Finished warband

I managed to finish the bases on the rear ranks and spray them over the weekend. 

So now, combined with the lads in front they fit in nicely.  These figures will portray a unit from one of the 'Kingdoms of Caledonia'.................Pictish, Strathclyde, Scotland etc. One of the benefits of this type of figure is that they are fairly generic and be used from ancient periods to late medieval.

The question is now..................what to do next???

Back to the Warbands

June already, I cant believe the year has gone so fast.


Anyway, on to more interesting matters. I purchased a couple of packs of crusader miniatures a while ago to complete a warband I started last year. As they were to make up the rear ranks, it was a quick (and I mean quick) paint job followed by the magic "army painter". I've also used a few other figures (foundry & GB) to make up the numbers.

Progress so far................

 Quick slap of paint..........a couple of pieces of detail on clothing here and there.

 Army painter.......then glued to the bases.

I'll complete the bases hopefully over the weekend and finish with matt varnish. Then for something new!!

Roman Light Infantry & allies

A couple of shots of a Cretan archer unit I quickly painted up last week. I received the figures (foundry I think) from a friend of mine. Thanks Martin.
A was going to spent a bit more time on them, but they only ever last a turn or two on the board.

 I had a few remaining velites so I decided to finished these as well. Now gives me a total of 20. One conversion with the sword.

WAB on a Sunday

Headed off to Cookie's house a weekend or so ago to partake in a Dark-Age WAB fiesta. Cookie cooked up a BBQ for lunch, which we washed down with a few cold beers, and we made a day of it.

We didnt work out any points between the armies, it was just a matter of throwing on the table what we had with us. As it turned out, there were a hell of a lot of Vikings so we suggested the game represent a second Viking invasion shortly after 1066 V's a combined army of Normans and Saxons.

What a blood fest, the game started at 9 in the morning  and we called it quits at about 6pm. Victory seemed to be leaning towards the combined Norman/Saxon army. Even though we used WAB, this size of game would probably have flowed a lot quicker with the new "Hail Caesar"  rules.  Guess I'll have to try them sometime as I recently purchased them along with "Clash of Empires". Both sets look OK.

Figures were from a number of manufacturers, with even a few plastics thrown in. (Much to Cookie disgust!!) 

Thanks Cookie, great day had by all.

Roman Commander and friends.

Actually received a few hours worth of rain recently which had me confined to the house. This, plus a week off work, gave me the incentive to apply a little bit of paint to those neglected figures on the paint table.

 Roman commander for my Republicans, figure by Aventine Miniatures.

 Commander accompanied by a small unit of Balearic slingers. These are from Warlord games.

And finally, a few more vehicles for my side project, early war German WW2. 2 x SiG 33's 150mm infantry assault guns on PzKpfw I Ausf B chassis and 2 x Panzerbefehlswagen I command vehicles. FOW figures.

I think I'll finish off a small unit of Roman velites and maybe a Roman Army standard bearer next, although I have a been tempted to start some "War of the Roses" figures lately. Thanks Andy!!!!!!

Roman Legion

Still haven't found my painting mojo!!, (includes blogging as well), even though the cooler weather is here. I've even had a couple of games lately and that hasn't really helped, although the games were great ----- Romans need a bit more training or at least some help from the dice gods.

Anyway as I've mention previously, here are a few of shots of my painted Romans so far. All the rest are still in the lead pile waiting.

Movement on the painting table and review.

Well finally managed to move some figures off the painting table, this summer weather has just slowed me right down even with the air conditioners on. One of the bonuses of the hobby I guess, is that it can be shelved any time for extended periods of time. The finished unit is the triarii for the Republican Roman. I just sprayed them with varnish so I'll post them with the rest of the legion very soon.

But I thought I'd do a quick post re some goodies that arrived recently. The first are four  Battle Front  (Flames of War) models purchased from Maelstrom in the UK. 2 x Panzerbefehlswagen's for command and 2 x 15cm SIG33's to hammer the French and Belgians. These may well be the last FOW figures for me because Maelstrom isnt stocking them anymore as Battle Front have had a falling out with them. Details explained on the Maelstrom site.

I find Maelstrom still one of the best stockist on the market, particularly since they have free post and usually discount their stock.  

  

The next item I received was a quantity of road sections from Miniature World Maker in South Australia. http://www.miniatureworldmaker.com.au/     I've toyed with the idea of making some myself but have enver found the motivation. In the end for a couple hours overtime I decided to grab these.

They are made of latex rubber and come painted and flocked. They have a huge selection of assorted  scenery on their site catering for all scales. .   

The package I received was a,- Dirt Track - no verge - 2 inch - sand. For $80.00 you get 13 pieces. I also grabbed a Dirt road 4ft x 2 inch (sand) for an extra $23.50 plus a of flock . Great products at a terrific price if you ask me, 8ft plus of road for only $100. 
I've  placed a couple of FOW vehicles to demonstrate the scale.

Being made of latex they are flexible, so can be laid over hills if need be. See the top photo.

I originally intended to only use them for desert terrain but they don't look to out of place for the European setting. What are your thoughts on the matter?

Anyway that's it for now, hopefully I'll post before another 2 months lapse.

Cheers,

Guido.