ErikP - Digging Up Old Friends or Undead on the Rise for Midgard (points 35)

Hello Everyone,

For this week I have been digging these up from the grave.  Here are thirty-three (33) Wargames Atlantic 10mm foot Skeletons for the unit and command stand. 

When I was starting to base these figures, I realized that somehow I miscounted how many figures I needed to paint. I was short a 5-man strip short.  As you can see here, the stand on the right side is missing the second rank. I'll finish the missing 5-Skeletons up when I paint up the next unit. 

Other than that miscount, these figures have painted up pretty well.  

The only issue may be that these figures are a bit thin as compared to some of the other undead that I have seen for this scale.  I used grass tuffs to add a little contrast and detail to the bases.

Recently BruceR submitted some great 10mm skeletons that had very nice bulk to them.  He did a really wonderful job on his army, posted on Wednesday 28 Jan, his figures are from Forest Dragon, 3D printed and they are pretty nice.

I am planning on using my undead figures for playing Midgard Heroic Battles rules by James Morris.  This was a test unit and Command base that I wanted to try.  I also picked up Orcs, Dwarves, and Samuri & Ashigaru from Wargames Atlantic as well, so this is the start of another big project getting back into 10mm fantasy battles.

I plan on using movement trays of four stands for using Midgard rules.  I envision vast armies fighting the battle of five armies.  

These are going to replace the GW Warmaster Undead army I sold about 5-6 years ago, along with High Elves, and Chaos armies, what a mistake that was... Got to remember never sell projects you think you'll never go back too.  Leason learned, I hope. 

These were primed with GW Bone Color, then washed with Army Painter Strong Tone, followed by Speed Paints for shields and the banner. Since they are just skeletons, I kept it simple and just highlighted the bones with Vallejo's Off White, and Vallejo metallics for weapons.

Command stand banner Skull is decal from an old GW Imperial Guard transfer sheet I had in a drawer.  

Thank you for talking a look.

Summary of Points:

33 x 10mm foot @ 1 point = 33 points.

Total = 33 points.

Squirrel Points = +1 (Prussian Epic [13.5mm], Farmer Civilians 28mm, and Undead 10mm)

Total Squirrel Points = 3.

And + Skull Points = 35 Skull points. 

From DaveD . Nice skellies. Thin undead somehow seem right to me. Well at least you get to paint new skellies to replace the old . , and it’s a cracking job . The banner is excellent , getting decals on in that space and the rest to do it deserves a little something . 35 it is 

ErikP Scatter Terrain 28 mm Wheat bundles (5 points)

 

Hello everyone,

Here are a few bases of wheat bundles (28mm) scatter terrain that were part of a civilian pack from Wargames Foundry.  See my Wednesday post for the civilian farmers.  These were just a few bundles that I did up with the figures and they really didn't take too long to do, but I like scatter terrain and adding bits to the game tables is just fun. But, every point counts. 

Three (3) bases are 30mm, 25mmx40mm and 25mmx50mm. This is a small bit of fun only 2" by 2.5" 

I used Army Painter 2.0 and dry brushing, paint the cords a couple of times to get it right, a Quick Shade and a little more dry brushing, it's all very quick to paint these.  

The basing probably took more time. PVA glue to fix a mix of Woodland Scenics ballast, let dry fully. Then cover ballast with a 50/50 mix of water and PVA glue, again let dry fully.  Putting the glue again on top the ballast keeps it in place for the next step and makes it less likely to flake off during games.

Then dry brush with Vallejo Stone Gray.  Add a mix of green flocks, again Woodland Scenics, but just a few dabs of glue at a few places on the base.  (I make a mix of the flocks, browns, tans and greens, and keep it in a separate container.)

Then I used the scraps from straw colored floor matt that a lot of people use make fields out of.  I also put a few clumps on the civilian farm figures bases to tie it all together. 

Cheers

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 I am like you in that I love random little bits of scatter terrain around the battle field, it adds a lot to the overall table look, all while being very easy to make up.  These are great little pieces and will add a lot to any farmland type game table. I am going to count them as about the same amount of time as doing a single figure, so 5 points and great work here.

Byron 

From ErikP: Horse & Musket Civilians in the fields, Wargames Foundry 28mm (25 points)

 Hello Everyone, 

This is a set of 28 mm Wargames Foundry, 18th century civilians bringing in bundles of crops.  These are for my 28mm Napoleonic games, mostly I use Sharp Practice rule set, and have done a few small games of Black Powder too. 

These five (5) foot figures with a few bundles of wheat, the sack is from another pack, I think it's also Wargames Foundry. They were a lot of fun to paint, as well as the few bits of bundled crops for a little scatter terrain, so I did these too. I'll submit the separate Terrain Post for the couple of points they might be worth.

For Sarah's Choice consideration, two farm ladies.

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"...I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am absolutely certain;"  

Probably, no one will get the quote, but that's okay. 

Painting these I use several different types of paints; Army Painter Speed Paints 2.0, Vallejo, Army Painter Quick Shades. I used the Speed Paints to get started, then add layers of regular paints, and dry brushing, use quick shades, then more dry brushing, and touch ups. 

One on the funniest challenges of painting these civilians was the water in the buckets.  I wanted to get a good water effect, and I am pretty happy with the results.  

I used Speed Paint 2.0 Tyrian Navy and added more Speed Paint about a 2/1 mix to dilute it.  Then once dry used gloss varnish, about three coats. I also used it on the wooden spoon and the lower face of the guy drinking, but it doesn't show up as well. Might need a couple extra coats for varnish.

I enjoy adding extras to my game tables, even when it has nothing to do with the scenario objectives.  Scatter terrain, animals, and civilians of course.  Just to add a little something to make things more interesting.  

With these done, I'm off to finish some more Prussians.

Summary of Points:

5 x 28mm foot @ 5 points = 25 points.

Total = 25 points.

Squirrel Points = +1 [Prussian Epic (13.5mm), Napoleonic Civilians 28mm] 

Total Squirrel points = 1.

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Sylvain: Lovely farmers' figurines. I like how your bases evoke a wheat field. They all look so rustic and the extra bits add a very nice touch. Bravo!

 

 

From ErikP: Prussian's in Lutzen 1813 - Napoleonic's (42 points)

This is my first Painting Challenge and first entry, 40 foot figures by Warlord Games Epic (13.5mm) scale, painted as Prussia's 11th Regiment (2nd Silesian), 2nd Battalion. 

This is the beginning of a project for a Napoleonic battle at Lutzen 1813 between the French and Prussians. The campaign book I'm working off is by Dave Brown "1813 the Battles for German" written for the rule set General d'Armée. For the unit uniform reference, I used the website Uniforms during the Hundred Days Campaign.  The website is in French, but you can translate it to many languages, if need be.

Back of the line.

I am building these figures to be able to play both General d'Armée (2nd Ed), and Lasalle (2nd Ed) sets of rules.   

These figures come in ten-man strips, for two strips per base, but I cut them in half to make five-man strips for a 10-man base, these bases are 30mmx20mm. I've really enjoyed painting these, but I need to get faster. 

Basing: Also, I off set the two strips of figures on each base.  For me, this gives a nicer look to the closely packed infantry. My first painting of Epic figures was a French Infantry Battalion, and I put them directly behind each other, but to me, it looked a little too perfect.
 

Playing Napoleonic's is how I first started in Miniature Wargaming. At that time, I painted my first Army, 25mm Prussians. Followed up a few years later painting 15mm (Mini Figs) again Prussians. Now decades later, painting Prussian infantry again is like coming home after a long trip.   

This project has been on a back burner since these figures came out, and now it begins.

The points summary:

40 x 10mm foot @ 1 point = 40 points.

Total = 40 points.

Squirrel points = 0, (Prussian Napoleonic)

 

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Sylvain: Many "firsts" for you: First Challenge, first submission, new project... These little figurines are very detailed and the basing is excellent. If the rest of the army is like this, you will be hosting fabulous games. I will add 2 points for the flag. Excellent travail!