Another mixed bag

Another mixed bag of figures completed. I even had the opportunity to do some painting with the new glasses. They will take a little getting used to. So first up is some cavalry for the Warhost Elven force. Like the rest of the figures they are all from Oathmark. Nice and easy to put together and paint.

Sticking with Warhost, I also took the opportunity to re-furbish some of my Orcs. A quick and easy way to get a force ready.

After these it was back to the Punic wars and a unit of Princeps for the 4th legion. These are lovely figures from Museum miniatures. I just need to get the Hastati done to complete the legion. Once again sticking with a mix of shield colours.

This Thursday should see the first battle of our Franco Prussian campaign. It will see Robbo with the French III Corps defending some heights against Mitch and the Prussian VI Corps.

This is an AI generated map and scenario that I've tweaked

Bits and pieces part 3

These are the last of the figures I managed to get painted up over the extended weekend. For the Punic Wars I added a unit of Velites for the Romans and some Spanish light cavalry. The Velites are from Museum miniatures and the Spanish are 3d prints provided by Mitch.

I also added another 10 Elves from Oathmark, 1 is a minor conversion to act as a low level leader for now, 8 are spearmen and 1 was a test figure for a unit of archers.

It's been a very productive few days with 80 figures cleared off the painting table. I'm now working on some Oathmark Elven cavalry before starting on the last of my Romans.

Bits and pieces part 2

So this bank holiday weekend has definitely seen an increase in output as a number of figures were cleared off the painting desk. First off there was a return to the Franco Prussian war and my second regiment of Landwehr for the upcoming campaign. As usual these are all from Outpost/Reiver castings.

I think these will be the last Prussians for a while. I may return in the future and add a French infantry division to 4th Corps.

With the ongoing games of Midgard at the club, it was a chance to add some more Italian infantry. This time figures designated as Samnites from Museum miniatures. 

This brings me up to 3 units of Italian heavy infantry, I do have enough figures from Essex miniatures for a 4th unit. I can see myself adding more units in the future, namely some heavy cavalry, medium infantry and some skirmishers. Then I can field them as a stand alone force.

Now I also added a few figures to the Warhost collection. Namely three more Dwarf warriors and an Air elemental for the Elves. The Air elemental is a 3d print provided by Mitch. He is also busy printing me an earth construct for the Dwarves.

I've got a couple more things on the painting table that I should get completed before I go back to work on Tuesday. They are some Roman velites and Spanish light cavalry, then a couple of more Dwarves before starting on some Elves.

Bits and pieces

As my mojo for painting is slowly returning, I've found it best to keep the painting queue as varied as possible. Seems to be helping so far. First up was some bits and pieces for the Punic Wars, some Carthaginian cavalry and a single base of Triari for my 4th Roman legion, this will be combined with the base from the 3rd legion to create a unit for Midgard. The Romans are from Museum miniatures and the Carthaginians are from Forged in battle.

I really struggled with the shields on the cavalry. When the new glasses arrive I will try again. The next batch of figures were some Oathmark Dwarves for my Warhost force. Only another 5 figures to do on these before deciding if I want to expand the force further.

While rummaging in the pile of unpainted shame I came across a box of the Oathmark Elven warriors. I knew I had painted a few up years ago, so assumed they had come from this box, guess I was wrong as it was a full unopened box of 30 figures. I must have picked up a few sprues first. So I guess I'll be adding an Elven force to the Warhost collection. I even dug out the 8 I had painted previously, touched up the paintwork and freshened up the bases.

At the club we gave the Midgard rules another run out using my Punic War figures, just a few pictures as not much of a report as we concentrated on learning the rules.

The game is in balance. After a rather ropey start by the Romans, they have slowly ground their way back into the battle, eventually dispatching the troublesome elephants, which had been causing havoc amongst the allied Italian infantry. Next week I should see my 2 legions engage the main Carthaginian and Gallic infanty. Should be fun

Prussian Landwehr

After picking up a few figures from Reiver Castings I made some progress on the Prussian Landwehr. This is the first of 2 regiments I need to complete. Especially with the upcoming campaign games. The Landwehr regiments muster out at 2 battalions each, or 6 bases for Fire and Fury.

It was very pleasing getting these done, almost felt like a proper painter again. Though I have noticed some issues with my eyesight on these 15mm figures. Unfortunately backed up by a recent eye test, just another week to wait for my new glasses.

I did also complete a few extra figures for the Barons War. These were also picked up at the Border Reiver show. 3 extra peasant spearmen and a blacksmith from Reaper miniatures. Just need a smithy now for the village.

Next in the painting queue are a few more Dwarves and some 15mm Punic War figures.

Painting and a bit of gaming

A bit of a mix bag on the painting front, I find I'm just painting whatever I fancy. First up is some more Dwarves from Oathmark. A few extra warriors and a number of character figures from the Oathmark metal range.

The other figures I painted were 6 medium Italian infantry for the Punic wars. These are the second base I needed to complete a unit for Midgard. The figures are all from Essex miniatures.

These last figures were inspired by a recent game of Midgard at the club, where the Romans commanded by myself and Sean were given a rather bloody nose by the Carthaginians commanded by Robbo and Mitch. The Carthaginians had to hold a hill and received an extra reputation point each turn they held it. Even though our heavy infantry managed to get up the hill and begin forcing the Carthaginians back, our right flank was turned by Carthaginian and Numidian cavalry. A pretty historic outcome. I only managed a few photos as we were concentrating on just getting the rules right.

We have a re-match next week and hopefully a bit of revenge is due. I am also busy planning a follow up to our Franco Prussian campaign. This time the plan is for 3 smaller 1 vs 1 game, that will then determine the set up for a large battle with up to seven players. So far each player has been assigned their troops, made up nominally of at least 1 Corps and some support units, hence each force is not equal and the 1 vs 1 battles will not be balanced. Wish me luck on planning this.