boy
infantry slogged their way up the Peninsula. Along with the most well known battles of Salerno, Anzio, Cassino there were many other bloody battles fought in 43-45 as the allies sought to fought their way up the Italian Peninsula. I recall as a young lad of maybe 14 or 15 reading a book on Monte Cassino and being enamoured then spending several weeks scratch-building ruined buildings, preparing then running a game based on the Māori battalion’s attack on Cassino and the railway station- featuring my old Airfix pontoon bridge as well several buckets of fine shingle from my father’s garden path… ah good times.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNo82qBPQrRWHSm7E6LFJJzNTH8VCUARxPddJHdPdG6HmUoGB6N8IRQKmugplyqXFFYKbyRrAZUX7no9n8Dirn98D_9tPl9cVPxokWB46HrRt15HI2_35YiZ_IxG7J1wn-5_yv0uEgRdvhtq4l7H5fDnZu2z7sfpsTvB7AdbL2i-oe5eKCC9jrV-gZqQ/s4032/20240110_184755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNo82qBPQrRWHSm7E6LFJJzNTH8VCUARxPddJHdPdG6HmUoGB6N8IRQKmugplyqXFFYKbyRrAZUX7no9n8Dirn98D_9tPl9cVPxokWB46HrRt15HI2_35YiZ_IxG7J1wn-5_yv0uEgRdvhtq4l7H5fDnZu2z7sfpsTvB7AdbL2i-oe5eKCC9jrV-gZqQ/s320/20240110_184755.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free French- manily using Artisan Designs figures. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I have a bit of a mission ahead, going though old terrain, making some new stuff including some new pillboxes and fortifications.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmrwZ80LCwuNBrfjNIhKlG3usY2f5mCJ1qVR7XA6gZlRejjqq9I6HMpBRxj4TaixUGErgKqppe_P9J-gy4-rA4-I_QSFNgy-mfMDL-AcOcfcdVgTZvDK5FPw71Kgk_o8sLTHNoOX2bcTRIdIJ6wKCxDqYP168gDM1ZnoLMZDbaVQw2pC2D7ntkCgHe4g/s4032/20240110_210140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmrwZ80LCwuNBrfjNIhKlG3usY2f5mCJ1qVR7XA6gZlRejjqq9I6HMpBRxj4TaixUGErgKqppe_P9J-gy4-rA4-I_QSFNgy-mfMDL-AcOcfcdVgTZvDK5FPw71Kgk_o8sLTHNoOX2bcTRIdIJ6wKCxDqYP168gDM1ZnoLMZDbaVQw2pC2D7ntkCgHe4g/s320/20240110_210140.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I’ve had a couple of solo game of Bolt Action to reacquaint myself with the rules and have purchased myself some more Rubicon Shermans to support my Free French (what can I say they are on special) an hope to sort out a small campaign in the near future. I will try ot post a a few updates on this much too neglected these days blog but have made a couple of videos of my first solo games so far.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7rw8vPm3f8&t=6s" target="_blank">Battle #1- Free French vs Panzer Grenadiers</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxC7-MBjVSI" target="_blank">Battle #2: Free French vs Panzer Grenadiers</a>: <br /><br />My Free French needed some more armoured support in the shape of Sherman Vs so grabbed a few while on special the other day. I have a wee job ahead of me...<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIkYd7AzlqEBey4-VBFYNzu61PZ6B8Xg5_AsxqCHP3VjmIOyMc5QFfJDOhcdcOC-sQ3LOhac4etsX_bqRSDU3JirNXMnS6NeXjiSO9LtX2WJVANaMbCRwVeIc34loyNQ70of9WAkxff62UM1FXQdxOyb5V5ZCa6VgDM_RNzCYeFh7l92MDqOTu2xe5eE/s4032/20240112_080625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIkYd7AzlqEBey4-VBFYNzu61PZ6B8Xg5_AsxqCHP3VjmIOyMc5QFfJDOhcdcOC-sQ3LOhac4etsX_bqRSDU3JirNXMnS6NeXjiSO9LtX2WJVANaMbCRwVeIc34loyNQ70of9WAkxff62UM1FXQdxOyb5V5ZCa6VgDM_RNzCYeFh7l92MDqOTu2xe5eE/s320/20240112_080625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Finally, Jeff Plowman's The Battles for Monte Cassino then and now is an absolute treasure trove for anyone wanting to game Monte Cassino. It is one of my favourite books in my collection and can't recommend it highly enough.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ruoSWTrvxrDM6csQRRLq2xE5oGnj9k7ikKOem0I21fURB9cVFCuzUeDIhdeegxv3d-ATsVOr1HmdQuU_XN3kSUdrjW_IBEJiDG5DT6ePCXakO8OA8AyT-arX3i3bs-Vi0vTzfXWz_G2JUahif08je-F4xm6nRsKoqdWXn-WTNk2vgD7g1eNigJI0I9Q/s4032/20240112_081649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ruoSWTrvxrDM6csQRRLq2xE5oGnj9k7ikKOem0I21fURB9cVFCuzUeDIhdeegxv3d-ATsVOr1HmdQuU_XN3kSUdrjW_IBEJiDG5DT6ePCXakO8OA8AyT-arX3i3bs-Vi0vTzfXWz_G2JUahif08je-F4xm6nRsKoqdWXn-WTNk2vgD7g1eNigJI0I9Q/s320/20240112_081649.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Craig <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-20629036763966560322023-11-09T10:02:00.006+13:002023-11-09T10:02:55.125+13:00Warmaster Chaos Army update<p> 've contnue to make progress on my Chaos army for Warmaster and now have wel over 2,000 points of troops painted and ready for battle. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I felt that I needed a bit more scatter terrain- scrub and rough going- to give a bit more variety to the table. I've not made any terrain in quite along time but I'm on holdiay this week so today between other tasks around the house managed to build some suitable terrain to add more interest to the table. </p><p>Over the years I've tried many types of terrain, from dedicated terrain boards to various types of scatter terrain but feel that scatter terrain makes the most versatile table top terrain. </p><p><b>Rock outcroppings</b></p><p>These are simple to make and look good on table. I make a base out of 5mm MDF using a jigsaw to cut the basic outline. I then file the edges of the MDF base with a wood rasp to make it slightly more rounded. </p><p>I then find some suitable bits of barkchip from the winter wood pile and then glue it on to the MDF base with PVA. </p><p>Once the PA is dry I use some permafilla to texture the base.</p><p>Once the permafilla is dry I then paint the barkchip with slightly watered down PVA. PVA shrinks when it dries and this creates a firm skin on the barkchip which prevents it from chipping. </p><p>I then paint the base using a base clour plus plus 1-2 highlight colours.</p><p>Finally, I put some dabs of PVA glue and sprinkle on catlitter to represent rock falls .</p><p>Once the cat litter is dry I again paint a layer of watered down PVA over it to make it more solid- again the PVA shrinks when it dries creating a solid protective layer. </p><p>And that it is, done. </p><p>Well, almost. I need to add some bits of Woodlands Scenics clump foliage to add a bit more interest/contrast which is a wee job for tomorrow. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gppQUOQIXsjXqB7epajvctUa1StsCMD_WpY-t4LL9xsecmeSJSCl0GLsZDrCmhD_SNVvs5lj6bjMujK7oKUZ3d4FRGeJedskScMK2NFENjDaTBGfDNZdwuFxrxXIpf_USBbvrNsmmCX37fBvCdZwXQ4WnPRvN7PptNYfucXPjDZbRSY-ARdTJO_RVk8/s2413/20231026_161841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2413" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gppQUOQIXsjXqB7epajvctUa1StsCMD_WpY-t4LL9xsecmeSJSCl0GLsZDrCmhD_SNVvs5lj6bjMujK7oKUZ3d4FRGeJedskScMK2NFENjDaTBGfDNZdwuFxrxXIpf_USBbvrNsmmCX37fBvCdZwXQ4WnPRvN7PptNYfucXPjDZbRSY-ARdTJO_RVk8/s320/20231026_161841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a few bases for the scatter terrain using the same techniques. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ptt1sNojCG8Zo-k-xPBmXDgDGoUITOtMIqS6Aa4CODeZonG3dmxlvT-Io9gKIWlf1WLy6JxKosdrlo50OIzqrkJp1ulmSFU7AlM6HTByHQlwQ0FuaCtJTBTp2CaclmVpJO9_5rcmSQnST_yWrgwOJPaRsRoBNsNV8JD8ngQh0NuxrJLqnojj9e2NOJg/s4032/20231026_213618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ptt1sNojCG8Zo-k-xPBmXDgDGoUITOtMIqS6Aa4CODeZonG3dmxlvT-Io9gKIWlf1WLy6JxKosdrlo50OIzqrkJp1ulmSFU7AlM6HTByHQlwQ0FuaCtJTBTp2CaclmVpJO9_5rcmSQnST_yWrgwOJPaRsRoBNsNV8JD8ngQh0NuxrJLqnojj9e2NOJg/s320/20231026_213618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6O3H5bid-ycSWm61dAixmDHWaYuClPS9SLgzxBBuvjmqEXbYQKvjQlwSwSwN1Jw0y1DYA8hIDBJn_V9VLFyECNTfwVoiLuWJ9CIEXebSRnZ0alYJ9nA9Ye5RTxDZjyf4fb7GWbzHNtpDjjDLBl2pd9mTh46E545EOSjugqFW9OXTztGw5ha6xs0Kazc/s4032/20231026_213629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6O3H5bid-ycSWm61dAixmDHWaYuClPS9SLgzxBBuvjmqEXbYQKvjQlwSwSwN1Jw0y1DYA8hIDBJn_V9VLFyECNTfwVoiLuWJ9CIEXebSRnZ0alYJ9nA9Ye5RTxDZjyf4fb7GWbzHNtpDjjDLBl2pd9mTh46E545EOSjugqFW9OXTztGw5ha6xs0Kazc/s320/20231026_213629.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Craig<br /><p><br /></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-32261922240675663462023-10-23T10:28:00.002+13:002023-10-23T10:28:15.675+13:00Warmaster Chaos + Battle report<p> A busyt week getting the Chaos army ready for battle. I've still a few more units to paint but can field at least 1500 points now</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WaH3upYmSbZypl1COZHV2qm5Nzy4Y0NGr0PzWJCJGdiXcNro0yfuJ76R5iEz4yyV1URn-OKJzNKYb8RK116T8nUyKT15LbG0-S-jAbjwn9S6eQYtItJ_G1IALwe1LoUqHmlOF12Y5PVkYz7B4DckVllvKBMm8iwTlUHVMxyNmLCDn6xTsma974jhVEI/s4896/WM1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="4896" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WaH3upYmSbZypl1COZHV2qm5Nzy4Y0NGr0PzWJCJGdiXcNro0yfuJ76R5iEz4yyV1URn-OKJzNKYb8RK116T8nUyKT15LbG0-S-jAbjwn9S6eQYtItJ_G1IALwe1LoUqHmlOF12Y5PVkYz7B4DckVllvKBMm8iwTlUHVMxyNmLCDn6xTsma974jhVEI/s320/WM1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dGV7VreHJjPrAkw-ZjHyo48oMzE79qNuUxDgxUM-bi8V0oPOm9PdI9zVo72FpJ0X3PuCQwiqitF_RMRXC-GH0nk-go-40GqgtxNkDsnlforVVRU0L1ANcjkgXvkr3hivUftgoMjrU3QFajmxvicm1xlxWb-CbjzumjVLcutjzACVfSgBGt2dOYcCBiw/s4896/WM2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dGV7VreHJjPrAkw-ZjHyo48oMzE79qNuUxDgxUM-bi8V0oPOm9PdI9zVo72FpJ0X3PuCQwiqitF_RMRXC-GH0nk-go-40GqgtxNkDsnlforVVRU0L1ANcjkgXvkr3hivUftgoMjrU3QFajmxvicm1xlxWb-CbjzumjVLcutjzACVfSgBGt2dOYcCBiw/s320/WM2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrRRB0UC8RTHGdQuOazNAcXUY1QQeMQdkCGN6QFjl_mL-afClbre-lOeLQheXnaWToAtSzGpSHFrKyxYTVEyliukWuSvl22T5R2VpKH9HDUEmL8kCTJntfauhDfSNwkr1cWHetIOwM55zsgnNkh3skUq0Y_VMXeawIWKeOXW2-ozRzbvsUULgxdyUU7k/s4896/WM3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrRRB0UC8RTHGdQuOazNAcXUY1QQeMQdkCGN6QFjl_mL-afClbre-lOeLQheXnaWToAtSzGpSHFrKyxYTVEyliukWuSvl22T5R2VpKH9HDUEmL8kCTJntfauhDfSNwkr1cWHetIOwM55zsgnNkh3skUq0Y_VMXeawIWKeOXW2-ozRzbvsUULgxdyUU7k/s320/WM3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw7zwkV5G1Yso1Hsh7OnSY3ERk2WOqPqAafh5z407Q_rLGhpC8r1sFcm0UilCuyW-uuQLfLILplOYtsS-kbk2RTrhM0QLwtowVfIu1623fg6sGNmr4CaEzCa2Fs4MmldEkzRegW_NLphtGTg1RqobLZzeRZjFQIb4sYj5BIGnJOFJKhQ7P3rdJEdZjkM/s4896/WM4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw7zwkV5G1Yso1Hsh7OnSY3ERk2WOqPqAafh5z407Q_rLGhpC8r1sFcm0UilCuyW-uuQLfLILplOYtsS-kbk2RTrhM0QLwtowVfIu1623fg6sGNmr4CaEzCa2Fs4MmldEkzRegW_NLphtGTg1RqobLZzeRZjFQIb4sYj5BIGnJOFJKhQ7P3rdJEdZjkM/s320/WM4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So, wiht that in mind, yeterday I decided to ahve a solo game of High Elves vs Chaos. The way the commnad rules work in Warmaster lends itself nicely for solo gaming so dug out some of my 15mm terrain for a practice game to get better at the rules. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u8LHs9vzJXA" width="320" youtube-src-id="u8LHs9vzJXA"></iframe></div><br /><p>The game played well and worked as expected and will defintitely do some more solo games in future. </p><p>Craig</p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-23710203758265481842023-10-19T10:39:00.002+13:002023-10-19T10:39:38.592+13:00Warmaster Chaos Army- WIP<p> I popped down to Dunedin for my first game of Warmaster last weekend, vs Jonathan and his Tomb Kings. A battle report can be found here: <a href="https://youtu.be/7QFEQgn1Dlc" target="_blank">Warmaster High Elves vs Tomb kings</a>. </p><p>I enjoyed the command and control aspect of the rules and the uncertainty that that created and although the game took a while as we were both relearning the rules it was a lot of fun and I look forward to a few more games in the near future with the Dunedin gamers. </p><p>I wanted a second (well and a third eventually) army to do some solo-gaming and as a pair should anyone want a game in future, so had a 2000+ point Chaos Army printed up for me by one of the Dunedin gamers and picked it up while in town. </p><p>So this week I've got started on my Warriors from the Steppe, Chaos Warrior army. Once again the sculpts are the awesome Forest Dragon 3d prints, the quality of which continues to blow me away. I can not recommend them highly enough. </p><p>4 units of Chaos Marauders- Solid infantry which will form the core of the army either brigaded by themselves or combined with Chaos Warriors units for a bit more staying power.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdg2AX9NU0OKdCDflMwpAW72zi0bCnRbZkexm8T672FPSEvM3t2alXU1Z7kXCiem9MdWgl4J_TDnV2wGaSAHI0EKrkOVc66QzUefW5oLlSEZaBR5W71SH7C4YTwQsJuGFO0b3wSjFXS0RUhyqYR4Px9E6Q3ljXaMF4ncvRgL47MFSRk9ANbC-grcsAGtA/s4255/P1010442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="4255" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdg2AX9NU0OKdCDflMwpAW72zi0bCnRbZkexm8T672FPSEvM3t2alXU1Z7kXCiem9MdWgl4J_TDnV2wGaSAHI0EKrkOVc66QzUefW5oLlSEZaBR5W71SH7C4YTwQsJuGFO0b3wSjFXS0RUhyqYR4Px9E6Q3ljXaMF4ncvRgL47MFSRk9ANbC-grcsAGtA/s320/P1010442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Chaos Chariots. I've just painted these this morning and again the sculpts are incredible. They will become the backbone of the army and intend to paint up another 5 units worth! I've just done the basecoat on the base so yet to add the other bits and pieces to tie them in with the other units.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuyMfohtiB5KWh15sssOuPaoJqw4cSFnPqWhd_gw_vIy1x2SsfihyphenhyphenYCG0FGIWVYQBIWXQ3OYVzUGqKeTOfWENp_iUE5gf5tXPujOdtCC-kwrUr2kloUdJsXrTJeJqBmD2opzm_BDtKrIreyx8v6PTncDf7QhwCakRda284FdtpFt46tuE9ro3wvCvRPA/s3408/P1010443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="3408" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuyMfohtiB5KWh15sssOuPaoJqw4cSFnPqWhd_gw_vIy1x2SsfihyphenhyphenYCG0FGIWVYQBIWXQ3OYVzUGqKeTOfWENp_iUE5gf5tXPujOdtCC-kwrUr2kloUdJsXrTJeJqBmD2opzm_BDtKrIreyx8v6PTncDf7QhwCakRda284FdtpFt46tuE9ro3wvCvRPA/s320/P1010443.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>2 units of Ogres. Again great sculpts. I forgot to get some Chaos Warrriors printed so until I rectify that they will be used as Chaos Warriors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiqGUOxM3DLgMnG2H6RuRl-KvRTr5s2wQFi9Sol80dxJM2XIrZZULhK7ccFKJfnFz7PtzS8i2W27zLhvWKpPW-QY5REiapXiZAseX6L26HSPWw4mcWkJGWvAL2HMk-UHuPRQNEwH0mzESs26I0-M3jrQqaoHxSTwTiOfPx4XSg-RGEfT2mGZ3wSSIVXE/s4267/P1010444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="4267" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiqGUOxM3DLgMnG2H6RuRl-KvRTr5s2wQFi9Sol80dxJM2XIrZZULhK7ccFKJfnFz7PtzS8i2W27zLhvWKpPW-QY5REiapXiZAseX6L26HSPWw4mcWkJGWvAL2HMk-UHuPRQNEwH0mzESs26I0-M3jrQqaoHxSTwTiOfPx4XSg-RGEfT2mGZ3wSSIVXE/s320/P1010444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The army so far assembles. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgGOVLseSaWLWgi7xCPzGmKhsGEh6HsyMTEwTnzTzLEXYWdzs6Ot6lGfdF_yL8ezH5iB7v32CKsSrtSSeBOcCVgDfpna5pVISEpdywU8IQPNJh8nAGETUipmE3mX7LtTid53qvULxvb6rFejzXTXa5Yvyq4ZPCaw8irmGCQiJY5b3kgp3uzld_lWb5Qo/s3885/P1010445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="3885" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgGOVLseSaWLWgi7xCPzGmKhsGEh6HsyMTEwTnzTzLEXYWdzs6Ot6lGfdF_yL8ezH5iB7v32CKsSrtSSeBOcCVgDfpna5pVISEpdywU8IQPNJh8nAGETUipmE3mX7LtTid53qvULxvb6rFejzXTXa5Yvyq4ZPCaw8irmGCQiJY5b3kgp3uzld_lWb5Qo/s320/P1010445.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've another unit of chariots and 2 units of marauder horsemen and I should amost be ready for a game with them. I am aiming to get 1200 points table ready and then built the army towards 2000 points from there. <br /><p>Craig</p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-30651799721237934032023-10-04T20:08:00.003+13:002023-10-04T20:08:42.418+13:00More high elves<p> A few more pictures of the 10mm high elves for Warmaster.</p><p>I completed another two regiments of Silver Helms today. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8MtBwPWvYRfGXl3bIiKXZhU4Ool2f9I_KyhW0h7vAVreHplyN6Ru-j_uKFqY4gXc6y7tlQpl7THAFpH-0FwkixjmtGGN61C_q33KLGw7434_IcJTemkn2i4DFwzWUZLu1axyZtWYGGBVUH_Xue0wbn1y-fM5RmNuOPqYQGg6FqxvcW1nj5rCB-37pKA/s4896/P1010388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="4896" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8MtBwPWvYRfGXl3bIiKXZhU4Ool2f9I_KyhW0h7vAVreHplyN6Ru-j_uKFqY4gXc6y7tlQpl7THAFpH-0FwkixjmtGGN61C_q33KLGw7434_IcJTemkn2i4DFwzWUZLu1axyZtWYGGBVUH_Xue0wbn1y-fM5RmNuOPqYQGg6FqxvcW1nj5rCB-37pKA/s320/P1010388.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9AfWQ4njqtUVKIZB7WipFmZpTDtDxp9JqSklO_Y1JNLNATLV3rMMFkYTkOq8c7rwC7lMYkc0okFcNHVFS9oBbJ9EjI83p-OTYUTHXZOedEYOencil9RbDWSeyPrsixKlnhqQWomH0driXS4YMTLl9wG9e5IU1yBYDnud2g_6ahZLBhMUmbidsZygxi0/s4896/P1010389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="4896" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9AfWQ4njqtUVKIZB7WipFmZpTDtDxp9JqSklO_Y1JNLNATLV3rMMFkYTkOq8c7rwC7lMYkc0okFcNHVFS9oBbJ9EjI83p-OTYUTHXZOedEYOencil9RbDWSeyPrsixKlnhqQWomH0driXS4YMTLl9wG9e5IU1yBYDnud2g_6ahZLBhMUmbidsZygxi0/s320/P1010389.JPG" width="320" /></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/AVvXsEg5h8ovHuGB0yH__pUZL0hhWSo9HFBaXOoDGRfYIeXmPbLiZv5r8d41Kc-CAqVnWF1R0mWbGgHIgj6HVhttsLXrEShlmS7SCfGRizy96JDBvQFBmPJHxManW-HHpFF545G_ZK60Mb6e28oi6-Y6-DPv48Szs-_TVCsMFhGmLA6difvuY2PzjjAAUKm-yag/s4896/P1010390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="4896" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h8ovHuGB0yH__pUZL0hhWSo9HFBaXOoDGRfYIeXmPbLiZv5r8d41Kc-CAqVnWF1R0mWbGgHIgj6HVhttsLXrEShlmS7SCfGRizy96JDBvQFBmPJHxManW-HHpFF545G_ZK60Mb6e28oi6-Y6-DPv48Szs-_TVCsMFhGmLA6difvuY2PzjjAAUKm-yag/s320/P1010390.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzooOaNP3tZJOauSj5QgbSjB5tYn-0rKlIiC0r5tOH9fF1OEERJjNj1NB9zlzasD-RT0yAHuCm33X5l-DdRGg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Craig</div></blockquote>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-80200543936970422682023-09-30T11:11:00.000+13:002023-09-30T11:11:13.615+13:00Warmaster high elves<p>This week some of the lovely 10mm scale 3d printed Forest Dragon High elf figures turned up, and what can I say they are even betler in the flesh, so to speak. Amazing the quality of sculpts these days! I can't recommend them highly enough. </p><p>So I've been beavering away gettting my Silverhelm Cavary regiments done and enough Spear-elves painted to be able to field a 2000 point army. </p><p>I've gone for a traditional blue and white colour scheme and am happy with the way they have turned out.</p><p>I've quite enjoyed painting these figures, the details pop making them easy to paint and I have had a bit of a production line going. The funny thing with 10mm is that an individual base looks okay, a regiment not bad but once you put 3-4 regiments down together on the table top, wow do they pop and the look of serried ranks really shines. </p><p>I'm still not 100% sold on the rules for Warmaster- I like the command and control mechanism just wonderoing if the fighting by stands mechanic may be a bit fiddly, we will see when I get round to having a game. </p><p>Anyway, I am very satisfied with the results of my work this week and hope to get these guys onto the tabe one day soon. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcejO3_O1fq8ZRCGLPwK6u5iB3a00AKvsfBlM8ww1BT7VGlYEBZARmfmCySh1ClECNGWj_DJqIt8DKKtBmXP3IKUfvVdLfu08PsqYbaf0PoyLHLlo2RcOYD9Ihb1Pz8RJse62Fti9U6lsVR_hPd1XqdpNUAFkaujHs3ak4jRIeRHUyoKlAOpeL__VegA/s4751/HE%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="4751" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcejO3_O1fq8ZRCGLPwK6u5iB3a00AKvsfBlM8ww1BT7VGlYEBZARmfmCySh1ClECNGWj_DJqIt8DKKtBmXP3IKUfvVdLfu08PsqYbaf0PoyLHLlo2RcOYD9Ihb1Pz8RJse62Fti9U6lsVR_hPd1XqdpNUAFkaujHs3ak4jRIeRHUyoKlAOpeL__VegA/s320/HE%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-kFlq0Tv-rkkHTdjzQYzVP3cCYuRsZWWLkYecUba_eVhkRotcZ5U4A5qzn9MrdqpRVQocR9wHAS0RwPayNXD3t6-aFjgw18NBFe4U-biXjRQjLBfdZ8-aPbZ_ZGoGbFdE0_MDNvmP9sqJkAeIgVIwStBjXQaoW-o2nu8rvF_Z0NWbbRW3yli63uCN1I/s4896/HE%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-kFlq0Tv-rkkHTdjzQYzVP3cCYuRsZWWLkYecUba_eVhkRotcZ5U4A5qzn9MrdqpRVQocR9wHAS0RwPayNXD3t6-aFjgw18NBFe4U-biXjRQjLBfdZ8-aPbZ_ZGoGbFdE0_MDNvmP9sqJkAeIgVIwStBjXQaoW-o2nu8rvF_Z0NWbbRW3yli63uCN1I/s320/HE%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>5 of the infantry regiments are Forest Dragon 3d printed resins, the centre one os the only regient of GW spear elves I have. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzeWJvOGmGuZ64nqSAQx6iPBLiEaABT6IHVndqVdJeF9Fcdh7VEcsT3nvEyY-FTSWt7hQi3csM6ksY94oF_Ps0Xn_j6J5HVK36a3RORNuXjVEsRj505w93q016oOQ8GEh_syH7fOeQRio8xdwqJFxL9IOkAr2vfWz4fMBZwElDeACdNK5wur88MaLTV4/s4896/HE%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="4896" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzeWJvOGmGuZ64nqSAQx6iPBLiEaABT6IHVndqVdJeF9Fcdh7VEcsT3nvEyY-FTSWt7hQi3csM6ksY94oF_Ps0Xn_j6J5HVK36a3RORNuXjVEsRj505w93q016oOQ8GEh_syH7fOeQRio8xdwqJFxL9IOkAr2vfWz4fMBZwElDeACdNK5wur88MaLTV4/s320/HE%203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwl-1T2b3MXyR4OVS5qdGdpzDSjb1oex9iayzuDiJJBrTwkfUlwGF0G_bI2_1hMYRyOn91Y6T2D_yZ8i7U4Cy5tfhFAMdcUFnvUg9iiHhaDTKnLdqJ_VNU2_c0g_CSKy91FwQRBvLYr-jpZOlwtrLDLHlfno3ftCR2Xcuv5X6Srtm1wkGn4KULEqzwSs/s4896/HE%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2052" data-original-width="4896" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwl-1T2b3MXyR4OVS5qdGdpzDSjb1oex9iayzuDiJJBrTwkfUlwGF0G_bI2_1hMYRyOn91Y6T2D_yZ8i7U4Cy5tfhFAMdcUFnvUg9iiHhaDTKnLdqJ_VNU2_c0g_CSKy91FwQRBvLYr-jpZOlwtrLDLHlfno3ftCR2Xcuv5X6Srtm1wkGn4KULEqzwSs/s320/HE%204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Craig</p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-66272279221032596502023-09-13T20:38:00.000+12:002023-09-13T20:38:21.008+12:00Warmaster 10mm High elves<p> Time for something a bit different. I was down in Dunedin the other week and caught up with an old gaming mate Richard who is running a gaming/hobby store which is pretty cool. While in there met one of the local gamers, Andrew, who was working on a Warmaster Tomb Kings army. They've got a group of 3-4 players down there getting some armies together and so that was all the inspiration I needed to get a new project under way. </p><p>I played a few games of Warmaster 20 odd years ago with Dale and Nigel but didn't like the crazy never ending combat issue which was fixed with Warmaster Ancients. I bought Warmaster Ancients when it came out but never got inspired to paint up an army. Anyway, back in the day I got a few blisters of GW High Elves and some Kallistra ones with the intention of getting a 2000pt High Elf army together, but it has been languishing, forgotten and unloved in the bottom of my gaming drawers for a long, long time. </p><p>Meeting up with Andrew and Richard inspired me to pull the old mini's out and try to get an army together. A google seach for inspiration turned up Warmaster Revolution which is a fan based update based on the Warmaster Acients system. I'm not 100% sold on the Warmaster system, I always liked the command system which were also used in Hail Ceasar and Black Powder but I'm not sold on the combat rules, I think that they may be a little clunky but we will see, as I said I've oot actually had a game in a long, long time. so maybe I cut it some slack. Long story short I decided ot hunt out my old mini's and try to get an army togehter.</p><p>So, for the past couple of weeks I've been painting up and rebasing units and hope to get down to Dunedin for a game in the next few weeks. I've also bought some 3D printed mini's from Forest Dragon which does a very nice range of 10mm figures which are very Warhammeresque in thier aesthetic. </p><p>Progress so far. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKtCztM7oXmlEu2W1ua98C1FjFvyetvaNLw52WCSrF303epg1QHWq2ZKxoIIhPsrbH1m-hF_qVZV_8GaOCU0VspwUHfrTRdM-5nk9UFpJpTAfAjH_Xj-PN6eqJFUt-_cXq4GcSIUi43yk9ZMECUBWeeIk5k6v0f7GL1YQ73V1OMfg_rqWG2wQ6ieQywU/s4896/WM%231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKtCztM7oXmlEu2W1ua98C1FjFvyetvaNLw52WCSrF303epg1QHWq2ZKxoIIhPsrbH1m-hF_qVZV_8GaOCU0VspwUHfrTRdM-5nk9UFpJpTAfAjH_Xj-PN6eqJFUt-_cXq4GcSIUi43yk9ZMECUBWeeIk5k6v0f7GL1YQ73V1OMfg_rqWG2wQ6ieQywU/s320/WM%231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal">21-22 July 2023<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We held our annual KoW weekend/event down here in Oamaru the weekend of Juy 22-23. This year was Gordon’s turn to run the event so I got to play. In my practice
games I lost 6 out of 8 games (losing 6 out of 7 vs Gordon) so didn't have the best of records heading into the weekend. However, my reguar oppoent, Gordon, is a very,
very good player, the top around here by a long way. He is very methodical and
understands how the game works to a level that I quite simply don’t and I really have to work hard to get a win
or even often get an open flank! So though I ahdn't had the most successfu build up going into the event I was happy with the
army I’d come up with and keen ot see how it would perform in 5 games vs 5 very differnt armies. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My aim for the weekend was to try to win 3 out of 5 games but more
importantly simply to enjoy the games and see what happens. I was looking
forward to playing a mix of different opponents and seeing how well my Varangur
could do. One of my weaknesses with KoW is I simply have no ability to run the
same sit twice. Each week I want to tweak this, or try that so a having to play
the same sit 5 games in a row is kind of liberating. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve done a video review of my games but I managed to sneak
out first place thanks to a large win in the last round and Jeff, my opponent
from game 3 who beat me, losing badly to a Ratkin army. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve done a video report on the games <a href="https://youtu.be/RSBvjgS4FtU" target="_blank">here </a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/RzVUv-i9eRg" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="https://youtu.be/n30WtFuMqQQ" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Game 1: Invade vs Wayne’s Free Dwarves</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xPrzq2jvSJqqcWKydTsGuraPFm2n2gr16wxRilWKPldrLVM5YQuvvI822T_MZIp_yM5x_1jjPtfcO-hJbdh93xB_8Cehf_32t4SoxstpBR_tr5VxqH1ymqCXLA7LR8o04iu-BWt4sRuyzMBGl00KQ8HsXY44q7Hru3IbfPGiosyIcEUISuPbWVwxpdU/s4896/P1000813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xPrzq2jvSJqqcWKydTsGuraPFm2n2gr16wxRilWKPldrLVM5YQuvvI822T_MZIp_yM5x_1jjPtfcO-hJbdh93xB_8Cehf_32t4SoxstpBR_tr5VxqH1ymqCXLA7LR8o04iu-BWt4sRuyzMBGl00KQ8HsXY44q7Hru3IbfPGiosyIcEUISuPbWVwxpdU/s320/P1000813.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First game up was Invade. We usually start gaming
weekends/comps with this one as it isn’t too complicated for new payers but
more interesting than a straight up Kill. My Varangur had the mobility
advantage over the dwarves so I was able to dictate the tempo of the game and
which units were charged when. Some multicharges at the dwarf horde holding the
centre smashed a rather arge hole in the dwarven lines and I was then able to
roll them up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Victory to the Varangur. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Game 2: Dominate vs Nigel’s Kingdom’s of Men.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Flames of War comps together. He has an amazingly well painted Samauri inspired
army that he was fielding, the centrepiece being two fantastic Oni (giants). My
aim in this one was to avoided the Oni and chip away at his infantry if I
could.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Again, I had the mobility advantage but the game was close
throughout and was a good, fun game. In the end though the Varangur’s shooting
swung things towards the Varangur and they proved victorious.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Game 3: Control vs Jeff’s Ogres<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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ogres. He’d changed things up since we last played, more chariots, less
shooters. The mission is invade which is the mission I probably east want to
face Ogre’s on. With every unit scoring at the end of the game the ogre heroes
tend to disappear to claim random sectors of the board so you need to kil them
all.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Turn 2 was the decisive turn in this one. I mistakenly
allowed my tundra wolves to be charged by an angry horde of Berserker braves.
I’d thrown my huscar’;s put as chaff vs Manny the mammoth but as they refused
to hold and became road kill squished under Manny’s feet. Then my heavy hitting
Son’s of Korgun got themselves chaffed up on the same turn by boomer chariots
that I’d failed to recognise as a potential threat- and suddenly I was on the
back foot. Jeff didn’t et the pressure off from there and though I cawed things
back a bit in the end couldn’t deal with all those scoring characters left on
table. A well deserved win to Jeff.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Day 2:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Game 4: Smoke and Mirrors vs Dave’s Varangur.</b></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzjIMeLjp_OZhSTNL5G11xhSag-rmp2ypA0u8oK30Lo7auEQm3gyBlw8D-lUpE94jZswS9Ds3uhR4wBAmC6jRl5Bz2eJYp4AnKpmlXnhDmDxWZuc1qukY6PBc8ven5LlRU1RqXv0YUW83W8iFCoeX4z7VEJA1kdVROaQu7lHrus9M2etrKEfpK84dqPM/s4896/P1000891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzjIMeLjp_OZhSTNL5G11xhSag-rmp2ypA0u8oK30Lo7auEQm3gyBlw8D-lUpE94jZswS9Ds3uhR4wBAmC6jRl5Bz2eJYp4AnKpmlXnhDmDxWZuc1qukY6PBc8ven5LlRU1RqXv0YUW83W8iFCoeX4z7VEJA1kdVROaQu7lHrus9M2etrKEfpK84dqPM/s320/P1000891.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Dave had a very different army to mine having taken 2 hordes
of Fallen, 2 regiment of huscarls, a
cavern dweller and lord on frostfang. Another elite army with only 10 drops but
almost all hard hitting. I had more drops and also more mobility with my three
mounted sons regiments.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This one was another fun game that swung one way then the
other thanks to some l time double 1s by both of us but in the end the mobility
advantage one out and I managed to destroy al the Falen units and huscarls- the
magus with Arcane Curse being instrumental in getting rid of the 2<sup>nd</sup>
horde of those. In the end my army proved triumphant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Game 5: Raze vs Eric’s Salamanders<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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to expect. Eric had rather large army but deployed quite linear and with no
depth to take the charge of the mounted sons. As a result when his horde of
Salamander primes a combo charge of Huscarls and Mounted Sons destroyed them
opening a huge hole in the lines that I was able to exploit. The hard hitting
Mounted Sons and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Huscarls then rolled up
the Salamanders in what proved to be a very one sided fight. I lost a thegn on
frostfang and Eric conceded at the end of turn 4.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Final results <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Going into that last round I was in second place about 12
points behind Jeff. Jeff played Eugene with his Ratkin and had his first loss,
my large win meant that I was able to sneak past Jeff and win by about 3 points
(105 vs 102) so a great overall result to the Varangur though Jeff could fee
righty disappointed to have the rug puled out from under him in the last game
as he had played really well all weekend.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Overa, it was a fantastic weekend with 5 good fun game spayed
in a friendly spirit which a the end of the day is the main reason I wargame,
to roll dice and have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fun.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My aim going into the weekend was to try to win three games
and I managed to win 4 so was more than happy with that. The army performed
really well for me, was solid and hard hitting. I still made quite a few
mistakes in the games but overall think it performed well and ook forward to
our next Kings of War weekend which will be held in Christchurch in
September.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red;">So how
did the individual units perform?</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b><b>Night Raiders</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A great unit. I only lost them vs the ogres- apparently they
didn’t appreciate charges by chariots and then hunters. Their main role is to
hide in cover and plink away with their bows whenever possible and did well in
this role.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Def 3 means they can’t stand up to much in the way of
shooting but with stealthy and being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>able to hang out in difficult terrain thanks to pathfinder and then
charge out with thunderous +1 was at times was very handy. They are basically
budget Gladestalkers. Very dependable and I’d not leave home without 2
regiments. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating: A<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Huscarls</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ah, huscarls. The whole reason I built the army was due to
buying some second hand Chaos Marauder figures and needed to build an army
round them. I’ve now used them for 13 games. The word I’d use to describe them
is dependable; they hit like a truck (20 attacks, hitting on 3s with crushing
2). Their relatively slow move is their main drawback and I think they do need
either the mead of madness or brew of haste to mitigate that. It takes a bit of
skill to get the most out of them but they make a great second line/ follow
through unit. They were great at anchoring the centre where they were either
flanked by night raiders or were deployed beside the night raiders to support
them. I also often had the lord with the devoted icon (stealth) to further
protect them vs shooting. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually used them
in a battlegroup with the nightstalkers and Snow Troll Prime. It was very
satisfying getting a combination charge into a unit with Mounted Sons. However,
they didn’t appreciate being used as bait/thick chaff vs Manny the Mammoth who
turned them into road kill very quickly but they were pretty handy in all other
games. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Even so, I think I’ll be dropping them down to the new
Tribesmen regiment- 150pts, Crush 1, 12 attacks and lower nerve as I mainly use
them in a support role so think a regiment or two of bog standard tribesmen
will suffice. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating</b>: B+<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Mounted Sons of Korgun</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spd 8, 18 attacks hitting on 3s with crush 1, thunderous 1
means that even after the initial charge then can grind their way through units.
But just because they have 18 attacks hitting on 3s doesn’t mean that they can
be thrown out at an enemy unsupported. It has taken me a while but finally
getting used to ensuring they are supported with either a second regiment, a
snow troll prime, thegn on FF, a lord, some tundra wolves or even the night
raiders- see my point! Never charge them unsupported if you can avoid it. A
lesson it has taken me a long time to learn.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I replaced the frost giant or cavern dweller with a third
mounted son Regiment and am glad I did, the extra charge range was invaluable
and if I was really sneaky I’d find a way to include<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Brew of Haste for extra charge range
goodness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like many things in Kings,
units in threes are often more effective than taking them in twos. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating</b>: A+ <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Tundra Wolves regiment</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tundra wolves oh how I love thee, but oh how badly I use them
on the tabletop! 18 attacks, hitting on 3s with an 18” charge range and nimble,
these wolves are awesome. Oh, and as of this week (we couldn’t use the new upgraded
army lists at the weekend) they come with pathfinder built in! Woop! Woop! They
are one of my favourite units but damn I use them poorly at times. By not
measuring properly I got them into charge range and killed by: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Game 1: Dwarven Berserkers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Game 3: Ogre Berserker braves<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Game 4: Huscarls- okay this one was planned to take out a
Varangur conclave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With the way I used them on the flanks maybe I should be
sticking to running them as troops for a while to get the hang of them rather
than using them (poorly) as medium cav/shock troops<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating</b>: <b>A,</b> but my using them to the best their
abilities<b>: B</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Magus</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Alchemist curse and lightning bolt<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Very useful. Would be more useful with the boots of
levitation (+30pts) meaning he can move 10” and still cast. Or also mounting
him and adding the boots- as useful as the elven version IMO. I didn’t use
alchemist curse as much as I’d like but took out a unit of huscarls with him in
game 4 and whenever he did cast it certainly woke my opponents up and he
suddenly became a major threat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lightning
bolt was handy supporting the night raider bowmen to get another wound or two. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating: A<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Lord on foot: 130pts</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6 attacks, +3 hit, Crush str +2, Def 5, Spd 5. Devoted
icon (Stealth)<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mobility an issue (5” move/11” charge) but the devoted icon
gave him a 6” stealth bubble to protect the barbarian units so quite good value
and was extremely good at protecting my units as a result. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Useful to delay attacks but need to be at least 4 ½” from
units for this to work. He took a couple of charges that I was expecting
him to die. Low nerve can also be an issue. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I can see the value in the Wings of Honeymaze (21” charge
range/ Def 4) but also the mounted lord (no Icon) could be useful at +35pts. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Losses:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Game 2: Killed as chaff by knights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Game 3: Killed as chaff vs berserker
braves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Game 4: Killed by lord of frostfang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating: B+<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Thegns on Frostfangs</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5 attacks (6 with snow fox), crushing 2, strider and nimble.
Good mini versions of the Lords. Useful as chaff or supporting Mounted Sons,
especially if from a flank. Thegns aren’t quite as tough as the Lords but are a
lot cheaper and very, very handy. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><a name="_Hlk141209183"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Game
2: both killed<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141209183;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Game 3: both killed<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141209183;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Game 4: Lost one to the Fallen<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk141209183;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating: A <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Snow Troll Prime</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another inspiring source and solid performer. He got good
use as chaff when required and was always going to be expendable. He often got
used to support the Night Raiders but was handy in all the games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rating: B+<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Game 1: Killed by dwarves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Game 4: Killed by frostlord<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Game 5: Survived<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 105%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Overall Thoughts</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was happy with the balance of the army and the way it
performed. The Mounted Sons are very solid but do need support when charging
and the thegns and snow troll were able to provide that support. Likewise the
nigh raiders made a good platform <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My one loss vs Jeff was when I allowed him to dictate the
pressure of the game, a couple of poor positioning of units and he seized the
initiative and didn’t let go of it, so well played by Jeff. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was a sold army, hits hard but needed some coordination,
and was also reasonably resilient to boot. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Possible changes</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reduce huscarls to the new tribesmen (150pts)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Look at adding a 2<sup>nd</sup> Magus rather than the ord on
foot- or else ad wings of honeymaze to the lord.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The way I used tundra wolves two troops may have been a
better option. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would also consider brining back the Cavern dweller. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Craig </p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-27893723486253013312023-07-13T19:38:00.000+12:002023-07-13T19:38:02.969+12:00Oamaru Onslaught III- Varangur<p> Next weekend is our third Kings of War competition being held down here at Kakanui. I’ve been working on a Varangur army after having purchased some GW Chaos Warriors online and deciding I “needed” an army to be built around them.</p><p>I’ve had a few games and been slowly tweaking things but each game find something ese that I must have in the army or want to include so there are always a few tough decisions to be made. </p><p>I am hoping I’ve got a reasonable balance and a bit of a tool kit vs wide range of opponents. The army I I’m at taking is this: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO-2R1G0hoLu9lwextyb5anaZrIUH_oNhUSZoBKe1Hbwd7AKHIGaLIdMumfONRrv3UBzkvmZAvzsOw_ao1Ar_3OjP9PPBjjkAlmgzpJbPE-j1Rwkf7Kueb6SdUs_kMB1mM8MBigil_5wX39lFMDevDkfxqplu1VeRfeVnfyr3nGU-hybFS_V2c0MZd20/s829/Onslaught%202023%231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO-2R1G0hoLu9lwextyb5anaZrIUH_oNhUSZoBKe1Hbwd7AKHIGaLIdMumfONRrv3UBzkvmZAvzsOw_ao1Ar_3OjP9PPBjjkAlmgzpJbPE-j1Rwkf7Kueb6SdUs_kMB1mM8MBigil_5wX39lFMDevDkfxqplu1VeRfeVnfyr3nGU-hybFS_V2c0MZd20/w382-h640/Onslaught%202023%231.JPG" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31v6R-ghihkypmJMqpBBXClMdMheTJsoV64Y3PCnO3Yunmn3efR4Sb7UpcvoQ03d_HUYpgCs4L1svAPlL0wBgTxTe_711g1rv9EgJwrM3WlZdV2LlVRlhUv_SMiYjaUBEdo7QfpclpnICCvGxMahb7mNR1HIB5xFC7knwX5OqF4kMVnj3qICJd9NwHnY/s851/Onslaught%202023%232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="497" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31v6R-ghihkypmJMqpBBXClMdMheTJsoV64Y3PCnO3Yunmn3efR4Sb7UpcvoQ03d_HUYpgCs4L1svAPlL0wBgTxTe_711g1rv9EgJwrM3WlZdV2LlVRlhUv_SMiYjaUBEdo7QfpclpnICCvGxMahb7mNR1HIB5xFC7knwX5OqF4kMVnj3qICJd9NwHnY/w374-h640/Onslaught%202023%232.JPG" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div>So let's have a look at the units.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Night raiders</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWsM9KnkWtnJyS6x65WbMEgixTBl4y2uGslXQZlJljJwdSJ29qP9VfmVAKWO_FcTicE0X9LwZIf3RWd9WvaAVc29Hjd3gIb-7qxsGcGucWvAmxvkMWaOEhhZD7EV5fejaxeKjw9E_NA6hLQ3o35GQpmB_sED3E-pnor2DqjBn3aNNc2BCJ8gEcXiVJD8/s4896/V3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWsM9KnkWtnJyS6x65WbMEgixTBl4y2uGslXQZlJljJwdSJ29qP9VfmVAKWO_FcTicE0X9LwZIf3RWd9WvaAVc29Hjd3gIb-7qxsGcGucWvAmxvkMWaOEhhZD7EV5fejaxeKjw9E_NA6hLQ3o35GQpmB_sED3E-pnor2DqjBn3aNNc2BCJ8gEcXiVJD8/s320/V3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFEMVpdzTrzFj5FWJayI5qppvFo3wE8P5v-SIqTrf4TZHg8qwUsJrXG1lfJAqUdOU_GkimDBt3W70Z27TGF7BCzxICf8IvyWWvsfhnTvFZj0OWvBJpeJod6B53XfDc5RYhL-cfifYUrNJ-qD0RSkydfSFFwsyIIIPBYOM-H01k7fM7MPMeFNo8yG7A74/s949/Night%20raiders.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="949" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFEMVpdzTrzFj5FWJayI5qppvFo3wE8P5v-SIqTrf4TZHg8qwUsJrXG1lfJAqUdOU_GkimDBt3W70Z27TGF7BCzxICf8IvyWWvsfhnTvFZj0OWvBJpeJod6B53XfDc5RYhL-cfifYUrNJ-qD0RSkydfSFFwsyIIIPBYOM-H01k7fM7MPMeFNo8yG7A74/w400-h110/Night%20raiders.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I quite like these guys. their shooting isn't bad, stealthy
and pathfinder helps keep them alive (by hanging around in terrain. I didn’t
have the points to add the Wolf handlers upgrade to add scouting and vicious. I
find these units often last the entire game and with 12 attacks hitting on 4s
doubled from the flank to give 24 attacks with thunder1 can be very handy in the later game.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The figures I use for these are the GW LoTR Rangers range. <o:p></o:p></p><b>Huscarls</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeR9Z2JSsL6tc0fcoBYE3ePZKdNhd0wKfLbYQyL3NW-b8T6q25eZyR8iNWYAqgaib6y0pydmFQd3vmx1ux8AbYIJnJxDIRlHBHpABU912BgMWZuDwdPlfhbBkepUNflZziocIkzu2NXrs5vrwAU_8tAvmnI2DKFI3ji_9XCY4tXa1b6uwGOafuPqOXz0/s4896/P1000617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeR9Z2JSsL6tc0fcoBYE3ePZKdNhd0wKfLbYQyL3NW-b8T6q25eZyR8iNWYAqgaib6y0pydmFQd3vmx1ux8AbYIJnJxDIRlHBHpABU912BgMWZuDwdPlfhbBkepUNflZziocIkzu2NXrs5vrwAU_8tAvmnI2DKFI3ji_9XCY4tXa1b6uwGOafuPqOXz0/s320/P1000617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA22VwaQdbt363XKAt_pM9YXmHEy-QIdY5XAvVI9Crzm-CUNS35qC-pQ8iNmgPAAhpIjZWbsGPNMj1q2osvpyk-JHJIzEFUYvTuu5IIbSvrAL0lOis1XcUZG_HiLSwagKruYPF9BvTtx5kcIXtHXzNEqwGBjyFnbmp84d7W9-Y8J9HQM8rlB7aITnSa_c/s946/Huscarls.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="134" data-original-width="946" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA22VwaQdbt363XKAt_pM9YXmHEy-QIdY5XAvVI9Crzm-CUNS35qC-pQ8iNmgPAAhpIjZWbsGPNMj1q2osvpyk-JHJIzEFUYvTuu5IIbSvrAL0lOis1XcUZG_HiLSwagKruYPF9BvTtx5kcIXtHXzNEqwGBjyFnbmp84d7W9-Y8J9HQM8rlB7aITnSa_c/w400-h56/Huscarls.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><div>The whole reason I built the army! These guys have a solid stat
line: 20 attacks hitting on 3s, defence 5, wild charge 1, crushing 2 and fury (so can countercharge if wavered). What’s
what not to like? Spd 5, that’s what. To mitigate this sightly I’ve added the
mead of madness so they can charge 12” but even so they can be outranged and easily out manoeuvred so need to be used carefully. If you
can screen them properly and they get the charge then they do a world of hurt to
most units. They dislike terrain (my last game they wiffed badly by being
hindered and hitting on 4s and ony doing 2 wounds) so again need to be used
carefully and when possible need to avoid terrain if I can. As a central unit to act as an anvil they are solid too.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The figures I use are GW Chaos Marauders and as I’ve said
they are the reason I built the army. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><b>Mounted Sons of Korgaan</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LF652cHXDbkGEJa0OAdeBWUvFad7j6KbzxylysqIa_hC_WXQWyYKS-e6U-2K5MpTmVJ6oWnFG-yTHS6VETtmOCjITuGHddF_n45jFIHR0LXUnnPXKuXlMWPmFBFCYJIYfxiPd0AiM67n4IkkPM4XrjlMpZrDNxsPb2WWsMNhQdK6Bp6p36M7bMQc0zY/s4032/20230711_220559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LF652cHXDbkGEJa0OAdeBWUvFad7j6KbzxylysqIa_hC_WXQWyYKS-e6U-2K5MpTmVJ6oWnFG-yTHS6VETtmOCjITuGHddF_n45jFIHR0LXUnnPXKuXlMWPmFBFCYJIYfxiPd0AiM67n4IkkPM4XrjlMpZrDNxsPb2WWsMNhQdK6Bp6p36M7bMQc0zY/s320/20230711_220559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBowwBPnA3_u-sxvFxVVjm-f2ErddEYfR-_MVtrmyu1nUkz2mPd61vlRbb3qvV1KoO-ZuUzKb37hAgbMST4ii9mOjGc-nVPSuxyAVfshdqA6jC1-_HNmlwrFazFjPhfM7cPGTVfLki5nJdvC_gsk-1_BStv3XOXH-6axeRhJCwOtKgdjiBjw3b-n-7pA/s950/Mounted%20sons.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="950" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBowwBPnA3_u-sxvFxVVjm-f2ErddEYfR-_MVtrmyu1nUkz2mPd61vlRbb3qvV1KoO-ZuUzKb37hAgbMST4ii9mOjGc-nVPSuxyAVfshdqA6jC1-_HNmlwrFazFjPhfM7cPGTVfLki5nJdvC_gsk-1_BStv3XOXH-6axeRhJCwOtKgdjiBjw3b-n-7pA/w400-h91/Mounted%20sons.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal">18 attacks on 3+, thunderous 1, Crush 1, 8” movement, nerve
15/17. These are a very useful cavalry unit. So much in so I went form 2
regiments to three at the last minute (dropping my monster- I was contemplating
between a Cavern Dweller or a Frost Giant. These guys are my fast(ish) hammers.
They need to be protected form shooting and take the charge but with crushing
they can grind better than some cavalry. I’ve not sued 3 regiments yet so will
se how they go but the key is going to be concentration of force, hitting hard
and making sure they are supported by other units whenever possible. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Previously I've added the guise of the deciever to the units to give them stealthy vs shooting but needed to save points so dropped the guide in the end. I have an answer though, the foot lord (see below) has an aura of stealthy they can benefit from so he will need to be nearby for them. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Originally I had Gripping Beast Goths as my Mounted Sons but
wanted the GW Marauder horsemen as the modes. There were none available in NZ
so picked up a couple of boxes from the UK but the postage to NZ via NZ post
was ridiculous so won’t be getting any more via that route. Spent a few nights painting
last week and have just finished al three regiments and am very happy with how
they have turned out. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><b>Tundra wolves</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqOwa7zdvCQq9BUxtjh9j9zF6EYMgsQgAM_adoBmY42jMN1XnB6OA1Dku54iXfhBlB0X6WNc4kPY5MwkKHqvGX0iHJemnVF-ncXQ5yX0jn7lPSk6am5ely2D3xUf_Cp1Dt4Duv5zwYeyN9dIJm-pku3yaIgAXRtKuTb_LLwPPO8-KFq3y8bZur3WprE4/s4896/P1000613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqOwa7zdvCQq9BUxtjh9j9zF6EYMgsQgAM_adoBmY42jMN1XnB6OA1Dku54iXfhBlB0X6WNc4kPY5MwkKHqvGX0iHJemnVF-ncXQ5yX0jn7lPSk6am5ely2D3xUf_Cp1Dt4Duv5zwYeyN9dIJm-pku3yaIgAXRtKuTb_LLwPPO8-KFq3y8bZur3WprE4/s320/P1000613.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2ADxPiqmKNczvsS-L6gQCXVDCEjxxFiOEFXIzXjuGmZp2tgMbe9nWCCRdnshiSZkg3bYd9q5JqGlcZZQyVkPSlNLbApOG8Hmwo0WUI5FvDdW3bK9yWThhenDdlm8B2ng-_TD10nmIZjyDKG6yb9IW1dozCvgPsujdVJ8-H5NzVwrApvmgREa25P_3HY/s949/Tundra%20wolves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="99" data-original-width="949" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2ADxPiqmKNczvsS-L6gQCXVDCEjxxFiOEFXIzXjuGmZp2tgMbe9nWCCRdnshiSZkg3bYd9q5JqGlcZZQyVkPSlNLbApOG8Hmwo0WUI5FvDdW3bK9yWThhenDdlm8B2ng-_TD10nmIZjyDKG6yb9IW1dozCvgPsujdVJ8-H5NzVwrApvmgREa25P_3HY/w400-h41/Tundra%20wolves.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal">These are one of my favourite units in the army. I was vacillating
between a regiment vs two troops but in the end when for the regiment. 18
attacks, hitting on 3s, Def 4, 18” move with nimble and thunderous charge with
a 13/15 nerve. The tundra wolves again need to be used carefully but if they
can get into a flank they can be deadly. The regiment recently they took out Manny
the Mammoth in a game vs ogres with flank charge. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am sure I’ll miss the flexibility of the two troops but a
regiment is 50pts cheaper. It wil be interesting at the weekend to see if I miss
the troops. <o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">As for models, I used
GW Wargs as my tundra wolves. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Magus </b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_I4rahI9brsAI45LFfEuNydvHlDHH0utWhYsuVM9h83v0X4tGs6POpNQhuFSOVk7onIfvqnSQ4Kz7CqleWo6B7O55UMOsPmz6nY_nPUfCI6TLOu7vWIjCixGmGa60tqzkyu_shUzb0RQcXiIc2qXFvEOXWMGVNYbqEYLMI9HW-poyoHqS1a4fQBHUNU/s944/Magus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="944" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_I4rahI9brsAI45LFfEuNydvHlDHH0utWhYsuVM9h83v0X4tGs6POpNQhuFSOVk7onIfvqnSQ4Kz7CqleWo6B7O55UMOsPmz6nY_nPUfCI6TLOu7vWIjCixGmGa60tqzkyu_shUzb0RQcXiIc2qXFvEOXWMGVNYbqEYLMI9HW-poyoHqS1a4fQBHUNU/w400-h75/Magus.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Magus doesn’t appear a popular choice from what I see of
Varangur lists and maybe isn’t the smartest use of pts but I’m hoping he will
be a bit of a Swiss army knife choice. His lighting bolt hopefully will add a
bit of extra fire to the night raiders shooting and Alchemist Curse is a great
spell vs heavily armed troops, monsters and heroes. Ideally he’d also have the
boots of levitation to add extra movement but in the end I stripped him back to
the basic Magus + Alchemist Curse.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The model I use for him is an Artizan Designs Viking shaman. <o:p></o:p></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Lord</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsg1rbvEPGw_xhA_BE6sb7ikYOMe590zWG9SDBJ2IU1iejP7gGJm-8cHS5lnDWVvXN3bsYssenQan4kwYhI_gT26bkLq-7yHuE6d8soMdkJGmzCt58Q4ztS9XyK0x5QBhmLkHudals2bY-qwzowUlREXpotoIEojH_mjsBdTiDD_vaDtddPxLFzkGuw8/s953/Lord.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="953" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsg1rbvEPGw_xhA_BE6sb7ikYOMe590zWG9SDBJ2IU1iejP7gGJm-8cHS5lnDWVvXN3bsYssenQan4kwYhI_gT26bkLq-7yHuE6d8soMdkJGmzCt58Q4ztS9XyK0x5QBhmLkHudals2bY-qwzowUlREXpotoIEojH_mjsBdTiDD_vaDtddPxLFzkGuw8/w400-h69/Lord.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The second of my heroes is a bog stand lord. He has devoted
icon (stealth) which gives a 6” stealth bubble for most of my units. He has 6
attacks so is a nice support unit. I’ve used him quite a bit with the <i>wings of
honeymaze</i> giving him a 21” charge range but in the end stripped out most of
the magic items to afford an extra unit. He performs well for me in most games. He is very insprng (9" range) which is important to my army. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I use an Artizan Designs Viking as my lord. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Thegns on Frostfangs</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth88z_9wkriQ2FeylPHnBJBx-Vga90OkIOfpIr_Fw88e5kdT7dvptQdvVxM57PWab9DWHHnbApBAmDB9cgQBMlbQTIed66RQXMM40FFSVoS1n8sDLm01hwhw0zCQBYitygsvCR-cOTy0hbJd-77YCQqrlYzkx8MFnx7OarsCU1LOMW1zqNF7C3ql3_zI/s4032/20230713_191822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth88z_9wkriQ2FeylPHnBJBx-Vga90OkIOfpIr_Fw88e5kdT7dvptQdvVxM57PWab9DWHHnbApBAmDB9cgQBMlbQTIed66RQXMM40FFSVoS1n8sDLm01hwhw0zCQBYitygsvCR-cOTy0hbJd-77YCQqrlYzkx8MFnx7OarsCU1LOMW1zqNF7C3ql3_zI/s320/20230713_191822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWlc-6DOhIooJOTz7KByrdqmxPgfuZIC5-Dqn4g8a2WFyl4UVP5gkORP102NyP8syQEJ_6LE27sloqUqem8lvK6XUOZw126IA7TTUc9aciTsDyHZB6Z_QwuwJ9aqkfSHw9MoP7rCLc8zWyJ0EU8a0h6IiKCCebyimRlVykHy4ceWMh0Khtm5Kp6mTuBc/s944/Thegns.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="944" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWlc-6DOhIooJOTz7KByrdqmxPgfuZIC5-Dqn4g8a2WFyl4UVP5gkORP102NyP8syQEJ_6LE27sloqUqem8lvK6XUOZw126IA7TTUc9aciTsDyHZB6Z_QwuwJ9aqkfSHw9MoP7rCLc8zWyJ0EU8a0h6IiKCCebyimRlVykHy4ceWMh0Khtm5Kp6mTuBc/w400-h124/Thegns.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I’ve taken two thegns on Frostfangs as two of my leaders. Spd
7, melee 3+, Def 5 with 5 or 6 attacks and 13/15 nerve, they have Crush 2,
inspiring, nimble, strider and wild charge 1. Not as tough as the very popular
Lord on a frostfang but they are pretty flexible. I’ve taken one of them with
the tricksters wand to try to shut down some shooting and the other has a snow
fox to give an extra attack. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They are handy in difficult terrain and are a good support
unit, especially if thy can attack from a flank. They will also be used as
chaff if necessary. The two of them perform well in most games but again I need
to make sure I use them to concentrate with other units whenever possible. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These are the only Mantic models in the army- not much to
say except that they are nice resin sculpts. <o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Snow Troll prime </b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw0G0Tz8VZqetxV25Srnj35NkRS5FoWoxoxOdklV9VfsuQXlAY78pnmHgbnLqxxhBo62aliEQlEnYPfCRfqcjCR5JjNTTXYAINT8oYizok0oVfNh315wCa3ABDOsesSkReKYZLVnRov5VCL_ax3llv5dUZxj_vmKIgWlLTUlaVX6C2_ojo17KyN31fUQ/s954/Snow%20troll%20prime.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="134" data-original-width="954" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw0G0Tz8VZqetxV25Srnj35NkRS5FoWoxoxOdklV9VfsuQXlAY78pnmHgbnLqxxhBo62aliEQlEnYPfCRfqcjCR5JjNTTXYAINT8oYizok0oVfNh315wCa3ABDOsesSkReKYZLVnRov5VCL_ax3llv5dUZxj_vmKIgWlLTUlaVX6C2_ojo17KyN31fUQ/w400-h56/Snow%20troll%20prime.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">The last addition to the
army- dropping a variety of magic items and taking the tundra wolves as a
regiment rather than two troops meant I could squeeze in one more hero/monster.
I haven't actually used him in a game yet! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">His stats are handy: Spd 6, 5
attacks hitting on a 3 with Crush 2. Nimble, regeneration and vicious melee are
handy, along with wild charge 1. His nerve is a bit of an issue at times but hopefully
he works out as yet another inspiring source, support piece in combats or if necessary an extra medium chaff option.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p>The model I use is a Reaper
Bones Ettin.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Final comments</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, there we have it my army for Onsight next weekend. 12
units, and 22 unit strength. Hopefully I’ve enough variety to deal with a 5 different
missions and 5 different opponents. Is it a winning list? I doubt it but I’d be
happy to win 3 out of the 5 games with them which is my goals. We will see if I
can a manage that. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div>Craig</div>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-40707742585713558182023-06-25T16:15:00.002+12:002023-06-25T16:15:13.479+12:00A few more Varangur for KoW<p> I continue to dabble in my new Varangian force for kings of War. A few years back i bakced the Reaper Bones 2 kickstarter, in which were two frost giants. They have been languishing in my pile of shame ver since but I decided I needed a frost gaint in my Varangian army so that was the motivation I needed to get one of them painted up</p><p>Mantic Games giants are ridiculousy tall and this causes isues on the table top as they tend to topple over when on any sort of terrain. Though they look nice I have absolutely no interest in fielding such oversized monstrosities, but my own poor wee frost giant feels a tad inferior to his Mantic compatriots so demanded to be put on a bit of terrain to give him a bit more height- the infamous small giant syndrome. </p><p>The rock outcropping "Frosty" is stadning upon is simply a bit of bark which has been painted. The key to using bark though is to seal it with a layer of PVA gue which when it dries shrinks and provides a tough seal- otherwise bark tends to chip and flake over time. The same technique is an old one that I first used on Airfix figures a few decades ago to provide a solid base before painting WWII Airfix and Esci infantry- otherwise paint tended to flake on these plastic figures. </p><p>A quick and dirty paint job and Frosty is ready to report for duty and hopefuly will get his first outing tomorrow night. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwMQZl8OMM70yftWCayAYeM6RIOWf1-TD3J1j3sYlYuwiwSrA2pRqob7urPjZzgdiUXFqhy0s1hIKMzPQ8dwgyCXeAwUuv_vFfELOWStNK7q6B-gITXGhoslcJGmIrA_LPwx51WbnfZ3pAvlTdxJMiYxwzeSJxv1mShot0ZkMdll5IeSBsU8I10m4CVA/s4803/%23V1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1811" data-original-width="4803" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwMQZl8OMM70yftWCayAYeM6RIOWf1-TD3J1j3sYlYuwiwSrA2pRqob7urPjZzgdiUXFqhy0s1hIKMzPQ8dwgyCXeAwUuv_vFfELOWStNK7q6B-gITXGhoslcJGmIrA_LPwx51WbnfZ3pAvlTdxJMiYxwzeSJxv1mShot0ZkMdll5IeSBsU8I10m4CVA/s320/%23V1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAYGx4RZ-e2g8nL0eXZvgvKTWGbnMjxcOO5G9ONSEU_7w8cq_CznLA8JRsePvQy6WoNsaL8WQTlo-tJExFAC_ZLwR6DkOON4zrZNHmZYDHWNOjOXZ8ogjJnj-U1ssc4xYD7Ji5UvYFnkVQpk5_grGaIa1MUFjsRKN6wWdlHiVg19j5o-FmdUiSdba_ak/s2873/%23V2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2873" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAYGx4RZ-e2g8nL0eXZvgvKTWGbnMjxcOO5G9ONSEU_7w8cq_CznLA8JRsePvQy6WoNsaL8WQTlo-tJExFAC_ZLwR6DkOON4zrZNHmZYDHWNOjOXZ8ogjJnj-U1ssc4xYD7Ji5UvYFnkVQpk5_grGaIa1MUFjsRKN6wWdlHiVg19j5o-FmdUiSdba_ak/s320/%23V2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxks9AlE-oOFPhcZX3e7h3xOEBTpyvkQKmbn2GBoCY7Yncd2llq8WcwpVqfANKxqOkmDcF58yq0R15owrlaz9taFYwg-E2nEdhGUn_TNpN1Ngbjs2i_ZTdhOXvEdD5HRP53zC4v9fug0NRQt3K6G32IlHGzmudPLlnEsYGpiqxRzIWOiXtZ-U_LJc-Jk/s4798/%23V3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="4798" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxks9AlE-oOFPhcZX3e7h3xOEBTpyvkQKmbn2GBoCY7Yncd2llq8WcwpVqfANKxqOkmDcF58yq0R15owrlaz9taFYwg-E2nEdhGUn_TNpN1Ngbjs2i_ZTdhOXvEdD5HRP53zC4v9fug0NRQt3K6G32IlHGzmudPLlnEsYGpiqxRzIWOiXtZ-U_LJc-Jk/s320/%23V3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjPYO1vGdODYZG-pKWQwFBCgf82pWc5J0fyLt6NvbVxKoEZk8mQIgixzwI2E9asjm9vttzcHm95LIbFXoWPuQZMzk6_pBBKuMZ7tzXOI-iqGtFXV59CXlR6dvbxdsxKtSTDP05Yt7BJ211QHULZG3EovEQ_djtlroW6QQoxb4AStCZSnp1tmSkKGRWGU/s2752/%23V4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="2202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjPYO1vGdODYZG-pKWQwFBCgf82pWc5J0fyLt6NvbVxKoEZk8mQIgixzwI2E9asjm9vttzcHm95LIbFXoWPuQZMzk6_pBBKuMZ7tzXOI-iqGtFXV59CXlR6dvbxdsxKtSTDP05Yt7BJ211QHULZG3EovEQ_djtlroW6QQoxb4AStCZSnp1tmSkKGRWGU/s320/%23V4.JPG" width="256" /></a></div>Craig <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-2158703525200817022023-06-05T10:43:00.000+12:002023-06-05T10:43:02.711+12:00KoW: Varangar Army<p><br /></p><p>I haven't been doing aot of gamig related stuff over the past few months but finaly getting back into it and ahving some reguar games of kings of War vs Gordon. I picked up some GW Chaos Marauders off one of the NZ buy
& sell sites a few weeks back and so needed to make an army to fit them
round and so have built a force of the evil Varangar for Kings of War.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A range of manufacturers used:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->GW: chaos Marauders, LOtR Rangers (Night
raiders) Rohan- (Horse raiders)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->GB Goths- with Fireforge Medieval Russian heads
(Sons of Kogan) & GB Mongols as
heroes<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Reaper bones Ogres- Snow troll primes</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">Ragnarrok and kkitbasehes using Victrix and Gripping Beast figures- Draugr</p>
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As usual I've an eclectic range of figures co-opted into the army- Frostgrave, Northstar, GW and Mantic. </p><p>The characters at the front are some of the character figures from the new Oathnmark orc range and are lovely, very Middle Earth inspired, orcs IMO.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIDxVKIaRqKj_SlzEap02_agU5Akb50TiVnbdNnvO8ieEKs4MZdA65k6oqVGKW7fAccx9n2gwBUJAgz6OynOPdq_d1jRDTdQFdLIcT0EEzJiDWTm3ls3yHNGVyWJChrXhTrr1TMfRpwS6ppQugJfVwM480ojOaOBYr9dNs22xqnHzQV9pwsOJmBLo/s4896/No%20surrender%202022-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIDxVKIaRqKj_SlzEap02_agU5Akb50TiVnbdNnvO8ieEKs4MZdA65k6oqVGKW7fAccx9n2gwBUJAgz6OynOPdq_d1jRDTdQFdLIcT0EEzJiDWTm3ls3yHNGVyWJChrXhTrr1TMfRpwS6ppQugJfVwM480ojOaOBYr9dNs22xqnHzQV9pwsOJmBLo/s320/No%20surrender%202022-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>LoTR Orc scouts are being used as Ax infantry and the Frostgrave Gnolls behind are Morax- berserker orcs. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb23R2Qshf3XLvjpqI1yX8JeBgfMv5LTIExPY9NO-Zp95a6rz7gf6NZvRWXf69VwVQBC9TnACSNwwGKRzyv0by8N5nMDWNxid-7shM7qywpIFg0ZiGNXOHdpk35NOwpoeos2RRQv6N6WtqlI_YX3hj-XPAov9QZ8mvwBQF5iS_Iuns-KFkDJnsoqm/s3652/No%20Surrender%202022-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="3652" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb23R2Qshf3XLvjpqI1yX8JeBgfMv5LTIExPY9NO-Zp95a6rz7gf6NZvRWXf69VwVQBC9TnACSNwwGKRzyv0by8N5nMDWNxid-7shM7qywpIFg0ZiGNXOHdpk35NOwpoeos2RRQv6N6WtqlI_YX3hj-XPAov9QZ8mvwBQF5iS_Iuns-KFkDJnsoqm/s320/No%20Surrender%202022-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Mantic Winged Slasher moel in the background is a lovely model too and makes a great centrepiece for the army, while the Mantic Gore Riders provide a fast, hard hitting cavalry contingent. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-Xt0FIU8YW3s99dd1bwRxaorOSLYvY8YAPvroTB6TQlNLRHgTswnwwybFYZSHgo-4F6vnMnjGcYZnmRMOFUDbgRUf9LRu5WEqBvAzi0AeyacS8OGhsY0i5QhKI2qheJr0Zof1Atxw7w0WBGbSjBZ-G8mVaE6Xk7HIxKbFmsunVOUAexo0TRDJ4VG/s4896/No%20surrender%202022-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4896" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-Xt0FIU8YW3s99dd1bwRxaorOSLYvY8YAPvroTB6TQlNLRHgTswnwwybFYZSHgo-4F6vnMnjGcYZnmRMOFUDbgRUf9LRu5WEqBvAzi0AeyacS8OGhsY0i5QhKI2qheJr0Zof1Atxw7w0WBGbSjBZ-G8mVaE6Xk7HIxKbFmsunVOUAexo0TRDJ4VG/s320/No%20surrender%202022-3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJAAhRPlIDawGvA02_YiUA8VTYITc9M1mgA2ZLMbL5OZDUjJUSZzH0QX9sDz4PXCItb9VWNd0B-3zSBSarQP4l1yXkhF-CfKGT6MWH54XWoyTmjHBeTi7uzYit4WmzqsoCfTRQZ71Lf9tjQTlzJluFZ-5tLqnq1mB4J2cGfOS-0CcmAT6rKQ2h7KB/s4726/No%20surrender%202022-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="4726" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJAAhRPlIDawGvA02_YiUA8VTYITc9M1mgA2ZLMbL5OZDUjJUSZzH0QX9sDz4PXCItb9VWNd0B-3zSBSarQP4l1yXkhF-CfKGT6MWH54XWoyTmjHBeTi7uzYit4WmzqsoCfTRQZ71Lf9tjQTlzJluFZ-5tLqnq1mB4J2cGfOS-0CcmAT6rKQ2h7KB/s320/No%20surrender%202022-4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And finally, a shot of the first of the thre regiments of Morax I've painted up. I really love the Frostgrrave Gnolls and with all plasctis are ripe for conversions. For this army I've been adding weapons and arms from the Mantic Goblins as well as the Oathmark Goblins and Orcs to make the army even more varied.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7mc1IjDK3r4s-uA3RnCGZp5kTZtNOpofPzqiXJCdIUzVq3xtyj6yDBGH1mKWLSdPxdQa30WkGCTHDRejQHZJLNW8f-KJ_Y1Wqr0AM6ziKX0tRfndxD4qPsKDn6TKaa9U_jVp-_kLFGucOg64wpDEasKZ0v9zFLygeXKX0IAEWzGJZ_QdYlS7oYtP/s968/No%20Surrender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="968" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7mc1IjDK3r4s-uA3RnCGZp5kTZtNOpofPzqiXJCdIUzVq3xtyj6yDBGH1mKWLSdPxdQa30WkGCTHDRejQHZJLNW8f-KJ_Y1Wqr0AM6ziKX0tRfndxD4qPsKDn6TKaa9U_jVp-_kLFGucOg64wpDEasKZ0v9zFLygeXKX0IAEWzGJZ_QdYlS7oYtP/s320/No%20Surrender.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I've not had much success with them so far but reckon 5 games over two days at No Surrender in Christchurch later in the month will be a good opportunity to get to grips with the army. </p><p>Cheers</p><p>Craig</p>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837051353071347442.post-17113540096599619472022-07-30T21:31:00.001+12:002022-07-30T21:35:23.911+12:00Basing figures<p> Gordon asked me how I base my figures. I use a pretty basic system these days and tend to stick to two versions of it- field green or dry straw static grass depending on the army I'm working on. </p><p>Here is the start of my latest project some "Orcs" fr kings of War using Oathmark Gnolls rather than orcs. I paint the figures then place them on the base to figure out how I want them to look- in this case I wanted an orcish "battle wedge" formation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX93nDc3IAisc4K6IhwFscmEYxzYBcwXkcU5A4x7LnK1EPi9TjoXat8vJS3sK1Wx7XwMvzAp6fhFlW2-89VsyscDb0gRyPI8E-1IcLFXMDGSYDN1IQrsISw31rheoZjwGToc4rD61By7BuwDHFBlUneHqqmHrQOhWHnez9676hSn7tgK3nLdj-MCG/s4032/20220726_200305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX93nDc3IAisc4K6IhwFscmEYxzYBcwXkcU5A4x7LnK1EPi9TjoXat8vJS3sK1Wx7XwMvzAp6fhFlW2-89VsyscDb0gRyPI8E-1IcLFXMDGSYDN1IQrsISw31rheoZjwGToc4rD61By7BuwDHFBlUneHqqmHrQOhWHnez9676hSn7tgK3nLdj-MCG/s320/20220726_200305.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBxfkCRG8qdQ5Yx42HkdMxLgi1x7ohCr9sjJBxmMNRzaoOM0PVshru1UPhpZ1Itjc-tubQ52OEnVj1IJUmc-YOMVNyrjMiA0QwVpd_SZCaspTprZog05HFL4-Hf1OEkiDz5b4KELLxCvHsJwYEOHWjxzbx5OVGlz-rAZwnyX-yy6vM-4syBQHyjFq/s4032/20220726_200314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBxfkCRG8qdQ5Yx42HkdMxLgi1x7ohCr9sjJBxmMNRzaoOM0PVshru1UPhpZ1Itjc-tubQ52OEnVj1IJUmc-YOMVNyrjMiA0QwVpd_SZCaspTprZog05HFL4-Hf1OEkiDz5b4KELLxCvHsJwYEOHWjxzbx5OVGlz-rAZwnyX-yy6vM-4syBQHyjFq/s320/20220726_200314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once the figures are superglued to the base I cover the base witha product caled permafilla from the local Mitre 10 DIY store. The orcish wardrums I based today and this is not my usual method in that they are based before painting but with only two figures and a drum I figured what the hell. <div><br /></div><div>Once the permafilla is dry I use PVA or superglue to add some stones borrowed from the local beach to add a bit more texture. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY7I5J35hlfCIg0g3ZM0mn4mgcAK5Yu9wggLF52hToWCsuoDAHl75D9OBOXB1vSVxjw5ReJV22u4NjwCg32CAyy767HRkBhXc0IfBHr6U7QG53mgZIPGmBOInTrDWasYWhW1H6YuGKdKtVtjzkZ_VVRsac6OmfOcacaT1ca50L8UEvO40yEesNOr2/s4032/20220730_205108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY7I5J35hlfCIg0g3ZM0mn4mgcAK5Yu9wggLF52hToWCsuoDAHl75D9OBOXB1vSVxjw5ReJV22u4NjwCg32CAyy767HRkBhXc0IfBHr6U7QG53mgZIPGmBOInTrDWasYWhW1H6YuGKdKtVtjzkZ_VVRsac6OmfOcacaT1ca50L8UEvO40yEesNOr2/s320/20220730_205108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few of the basics- permafilla and test pot paints. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQmJ2ca4Cw8JDIGf09X8Rh5hNspVfV6FIACKAyoLuacXdU2l39mOQ2TC28jptWSHSiPDQ0YtGwyRBrRvLfcXolrjMAiAoUbv9lRtKhYOoPEtZrUiJxTdVpe3immrW81FDQqza4he5xQPKBBBU4bWGRqBeSe8TAh9YUI75kIR-IoOuMhgWt-008JEz/s4032/20220730_205114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQmJ2ca4Cw8JDIGf09X8Rh5hNspVfV6FIACKAyoLuacXdU2l39mOQ2TC28jptWSHSiPDQ0YtGwyRBrRvLfcXolrjMAiAoUbv9lRtKhYOoPEtZrUiJxTdVpe3immrW81FDQqza4he5xQPKBBBU4bWGRqBeSe8TAh9YUI75kIR-IoOuMhgWt-008JEz/s320/20220730_205114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then undercoast the base black and dry a "heavy" drybrush of a dark brown shade. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRIOBdatrNsTm3OKHTm0zLs4dchY5wP3gzEKo6s8NhODmGtUR25IjqTYWHQKFpxlMo7fSwZlCujBZd5mX5Q0oPXOA2L4GKRi0FN3PzTRSEFhpx-L5zfn9wgmCaAlfbUYszmW296t35BAELn42UZ5jgQ9PI7-Y7jt8Mzawlj1OdFxpHQdp0e77Vdv0/s4032/20220730_205124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRIOBdatrNsTm3OKHTm0zLs4dchY5wP3gzEKo6s8NhODmGtUR25IjqTYWHQKFpxlMo7fSwZlCujBZd5mX5Q0oPXOA2L4GKRi0FN3PzTRSEFhpx-L5zfn9wgmCaAlfbUYszmW296t35BAELn42UZ5jgQ9PI7-Y7jt8Mzawlj1OdFxpHQdp0e77Vdv0/s320/20220730_205124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>then the stones are drybrushed a light grey colour. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDITlTOV68dwlnTfCjA1GT0AiDreI56251PCDxNgwti_c53ONfgF09Nyv_wctig67wkioW8TjZRRbIkKQXt0bQaBjlRwbU-ZukPFZVJl6M-S9kN_1wucF5NZQ704qP_5ChvTR3HQn-WR9zCN0vA7G-nWEPYNMW1xj1nw0dRQwOM9slWDYvEj7VbzDw/s4032/20220730_205320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDITlTOV68dwlnTfCjA1GT0AiDreI56251PCDxNgwti_c53ONfgF09Nyv_wctig67wkioW8TjZRRbIkKQXt0bQaBjlRwbU-ZukPFZVJl6M-S9kN_1wucF5NZQ704qP_5ChvTR3HQn-WR9zCN0vA7G-nWEPYNMW1xj1nw0dRQwOM9slWDYvEj7VbzDw/s320/20220730_205320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally I use a yellowy/tan light drybrush to pick out the details of the base this step is done quite lightly. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFwWQ9nJO27d6NZLFo0mJOXyhZhREqNx9lMLO8SztrpHWRDTuohU7wzIPcRvWx8seCfS9o4-dHDDMwHCCld1gG8BSHp-BW2n9hgb3hPBFCRuwiJ0_fCFxberybBH-xUJBjm-sRkE99VOi8kLg0Dmh2SRHqs9s0wfKNU5AKFe8AmBN_0uB-uuK3Nnq/s4032/20220730_205516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFwWQ9nJO27d6NZLFo0mJOXyhZhREqNx9lMLO8SztrpHWRDTuohU7wzIPcRvWx8seCfS9o4-dHDDMwHCCld1gG8BSHp-BW2n9hgb3hPBFCRuwiJ0_fCFxberybBH-xUJBjm-sRkE99VOi8kLg0Dmh2SRHqs9s0wfKNU5AKFe8AmBN_0uB-uuK3Nnq/s320/20220730_205516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up is the static grass which covers approx 25-30% of the base. I like not having a uniform cover of static grass as the contrasts draw the eye to the base and the figures don't get "lost" in the base. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCQ5CbsuQPlloCBq86v4dtirXzUeW821b3v_rkQTWO3UdvEMLErMYaimcSG5Yl7HM73zB97YGbxToT3CW2CVDlPL6-RTrI34Iy4KrM7xCYiwAMaqM4xXx0Ry7PKyb7EU6n_TVgX1AFySkx1i9yLmqpE-Hro-uIkSXnkvNhTL28d6V547hcbiWom6y/s4032/20220730_205817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCQ5CbsuQPlloCBq86v4dtirXzUeW821b3v_rkQTWO3UdvEMLErMYaimcSG5Yl7HM73zB97YGbxToT3CW2CVDlPL6-RTrI34Iy4KrM7xCYiwAMaqM4xXx0Ry7PKyb7EU6n_TVgX1AFySkx1i9yLmqpE-Hro-uIkSXnkvNhTL28d6V547hcbiWom6y/s320/20220730_205817.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I add green tufts for even more variety. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lkj5zvNkqTnY30ouTOfJ2wLNsS1Mz_yIAI4w1N58Q7S8SE-HHwujoJQd-maXI_qL279l9mFCy_ZnFzXQBaREiO_mLskiGrJtKPwxcyboGfCjVRo3U6bMyZv0JiKtMWDdlqvaUj7jX_ddAjhicWT1ga5PW7mp8q0nsFmDTiEaEUA79q1GjfcA4fDf/s4032/20220730_210044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lkj5zvNkqTnY30ouTOfJ2wLNsS1Mz_yIAI4w1N58Q7S8SE-HHwujoJQd-maXI_qL279l9mFCy_ZnFzXQBaREiO_mLskiGrJtKPwxcyboGfCjVRo3U6bMyZv0JiKtMWDdlqvaUj7jX_ddAjhicWT1ga5PW7mp8q0nsFmDTiEaEUA79q1GjfcA4fDf/s320/20220730_210044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And finally, some late autumn tufts. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2Tk_8Pp4aOgE50XSAXI3pcnBSppsFHUnMORZAUA4NqKIiGqqbYSliccPTkt-68Ei31V-NIHqqaKXySbhly6anVtV73Fij3-hrFITeKXnDfbs6GcE2CjeUdB4r28d72_NDTGS_QLK_oGMjPN3CFqGEQawmM01IJ1k-r3n5k2zH50dLd0BXIaWJZGM/s4032/20220730_210106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2Tk_8Pp4aOgE50XSAXI3pcnBSppsFHUnMORZAUA4NqKIiGqqbYSliccPTkt-68Ei31V-NIHqqaKXySbhly6anVtV73Fij3-hrFITeKXnDfbs6GcE2CjeUdB4r28d72_NDTGS_QLK_oGMjPN3CFqGEQawmM01IJ1k-r3n5k2zH50dLd0BXIaWJZGM/s320/20220730_210106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A contrast between the finished base and the one at the end of the dark brown drybrush stage. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZE_PXoJ6xx1v82rHw2y3hMgYdyIKNrD5momMLj5IpTfXFVJpSOKxFGqiau3oAq5olZyYIGtJd8jZnQ0EcRw5KQvYYkb87IKAf_1yjlUjvff16mb1Jlijcu0hHheInF8A5AhxgKDStYIjJOhE4yD_Ciqt_cMb7hxtajETkStp6TBizRt1pSKpF4dV/s4032/20220730_210236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZE_PXoJ6xx1v82rHw2y3hMgYdyIKNrD5momMLj5IpTfXFVJpSOKxFGqiau3oAq5olZyYIGtJd8jZnQ0EcRw5KQvYYkb87IKAf_1yjlUjvff16mb1Jlijcu0hHheInF8A5AhxgKDStYIjJOhE4yD_Ciqt_cMb7hxtajETkStp6TBizRt1pSKpF4dV/s320/20220730_210236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the bases ready for gaming. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6Cm2heUuj5r-oMuUJruSmzc8AMtMg2dqjiy92KeiptztZAmaXkvp55Z7nnk-14sNP6hk6OONMyTn9HR56sLE7yj_b6lwRKQDNP3u2Epm7VrHUh4YSNT-2rAWR3vMX48yDwt_MfZh3FWaJ64cqZWYUYnsLLds3Kf_IR3gSrRQ3f72eumqxA8Y-Bdt/s4032/20220730_211026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6Cm2heUuj5r-oMuUJruSmzc8AMtMg2dqjiy92KeiptztZAmaXkvp55Z7nnk-14sNP6hk6OONMyTn9HR56sLE7yj_b6lwRKQDNP3u2Epm7VrHUh4YSNT-2rAWR3vMX48yDwt_MfZh3FWaJ64cqZWYUYnsLLds3Kf_IR3gSrRQ3f72eumqxA8Y-Bdt/s320/20220730_211026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Cheers</p><p>Craig</p></div>Craig Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592543210821530318noreply@blogger.com1