A small post while I try to take photos of other stuff I recently finished.
This week I have a couple of Middenhaim mercenaries for Mordhaim, nothing crazy, but they are nice figures that I will be able to use for multiple games.
These are two resin reptiles from the I-kore game Void that a friend of mine casted in plaster.
I had them kicking around for quite a while and I finally decided to turn them into orcs and goblins baggage "wagons", or more correctly: beasts of burden.
One mainly carries construction lumber and some weapons, the second one is loaded with all sort of munitions and weapons looted from the opposition.
I like these models a lot, they have a good amount of orciness and will definitely see some use on the table.
These are the first few models of a kind of mini project I have started working on.
I always like the idea introduced in Warhammer 3rd edition, to have a baggage train for my armies and always had in mind to collect of build some wagons and baggage followers as described in the rulebooks.
I finally decided it was time to build some, so with a few leftover horses and random figures I started working on the wagons.
At the same time IlVJ sent me some figures he had cast with Prince August molds and I also have a few of the train followers I wanted.
These first models are all humans, so they could be used for both Bretonnia and Empire armies.
In this post we have a wizard wagon, I imagine carrying all the spell components and summoning supplies the army might need and pulled by some exotic creature the wizard has bound to his will. The other 2 models are the Prince August I mentioned above, they are supposedly dungeon hirelings, but I think they fit well in the baggage train carrying around bags of supplies or unloading wagons.
PS: I will be on holiday for the next three weeks and I'll go back to visit the family in Italy, so there won't be any posting for that period, I'll be back blogging as soon as I get back.
This is a figure from the Mighty Ugezod's Death Commandos boxed set, it is supposedly a goblin hero: Kudra Stunty Smasher.
I decided to paint it as a hobgoblin, hence the orange skin tone. I really like Nick Lund's style of sculpting and this figure was a lot of fun to paint.
It might look like I have some kind of obsession with goblins, but it is just a coincidence that I've been painting so many of them recently.
I still have a few to paint, but not that many, and they won't be painted any time soon.
This is a small addition for my orcs and goblins army, they are a bunch of old models I traded for painting (as usual), they are very old 70s and 80s figures from a few manufacturers.
I love the Garrison ones, but the two pre-slotta Citadel ones are my favorites.
This week I just have a small post about small guys, I finished a few Epic models to add to my existing forces of the Imperium.
There are mote to finish, I wanted to complete the whole batch before posting, but I have nothing else to post this week.
I don't feel like calling this a full project, in fact it is only a unit, but a very large one.
E few years ago I started this Khorne Chaos Goblins unit, according to the Realm of Chaos army list of Khorne, I am allowed to field up to 120 of the little guys.
When the idea came to me, I planned to use the Skull Pass (7th edition) night goblins for the unit, but I soon realized that it would not be so easy to gather 120 of them.
I sparted painting what I had, but then decided to add any goblin I would find, that would add to the chaotic mood of the unit.
First addition were a bunch of converted goblins and unit fillers, using bits that I had in my spare box, next were some Grenadier goblins, then some Ral Partha and a whole bunch of home cast Prince August that IlVJ had the molds for.
Now the unit has a very chaotic feel and I'm looking forward to field it in battle, it will probably be pretty useless as a giant mob, but I feel I have to try it at least once.
Here are some pictures of the complete unit.
This is a Tamiya 1/48 scale kit that IlVJ gifted me a couple of Christmases ago, I finally completed it, I'll be using if for Rifts, as a mercenary unit apc.
It is a modern day Japanese Defense Force vehicle, but it looks modern and I thought it would work well for that setting.
This week we have a trio of swamp denizens, a lizardman from Ral Partha and a couple of plastic Warhammer skinks from 4th edition.
They'll surely see action in my D&D campaign.
In the 2023 final post I had anticipated my intention to start working on the pile of 1/72 Napoleonic troops I have had sitting for ages.
Most if it comes from the generosity of our friend Fele', who gave us all his old Esci 1/72 soldiers, WWII, Napoleonics, etc
Last year I worked to finish my Ancient 1/72 stuff and did a bit of colonial, this year I focused on Napoleonics, I had a big bunch of French line infantry, so I decided to start with that to have a strong starting base for the project.
The plan is to use these models for One hour wargames, a cool system that, albeit simple, is very satisfactory to play.
With the first lot of guys I got 4 regiments of French line infantry and 2 of Italian allied troops, just not to have to paint over 100 models in the same colour scheme.
As usual I used the Army Painter Quick Shade, to have the models finished quickly and very well protected from the wear of the battlefield.
Here is the result:
