Fancied a wee period change and looked these out-
I’m wondering if l can’t be bothered with the single bases, should take the figures off them and glue onto mdf as units for the Portable Wargame and Neil Thomas rules…
The adventures of an 18th century imagination, located in Northern Europe formerly ruled over by joint rulers Duke Karl Frederick and Duchess Liv.Not to mention the American colony of Ny Tradgardland the 17th century Colony of New Tradgardstadt and the newly restored territory of the Shetland Isles. Featuring a supporting bill of gaming in a diversity of times,places and scales.Hopefully something to interest all who pop by...
Fancied a wee period change and looked these out-
I’m wondering if l can’t be bothered with the single bases, should take the figures off them and glue onto mdf as units for the Portable Wargame and Neil Thomas rules…
I have always found Mordheim an interesting game. Full of character the skirmish game has been the catalyst for much creativity in both figures and terrain. Last year l discovered the work of Moshartz, his figures and his journal. A few links-
https://www.patreon.com/Moshartz
https://www.myminifactory.com/it/users/Moshartz
https://www.instagram.com/moshartz/reels/
His figures are full of charm and story telling therefore l am pleased to support him and also show some of the figures here-
The recent Bolt Action project has come along very nicely. I found the figures accessible to paint, not too many and found it fun to paint them up and use them in games immediately. The recent addition of British infantry required a complete repaint, re base and gloss varnish. Soaked Friday late afternoon and finished before breakfast on Sunday.
Just enough to provide Regular Army support for the Homeguard in the shape of two slightly undersized sections and a Boys Anti Tank Rifle team of two.
The other day these came from Col Bill’s second had emporium-
They are entitled “Defenders of the realm” and a a pack of 28mm character models for WW2. I bought them for the way they fitted into my scenario plans and also for the charm of some of the sculpts. A man in a raincoat and hat reaching into his coat for a pistol will be a sinister spy, the woman firing a pistol something similar. Homeguard figures on roller skates with Tommy gun will be a useful addition to my Homeguard section, probably as a runner . The other Homeguard figure in a relaxed pose with tin mug of tea is a lovely sculpt and will serve alongside the previous figure. Another charming sculpt is the Boy Scout firing a catapult who will be added to my VBCW and 1940 scout troop. The final figures of policeman, woman and ARP with rattle and gas mask will probably be employed adding local colour to games, not quite sure yet…I’ve been watching this and other videos based on One Hour Wargames-
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=feaXRgmInvc
I like the look of the games and may well try a Homeguard 1940 game on my wee permanent table in the coming days…
At Woking l was most taken with Battle Masters. I wasn’t really interested in the figures but wanted the mat and cards, dice and bits n bobs. I ordered them from eBay and they arrived-
I wanted to use the rules in a late 17th century context and with larger figures. Here is a scale comparison between a 28mm figure and a 60mm -
So I set up a game primarily to see the look of the thing and to have a wee play around with the rules-
Yesterday saw a visit from my regular opponents. G arrived early with these-
He brought his latest board game purchase, two games on the Winter War , one at a strategic level one at battalion level plus an Ardennes game. We decided to start with the strategic Finnish game soon.
P arrived at noon. We then, post lunch, set up a roadblock scenario from the Bolt Action Seelowe sourcebook. I defended , P was the German attacker and G umpired.
Getting the troops out on the table in preparation.Downed German aircrew for use in Homeguard scenarios.
Yesterday saw me in Glasgow for the final class of my weekly Seventeenth Century Dutch Art course.
Glasgow was bathed in sunshine, albeit cold, and looked at her best.