Vikings Re-post

I am re-posting my Viking warband, because another member of the Powerfist forum requested larger pics, and I need a hosting site, as Powerfist does not seem to support attaching pics to posts.

So here they are!

1:72 Napoleonics - My Russians

This Russian army is an attempt to model something around 1800. The bicorne-wearing infantry are the Prussian Guard Jägers from the ESCI 'Prussian and Austrian Infantry' box.

For some reason lost in the mists of time, I painted one light battalion with bicornes, and one with the later shakos.

More infantry, and two Dragoon Regiments. I have no idea, why I chose such a light green for the tunics. They also have the 1805-style helmets - for 1800 I think the Dragoons wore bicornes as well, but, well...

This Corps is somewhat stronger than my Bavarian Division, so I may have to leave some of them out, or take some French allies for the Bavarians, if they are to square off.

All in all, I am all set for some Black Powder action - I just need an opponent (or, alternatively, play solo).

1:72 Napoleonics - My Bavarians

This Bavarian 'Division' (all HäT Industries minis) is ready to field (although I shall probably double the Cavalry regiments.

I think this force has a perfect size for trying out the Black Powder rules. I don't know, yet, if it will be against Archduke Michael's Austrians, or maybe my own 'inter-war' Russians under command of Grand Prince Kevin.

1:72 Napoleonics - My French

With Black Powder added to my rules collection, I thought it was about time that I dusted off my 1:72 plastic Napoleonic armies.

Back in the seventies, with wargames not nearly as readily available as they are now, I wrote a set of rules for playing with some of my friends, using quite large(ish) battalions of about 20-25 miniatures.

Later, I adopted Warmaster for playng this era, and we started out with units of 12 models, but later reduced the battalions/cavalry regiments to eight soldiers.

I think we can easily adapt those small battalions for Black Powder, counting the shown formations as 'Attack Columns', and forming a single rank for 'Lines' (and two files for 'March Columns').

Eight models is the minimum required for forming a 'Square', so that should work fine. Of course, we can later enlarge infantry unit size by doubling the models, or even more - but we shall have to see about that.

I know Michael has a sizeable Austrian force, and I have  nicely sized French army (although some of the paintjobs are WIP, as it shows in the photos).

French Line and Light Infantry. I shall have to pull out some red and blue, at least.

Fench Line and Old Guard Infantry.
Again, some units are not quite finished...

French Dragoon Regiment, some Line Chasseurs in early (Hussar-style) uniforms,
and a single Italian Infantry Regiment

French Cuirassiers, the Chevaux-Légers de Berg (too many models - I painted them back in the 'big unit' days,
and the Lanciers Hollandais of the Guard

Some Artillery and Staff

I intend to invite Kevin for a scrap, and see if I can get him interested in this scale for Black Powder (honestly, I don't feel like painting an entire Nappie army in 28mm).

Dark Ages: Full Viking Warband

Here they are, four points of Warriors, two points of Hearthguards for SAGA.

For God of Battles, they can count as two units of Brutes, one unit of Younglings, and almost one unit of Brute Slayers As mentioned earlier, I shall now upgrade the Hearthguard to 10 models, which is effectively all I need to field 24 points in God of Battles, but I shall paint another 10 mail-clad warriors to use as another unit of Brute Slayers, so that I can field different configurations - and only need to do another unit of unarmoured Warriors/Brutes (which will then need only six additional models painted, as the Warriors already count 24 models) for a 36 points army. I shall also paint a Godi for the army; Crescent and Cross has rules for priests, and it is nice to have one for God of Battles as well.

I also need to decide on a Thor model to use this army for Of Gods And Mortals, I shall probably get a pack of the 'fantasy-ish' Vikings from Foundry, together with some berserkers or úlfhednar.

Dark Ages: SAGA Vikings Five Points

Pitch invasion! I had to use the Subbuteo playmat for this line-up, as it takes up the most of the dining table at the moment, because Lea and I play Striker.

Five points, and the warband could probably work as is, but I still want to get that second point of Hearthguard finished, before I commit it to battle.

Tomorrow I am cooking Bacon and Cabbage, because it is St. Patrick's Day, and I like to try out foreign recipes (cooked French cassoulet last Sunday, yummy!), which is going to take up some of the afternoon, and thus I am not going to work in the veggie garden, so I hope to be able to paint a bit while the bacon cooks. I may finish another Hearthguard over the weekend, as the forecast is showing possible rain, but do not hold your breath, as I need to finish preparing the vegetable garden if the weather permits it, and I have only the late afternoons, because I need to sleep after night watch.

GoB: Argonor's Army of Darkness - Points Recalculated

According to the Living FAQ, the points value for the Skeleton Warrior unit is wrong in the God of Battles rulebook, and should be 10 instead of 8 😒

This means that I now have a Main Force total of 64 points, and still a Command & Support total of 48 points.

What it also means, though, is that my 36 points infantry phalanx is now 40 points 😠 - AND that it is nigh impossible to raise Skeleton Warriors 😡, unless I have misread the rule - which I am going to read again very thoroughly one of the next days.

GoB: Argonor's Army of Darkness

As promised, here is a presentation of my entire God of Battles Lords of Undeath army. I finished the bases on the four command models earlier today (and have already begun painting some Vikings), which brings my infantry up to a solid 36 points.

Note: There is two models too many in two of the Ghoul units in these pictures (and one unit too few) - I had to pick up Anna from school in the midst of setting up, and forgot to adjust before taking the photos.

My Command and Support:

Necromancer: 14 points
Blacksoul: 8 points
Undead War Hounds: 2 points

Skeleton Chariot: 12 points

Skeleton Chariot: 12 points

Command and Support Total: 48 points

Main Force Units:

Undead Knights: 12 points

Skeleton Warriors: 8 points

Skeleton Warriors: 8 points

Skeleton Horde: 5 points

Skeleton Horde: 5 points

Skeleton Horde: 5 points

Skeleton Horde: 5 points

Ghouls: 3 points

Ghouls: 3 points

Ghouls: 3 points

Ghouls: 3 points

Main Force Total: 60 Points

Of course, I shall rarely field my entire collection of Main Force units (4 units of Ghouls really is a bit too much rabble), but I actually do have another not quite assembled Skeleton Chariot to quickly bring my Command and Support up to strength with the Main Force list, should the need arise.

GoB: Skeleton Infantry So Far

I have finished the 13 rank-and-file models for my third Skeleton Horde, and I can no longer fit my skeleton army in only one of my storage boxes. Thus, I have prepared a second one, and placed all my infantry (and characters) in it, leaving the old box for cavalry and chariots for now.

When moving my two old Skeleton Hordes, I noticed that one of them lacks a standard bearer, so I think I shall have to build at least one tomorrow, and get some paint on as soon as possible.

Another Reptile Army!

I just returned from Jutland with this box, containing another painted Lizardmen army, plus the odd bits and bobs, such as parts, paints, and basing material.

In case you wonder, it is not one of those flat 'bed rollers', but an approximately 35 cm deep plastic box.

I do not have time to unbox the army right now, but it will be added to my God of Battles Blood Gorged proxy army ASAP, which is going to be arrayed on one of the tables for Attic Attack IV.

More High Elves!

I bought another batch of High Elves, mainly to get some more Ellyrian Reavers so I can get two units worth of cavalry ready for Dragon Rampant - but also with a more long-term agenda of making a full God of Battles army out of them.

There is a new-on-frame Griffon Rider, which brings me up to three of these, and I am contemplating finding another, to be able to field a Reduced Models Unit of these in addition to my single Model Unit Leader.

High Elf Griffon Rider: Lance Repaired

It took me a bit longer than anticipated to get the broken lance mended; it proved a bit too heavy for staying in place while the polystyrene cement settled, so I gave up on that approach, and pinned it in place instead.

To do that, I had to find my pin vice drill, which had not been in use for almost a year, and thus had time to make itself scarce (the small glass I store it in had been slowly pushed in behind my painting desk arrangement), and I managed to get a piece of graphite from a refillable pencil stuffed under my thumb nail in the process...

It is now as ready as it will get for tomorrow's game(s?) of Dragon Rampant. At some point I shall have to fix a flying stand for it, but for now it will just have to be placed directly on the table.

The other Griffon Rider from the recently purchased painted batch is missing his lance, and I think I am going to put a wire lance in his hand and make him an army standard, probably out of paper, as it is a method I have a bit of experience with.

Dragon Rampant: Warband Boxes Fixed

After preparing the attic for Sunday, I cut down a couple of printer paper cardboard boxes, one for each of the warbands. This makes storage and transportation a lot easier, and I needed that for, if I am going to bring the warbands for Åcon.

I have not placed magnetic sheets in them, as I have not had time for rebasing the miniatures onto washers.

I still need to glue the lance back in place on the griffon rider, I shall see to that tomorrow!

Dragon Rampant: Tzaxl's Bonecrushers

As mentioned in my previous post. I have a game of Dragon Rampant arranged for Sunday, and here is the Lizardmen warband that is going to face the might of Ulthúan:

Bases will have to do as they are, as I have no time for rebasing at the moment - I am busy painting my Blood Eagle Viking warband, which I hope to have ready before the summer holidays.

The army composition is as follows:

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Tzaxl's Body Guard, Leader, Elite Foot	POINTS	6
Options Chosen
Special Rules	Ranger

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Ankhatoc's Temple Guards, Elite Foot	POINTS	6
Options Chosen
Special Rules	Ranger

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Xlxhol's Flesh-Eaters, Saurus Warriors, Heavy Foot	POINTS	4
Options Chosen	Offensive (Attack Value 4+)		2
Special Rules	Ranger

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Kaigor's Killers, Saurus Warriors, Heavy Foot	POINTS	4
Options Chosen	Offensive (Attack value 4+)		2
Special Rules

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Uaxchi's Serpent Warriors, Skinks, Light Foot	POINTS	3
Options Chosen
Special Rules	Wall of Spears (Min. 6 Strength Points)

Dragon Rampant: Prince Arodon's Vanguard

I have arranged a game of Dragon Rampant in Argonor's Attic Sunday afternoon, and it will be High Elves versus Lizardmen (in other words, two armies that I have not painted anything for, myself!)

The High Elf warband looks like this:

I need to glue the lance of Prince Arodon in place, but arranging a flying stand for him will have to wait.

The army is composed as follows:

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Prince Arodon, Elite Rider Single Model Unit (1)	POINTS	6
Options Chosen	Flying (Griffon)		2
Special Rules	Wild Charge, Counter-charge, Flying

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Aenor's Death Dealers, Ellyrian Reavers, Heavy Riders	POINTS	4
Options Chosen	Mounted Missiles		1
Special Rules	Counter-charge

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Eriston's Guardians of Ulthúan, Lothern Sea Guard, Elite Foot	POINTS	6
Options Chosen	Missiles		2
Special Rules	Ranger

UNIT NAME/TYPE	Thalaweston's Blades of Vengeance, Swordmasters of Hoeth, Bellicose Foot	POINTS	4
Options Chosen	Terrifically Shiny Armour (Armour 3)		2
Special Rules	Ranger, Wild Charge, Counter-charge versus Foot, Fleet Footed

High Elf Warband Arrived!

I purchased these second hand last week, and they arrived with the mailman this morning.

There is a few repairs to do, and I shall have to paint the still only primed Ellyrian Reaver, and find one more somewhere to have two units for Dragon Rampant.

One of the Griffon Riders is also missing his lance, but a wire spear/pike and a paper banner will mend that somewhen in the future.

Roll call so far:

High Elf Knight on Griffon: Elite Rider Reduced Unit, 6 pts, Flying, 2 pts, 8 pts. (1 model)

Ellyrian Reavers: Heavy Riders w/Mounted Missiles, 5 pts (6 models)

Swordmasters of Hoeth: Bellicose Foot w/Terrifically Shiny Armour, 6 pts. (12 models)

Lothern sea Guard: Elite Foot w/Missiles, 8 pts. (6 models)

Total: 27 pts.

I now just need to make a same-size warband out of some of my recently purchased Lizardmen, and we are good to go!!

I can also double this force any time by forming the Swordmasters into two Reduced Units, getting one more Reaver and paint those two missing ones!

Lizardmen Galore

Last week I happened on this lot on one of the Facebook groups I attend, and as the price was only about £60, I could not refrain myself from buying it.

I see potential for several uses, mainly a new God of Battles army, maybe based on the Blood Gorged list, we shall see about that.

Naturally, I am going to rebase most of them (over time), and I guess I shall also make a Blood Eagle warband, when I have *sigh* finished my vikings. If I do the re-basing in small batches, there is a chance that I do not get bogged down and distracted by other projects...