Hobby Update 03 Nov 22

I still haven't got many wargames in for one reason or another - although I did get to play a DBA game head-to-head for the first time yesterday! I really enjoyed it, although my abysmal combat dice rolling meant there was only going to be one result!!!  I have been playing some roleplaying games, specifically Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition (review here, adventure review here)

In any case, I have managed to get a few things painted up.  Some rather nice Stargrave figures:

There are a couple of conversions using some Gripping Beast Dark Age Warriors at the back of this one

Apologies, some of this crew have darker skintones which rather blended into the background in this shot!!!

And another bunch of Skaven, which I have in mind for a very specific project next month:

A platoon of Battlefront "Team Yankee" West German infantry, plus some civilian vehicles from a 15mm 3D printing company.  Apologies, the name escapes me, but these were actually got at the JoS show this year(!)

And some limbers for my Heroics & Ros 6mm WW2 French artillery pieces:

In my last update I mentioned that I had been painting up a few figures for my 6-year old son.  I have finished these off now, a platoon of Warlord Waffen SS Grenadiers and a platoon of their British Paratroopers, along with their 'Ruined Building'.  I think that they turned out quite nicely despite my fairly duff painting - the bairn seemed quite pleased in any case.

And lastly, I got a few Soviet assault guns from 2d6 wargaming painted up, alongside a Baccus 6mm US Armored Infantry company's halftracks and extra bazookas and what-not.

I also went to the Other Partizan show a few weeks back. I didn't stay for too long, I developed a bit of a nasty headache quite early.  I didn't get much for me, although I did pick up some cheap Airfix kits being sold off for my son. I got a chance to say hello to a couple of people, including Steve Jones who was putting on a very nice-looking WW2 game and trying to sell me on the virtues of Fireball Foward, and I had a chance to have a quick chat to Henry Hyde for the first time, which was nice.  I didn't take many photos, but I thought I might share these of the TooFatLardies amazing Arnhem game - check out just how authentic all the buildings look:

The story of this game is on Henry Hyde's latest Battlechat podcast, for anyone who might be interested.

Looking forward, I am going to start a new job next week. This new job looks much busier than the last one, so I think that painting and paying time will be at a premium.  I mentioned in the last update that I was looking to organize things a bit better to make quick games more easy for me to do.  I have had a few failed experiments in that regard but I am going to give that another shot today!  It is important to me: my life is better when I get a game to the table each week or two, worse when I don't.

Hobby Update 28th June 2020

It has been a bit of a dry spell for gaming recently (work, studies, builders in, illness), which I am hoping to get out of very soon, but I have managed to make a decent bit of progress on finishing off some bits and pieces.  I really am getting pretty close to 'done' now, and I think one more painting session will finish all the things I am actually going to do.  All that is left are a few orphan 28mm figures that I probably won't get out of the box until there is an actual project that involves using them... 

The last of my current set of flagbearers for my Thirty Years' War project: this time it is for the Danes, enough to do Lutter.

 

WW2 Italian and British infantry for the Western Desert (these are finished now), as are the accompanying vehicles (L3, A13, Panzer III, Panzer IV)

Two battalions of Napoleonic Italian Guards, two battalions of Neapolitan Guards (all finished now)

My box of random - some river boats and a couple of longships

This is right at the bottom of the lead pile now; various 28mm bits and pieces in various states...

Some VC from The Assault Group.  Not touching these until/unless I get some US or ANZAC opposition.

 

A couple of packs of Border Reivers from Reiver, undercoated and the first colours applied

A few random Space Marines, plus a couple of other SF figures, origin unknown

Some fantasy figures: some wood elf stag riders (left) which are painted but need a bit of repair, in the centre is a group of female adventurers from Oathsworn Miniatures, with just need basing.

A few Frostgrave Cultists in the foreground which I have repaired, just need to be put in the right box!  Behind them are WW2 figures from the Hour of Glory boardgame, supplemented with a couple of other WW2 figures (e.g. some Bad Squiddo Soviets).  I think there are some Pulp lady detectives behind them.

The packet contains the Wargames Factory' 28mm Female Apocalypse survivors: not sure what I am going to do with them, to be honest.

A few Horse for Per Broden's Charity Project

These are pretty much finished now, so should get them posted off in the next day or two

A few modern vehicles on the right (a UAZ, a Mercedes and a Toyota Hilux), with some 15mm modern US infantry, plus some militiawomen on the left (all Peter Pig)

Some modern vehicles from Battlefront's 'Team Yankee' range: from the left, a Humvee, a LAV-25, an M1, a T-72 and a BMP-2.

So, now the thing to do is to get this stuff onto the table!  Not sure what will get there first (which has been one of the problems), but after a gap, the key thing is to get something simple onto the table to get into the swing of it.  'Simple' for me is normally synonymous with 'Neil Thomas ruleset', so that is what is looking favourite, although Bob Cordery's 'Portable Wargame' would do just as well...