tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30582588176910188412024-03-05T09:48:52.571-07:00Drunken Samurai Painting BlogRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comBlogger653125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-72592282552847469262023-09-15T14:05:00.001-06:002023-09-15T14:05:11.669-06:00Flames of War Projects for August<p> August was a great month for me and the hobby. I painted lots of stuff and managed to get in a few games as well. August saw a return to Flames of War late war. Late war has been a very limited period for me, even as it is the most popular period for FoW. This has most been due to my primary opponent not really caring for the period. Over last couple of years my gaming group has been changing and LW is not the main period for me for WWII. This meant I needed to get my collection updated to be able to hang in this very competitive period.</p><p>The German army provided the most options for me from the dead-lead pile so I decided to jump back in with them. The first thing on the agenda would be some AA. Allied air is way more likely in LW than MW so this was a must have.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkeC_Mq-OCequMPuxQ6iEyoon4D3JmMW6mPn6lQSu2_WFirPTWVGpbrWcgiILw-ZwV58KBpRWWj_PwJGSDbS-T36zhrLmFwLwCsGx5K5obE1BrW7Ez-U9xjkctk_C8vsLlDaXbFhCVigC2Ph2MTdvVKbz8BRWYs5YBNGfGhuD6B7JdaZnptCS0kBEcJa2/s800/SD%20KFZ%2010-4%20AA%20Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="800" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkeC_Mq-OCequMPuxQ6iEyoon4D3JmMW6mPn6lQSu2_WFirPTWVGpbrWcgiILw-ZwV58KBpRWWj_PwJGSDbS-T36zhrLmFwLwCsGx5K5obE1BrW7Ez-U9xjkctk_C8vsLlDaXbFhCVigC2Ph2MTdvVKbz8BRWYs5YBNGfGhuD6B7JdaZnptCS0kBEcJa2/w400-h204/SD%20KFZ%2010-4%20AA%20Platoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sd Kfz 10/4 Platoon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I painted a couple of Sd Kfz 10/4 Light AA halftracks. These are the Battlefront resin and metal models from the MW box set. These are the same models they have had in production for years and I really like them. They are easy to build and paint. I have two more that I will paint on Panzer grey for my MW armies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is a platoon of 251 halftracks.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7w_zbSYc6-0-QmczayKkSt68JMEZMC4PBPvlYJ0R01ZphgozNffqQl4C0zt6NWXXEyVge2cqYHaP7dRiWBVw_wS4VmOVTAD4Vu9XtL54EU9w3Ws0-p5U0NTjB75jy5EGGOb9fQarv9T4MV2uSUB6NedmZgtjaokx1Ssc_nBH-S0nej8P2K26WCYeX6C6/s800/SD%20KFZ%20251%20Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="800" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7w_zbSYc6-0-QmczayKkSt68JMEZMC4PBPvlYJ0R01ZphgozNffqQl4C0zt6NWXXEyVge2cqYHaP7dRiWBVw_wS4VmOVTAD4Vu9XtL54EU9w3Ws0-p5U0NTjB75jy5EGGOb9fQarv9T4MV2uSUB6NedmZgtjaokx1Ssc_nBH-S0nej8P2K26WCYeX6C6/w400-h304/SD%20KFZ%20251%20Platoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sd Kfz 251D</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>These are the current LW German halftracks from Battlefront. They are plastic models and are very nice. I acquired these assembled from a local gamer as part of a collection I purchased a few years ago. It was not the most precise build but after painting they turned out pretty good. These have already seen battle as part of my Berlin training battalion army.</div><div><br /></div><div>Over the years I have collected a number of LW Panther tanks from Battlefront. These are the ausf A and are the old resin and metal models. Several are from special characters, back when that was a thing with FoW. I decided to paint up the first four in the collection for a Berlin Panzer Training Co army.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0oW0Zz8uEAhdhTAEu2GJgD1XWy5rU4iLz6nKLnhQjfi-o2k0BHyx-u0m6NEhH3a-r3rxEzGpbqgSRXZflgnb80_TFf-qaG824-eEnzTr7mF1OWP_g2izLy4D3IyXUF272Z12_6WG7av3emLKhuiQyjvT23tClX2AAOxutzh_K8c6FGIFHIWhHgNJqad-/s1500/Panther%20A%20Platoon%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="1500" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0oW0Zz8uEAhdhTAEu2GJgD1XWy5rU4iLz6nKLnhQjfi-o2k0BHyx-u0m6NEhH3a-r3rxEzGpbqgSRXZflgnb80_TFf-qaG824-eEnzTr7mF1OWP_g2izLy4D3IyXUF272Z12_6WG7av3emLKhuiQyjvT23tClX2AAOxutzh_K8c6FGIFHIWhHgNJqad-/w400-h115/Panther%20A%20Platoon%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panther A</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_E-PzZmc0ad7qNcKGUmZtQp2pyGtROaOo2-erHiPkQ705OYwbeyXZx0FQAiLhF-Bwtu_ZcsJVeq2Ugu2l8ccQ0P1Dzshp9XlI8G6wOBr93I5NZ4syuK5ejJxxfWHtJtWwCTpZ7wb6nRIgzFH3ZBv7PUh7QrGCZW0cbc5LyqDwZvfAKYmURkc4CGiS2CV/s1500/Panther%20A%20Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1500" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_E-PzZmc0ad7qNcKGUmZtQp2pyGtROaOo2-erHiPkQ705OYwbeyXZx0FQAiLhF-Bwtu_ZcsJVeq2Ugu2l8ccQ0P1Dzshp9XlI8G6wOBr93I5NZ4syuK5ejJxxfWHtJtWwCTpZ7wb6nRIgzFH3ZBv7PUh7QrGCZW0cbc5LyqDwZvfAKYmURkc4CGiS2CV/w400-h127/Panther%20A%20Platoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panther A</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>These are the first models where I used the Vallejo pigments. After my normal paint process, I applied dry pigments to represent dirt and dust. I really like the look and plan to experiment more with these pigments.</div><div><br /></div><div>To support the Panthers I also needed some standard PzIVH tanks. These are the back-bone of LW and have plenty of MW uses too. Not sure why it took so long for me to paint these up and add them to the collection. These are a mix of the old Battlefront resin and metal models and the current plastic models. The resin ones are a salvage project that I have been working on for a number of years. They are real Frankenstein tanks with parts from PSC PzIV. The plastic models were pre-assembled as part of the collection with the 251 halftracks.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh2Eh5If-0uu2DEKdoytbcn9wpG5gyu6YWP73ZI5cKi1oJItZLoPK2IXWvOjrl2JOVB-f0sTTn2R35BmD6j2bLTvUiIJq_5K6prGOXREODdqcVz34btH6EaHRdqc6UuXqhKGHy3KUPzEHGTOsOkXCw4skiWcFLGLwHE2e1a2qJyTDTvKhibYT3X3WG0aT/s1000/PZIVH%20Command.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="1000" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh2Eh5If-0uu2DEKdoytbcn9wpG5gyu6YWP73ZI5cKi1oJItZLoPK2IXWvOjrl2JOVB-f0sTTn2R35BmD6j2bLTvUiIJq_5K6prGOXREODdqcVz34btH6EaHRdqc6UuXqhKGHy3KUPzEHGTOsOkXCw4skiWcFLGLwHE2e1a2qJyTDTvKhibYT3X3WG0aT/w400-h183/PZIVH%20Command.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PzIVH Command</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6Cma3AeN4PVfx6jcXG5DHb7JpFblBJmbb50cM98hQZhrD3KqhLAqzN7GZWTYEikFAVSafe_1ZBxmxDjm2OyJm0icX9_jW2Mr-MYtWALh5ke8K9VSabUdJmZ0qa0id5jHD9O56l3d5ZmRUHi_I0ujizHMvuSlKg6bCUseqyn7q63okgOfmUifFHkduYCY/s1500/PZIVH%20Platoon%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="1500" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6Cma3AeN4PVfx6jcXG5DHb7JpFblBJmbb50cM98hQZhrD3KqhLAqzN7GZWTYEikFAVSafe_1ZBxmxDjm2OyJm0icX9_jW2Mr-MYtWALh5ke8K9VSabUdJmZ0qa0id5jHD9O56l3d5ZmRUHi_I0ujizHMvuSlKg6bCUseqyn7q63okgOfmUifFHkduYCY/w400-h141/PZIVH%20Platoon%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PzIVH</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzCjQo3eA-n53TRTVhLH5SzDmfn04_ThE-RcJEk80XcGsH00hnqPRQSxxbpPjUvUEhCkrLOj7bbt1UgPblvgJxEG5rgcN7NdUxi4nJ01zZBF2jdFyNVb5bnXuUu7yxaxyJAYyTYgSYxjBfdnwZ3ma99R8tmEQAjaIoMKbLPVwS_AgLhPiYD8bikwtaSzH/s1500/PZIVH%20Platoon%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="1500" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzCjQo3eA-n53TRTVhLH5SzDmfn04_ThE-RcJEk80XcGsH00hnqPRQSxxbpPjUvUEhCkrLOj7bbt1UgPblvgJxEG5rgcN7NdUxi4nJ01zZBF2jdFyNVb5bnXuUu7yxaxyJAYyTYgSYxjBfdnwZ3ma99R8tmEQAjaIoMKbLPVwS_AgLhPiYD8bikwtaSzH/w400-h98/PZIVH%20Platoon%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PzIVH</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1oeR2SS4gmr7u6tdIMLyQ906Q3kzJx6X9teNFr6SqxIdvZqfpEY68_oiro30gAhOobOyZ90hj33Y2HpiJb-fdn0e3H00Y90njy3lkTez-fcaTruqYdhi51KP1K3oEaqYuQpDgu6rd7pmRMGRgh1j4YO80UyVlyQM5DaSSXrSG7xNooxUWIPlEd0_eiIK/s1500/PZIVH%20Platoon%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="1500" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1oeR2SS4gmr7u6tdIMLyQ906Q3kzJx6X9teNFr6SqxIdvZqfpEY68_oiro30gAhOobOyZ90hj33Y2HpiJb-fdn0e3H00Y90njy3lkTez-fcaTruqYdhi51KP1K3oEaqYuQpDgu6rd7pmRMGRgh1j4YO80UyVlyQM5DaSSXrSG7xNooxUWIPlEd0_eiIK/w400-h111/PZIVH%20Platoon%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PzIVH</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sadly, the resin models are really showing their age. They serve the purpose, in game terms, but I will likely replace them with plastics soon. In nearly all cases the BF plastic kits are superior to the resin models.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, we have more items painted specifically for the Berlin Panzer Training Co army. Normally, PzII tanks would not be in a LW list, but Berlin changes that. These are a mix of the N and M variants. They are plastic models from Battlefront. They will definitely be doing double duty in my MW armies.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2KqwHD0V0LnIm3CPHoTOUWTH2_FTCpkbWa3oO8zhWtI7tB7DoN-elH7TCaT-QL2sKmkttF4-tzXOUMVyNr7LbkpqbBF-sg0QLLLwQYrbyMjvL4ztVv6TdmyCh3564rKbsY6XR07UY5Ub6wwx3uBC2a7k6_vDdI4_mv6AlYxUQzmLH8TEXkeM4h9j3c3T/s1500/PZIII%20Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1500" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2KqwHD0V0LnIm3CPHoTOUWTH2_FTCpkbWa3oO8zhWtI7tB7DoN-elH7TCaT-QL2sKmkttF4-tzXOUMVyNr7LbkpqbBF-sg0QLLLwQYrbyMjvL4ztVv6TdmyCh3564rKbsY6XR07UY5Ub6wwx3uBC2a7k6_vDdI4_mv6AlYxUQzmLH8TEXkeM4h9j3c3T/w400-h146/PZIII%20Platoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PzIII N and M</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Twenty-six models all together. Not a bad couple of months. Sadly, I have slowed way down on painting production for the last couple of weeks but I am trying to get one more Napoleonic Russian battalion done. Just need to push through the slump and get back on track.<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-24303837547980268512023-08-04T16:49:00.000-06:002023-08-04T16:49:03.310-06:002nd Battalion Tarnopol Regiment<p> I finished the 2nd Battalion of the Tarnopol regiment. These are Perry plastics and this time I went with the soft caps. With 2 battalions the regiment is ready for battle!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeoEN3Ty0LSCWnndii72waxqjRnGCPGclHhp-JZGRu92-nEvviNh0Vwlb289UbKQRHrjRIV7L9RwN-L_uduga6gqjgpq3M0UewW-fwlLPKv4IyoxkXcqLrgLq6jroYkvkKMNE_uQxyK4wyHXWuko0KatAP5QfGiaBaPiKaf0AzF9HzGQLqq51qXXQoR3U/s1500/2nd%20Battalion%20Tarnopol%20Regiment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="1500" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeoEN3Ty0LSCWnndii72waxqjRnGCPGclHhp-JZGRu92-nEvviNh0Vwlb289UbKQRHrjRIV7L9RwN-L_uduga6gqjgpq3M0UewW-fwlLPKv4IyoxkXcqLrgLq6jroYkvkKMNE_uQxyK4wyHXWuko0KatAP5QfGiaBaPiKaf0AzF9HzGQLqq51qXXQoR3U/w400-h138/2nd%20Battalion%20Tarnopol%20Regiment.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLnrFHds_zMsowT1WztivlfGZgFhfnEpzPA_q22Hgv5Q0EUFkN--S-T8rngfvdRyZgUbHgBfLsQtN564DApLhnYAlu_RI0-OXekN7fMpPmp28yS-XuLdmrWf6arACy00EktoJ21aQvCvU15-AIJHwlf1ivYUqAOQWl8E1U0T1tjtmiLgd-K9dfFFqbdto/s1000/2nd%20Battalion%20Tarnopol%20Regiment%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLnrFHds_zMsowT1WztivlfGZgFhfnEpzPA_q22Hgv5Q0EUFkN--S-T8rngfvdRyZgUbHgBfLsQtN564DApLhnYAlu_RI0-OXekN7fMpPmp28yS-XuLdmrWf6arACy00EktoJ21aQvCvU15-AIJHwlf1ivYUqAOQWl8E1U0T1tjtmiLgd-K9dfFFqbdto/w400-h294/2nd%20Battalion%20Tarnopol%20Regiment%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzdluXhIdXDXZ32JBISVpQgS3QErGxDrNJyzi4VpjFIm4vVFCK-RrkmP1kVbdSbLqKGNupbAoNcXU0jpxMzDc9edSYJ92412zGpXj_pA4bFVa94_NJanK1-VzIdkt0bcq9CuYkugPjLNi9O8Y2lcpvfyQLgOiiOxorBBCz4TFGXgZ28pg6gqqbz75CxL0/s4261/Complete%20Tarnopol%20Regiment%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2421" data-original-width="4261" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzdluXhIdXDXZ32JBISVpQgS3QErGxDrNJyzi4VpjFIm4vVFCK-RrkmP1kVbdSbLqKGNupbAoNcXU0jpxMzDc9edSYJ92412zGpXj_pA4bFVa94_NJanK1-VzIdkt0bcq9CuYkugPjLNi9O8Y2lcpvfyQLgOiiOxorBBCz4TFGXgZ28pg6gqqbz75CxL0/w400-h228/Complete%20Tarnopol%20Regiment%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RlJK1cOZJybV05TMfDSSiE3Yb2sp1NCA8SN365XyVSQGMku9cCoZPJQA6k5m2UGhMSxvBdd95lKVpJOnB8jka3QbE--xihMRRD8mFoZM3qNuYAUa1cYQPa5tCktMQQlw7F-4s0cBI208JzCCLlzumTcXrrnL4J_1-lCR5HQgzLOm06GrNtq-QDjoW3Wx/s1500/Complete%20Tarnopol%20Regiment%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1500" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RlJK1cOZJybV05TMfDSSiE3Yb2sp1NCA8SN365XyVSQGMku9cCoZPJQA6k5m2UGhMSxvBdd95lKVpJOnB8jka3QbE--xihMRRD8mFoZM3qNuYAUa1cYQPa5tCktMQQlw7F-4s0cBI208JzCCLlzumTcXrrnL4J_1-lCR5HQgzLOm06GrNtq-QDjoW3Wx/w400-h146/Complete%20Tarnopol%20Regiment%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-32597135705784455762023-07-29T10:17:00.001-06:002023-07-29T10:18:58.351-06:001812 Russian Tarnopol Battalion<p> As has become the norm around here, I have been very bad about blogging my gaming and modeling progress. I have actually been having a pretty good year on both fronts, but I have been too lazy to document it. </p><p>My most recent completed paint project is the 1st Battalion of the Tarnopol Regiment. This is my first unit of Perry miniature for the Napoleonic era, and I must say, they are very nice. I selected the Tarnopol regiment using the same reasoning I have used for all my Napoleonic units, I have the flags. I do not know a thing about this unit or its history.</p><p>I also painted a commander for the musketeer brigade, also a Perry model. Finally, I have my second Russian gun. This is a 12lb cannon from Warlord games.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiULiMc3jSVxO6YzY9f-cR7bLX4O9dpnZA5brvqDReNvJrPqPDhN3BHnpm64Itu0z-Oh2Zroyuja6uwRX8qdlpbMT7mAkDGhFDTWzyK3acV-15R2d-C9PpdVSJYZGEh9-B3e04aQGNU0F1fDvcRvZrfW1r4UkCKUYwwuodyh59wsioRem_6i1PfTdXtl7X/s1200/Tarnopol%20Regiment%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="1200" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiULiMc3jSVxO6YzY9f-cR7bLX4O9dpnZA5brvqDReNvJrPqPDhN3BHnpm64Itu0z-Oh2Zroyuja6uwRX8qdlpbMT7mAkDGhFDTWzyK3acV-15R2d-C9PpdVSJYZGEh9-B3e04aQGNU0F1fDvcRvZrfW1r4UkCKUYwwuodyh59wsioRem_6i1PfTdXtl7X/s320/Tarnopol%20Regiment%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Perry Plastic Russians. Excellent figures that are not really a great match for my Warlord plastics but should be OK in separate units. The kit allows for building earlier (1807-1812) or later (1812+) units. It also has heads with soft caps. There are way too many figures in the box for the size units I build so I ordered some separate command frames from Perry to build more units.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMMUyUifwda7KSE9cmH_cqFWL8DNLBGQ2CqIfsZExgLtfsjwnFzmZFJ79UOzZWKcm2wzjiW55QCa1P02nJd4rwSv9bOT2uhxwRKS1l8kVjjIB20b95euOmAHozVP1grgQzNmvO0ei6z49dwX7TTAZStTQ-GHyr_WY7EGY5asBPahcBcnlIsjK6J19JaTc/s1000/Tarnopol%20Regiment%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1000" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMMUyUifwda7KSE9cmH_cqFWL8DNLBGQ2CqIfsZExgLtfsjwnFzmZFJ79UOzZWKcm2wzjiW55QCa1P02nJd4rwSv9bOT2uhxwRKS1l8kVjjIB20b95euOmAHozVP1grgQzNmvO0ei6z49dwX7TTAZStTQ-GHyr_WY7EGY5asBPahcBcnlIsjK6J19JaTc/s320/Tarnopol%20Regiment%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I am following my painting standard for Russians of red for collars, cuffs, shoulder straps, and turn backs. These should have shoulder straps colored based on their seniority in the division. I don't know this info so they gat red and that's that. I might paint some units in the future where I use the regional color for the cuffs and collars.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHfWJ5gS8WkpoUmlsqaSbnr-mExMO5hnqjESfKtfA4GJJsoC6kbHC45cjfswrwPB13g6nWlu53m6PcN-sFhjeTl7dMWIdElIW2nKLLllpVjVjG_l8V0p2bgxz4aniOiMY1VVUHIZ6G9BM3NKGeaINiz8voyo6wjKn5EkQ2dCUd6B7R3WZF3fI7OB6Mx98/s839/Russian%20Commander%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHfWJ5gS8WkpoUmlsqaSbnr-mExMO5hnqjESfKtfA4GJJsoC6kbHC45cjfswrwPB13g6nWlu53m6PcN-sFhjeTl7dMWIdElIW2nKLLllpVjVjG_l8V0p2bgxz4aniOiMY1VVUHIZ6G9BM3NKGeaINiz8voyo6wjKn5EkQ2dCUd6B7R3WZF3fI7OB6Mx98/s320/Russian%20Commander%202.jpg" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This is a Perry Russian Officer that I will use as a brigade commander. I don't have a good uniform reference so he got a fairly generic paint job.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFXSHK-2DlkpSKn1Vg7KsxY5zv_BBX-5UyjnLS74wIvPndHWWZRYGcfYIdCk9iAg7rwfWpBsSXg_nA0J-5qeXO6LWf_1y1iAYIJxLnsABgKJqukuQIMzYczUHDqMZWv2oTOA9dDoHpbaI8TTu95aDel1UGCXJh6j0ZWeL_9pCeLpsFEubQDalNesdMeZK/s829/Russian%20Commander%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFXSHK-2DlkpSKn1Vg7KsxY5zv_BBX-5UyjnLS74wIvPndHWWZRYGcfYIdCk9iAg7rwfWpBsSXg_nA0J-5qeXO6LWf_1y1iAYIJxLnsABgKJqukuQIMzYczUHDqMZWv2oTOA9dDoHpbaI8TTu95aDel1UGCXJh6j0ZWeL_9pCeLpsFEubQDalNesdMeZK/s320/Russian%20Commander%203.jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Perry miniatures really are the gold standard for the period.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5WjyulLdK1Gc-8eoE04r1Gtt-SShwUFumBygnQZ6xLKrmevtE2wy900ObdWZUZnGRHUVpvVwq9U_iPc-bLRbYBgJbW2XgG-jANpl-8Dg2VFflvqJlvITrJOHDYNM9Yr9sL-kGcIUwhOFdgPkTWL6699-bMVT-fT6uyYt3PAfGjBAAG-cq7qGeI3s9qaR/s1000/Russian%20Artillery%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5WjyulLdK1Gc-8eoE04r1Gtt-SShwUFumBygnQZ6xLKrmevtE2wy900ObdWZUZnGRHUVpvVwq9U_iPc-bLRbYBgJbW2XgG-jANpl-8Dg2VFflvqJlvITrJOHDYNM9Yr9sL-kGcIUwhOFdgPkTWL6699-bMVT-fT6uyYt3PAfGjBAAG-cq7qGeI3s9qaR/s320/Russian%20Artillery%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This is the same model that my friend, Tim, painted for me a couple of years ago. The Warlord stuff is good solid and functional stuff that will not wow you. This is a half-battery so with the two I now have a full battery of artillery.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DUxjQLCN2pYV8dw8ZfNxbsdCIaQ8CEF5DTmjv4RWW5_uGPypR4mLx1_HOKKsxJ9owhdggs5AjgqrA5dafZymdoD1kNXD9qGoyezZzZQypOeCHQTMx5bOJg-BtOpj_Uu9o91KSmA4IKth4tzkrc-IYTAsDmjzkSTEc0aaRQ3EfJvYAwpH7XDJyPziD5rs/s1000/Russian%20Artillery%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1000" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DUxjQLCN2pYV8dw8ZfNxbsdCIaQ8CEF5DTmjv4RWW5_uGPypR4mLx1_HOKKsxJ9owhdggs5AjgqrA5dafZymdoD1kNXD9qGoyezZzZQypOeCHQTMx5bOJg-BtOpj_Uu9o91KSmA4IKth4tzkrc-IYTAsDmjzkSTEc0aaRQ3EfJvYAwpH7XDJyPziD5rs/s320/Russian%20Artillery%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I expect this will be the last Warlord gun I paint. Future artillery addition to this army will be Perry.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAip7nYRCkq0Ry-YE6gPme1c19nWki6_Mj8wCbUDWobRCWUEQOTOITzoJnHEqcevl9BnUl48-k0AbKpNxwQgSZqxNOFCYZGJ7Kt4Yt2Z2vUxRHxMK0Nc877u_U5qzczZu29QNzvwOtcG3Lrq_3PHkn8wCIT3Dlu334pQELACg_WZmoI6mLiJl8sRzfbye/s1500/Russian%20collection%207-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="1500" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAip7nYRCkq0Ry-YE6gPme1c19nWki6_Mj8wCbUDWobRCWUEQOTOITzoJnHEqcevl9BnUl48-k0AbKpNxwQgSZqxNOFCYZGJ7Kt4Yt2Z2vUxRHxMK0Nc877u_U5qzczZu29QNzvwOtcG3Lrq_3PHkn8wCIT3Dlu334pQELACg_WZmoI6mLiJl8sRzfbye/w400-h91/Russian%20collection%207-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>My Russian Napoleonic collection is nearing the point where I can play a game. I now have 4 Grenadier battalions, 2 Musketeer battalions, a battery of cannon and 2 commanders. On the paint bench I have the 2nd battalion of the Tarnopol regiment as well as the army commander. After that I will paint the 2nd battalion of the Narva regiment and I will have 8 battalions. That is enough to get these guys on the table.</p><p>Future plans will be to add a second battery (Perrys miniatures) and a brigade of cavalry. That, I think, would complete this project. The next Napoleonic army on the list will be British. I really don't want to do them, but like the French, hard to do do the period without them.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-34558205245750419632023-02-26T20:28:00.000-07:002023-02-26T20:28:16.088-07:00Jordanian M47 Patton Tanks<p> My first Finish it February project is done. These are some 3D printed M47 Patton tanks for my FoaN Jordanian army. My friend, Tom, printed these for me last summer and it is nice to have these done. These are really nice little models and you can't beat the price. The roof MGs are a bit chunking, and I was thinking about replacing them, but that is a lot of effort for an army that sees the table once a year.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdcJGVQIgMCgwlAc87WP0yonDjBigj9oU7hM2ILnA5vNcBEUrGcjdro6sHpu5gLWkZgUjdE6xzG1a_XrY3eZAdpA9FIt3Dd7pCRIBvbpv8shka0UWdgNQ_i92hI1N_5p7WkhprAdvCrjaXY617WpNAW6eYMaR1rzljOwrGakGhvjoC0LG8SWGvj00oQ/s1500/Jordanian%20M47%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="1500" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdcJGVQIgMCgwlAc87WP0yonDjBigj9oU7hM2ILnA5vNcBEUrGcjdro6sHpu5gLWkZgUjdE6xzG1a_XrY3eZAdpA9FIt3Dd7pCRIBvbpv8shka0UWdgNQ_i92hI1N_5p7WkhprAdvCrjaXY617WpNAW6eYMaR1rzljOwrGakGhvjoC0LG8SWGvj00oQ/s320/Jordanian%20M47%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC4fEB0Lep50R-BZLxz9-lHuObdo3KjXWR9-iYhh4RowIw596AouqzeFaSWx5xXSHl2V6AjjNtRDKe1OoVwyp-PS5p3Dggo6xWTRepZvDhisKuHOY3CqBUEpbu1NUZUR8LxkDHv8IAPhGF2u-jznGcmp44ct_CGELFEhqUbrTakekIEw7nqkYLd4JJA/s1000/Jordanian%20M47%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC4fEB0Lep50R-BZLxz9-lHuObdo3KjXWR9-iYhh4RowIw596AouqzeFaSWx5xXSHl2V6AjjNtRDKe1OoVwyp-PS5p3Dggo6xWTRepZvDhisKuHOY3CqBUEpbu1NUZUR8LxkDHv8IAPhGF2u-jznGcmp44ct_CGELFEhqUbrTakekIEw7nqkYLd4JJA/s320/Jordanian%20M47%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtkLhmSx_DrrJ7gF89tb20ltKxvBcWJRB71Z0lWXovs2qBU2oWTnV_jTu31en7RVN0Jc-AgWBi5Qf05eRmELdubvPNw5sbW3K2VzmPBKO7D8KGcMKMNetMWwwEG9OzY1nFMGT9MMDALBLu35OQ-suwpXzpynzoR8TBq4o2TI9K7av9Fpo5Dn5U1r9EQ/s1000/Jordanian%20M47%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1000" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtkLhmSx_DrrJ7gF89tb20ltKxvBcWJRB71Z0lWXovs2qBU2oWTnV_jTu31en7RVN0Jc-AgWBi5Qf05eRmELdubvPNw5sbW3K2VzmPBKO7D8KGcMKMNetMWwwEG9OzY1nFMGT9MMDALBLu35OQ-suwpXzpynzoR8TBq4o2TI9K7av9Fpo5Dn5U1r9EQ/s320/Jordanian%20M47%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFJ0uzIlP2p_84qVqrlTNAdarFwjlbvBvO_GnHrYYgLATZawu0NDGYKQbWHPPb-SUT4oqzi-iX4D1MPDqvxE-dvXwXr_P7rrdnwIU6_A-KQiP1Hwydce3emT5-4j_z89kdYodvWN1Fk9arTaDFTa7Z2y5ryxPOj9xhoJfwYNEY2v9_Ccyj8bANsG9XA/s600/Jordanian%20M47%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="600" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFJ0uzIlP2p_84qVqrlTNAdarFwjlbvBvO_GnHrYYgLATZawu0NDGYKQbWHPPb-SUT4oqzi-iX4D1MPDqvxE-dvXwXr_P7rrdnwIU6_A-KQiP1Hwydce3emT5-4j_z89kdYodvWN1Fk9arTaDFTa7Z2y5ryxPOj9xhoJfwYNEY2v9_Ccyj8bANsG9XA/s320/Jordanian%20M47%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-58849773105409554552023-02-05T17:20:00.005-07:002023-02-05T17:20:56.426-07:00Finish it February 2023<p> After a couple of years off I am returning to Finish it February. I started this idea in 2019 and managed 2 years but the last couple of been a bust for reason already explained. Part of getting my gaming hobby back on track is to revitalize this tradition. In the past I had lots of unfinished projects to choose from but this year I am keeping things modest. Below are three projects I would like to complete this month and, frankly, finishing just one would be a win.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnV5N3dpU_z7itehxQfkFppxXtRg3CzYvKc29mrxVWZKlT7nnmxzCmCNyiKqWfuCXEygn1D4boxPuby-hsxqbCSMXFD8QtfcKolRP9ZAFQzl36gAc1HqVMegKkImPCy4Q6hpO96_J3TjZ0vlYAOn0eDj8rygS15G9fJkXEd38sbnEKAT1MRbFSoRL_g/s1000/FF2023%20Army%20of%20the%20Dead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1000" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnV5N3dpU_z7itehxQfkFppxXtRg3CzYvKc29mrxVWZKlT7nnmxzCmCNyiKqWfuCXEygn1D4boxPuby-hsxqbCSMXFD8QtfcKolRP9ZAFQzl36gAc1HqVMegKkImPCy4Q6hpO96_J3TjZ0vlYAOn0eDj8rygS15G9fJkXEd38sbnEKAT1MRbFSoRL_g/w400-h236/FF2023%20Army%20of%20the%20Dead.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This first one is kind of cheating. Finish it February is about finishing long neglected project but this is a project I started last month, so, technically its just a WIP. This is my Army of the Dead for LOTR and I painting these as part of the slow grow league. This will not be my first priority this month.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMijWWUCjUIeX3q3mL5XaYRwVFHbx90Q9WGS66XsCFDFOsvixHptLlI8XKSrCDg91mQFGy2OwSrzhimMbwMWcW3sNDnAKWdci8dsroiCrtOabxa7eqq5U7OAe9L1RMRVEqFSYedFHnE_-bAm4ywtherPlHXZO_ks8Zvug7qccYjwaku7dzOWu6eLBdmA/s1000/FF2023%20DAK%20Armor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1000" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMijWWUCjUIeX3q3mL5XaYRwVFHbx90Q9WGS66XsCFDFOsvixHptLlI8XKSrCDg91mQFGy2OwSrzhimMbwMWcW3sNDnAKWdci8dsroiCrtOabxa7eqq5U7OAe9L1RMRVEqFSYedFHnE_-bAm4ywtherPlHXZO_ks8Zvug7qccYjwaku7dzOWu6eLBdmA/w400-h164/FF2023%20DAK%20Armor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This next project is much more in the spirit of Finish it February. These additions to my Flames of War DAK army have been in a box for a few years. Now's the time to get them finished.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrqm9I9qW0zqY1vFsiSTB2n9jMqmD5RTpYyvVWpPqNBZTGtJNy2xTBVUF1CQ9I6sWUQSRSGvoWTAClhcXwJGyaFyxR2maF0dtn2f7rO0J7Xd9RkqCMtxaC9ZD6rIE2wzUSQpJZLBz4txTqUZIX9_Bn25xzRkUClJQZ3nZrx5MkSrDYOVw2Guh_8FWyQ/s1000/FF2023%20Jordanian%20M47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1000" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrqm9I9qW0zqY1vFsiSTB2n9jMqmD5RTpYyvVWpPqNBZTGtJNy2xTBVUF1CQ9I6sWUQSRSGvoWTAClhcXwJGyaFyxR2maF0dtn2f7rO0J7Xd9RkqCMtxaC9ZD6rIE2wzUSQpJZLBz4txTqUZIX9_Bn25xzRkUClJQZ3nZrx5MkSrDYOVw2Guh_8FWyQ/w400-h269/FF2023%20Jordanian%20M47.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The final project on the list is not too old but has been sitting on my workbench for a few months. These are my Jordanian M47 model my friend Tom printed for me last year. These will be M48 proxies for my Fate of a Nation Jordanians. These are pretty close to being done.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We'll see how I do this year. It would be pretty sweet to get these all done.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-52262401059606022392023-02-01T19:31:00.000-07:002023-02-01T19:31:07.879-07:00The Grey Company<p>January was a good month for my revitalized gaming hobby. I finished another long dreamed of project for LOTR (MESBG), my Grey Company. I have had most of this stuff in the box of shame for years. This is the project that I selected for our slow grow league but I managed to just paint it all in one go. I was supposed to do 200 points to start and then 100 points a month until we got 600 points done. Turns out this collection is more like 800+ points and it's only half of the planned army. The other half is the Army of the Dead and that is just getting started.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAiOZhXSaf-K82PB8122dYwDzSZTkN1GsYbffWcqqJj3jWP8qt5jip7EDJ-LVArqSEaskVs8eo1dRlG4_EhJmX63UPwya61Zdp6OSNjlnswvI1QlRRXz5KpXYK9zENmD5qYrYs5jiWMrNqIbnCHYCpzlwtQOZcDunizr1xfZZngCqSK-Kjz9xcZhmwQ/s1200/Grey%20Company.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="1200" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAiOZhXSaf-K82PB8122dYwDzSZTkN1GsYbffWcqqJj3jWP8qt5jip7EDJ-LVArqSEaskVs8eo1dRlG4_EhJmX63UPwya61Zdp6OSNjlnswvI1QlRRXz5KpXYK9zENmD5qYrYs5jiWMrNqIbnCHYCpzlwtQOZcDunizr1xfZZngCqSK-Kjz9xcZhmwQ/w400-h114/Grey%20Company.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The entire Grey Company collection. I can't use all this as the same time but I have all the options.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy0MvMvs42WRGH7G-UbbhLiNdB-mczV-_R-Q5uFxzuii7QmwQbLAEL0gtTzniz2NiI--2Yg_uIMGkrue3BZwJC4WYpdWlzXx6NQCKdQPWS_82Tz8kvZCOkr6xObvVPqpkNX2TxrTPqfYqZ39TZ1U3uRUwhWGQF-HJrxZz6AQvDdcjweCtRc6ivr9Wiw/s587/Arathorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy0MvMvs42WRGH7G-UbbhLiNdB-mczV-_R-Q5uFxzuii7QmwQbLAEL0gtTzniz2NiI--2Yg_uIMGkrue3BZwJC4WYpdWlzXx6NQCKdQPWS_82Tz8kvZCOkr6xObvVPqpkNX2TxrTPqfYqZ39TZ1U3uRUwhWGQF-HJrxZz6AQvDdcjweCtRc6ivr9Wiw/w273-h400/Arathorn.jpg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Arathorn, father of Aragorn. You can't take them both but Arathorn is way cheaper option.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKQnNwMhauieVQ66nNeD1zkqkdYQ5USMoGgbxR8MiMC9C4uTUpI97hGTKJc9eJyR_Ww9F994f44gdIYzFXNPuH1tFBhz6AbsVc0xpS-_DqzM7UbperNxjDvEU0rFPkRGgJVV_vvVn7N6hmZeGURNenX7twD5f3yW6dtVjbaJAPEHaDjg1s0DYcDcDFA/s600/Halbarad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="600" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKQnNwMhauieVQ66nNeD1zkqkdYQ5USMoGgbxR8MiMC9C4uTUpI97hGTKJc9eJyR_Ww9F994f44gdIYzFXNPuH1tFBhz6AbsVc0xpS-_DqzM7UbperNxjDvEU0rFPkRGgJVV_vvVn7N6hmZeGURNenX7twD5f3yW6dtVjbaJAPEHaDjg1s0DYcDcDFA/w400-h314/Halbarad.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Halbarad. One with the Banner of Arwen Evenstar.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiJh8UADQm8R9bFjZUN1BDlrfLCoerRJnfcfofwo4ulV_uTQPzojUe_1VUnYcbaNfv56MG26-TqeY8MNdlxtx3qXjE1HUMF02WsiCysJ-t8efTdgGKRFRDp3IBmz50CQVYuwgWah6-3ldtor5XbkAr9Qel-UgcJE-jEbahJ0-BPzKXlurG9km5Bc2Qg/s800/Rangers%20of%20the%20North.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiJh8UADQm8R9bFjZUN1BDlrfLCoerRJnfcfofwo4ulV_uTQPzojUe_1VUnYcbaNfv56MG26-TqeY8MNdlxtx3qXjE1HUMF02WsiCysJ-t8efTdgGKRFRDp3IBmz50CQVYuwgWah6-3ldtor5XbkAr9Qel-UgcJE-jEbahJ0-BPzKXlurG9km5Bc2Qg/w400-h180/Rangers%20of%20the%20North.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Twelve of the original metal Ranger of the North. There are two of each pose.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVOMv6BQ5lUHCAjmH45o5KLBXZzDw9K6Riwd860gOeDaqKjJOqpaaDimcucR-UlDYr9auXBFjQv1THbrA2zxQKjJh7w_wKmxetWcnCn2eGOOlZAsnZf_uPbLTBtTcFTh5bOjYtqALWujgHcvASJrMBt9XowJ-MQmjwzSb0z3bC2dR8TU9kN35nbHhOw/s800/Dunedain%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="800" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVOMv6BQ5lUHCAjmH45o5KLBXZzDw9K6Riwd860gOeDaqKjJOqpaaDimcucR-UlDYr9auXBFjQv1THbrA2zxQKjJh7w_wKmxetWcnCn2eGOOlZAsnZf_uPbLTBtTcFTh5bOjYtqALWujgHcvASJrMBt9XowJ-MQmjwzSb0z3bC2dR8TU9kN35nbHhOw/w400-h121/Dunedain%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Five of the six original metal Dunedain figures. I would love to find that last figure to complete the set.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKz8jHoxiONta2l_21-hWJcRxVIhyks-vDU4LgbIkQYhuerb_hu_Ej4JLiLqT5yL5Qy60e3d-qe4R8JXkvbASYK0TNcZcEfMr8aCs2hCaV0DK3BCFt77kTBf5pH2HlMRduCMNxJiLnRIn1zlXh3HWJqn2nvDymugDoEbB0YO7SrHzLim6fAa0B2CuWFA/s600/Dunedain%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKz8jHoxiONta2l_21-hWJcRxVIhyks-vDU4LgbIkQYhuerb_hu_Ej4JLiLqT5yL5Qy60e3d-qe4R8JXkvbASYK0TNcZcEfMr8aCs2hCaV0DK3BCFt77kTBf5pH2HlMRduCMNxJiLnRIn1zlXh3HWJqn2nvDymugDoEbB0YO7SrHzLim6fAa0B2CuWFA/w400-h168/Dunedain%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Five plastic rangers used as Dunedain. I have my eye out for the metal Grey Company figures from the War of the Ring release. I have never actually seen them.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-44142362836922789522023-01-08T16:54:00.003-07:002023-01-08T17:56:53.189-07:00The Fellowship of the Ring<p> After many years away I am returning to Lord of the Rings, now known as Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game. I last played in 2012, just prior to the release of The Hobbit. There were many reasons for leaving the game I had grown to love, but I won't get into that now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7WJMo_TdVBpeXVh1IX-BJDk1IaAyeIbxBFikoNcqJr4kDOAm0_tiRCWDzp7BYFxqTZUMbHeW3rotquRsMEcRt9dyQzp7-TP0sjy00ciNlaGFD9c6p8Og3FBAuh09gfCXTtzipP-LscwQmczRKWBEXkvep1RGkMAERhm8w-n2Hd1983GZPRn73p9qnw/s1500/The%20Fellowship.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1500" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7WJMo_TdVBpeXVh1IX-BJDk1IaAyeIbxBFikoNcqJr4kDOAm0_tiRCWDzp7BYFxqTZUMbHeW3rotquRsMEcRt9dyQzp7-TP0sjy00ciNlaGFD9c6p8Og3FBAuh09gfCXTtzipP-LscwQmczRKWBEXkvep1RGkMAERhm8w-n2Hd1983GZPRn73p9qnw/w400-h169/The%20Fellowship.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I purchased the first edition of the game - The Fellowship of the Ring - sometime in 2001 or 2002. Soon after I purchased this set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pY08HBU5lfKqgYMkxzN9ANPlj3aUhme59_gAi98KpjoCzRB9qMbI1hPHQB37osDF9TODYU77SU5W8V7xw_BdhuAXMFJfxLt16T4ZJqA-gycH5D9SdW76ZG13NzSNb-1yXMTR4BiYtz1cp5XzIrCholzbMpWOiSb4pP_Kjyt3q91tv1uGS2XQck_SiA/s850/Fellowship%20Gandalf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="681" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pY08HBU5lfKqgYMkxzN9ANPlj3aUhme59_gAi98KpjoCzRB9qMbI1hPHQB37osDF9TODYU77SU5W8V7xw_BdhuAXMFJfxLt16T4ZJqA-gycH5D9SdW76ZG13NzSNb-1yXMTR4BiYtz1cp5XzIrCholzbMpWOiSb4pP_Kjyt3q91tv1uGS2XQck_SiA/w320-h400/Fellowship%20Gandalf.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gandalf. Painted in 2003. I don't think I ever used him in a game.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the original metal Fellowship from 2002, I think, I got them right around that time. Back then, there were no 'armies' or 'match play'. It was all open play and there really wasn't much available. There was a focus on recreating events from the books/movies so it made sense to buy these. Beside, they are COOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRsPrAnnONYU2OAtovxACSUct8sooXM-WoVrU64zn_PSldlgqWV7RJDCJHl36xYo4TzPXHW72Chfkn2yBpHB0vq5OilNORAcet77qN3ugKR9IdECD0SFIr0G2g9pzC1HSUBOhMIlVslL82XpcX8ZnMwhPsvXeRuGVGrTKdaDAdG7higHfNy2Jth-UUw/s986/Fellowship%20Aragorn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="986" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRsPrAnnONYU2OAtovxACSUct8sooXM-WoVrU64zn_PSldlgqWV7RJDCJHl36xYo4TzPXHW72Chfkn2yBpHB0vq5OilNORAcet77qN3ugKR9IdECD0SFIr0G2g9pzC1HSUBOhMIlVslL82XpcX8ZnMwhPsvXeRuGVGrTKdaDAdG7higHfNy2Jth-UUw/w400-h345/Fellowship%20Aragorn.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Aragorn. Also painted in 2003. I used him in a couple games but I felt guilty so he went in a box. Back then, we did not use to many heroes and most of my group felt they were overkill and gamey.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Intially, I painted Gandalf and Aragorn. The rest of the fellowship was primed and I started the flesh. I am not sure why I stopped work on these but stop I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaJseT1vd8HJmgfvRKeBGkUobH26yV0jXMQP1ZN_BAnWimUxxKvIkODhwGZyOHH1zgm6gMl-EOFGVFcJYaEz-IGnEXjBf4id11cE8sT2ibCqzU2kLxj-Daa9qOTb0DOmE5xx8IdLPiiQx81IfBa6dzAcvdBWu_08lTnKRsczH_3kQBccpq-s8CGIe4A/s985/Fellowship%20Boromir.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaJseT1vd8HJmgfvRKeBGkUobH26yV0jXMQP1ZN_BAnWimUxxKvIkODhwGZyOHH1zgm6gMl-EOFGVFcJYaEz-IGnEXjBf4id11cE8sT2ibCqzU2kLxj-Daa9qOTb0DOmE5xx8IdLPiiQx81IfBa6dzAcvdBWu_08lTnKRsczH_3kQBccpq-s8CGIe4A/w325-h400/Fellowship%20Boromir.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boromir. Painted last week.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Several years later GW released the campaign books and I really wanted to work through all those narrative scenarios. I would definitely need the Fellowship for that!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMeWu-okBSf1cv9LM5JupgHgOByqM5az9LoSgnWNGPhf8E_V3Pzysq6PalvgIwBhJghr9TiARofQX3QN45F7_8rP1Nu0nFHeyfSR4LhMSIqXHGoMtoxeMC7qoe0E489l9T9yeKJEb4FuuLSmE21TrmbYhIVxm9uS5ZqUCH0Q2JLjByMYeT9NlHoEk2w/s848/Fellowship%20Gimli.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMeWu-okBSf1cv9LM5JupgHgOByqM5az9LoSgnWNGPhf8E_V3Pzysq6PalvgIwBhJghr9TiARofQX3QN45F7_8rP1Nu0nFHeyfSR4LhMSIqXHGoMtoxeMC7qoe0E489l9T9yeKJEb4FuuLSmE21TrmbYhIVxm9uS5ZqUCH0Q2JLjByMYeT9NlHoEk2w/w378-h400/Fellowship%20Gimli.jpg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gimli. He could use a little more work but he is fine for gaming.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Sadly, that plan never really worked out and so these excellent figures sat in a box...for about 20 years.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG0zIx061m-DGzKE6zAysf6gi0GlsL6wW64fUS9IbNm76sYp8tWOGUNqGW_9yj2ssLZBhroZtyCdFPXXFT-McCH9wbyGH4W1QbLBb4XnixKl2UhD-w3_cNezCKQ2884kQna52TcovNzrP5ayH0AWuK1_xSVQBvx3-nvAx1xhZJLPXA1PlPf3mG61oLg/s889/Fellowship%20Legolas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG0zIx061m-DGzKE6zAysf6gi0GlsL6wW64fUS9IbNm76sYp8tWOGUNqGW_9yj2ssLZBhroZtyCdFPXXFT-McCH9wbyGH4W1QbLBb4XnixKl2UhD-w3_cNezCKQ2884kQna52TcovNzrP5ayH0AWuK1_xSVQBvx3-nvAx1xhZJLPXA1PlPf3mG61oLg/w360-h400/Fellowship%20Legolas.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Legolas. I am not happy with his face. Too much contrast makes him look undead. I think I will need to redo the face.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Now that I back, I am renewing my desire to play the campaign through. I will definitely need the Fellowship!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hvH90TtRyML-E0rLPKCIJQHz8WzpRNgzqrvOtIqEZF1zJxe40eB77rJ8ryuXvO7K4LW2ln8cc8VO6hRlNorI4oKC4k8l8sLjg3HBXYUpg7rmK0skIcQtQDfR-3nBTLlxKXCL2GSAMxcZEswAEF6VlgEmqYdWla3YWVyJVWGL2f8Rrb4RPiP-4NQHbQ/s907/Fellowship%20Frodo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hvH90TtRyML-E0rLPKCIJQHz8WzpRNgzqrvOtIqEZF1zJxe40eB77rJ8ryuXvO7K4LW2ln8cc8VO6hRlNorI4oKC4k8l8sLjg3HBXYUpg7rmK0skIcQtQDfR-3nBTLlxKXCL2GSAMxcZEswAEF6VlgEmqYdWla3YWVyJVWGL2f8Rrb4RPiP-4NQHbQ/w353-h400/Fellowship%20Frodo.jpg" width="353" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Frodo. Hobbit feet are kind of tough and my eye are not too good anymore.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The Hobbits are the earliest member of the Fellowship you need for the campaign scenarios so I worked on them first. Then you need Gandalf and Aragorn and finally the rest of the Fellowship.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Uf5ovBa8lHc497boGzYK0AQjuyuYyjgx-b24nRyeFks-9_aX139m7neGREF3oglxiwsl1Kx37VI_9cbbIvNWbImGgS9Klu01obk251crCK4EDnArOZZ4d_Op3kGnLHYeHKCMMnFjGEeKI70FbJvy1ZTelk2T8MGhtc_VVCqRqn8hW1qU1y5rcnl2Ng/s1044/Fellowship%20Merry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Uf5ovBa8lHc497boGzYK0AQjuyuYyjgx-b24nRyeFks-9_aX139m7neGREF3oglxiwsl1Kx37VI_9cbbIvNWbImGgS9Klu01obk251crCK4EDnArOZZ4d_Op3kGnLHYeHKCMMnFjGEeKI70FbJvy1ZTelk2T8MGhtc_VVCqRqn8hW1qU1y5rcnl2Ng/s320/Fellowship%20Merry.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Merry. I really love this sculpt. Ne seems so serious and determined.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I am using the old The Fellowship of the Ring campaign book from 2005. That book has some great tutorials for building the terrain you need. Much of it is modular in design and can be used for several scenarios and functions. Cool old school stuff.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9NcDtpocZJTYOVoH9L9KtqC3wiCdWQEzP1etgpkr3Gr4Rh-dB2VkE9cHpX25z4xdtCmHXLcFENnfUOK7hQt9x5ydDG-EILbcwxSBoNbpmQKlqMhtn8MoPkkNO48RKRSQVlRmsDmT6xA1NPy9JQ-2T23DR5s-hIuwfUN8Dq1dpV67u8sF23QqRBX4Nw/s878/Fellowship%20Pippin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9NcDtpocZJTYOVoH9L9KtqC3wiCdWQEzP1etgpkr3Gr4Rh-dB2VkE9cHpX25z4xdtCmHXLcFENnfUOK7hQt9x5ydDG-EILbcwxSBoNbpmQKlqMhtn8MoPkkNO48RKRSQVlRmsDmT6xA1NPy9JQ-2T23DR5s-hIuwfUN8Dq1dpV67u8sF23QqRBX4Nw/s320/Fellowship%20Pippin.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pippin. Another great sculpt!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7aLv7pCsZ9k9j1Y3K0SzO_A1p3iMjF5G02OU3_r_5SUqfipe9aRZRwC3b-f_dEWrpf_uczARv2t-nvZ_MBwY2ijbSU3oU6T3qWe56PoOGAbz_1w_wGIIglKZITwqWws4-Jy_GXvHxHxzwJekVN8Ql-4NrHpr4nz_OJ5Nm2i0EQuNROoIFa2lbjgaFg/s837/Fellowship%20Sam.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7aLv7pCsZ9k9j1Y3K0SzO_A1p3iMjF5G02OU3_r_5SUqfipe9aRZRwC3b-f_dEWrpf_uczARv2t-nvZ_MBwY2ijbSU3oU6T3qWe56PoOGAbz_1w_wGIIglKZITwqWws4-Jy_GXvHxHxzwJekVN8Ql-4NrHpr4nz_OJ5Nm2i0EQuNROoIFa2lbjgaFg/s320/Fellowship%20Sam.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sam. Not happy with this face either. Not as bad as Legolas and I probably will not redo this one</i>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>This one checks a lot of boxes for me; first figure painted this year, first figure painted in many months, first LOTR figure painted in more that 10 years, painted items that have been in the backlog for 20+ years! That is a big win!</div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-44078825833391134242023-01-03T12:18:00.000-07:002023-01-03T12:18:53.986-07:00Out with the Old in with the New Year<p> Another year has passed and more regrets have piled up. I had some high hope for 2022 on the hobby and game front, but you couldn't tell by looking at this blog. I actually did OK on the game playing front last year. I got in several mid-war FoW games and played in a small tournament (and won). I played some Team Yankee and a late war FoW game too. Before the year ended I eve managed to get in a game of Middle-Earth Strategy Battle game (forever to be known to me as LOTR:SBG or just Lord of the Rings).</p><p>Painting was really not a good last year. Most of what I painted I blogged about and that was not very much. Without strong game inspiration I find it tough to paint. I did acquire some new models and managed to build some. I worked on some Necromunda models and added some of the new plastic Scum to the paint queue. My friend, Tom, printed some 15mm M47 Patton tanks for my 6 Day War Jordanians and I did get some paint on those. With the return of Lord of the Rings I dug out my LOTR project box and started work on some of those items. I even bought the current and previous starter sets for the game.</p><p>On the topic of the blog, I am really not sure what to do. For years and years the blog has been a major part of the hobby. It served as a journal for tracking my painting and gaming interests, and as a form of motivation. The desire to put up quality content inspired me to create. With only 8 posts in 2 years that is no longer working. I am really not sure what to do. Should I redouble my efforts to get the blog back on track or should I accept the reality that is part of the hobby is dead? I'm not sure anyone even comes here any more.</p><p>Looking ahead to 2023. Strangely enough, it looks like '23 will be the year of the return of LOTR gaming. It has been 10+ years since this has been a thing and I am super excited to get this back on the table. There are several local people who will be joining in and we will be running a slow grow league for the first half of the year. We might even do a tournament! </p><p>I will continue with all the FoW variants. I have several projects that I would like to get to. I would love to get back to Necromunda and I do plan to paint stuff but I would love to play it again. Not really sure what else might be on the horizon. </p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-89191938108633212722022-08-10T09:51:00.003-06:002022-08-10T09:51:35.328-06:00More Deffkoptas<p> Several years ago, when I was really into 40K, I really wanted a unit of big shoota deffkoptas. This is a tough unit to get because you only had one source for the basic deffkoptas and then you had to convert the weapons. I built and starting the models years ago and they then sat in the garage getting dusty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0lkXk-847xBQg2B8_ADe-C-qw1i_Z28a38UXV8ZvmepDJ7e0CqpLSr4O4F2cCvkI9Pv4EuwvhVfBtexSvSNGs7c4_uM95wE0yS2DrdUTDOp0VAgjmcqCZ9_wuSXsYwtYMPutb6zvaakfF1kXyVjfRPyFyEm5WF3AcAeKQBkHMsovSOb_PFrcqGh-NQ/s1000/Deffkopta%20w%20bigshoota%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0lkXk-847xBQg2B8_ADe-C-qw1i_Z28a38UXV8ZvmepDJ7e0CqpLSr4O4F2cCvkI9Pv4EuwvhVfBtexSvSNGs7c4_uM95wE0yS2DrdUTDOp0VAgjmcqCZ9_wuSXsYwtYMPutb6zvaakfF1kXyVjfRPyFyEm5WF3AcAeKQBkHMsovSOb_PFrcqGh-NQ/s320/Deffkopta%20w%20bigshoota%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYV8cwkEmE7i3UBu5NLk1lpsbALftoBMFb9D3Rizs3GfBXS2ZcIX_dFcT6F49hU5dX-22Me3ItAOT0GLTw24069GWK0xmwvafF9lI96g1HGiztPP5Mwi2c-ZBe2GsPKL6xYlGTFR1RVtwFe4hibVmda-PZ8su4kAaA6OHuUCPSDxctP4tYevmBX0Hvw/s1500/Deffkopta%20w%20bigshoota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1500" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYV8cwkEmE7i3UBu5NLk1lpsbALftoBMFb9D3Rizs3GfBXS2ZcIX_dFcT6F49hU5dX-22Me3ItAOT0GLTw24069GWK0xmwvafF9lI96g1HGiztPP5Mwi2c-ZBe2GsPKL6xYlGTFR1RVtwFe4hibVmda-PZ8su4kAaA6OHuUCPSDxctP4tYevmBX0Hvw/s320/Deffkopta%20w%20bigshoota.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>In my effort to get back to painting and hobbying, I thought this would be a fun project. I really have no need or plans to use these models but I am glad to have them done. I actually painted these a couple months ago but I really out of the blogging habit.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-74701003603209858892022-06-17T15:40:00.001-06:002022-06-17T15:40:15.535-06:001812 Russian Narva Musketeer Regiment<p>For the first time since November 2020 I have finished a painting project. I am VERY rusty but I am happy with how these turned out. I am not totally sure why I chose these figure and my return to the painting hobby. I really love the look of painted Napoleonic figures but I find painting them a chore. I don't have any immediate plans to use these, it just seemed like the thing to do. </p><p>This is the first battalion of the Narva musketeer regiment with the 1812 Kiver (Kiwa). I am still struggling a bit with the colors on the uniforms. It seems like the collars and cuffs changed to red in 1807 but the shoulder straps stayed the regimental color. That means these are probably wrong but I can't find a reference for this regiment. They are the Narva regiment simple because I had flags for them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz42fIjck_htSoqlhbA0UunOhLfWwdD8fgj5q6zqKOGrMaTwZXQNX7HzbeT4ULDEqbUxZaDqDS5Xq5uumb9UCgRUOFgwjL5ouEvyp1tHaAdfttcm3vagY9qSm3M687WRy_7CJb96ut2sUK5fMtO2HTpAuqlImeQKipYEj-8APVZuMHO__aKAkcnNuHCg/s1500/Narva%20Musketeer%20Regiment%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1500" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz42fIjck_htSoqlhbA0UunOhLfWwdD8fgj5q6zqKOGrMaTwZXQNX7HzbeT4ULDEqbUxZaDqDS5Xq5uumb9UCgRUOFgwjL5ouEvyp1tHaAdfttcm3vagY9qSm3M687WRy_7CJb96ut2sUK5fMtO2HTpAuqlImeQKipYEj-8APVZuMHO__aKAkcnNuHCg/w400-h313/Narva%20Musketeer%20Regiment%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVWSjw49t4Xke0-SzluWlOmloPD8E03tf5NSGl8Z6u5AAZgmos3vBmfsUShSeoSy-JiK5I3b3Z3XRtBtwijMbgl63CZf99O0za2m34_TMI3G3-5PN_u4JaKquVm7ald8jOT1-7QAFPXNAWbgLHlxCqkePQxVUKqhI_96R0prICPW73bAp3NjBtybsIQ/s1500/Narva%20Musketeer%20Regiment%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="1500" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVWSjw49t4Xke0-SzluWlOmloPD8E03tf5NSGl8Z6u5AAZgmos3vBmfsUShSeoSy-JiK5I3b3Z3XRtBtwijMbgl63CZf99O0za2m34_TMI3G3-5PN_u4JaKquVm7ald8jOT1-7QAFPXNAWbgLHlxCqkePQxVUKqhI_96R0prICPW73bAp3NjBtybsIQ/w400-h141/Narva%20Musketeer%20Regiment%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>These are Warlord games plastic figures. They are pretty nice and are not too bad to paint.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-19699139575099865432022-01-06T21:27:00.004-07:002022-01-06T21:27:44.735-07:002022...Let's Try this Again<p> Time, once again, to document my predictions for my gaming year ahead. My previous posts of this nature tended to be very detailed and in-depth. Unfortunately, I no longer have the bandwidth for that so I will try and keep this short and to the point. I don't expect to do much this year, but I am hoping to do more than the last couple of years. That shouldn't be too hard. In the last 2 years I have managed 10 games total. If I can get in one game a month, I will be doing good. I have already gotten my first game of the year in, so I am off to a good start.</p><p>As for modeling and painting I hope to get in one small project a month. No real limits or restrictions here, just build something or paint something. I am thinking of starting this off with another Swiss or Russian battalion for my Black Powder Napoleonic collection. Finish it February is right around the corner and maybe I can finish painting my Team Yankee US force. We will see, but I just need to do something.</p><p>Last, it is time for a rationalization of my gaming collection. It has been many years since there has been any local gamer garage sales (at least one I would go to). This has left me with a lot of stuff that I either no longer need, no longer want, or will never get to. I might have to resort to online trade groups to get this stuff out of here, but shipping stuff is such a paint. We will see how this goes.</p><p>I am optimistic about getting my gaming hobby back on track, but it will not be easy. I have changed over the last couple of years and so has my hobby priorities. I am not ready to give up!</p><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-70580933910857909142021-12-30T21:02:00.000-07:002021-12-30T21:02:01.044-07:002021 The Year That Wasn't<p> Time once again for my annual year-end post. This is where I review my goals for the year and explain how absolutely nothing worked out the way I thought it would. If you really care about my thoughts for how this year should have gone here is my <a href="https://dspaintingblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-year-ahead.html" target="_blank">post from January</a>. Let me skip right to the end and say nothing really happened with gaming this year. That's right, I basically did nothing. I played four games, which brings my 2 year total to 10 games. I built a couple of models for my Fate of a Nation Israelis. i did not paint a single miniature. I bought nothing game related. And I only managed 5 posts to the blog, including this one. A whole host of factors went into this horrible outcome. Some were my fault, some were other people's fault and some had not fault at all. That's about it. In a few days I will do my annual yearly kick-off. Next year has GOT to be better, right?</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-22494989925025442172021-08-23T09:07:00.000-06:002021-08-23T09:07:11.364-06:00A Gift From An Old Friend - Part 2<p> The second half of the items I have inherited from Al is this amazing AIW Jordanian collection. Like the Israeli collection, this army is all Battlefront models. This is almost exactly the Jordanian army I was planning to build. A clear case of be careful what you wish for.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11zs6KimIRJQe7qpYE8vOWrCfj6p5XdpgpE3T42Ten7yFgx3_JBVMOvI_BqIz1pIn2IF976l0_aAuigkLE3OU3OP1RFec5DEMhRdc2MLZt02srEln_0W7z3DXxr02GNV-1wI27-RqAuT_/s1000/Al+13+M48+Cmd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11zs6KimIRJQe7qpYE8vOWrCfj6p5XdpgpE3T42Ten7yFgx3_JBVMOvI_BqIz1pIn2IF976l0_aAuigkLE3OU3OP1RFec5DEMhRdc2MLZt02srEln_0W7z3DXxr02GNV-1wI27-RqAuT_/s320/Al+13+M48+Cmd.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M48 Company Command. These are proper M48 with the 90mm gun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNszU-A4ArKhqsb_ISdrPJUpEjjGvI0-6gdl3U9PkBSkINP_3yAVTU4GqUIXUOgcaTHnu7piZTIsKU_IBcARhLMw8HLAlEy6qUJVmpI2yXIHd20nHCkGk4ycbl_nZq-N_ih6HxgWHcqlW/s1000/Al+14+M48+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="1000" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNszU-A4ArKhqsb_ISdrPJUpEjjGvI0-6gdl3U9PkBSkINP_3yAVTU4GqUIXUOgcaTHnu7piZTIsKU_IBcARhLMw8HLAlEy6qUJVmpI2yXIHd20nHCkGk4ycbl_nZq-N_ih6HxgWHcqlW/s320/Al+14+M48+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M48 Platoon 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzT_N1BDVohgCZs431D4Ur6peJ8Hdnf8iiu7Hpyukemx91gSOgqPgP5t_tk6EXf27M0adclL-LrV1bvP2ji3mn3P4c9NMaQwfoNZ3j0ARy1AHW6ZpQ9mvAODAgfFTKJfUsMhb2Gw2ktDf/s1000/Al+15+M48+Platoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzT_N1BDVohgCZs431D4Ur6peJ8Hdnf8iiu7Hpyukemx91gSOgqPgP5t_tk6EXf27M0adclL-LrV1bvP2ji3mn3P4c9NMaQwfoNZ3j0ARy1AHW6ZpQ9mvAODAgfFTKJfUsMhb2Gw2ktDf/s320/Al+15+M48+Platoon+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M48 Platoon 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyzfx3qIVh_5fj87Ba_V1WJBgN2DY4p7qK4n0uhPqyP3COALlxaV8RVtBS7BzOtjuRBqGrLaPLEc-FhpX2J-E1BLZ7oCtbXqWRht1otanFnojOZjIpB9f9S9LBDt2TZUUgHf2LddL6gpk/s1000/Al+16+Centurion+Platoon+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="1000" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyzfx3qIVh_5fj87Ba_V1WJBgN2DY4p7qK4n0uhPqyP3COALlxaV8RVtBS7BzOtjuRBqGrLaPLEc-FhpX2J-E1BLZ7oCtbXqWRht1otanFnojOZjIpB9f9S9LBDt2TZUUgHf2LddL6gpk/s320/Al+16+Centurion+Platoon+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centurion Platoon 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo_2JUZUkc48dM3GArZI15-key26huAUIBrjUSR8akPpxa91MZcwWsZCA-qsQOH9DLHqy3FCXEqgF4MjLI9vzJ07QRSazJDJ-GXn84LnQhUDSEvLPvZcUENa018-6qcEipQ3Vput0kW5w/s1000/Al+17+Centurion+Platoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="1000" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo_2JUZUkc48dM3GArZI15-key26huAUIBrjUSR8akPpxa91MZcwWsZCA-qsQOH9DLHqy3FCXEqgF4MjLI9vzJ07QRSazJDJ-GXn84LnQhUDSEvLPvZcUENa018-6qcEipQ3Vput0kW5w/s320/Al+17+Centurion+Platoon+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centurion Platoon 2. These are the old BF Centurions with the metal tracks. They are heavy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLa2NT5bQL2GUbvEiEk1Xgce1nSEE7jBvMvaPdPMqC9-5r1vHaCD_76op2k0KF4CtWsRjNP7PBot9olgtEbUflaZzKiHE2x9oppqjO7SlZk7usFglHixCYTwkJmULQ2jXqM1HrNHoEylh/s1000/Al+18+Duster+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1000" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLa2NT5bQL2GUbvEiEk1Xgce1nSEE7jBvMvaPdPMqC9-5r1vHaCD_76op2k0KF4CtWsRjNP7PBot9olgtEbUflaZzKiHE2x9oppqjO7SlZk7usFglHixCYTwkJmULQ2jXqM1HrNHoEylh/s320/Al+18+Duster+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duster AA Platoon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMa2T2HeO3JtmZTQ3RsvpXczcvLxkUIPH5gWCGFPN7-u64Meu4Tl4agByP1pAOXmelfxJldJgs1VspXKXS3gFwlQHQeU-jJPN7QSEhyh7D7z0NKAncWVNQAm9i2ZIrS-mg6SxsLCH78OR/s1000/Al+19+M113+Mech+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1000" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMa2T2HeO3JtmZTQ3RsvpXczcvLxkUIPH5gWCGFPN7-u64Meu4Tl4agByP1pAOXmelfxJldJgs1VspXKXS3gFwlQHQeU-jJPN7QSEhyh7D7z0NKAncWVNQAm9i2ZIrS-mg6SxsLCH78OR/s320/Al+19+M113+Mech+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M113 Mech Infantry platoon. Need to fix a few of the HMGs on the APCs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RHKIf4OyaurU27wG3-ktYXdwps3Pj5PleAZVjXgcvN58RREl_NaJWjYzaePgInc0_TpG132t3Noe1G0wiArUkpDVmP46I3IoWgaCqZgccsMr5sUlawxmI8uJLJLOPVL9zsQqizlYCqkh/s1000/Al+20+Jordanian+Army.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1000" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RHKIf4OyaurU27wG3-ktYXdwps3Pj5PleAZVjXgcvN58RREl_NaJWjYzaePgInc0_TpG132t3Noe1G0wiArUkpDVmP46I3IoWgaCqZgccsMr5sUlawxmI8uJLJLOPVL9zsQqizlYCqkh/s320/Al+20+Jordanian+Army.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full Jordanian Army.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Maybe I will host a game with this complete army battling Al's Israeli army in a no point free for all. Just blow up a bunch of stuff.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-69373366674555088642021-08-22T10:56:00.000-06:002021-08-22T10:56:56.997-06:00A Gift From An Old Friend - Part 1<p> I recently inherited my friend Al's beautiful Fate of a Nation Israeli army. I say inherited deliberately as Al recently passed away. This is not how I wanted things to turn out but I am honored to have this collection.</p><p>Al was an avid gamer and one of the nicest people I have ever known. This army was in his collection for a long time and I think he painted most, if not all, himself. The models are all Battlefront.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybSjKAkc6g3u8aBtrUHoLSiY1lSQl3ZNEThfnWNrhWjno5g_LTjcbd2-S8W0b-dvYYZyuEFRPcJ7mq8mtLFBAiuYyCeUUOB6puAzz0E40W6RprzTaRvQolSa-_Fd37BXTiD_URs-YmikA/s1000/Al+1+M50+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1000" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybSjKAkc6g3u8aBtrUHoLSiY1lSQl3ZNEThfnWNrhWjno5g_LTjcbd2-S8W0b-dvYYZyuEFRPcJ7mq8mtLFBAiuYyCeUUOB6puAzz0E40W6RprzTaRvQolSa-_Fd37BXTiD_URs-YmikA/s320/Al+1+M50+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M50 Platoon 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQ8ZUA9LecyBaaBy2FYELhMyQleDxWXSQ6y4DgXm-8QYJGGckbc-C_OkiXNmeXK94Wxhf4vm0uoTOAc5DzQxVYk-l1wSo0i2-zJX7fVInTIu_M7NyJesDm1FFm0818BMG3GJ4S_2MMc1M/s1000/Al+2+M50+Platoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1000" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQ8ZUA9LecyBaaBy2FYELhMyQleDxWXSQ6y4DgXm-8QYJGGckbc-C_OkiXNmeXK94Wxhf4vm0uoTOAc5DzQxVYk-l1wSo0i2-zJX7fVInTIu_M7NyJesDm1FFm0818BMG3GJ4S_2MMc1M/s320/Al+2+M50+Platoon+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M50 Platoon 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSyBChkSvAdVhyEHEawwsSx1MHRcXW54wqHtuHYfnpWNiGaRih9L-UT_TiNZ-JC6KMEF5KQ_JJkWXO1puZGxnrrjMHXM9LaXK-oidrkoB3A_knDD-3YDA2L7EESPP3vG5TJal1nqRM1iW/s1000/Al+3+M51+Platoon+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="1000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSyBChkSvAdVhyEHEawwsSx1MHRcXW54wqHtuHYfnpWNiGaRih9L-UT_TiNZ-JC6KMEF5KQ_JJkWXO1puZGxnrrjMHXM9LaXK-oidrkoB3A_knDD-3YDA2L7EESPP3vG5TJal1nqRM1iW/s320/Al+3+M51+Platoon+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M51 Platoon 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-LniXmGlmNosXco5oh1ReGDLq01hTPoznSFlzfOGkc3mvvjQRdCmT656hNadvVjfbEpdGCPLPhg8LXdlURzQXkYBVrtl-W3Oii9g7sCY4iiAXKzFQdyJjSXQHNkAhyjZGRqQBNDTUJQn/s1000/Al+4+M51+Platoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-LniXmGlmNosXco5oh1ReGDLq01hTPoznSFlzfOGkc3mvvjQRdCmT656hNadvVjfbEpdGCPLPhg8LXdlURzQXkYBVrtl-W3Oii9g7sCY4iiAXKzFQdyJjSXQHNkAhyjZGRqQBNDTUJQn/s320/Al+4+M51+Platoon+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M51 Platoon 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwJjWMf9wWHMwpQ-TOXa2q5djLfb_BxqaatTXvqTMBpeMnveGldIBfIG7piZ0lHFz0GHiLk4-GHSjXxgsclAr8QOcYU00MlcBw9WbQy-6-P0j3FeeD_qJnAQjdiRp0vdIZfzOgIfEVM4H/s1000/Al+5+Magach+Platoon+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwJjWMf9wWHMwpQ-TOXa2q5djLfb_BxqaatTXvqTMBpeMnveGldIBfIG7piZ0lHFz0GHiLk4-GHSjXxgsclAr8QOcYU00MlcBw9WbQy-6-P0j3FeeD_qJnAQjdiRp0vdIZfzOgIfEVM4H/s320/Al+5+Magach+Platoon+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magach 3 Platoon 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPA0YorOBud3vQpGNanrfWF728vPJF66lwg-g69-xyOpiUPbSGC2t_jfLlfFy-I2g9j8WKWvLKpsKRbI9QGlOwSdbGm9ZAtD1cHb4k2aLYmji0AJD0ownYpOgkewb0d_DkF_uHA-4CNiw/s1000/Al+6+Magach+Platoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPA0YorOBud3vQpGNanrfWF728vPJF66lwg-g69-xyOpiUPbSGC2t_jfLlfFy-I2g9j8WKWvLKpsKRbI9QGlOwSdbGm9ZAtD1cHb4k2aLYmji0AJD0ownYpOgkewb0d_DkF_uHA-4CNiw/s320/Al+6+Magach+Platoon+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magach 3 Platoon 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5YbfbTypoQ5FBFLW6gZODVT3Y5C-fn99aW-v9zW7Eyi0VlmZvlA-XbpwE-NhR6RJqiG82qB-w0NheCngPVWIHmTi98htHhLqkr-EepBeARoBMpMjubpLKsSRRlVmpUUc8xMw6G8A7BaA/s1000/Al+7+AMX+Platoons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="1000" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5YbfbTypoQ5FBFLW6gZODVT3Y5C-fn99aW-v9zW7Eyi0VlmZvlA-XbpwE-NhR6RJqiG82qB-w0NheCngPVWIHmTi98htHhLqkr-EepBeARoBMpMjubpLKsSRRlVmpUUc8xMw6G8A7BaA/s320/Al+7+AMX+Platoons.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AMX Company</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLwxwq7MNNsO562YTgw4u3EOIxUd4LebbnW5Qj3QTwBm76fMqhPdabNEUDZcDiU7fj61LIhCe0JGW4kJHqX7829Bdmd792GMVmxzDpInUUkzLBgv3aZmmPHcHm351m-j1FxMUd5hWqky-/s1000/Al+8+Sho%2527t+Platoon+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1000" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLwxwq7MNNsO562YTgw4u3EOIxUd4LebbnW5Qj3QTwBm76fMqhPdabNEUDZcDiU7fj61LIhCe0JGW4kJHqX7829Bdmd792GMVmxzDpInUUkzLBgv3aZmmPHcHm351m-j1FxMUd5hWqky-/s320/Al+8+Sho%2527t+Platoon+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sho't Platoon 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEM024G-vr4n2BX8f-o0KleFp7stVQ6OrKkNgvT30ceenZOMgumK4-o91JYNUec1HryJvGaXlkeVyLUOPiXKwoAys_lMCHxgSneSxRhtNDUhxmEcoy6INeLFLmSHhVdgs_MmwR2roTpvh/s1000/Al+9+Sho%2527t+Platoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEM024G-vr4n2BX8f-o0KleFp7stVQ6OrKkNgvT30ceenZOMgumK4-o91JYNUec1HryJvGaXlkeVyLUOPiXKwoAys_lMCHxgSneSxRhtNDUhxmEcoy6INeLFLmSHhVdgs_MmwR2roTpvh/s320/Al+9+Sho%2527t+Platoon+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sho't Platoon 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueFz5S0E0I8um0KgneKRca72EuVuaOBSUMyh249j6di_z6zcSt8oMF0LtCj5GIjYDzRdgivHiPJvOL8wEuTjQdMOjirVocaDEsFFoUoW_cZQgvQGvS6LcJU4QNvB3Gd3HKTWt4p4RxpUW/s1000/Al+10+M113+Mech+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1000" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueFz5S0E0I8um0KgneKRca72EuVuaOBSUMyh249j6di_z6zcSt8oMF0LtCj5GIjYDzRdgivHiPJvOL8wEuTjQdMOjirVocaDEsFFoUoW_cZQgvQGvS6LcJU4QNvB3Gd3HKTWt4p4RxpUW/s320/Al+10+M113+Mech+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M113 Mech platoon. A few of the infantry stands have gone missing. I will need to see what I can do to fill out the ranks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFPK5NQOIL_SjOINGrxxcQe9ikArtkpE3aE0EwamRck7NPBG6zNfcjEnhTOedRXqpp7CyDJ5IQvzrKJALy5teul6317hyphenhyphenKo2KjGd_U1rUg8b_HD71ZgCuSJviA943nenvMAxs1PSS3yoH/s1000/Al+11+Misc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="1000" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFPK5NQOIL_SjOINGrxxcQe9ikArtkpE3aE0EwamRck7NPBG6zNfcjEnhTOedRXqpp7CyDJ5IQvzrKJALy5teul6317hyphenhyphenKo2KjGd_U1rUg8b_HD71ZgCuSJviA943nenvMAxs1PSS3yoH/s320/Al+11+Misc.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miscellaneous items. Over the years some items have been lost. I might have some extras of these in my unbuilt pile.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda9yPUrMkZgT9ASpEhIEdEh6_P5mUjSOr5096_HkN8GrJ7Z9_Rb0QJjNcMMr14-H3S0Ppr4H0ZTMSY4eUrsbbxJ8ixg47dNuMSzdobW8anR1mEFZkbvofKfCXvyaoHiGIECk5ZZFAzT3a/s1500/Al+12+Israeli+Army.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="1500" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda9yPUrMkZgT9ASpEhIEdEh6_P5mUjSOr5096_HkN8GrJ7Z9_Rb0QJjNcMMr14-H3S0Ppr4H0ZTMSY4eUrsbbxJ8ixg47dNuMSzdobW8anR1mEFZkbvofKfCXvyaoHiGIECk5ZZFAzT3a/s320/Al+12+Israeli+Army.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The complete army minus three Ouragan aircraft that are in really rough shape.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A couple years ago, when Al was down-sizing, I picked up a lot of his unbuilt models. I don't even remember what all I got. Needless to say, between this collection, my existing collection, and the unbuilt stuff I have a really huge Israeli army. I will gradually work to touch-up and repair these models and to base and weather them to match my existing force.</p><p>Al is the second of my long-time game friends to have passed away in the last few weeks and it is very sobering. Neither was old enough for this to be expected and really, they should both should still be around enjoying life. I need to re-evaluate my own life because I ain't getting any younger myself.</p><p>I have plans for a memorial game using Al's models very soon. Stay tuned and stay healthy!</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-41010709655790456712021-04-28T10:19:00.005-06:002021-04-28T10:19:56.265-06:00Q1 2021 Update - a bit late<p> Well I am almost a month late on my first quarter update. It's easy to forget to do this when you haven't posted anything or done much hobby related stuff. The good news is the move is done and we are mostly settled in. There is still lots to do as we are now having a pool installed so thinks are not exactly settled.</p><p>As for gaming and game related hobby stuff I have basically done nothing. I have been very busy with my model railroad stuff and it has really consumed all my hobby time. I do want to get back to the gaming soon but at this time I have no real plans.</p><p>I started watching The Falcon and Winter Soldier on Disney+ and it is sparking some interest in digging out some Marvel Crisis Protocol stuff to paint. It's kind of cool that Baron Zemo plays a central role in this story. I actually never knew he was the villain in Captain America Civil War.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-73835014168969970722021-01-02T08:17:00.001-07:002021-01-02T08:17:25.475-07:002021 The Year Ahead<p> As I start my 15th years of the blog and my 25th year as a miniature gamer, I am really re-evaluating the hobby and may participation in it. Not to worry, I am not going to give up gaming! But I am going to be changing how and what I do. This past year has done some serious damage to my faith in society and my trust in people. Gaming is a social activity for the majority of it and that part has been ripped away and I see no signs it will be back. We have all become much too accepting of this madness. But I digress. I have very little in the way of plans and ideas for 2021 as it stands right now.</p><p>I have a big house move coming up in the first weeks of the year and that will (and already has) put a huge dent into my ability to game and hobby. I expect it will take until well into February before I can really get back into modeling and painting and even then my time will likely be split between games stuff and train stuff. On to the predictions!</p><p><b>Flames of War (and WWI, FoTN, WWIII)</b></p><p>This is my favorite game(s) right now have has been for several years. I will keep playing all of these variants. I have lots more to build and paint for my mid-war Soviets and I expect that will be a major hobby area. I would like to get my Team Yankee US forces painted and maybe add a few more units for variety. I also have a few new units for my FoTN Israelis that would be nice to finish up. And finally, I have a WWI US force that I have been wanting to build for a while so maybe this is the year. I would love to actually play these games with my friends this year (without all the fucking drama) but that might be wishing a bit much.</p><p><b>Sci-fi Gaming</b></p><p>As usual I will continue with Kill Team and Necromunda. I have lots of stuff for both game to keep me busy on the hobby side and I expect that there will be some new items added this year. Warhammer 40K is officially dead and I have no plans for it and no desire to play it. I may end up keeping a few items for Kill Team and selling off most of the rest. Time will tell.</p><p><b>Fantasy Gaming</b></p><p>I really like Warlords of Erewhon and I would like to keep playing it. It allows me to use my fantasy figure collection and inspires me to build and paint more random stuff. This is likely the only fantasy gaming that will happen this year. The good news is my Nighthaunts really work perfect for these rules and it allows me to get them on the table. Sadly, I think AoS is dead. My friends don't really play it or care for it so I do not expect to see it back on the table. Not sure what I will do with my other two armies but I will figure that out later.</p><p><b>Historical Gaming</b></p><p>Black Powder is still on the menu and always will be but it probably will not get played. If I do get in a game it will likely be smaller games on a regular size table. I have played these size games before and they can be very fun. I will do more work on Napoleonic Russians and French this year but I have no specific goals in mind. I may sell off my Napoleonic British collection as I just don't have the time or the motivation to paint it. No one really wants to play those battles anyway so I doubt it will be missed. This year might be the year I cut all the ancients gaming loose. I have not done any of this for years and I have no desire to go back to it. Might be time to thin the herd.</p><p><b>Board Games</b></p><p>Just forget about this. COVID killed off what little interest there was for this stuff. I don't see it happening. Having said that I am keeping my Warhammer Underworlds and Blackstone Fortress collections.</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>It is hard for me to get really motivated about gaming right now but maybe that will change. I don't want to just collect and paint miniatures, I want to fight battles. That ain't happening right now. I am trying to be hopeful and optimistic about the year ahead but its really tough. I have friends that I have not seen for nearly a year...</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-80015067766678695622020-12-29T08:04:00.001-07:002021-01-19T07:36:08.762-07:002020 is Finally Over<p> 2020 started off filled with high hopes and optimism and ended in a quiet whimper. I had so many plans for the year of gaming and things were going good at the beginning of the year, and then COVID hit and everything went crazy. Here is a link to <a href="https://dspaintingblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/and-this-is-2020.html">my goals for the year if you are interested.</a> Most of the review of the year has been covered in my quarterly review posts I did this year - <a href="https://dspaintingblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/q1-2020-progress-report.html">Q1 Progress Report</a>, <a href="https://dspaintingblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/q2-2020-update.html">Q2 Progress Report</a>, <a href="https://dspaintingblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/q3-2020-recap.html">Q3 Progress Report</a>.</p><p>Looking back on the year via these quarterly reports is actually very helpful. I see much more optimism and joy around the hobby in those posts than I feel right now. It is good to remember that the year has not been a total failure.</p><p>Lets look at how things went this year.</p><p><b>Kill Team - W</b></p><p>I really expect this game to be one of the major games of the year but like happens almost every year it did not turn out that way. I did get in a couple of games. I finished painting an entire terrain set for the game - Sector Fronteris. I painted my new AdMech kill team. This was a win for the year and I kind of miss this game.</p><p><b>Flames of War - W</b></p><p>FoW was planned for greatness in 2020, and while it fell short of that level, it was a good year for the game. I managed to paint a large collection of MW Soviets and I bought several more units to expand the army even further. Tim and I did get in about 10 games over the year and towards the end I was starting to figure the army out. Flames of War was a success for the year but should have been even better.</p><p><b>Fate of a Nation - L</b></p><p>This is a fail for the year. Nothing painted and no games played.</p><p><b>Great War (FoW) - W</b></p><p>This was a surprising win for the year. I had no high expectations, just play it. I managed to get in two games. They were both pre-COVID and that made all the difference. This is not a game you turn too when game time is limited.</p><p><b>Age of Sigmar - W</b></p><p>Another game I had very little in the way of expectations for this year. But I managed to paint a lot of stuff for my Nighthaunts. I collected a few new models for it. I did not get in a game but I didn't really think I would. I count this as a win.</p><p><b>Black Powder - L</b></p><p>I had low expectations for this game this year and COVID put the nail in it. This game generally needs about 6 people for the size game we put on and the lack of space and the lockdowns made sure this did not happen. I did not paint anything for the collection this year but my friend, Tim, painted a Russian gun and a battalion of infantry for me, which was very cool. It was not enough to call this a win, however.</p><p><b>Bolt Action - L</b></p><p>I had some big plans for this game in 2020. I wanted to do a Market Garden campaign, plan a big MG tank battle, build a new army for the Far East (11th Indian Div), but none of that happened. I only played one game and I don't even remember it. Total bust.</p><p><b>Necromunda - W</b></p><p>This was actually a great year for this game. Tim and I played a small two player campaign, which pushed this to the second highest played game of the year. I bought a ton of stuff but still did not manage to stay current with the releases. I finally finished my Escher gang and I painted several new models for the Goliaths. Solid WIN!</p><p><b>Board games - W</b></p><p>I acquired all but one of the Blackstone Fortress expansions and much of it was already painted. I am really excited about this collection. COVID probably played a part in not playing this game but there was only a small chance it would have been played. Warhammer Underworlds was a little surprise. My Nighthaunt painting progress included the Thorns of the Briar Queen. With ti painted I had to try them out so Tim and I got in a couple of games. It is such a fun little game. I take this as a win.</p><p><b>Team Yankee/WWIII - W</b></p><p>I had no plans for this in 2020 but I thought the new starter set might draw me in and it did. It is such a great set! Tim and I slit ours and I too the US and he got the Soviets. I managed to assemble and at least base coat my army. I also acquired some second-hand stuff from Mike to help fill the gaps. I now have the start of a really nice US Army force. We only played one game this year but it might have been the best game we played. It certainly was the most fun. WIN!</p><p><b>Distractions - W</b></p><p>Every year something (or a few things) come along that you did not foresee and will distract you from the plan. The last few years I have tried, and mostly failed, to limit these. I usually count distractions as a loss because it usually is not something that will stick around. The first one of this year was Marvel Crisis Protocol. I've had my eye on this game for a long time and this year I took the plunge. We've not played it yet but Tim and I have gathered quite a bit for the game. The next distraction was Warlords of Erewhon. I wanted to try this game as a way to get back into fantasy gaming. I did not want to go back to LOTR:SBG and no one wants to play AoS, so this looked like a good option. Turns out it is a great little game. We played a couple games and I was able to use my Nighthaunts and even some of the old skeletons I collected for Frostgrave. I think this game has a bright future with our group. I've been in a bit of a game/hobby funk for most of Q4 and this lead me to rediscover my love of model railroading. I've tried and failed at the hobby many times over the years and sold/traded all my stuff to Tim about 5 years ago. I was done and was not looking back. Earlier this most something happened to rekindle my interest (I blame Tim's generous friend for all this). Tim then jumped in with an invitation to an operating session at a local modeler's layout and I was hooked. In the last few weeks I have collected a lot of stuff, some purchased and some donated by Tim (a lot of my old collection as well as some great new items) and I have started <a href="https://dsnocaboose.blogspot.com/">a new blog dedicated to my return to the hobby</a>.</p><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>Looking back this year was much more positive than I remember it and than I feel right now. The stress of life is conspiring to poison my outlook for fun. I am working very hard to fight against these feelings. COVID and, more specifically, our reaction too it has me feeling very down about social activities like gaming. That is one reason why the MRR hobby is more appealing right now, it is much less social in nature. I've got a few days before I do my 2021 predictions but as it stand right now next year might be VERY different for me.</p><p><b>Final Numbers</b></p><p>Models Assembled this year (includes cleaning and prepping metal figures):<br />15mm FoW WWII - 19 (13 tanks, 2 aircraft)<br />15mm Team Yankee - 16 (16 tanks)<br />28mm Bolt Action - 8<br />28mm Age of Sigmar - 28 (5 Cav, 1 Mortis Engine)<br />28mm Necromunda - 7<br />28mm 40K - 7<br />28mm Terrain - 22<br />40mm Marvel Crisis Protocol - 23 (11 terrain. 1 HULK)</p><p>Total - 130</p><p>Figures painted this year:<br />15mm FoW WWII - 212 (11 Tanks, 6 guns, 4 Rocket Launchers, 2 aircraft, 4 pillboxes and nests, 4 Objective Markers)<br />28mm Age of Sigmar - 19 (1 Mortis Engine, 7 Cav, 2 Realmgates)<br />28mm Napoleonic - 1<br />28mm Necromunda - 14<br />28mm 40K - 32 (17 Terrain)</p><p>Total - 278</p><p>Game Record:<br />Bolt Action 1-0-0<br />Gaslands 0-1-0<br />FoW Great War<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-2-0<br />FoW Mid-war 4-6-0<br />Team Yankee 1-0-0<br />Kill Team 2-0-0<br />Necromunda 4-3-1<br />Warhammer Underworlds 0-2-0<br />Warlords of Erehwon 2-0-0</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-50199149489530908972020-12-23T07:31:00.006-07:002020-12-23T07:31:55.666-07:00New Model Railroading Blog<p>I have decided to start a new blog for my model railroad content. It seems to be mostly off topic for here and I did not want to clog up people's feeds.</p><p><a href="https://dsnocaboose.blogspot.com/">Drunken Samurai's No Caboose Blog (dsnocaboose.blogspot.com)</a></p><p>Anyway, if you are interested please check it out and maybe follow me there. Don't worry, I will continue to post wargaming content here. Now if I could just figure out an easy way to migrate my posts from here. </p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-75801853669561251752020-12-17T13:50:00.000-07:002020-12-17T13:50:04.134-07:00Model Railroad Thoughts and Ideas<p> Not much has been happening with the model railroad yet and in fact not much as been happening with any hobby stuff for a while. Most everything hobby related has been packed up in preparation for moving into my new house next month. This has left me stuck just thinking about things and in some cases impulse purchasing things.</p><p>When I made the decision to get back into this hobby I started from a place of having absolutely nothing to work with. I had sold off my entire collection to Tim about 5 or 6 years ago, and I mean my entire collection. This means that I am starting with a completely clean slate and I will be able to experiment with new products and techniques that I might not have been willing to do had I kept everything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fHzwlILcTeuwob2YoWfmHdqjwzj1u2sVFHPQJbszlb_hZzkZ7GHNWCFWOnzbJbV1DnSXXhqQnx6idUwqWaYNvx7xbqB40xyvIXoptBDmWwuA_kbGo2fbfw4w460buhpi_TBjCgWtpTPW/s2048/Bachmann+EZ+track+set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fHzwlILcTeuwob2YoWfmHdqjwzj1u2sVFHPQJbszlb_hZzkZ7GHNWCFWOnzbJbV1DnSXXhqQnx6idUwqWaYNvx7xbqB40xyvIXoptBDmWwuA_kbGo2fbfw4w460buhpi_TBjCgWtpTPW/w501-h281/Bachmann+EZ+track+set.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><br /><p>My first MRR hobby purchase was this Bachmann E-Z Track figure 8 set that I got off of Facebook Marketplace for $25. It is basically new and in perfect shape. My plan, starting out, is to experiment with E-Z track and foam board as a base for the railroad. For purists this is basically a joke product but I would like to see for myself the viability of E-Z track for a permanent (semi) layout. If nothing comes out this but a way to quickly run some trains in a circle I am totally OK with that.</p><p>My entire MRR experience has been limited to DC power with a single power block. Basically, one train at a time. Initially, this will likely be how I get things going again. Tim is giving me back my old MRC power-pack as his layout has a nice DCC system. Power and train control have advanced a long way since DCC first came out 30+ years ago and in the last few years we have seen the introduction of Bluetooth and WiFi control. In the end DCC will likely win out but it would be fun to have a Bluetooth engine.</p><p>In the past I have never considered any of the more advanced power options for a layout. Things like powered turnouts and operating crossing gates seemed like too much trouble to be worth it. My little starter setup will allow me to investigate some of these options and may even include things like DCC turnout control and auto-reversing loops. This first stage is going to be about investigation and experimentation. I will work hard to avoid trying to build some grand layout and getting in over my head.</p><p>Motive power will, again, initially be with older DC power. Tim has graciously agreed to return my old engine collection, which he is not using at all, as well as a couple of new DCC compatible units. This should solve all my motive power needs with virtually no expense. I do plan of trying my hand at re-wiring an old unit for whatever control method I decide to go with.</p><p>Rolling stock is mostly, and again, be supplied by my friend Tim. Much of my old stock is coming back (all the off road and stuff he is not using) as well as a few new items that he does not need. I have won a couple auctions and made a few other purchase from friends. I will definitely have plenty to work with. In fact, really need to slowdown on that part. I told myself I would plan the rolling stock based on need and not just buy cool stuff...that went right out the window.</p><p>Anyway, this has just been a bit of a ramble but it should give you an idea of what I have been thinking about recently. I will not have anything running until well into February most likely. Moving is a pain in the ass. As an aside, since model railroading is a movement sort of thing I might start doing video posts.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-73906301233729328712020-12-08T10:39:00.000-07:002020-12-08T10:39:41.327-07:00Return to Model Railroading<p> I have always had a love of the model railroad hobby, and over the years I have tried to get into it with very little success. Back in 2007 I started a home switching layout but I quickly got discouraged and quit. A few years later I traded/sold off all my trains to my friend Tim and I didn't look back. Tim got back into the hobby around the time he acquired my collection and has started a small layout in his game room. Even seeing lots of ,y old stuff on the WIP layout has not been enough to rekindle the interest. Then last weekend Tim hauled me out to a local modeler's railroad for an ops session. Rick has a large but rather spartan railroad in his basement. It is built for operation and it runs very smooth. After about 5 hours running trains it is safe to say I am hooked again. You see some pictures I took of the railroad and the session below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgpEoO5QcvSCMj0HEJWg3zaoaI9P3zIEC-xmbxVdgH12c3pQznEQ7bO8OSyzX_x62bZ0qYkOGcxn-K3seuZCao7gBVmBGJezPDAQNdIzbtkrU7GWGP_4kNMzhljFgzd8ZFvvysaHDQ4Ru/s960/RickW1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgpEoO5QcvSCMj0HEJWg3zaoaI9P3zIEC-xmbxVdgH12c3pQznEQ7bO8OSyzX_x62bZ0qYkOGcxn-K3seuZCao7gBVmBGJezPDAQNdIzbtkrU7GWGP_4kNMzhljFgzd8ZFvvysaHDQ4Ru/s320/RickW1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhh6zlScNakfIXGau2pVArzvQ1BZ4sTPMqcP_8XAXrHech-dnl67TqoCNLxQNPOHXlLlIltAkC9j2U13ypY-96SVwNIPTR-P0LRWDr3_IwIW13pFsdpOE74eGn4C1PKCz5hVk8VEdCUUl/s960/RickW2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Since then DCC has been invented and has become old. With my renewed interest in the hobby I am also interested in new techniques for layout building and control. Much of the hobby is still rooted in 50+ year old tech and ideas and I want to take this opportunity to rethink how to do things.<div><br /></div><div>Tim and I are going to start up a little modular group (basically me and him) and we both want to try ideas that we have used in our wargaming terrain projects. This is going to be an interesting journey and I really hope this return to the hobby has legs. Stay tuned for more updates.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-55622260889968165652020-11-02T14:32:00.003-07:002020-11-02T14:35:42.439-07:00Black Knights<p> Another unit for my Age of Sigmar Undead army is complete. These are Black Knights. These are for Legions of Nagash or they can be used as Hexwraiths for my Nighthaunt army. The reality is I will likely never use these for AoS but I have already used them for Warlords of Erehwon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LE2J0jsp1WfRvQG6yslTKq6ZP92LqP3dY-9zQUMNWa9tUByt8TnRR2ATQ3A-1U_WeA_P6QvTXHdam8Wo4qASNcVYCaCjkcrM7LapdlnMbk7X6F7E_agNvMZTd1Nm4jW_aNoUG7x1kex-/s1000/Black+Knights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LE2J0jsp1WfRvQG6yslTKq6ZP92LqP3dY-9zQUMNWa9tUByt8TnRR2ATQ3A-1U_WeA_P6QvTXHdam8Wo4qASNcVYCaCjkcrM7LapdlnMbk7X6F7E_agNvMZTd1Nm4jW_aNoUG7x1kex-/s320/Black+Knights.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMklCo-dc01_7oue8KAEK_HlGM1Srwj9hVvuvBK_jkQnloidf8_y8kkI32yyW2L0cn_l1Mmqzr-CfPxlo-srW8uP_-kmWXwxgdckJA8OHG6nvsg9Q3NsOzRLS7CVEXMUrjG-6Or1KB0gIf/s677/Black+Knight+Leader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMklCo-dc01_7oue8KAEK_HlGM1Srwj9hVvuvBK_jkQnloidf8_y8kkI32yyW2L0cn_l1Mmqzr-CfPxlo-srW8uP_-kmWXwxgdckJA8OHG6nvsg9Q3NsOzRLS7CVEXMUrjG-6Or1KB0gIf/s320/Black+Knight+Leader.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93DfLrm_jZOwRCB74I9E9hfqyKSs5l8JTpcGnkBCFNPILjxcDek7bJ53rxyZY98NEg408JzFNI0xwtsTjqagAngRyP9wpKC9qUyt9bQJp9h92Obt4coe6s4s5pAON-6_gNrKKHvFYOvfo/s827/Black+Kight+Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93DfLrm_jZOwRCB74I9E9hfqyKSs5l8JTpcGnkBCFNPILjxcDek7bJ53rxyZY98NEg408JzFNI0xwtsTjqagAngRyP9wpKC9qUyt9bQJp9h92Obt4coe6s4s5pAON-6_gNrKKHvFYOvfo/s320/Black+Kight+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U1ccdlDUnB9fRcQEOiSRiv1csglFHIVHUE_dCGZN9mU-QRfgtMjoYwoy6ewgbGU1j2DtK9ZrNCVk5AHvzK-43yCoyeNoaxZ0qCGlfYOE5twQzYbFPTDL_gD6OLHM8kDCI6Iu1AXq1e4K/s600/Black+Knight+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U1ccdlDUnB9fRcQEOiSRiv1csglFHIVHUE_dCGZN9mU-QRfgtMjoYwoy6ewgbGU1j2DtK9ZrNCVk5AHvzK-43yCoyeNoaxZ0qCGlfYOE5twQzYbFPTDL_gD6OLHM8kDCI6Iu1AXq1e4K/s320/Black+Knight+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuyuhgv39xcHIaXaWcG9UB2p2__1xjCaRKsXT0XFvKigmcpNqCvdYWo7PgXEbEQpHIFBR9IFogQTV-YRUNPjDcFXs1kWJszWNNbiTjyUeLaT8ZdpVpa0x6CSLIpfHYg18818hJlEf_S-D/s600/Black+Knight+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuyuhgv39xcHIaXaWcG9UB2p2__1xjCaRKsXT0XFvKigmcpNqCvdYWo7PgXEbEQpHIFBR9IFogQTV-YRUNPjDcFXs1kWJszWNNbiTjyUeLaT8ZdpVpa0x6CSLIpfHYg18818hJlEf_S-D/s320/Black+Knight+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcpqPAivyqnQu1TBVdLo5iSlVIuCqf7IUBFYBdrL1wF9nF0ucU1tVmzZphk0poITjAb5q6muHS0CRuwHwZwQ2kEAsEmSIXHarM6J5dUuryqUS5BbefEqNuJjGVP_TjjDMU4gD8ZFN8vmj/s600/Black+Knight+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcpqPAivyqnQu1TBVdLo5iSlVIuCqf7IUBFYBdrL1wF9nF0ucU1tVmzZphk0poITjAb5q6muHS0CRuwHwZwQ2kEAsEmSIXHarM6J5dUuryqUS5BbefEqNuJjGVP_TjjDMU4gD8ZFN8vmj/s320/Black+Knight+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a really great set by Games Workshop. I have now built this set as the Black Knights and the Hexwraiths. I think they look much better as the Black Knights. I might need another box.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-13564553658065773822020-10-01T11:11:00.001-06:002020-10-01T11:11:26.389-06:00Q3 2020 Recap<p>Another quarter of the amazing, and slightly painful, year of 2020 is behind us. Time for a recap of my hobby progress. The idea with these recaps is to help keep my annual goals on track through the course of the year and, so far, I think it is helping. Generally speaking, the time from July until the beginning of November is a tough time of year for me and I usually see a slowing in hobby productivity during this time. This year is no different.</p><p>Necromunda</p><p>I have really neglected talking much about this game so far this year as most of my activity has been centered on purchases. But this was actually my main goal for the year with this game - try and catch up on all the releases and keep up with the new stuff. I have actually done pretty well with this so far this year. I am still behind on the latest Escher stuff and the new Orlock stuff is coming soon so I will be spending a lot more money on this in 2020.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FCALHRBDxoWFu-MRxZZmEKtFJiA3x4ItTcegcqzVbow1V3U8RaSsTslFFhyphenhyphenbSjRcvnI2VSG-i7SX-8CGHxE6OvNRhh0LqqW9pn0FKCSO9O9d__W4smoA73R5YoCw_1QvQMIKCDs-_Hrt/s2048/2020+Necro+Purchases+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FCALHRBDxoWFu-MRxZZmEKtFJiA3x4ItTcegcqzVbow1V3U8RaSsTslFFhyphenhyphenbSjRcvnI2VSG-i7SX-8CGHxE6OvNRhh0LqqW9pn0FKCSO9O9d__W4smoA73R5YoCw_1QvQMIKCDs-_Hrt/s320/2020+Necro+Purchases+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99wXRAAWoS1wPadvb8HDoz5bXgOGP5kn2xsZ33NLgbH_s1xKtGuq62W6lGTF_hVv-WwVtYQnuoltHGTYvWQWGNUJQ8CIVdFg3mBo4ALz-3YWiVtSU_hrXPJDYtXij_05T_B2bpoECShNM/s2048/2020+Necro+Purchases+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99wXRAAWoS1wPadvb8HDoz5bXgOGP5kn2xsZ33NLgbH_s1xKtGuq62W6lGTF_hVv-WwVtYQnuoltHGTYvWQWGNUJQ8CIVdFg3mBo4ALz-3YWiVtSU_hrXPJDYtXij_05T_B2bpoECShNM/s320/2020+Necro+Purchases+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNFkQf86pmWBQ0wD1dehhUB0ZgE-8jzMGksx4vMbiYUR-3-vNL3qIvuy0vmjZ3vg8r_cNJl_AuVDykmFKSZ8XwqA7hZa3Icbrg7qXLytEu-qS0ZVHPAY2rAEcHl_kOqfrkEF_Xac7laXg/s2048/2020+Necro+Purchases+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNFkQf86pmWBQ0wD1dehhUB0ZgE-8jzMGksx4vMbiYUR-3-vNL3qIvuy0vmjZ3vg8r_cNJl_AuVDykmFKSZ8XwqA7hZa3Icbrg7qXLytEu-qS0ZVHPAY2rAEcHl_kOqfrkEF_Xac7laXg/s320/2020+Necro+Purchases+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55xxXXRe4ArWeqZEOSfY6cgY0uU1hUQpU3M8B9gLg9rDVKqnSwqvwYBXqaTG7M-T_GbPN_6eevyg52i32fJwiGGInR9asRZ0UGn-hwYtbgkrw-azD06dZHaLz474bGaIZsrJbm45a3IlR/s2048/2020+Necro+Purchases+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55xxXXRe4ArWeqZEOSfY6cgY0uU1hUQpU3M8B9gLg9rDVKqnSwqvwYBXqaTG7M-T_GbPN_6eevyg52i32fJwiGGInR9asRZ0UGn-hwYtbgkrw-azD06dZHaLz474bGaIZsrJbm45a3IlR/s320/2020+Necro+Purchases+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5tEUgce1xV7LpRuMkNyJFlRzz576YJOG61bACDCr2yN9H6v3NNHf1I9P7mLwxFI41NDIUdL7nU73Q2ueCQrk8wFq1QWpXKHAwaRgdioJ5OJFHk4mPCsfMCTD7DW7e2ObipBeKtMaJrRa/s2048/2020+Necro+Purchases+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5tEUgce1xV7LpRuMkNyJFlRzz576YJOG61bACDCr2yN9H6v3NNHf1I9P7mLwxFI41NDIUdL7nU73Q2ueCQrk8wFq1QWpXKHAwaRgdioJ5OJFHk4mPCsfMCTD7DW7e2ObipBeKtMaJrRa/s320/2020+Necro+Purchases+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It has not all been about the purchases, I have made significant progress on painting my collection as well as building models. Back in April I built the new Goliath figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_X_l5fRLONlOqCd9FrXtzuTtfj8uLMIuOGumLqSUxZbaNmmtrKo_ZIAikKSScEtPf5pyuHjLNRWX3Iqknxrl9In0DFOWYKBEDwSsHbq-qWkToLxaOBNfXBPVTF9RAvtkpfPkBEWORvln/s2048/Goliath+Build+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_X_l5fRLONlOqCd9FrXtzuTtfj8uLMIuOGumLqSUxZbaNmmtrKo_ZIAikKSScEtPf5pyuHjLNRWX3Iqknxrl9In0DFOWYKBEDwSsHbq-qWkToLxaOBNfXBPVTF9RAvtkpfPkBEWORvln/s320/Goliath+Build+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhpwd0mZZDUzi2g-Lf8dv52eOcTq23Qtei1M618QmeaKihtYf1UOcZQINZfVqS0BqaJx57BRtHIDamNU8vRKdLWSYlYr_3S_q_wKPRXKxaQ5_zUaSUwxpYU9Il6WjW2L-zGM_a6zSJZYm/s2048/Goliath+Build+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhpwd0mZZDUzi2g-Lf8dv52eOcTq23Qtei1M618QmeaKihtYf1UOcZQINZfVqS0BqaJx57BRtHIDamNU8vRKdLWSYlYr_3S_q_wKPRXKxaQ5_zUaSUwxpYU9Il6WjW2L-zGM_a6zSJZYm/s320/Goliath+Build+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncbpFlJj7smfz9kFNklZRJ35JqlRPgZDumUlSf8O25U_0_1-niiVRb7EkIwVixhkVsyUJ7-KrqTGA9YPfo33GgKjkvBOHx5S9TVxfDgmI4zbIfTv9bdo9KDCJV1T6TCT-CKeGw2GCSs2f/s2048/Goliath+Build+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncbpFlJj7smfz9kFNklZRJ35JqlRPgZDumUlSf8O25U_0_1-niiVRb7EkIwVixhkVsyUJ7-KrqTGA9YPfo33GgKjkvBOHx5S9TVxfDgmI4zbIfTv9bdo9KDCJV1T6TCT-CKeGw2GCSs2f/s320/Goliath+Build+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_fe84n_wubA5t9ToAIg90ckr-AxscjtDmTlXB9qcuKJunXc00_08-EEfobPGGfvELHQDtU1X4p30jY8B5WmlLPxnzzCwwUvGWL9APbcwzM5cFPRWRhPUZNur84QwVw2-z8OHFhgFzBEY/s2048/Goliath+Build+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_fe84n_wubA5t9ToAIg90ckr-AxscjtDmTlXB9qcuKJunXc00_08-EEfobPGGfvELHQDtU1X4p30jY8B5WmlLPxnzzCwwUvGWL9APbcwzM5cFPRWRhPUZNur84QwVw2-z8OHFhgFzBEY/s320/Goliath+Build+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Building is not all that has been happening. This quarter I finally finished my long neglected Escher gang. I started these nearly three years ago but just could not find the motivation to get them done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmIAk0xmlA8ooFjo8VjwXEcRFKJZ2jbVu6zQt2MWVXAywTXZacwS1QUZ7q_7hQanW9zWLEi8u4joFHrwsr-TBLQGqD5CXXTh4IlBQ8FUUrx-uob0eCPSEKg5ObV-x30fcYbglTuBcudJn/s1200/N17+Escher+Gang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmIAk0xmlA8ooFjo8VjwXEcRFKJZ2jbVu6zQt2MWVXAywTXZacwS1QUZ7q_7hQanW9zWLEi8u4joFHrwsr-TBLQGqD5CXXTh4IlBQ8FUUrx-uob0eCPSEKg5ObV-x30fcYbglTuBcudJn/s320/N17+Escher+Gang.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A new Necromunda campaign has started (OK it's just Tim and I playing some games) and I needed some additional members for my Goliaths so I painted a few more figures for that gang.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_HtQsnAlz16vAPTi04hQObqDoTh1LE3MN_ehJvTynd0bXhF5hcFDyGu0bEgDzQUVLmduToOPTXGxeIeZavJoLji32ZvWrznGWqrGFdSua2o6-P-dRe1FIegZb7IHWidAaYaBWsaISLP2/s1200/Goliath+additions+2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_HtQsnAlz16vAPTi04hQObqDoTh1LE3MN_ehJvTynd0bXhF5hcFDyGu0bEgDzQUVLmduToOPTXGxeIeZavJoLji32ZvWrznGWqrGFdSua2o6-P-dRe1FIegZb7IHWidAaYaBWsaISLP2/s320/Goliath+additions+2020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have been working on painting terrain for Necromunda but so far none of it has been what I would call finished. I have also played several games for far this year and many were in Q3. If I do nothing else with this game this year it it will still be a big win.<br /><p>Q3 was not all about Necromunda, however. I had my first real distraction of the year in August. I jumped into collecting Marvel Crisis Protocol. I've not yet played the game so I have no opinion yet on the rules but the models are very cool. The models alone are enough to make this a good purchase.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHyCvdaEtJ0bNziMOjtwZM-2qbSkqIdy5CSkzdtrh1ZiX6HVnogZtondj5ZHBTig42pcgls4GKb_Gbaf8SWB0uStKUtXH33PpMM_jh9LUVmQVUa21rOZ9HYRSW2udTtg_60xwuQjLp-AC/s680/Purchases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHyCvdaEtJ0bNziMOjtwZM-2qbSkqIdy5CSkzdtrh1ZiX6HVnogZtondj5ZHBTig42pcgls4GKb_Gbaf8SWB0uStKUtXH33PpMM_jh9LUVmQVUa21rOZ9HYRSW2udTtg_60xwuQjLp-AC/s320/Purchases.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I managed to build all the models I have purchased for the game so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbuXkH0TDTnqgclHpPzy3r_zSXjhO9M4_UaKVR_26KqZVMVp70L2QKPZMwm-Q0YizWgJkfZpC82LmfVkm9Ev73ftl6sta2fRwsQOE0xzINUXAdeFimlPfCKIwyumt3iEs1ohctF8idX_N/s2048/Evil+Build.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbuXkH0TDTnqgclHpPzy3r_zSXjhO9M4_UaKVR_26KqZVMVp70L2QKPZMwm-Q0YizWgJkfZpC82LmfVkm9Ev73ftl6sta2fRwsQOE0xzINUXAdeFimlPfCKIwyumt3iEs1ohctF8idX_N/s320/Evil+Build.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtQ5iiJU9spVTmrixywgr6UZfWWqeT66HHSpnl4jlA2sm0d0mHuxN3wR9aSYtDFTTxq2oTTq6AAtwIUhnKHhcKj8t5FBNCMjGxFLoBYIWAnU_Ri5MTZAFfxok0s5Fnw7Na4MOsADBgt0l/s2048/Good+Build.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtQ5iiJU9spVTmrixywgr6UZfWWqeT66HHSpnl4jlA2sm0d0mHuxN3wR9aSYtDFTTxq2oTTq6AAtwIUhnKHhcKj8t5FBNCMjGxFLoBYIWAnU_Ri5MTZAFfxok0s5Fnw7Na4MOsADBgt0l/s320/Good+Build.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_13vYTayHJ4zpUPsxz3sOhoTIbNIjgHIjsZZ61Ma0VSN2nxOynR9Lc74D97dtBlYZ4hFDk6ylUgkxTEBSAy2nl6yaVY7-ePpgtn8165do_Y6Vsf8OXdOKjrW2rm2ODrbfoJqLWpn2Ze9V/s2048/Terrain+Build.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_13vYTayHJ4zpUPsxz3sOhoTIbNIjgHIjsZZ61Ma0VSN2nxOynR9Lc74D97dtBlYZ4hFDk6ylUgkxTEBSAy2nl6yaVY7-ePpgtn8165do_Y6Vsf8OXdOKjrW2rm2ODrbfoJqLWpn2Ze9V/s320/Terrain+Build.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I did manage to paint one model - HULK. The larger size of these figures will be a challenge for my painting style.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXYwDwzUuI_WXMFUQH1kP4bdCRZaMpXa30b-Z3W1bybPIJciw-VMNtLLJhPyImgYGDYWFPwXiwIY_2CXmup5PHMVsu1dUe_mvHhK7a8ezpc00LRRfEBDXTLcs6g9ifhNaspzcrHfGeNWU/s832/HULK+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXYwDwzUuI_WXMFUQH1kP4bdCRZaMpXa30b-Z3W1bybPIJciw-VMNtLLJhPyImgYGDYWFPwXiwIY_2CXmup5PHMVsu1dUe_mvHhK7a8ezpc00LRRfEBDXTLcs6g9ifhNaspzcrHfGeNWU/s320/HULK+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>MCP is certainly a distraction as it was not on my radar at all at the beginning of the year but I have no regrets. I love Marvel and I want to play a cool super hero game and this looks like the ticket.</p><p>There was another new game added to the collection in Q3 but this one cannot be counted as a distraction - World War III: Team Yankee. I did say back in January that this game would likely suck me in once the new starter set was released and it did. Tim and I each buy a set and I traded my Soviets for his Americans. This gave us each a good starting force. I also picked up the original Bannon's Boys set from my friend Mike, giving me more M1 and a couple of Cobras.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5OK-x4JfYKdoCZvwN5NEAoxRtiwKXieAhcje52d-jQM2XzJvq_D4JRpEgN5kuuTDO9cdMYGl_weUMgsYkkaVkxJk8X6W976bWqAUP5euq13gxR5UX_31oK5CsOP5PhMIzyHG6YCUOMUB/s680/Starter+Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5OK-x4JfYKdoCZvwN5NEAoxRtiwKXieAhcje52d-jQM2XzJvq_D4JRpEgN5kuuTDO9cdMYGl_weUMgsYkkaVkxJk8X6W976bWqAUP5euq13gxR5UX_31oK5CsOP5PhMIzyHG6YCUOMUB/s320/Starter+Set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM9F7ghIDosl6sOEg_E8n59GAh0baDVaOjUWhf1l6D3t3_4l6FSIafOs-vsDopItQu4_HDtftQmpzPRd8nlU49agNkFkObhl6shpO9hATwZrpwH-tUZf7OSL5rbUklWLpC1cZiRGmFWu6/s2048/Bannons+Boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM9F7ghIDosl6sOEg_E8n59GAh0baDVaOjUWhf1l6D3t3_4l6FSIafOs-vsDopItQu4_HDtftQmpzPRd8nlU49agNkFkObhl6shpO9hATwZrpwH-tUZf7OSL5rbUklWLpC1cZiRGmFWu6/s320/Bannons+Boys.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I managed to assemble nearly all my models. These new TY plastic sets are really great models.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-9SZsPYqPpdnISr8YHB0jSBt6ZCLF7zuZ7TRBvWkTYJKLM-k49MKLzYPmLft47xSzJg0zji-4lgOJDeDb02gxxXRftUbIMWgcQY99eEGGNAkekYHnuwKhDH43mjitUxOTnU01iUdtkqs/s2048/First+86+points.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-9SZsPYqPpdnISr8YHB0jSBt6ZCLF7zuZ7TRBvWkTYJKLM-k49MKLzYPmLft47xSzJg0zji-4lgOJDeDb02gxxXRftUbIMWgcQY99eEGGNAkekYHnuwKhDH43mjitUxOTnU01iUdtkqs/s320/First+86+points.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7K8wArElnVEuZZb-d4gRpQy3RZHasYPFdV41C0bCEHe-mcmoP3GxVPgp3ZjhxFlaZnJkCR0iOGlaX_oRt1X1cztTEeKRAuiD7Po1kXcpbuhyphenhyphenulLPoVjJ-a6dfe4IbcVJPYl9tlIDjBP6/s2048/M1IP+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7K8wArElnVEuZZb-d4gRpQy3RZHasYPFdV41C0bCEHe-mcmoP3GxVPgp3ZjhxFlaZnJkCR0iOGlaX_oRt1X1cztTEeKRAuiD7Po1kXcpbuhyphenhyphenulLPoVjJ-a6dfe4IbcVJPYl9tlIDjBP6/s320/M1IP+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeJGlhJdG8_L43244NnqIHB5xgxLegmviiPLTORdh4Vk8E2Qk04hTyTlsyH47-LIfF5qB-PL3pG-K5nrAYNfc-zCjOOXOC-p5HsdL4iFNkwULBmuA9aNzOU_Y0-q66jdceHWHOm96nl6t/s2048/M1+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeJGlhJdG8_L43244NnqIHB5xgxLegmviiPLTORdh4Vk8E2Qk04hTyTlsyH47-LIfF5qB-PL3pG-K5nrAYNfc-zCjOOXOC-p5HsdL4iFNkwULBmuA9aNzOU_Y0-q66jdceHWHOm96nl6t/s320/M1+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRERA-X4-s2Piiazd4h3_YcdxqYqOQJevPHTzzRlc-p_I4MjciIs6YmCcM2rXoH-E0nEfjECX_2VDI6piREyUFthrdHBzmMkYOlh4KuTGfRisjWtF8SjCtoZx1KfQPySZeqVOMVXbLDSr4/s680/M60+Platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRERA-X4-s2Piiazd4h3_YcdxqYqOQJevPHTzzRlc-p_I4MjciIs6YmCcM2rXoH-E0nEfjECX_2VDI6piREyUFthrdHBzmMkYOlh4KuTGfRisjWtF8SjCtoZx1KfQPySZeqVOMVXbLDSr4/s320/M60+Platoon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_UvW8y0bCzDzEDqBbesbxOLyCjNvn0eYZiaeH_Ihtwpt8x-BUoWZW1_XCW4AtPBg2abn43DdFlLGmvvGW6rp2BZcl1cFdp7k0S3mUOhPsizSYgNVR1g1dkGp8sDJJYnfxpRJAANRmjvU/s2048/Bradleys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_UvW8y0bCzDzEDqBbesbxOLyCjNvn0eYZiaeH_Ihtwpt8x-BUoWZW1_XCW4AtPBg2abn43DdFlLGmvvGW6rp2BZcl1cFdp7k0S3mUOhPsizSYgNVR1g1dkGp8sDJJYnfxpRJAANRmjvU/s320/Bradleys.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Once we have about 100 points assembled we got in our first game of the new edition. It really played well and the game was a blast. I thought the US forces were not going to have much of a chance against Soviet T-80 and T-64 force but I was able to pull out a win. The game is so much faster than the WWII or even the FoAN versions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguU4Q2v9stuOUNyr_Q0_-C6hllq7DlqGFIN-EUZBbFUvuOlX5_uO2XEKMN2PPPZYT_lSmGUbQFmI6dnpWX64xfffTT1XPf4y0TP1yPs2Per3UKzXmQGRGjLoAcTUM36LKc6w0Wt8es9ue-/s2048/First+Game+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguU4Q2v9stuOUNyr_Q0_-C6hllq7DlqGFIN-EUZBbFUvuOlX5_uO2XEKMN2PPPZYT_lSmGUbQFmI6dnpWX64xfffTT1XPf4y0TP1yPs2Per3UKzXmQGRGjLoAcTUM36LKc6w0Wt8es9ue-/s320/First+Game+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5AO6DYFhSw4znrh-n3vrGqsnQuV87AZZwsS33tXzAfmq0MfGhBEpmUh1aLcMoqz5pk8qxW-AQAXDBmNrRP-tpmK34jSNiwC_vvQNzppEB7zzDZiPBgbzxLO5ELyYC4K9sD3xRGtaSIw1/s2048/First+Game+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5AO6DYFhSw4znrh-n3vrGqsnQuV87AZZwsS33tXzAfmq0MfGhBEpmUh1aLcMoqz5pk8qxW-AQAXDBmNrRP-tpmK34jSNiwC_vvQNzppEB7zzDZiPBgbzxLO5ELyYC4K9sD3xRGtaSIw1/s320/First+Game+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOB1yvII4iXoboDNCOgF0Zd5BIVwv6mCefxVkkZyI1KXxMIIHEv9t78KzN4NiUgfK9C7NERFOkSdvRBN60IGawcqtoXzZxEBBnk4qregmWZ9TaIVMX46y3otooeNmXjKcAbyDu0vKFSqL/s2048/First+Game+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOB1yvII4iXoboDNCOgF0Zd5BIVwv6mCefxVkkZyI1KXxMIIHEv9t78KzN4NiUgfK9C7NERFOkSdvRBN60IGawcqtoXzZxEBBnk4qregmWZ9TaIVMX46y3otooeNmXjKcAbyDu0vKFSqL/s320/First+Game+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVpK8VPek07ijJZEoSG3YvP2rzb0MCfP55yhxaIIjbhCWwrS5BpqmWuam-NwBT45MM2yGnJW99M51mk8fvelZjTAz04NaPRxwTPQVuiBG_4D-TNQPj54tVwEh_qNr5-2Sc1CsWDTqXYd0/s2048/First+Game+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVpK8VPek07ijJZEoSG3YvP2rzb0MCfP55yhxaIIjbhCWwrS5BpqmWuam-NwBT45MM2yGnJW99M51mk8fvelZjTAz04NaPRxwTPQVuiBG_4D-TNQPj54tVwEh_qNr5-2Sc1CsWDTqXYd0/s320/First+Game+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMooDMerig9NqxklWZHS4DBNJb1zcq-eqVzQBiIhJ7SsJBYIYF1Xxfjq3C04dzqVyxSSVsL3miyIJ0l8ioJe7Ti9KyDeK3q6JQju66FIp6HKgte2bzBcKJ0SE4zn2jFxneleoIEZbdUz6/s2048/First+Game+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMooDMerig9NqxklWZHS4DBNJb1zcq-eqVzQBiIhJ7SsJBYIYF1Xxfjq3C04dzqVyxSSVsL3miyIJ0l8ioJe7Ti9KyDeK3q6JQju66FIp6HKgte2bzBcKJ0SE4zn2jFxneleoIEZbdUz6/s320/First+Game+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLX66N_OwScXhyphenhyphenM3Q9Q-9mC-J7i1CeppxSn_llXyAcGI9yJcEGZB4DCluGixytZKofKxfUI0dOlH2udK3aXeM8Zz16b8gGzFZWUNWaapxVAxGQ0fY7iY0KmwE8yS7jdTb9Tw7GfrvY06G/s2048/First+Game+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLX66N_OwScXhyphenhyphenM3Q9Q-9mC-J7i1CeppxSn_llXyAcGI9yJcEGZB4DCluGixytZKofKxfUI0dOlH2udK3aXeM8Zz16b8gGzFZWUNWaapxVAxGQ0fY7iY0KmwE8yS7jdTb9Tw7GfrvY06G/s320/First+Game+6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Even though my painting production has dropped off, it has been a fun quarter for the most part. The ongoing COVID drama is still making it hard to enjoy things but that seems to be slowly improving.</p><p><b><span data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Models Assembled year to date</span> (includes cleaning and prepping metal figures):</b><br /></p><div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">15mm FoW WWII - 11 (5 tanks, 2 aircraft)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">15mm Team Yankee - 16 (16 tanks)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Bolt Action - 8</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Age of Sigmar - 21 (5 Cav, 1 Mortis Engine)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Necromunda - 7</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span data-blogger-escaped-="" style="font-size: small;">28mm 40K - 7</span></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Terrain - 22</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">40mm Marvel Crisis Protocol - 23 (11 terrain. 1 HULK)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal;">Total - 115</span></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal;"><br /><b>Figures painted year to date:</b><br /><br /></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">15mm FoW WWII - 212 (11 Tanks, 6 guns, 4 Rocket Launchers, 2 aircraft, 4 pillboxes and nests, 4 Objective Markers)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Age of Sigmar - 14 (1 Mortis Engine, 2 Cav, 2 Realmgates)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Napoleonic - 1</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm Necromunda - 14</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">28mm 40K - 32 (17 Terrain)</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span data-blogger-escaped-="" style="font-size: small;">Total - 273</span></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal;"><br /><b>Game Record to date:</b><br /><br /></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Bolt Action 1-0-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Gaslands 0-1-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">FoW Great War<span data-blogger-escaped-style="white-space: pre;" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-2-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">FoW Mid-war 2-6-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Team Yankee 1-0-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Kill Team 2-0-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Necromunda 4-3-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Warhammer Underworlds 0-2-0</div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /></div></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-59250540534485613802020-09-30T21:11:00.005-06:002020-10-01T09:25:29.235-06:00Goliath Reinforcements<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgfsGuGIl6iX2XIzO5MMt5tVcDn0j_yXpLZxT7WfWKjUln31Fz6uEF-TEnk3mUlTvAXwz2eOZNZVPHy44PaUZgqn0g4bVZzkCcWyKODwjL9pY5-GxA-OCjeyducgOeXGvDA5H3sCE872r/s1200/Goliath+additions+2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgfsGuGIl6iX2XIzO5MMt5tVcDn0j_yXpLZxT7WfWKjUln31Fz6uEF-TEnk3mUlTvAXwz2eOZNZVPHy44PaUZgqn0g4bVZzkCcWyKODwjL9pY5-GxA-OCjeyducgOeXGvDA5H3sCE872r/s320/Goliath+additions+2020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tim and I started another Necromunda campaign. This time we are tying the Dominion Campaign from the HB rule book. This is very similar to the original Turf War campaign from Gang War 1. I am playing my Goliaths again and I needed some additional models for the campaign.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuNbS-CD1wyeSucq6Ob9W1Yt8qu8GTwzM7wKjUwg3MATVVB0e-SKlOApBCbklhFzKo-QrPAJHlBnIBSJ0QkUBBK3p30Ji9KShuNspQBVEhNY-8gd11xpGuFU7-2WRWi2KmqEw9h4TwDjw/s708/Burtha+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuNbS-CD1wyeSucq6Ob9W1Yt8qu8GTwzM7wKjUwg3MATVVB0e-SKlOApBCbklhFzKo-QrPAJHlBnIBSJ0QkUBBK3p30Ji9KShuNspQBVEhNY-8gd11xpGuFU7-2WRWi2KmqEw9h4TwDjw/s320/Burtha+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my Prospect, Burtha. She is equipped with the Storm Welder. This is a pretty cool model but it is much smaller than the other Goliath models. She managed to play in two games and was killed in the second game. She never pulled the trigger on that gun.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dkyT1SaEW_o1PYCGl5la5XzAdqwuHjM6oUdzbQf_1W6olHlS94uNsqxkUwFl3btuJU9VniX4DRxAskzW2M9vdbv-FCnZgWWJV0gX5XqdFZ5XNp0rCSaCcpAoVC196HlPCZhGY7O2J8K2/s701/Burtha+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dkyT1SaEW_o1PYCGl5la5XzAdqwuHjM6oUdzbQf_1W6olHlS94uNsqxkUwFl3btuJU9VniX4DRxAskzW2M9vdbv-FCnZgWWJV0gX5XqdFZ5XNp0rCSaCcpAoVC196HlPCZhGY7O2J8K2/s320/Burtha+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I find it interesting how much excitement there was for female Goliath models. They had to change the back story to allow for this which is fine with me. I am sure the other gangs will all get female models and it will be lauded as a very progressive thing. I doubt, however, they will make the withered weaklings that are Escher males.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTIvzlRSUS6IL_H8LHLhl4xGqTLwGMgLOVOayetLwoJkEbZ-VieRTZd50ESoaGHA73z0iEbasXdA3XK_7Ig7cR4-zwf9pxUKurxCLsggRg7GwJuwNJRbqxicKunCJDUO-gbgI3seFxjmc/s771/Dugas+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTIvzlRSUS6IL_H8LHLhl4xGqTLwGMgLOVOayetLwoJkEbZ-VieRTZd50ESoaGHA73z0iEbasXdA3XK_7Ig7cR4-zwf9pxUKurxCLsggRg7GwJuwNJRbqxicKunCJDUO-gbgI3seFxjmc/s320/Dugas+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up we have Dugas, a Goliath Juve. I really wish they would make specific Juve models.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNb6Juh6h3ihYR0cUeOJzufsc6tksjjj0zUZThit3hEfk1p-sgWBz4DY4owjX5daqxKEQzoaDkJFoiW0XEjBVdyitDXurFD_Uos0w_5z-Eqf4bBPhGmsuL2lhNcLa6CW7kqJ0doT2_BU_A/s777/Dugas+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNb6Juh6h3ihYR0cUeOJzufsc6tksjjj0zUZThit3hEfk1p-sgWBz4DY4owjX5daqxKEQzoaDkJFoiW0XEjBVdyitDXurFD_Uos0w_5z-Eqf4bBPhGmsuL2lhNcLa6CW7kqJ0doT2_BU_A/s320/Dugas+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He is equipped with a Forge World maul arm. It doesn't fit exactly right be it is OK. It would have been nice for GW to include more than one stub gun arm per sprue in the Goliath set.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaOS17-KlSbWLbvdj2wJpnhGxGtzyuu4HnGdUJm3vus5CMqFFV8d02YppHguPv8PwU8TfgQfUjfAIpZibs8V1aYlfoUO9DMJLxeZJmuqlzsEp721Ugm55LklxqPT5KSyYxu8t6JQIXsdZ/s703/Orme+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaOS17-KlSbWLbvdj2wJpnhGxGtzyuu4HnGdUJm3vus5CMqFFV8d02YppHguPv8PwU8TfgQfUjfAIpZibs8V1aYlfoUO9DMJLxeZJmuqlzsEp721Ugm55LklxqPT5KSyYxu8t6JQIXsdZ/s320/Orme+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Orme, another Goliath Juve. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgvKn0iN0kpBj745XHdRsq8fKJl-kOIEYZhjctvUg9KA85GJUFSN5jK8TBf8ANhjtQvWl5HQEar-0U6OSLhUDoWeu98r4a6IeFmOFQobWGyglukXahA0Cr1T0q9ueyqE5kd5EWeMJ0NZ7/s661/Orme+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgvKn0iN0kpBj745XHdRsq8fKJl-kOIEYZhjctvUg9KA85GJUFSN5jK8TBf8ANhjtQvWl5HQEar-0U6OSLhUDoWeu98r4a6IeFmOFQobWGyglukXahA0Cr1T0q9ueyqE5kd5EWeMJ0NZ7/s320/Orme+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He has a Forge World ax and a converted Brute Cleaver. Again, a lack of variation in basic weapons limits the plastic Goliaths. Easier to get you to pay big $$ for FW kits I guess.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz5fGJtwA2o6q1Hg9fTIDrU3q9phZH_D-KR52i7YDfvY4wrJru8uWpwOFHG54izNlfnbtoII0KUOunmVzQKIiHXq40M6qBjo4MGLwCR4TmeWG1o2vaJX_08OIlbWXMndziU8_cZj3Dr3W/s707/Slasher+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz5fGJtwA2o6q1Hg9fTIDrU3q9phZH_D-KR52i7YDfvY4wrJru8uWpwOFHG54izNlfnbtoII0KUOunmVzQKIiHXq40M6qBjo4MGLwCR4TmeWG1o2vaJX_08OIlbWXMndziU8_cZj3Dr3W/s320/Slasher+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my first Stimmer, named Slasher. We have come to refer to him as 'Pink Hulk.' I was going for a roid-raging skin tone and I think this works. He looks like he is hopped up on some dangerous chems.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtMnfuh7EOYIFaQghVIhw6dxyR6KnL4_KnA30SwlVVPf8oPV3MYuVlKIkDtym6oCqCXzzvYmAk5VtOCNVCfzQyx4MiIJdMkL8qAaElS5BcBst4_CRANYPx63jtOzfsK1ScTaqMlIrAubZ/s718/Slasher+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtMnfuh7EOYIFaQghVIhw6dxyR6KnL4_KnA30SwlVVPf8oPV3MYuVlKIkDtym6oCqCXzzvYmAk5VtOCNVCfzQyx4MiIJdMkL8qAaElS5BcBst4_CRANYPx63jtOzfsK1ScTaqMlIrAubZ/s320/Slasher+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So far he has been the star of my gang. In fact, he is almost the only one who has been able to get things done. Great model to boot.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-35699808917459597152020-09-16T09:20:00.009-06:002020-09-16T09:20:51.943-06:003rd Battalion, Little Russia Grenadier Regiment<p> As part of the trade that got me the 12lb Russian artillery, Tim also painted a battalion of grenadiers. These have been based and bannered as the 3rd Battalion of the Little Russia Grenadier regiment. I have already painted the 1st battalion and Tim painted these to match. I think he did a good job matching my style.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAqueXh0KEStWno30jatacBa-yxy7ZeEu28WRs4hjVruQa1fFKi2D4HWsivggJGSl6H3qk24qkgg6YEbEo0vKcu6wfTsB0bueBNrAciiOke482DlVclSOxUFmpY9w4ykJx5Qhvf0z2c_c/s1000/Little+Russia+Grenadiers+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAqueXh0KEStWno30jatacBa-yxy7ZeEu28WRs4hjVruQa1fFKi2D4HWsivggJGSl6H3qk24qkgg6YEbEo0vKcu6wfTsB0bueBNrAciiOke482DlVclSOxUFmpY9w4ykJx5Qhvf0z2c_c/s320/Little+Russia+Grenadiers+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNWDDHckfelcLb0zMl7X-HWkSmeBFzGv3VekL2Fls6cR-cunZ_mMUZtX9wLhv2_WKsZboL_sFORvSX9jtZ03c0pse_OSG41aRXzovvSMqkHyB7mJLIb9Q42rzMxOg9jPQb5QTIbjZmK5P/s2048/LR+Gren+Command.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1821" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNWDDHckfelcLb0zMl7X-HWkSmeBFzGv3VekL2Fls6cR-cunZ_mMUZtX9wLhv2_WKsZboL_sFORvSX9jtZ03c0pse_OSG41aRXzovvSMqkHyB7mJLIb9Q42rzMxOg9jPQb5QTIbjZmK5P/s320/LR+Gren+Command.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPK8okpjsBOltloWl8Rlpq-YgY2BhQO50rKEpb5_dm_iSyH_gEBdz1ghP4S2fvht6ldulPP3i9rMxC9pTVlbTZssDx6GWmcOMJz7hBaRysATRoIokSM0iFmkf1vntWxfMznEns4e6nycv/s1000/Little+Russia+Grenadier+Regiment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPK8okpjsBOltloWl8Rlpq-YgY2BhQO50rKEpb5_dm_iSyH_gEBdz1ghP4S2fvht6ldulPP3i9rMxC9pTVlbTZssDx6GWmcOMJz7hBaRysATRoIokSM0iFmkf1vntWxfMznEns4e6nycv/s320/Little+Russia+Grenadier+Regiment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>With this battalion and the artillery I now have one fully painted brigade of Russians. That is just enough to get a small game in.</p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-59511319306366771712020-09-15T08:34:00.000-06:002020-09-15T08:34:20.431-06:00Russian Napoleonic Artillery<p> This is the first artillery unit for my Black Powder Russian Napoleonic army. My friend, Tim, painted this for me earlier in the summer as part of a trade. The model is from Warlord games and is pretty nice. This represents a 12lb cannon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsbHoy8Ho-KG7uCrvrR6aAkUtmRrkVUcambaekPpH2l5AtVQaXy_7Mbovci2DlskYI3klr7CAPsw9XvFqSaoCp83Otc5JoDMhMMWJgKeAPGCaVet9ZuBQ3fDrg_2Zor9sATO5INRti5rD/s700/Russian+Artillery+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsbHoy8Ho-KG7uCrvrR6aAkUtmRrkVUcambaekPpH2l5AtVQaXy_7Mbovci2DlskYI3klr7CAPsw9XvFqSaoCp83Otc5JoDMhMMWJgKeAPGCaVet9ZuBQ3fDrg_2Zor9sATO5INRti5rD/s320/Russian+Artillery+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwvy9q1mThT_CUX8ZpSA4IKvmR04FeoqTjYcLUAAiz3vQyRrKTzvoKf9oFBmOaHSEV4NP9N_k5xHCc_UkcFd-qd1fRtvjm9GHVsdEzs9LiRZ0W7sJEA3h6-BZ-ZOoKsNVIloSNI4NHopa/s700/Russian+Artillery+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwvy9q1mThT_CUX8ZpSA4IKvmR04FeoqTjYcLUAAiz3vQyRrKTzvoKf9oFBmOaHSEV4NP9N_k5xHCc_UkcFd-qd1fRtvjm9GHVsdEzs9LiRZ0W7sJEA3h6-BZ-ZOoKsNVIloSNI4NHopa/s320/Russian+Artillery+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJKr3XmWNpyDMfbHpFl6G6WLTXRCJkPvMJRd0dFBic1Ft5GNLmiOOVYMlrrvqmCqO8iJ7QMLIrEY0KSOyPUYx04UJd94ra4IZtQMccfcUpjWklgv4aJ9U4ZJg-8F8_axPszu9nhdCRyqh/s700/Russian+Artillery+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJKr3XmWNpyDMfbHpFl6G6WLTXRCJkPvMJRd0dFBic1Ft5GNLmiOOVYMlrrvqmCqO8iJ7QMLIrEY0KSOyPUYx04UJd94ra4IZtQMccfcUpjWklgv4aJ9U4ZJg-8F8_axPszu9nhdCRyqh/s320/Russian+Artillery+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com2