ACW Project 3rd Update

 

Well I finished my Union Napoleon Cannons and also added in some Tokens.

Napoleon Cannons:

K.I.A Tokens:

I have made them rather bright so they stand out more on the battlefield.
I tried them darker but they just didn't "pop" or "Stand out" so I made them brighter and you can see quite easy that these have dead troopers.
Will be adding a whole heap more of these tokens once I get more casualties. Adler Miniatures don't have any mounted Casualties anyone know where I could find some 6mm versions?
I have started painting up the first of the Confederate units, should have it done tonight, also undercoated 6 Napoleon cannons, and a unit of Confederate Cavalry.
Will post more pics once these have been done.

Cheers
LGW

ACW Project 2nd Update

 

Well I got Buford’s Union Cavalry done last night and here is the finished unit:

The Union army is coming along nicely ALOT more to come but after I get the Union Napoleon Cannons done I’ll start onto a Confederate force.

Will post more pics soon.

Lord GreyWolf

My ACW Project

 

After many years waiting I have finally taken the plunge and dipped my fingers into 6mm American Civil War.

The Rule set I’ll be using is American Civil Warmaster.  Basically its the Warmaster rule set tweaked to fit with the ACW period.
I am currently painting up the Union army first well a small force of them for starters then I will start onto the Confederate army.

I am going to be starting off with the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
In the process of painting up Buford's Cavalry, both mounted and dismounted, more cannons but Napoleon short ranges cannons. Once these are done it will be onto the boys in grey.

Here is the start of my project:

Union troops from the V Corps 1st Division. The defenders of Little Big top.


Union Rifled Cannon Brigade. Used against Picketts Charge on the last day.
 
Union Iron Brigade. Some of the first troops to engage the Confederates.

This project will not be a quick one with over a thousand troops to paint not including all of the officers, Cavalry, cannons and Terrain its going to take a long time. But its going to be well worth the wait.

All my ACW miniatures are from Adler Miniatures.

I also got sent some ACW terrain from Total Battle Miniatures. These sweat resin buildings, metal fences will be awesome to use. I also got the rubber roads and tile set for me to make up a town to represent Gettysburg and the Seminary as well.

I’ll post pics of these buildings soon. Once I get the Cavalry done will post pics.

Cheers
Lord GreyWolf

Cygnar Colossal Unboxing !!!!!

Here’s my newest addition to my Cygnar Armies. The Mighty STORMWALL!

The Packaging:

The Contents:


The Planning Stage:

The Gluing has Commenced:


The Final Stage:


Size Comparison:

Hunter Light Warjack, Sentinel Light Warjack, Stormclad Heavy Warjack

This was a pleasure to construct [most likely due to the size of it] I have the Khador and Cryx Colossal’s on pre-order and once the Merc one comes out it shell be mine.
I’ll post pics of the painting and how it comes out. Only thing is I am going to have to do some re-touches on my Warjack horde so they match the Stormwall.
happy gaming guys
Lord GreyWolf

SUPER DUNGEON EXPLORE

I stumbled on to this game around November last year and wanted it for myself and my two kids. We have played board games before and they wanted to play some thing new. But due to Soda Pop Miniatures selling out it was only until a few weeks ago I was able to get a copy [which I have had on back order for the last 6 months or more.]

I know a few of my mates were looking at this game as well for them and their own kids and to me it is great. The rules are pretty simple, the combat is not overly hard to grasp and there are added rules to make it challenging for the players. With 4 expansions on the Horizon this game could only get bigger.
Will post up some shots of the painted minis once I get them done and a battle report of our first game.

The Box:

The Tokens and Rule Book:

The Tiles:

The Dashboard:

The Dice:


The Minis:

The Cards:

WWII Project

 

After Obsessing with what Rules I’d be using for my 6mm WWII minis I have finally chosen: Blitzkrieg Commander II

http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/default.aspx

you can buy PDF rules from here:

http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/Content/Purchase/default.aspx

Or follow the link on the above page to Lulu and buy a printed book from them.

I wanted to play my games set around the Late War Eastern Front.
So with that major choice behind me, I now had to decide on what bases to use for BKC II. I was thinking that this task would be alot easier then my first one task [which rules to use] I was so wrong. As BKC II is used for 15mm, 10mm and 6mm scales, the base size varies alot. Even between those players in the 6mm scale there is not standard size for bases.

So after much research, chats on the forums, I have decided on the following sizes:

Co: 50mm round base
HQ: 40mm round base
FAO: 30mm round base
FAC: 30mm round base
Snipers: 20mm round base
Tanks: 20mm x 40mm bases
Transport: 20mm x 40mm bases
Infantry: 40mm x 20mm bases
Infantry Support: 20mm x40mm bases
Infantry Conscripts: 40mm x 30mm bases
Artillery:  30mm x 40mm bases
Recce: 30mm x 30mm rounded corners
Recce Transport: 20mm x 40mm rounded corners

The other thing I have done for my infantry is the following:
SMG units: 3 figs per stand
Vet units: 4 figs per stand
Regular units: 5 figs per stand
Conscript units: 6 figs per stand
HMG units: 2 HMG per stand

The other cool thing is with your Co and HQ stands you can make mini dioramas, mine have mostly armour with some troops on them.

I’ll post pics as I go if I can remember to do so. One more thing the real main reasons I chose BKC II over all of the other rules were for the following reasons:

* Solo play: I can play by myself which is a must as there is no gaming community where I am.
* Point system: I prefer having a points system its what I know and comfortable using.
* Rules: the rules are not over whelming and will slow down game play. not to many charts for me to have to flick through just to shoot one stand of tanks.
* further options: Not only is there Blitzkrieg Commander II which covers WWII, they also do Cold War Commander and Future War Commander which will let me do alternate games [Eg WWIII,] and also use old Epic40k minis in some Future war battles.

So over all a fantastic game and one that can be used in any scale. So if you haven’t looked at this rule set go do it now. Pete is on their forums he is the man behind BKC, BKC II, CWC, and FWC.

Cheers
Lord GreyWolf

ARRRGGHHH So many things To DO!!!

Well the title says it all. I have been really busy with Work, family and other real life stuff I haven’t had much time to update this blog.

My gaming work load is huge I seem to be collecting more then actually painting and gluing up stuff. So far I have the following on the cards , in prep-stage, undercoated, in transit, on pre-order of part of Kickstarter project.

Warmachine:

Cyganr: Added more jacks, still got to order my 2 Avengers, Also have pre-ordered my Colossal and 3Nemo, Haven’t done much in the way of painting. on the painting shelf:
2x Minuteman war jacks
1x pStryker
1x eStryker
1x pCaine
1x Katherine Laddermore  Mounted
1x Katherine Laddermore Dismounted
1x Hunter Warjack
3x Stromlancers
1x Master gunner
1x Gun Mage Adept [In Transit]

Mercs: Got alot of stuff to paint up with these:1x McBaine
1x Rocinante Warjack
1x Alexia
17x Risen
3x Thrall
1x Master Holt
1x Lady Aiyana
12x Steelhead Halberdiers

On top of those painting projects been busy painting up a Prisoner exchange at the Death Squad site:
http://www.deathsquadsgame.com/f40-prisoner-exchange-2012

great site for those who want to play WH40k in a skirmish setting.

Tutatis:
From Greebo is my other busy project with the Rule book finally coming out in English I have been working through it to make sure it makes sense. The game is based [and loosely based] on Gaelic football. It is very fast and very quick to learn [145 pages in the Rule book and of those only 15 pages are actual rules. The rest is fluff]
Currently been playing against my 6 year old Daughter and she is picking up the rules pretty quick. Just want to know how she rolls those 10’s, 11’s and 12’s when she needs to roll high or 1 to 5 when she needs to roll low.
The great thing about this game there is NO special dice, NO special ruler,
and GREAT game support from the manufacturer.
I have so far bought the Orc team, Necro team, and have the Dwarf and Poffy teams on order. plus some Mercs as well will post pics soon.
Check them out on: http://www.greebo.it/public/oscommerce2/catalog/index.php?cPath=33&osCsid=n7n2hi5rlv56tl3949mcfrklp7

WWII Rule set quest:
This has been a long process for me trying to find a rule set that I could use for my 6mm German and Soviet lists. Alot of the guys from the 6mm-Yahoo mailing list have helped me with this dilemma. But after reading through many types of rules sets:

Command decision
Battlefront WWII
Flames of War
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum!
Pz8
Rapid Fire!
Blitzkrieg Commander II

After all that research I have decided to use Blitzkrieg commander II as this has the feel I want, can be played Solo, and uses a points system which I prefer. I want a war game not a simulator. My Brother inlaw will also use these rules and play his Germans and Brits. Will post updates as this comes along awaiting a large order of Germans and some Soviet stuff to arrive from Heroic and Ros. Will also do a review on them when they arrive.
you can find info about BKC here:
http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/default.aspx

you can also play:

Cold War Commander: http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/default.aspx?Area=CWC

Future War Commander:http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/default.aspx?Area=FWC

I am looking at getting two 3,000 points FWC to play a campaign set on Ahdra IV the Loyalist Protus forces are trying to quell a rebellion from the Workers guilds. Friends, families, comrades are now facing each other across the battle field. It will become civil war, Lord Kendros has sent his Industrial soldiers into the effected zones with orders to use what ever force is required to get it under control. It was these very orders that caused a third of these troops to defect to the rebellions cause….. more to come.,

I am getting my FWC from  Dark Realm Miniatures a great range and you can use then with FWC inf act there are alot of different companies miniatures that can be used with FWC.
http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/

Kickstarter:

Zombicide:
I have also been investing time and $$$ into a couple of Kickstarter projects the First one was Zombicide which was a huge success. a Zombie board game with a handful of Survivors its the last one standing, most kills, heaps of scenarios. with future expansion I am excitedly waiting for my copy to arrive hoping its going to be around September.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/zombicide

Impact City Roller Derby:
Tom from Impact Miniatures has created this new and exciting game. Play as on of the girls on a Flat track Roller Derby team. its fast, hard hitting and loads of fun check out the KS site:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/springboard/impact-city-roller-derby

Well that’s it for now got to go have a game of Tutatis against the Lil Miss wish me luck she is a devil with the dice.

Cheers
Lord GreyWolf