More stuff I really do need and a trip to the other moor

 After the game of HotT a few weeks ago I felt that I might need some more wolf riders (I don’t but) … so did the usual thing of scanning through eBay and Etsy to see what was available. Highland miniatures do a nice line in Hobgoblin wolf riders …

So, I thought get 6 for a unit picture above … however, I managed to bugger up the order (seller was a top chap) and 6 became 12 (2 units). Really nice prints and I like the look - the other unit has a couple of bow armed riders - although all have quivers none have a visible bow (apart from those actually shooting), so an thinking of adding them.

Also beer for a nice walk on Exmoor - a lovely day, a bit of cloud and rain.

But turned into a lovely afternoon in the Doone Valley. 

I did think that I should do some local games, the Doone valley reminded me of the Monmouth Rebellion… and I’ve just read about the 1549 Western Rising …

Morts

Da Boyz - first Orks painted

I have managed to complete the first of the GW/Mantic Ork/Marauder mashups.

Overall pretty happy with the start of the kill team - although I think the boots are overly detailed, with lots plates and some pouches. I’m hoping the basing will hide some of the fudging there. 

I have gone for a uniform appearance for these Orks - which just makes sense to me. 6 more to go and some dog things and a couple of goblin types. Might have a go at another Drakon rider next. 

Always too many figures and not enough time. 

Morts

Some finished things and a trip to moor

I have managed to complete the bases on the miniatures I have been painted over the last few months. 

The fantasy figures - and the first use of the flowers. 

The 40k minis - my first set off Mantic GW kitbashes and the commander of the custodes …

A weekend on the moor - Watern Tor and sunrise towards Postbridge from Holming Beam. 

The end of the walk was around Hucken Tor. Vixen Tor in the bottom right. 

I do like the moss over the rocks and trees at Hucken - puts me in mind of Fangorn forest.

Morts

Ork Marauders for Kill Team - WIP

I have put together the Mantic games Ork marauders for a Kill Team. Lots of green stuff and bits to deal with. 

The top two are possible “big nobz” - Kill Team leaders - slugga and big choppa or power claw. The lower 3 are Boyz gunnas, 2 with big shootas and a burna. 

5 boyz - 3 with choppas and sluggas and 2 with shootas. 

The last pictures are of some cyber-dog things, squiggs in the 40k universe and a couple of Gretchen. Then two Orks in armoured suits - these would be elites (but I have forgotten the name). 

Anyway lots of green stuff to add to these boys. Then trying to match profiles to minis. 

I am thinking a WW2-ish paint scheme - but we will see. 

Morts 

Stuff what I have been up too …

1. I have been sucked into looking in to Kill Team 2018 again - and have picked up the following expansions.

Now having had a quick scan, I think I have already got some of the miniatures for these (I don’t need any wraithguard … really I don’t…). I have sisters of battle and some Orks (well Mantic Marauders) to sort out first. Anyway happy with these purchases. 

A the weekend I managed to get out overnight on the moor - had some interesting weathe, sunshine, hail and a bit of frost mid evening. 

A few picks around Little Mis Tor. Good to get out. 

In the painting arena I finished off the Chaos Knight mounted and foot character model. I have always liked this mini. He actually isn’t very chaos-y, so I just painted him as a knight. I free hand painted the shield and had planned some of the symbols on the horse cloth shields but could face it when it came around to it.might add some transfers if any suit from the spares. 

I tried to match the foot and mounted as well as I could. The castle at the bottom of the shield is a bit shorter on the foot version. 

Quite pleased with he overall. Must get the varnish out and base up a few bits and bobs …

Morts

Is this the start of a campaign? Probably not but you never know …

DK and Steedo popped over a for a game (although most of the evening was spent bimbiling and put the world to rights). I had picked Hordes of the Things (HotT) as a simple game to get some miniatures to the table. Also I recall playing some great fun games of HotT back in the day. The sides were Steedo and I with the Hobgoblins verses DK with the Humans. We were playing 36 AP armies (which worked well with the rules). 

The lands of Mortonia has been quiet for many years, but there has been stirring in the lands of the Hobgoblin Khans - the human Kingdom of the Sun moved their experienced general Davio Kaie up to the border river lands. Just in time to, as he was able to intercept on the river a force of Hobgoblins led Steez Khan … battle commenced!

The initial dispositions put the humans in a line - the Hobgoblins had tried to counter the humans with heavy wolf riders backed up by ogres on the right opposing a spear phalanx. Then beasts archers and a chariot versus the human cavalry and riders on the left flank. 

The centres had the hobgoblin warbands and blades facing off against the human knights. 

The river caused many problems for the hobgoblin’s as they are repeatedly repulsed as they tried to force the centre … the phalanx was able to break first the heavy wolf riders and then the ogres …although the artillery (ballista) did a lot of damage supporting the phalanx … 

On the other flank the hobgoblin’s did manage to force their way across the river - the beasts causing lots of problems for the human cavalry… also the hobgoblin archers also managed to break their human opposites … but …

Unfortunately the human centre and left had held firm and many missed opportunities where the humans  had fought off attacks against the odds (ridden their luck - 3 times DK had rolled a 1 and all I needed to do was roll a 2 or more for a quick kill but I all I managed was to roll a 1 as well…). Eventually the hobgoblins had had enough and pulled back from the border … the question is will they be back … and has the attack caused the other powers to prepare for war and conquest?

We had a really good game - some cinematic and frustrating moments and it was a tight game for quite awhile. I am hoping to get another HotT game in and perhaps continue they story/narrative which has started.

Morts

Trajann Valoris - Painted

For my birthday I was given Trajann Valoris figure for my birthday. I have managed to assemble and paint the lord commander of the Custodies of the emperor of mankind. 

I am happy with the red cloak (although I didn’t get the filling of the gaps as well as I could) - I have tried to get the various golds to be different but I am not sure that I have managed it. 

Along with a couple of other things he needs finishing off with a coat of varnish and bases need completing. 

Morts