More Moors

I have finally got around to painting the rest of the figures to field a platoon of Regulares for my Nationalist Spanish Civil War forces.

Figures are as ever from the Empress Miniatures range. Coming up next probably after the Christmas break will be  El camión de la verdad.

No game in OHQ next week due to various circumstances gaming has transferred to GHQ this month.

TTFN & KBO

Heroes Or Villains

Suitably inspired by our recent outing with the new Midgard rules I have added to post Roman Britannia collection.

Myrooin, a wizard. Figure from Footsore Miniatures.

Raeowulf the Cursed, a Wiglera. Figure from Gripping Beast 

An unamed hero or champion that can go on either side. A figure from Footsore Miniatures.

Another unamed hero or champion to go with either side. Again the figure is from Footsore Miniatures.

Now onto terrain, a scenario in Midgard features a hill with salient points that if held gain the occupying side extra reputation. Author James in one of the introductory videos played this one and used standing stones to mark them. This reminded me of a "buy it when you see it not when you need it" moment a few years back.

Queqe these items from the set suitably based.

No game next week as I am away for a few days, so until next time...........

TTFN & KBO

Midgard The First

As the title suggests I took my forces of Aelle and Artos over to GHQ for the inaugural game of Midgard:Heroic Battles.

Aelle

Artos

Aelle's force from the sample list in the rule book.

Artos's force from the sample list in the rule book.

A general advance by the forces of Artos commences hostilities.

Not to appear faint hearted to his troops Aelle responds in kind.

Despite being our first game the turns zip along. Aelle being the first to lead one of his Hearthguard charging into Artos's foot Comitatus gaining extra reputation.

Over on the other flank the rival skirmishers trade arrows.

In the centre Aelle's Hearthguard destroy the Comitatus leaving Artos's nephew to fight alone or lose reputation and retire to the relative safety of other unit.

Things we're going better with Kai leading his tribal Levy and routing their enemy only to be destroyed by the supporting Saxon Duguth in turn.

Things were looking bad when the Saxon skirmishers charged and destroyed their counterparts.

Wait! On the other flank the Saxon Osric is killed the unit he was leading destroyed with loss of more reputation.

Worse was to come things had turned bad for Aelle the Hearthguard he was leading are destroyed. He must fight on alone or lose reputation which he cannot afford to do.

Aelle's vessel runs dry.

However another destroyed Saxon unit elsewhere seals their fate anyway.

A victory for the forces of Artos and a splendid first game, five turns and two hours of play including set up and rule checking. A big thumbs up for Midguard from us both, another game in a couple of weeks we enjoyed it so much.

Until next time.............

Toodle Pip and KBO 

Agravain!

My daughter pre-ordered a copy of the latest Hail Caesar supplement, Once and Future King for my birthday. Ordering direct from Warlord you got this metal figure representing Arthur's nephew.

I have got him painted up for our first foray with Midgard on Monday.

Look out for a report of how it went next week, until then.............

Toodle Pip and KBO

Continúe Transportando.

You may recall I picked up a Hispano-Suiza truck from Empress Miniatures at the recent Partizan for the Spanish Civil War collection.

Again I didn't want it lanquish in the pile of potential so quickly got it underway and here it is.

Gaming returned to OHQ this week with Dave been mobile once more. I arranged a WW2 game using Bolt Action III, a force of German Volksgrenadiers with tank support would be trying to breakout from an Allied encirclement.

Unfortunately I neglected to take any photos after the first turn, not as it really mattered my Volksgrenadiers didn't advance much after that. Constant pinning by British fire virtually halted the German advance after turn two. The breakout ground to a halt completely in turn five, pinning and poor planning on my part led to failure. It was good to see pinning being the order of the day in third rather than killing everything in sight in the previous incarnations. This like the game over at GHQ recently was certainly more WW2 than 1940K.

Until next time, here are the pics.

TOODLE PIP & KBO

Let Us Go Forward Together

A fitting title for an infantry tank and a link between the two different Churchills. A Churchill "Infantry" tank, named after the Duke of Marlborough, a Warlord Games/Italeri kit for my 28mm late war British force.

If Dave has recovered enough to drive it may hit the table next week. Keep tuned until then KBO

Panzer Marsch

The latest vehicle to leave the painting table is this 1/56th scale Panzer IV Ausf H from Rubicon Models with Empress Miniatures crew.

Currently on the go vehicle wise are for the SCW a Hispano-Suiza truck and a fripery to compliment the upcoming addition to their range from Empress Miniatures and for WW2 a Churchill tank.

KBO

Republican T26

I picked up another T26 from Empress Miniatures while I was at Partizan for the Republicans, not as though they need it with the current run of victories ably commanded by Senor Bickley.

Rather than let it lanquish in the to do pile I have set to and completed it.

Also under the brush is a Hispano-Suiza truck I picked up at the same time.

I have also amended my Bolt Action House Rules and added a target acquisition test rule for anyone who likes a less god like vision of the table top.

Toodle pip for now and as always KBO.

Fill It Up

A couple of years ago I started a France 1940 project in 28mm which never got far before being sold on, I have since done it in 20mm. At the time I started this garage to compliment the buildings I already had for the late war.

I had run out of primed figures earlier in the week so I set to and finished it off.

The building is a MDF shell is from Warbases, from where I sourced the base, with a Wills corrugated iron roof added together with guttering, downpipe and weather boarding. The cobbled forecourt is from the same source too.

The advertising signs are downloaded from the Rapid Fire website, the forecourt furniture is from 1st Corps with period names downloaded off the web and resized from 1/35 scale.

The name on the frontage I did myself.

All being well it will feature on the table in our game next week.

Toodle Pip & KBO

The Other Partizan II

The last of my meagre haul of photos.

Bramley Barn - RCW Assault on Urga.

1st Corps - Gold Beach, King Sector.

Old Pikey's Gaming Group - Hells Highway 1944

League of Extraordinary Kriegspielers - Lutzen

The Bodkins - 18th Prussia v Russia

There were many more worthy of a photo of two, but time is the enemy with so many.

Until next time...............

Toodle pip and KBO