Plastic Dudes Rebased WIP

These guys will soon be ready to leave the prepping station, I just need to put filler on the bases, and they are all set for a coat of primer.

I expect to clean and base some more of these in between working on the minis already on the station, as i think I shall probably need them for Sellswords & Spellslingers.

When they are all done (and maybe earlier than that), it is time to dig out the Frostgrave soldiers to make some brigands...

Black Powder: Delaying Action, Part 2

It is getting late, again, as we just came back from the movies (Solo: A Star Wars Story), but I thought I should continue the AAR from last night's game of Black Powder.

The Bavarian light brigade stubbornly refused to move forward through the forest (on hindsight, I should just have let them move on Initiative, but I have not got the hang of that rule, yet...), while some of the line infantry deployed in line to receive the approaching Russians (now hidden in the valley) with some hot lead, and the artillery crossed the bridge.

The Russian line firing over the heads of their companions should not have been allowed to do so, as only artillery can shoot over troop formations, but I did not bother to check at that point.

One Bavarian battery advanced far enough to open up on the massed column of grenadiers advancing across the valley, but it seems they forgot to aim in all their haste (what is the chance of that roll??

Well, at least the cannon cannot explode or something (I think...).

Bavarian shooting was very bad that day in general - two battalions forming line and firing point blank at the Russian dragoons without causing a single casualty is all the testimony one needs for that!

The Bavarian brigade general managed to rally the battalion that fell back a bit earlier.

The Bavarian cavalry brigade went into action, but the Russian infantry formed squares, stopping the attack in its tracks.

This is it for today, we are again close to midnight, and I have some windows to close, and a dog to let in, before going to bed.

Operation Cleansweep: Hobbits WIP

The Hobbits from the LotR Moria boxed set have been sitting on my prepping station for ages, and as part of my efforts to clear the workspace of minis, the turn has now come to them.

Cleaned up and glued on 18mm washers for now, when I get the other two this far, I shall finish the basing.

Funny, they are depicted throwing rocks - as far as I remember, the only time we see them do that in the movies is at the breaking of the Fellowship, just before they are captured by the Orcs of the White Hand...

SS&SS: Finghal Got a New Shield

Finghal the Sober is once more finally ready to go adventuring with the rest of my heroes.

If it were not so darn hot at the moment, Lea and I might have played a game tomorrow, but doing anything inside but perhaps watch a movie is unbearable with temperatures at 27-28 centigrades, and the Sun hammering down from a cloudless blue sky.

Black Powder: Delaying Action, Part 1

I had a gaming appointment this evening, so i spent half the afternoon setting up the table and the armies for another run of Black Powder, this time against Kevin.

Kevin does not have his own 1:72 army, yet (although he has purchased some late Prussians), so I was putting him in command of my early Russians, facing my Bavarian division.

The Russian army is about twice a s big as the Bavarian, so I decided to play a scenario where the Bavarians have to hold back the Russian force for as long as possible,, to prevent them from uniting with the Austrians.

I arrayed the two armies, ready for final deployment when Kevin arrived.






Kevin got to move first, and the Russians, making extended use of column formations, advanced into the valley

The Bavarians also advanced - the light infantry spread out and entered the forest on the ridge, while the left flank tried to seize the high ground, but failed.

A Russian dragoon regiment swept forward, but failed to make contact with the Bavarian infantry., while the Russian Jägers outflanked the Bavarian line.

Enfilading fire by Sharpshooters is devastating, as proven by the swift annihilation of a Bavarian battalion, while another was driven back with heavy casualties.

It is midnight here, now, and I need some sleep - I expect to continue this AAR tomorrow.

LotR: Orc Repaired and Rebased

During out last outing of Sellswords & Spellslingers, I found that this Orc's pick was broken just above the hand holding it, so I took the unfortunate Monster aside to do something about it at a later time.

First, I applied some plastic glue to the gap between the handle and the hand, and then gently pushed the pick into the right position.

Then I decided that I might as well get him a new base right away, and that did not take long.

When the filler had settled, I glued sand to the base for texture.

Then it got painted, drybrushed, and flocked, and the Orc is now once more ready to battle our intrepid adventurers.

May Sets New Record

Last month saw a tremendous rise in the interest for this blog, and I owe my readers a heartfelt thank you for taking the number of pages shown through the ceiling; it is great motivation for me to see that somebody actually find my work interesting enough for taking an extra look - a motivation that is needed for a gamer who has no gaming buddies living just around the corner and thus must do a lot of planning to actually get to play with his toy soldiers (although the addition of solo gaming now means a slightly higher frequency of actually played games).

So thank you very much for viewing - without you I would have no reason for writing this blog!