Battle of Took's Farm- with apologies to HGW...

Today I played my first Mythical Earth game . Please click on the above picture to see the dispositions...

Figures used were Minifigs Mythical Earth figures and Jim Duncan's rules - both circa 1976. 

Farmer Took had vacated his farm and sought shelter as soon as the first wargs were seen in the woods nearby .Soon they were joined by their evil allies. Farmer Took's son was able to seek the aid of Elves and Riders of Rohan to try and save his land. The Took family found a place from which to view the coming battle and waited for the action to commence.

A fierce battle was joined between the Wood Elves and the Trolls/Giant for  Firefly Temple.

Ent,Huorn,dwarves,goblins and Dunlanders contest the wood...

The Wood Elves flee in the face of superior odds...

The Riders of Rohan rout off the table after a fierce melee preceded by archery. The wizard ,whose magic has gone wrong routs off the table.

At the end of the battle the goblins and Dunlanders rout off the field,the wargs flee back to the mountains whilst the giant meets it's end at upon myriad lance points.
The game ended in a draw with farmer Took the only winner. Both sides slunk away under the cover of darkness. I really enjoyed the game and will have another solo one very soon adding in swarms of bats ,eagles etc...

A little light conversion work...

Yesterday my 40mm  pre painted Anglo Saxons and Vikings arrived from Expeditionary Force in Singapore. I finally got them unpacked this afternoon.They were really well packaged and travelled extremely well.So I settled down for a litttle light converting.Figures cut well and stuck on with superglue. In the first picture I have converted a Saxon Cavalry standard by taking a viking figure repainting the cloak,swopping a hand and adding a banner.

The above vikings have had a paper banner added and a sword hand stuck on from the mounted figure in the first picture.

All I have done here is to add a banner to make a Saxon standard bearer .

Finally a picture to show the scale involved. A 25mm SYW figure stands with a 40mm Expeditionary Force archer.
I am delighted with my figures and will set up a game soon using Tidders Saxons v Vikings rules. A pleasing enjoyable half an hours work.

Painting ...

One of the joys of this time of year is the chance to get a little more time to paint.I have no permanent place to lay out the work in progress  so sometimes I cannot be bothered to get out all that is necessary for the job. This morning I assembled the books etc needed to paint up some Pennsylvanian infantry from Fort Ligonier. I chose these splendid fellows for two reasons.Firstly I like the green coats faced red and secondly General Forbes lived in Dunfermline where we live. I enjoyed using for reference some Ospreys as well as a splendid American book I picked up in Foyles Bookshop in London in 1988. I loved the book at the time and it has given good service and joy over the years.

Ezekiel Dunn's Company of Rangers

1. Today we had a day at home ,having been feted by my cousin and his family yesterday. I resolved to paint a few figures for the French Indian Wars in the shape of a Company of Rangers. Figures are Rafm and I enjoyed painting and basing them.They will be used with Musket and Tomahawks  which I bought late summer and have not played yet. I hope you all had a good Boxing Day's Boxing Day if you know what I mean...

Old ,middle and new school?

Boxing day morning and all the rest of the family are still slumbering. I am up working on my Middle Earth project.Today I have finished an old school Huorn (sentient tree) from the mythical Earth range, middle school bat swarm (Chariot miniatures) and Eagles (Peter Pig) and new school- a plastic Hobbit film related goblin bought for a couple of pounds in a sealed bag in Waterstons when I saw it at the till when buying a present for my wife.I have utilised  him as a giant in the absence of having one of those lovely (Pauline Baynes inspired?) Minifigs Mythical Earth Giants I wish I still had. Please forgive the old/middle& new School peg  which I have hung my post on  as it is merely a passing thought.
Finally what rules did you chaps use for the Mythical Earth range in your youth and if anyone finds  any old M.E range figures in th eloft I remain interested...
Have a great Boxing Day!

Christmas Day

A splendid day is being had here in Tradgardland.Up at seven,Church at nine and home for bacon/maple syrup/pancakes and the rest of the pressies later. Jan made a beautiful meal,the girls assisted and I washed up.
A copy of the Wargamer's Annual and a book on Catherine the Great are waiting to be enjoyed later. New lead in the shape of 1920s Gurkhas and Pathans in 28 mm arrived and look superb ( you can't go far wrong with Copplestone and Empress I say) and will form the basis of a new project for 2013. Have a great day one and all...

Christmas Greetings...

Although many of you have left Christmas greetings already( thank you one and all) I still wanted to post my Christmas photos for you all. The Ducal band is preparing for Midnight Mass accompanied and supported by standard bearers who will form part of the procession tonight.

The inhabitants of the Trollshaws have an expected visitor today outside their lair today in Mythical Earth...

Have a great Christmas whatever you are doing.I look forward to hearing of the gifts you have received and your plans for them and 2013!

Merry Christmas from all of us here in the Duchy of Tradgardland.