tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73116076475762399512024-03-13T22:08:42.914+01:00The Frogs and the RosbifsA Franco-British wargames weblog:
because the Entente Cordiale can sometimes actually work!BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-13545721904373608872012-10-17T17:11:00.001+02:002012-10-17T17:11:17.993+02:00Blowing one's own horn<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the colour scheme for my force of Cirith Ungol is an eerie blue (Shock-horror! L.o.t.R. forces of eveil using a cold colour? Surely not!), I wanted to subtly include some blue on the beast, other than just the pieces of cloth. So I got out what will, I think, be a much used pot of Asurmen Blue wash which I liberaly applied to the first coat of grey, before doing two highlight coats. It's a very basic way of doing things, but I can no longer afford to spend quite so long paintingminis, so I opted for quick but effective solution. The infantry will simply be dipped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joe the Barbarian, who might actually manage to finish a model before 2013!</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-12902698569436461752012-10-07T16:52:00.000+02:002012-10-07T16:52:26.735+02:00A beastly comeback<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all know the inherent problems of Finecast, so I'll spare you the details. Let's just say that it didn't slot together very well. Happily, a quick answer was at hand. As any good English solution to a problem, it involved tea. It turns out that, when plunged in freshly boiled water, Finecast becomes perfectly malleable, without actually melting away any of the details.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> After that, all that was needed was a bit of liquid Green Stuff and Milliput to plug the last gaps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joe the Barbarian, the hardest part now is to keep on finding the time to do it. But all we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given.</span><br />
<br />BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-78370510426699978082012-01-29T00:30:00.001+01:002012-01-29T00:33:26.012+01:00I could Haradly say no!<div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Before returning to Old Blighty, to live in London, Shas'El'Hek'Tryk made an offer I couldn't refuse, as he finally gave in to my requests to paint the first units of his Haradrim army for him! </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><div align="justify"><br />Armed with a test model he gave me, I set out to replicate to my best his colour scheme, keeping in mind that I don't use an all-Citadel palette, whereas he does.</div><br /><div align="justify"><br />Here is his test model (left) and my first attempt (right).<br /><a href="http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/?action=view&current=Haradrim1frMatt-avant.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/Haradrim1frMatt-avant.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/?action=view&current=Haradrim1frMatt-dos.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/Haradrim1frMatt-dos.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="justify">I was thrilled when he gave his approval and promptly went straight into the next batch of 5 lancers. Some have more detailed faces than others, owing to the position of the spears. There are no doubt some imperfections, but these are just cannon-fodder. Happily, there aren't any cannon in the Lord of the Rings.</div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/?action=view&current=HaradSpreas1-group.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/HaradSpreas1-group.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/?action=view&current=HaradSpears1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/HaradSpears1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/?action=view&current=HaradSpears1-back.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/JosephPickett/LotR%20-%20Harad/HaradSpears1-back.jpg" /></a><br />Joe the Barbarian, a Rosbeef who's glad his Froggy nemesis will actually own a painted army.</span></div>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-66765036849306972032012-01-10T21:43:00.000+01:002012-01-10T21:43:28.238+01:00Arise! Arise, riders of Theoden!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_V-SXdOXNqw/TwyYWMvaMwI/AAAAAAAABas/EkLOJs2eKqU/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 61px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 66px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696095135861453570" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_V-SXdOXNqw/TwyYWMvaMwI/AAAAAAAABas/EkLOJs2eKqU/s400/English%2BLions%2BCrest.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To celebrate landing a new job, I decided to finish these 6 riders of Rohan, which had been lying around on the painting desk for quite some time.<br />These minor, yet highly effective, conversions are the fruit of the Frog's labour. Shas'El'Hek'Tryk really made a good job of it. </span><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></div></span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9TltRptMGPY/Twx7qF7q9XI/AAAAAAAABaM/KeaNx_yaK4Q/s1600/PICT4395.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696063591794013554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9TltRptMGPY/Twx7qF7q9XI/AAAAAAAABaM/KeaNx_yaK4Q/s400/PICT4395.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696063588227537090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-noegzdHMjIA/Twx7p4pW2MI/AAAAAAAABZ8/NNHq23laFSY/s400/PICT4398.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696063580723380002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-22Kxi0PRJZo/Twx7pcsOfyI/AAAAAAAABZ0/wo4s9-gAtqg/s400/PICT4400.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696063571360110754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a4QWxXGrCOU/Twx7o5z2WKI/AAAAAAAABZk/UA5VsOb8xbE/s400/PICT4402.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Moving to London this week, I went to look back on my Rohirrim force as it stands, before launching fully into my next challenges: Mordor, Saxons, Normans and... painting a Haradrim company for our favourite Shas'El, who has finally granted me permission to go ahead with starting his army. It must be said, in his defence, that he has spent the past year or so trying to figure out (ha! figure... pardon the unintended pun) how to save them after an unfortunated undercoating incident which left his minis looking as if they'd just been in a sand storm. I did point out that it was rather fitting for desert dwellers.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Enough chit-chat. Here are my Rohirrim so far (minus the few archers and Theodred). </span></div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 165px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696080719887018674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_h1EPvsvAI/TwyLPFDRKrI/AAAAAAAABaU/KjCEr5VlEJA/s400/Rohan%2BJan.2012%2B-%2BCavalry.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696080724852008210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ditw304_L20/TwyLPXjA5RI/AAAAAAAABac/CP_5a8dGDs8/s400/Rohan%2BJan.2012%2B-%2BInfantry.JPG" /> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Joe the Barbarian; a Rosbeef who's heading back to live in mad-cow country.</span></div>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-19739762350950842772011-07-03T21:42:00.003+02:002011-07-03T21:58:42.321+02:00Shopping for a troll-ey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWZnorf_hV8/ThDGiuqn1qI/AAAAAAAABYc/vSxYh13IOvk/s1600/IMGP1975.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWZnorf_hV8/ThDGiuqn1qI/AAAAAAAABYc/vSxYh13IOvk/s400/IMGP1975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625214234530404002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xSEl4ScS_dg/ThDGunUBXQI/AAAAAAAABYs/m936CWfRgFs/s1600/Blog%2BEng%2BCrest.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 52px; height: 60px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xSEl4ScS_dg/ThDGunUBXQI/AAAAAAAABYs/m936CWfRgFs/s200/Blog%2BEng%2BCrest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625214438714989826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">More news from the front. Having converted and uindercoated a group of orcs, the "Shiny! Shiny! syndrome" (SSS) kicked in again and I found myself buying a Mordor troll... in an actual Games Workshop store... Yup. It's getting serious.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">A quick side-note to point out that, while converting said Troll, I got SSS again and bidded for a load of LotR characters on fleaBay. But it was worth it! </span><img style="font-family: arial;" src="http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyhoo! Back to the troll. I wanted to go for something slightly different, a nice centre-piece (mehopes) for my army. A Mordor troll? Who can forget Aragorn being crushing under foot by a troll in front of the Black Gate? I decided to adapt that to fit in my other LotR force; Rohan. So a poor Rohirrim got knocked off his horse and is struggling to keep the troll's foot from crushing him, while his dead horse lies beside him.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">These are very W.i.P. shots, just to show the general idea. The fallen rider is not sculpted yet -cloak, armour, arms, hands and beard need doing- nor is the troll finished. The foot, neck, helmet, and scales are not yet finished, and the loin cloth needs doing. And, of course, all those mould joints need seeing to.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Any thoughts?</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE0COr4vfwc/ThDGi4gNvFI/AAAAAAAABYk/_8CAy5b2F3w/s1600/IMGP1963.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE0COr4vfwc/ThDGi4gNvFI/AAAAAAAABYk/_8CAy5b2F3w/s400/IMGP1963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625214237171104850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoO0VsQMaEU/ThDGiQYu8II/AAAAAAAABYU/o36AJSixrMA/s1600/IMGP1976.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoO0VsQMaEU/ThDGiQYu8II/AAAAAAAABYU/o36AJSixrMA/s400/IMGP1976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625214226402308226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Joe the "Rosbif" Barbarian</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-46401627374597737142011-07-02T13:40:00.002+02:002011-07-02T13:48:36.265+02:00Empirical truth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vD2IzmN0og/Tg8D7TMbWpI/AAAAAAAABYM/4o0HjiOb_hc/s1600/emp1.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fog2Dl5NKeQ/Tg8D7CNmWkI/AAAAAAAABYE/faR8G6plHqA/s1600/emp4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fog2Dl5NKeQ/Tg8D7CNmWkI/AAAAAAAABYE/faR8G6plHqA/s400/emp4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624718772350114370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">A slight <span style="font-style: italic;">aparte</span> from our usual posts; I couldn't resist posting </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=89132&p=1086363">this link to this superb Empire army by GMM Studios</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vD2IzmN0og/Tg8D7TMbWpI/AAAAAAAABYM/4o0HjiOb_hc/s1600/emp1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vD2IzmN0og/Tg8D7TMbWpI/AAAAAAAABYM/4o0HjiOb_hc/s400/emp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624718776908602002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">A beautiful centre-piece, massive units and a strong colour theme; magnificent!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out the link; it's well worth it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Joe the Barbarian</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-45135057903750816922011-06-22T19:35:00.003+02:002011-07-01T12:11:36.909+02:00Getting straight to the pointy ears: 2nd LotR battle of the Ouestfolde Tourney<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9NOZHLSCRp8/TgIk7qeon1I/AAAAAAAABXs/GFVoK2NP_oQ/s1600/haldir10_lrg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9NOZHLSCRp8/TgIk7qeon1I/AAAAAAAABXs/GFVoK2NP_oQ/s400/haldir10_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621095892345462610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Battle 2: “Take & hold!”</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Main objective: </span>capture 3 fixed objectives and control them undisputedly.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Secondary objective:</span> keep the general near the central objective.</span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oEduz4P3KRk/Tf8ot2niRZI/AAAAAAAABXk/wJ61f9CSLmc/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 55px; height: 62px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oEduz4P3KRk/Tf8ot2niRZI/AAAAAAAABXk/wJ61f9CSLmc/s200/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620255628202231186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After having psychologically blocked-out the memories of the Ouestfolde (sic) Tourney for over a month, I think it’s about time I carried on the tale of this great clash of armies.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As you’ll remember, after much frustration at not being able to get at the objective due to a corner section of wall and a particularly tenacious troll, I managed to just scrape a minor victory in the first battle by successfully getting half my army –not one man more, not one man fewer- across the enemy’s table edge. I was therefore eager to get stuck into the next battle, in order to gain extra tourney points; I had come to wi</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">n.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The second battle pitched my valiant Rohirrim against the pointy-eared skirt-wearing tree-hugging eco-warriors known as the Galadhrim of Lothlorien. I hope my opponent will forgive me; so much time has past that I can’t remember anyone’s name.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Unluckily for me, the battle took place at night, so my riders would only have half their movement rate.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Unluckily for him, fighting in the dark meant that his archers would only have the same range as my javelins.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Out of the night, they came!</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />The battlefield was littered with several large dragon bones, which made formin</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">g a single battle line impossible. I split my force into 3 divisions; the first, led by the King, would go straight up the centre and secure the objective in the middle of the battlefield. The second would take the objective on my right, anchoring its flank against a massive dragon’s skull. The third, my cavalry and a couple of javelins, would go around the skull and take the enemy in the rear. The elves would thus be caught up in a firmly established killing ground (area marked in black on the first image), between the King’s men, the captain’s unit and the flanking cavalry to the rear. Once I had dealt with his main body of men, I would then send a few warriors to capture the final objective.<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxO3ta-bLCE/Tf8omVxiUII/AAAAAAAABXc/_MqpnyI2KhU/s1600/Bat%2B2%2BPhase%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxO3ta-bLCE/Tf8omVxiUII/AAAAAAAABXc/_MqpnyI2KhU/s400/Bat%2B2%2BPhase%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620255499126722690" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">My adversary had a large mass of dragon bones on his left, which meant that his on</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ly way of sending a large squad to hold the objective on my left would mean putting them way out of his right, away from all the fighting. He therefore decided to concentrate all his forces in one area, mirroring to some extent my own deployment. I was feeling pretty confident; all those points he’d spent on bows for those expert elf archers would be pretty much useless, whereas my javelins would still have all their potential. On top of that, during a test game 3 days earlier, my Rohirrim had completely trounced the Frog (Shas’El’Hek’Tryk) using Limey’s elves, so I knew that my warriors could hold their own against elves.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />Take out their archers and meet me in the middle!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I sent my men forwards and they duly took up their positions. Of course, the objectives being equidistant between my lines and the enemy’s, we both got to the central objective at the same time. I just managed to get to the objective on my right slightly ahead of my opponent, but his troops were so close that that objective was obviously being contested. He sent 2 men to the objective on my left. I had plenty of time and decided to deal with them later, want wanted to spread the fighting to a third place, as that would dilute the effect of my killing ground.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gz3Bqzn32zY/Tf8omINZqEI/AAAAAAAABXU/BmbCod9vKEU/s1600/Bat%2B2%2BPhase%2B2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gz3Bqzn32zY/Tf8omINZqEI/AAAAAAAABXU/BmbCod9vKEU/s400/Bat%2B2%2BPhase%2B2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620255495485499458" border="0" /></a></span></span>The elven archers stayed slightly behind, either to serve as a tactical reserve or to deal with my cavalry. Unfortunately for them, it was my cavalry which dealt with them, taking them out relatively easily, before falling on the rear of his army, as planned.<br /><br />Despite my javelins in the centre managing to disrupt his lines quite effectively, the rest of my warriors were simply failing to make any real impact. The fight was set to last quite a while yet.<br /><br />And then came the shout I least wanted to hear…”Last turn!”<br /><br />What??? The organisers, naturally having to juggle with the lunch break, decided to cut the battle short, by at least half an hour.<br /><br />Result of the battle: the central and right objectives were being contested. I hadn’t had time to get a detachment over to deal with the 2 elves at the objective on my left. Both generals had stayed in the centre, so my adversary won 1-0.<br /><br />That’ll teach me to deal with all objectives right away. Time is a variable which could have gone either way.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Primary objective</span> Rohan: 0 objectives. Elves: 1 objective.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Secondary objective</span> Rohan: success. Elves: success.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">RESULT: Minor victory for the Elves</span><br /></span></span></div>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-72896658780637386282011-06-06T14:51:00.008+02:002011-07-01T12:11:51.461+02:00Mordor bangs for your Bucks!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcXDx0yETTk/TezP9HOGvwI/AAAAAAAABXE/uP4CUmBz93g/s1600/Mordor%2BUruks%2B-%2B1st%2B4%2Bpainted1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcXDx0yETTk/TezP9HOGvwI/AAAAAAAABXE/uP4CUmBz93g/s400/Mordor%2BUruks%2B-%2B1st%2B4%2Bpainted1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615091484241346306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2W84TtJU7I/TezQIAB2-QI/AAAAAAAABXM/Q5DUWNGAMr0/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 55px; height: 62px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2W84TtJU7I/TezQIAB2-QI/AAAAAAAABXM/Q5DUWNGAMr0/s200/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615091671289493762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Before I post part 2 of the LotR Ouestfolde campaign, here are the first 4 finished Mordor Uruk-Hai. I'm rather pleased with the result, especially as I managed to get them painted pretty quickly... O.K., they had ben sitting on my shelf for ages, but the painting itself was quick.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hu-T81oCWnc/TezP8w4DqAI/AAAAAAAABW8/2S3A80BgIJw/s1600/Mordor%2BUruks%2B-%2B1st%2B4%2Bpainted2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hu-T81oCWnc/TezP8w4DqAI/AAAAAAAABW8/2S3A80BgIJw/s400/Mordor%2BUruks%2B-%2B1st%2B4%2Bpainted2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615091478243289090" border="0" /></a><br />Joe the Barbarian<br /></span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-49083356945839587312011-05-19T12:13:00.002+02:002011-07-01T12:12:08.265+02:00So it begins… [LotR Battle Rep!]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TdTn_GrECcI/AAAAAAAABVU/-aZd4xyPSEA/s800/Theoden_sc.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 171px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TdTn_GrECcI/AAAAAAAABVU/-aZd4xyPSEA/s800/Theoden_sc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1qpeeMN6xJs/TdTpX9csClI/AAAAAAAABVY/jdUxUeT-Am0/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 54px; height: 60px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1qpeeMN6xJs/TdTpX9csClI/AAAAAAAABVY/jdUxUeT-Am0/s320/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608364033824262738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After much dithering, I’ve finally led my men through a tourney; the Ouestfolde<span style="font-style: italic;"> (sic)</span> Lord of the Rings Tourney in Brittany!</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Some frantic painting at Midnight on the eve of battle allowed me to field my planned list in </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">full; I don’t think too many people noticed the missing details on several of the models, given ho</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">w many tactics and strategies were going through our minds.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> Note that I've named my captain </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hygbeorn</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />This was my first tourney, but I took great pleasure in beating the Frog, who usually bests me, during a practice run 4 days before the tourney; both of us used our tourney lists.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />After sallying forth to Rennes from our stronghold in Nantes, city of the Dukes of Brittany, the Frog, his cousin (King in the Moria) and I arrived to press our rights through military strength on the local populace. We were greeted by a room full of nicely decorated tables, enthusiastic enemies and the sound of “Waaaarrgh!!!” c</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ries as Warhammer 40K players battled it out beside us. A cup of coffee, a can of energy drink and I was ready to take on my foe. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />What follows is my account of the first of the four battles. </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Battle 1: “Bring him to me!”</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Main objective:</span> Capture a spy and take him across the enemy’s table edge. The spy mo</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ves randomly (2D6 & dispersion die).</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Secondary objective:</span> Get half your men across the enemy’s table edge. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />In this battle, my valiant Rohirrim fittingly came up against Valentin’s Uruk-Hai of Isengard. The spy was placed in the centre of the table, in some ruins which had 2 walls; one closed corner facing towards one table edge, one open corner facing the other edge. My opponent won the roll to choose sides and wisely</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> decided to take the side with open access to the ruins.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I formed by battle line up so as to send one of my wedges around each side of the ruins. He placed his main battle –a troll and a solid line of pikes- out on my right, a group of 6 warg riders in the centre, a captain and 3 beserkers just to my left and a small group of crossbows way out on my left. </span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E4u1VVOG80s/TdThOCoN4iI/AAAAAAAABU4/TAciesw9248/s1600/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E4u1VVOG80s/TdThOCoN4iI/AAAAAAAABU4/TAciesw9248/s400/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608355067323081250" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span>To war!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I moved my line up and, rather predictably, split it into 2 army corps; Théoden on the left, Hygbeorn on the right. My enemy sent a troll to block access from my right side of the ruins. His next actions took my by surprise; he split his riders into 2 groups of 3. One group sensibly went to knock out the spy and capture him... The other charged straight at Théoden and his group of guards! They were swiftly dispatched. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />His second unorthodox move was to send his whole army corps even further out on m</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">y right, rather than set up a defensive cordon around the spy. Perhaps he intended to secure a passage along my right flank or to guarantee that he would achieve the secondary objective. </span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IP_xZd3obJI/TdThNzw1m1I/AAAAAAAABUo/lqCZKtcna9I/s1600/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IP_xZd3obJI/TdThNzw1m1I/AAAAAAAABUo/lqCZKtcna9I/s400/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608355063332707154" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />Sound the charge!</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Whatever his logic of thinking, I was not about to look a gift horse in the mouth, and duly sent Hygbeorn’s whole army corps to take out the troll and smash my way through to the spy, while Théoden took his men around the left side of the ruins to annihilate the same party of beserkers, dodging crossbow bolts along the way.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T9VNOg_-n7M/TdThNVx4h2I/AAAAAAAABUg/UhMfZXrcb4Q/s1600/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T9VNOg_-n7M/TdThNVx4h2I/AAAAAAAABUg/UhMfZXrcb4Q/s400/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608355055284029282" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>What happened next vexed me greatly. On the left flank, all went perfectly to plan. On the righ</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">t, I successfully help off his whole army corps with a handful of men and my cavalry, with only minor losses. Having attacked the troll, I was unable to inflict anything move than a flesh wound on him, and was forced to slip a few troops past him to take control of the spy. </span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Breaking the stalemate</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />My opponent decided to dodge my pincer movement by going up the steps of the ruins, in an attempt to jump down on my side and run for the edge of the battlefield. I countered by sending the King and 4 men to await them.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />On the right flank, I took all of my men out of the fight with his main corps… all but one man. One valiant Royal Guard stayed and did his duty by giving his life to delay the Uruks. His comrades rushed on the troll, in a last ditch attempt to secure the spy.</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nuWgKz6ggmU/TdThNXexjzI/AAAAAAAABUY/KJU8Etvzj4I/s1600/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nuWgKz6ggmU/TdThNXexjzI/AAAAAAAABUY/KJU8Etvzj4I/s400/Bat%2B1%2BPhase%2B5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608355055740751666" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />Cutting losses</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">With time running short, I realised that it would be mathematically impossible to kill the troll, take the captive and make it across the board. I decided to cut my losses and secure the secondary objective. My enemy came to the same conclusion, but a few lucky arrow shots, along with previously inflicted damage, had whittled down his numbers too much for him to achieve it.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I needed to get 19 men off the board. The turn before last, 18 had got across, and a rider, last man near the edge, was about to cross the board… Wham! A crossbow bolt shot his horse from under him! If I rolled anything but a 6 on the last turn, then he would be unable to make it across the edge in time and the result would be a draw. I rolled the die… and got a 6! </span></span> </div><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Primary objective</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Rohan: not achieved.</span> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Isengard: not achieved.</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Secondary objective</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Rohan: achieved.</span> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Isengard: not achieved.</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />RESULT: Minor victory for Rohan</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Not a bad start, though I had hoped for better. Damn that troll!</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-6619791032735717932011-05-10T18:32:00.005+02:002011-07-01T12:22:22.628+02:00"Ouestfolde" breton LotR tourney: D-4<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;">So, with just 4 days to go before the LotR tourney near Rennes, Brittany, I realised that I miscalculated my list. Having dropped 6 archers from the roster, I then didn't use all the points I'd freed up. The consequence is that I'd got 3 plastic-grey models among a virtually finished company.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's the list I've (pretty much) decided to run with:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Théoden, King; heavy armour, shield_ 75pts</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Captain; heavy armour, shield_ 55pts</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1 Banner_ 31pts</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">9 Royal Guards_ 90pts</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3 Warriors; shields_ 21pts</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">16 Warriors; javelins, shields_ 144pts</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6 Riders; 3 javelins_ 84pts</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">---------TOTAL: 500pts on the nose!</span>---------<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7khE-Il-YA/TclibTpwzdI/AAAAAAAABUQ/-crrYg0nnVE/s1600/PICT3539.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7khE-Il-YA/TclibTpwzdI/AAAAAAAABUQ/-crrYg0nnVE/s400/PICT3539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605119432510721490" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >As you can see from this photo, I've got a fair amount of mending to do; my two banes are javelin hands breaking and horses legs snapping... not exactly ideal when your army is a javelin-armed cavalry-supported force. This afternoon, I'm planning on doing all the repair work, and hopefully undercoating the 3 extra javelin warriors. I'll give all my horses some Green Stuff to prevent further breaking. Carry case my ar... </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6zBGsf10ks4/TclibPwSh-I/AAAAAAAABUI/NEeyJIJ6fBg/s1600/PICT3536.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6zBGsf10ks4/TclibPwSh-I/AAAAAAAABUI/NEeyJIJ6fBg/s400/PICT3536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605119431464355810" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >My command group: Théoden and the captain will each lead a prong of the attack. As decorum dictates, the banner sticks close to the King and the three warriors stick close to the banner, to avoid any nasty accidents. Behind these two wedges, my cavalry will wait for the right moment to strike at any juicy exposed flanks, careless heroes or downright stupid standard-bearers who don't know how to do there job.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >So much for the plan, any way. No real surprise for my usual opponents. And if any of the others aren't aware of the basic tactics, then it'll serve them right for not reading my blog!</span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Joe the Barbarian</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-52148404780718238682011-05-02T23:38:00.002+02:002011-07-01T12:12:46.159+02:00A Harad day's night<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >He who sews little will reap little, and it is in good rich earth that I sew the seed of this army. <span style="font-size:85%;">My esteemed master, and Nemesis, the Frog, has done me the great honour of condescending to aquiescing to my painting a company for him to more rightously thrash me across the table. I'm starting with a test figurine for a Harad force. My one instruction:" do whatever you like." </span></span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNQqXdiK6E4/Tb6EE4MVxmI/AAAAAAAABTY/Upmqqo04vKE/s1600/2011-05-02%2B00.04.15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNQqXdiK6E4/Tb6EE4MVxmI/AAAAAAAABTY/Upmqqo04vKE/s400/2011-05-02%2B00.04.15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602060205833963106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">In order to have a change from more conventional LotR Harad colour schemes, I decided, with the approval of my collaborator (frog... collaborator... haha... Ahem.), to opt for more Arab colours, if you'll pardon the vulgarisation. i.e. Pastel green, turquoise and... orange. My benefactor was somewhat sceptical about this latter tone. I pointed out that orange is the perfect complimentary colour to turquoise and yellow-green. I hope that this model will convince him of my genious. In this first test, as rank increases, so does the proportion of black. On common soldiers, the turban and belt are black. On captains, the cape would be black, and so on until having an entirely black and gold Suladân. I decided to forego silver, usng bronze for all metal part.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1-m6lNj6kFI/Tb6EFCSZsCI/AAAAAAAABTo/_VwSLUwzxqE/s1600/2011-05-02%2B00.04.52.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1-m6lNj6kFI/Tb6EFCSZsCI/AAAAAAAABTo/_VwSLUwzxqE/s400/2011-05-02%2B00.04.52.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602060208543739938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5NUotjfoMo/Tb6EFIl4M8I/AAAAAAAABTg/CCEvtZXq10w/s1600/2011-05-02%2B00.04.41.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5NUotjfoMo/Tb6EFIl4M8I/AAAAAAAABTg/CCEvtZXq10w/s400/2011-05-02%2B00.04.41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602060210236044226" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >So much for the first test. Let's see what the second's like.<br /></span><br /><br />BarbarianJBarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-44736608907219492092011-03-28T01:13:00.003+02:002011-07-01T12:13:05.179+02:00Don't bite off Mordor you can chew.<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rSd59eEZCFM/TY8-jP1WTbI/AAAAAAAABQ0/SN73A1N7h-g/s1600/PICT3519.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rSd59eEZCFM/TY8-jP1WTbI/AAAAAAAABQ0/SN73A1N7h-g/s320/PICT3519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588754437856710066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKJ70Z9V640/TY8-nodtndI/AAAAAAAABQ8/MDHGVTrToKQ/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 55px; height: 62px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKJ70Z9V640/TY8-nodtndI/AAAAAAAABQ8/MDHGVTrToKQ/s320/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588754513187937746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">A couple of W.i.P. Mordor orc captains. I couldn't resist getting them, given how awesome the models look and that I had plenty of money-back on my Maelstrom Games account. I've continued to paint just über-basic highlights, followed by the beautifully contradictory "brush-on-dipping". The aim is really to get a quick Mordor force up and running (preferably in the direction of the enemy) at battletop standard. Mordor is ideal for this as orcs look filthy and are essentially brown, with various items of brown clothing, with dirty armour. These guys just need a coat of matt varnish and the odd detail here and there, namely on the shields.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCKoALsRO-s/TY8-abTSkeI/AAAAAAAABQs/wOfzv5JELrU/s1600/PICT3521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCKoALsRO-s/TY8-abTSkeI/AAAAAAAABQs/wOfzv5JELrU/s320/PICT3521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588754286316261858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n-YNqp3ysFQ/TY8-acx0D9I/AAAAAAAABQk/wijEvDDN_oo/s1600/PICT3522.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n-YNqp3ysFQ/TY8-acx0D9I/AAAAAAAABQk/wijEvDDN_oo/s320/PICT3522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588754286712721362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Of course, I've gone for Cirith Ungol, but these chaps had the Eye of Sauron on their shields. Out came the industrial scale round file, followed by a spot of Green Stuff and that was that poblem sorted. 've decided to go with a blue colour scheme, which is somewhat unorthodox for evil forces in the L.o.t.R. game, but I felt like a change. After all, the films used a great deal of blue and green lighting to portray Mordor as a cold, dead place.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nR8d1zbLtpw/TY9KF4UM3cI/AAAAAAAABR0/jUcJqmSKUa4/s1600/PICT3524.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nR8d1zbLtpw/TY9KF4UM3cI/AAAAAAAABR0/jUcJqmSKUa4/s400/PICT3524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588767127466991042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The force as it currently stands. </span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yVYspOXnutQ/TY8_fNbbv4I/AAAAAAAABRk/v6gTnq44NGY/s1600/PICT3531.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 117px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yVYspOXnutQ/TY8_fNbbv4I/AAAAAAAABRk/v6gTnq44NGY/s400/PICT3531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588755468003295106" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >5 more spears on their way</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yf_kxxHBLaw/TY8_e_O4QqI/AAAAAAAABRc/-TLNY98WM-w/s1600/PICT3527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yf_kxxHBLaw/TY8_e_O4QqI/AAAAAAAABRc/-TLNY98WM-w/s400/PICT3527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588755464192541346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">So that's 186 points almost done... just 314 to go.</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Joe the Barbarian, eager to bring night onto the world of men.</span><br /></div></div>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-67454563379345062472011-03-17T23:20:00.006+01:002011-07-01T12:13:25.769+02:00Cirith Ungol Uruks... no pun, alas!<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c-Pxyz6qY9c/TYJYDUGLzXI/AAAAAAAABPo/cLzEgMGHA-s/s1600/DSCF3703.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c-Pxyz6qY9c/TYJYDUGLzXI/AAAAAAAABPo/cLzEgMGHA-s/s400/DSCF3703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585123301850336626" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dAeBBhg_8g0/TYKFLWEUJZI/AAAAAAAABPw/83j4sNfsPYI/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 62px; height: 69px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dAeBBhg_8g0/TYKFLWEUJZI/AAAAAAAABPw/83j4sNfsPYI/s320/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585172917841569170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here </span><span style="font-family:arial;">we are then; the first converted Uruks for Cirith Ungol. A few minor touches still required, but they've got the overall look I was going for.</span><br /> </div> <br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What won't be so easy is converting the ones which hold Isengard shields against their bodies. </span><br /><br /> <span style="font-family:arial;">I shalln't waste words when pictures can do the talking.</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ejOruYb_oEc/TYJXyPJUb9I/AAAAAAAABPg/kA1kCq6o7wI/s1600/DSCF3712.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ejOruYb_oEc/TYJXyPJUb9I/AAAAAAAABPg/kA1kCq6o7wI/s400/DSCF3712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585123008463531986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2W6HtpxduGQ/TYJXj9KGq-I/AAAAAAAABPQ/l5kzTBn5k6M/s1600/DSCF3689.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2W6HtpxduGQ/TYJXj9KGq-I/AAAAAAAABPQ/l5kzTBn5k6M/s400/DSCF3689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585122763116817378" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z298uiCDtas/TYJXjhrJPdI/AAAAAAAABPI/fj9zjdIPDz4/s1600/DSCF3676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z298uiCDtas/TYJXjhrJPdI/AAAAAAAABPI/fj9zjdIPDz4/s400/DSCF3676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585122755739205074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Joe the Barbarian, the pace on the road to war is quickening!</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-50890838028484423022011-03-15T01:00:00.002+01:002011-07-01T12:13:44.130+02:00Russian around Mordor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ftctzwP4BIw/TX6lFZz9KfI/AAAAAAAABOw/VDceqhG15LY/s1600/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 53px; height: 59px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ftctzwP4BIw/TX6lFZz9KfI/AAAAAAAABOw/VDceqhG15LY/s320/English%2BLions%2BCrest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584082100232727026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Having recently croosed swords on the battlefield with 2 of m fellow bloggers, I was soon bent upon taking up work on my 2 companies once more.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My Cirith Ungol force being mainly composed of orcs and Morder Uruk-Hai, I was intent on differentiating the one filthy breed from the other, yet without clashing (pardon the pun) the styles. Another factor to take into account: a gauntelet thrown down by the Frog in the form of a box of plastic Isengard Uruk scouts with a "here, I think you'll be able to do something decent with them".</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">First on the agenda would be to replace the swords, shields and helmets of the White Hand with something a bit more rabble-like. I therefore set out on a search for nasty-looking weapons and shields. It was at that point that I came accross an army of medieval Russians... and WHAM! Lighting struck!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The orcs of Mordor are often represented with crescent-shaped shields which, as a humble neophyte, I would term as "a bit Turco-Persian"... After all, as anyone who's ever seen </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >300</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> will tell you (not the least Ahmadinejad), the Persians were basically represented as orcs.</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LrudO6j-oM8/TX6dc8wqITI/AAAAAAAABOg/q5B-fU2QEqs/s1600/immortal.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 148px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LrudO6j-oM8/TX6dc8wqITI/AAAAAAAABOg/q5B-fU2QEqs/s320/immortal.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073708658106674" border="0" /></a>"Now this is all fine and dandy", I hear you say, "but what's it got to do with Uruks and Russia?" This is where a scandinavian people of the VIIth-IXth centuries, known as the "Volga Vinkingr" or "Rus' " comes, both figuratively and literally, into play. </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jpdt-OsfJNY/TX6bv0cWamI/AAAAAAAABOY/AtqAtWnhg48/s1600/3513493355_c2090e5634.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jpdt-OsfJNY/TX6bv0cWamI/AAAAAAAABOY/AtqAtWnhg48/s320/3513493355_c2090e5634.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584071833819703906" border="0" /></a><br />These ferocious warriors came from the North and occupied the lands around the Volga river, right down to modern day Iraq. Having besieged Constantinople in 860A.D., they then returned to the city in the XIth century to form the Varangian Guard, the elite force of the Byzantine army</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > [</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Grant, R.G.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > (2007) </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Grandes Batailles: Les Plus Grands Combats de l'Antiquité à Nos Jours.</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > Ed: France Loisirs]. So you've got XIth century Russian vikingr fighting along side bythantine troops against Muslim nations.<br /><br />This may be stretching it a bit, granted, but it was sufficient to persuade me of the style I wanted to adopt for my Uruks; early-medieval Russian weapons, helmets and shields (perfect for fighting opposite my Saxon-style Rohirrim) , draped in plenty of scandinavian fur!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The order was soon put in with Gripping Beast: packs of Russian Medieval Weapons and Saxon bucklers (with nice pointy bosses). I took the opportunity to order a pack of Roman Gladius, too finish my converted mounted Rohan Royal Guards (I still haven't got the hang of scuplting swords from Green Stuff). </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-gFScs8lkA/TW-RctBl_sI/AAAAAAAABNw/oCFNVOqvj-4/s1600/SC01-A.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-gFScs8lkA/TW-RctBl_sI/AAAAAAAABNw/oCFNVOqvj-4/s320/SC01-A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579838385643978434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Some nice vicious weapons!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-OxmDHSzSQ/TW-Rcgfl2xI/AAAAAAAABNo/fK-gtXcy7BM/s1600/Image%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-OxmDHSzSQ/TW-Rcgfl2xI/AAAAAAAABNo/fK-gtXcy7BM/s320/Image%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579838382280137490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Un drawing of my vision of their helmets, conical, with spiky points and possible a bit of fur around the crest.</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LIGtZco0o74/TW-Rcrf2UBI/AAAAAAAABNg/deOOlVqJlEY/s1600/Image%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 230px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LIGtZco0o74/TW-Rcrf2UBI/AAAAAAAABNg/deOOlVqJlEY/s320/Image%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579838385234006034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The type of shield I was looking for...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RmooWzkjA4c/TW-RcaQL7XI/AAAAAAAABNY/FJPi4xfL1bk/s1600/SC01-C.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RmooWzkjA4c/TW-RcaQL7XI/AAAAAAAABNY/FJPi4xfL1bk/s320/SC01-C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579838380604910962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">...and found!<br /></span></span></div><br />Joe the Barbarian, glad to have found a new barbarian force to field!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-35192610250631258852010-10-06T14:35:00.005+02:002011-07-01T12:13:58.959+02:00Barad-dUrbama<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Morannon?? Nah mate, it'll Barad-Dur for me!<br /><br />"'ere, put this in ya army, do a force with a good mounted unit. I'm not usin' 'em.", says my brother BarbarianJ, showing me 5 wargs riders.<br />"We'll form an alliance and get quickly to 1000pts of Mordor."<br /><br />Interesting.<br /><br />I made a first order: a box of Morannon warriors and 2 captains.<br /><br />I've always had a soft spot for Skully. He looks a bit of a chinless wonder in his demeanour and physique. No? Clear skin, quite smooth, rather delicate really. A-ny-waaay...<br /><br />I can tell you all is assembled and ready to paint!<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3091.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 370px; height: 287px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3091.jpg" width="321" border="0" height="650" /></a><br /><br />My first thought was to avoid red. It can look a bit kitsch, and I wanted a bit of a change. But after a trial of grey, ooh no! It would not look right with my plans for after.<br />I wanted quite rusty armour<br /><br />My main idea was: dirty is more important that dark.<br /><br />My colour scheme may surprise you.<br /><br />After using red, beige, grey-brown on 6 figs, I stepped back to check my work. Hmm, not bad. Funny, from the back they don't look like orcs, they look a bit [A BIT!] like bretonnians actually. Hu.<br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3088.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 393px; height: 311px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3088.jpg" width="427" border="0" height="483" /></a><br /><br />In that case...<br /><br />Why not try a more original paint scheme that goes with it!<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3128.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 433px; height: 380px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3128.jpg" width="463" border="0" height="580" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3129.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 431px; height: 482px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3129.jpg" width="385" border="0" height="583" /></a><br /><br />And now with a sepia wash. I chose this because it's the colour of the liquid that runs from the muck piles on farms. You can't get dirtier than that!<br />I use it over the whole of the model and leave lots of liquid in the dips.<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3131.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 430px; height: 463px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3131.jpg" width="529" border="0" height="479" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3133.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 429px; height: 471px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3133.jpg" width="345" border="0" height="557" /></a><br /><br />It's subtle, sure. The only thing that shows up like a sore thumb in painting, my friends, is a mistake.<br /><br />I didn't really know what to do for the shields.<br /><br />Eye of Sauron and Mount Doom?<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3120.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 307px; height: 297px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3120.jpg" width="347" border="0" height="624" /></a><br /><br />FAIL!<br /><br />Eye of Sauron on a background of Mount Doom? Well, let's say it looked more like a dot in brackets, on a black triangle.<br />No! It needs to be bolder, brighter, like fascis- wo wo, steady, not quite that far.<br />But bloody red! Nick something from the Mordor book. Alrighty then.<br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3147.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 420px; height: 385px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3147.jpg" width="635" border="0" height="613" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3149.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 659px; height: 600px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3149.jpg" width="637" border="0" height="648" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3148.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 658px; height: 621px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3148.jpg" width="468" border="0" height="665" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=DSCN3150.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 653px; height: 583px;" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/DSCN3150.jpg" width="715" border="0" height="722" /></a><br /><br />And a month later, Bob's your uncle. Dusty, dirty and stoned [tough weekend!] stands painted reddy-browny-black.<br /><br />I tried them out this weekend against Shizzle and Barbara. T'was a very small victory, even being modest about it would be over-doing it! But it confirmed the tenacity of their armour.<br /><br />Need to paint the wargs now.Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-83276397822455947902010-09-20T19:09:00.001+02:002011-07-01T12:18:14.470+02:00Autumn Warfare 2010: The Armies Muster Anew!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXmVeoU8wI/AAAAAAAABLw/dppZFCb6HaI/s1600/1+-+Grimbold+front.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 141px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXmVeoU8wI/AAAAAAAABLw/dppZFCb6HaI/s400/1+-+Grimbold+front.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518570175086260994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXtJZlCUHI/AAAAAAAABNI/2ds8baRaiMQ/s1600/Autumn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 82px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXtJZlCUHI/AAAAAAAABNI/2ds8baRaiMQ/s400/Autumn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577664153243762" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXtB7SzGMI/AAAAAAAABNA/qyv1QdPc3Vs/s1600/English+Lions+Crest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 52px; height: 58px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXtB7SzGMI/AAAAAAAABNA/qyv1QdPc3Vs/s400/English+Lions+Crest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577535764601026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Ahoy! After an almost unforgivable absence from the wargaming scene, linked to starting a new job in Paris, I finally gave myself some much needed me-time and sat down to finish a figurine. And my my, doesn’t time fly! It turns out that, during my 5-month break from wargaming, G.W. brought out a new edition of the Warhammer boxed set, L.o.t.R. dwarves and gobbos, Warlord started selling Crimean Brits, E.C.W. highlanders and dragoons, and my brother put together a Russian F.o.W. batallion (see the French language version of this blog… I’m still trying to get him to write in English as well)!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But give in not to fear, my friends! As the oppressive heat of summer gives way to the gentle breese of autumn, so our new campaigning season begins. Kicking it off, Limey’s assembling a force of orcs from Morannon. I’ll be carrying on with some E.C.W., trying to catch up on the F.o.W. front with my German infantry company, as well as picking up where I left off with orcs from Cirith Ungol. I’m hoping to hassle the Kraut into finishing his Minas Tirith company and I’ve not yet given up hope of finally seeing an L.o.t.R. company rising up painted from the vast mounds of grey plastic in the Frog’s pond. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Without any further ado, here is my take on Grimbold of Rohan!</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXs05ChjLI/AAAAAAAABM4/RNXGvIJnKrI/s1600/1+-+Grimbold+front.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXs05ChjLI/AAAAAAAABM4/RNXGvIJnKrI/s400/1+-+Grimbold+front.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577311821171890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I decided, following a discussion with the Frog (always useful when seeking a theme), to opt for a less conventional colour for this fellow's cloak. Green, brown and red are all very good and proper for Rohirrim, but Grimbold had to stand out! A bit of a gamble, of course, but one which might have worked. I'll let you be the judges of that.</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXs0cvcUJI/AAAAAAAABMw/HC36Y5q_zpg/s1600/3+-+Grimbold+side.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXs0cvcUJI/AAAAAAAABMw/HC36Y5q_zpg/s400/3+-+Grimbold+side.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577304224944274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I really love the dynamic posture of this figurine; sheer power! The style is no undoubtedly that of a Saxon thegn, which is much to my liking. I had already tried, by way of the shield designs, to 'Saxonise" my infantry of Rohan.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXsz1speOI/AAAAAAAABMo/17rRGLlquiU/s1600/4+-+Grimbold+cape.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXsz1speOI/AAAAAAAABMo/17rRGLlquiU/s400/4+-+Grimbold+cape.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577293744240866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I had great fun using various techniques on the cloak, and I'm rather pleased with the end result.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXszjo4S0I/AAAAAAAABMg/DywXuDYJAI8/s1600/5+-+Grimbold+armour.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXszjo4S0I/AAAAAAAABMg/DywXuDYJAI8/s400/5+-+Grimbold+armour.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577288896596802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXszX7-bAI/AAAAAAAABMY/an4o2OmvsJo/s1600/6+-+Grimbold+face.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/TJXszX7-bAI/AAAAAAAABMY/an4o2OmvsJo/s400/6+-+Grimbold+face.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518577285755464706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >To war!</span><br /></div>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-53196343916889762732010-09-09T14:31:00.006+02:002011-03-11T15:43:07.078+01:00Dylanon Morannon<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" /></a>The Haggis is set to start a Morannon army.<br />A new chapter is beginning, a new story to follow, only in your, well <em>our</em> favourite blog!Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-13489194634208487902010-06-03T10:57:00.006+02:002011-07-01T12:18:31.871+02:00Mortarfied<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sorted. 600pts. Ready.<br />Sorry, in the cabinet rather than on the lawns but it's all you're getting, you ungrateful sods!<br />The mortars are behind.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDeStDCyI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/eQyzO_g3Vq8/s1600/DSCN2665.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478562396903770914" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDeStDCyI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/eQyzO_g3Vq8/s320/DSCN2665.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDeMdJk_I/AAAAAAAAAQs/MkzVbx958Xs/s1600/DSCN2664.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478562395226477554" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDeMdJk_I/AAAAAAAAAQs/MkzVbx958Xs/s320/DSCN2664.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478562388040789650" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDdxr8rpI/AAAAAAAAAQk/BTMiWz4pUVg/s320/DSCN2663.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDdkngXuI/AAAAAAAAAQc/w9EBRmTYYF8/s1600/DSCN2666.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478562384532496098" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/TAfDdkngXuI/AAAAAAAAAQc/w9EBRmTYYF8/s320/DSCN2666.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And where be the Germans? Blitzkrieg, my arse. Ha, that shut their von trap!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-88319369664983426342010-05-09T11:03:00.004+02:002011-07-01T12:18:53.706+02:00Places, people! Places!<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>To let you into my plans.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aeJtm6Y6I/AAAAAAAAAQU/195PNvXoVRs/s1600/DSCN2498plan.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469232687186863010" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aeJtm6Y6I/AAAAAAAAAQU/195PNvXoVRs/s400/DSCN2498plan.JPG" border="0" /></a> What's my army like? Like so:</p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HQ</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">- General + sergeant + standard-bearer</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">- Second-in-command + soldier </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- Komissar with soldier</span></p><p><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">P1, first squad</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- 5 stands o 3 men with rifles</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- 3 stand of 4 men + HMG + sergeant</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- 1 stand of 3 men - HMG + lieutenant</span><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">P3 same</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">P2 same but with SMGs</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">These 3 squads make up a company led by: </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">CPT, a capitain + sergeant + standard-bearer</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">K, a komissar with a soldier</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">3 SU122 mobile guns</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The army will be finished with mortars</span></p><p>- a capitain + sergeant + soldier</p><p>- 2 squads of 3 mortars<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></span></p>Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-81994958340760276032010-05-09T10:19:00.005+02:002011-07-01T12:19:24.573+02:00In good campany<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>About time I gave an update on Flames of War.<br /><br />I've spent yonks leaning over my desk to paint all the figs I've got for this game.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMzEp2s9I/AAAAAAAAAQM/3NhJ4PkHpEU/s1600/DSCN1916.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469213606538556370" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMzEp2s9I/AAAAAAAAAQM/3NhJ4PkHpEU/s320/DSCN1916.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMy_MiG3I/AAAAAAAAAQE/E7CzcApzsT4/s1600/DSCN1919.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469213605073394546" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMy_MiG3I/AAAAAAAAAQE/E7CzcApzsT4/s320/DSCN1919.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"Here's one I made earlier!" These 2 I did maybe 6 months ago. A good look for winter but these guys are far too similar! For that reason and also due to the lack of winter figs other than basic soldiers, I decided to MIX IT UP! Explained previously.<br /><br />Presenting you the first finished items.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMyYq3ItI/AAAAAAAAAP8/ijh25kcJc3Y/s1600/DSCN2198.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469213594731619026" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMyYq3ItI/AAAAAAAAAP8/ijh25kcJc3Y/s320/DSCN2198.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMOK58PEI/AAAAAAAAAP0/XinuVsocS4g/s1600/DSCN2199.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212972561480770" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMOK58PEI/AAAAAAAAAP0/XinuVsocS4g/s320/DSCN2199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMN6gJcwI/AAAAAAAAAPs/OZuzs9Z8N9Y/s1600/DSCN2200.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212968158327554" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMN6gJcwI/AAAAAAAAAPs/OZuzs9Z8N9Y/s320/DSCN2200.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Me likey.</div><div>With my will power at its highest (like the YEaah.. you would get after a Waterstone's pep talk), I got my head down and got stuck into the 2nd squad.</div><div>Good start: I painted almost everything in one afternoon/evening. But then, the days went by without progress. I made myself finish them to show Joe (the barbarian) this weekend when we meet again! snif, ehem.</div><div>In the end I finished well within the time last wednesday.</div><div>So I set myself the challenge of doing the 3rd squad before the weekend!</div><div>Dodgy! But upon receiving this on friday:</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMNR0YW0I/AAAAAAAAAPk/rAtDojDALRU/s1600/DSCN2491.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212957237336898" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMNR0YW0I/AAAAAAAAAPk/rAtDojDALRU/s320/DSCN2491.jpg" border="0" /></a>A light mortar company, I just had to get it sorted!</div><div>With painting till 1 in the morning on friday and a few finishing touches at half 6 on saturday before leaving, job done!</div><div>So here's ya lot.<br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMNLUP98I/AAAAAAAAAPc/1COeNr2M6JY/s1600/DSCN2495.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212955491956674" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMNLUP98I/AAAAAAAAAPc/1COeNr2M6JY/s320/DSCN2495.jpg" border="0" /></a> And I'm chuffed! Painted figs is still pretty new for me. So long have I faced unpainted piles.<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMM2g0V8I/AAAAAAAAAPU/lZEwaQIvUSY/s1600/DSCN2496.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212949907527618" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aMM2g0V8I/AAAAAAAAAPU/lZEwaQIvUSY/s320/DSCN2496.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLpwhmgNI/AAAAAAAAAPM/uYa7FmJsKS4/s1600/DSCN2498.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212347004780754" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLpwhmgNI/AAAAAAAAAPM/uYa7FmJsKS4/s320/DSCN2498.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLpboP2nI/AAAAAAAAAPE/mn41cIsa1KM/s1600/DSCN2499.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212341395511922" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLpboP2nI/AAAAAAAAAPE/mn41cIsa1KM/s320/DSCN2499.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pics are a bit bit dark, but it's war for fook's sake!<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLpKUYkOI/AAAAAAAAAO8/GT-lkCt4SXc/s1600/DSCN2500.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212336748794082" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLpKUYkOI/AAAAAAAAAO8/GT-lkCt4SXc/s320/DSCN2500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLom9zLNI/AAAAAAAAAO0/Ruzn2hfx1pM/s1600/DSCN2501.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212327258827986" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLom9zLNI/AAAAAAAAAO0/Ruzn2hfx1pM/s320/DSCN2501.jpg" border="0" /></a> The men are more or less disciplined. Note the bloke having one for the road. Well, it'll probably be his last...<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLoSl_oDI/AAAAAAAAAOs/RovN337kWLk/s1600/DSCN2502.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469212321790271538" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLoSl_oDI/AAAAAAAAAOs/RovN337kWLk/s320/DSCN2502.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brave fellows! They advance knowing not fear!<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLQfrnuUI/AAAAAAAAAOk/PFxA2V9QXXg/s1600/DSCN2503.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469211912986671426" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLQfrnuUI/AAAAAAAAAOk/PFxA2V9QXXg/s320/DSCN2503.jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh, I see. This explains that. A komissar and his right hand man.<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLQAmVxXI/AAAAAAAAAOc/6F9oYU1Sipc/s1600/DSCN2504.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469211904643024242" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLQAmVxXI/AAAAAAAAAOc/6F9oYU1Sipc/s320/DSCN2504.jpg" border="0" /></a>And here's the HQ one. "The first man to retreat shall be shot by this man, comrades!"<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLPp7UugI/AAAAAAAAAOU/0LRXJE_G2L8/s1600/DSCN2505.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469211898557020674" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLPp7UugI/AAAAAAAAAOU/0LRXJE_G2L8/s320/DSCN2505.jpg" border="0" /></a> My Cossack HQ.<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLPakyO5I/AAAAAAAAAOM/WOAPgsHkYUs/s1600/DSCN2506.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469211894435953554" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S-aLPakyO5I/AAAAAAAAAOM/WOAPgsHkYUs/s320/DSCN2506.jpg" border="0" /></a>"Get down, fool!"</div><div><div><div>It's the hardened veteran blisters that really give my army life and character.</div><div></div><div>Just the mortars to do. I've put 6 in my 600pts list. Pity, all the figs are the same. I'll try to swap some.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-43934257668965512242010-03-03T15:00:00.001+01:002011-07-01T12:19:46.435+02:00Drawing short at a straw target<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >After having gone 2 years without doing any, I've decided to get back into archery! I fell in love with the sport when I spent a year at Northumbria University, at which the team was then lead by David Wright, a British champion who came 3rd in his BUSA category at the tournament I attended in 2008.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Here's the bow I bought at the time; it's a Prostyle recurve with a draw weight of 34Lbs. Quite a light-weight bow, ideal for a beginner such as myself. Prostyle is a pretty common brand, available in most archery stores. I got mine at a great little shop in Notts called <a href="http://www.custombuilt.co.uk/">Custom Built Archery</a>. The owners are extremely helpful and kind.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fWTGxE3I/AAAAAAAABLA/xcfQLi1oh9g/s1600-h/Archery+-+bow+-+strung-.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fWTGxE3I/AAAAAAAABLA/xcfQLi1oh9g/s400/Archery+-+bow+-+strung-.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393836227924850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fWOz73UI/AAAAAAAABK4/z2wwfD9utdQ/s1600-h/Archery+-+bow+-unstrung-.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fWOz73UI/AAAAAAAABK4/z2wwfD9utdQ/s400/Archery+-+bow+-unstrung-.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393835075198274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">When I told one of my uncles that I was taking up archery, he produced a longbow seemingly out of knowing stating matter-of-factly that it had been "under his bed for years". He generously gave it to me. I have yet to string it and purchase suitable arrows, for budgetary reasons, but I did restore it by sanding off the old cracked varnishy coat, oiling it and repainting the tip markings. Of course, one has to use suitable arrows for each bow (weight, body and length), other wise the archer's paradox can cause <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Kj6X_AcbU&feature=PlayList&p=2D16CFF1FC351E1B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3">this to happen!</a> There are 3 markings on the front of the bow in 2 circles which I have yet to decipher. The draw weight is 46Lbs.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fV5nsUBI/AAAAAAAABKw/-pKMA4EDfFc/s1600-h/Archery+-+longbow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fV5nsUBI/AAAAAAAABKw/-pKMA4EDfFc/s400/Archery+-+longbow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393829386702866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Among my recent purchases are a 3-tube quiver (about time!) and an arrow puller, used to safely remove arrows from the target without bending them.</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fVvL-EkI/AAAAAAAABKo/SUWI7ISVHb4/s1600-h/Archery+-+quiver.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fVvL-EkI/AAAAAAAABKo/SUWI7ISVHb4/s400/Archery+-+quiver.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393826586071618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fEdhsxnI/AAAAAAAABKg/3D8TFFQf2lE/s1600-h/Archery+-+quiver+-hanging-.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fEdhsxnI/AAAAAAAABKg/3D8TFFQf2lE/s400/Archery+-+quiver+-hanging-.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393529787598450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I also bought a target bosse and target face! The bosse is 90x90cm and is made to withstand arrows shot from 25 to 30Lbs bows from a distance of 5 to 30 metres. None the less, after testing it in my garage, I've found that it can stop an arrow from my bow drawn almost to the max at barefly 6 paces! Good stuff. I now can't wait to go back out into a field to test it properly! </span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fEMvKTWI/AAAAAAAABKY/HGnJxMsZOuU/s1600-h/Archery+-+target+bosse+%26+face.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fEMvKTWI/AAAAAAAABKY/HGnJxMsZOuU/s400/Archery+-+target+bosse+%26+face.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393525280656738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fD-WVEQI/AAAAAAAABKQ/aqfwdzB-3WI/s1600-h/Archery+-+target+bosse.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fD-WVEQI/AAAAAAAABKQ/aqfwdzB-3WI/s400/Archery+-+target+bosse.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393521418408194" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Although I'm a traditionalist, when I bought the bow, I decided to also get a sight and a push button, just for kicks.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fDn0_DfI/AAAAAAAABKI/0_HF0011vyo/s1600-h/Archery+-+sight+and+push+button.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fDn0_DfI/AAAAAAAABKI/0_HF0011vyo/s400/Archery+-+sight+and+push+button.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393515372973554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fDTgqPDI/AAAAAAAABKA/VXm1mKvqMC8/s1600-h/Archery+-+sight.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S45fDTgqPDI/AAAAAAAABKA/VXm1mKvqMC8/s400/Archery+-+sight.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393509919013938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Joe the Barbarian, glad to be back doing archery!</span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-40889700699550144442010-03-03T11:22:00.006+01:002011-07-01T12:20:14.475+02:00<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here's my new project. 600pts of Soviets.<br /><br />What I like about our Russian neighbours is the romance (in the artistique sens you understand, Hugo, Byron, Pushkin. The XIXth century emos) of the harsh climate, the living conditions and the propaganda. I like the power and boldness of communist icons and art.<br />Russian soldiers, while maybe not being the best fighters, have always been known for their sturdiness. These men suffered far worse conditios of climate and hunger than the rest of europeans. But they shown incredible risiliance against Napoleon, and in the 2 world wars. That inspires me.<br />So it seemed logical to go for a winter army, in longcoats.<br />For the army format, waves of men, the soviet image we've come to know, with the terrible losses.<br />My first purchase was a squad of soldiers in longcoats. There are unfortunately very few figs of this type. Thought to myself "Don't forget the lact of equipment!".<br />So to represent this along with le chaos in the ranks, men struggling to survive, I bought a squad of regular soldiers and a squad of hardenend veterans, to mix them all.<br /><p><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444300939879539986" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S44K3BPYZRI/AAAAAAAAAKg/jWjbuttArAg/s320/DSCN2151.jpg" border="0" /><br />Before receving them, I undercoated all my winter dudes in an hour and a half. 28 figs. That seement like quite a lot and I was pleased with myself. But now with the others, Yikes!</p><p>But the small size and even the Russian armement production style go well with my painting style. Simple but quick. With some embarrassing faults that show up later.</p><p>I started by organising each type of fig (normal, winter, veteran) ilteams. Then I randomly re-arranged them. </p><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444300946416729874" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S44K3Zl9_xI/AAAAAAAAAKo/NsNG8ViH58o/s320/DSCN2161.jpg" border="0" />I spent ages trying to decide on the styles of figs to represent at best the rangs of NCO, lieutenant, co comander, komissar, 2nd in command and general; while at the same time having figs that all the the same for eack rank. You follow? No mean feat! With the various helmets, hats, caps, fur hats and bare heads...<br />My aim was for brave NCOs, a proud and inspiring co commander, blood-thirsty komissars, 2nd-in command and general with all these qualities. <p>I'd bought a cossack command for fun and I thought their savage look, fur hats and the sword would be good for the HQ.</p><p>I'll give more details when painted.<br />But here's a pic, with 2 of the 3 SU122 tanks. </p><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444300953602835202" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S44K30XRQwI/AAAAAAAAAKw/76W2fFhVCk4/s320/DSCN2163.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S44K4DVnkeI/AAAAAAAAAK4/kBKiO7IBgpo/s1600-h/DSCN2165.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444300957622440418" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S44K4DVnkeI/AAAAAAAAAK4/kBKiO7IBgpo/s320/DSCN2165.jpg" border="0" /></a>To complete my 600pts, I'll need another squad, or heavy support. <p>I think you'll see a big difference in numbers with BarbarianJ's Krauts. And having the advantage on my side is far from unpleasant.</p>Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-6849384204611579342010-03-03T08:59:00.001+01:002011-07-01T12:20:55.112+02:00Tank you very much!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, it took some time, but I'm back on the blog with 2 Marder IIIMs, a birthday present from my brother, to join my first German Grenadieren platoon for F.o.W.! I need to re-do the camouflage, as I've since noticed that the actual base colour for summer cammo on Gerry vehicles had a slight green tint, so some Vallejo Middlestone or some such like will be required. I'm taking the opportunity to finally decide on whether to go for Summer or Winter as a theme. The 26.V-G saw its most famous actions at Bastogne, so Winter, and on the Eastern front during the summer... so like a Western Winter. </span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTPqdk6XI/AAAAAAAABHQ/IXFYPQmQBNo/s1600-h/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTPqdk6XI/AAAAAAAABHQ/IXFYPQmQBNo/s400/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324996936329586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">As it is, the cammo needs some more work anyway, as the base colour should be a lot less visible, with more dominant green and brown strips of paint.</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTPVvrpYI/AAAAAAAABHI/h_M2zwvPq50/s1600-h/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTPVvrpYI/AAAAAAAABHI/h_M2zwvPq50/s400/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324991375123842" border="0" /></a>I am rather pleased with the mud effect, though. This was acheived by applying all-purpose D.I.Y. filler, which I then painted in the same colours as the infantry stands, before giving it a coat of gloss varnish, thus obtaining a wet mud appearance... I hope.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTCB9GyYI/AAAAAAAABHA/oaDVyTVs2BU/s1600-h/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTCB9GyYI/AAAAAAAABHA/oaDVyTVs2BU/s400/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324762724419970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTB3BnCKI/AAAAAAAABG4/eBlaZnCge4U/s1600-h/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTB3BnCKI/AAAAAAAABG4/eBlaZnCge4U/s400/FoW-GER-Plat1%26Marders.4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324759790520482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Note that as Marders are self-propelled guns, the epaulettes have red piping, rather than the white braiding on the shoulders of the Grenadieren.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTBR3xUOI/AAAAAAAABGw/88aKRUiFpw0/s1600-h/Gerry+piping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTBR3xUOI/AAAAAAAABGw/88aKRUiFpw0/s400/Gerry+piping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324749817139426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As promissed, I have also got back into my E.C.W. project, by doing some G.S. touch-ups before praying the last 1st & 2nd rank pikemen and 8 musketeers with a great can of brown Humbrol undercoat I picked up over Christmas.</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTBI5cm_I/AAAAAAAABGo/dUNMkJ3VSAo/s1600-h/PICT3100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTBI5cm_I/AAAAAAAABGo/dUNMkJ3VSAo/s400/PICT3100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324747408251890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTA8DR0TI/AAAAAAAABGg/bXQ_nq4hqxk/s1600-h/PICT3101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S4qTA8DR0TI/AAAAAAAABGg/bXQ_nq4hqxk/s400/PICT3101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443324743959826738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Joe the Barbarain, humbly begging your pardon for my tardiness.</span></span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-46956502856398022452010-02-22T03:58:00.003+01:002011-07-01T12:21:22.049+02:00Their blood shall flow like vodka<a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/?action=view&current=Image2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/Cadd9/Image2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>To remind people that BarbarianJ is not the only person using this blog, and to fill up the time between his projects which are as plentiful as they are varied as they are violent, here are some Russians, of the Soviet type for connoisseurs.<br /><br />I'm starting a modest army. More on that story later.<br />Here are 2 SU122 self-propeled guns.<br /><br />Bit of a problem on opening the blister pack.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45e39ZUs5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/4hIxnWBet18/s1600-h/DSCN2133.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393315004101522" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45e39ZUs5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/4hIxnWBet18/s320/DSCN2133.jpg" border="0" /></a> But with a bit of this...<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45e3VsSjRI/AAAAAAAAAL0/718BQhqGjGY/s1600-h/DSCN2136.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393304346234130" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45e3VsSjRI/AAAAAAAAAL0/718BQhqGjGY/s320/DSCN2136.jpg" border="0" /></a> And a spot of that...<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45e3Bxt-ZI/AAAAAAAAALs/QYLL5XE0srI/s1600-h/DSCN2137.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444393299000293778" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45e3Bxt-ZI/AAAAAAAAALs/QYLL5XE0srI/s320/DSCN2137.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sorted.</div><div></div><div>Painting may commence.<br />Some black.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45drRMNwjI/AAAAAAAAALk/EVOMTLrkf28/s1600-h/DSCN2138.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444391997467902514" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45drRMNwjI/AAAAAAAAALk/EVOMTLrkf28/s320/DSCN2138.jpg" border="0" /></a> One green.<br /><div>2 green.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45dq5qVVVI/AAAAAAAAALU/m-vl7hdB7LE/s1600-h/DSCN2140.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444391991151777106" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45dq5qVVVI/AAAAAAAAALU/m-vl7hdB7LE/s320/DSCN2140.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mud. LOTS of mud.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45dqiVYtAI/AAAAAAAAALM/I7AmRqIQsfk/s1600-h/DSCN2141.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444391984889902082" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45dqiVYtAI/AAAAAAAAALM/I7AmRqIQsfk/s320/DSCN2141.jpg" border="0" /></a> Nice motivational slogans. Here, "For the Motherland" and "Onwards to Berlin".<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45dqaBXf1I/AAAAAAAAALE/yH_3VRKC1zY/s1600-h/DSCN2142.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444391982658453330" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pd_FC7UvD5k/S45dqaBXf1I/AAAAAAAAALE/yH_3VRKC1zY/s320/DSCN2142.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just the red stars left to do. Or buy...</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163255576387258819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311607647576239951.post-74166098521449935552010-02-18T13:00:00.001+01:002011-07-01T12:21:57.409+02:00Shiny shiny!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.</span> As many a wargamer before me, I have succumbed to the illness that haunts us all; shiny object syndrome. Whilst working on my Pike & Shotte troops, I started painting The Green Knight, until a new chimera entered my den... 2<a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1050"> F.o.W. German Marder III Ms</a> and a battery of <a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/online_store.aspx?CategoryID=8101">3 Nebelwerfen</a> (=""smoke thrower"), knicknamed 'Screeming Meemies' by the Allies. Fortunately, Marders are fairly quick to assemble and paint, so I should be back on track with my other two W.i.P. by the end of the weekend.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Natürlich, some photos will also be up soon.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S30z3MxA9yI/AAAAAAAABGM/V5nzZ3d8cXY/s1600-h/Marder_IIIM+photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rJu_R8ueMUg/S30z3MxA9yI/AAAAAAAABGM/V5nzZ3d8cXY/s400/Marder_IIIM+photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439560948346058530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">A German WWII Marder IIIM</span><br /></div> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span>BarbarianJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463647644308252010noreply@blogger.com0