15mm Fantasy Houses and Hovels.......

.....from Alternative Armies!

Got these sent to me by a friend earlier in the year but they had remained on the resin pile for quite a while but my friend Daniel who is a big Star Wars Legion fan and who was in a painting slump at the time, so I ended up painting a Fleet Trooper unit for him earlier this year and recently he was looking for a drastic change in his painting queue and hey presto I got these done.......

They are from Alternative Armies and could be used for other periods as well as Fantasy.....

....I like his painting skill (he's a damn good painter) and it gives a boost to a little painting slump or lethargy!

Figure is a 15mm Battle Valor villager for scale help, picture quality is the usual clusterfeck.....

Nicely done Daniel, he may need more drastic changes in his painting queue........

Do they require basing?

The Legion fleet troopers in question.........

Goblin Knights or Armoured Trolls for Dragon Rampant and over 2,000,000 hits........

......too!!!!!!!!

9 Goblin Knights from Alternative Armies, 28mm scale (actually 22mm scale) but being used for 15mm scale as mercenary armoured trolls for Dragon Rampant etc.......

A few issues with sculpting but nothing major, I would have an army of these if they were 15mm, remind me a little bit of some of the bad guys in conan the barbarian? 

Also 2,000,00 hits milestone has been reached even with the last few years been very hit and miss with posts but onward and upwards from a caravan in Ireland.......

Did some scale pics with 15mm copplestone castings to give some idea of size.......

.......and I started my blog before Ray all those years ago!!!!!!!

Ubbo-Seth: The Great Devourer, defiler of worlds,humanities bane, lover of brigandage......

........and also known as Ubbie!

The descent into fantasy continues.....

28mm figure from CP Models, summoned by bands of insane cultists more times than he cares to remember........

The 28mm beastie beside some 15mm CP Models........

28mm Victorian Victim.........

...........was his demise murder or drowning?

My entry for the water feature round of the painting challenge , he is part of a foundry set which I had painted once and many years ago had been given it the dettol treatment. I felt he screamed water feature........

As you can see he is quite flat....... 

The water wasn't that deep........

Have actually found all the figures now.........

"The water was a feature in his demise, not the only feature but...............

Prodos 28mm Aliens Colonial APC and 15mm Crabby Aliens.......

.....the Majoidea!

My mate from England (no not Ray) asked me to paint a few things, one of those things was this 28mm Aliens Colonial Marine APC from Prodos Games, my mate said it was a bastard to put together, mold lines, parts not fitting together etc....

..........and don't get me started on the transaxle!!!!!!!

He supplied the paint and the chaos began.......

The crab like aliens are from Khurasan and the name actually came from an actual crab species I liked the name of......but also known as the Crabby 8!

These were part of a submission to the ongoing challenge but still currently behind Ray"Budgie Smuggler" Rousell!

More 15mm rubble. Prodos Weyland Yutani Commandos and a welcome visitor ........

.....bearing gifts!

Have a few more rubble markers to show, I do think now that the articulated lorry trailer should have been damaged more even if it was full ( I have another one I might do differently).....

15mm figure for scale........

My damn fine good friend (Vinnie) from Somerset arrived for a weeks holiday bearing birthday presents including books and scenery, here he is eating the last of the scones and annoying the dogs with his views on sharing....... 

He is a fellow wargamer and currently loves the Prodos 28mm range of aliens, marines and predators, I painted these commandos for him while he was here........

An Irish Reject on tour Part 2: AWI 1756 "Fort Lee" Batrep......

.......with the Rejects! 

Whilst over in Kent attending Salute 2016, meeting mates and rekindling my love of easily accessible fast food, Postie put on an evening game for me and some available Rejects (even cooked me dinner before the game).

The game was a small skirmish between British and French forces, the French raiding and the British retreating to protect their citizens and Fort Lee! The rules are very simple where the D20 is king. Roll high or die!

Order of Battle
British
British Colonel (CiC - John)
   44th Line (16 Figures)
   60th Line (Royal American) (20 Figures)
   80th Light Infantry (12 Figures)
Special Character (Indian)
Civilians (30 Figures - Some armed with Rifles)

French
French Colonel (CiC -Me!)
   Bearn Line (20 Figures)
   Campagnes Franch de la Marine (12 Figures)
   Trans Rivienes Militia (12 Figures)
Indian Chief
Special Character (Indian)
   Indian Warband (12 Figures)
   Indian Warband (12 Figures)

The initial set up........

Postie has all his ducks in a row........

Fort Lee, otherwise to be known as kindling.......

The blacksmith shoeing the commanders horse, speedy exit may be required......

We had hidden movement markers.............

What lurks beneath.........

Lovely scenery and vignettes everywhere.......

Warm hands...........

The citizens unaware of the danger.........

More damn markers.........

And we begin with the attack on the bridge, the only point of crossing........

The initial volley clears the bridge and the British backbone.......

The now unguarded bridge..........

The British (Rays arm) run towards the Fort.........

Surjit who had an Indian warband under his command (was given no extra troops due to acting like a little girl with them), Lee "Cake Eater"Hadley and Postie contractual (in blood) shot.......

John who taught he was in command, Ray who acted like he was in command and the gentleman with a hint of the pyromaniac about him Richard........

When you fire and want to reload you get a little marker........

Militia and Indians crossing.........

Some of the cards reveal their units........

The Bearn Line Regiment........

Compagnies Franche de la Marine........

Richard trying to set fire to the building..........

The bridge is becoming a bit of a log jam......

Traffic is backing up...........

Never got a cake myself........

One that Lee didn't get.........

Shameful, that's his third.........

Ray is still retreating.........

Richards pyromania is coming along nicely........

The French advance more and more, no British in sight......

These two ended up playing ring a ring a rosie, Surjit didn't even scalp anybody..........

The British finally make a fight of it......

Ray giving his troops the finger..........

The smoke of gunpowder, the fog of war.......

Up close and personal..........

Richards been at it with the torches again and such a nice chap too.......

A good game with friends, a victory to the French, 45-17 I believe, it was all that burning and scalping and of course the French tactical leadership!

Good to see everyone again, have a game and a couple of nights later a chinese and a few beers!

Coming back through customs was a bit of a nightmare, set off metal detector and had my bag contents perused by a gentleman who wanted to know what the little bits of metal were? I felt violated and not in a good way!