Painting Update - Various Stuff

 Hello All,

Been awhile but time for another painting post! Got a bunch of different stuff done so here it is.

Macedonians:

First 4 points of a Saga army. Plan to do some more pikes, maybe some levy and cataphracts.

Pikes:

Elephant!

Great model, but took a long time to paint.

Companion Cavalry:

Alexander the Great:

Comstar Command Level 2:

Kruel Boyz Boss:

Finally the boss on beasty fir the kruel boyz orcs.

Bought: 134

Painted: 189

Total: 55

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - Iran vs Soviets in Ye Yankee

 Hello Folks,

Time for some Yeam Yankee! Finally get to try out my Iranians in a game the Oil War is on!

We rolled for a mission and got Free for All, which I now rember is my least favorite mission.

I set up a desert and didn't go crazy on terrain as this has to turn back into an office tomorrow.

Here's the set up. Soviets being very cautious, I spread out to have some options and see whats fun. Choppers have to loiter off table sadly as it's a meeting engagement , so I guess choppers can't keep up??

I decided all the infantry on the left can just sit there, so attack left. Only blow up 1 t-55 so not great.

Russians just sit and shoot missiles. They kill 1 platoon and mess up my precious scorpions. Turn 2 for me the cobras arrive but can't shoot moving. The infantry get in there with the rpgs. Do much better killingctanis this time!

The russians decide to show me what a real horde of brt-60s is. The kill a couple more tanks and shoot up the infantry.

My turn cobras can finally shoot! I  able to get the lead tank platoon down to! Also kill the observer.

By now I'm down to like 4 tanks so decide to throw in the towel, no sense dragging g thing on.

But I killed 9 tanks only had 11, so I'm calling that not bad!

Thanks;

Mike

 

Battle Report - Wellingcon

 Hello Folks,

Yesterday got the chance to play a few good games of Art De La Guerre. Took my Roman's to fight various other armies. 

I did the same plan fir all 3 games, legions to the left, small not great cav to the right.

Time for zction game 1.

Cavalry fight on the flank.

My cav lost, camp got taken but managed to do some killing before then end so ot was at least a costly victory.

Game 2 same plan.

Similar cav battle, maybe actually worse.

Eventually get the legions to battle, but took to much on the flank so can't get much work done before ay gets demoralized.

Game 3, Finally a big old line of infantry for the legions to get stuck in against.

Glorious battle.

Still loose the cav battle on the flank, but the timing is much better. Lots of murdering for both sides. In the end I am just barely able to break them, while my army is just 1 point away from breaking! Close one.

Great games and very enjoyable day out.

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - Saga Age of Crusades

 Hello Folks,

Club day again! This time was Lasalle but skipped out on that to play some Saga, my Teutonic Knights vs the Milites Christi.

The rolls were:

Pincer attack
Cautious
Dash of Nostalgia
Target

I realize now we forgot to pick a target, but oh well bit late now!

Playing outside today which I quite enjoyed, but the shadows made for some awkward pictures. Anyway here's the pincer set up.

After shooting arrows and shifting about.

The knights do like wise. They also charge my warriors.

But i counter with the brother knight and see off the warriors! Plus I think thus is the turn my bows got 2 knights on the other side. Levy working a treat this game. So many bodies for them to waste time killing.

More shifting and shooting for the milites, charging my knight but it went pretty poorly for them so I'm left with survivors.

Moving up my bows to be even more annoying. The brother knights only want to trample sufficiently soften targets.

Milites reforming a line and chipping away.

Time to charge the Tribal hunters and get rid of them.

Milites charge my knights with knights again trading to, and the turcoples charge my levy but I roll a bunch of 6s and a few survive.

Last turn, I get my knights to charge the turcoples trying to kill them but they annoyingly survive. So I have my warlord finish off the crossbows. Hoping that a fatigue and lack of dice will dissuade the enemy warlord for fighting mine.

But the extra Nostalgia dice is just enough for the to take out my warlord! 

After the mathematics phase we are left 25-25 exactly so tie game. Very few units survive! Was a great game, Saga is always fun but I particularity like the Crusades.

French vs Austrians

15mm waring

Martin having a good time!

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - Battletech Alpha Strike

 Hello Folks,

More gaming, this week ots Battletech Alpha Strike, the new faster version of battletech. No longer with hundreds of circles to fill in, only dozens!

I tookva Star of Clan Jade Falcon to face down a bunch of free birth 8nnetsphere warriors.

Here's the set up ready to fight it our on Mars.

Moving up to engagement range, not much damage think I got 1 hit on the marauder and thats about it.

Into their up then. Trying to get everyone firing on the marauder to kill him first. But the puts some guys in the firing line. Also having trouble winning initiative. I think the turn after thus my nova goes down, but I do get the marauder.

Missed out some of the action sadly, this game is to fast and action packed for pictures! At this point I am reduced to just shadow Cat so it's not looking good.

But initative swings to my side. I'm able to fall out of range of most of the inner sphere guys and take down the archer.

Running behind the pipes and taking diwn a light mech 

Trying to range them and go fir a single long shot but miss. Will take forever that way. But serms as soon as I loose initiative that might be then end.

Charging in fir glory. Think I manage to finish the wasp, but then it's the end. Shadow Cat goes down in the next turn. Did pretty good thou managed to get half of them. The numbers of the inner sphere mean allot more in thus game so might be tough for the clans.

Great fun thou and massively faster then regular battletech, both games have their charms thou for sure. This game feel way different.

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - American Civil War

 Hello Folks,

Got to try out some civil war action on Thursday, using Black Powder and the new Epic Battles stuff. I picked a scenario out of the book but forget the name now. But basically the confederates are attacking a stronger force, the union will win if they capture a crossroad.

Here's the set up. As per the map. Ready for battle. The important cross road is the one just in front of my guys.

Confederates got the first turn but immedatl6 failed a command roll so no moves. The union however did not and came charging in blasting away. I was then able to move up the end of the line to get everyone shooting.

Second brigade of union coming up in the flank. But at least only part of their line was able to move into close range as the end was disordered.

Moving my other brigade to defend the flank while everyone keeps shooting away. Also the union reserve turned up so that can't be good.

Advancing in.

Trying to fill in the gaps with my second brigade and set up a flank.

Union pressing in hard.

Lots of casualties and disorders going back on forth, but who will break first.

Turns out to be the confederates! Good news for everyone.

Very simple game but pretty fun, time to get painting so we can do a bigger game next time!

Thanks;

Mike