A down of Hares

So in between painting up some Franco Prussian troops, I managed to add to the collection of animals for Burrows and Badgers. This time I decided to concentrate on a single species as one of the beauties of the game is that you can create single species warbands. So I decided on a bunch of Hares. I already had 1 painted in the collection, so decided to add another 4. At the same time I also completed a batch of creates and barrels from Debris of war.

A bunch of hares

With the original model added

Hare hedge knight

Grymlocke Grawloggson

Garrow One-eye

Druidess

Crates and barrels

The idea behind these is to run them as siblings, will have to com up with a clan and individual names. These were quick and fun to do. Got me thinking of a second single species warband, probably go for either otters or foxes. I've also got Mitch trying to source some STLs to print out some more crates and barrels for extra scenery.

Burrows and Badgers first game

So at the club on Thursday Mitch and I got our first game of Burrows and Badgers in. Mitch went for a warband of all spell casters. For me I went with some plucky Royalists led by Captain Otto (Otter) and his second Mad Mick (Mouse). The rest of my force consisted of Harold Longleg (Hare), H'sssid (Adder spellcaster) and Dead-eye Nibs (Mouse).

I set up the table to represent the small village of Chattyn in Northymbria. Captain Otto had been tasked with protecting the Church. The buildings were all from my dark age collection which I remembered that I had stuck in storage.

Otto and his warband in the grounds of the church

Village of Chattyn

Otto, supported by Mick and Nibs move to challenge the strangers

A collection of spell casters

Nibs takes a shot and wounds a Beaver spellcaster

Otto chargers in dealing heavy damage to his opponents

Spells start flying around

Mad Mick joins the fight, Harold can be seen in the distance to cut off their escape

It was at this point I forgot to take anymore pictures. H'sssid tried to provide magical assistance to the troop , but seemed to have difficulty with his aim. Only landing 1 of 6 lightning bolts on target. With Nibs providing slightly better missile support with his crossbow, Otto, Mick and eventually Harold started to carve up the spell casters. However some good use of 'heal' spells and 'take control', kept them in the fight. Eventually though, Harold and Otto managed to isolate the Beaver spell caster before putting him out of action. It was at this point that Mitch decided discretion was the better part of valour and retreated.

A good fun game, the rules are simple enough and quick to get used to. Looking forward to getting another game in soon.

A mixed bag

With a few days off enjoying the festive spirit, it was an opportune moment to get a few figures painted up during some quiet time. So with the upcoming Franco Prussian game I managed to finish a small brigade of French Cavalry. I'll be adding them to one of the existing cavalry divisions for the game but they will actually form part of a second small cavalry division in XII Corps. The figures are all from Outpost, such a shame the range is no longer available as I discovered 2 unpainted units of French infantry which were probably the start of a 3rd Infantry division in XII Corps.

The next batch of painting was some scenic items I picked up from Debris of War. They'll always come in handy for a variety of skirmish games we play.

I do have another 11 of the bags with various crops to paint up, you can never have too many Just need a few more different items for variety. The last painted items were the remainder of my figures for Burrows and Badgers. A second badger, a spaniel, a mole and a squirrel. Loved painting these up and will likely pick up a few more in the new year.

Now back to planning the next stage of the Franco Prussian game.

More Burrows and Badgers

These were the last of the figures that I had for this project, so I had to order a few more. I love the poses on the two larger models, the bobcat and the otter. The others help fill out some options for selecting a warband.

The Group

Bobcat and Otter

Shrew heroine and Sparrow warrior

Mouse ganger and witch hunter

I also dug out another 4 Skaven figures to use as Black rats, they just needed a little touching up and re-basing. Along with these I re-purposed some old ruined pieces I had from the days I played Frostgrave. They had seen better days, but a bit freshened up and flock and tufts added and they will be perfect for fighting over.

Extra Black rats

All Rats together

Hopefully my next batch arrives and I can get them all done ready for the New year and can plan to get some games in.

Got to have a Badger

With the game being called Burrows and Badgers, it seemed appropriate to have at least one badger in the collection. But which one as there are a few to choose from. I eventually plumbed for the Badger Warrioress, and since I was putting an order in I added a couple of little companions. Another mouse and a Bat. Unlike the other models, the badger is resin, but still a great casting. It is one of the things I've noticed with these miniatures there has been no flash, even the metal bases didn't need any file work.

 

In some of the photos you may notice a few unpainted figures in the background. These are the last of the figures I picked up. A couple of really lovely models to get painted up.

More animal antics

So after completing the first batch of figures I got straight to work on a few more. These six will add even more variety as I begin to plan a warband for their first game. This time I added a hare, another ferret, a mole, a mouse, jackdaw and a sparrow.

I'm really enjoying painting these. I think I was in need of painting something a little different. I also managed a quick read through of the rules and they do seem straightforward enough. Hoping to get a game in just after Christmas. I even had a dig around some old Mordheim Skaven figures from an old plastic boxed set. As these were designed as adventurers they fit in as Black rats, saving me having to buy any of the official models.

All they needed was a little re-basing and some of the fur changed to black. I have even located another four which would bring them up to the maximum number of 10 for a warband. Just need to get them re-based.

Please don't judge me

Well sometimes you just fancy painting something a little different and before you know it you are lost done a rabbit hole, or in this case a burrow. I blame it on building and painting the MDF kits from Sarissa Precision. So I bought the rules and bought a few figures, then a few more , oh damn it I got lots of figures. Who doesn't want to paint foxes, otters, squirrels and mice. Now 2 other club members are putting warband's together for a little skirmish. 

It does help that the game is based in my home county of Northumberland or Northymbra, and the animals are all local with a few exotic exceptions. I even found myself on google actually looking at wildlife to try and replicate on the figures. So here are the first 10 figures done with another 9 to complete. I'll need to come up with a bit of a back story when I actually design a warband.

All together

Otto, Felix and Red

The mice, Tom-tom, Fergus and Tam

Slick, Sid, Bailey and Dead eye

So 2 foxes, an otter, 3 mice, a ferret, adder, hound and a squirrel. They are all metal figures from Oathsworn miniatures and they are a joy to paint. I even spent a bit of extra time on the bases. I've had a dig around in the old Mordhiem collection and identified 6 Skaven figures that will be perfect for the game. They just need re-based and fur re-done black as black rats.