Battle Report - Mythic Americas

 Hello All,

Finally got the chance to try out Mythic Americas! My Maya vs Duncans evil Tribal Nations.

Duncan choose the way of Everchanging, so that made me the way of everliving, thus affects spells lists and secondary objectives.

I stretched a such as I could and to to 735 or something like that. Objective to build altars. My secret was to divide and conquer so pick a unit and isolate, Duncan had to bring the hurricane by casting a spell on my side.

Here's the set up, my jaguar guys on the left facing a wendigo and sasquatch, but of Tribal in the middle, eagle and wolves on the right facing my fights units.

Turn 1 goes fine, just moving up. Duncan shoots me but my tough armor saves me, i try shooting him but to hidden in the woods.

Next turn I rolled crap act7vation dice, so the tribaks mostly go first. The sasquatch charged my jaguar men, killing w of mine but all dieing, wendigo then got the last.

My fight advanced up but a woods grew and slowed them down. Wolves attack my priestess and her swarms. 

My fights unit butchered the eagles. Finally a Tribal unit and then wendigo charged my archers but only killed 1 guy!

Next turn more bad activation dice. But the armor and savage melee of the Maya started to turn the tide. My warlords unit crushed the guys fighting my archers, but said archers got killed by the wendigo, but not before wounding it!

My priestess fought off the wolves with her statue sprite thing friends.

More battle, wendigo charged the priestess, killing her friends but getting killed. Our warlords fought which was turning out pretty even, in the back my calakmul warriors butchered the Tribal archers.

Still 1 turn left but we decided to call it a draw. Lots of murder on both sides and we both achieved our secondary. Mine was the archers, my warriors butchering them in the back luckily left 1 alive.

All in all very fun game. Mythic Americas is very similar to bolt action but with a few things thay seem odd. But the Americas pre contact fantasy stuff is very cool so worth it.

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - New Warhammer 40k

 Hello Folks,

Got to try out the new version of Warhammer 40k today, very exciting, plus get my newly painted Steel Legion guys in a game.

My opponent couldn't make it but Duncan was coming anyway and filled in with my Necrons so I got to see how both armies work.

Since it was so hot last week I went for a winter theme, and a simple scenario with 3 objectives.

Here's the set up, 3 objectives down the middle, guard in the foreground necrons on the other side.

First turn for the guard, move up with my guys trying to get the center, tank fires a shell into the necron warriors killing a few, and my lascannons do heavy damage to the annihilation barge.

Necrons reanimation brings all the warriors back, and the barges lightning guns annihilate the dangerous lascannons.

Trying to keep up the pressure, my tank and some infantry blast the warriors, and stuff try and kill the swarms advancing on the center objective. 

Next turn for the Necrons, they are focusing their fancy guns on chipping away at the tank which is going well, and the swarms are eating an infantry squad.

Next turn for me, I still have 4 infantry near the center objective, they fail moral which would make them unable to capture it, but the commissar executes someone making them pass. He the charges the swarm and missis all his attacks. Very impressive.

Necrons contest the center with immortals, and finally get the tank, with the warlord charging in to do the last wound himself.

Final turn the necrons clear out everything but the last heavy bolter, and claim all 3 objectives, enough to secure the win.

New 40k was pretty fun, no complaints really. Decent mix of simple core stuff but special rules to make things seem different.

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - Warhammer Fantasy

 Hello Folks,

Another fantasy day today, this time we were playing 2000 point and it was my Chaos vs the Necharch Vampires. Spooky

Here's the set up, lots of warriors, with chariots and Horsemen plus a giant for spice, vs lots of ghosts wights and some skeletons.

First turn for me so I move forward w8th all speed to break some bones, faster stuff flanking a bit.

Going to be a scrum in the middle, chariot was to afraid to charge the dogs. Also the banshee killed allot of warriors. But the giant crumped the black knights real good so all fair.

Dogs charge the Horsemen, but a banshee wail kills a bunch and they flee, this banshee thing man.

Ah well tine to fight, the champions challenge and my Chaos lord kills some heaven guard, but not as many as I would like, end up in a tie.

Vampire charges the blood warriors, chosen with marl of khorne and 2 hand weapons. The vampire kills 2, and the remaining 3 do not that great. End result loose by 1 auto flee and get ran over. Ladd that is not what I am paying you 45opts for, we will chat on this later.

Also the Lords unit was flanked by the ghosts and also managed to just barely loose.

We played another turn or 2 but that's it really hah.

Fun game driven by tough magic banshees and some very close combats!

Thanks;

Mike

Painting - Steel Legion

 Hello All,

Been having a bit of a lazy summer hobby wise, but I have been chipping away at my Steel Legion stuff. Starting to get a decent army going, probably need to add vehicles at this point but anyway here's what's done.

Army so far:

Starting with an army shot as it makes a better thumbnail!

2nd Infantry Squad:

One of the problems with old metal models, limited amount of sculpts. The guard extra legions in particular didn't get much support past the original release, but they are still cool.

Heavy Bolters:

First of the Heavy weapons, the classic heavy bolter. Probably my fav of these units.

Lascannons:

Then the lascannons, everyone likes lasers.

Commisar:

Finally a commissar, not super happy with the gas mask but it's ok. Beleive it or not that is about it so far as Steel Legion infantry they released, any other units have to be the same sculpts. 

I'd really like to add the new Artillery units, maybe I can just use some of these guys as crew. On the other hand both old and new models are not real cheap!

Bought: 87

Painted: 137

Total: 50

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - Warhammer Fantasy

 Hello Folks,

Yesterday was the monthly Warhammer Fantasy day at Fabdom. Ended up with my lizards fighting the empire, this week we are doing 2,000 point armies.

Here's the set up, empire have Artillery on the hill, and knights on yhe left. I put my big carnosair out on left, worried zbout cannons. Then all the infantry to fight the knights, all the skirmshiers on the right to fight the hill of guns.

First turn for me, moved in on the right, hopefully they can shoot everything. Being careful on the left, scary amount of knights.

Empire do really bad with shooting,  all 3 warmachines misfire, and not many hand gun hits on the skinks.

This leaves it easy for my terradons to ckeam up the warmachines, while the skinks support, so I am able to send the steggadon to help vs the knights.

Bad luck fir the empire, and the outsiders fail terror and flee.

My turn carnpsaur and can charge the small knights and crysh them. Spear sarus force the issue.

Knights easily beat the sarus, turns out the have the griffin standard, so double ranks but can't pursue, so I'm not really punished 

Steggadon gets the flank, which is good for me, he even kills the knights grandmaster. Next turn I get the carnosaur and cav in and that's that. The knights fought hard but can't kill everyone.

Other games:

Some good games of fantasy all around.

Thanks;

Mike

Battle Report - Warhammer Fantasy

 Hello Folks,

This weekend was Warhammer Fantasy tine again, took a Chaos list so I can out the new chariot and Horsemen to work.

Battle against some dwarves today, they set up lots of guns and warmachines on a hill.

Missed a turn of pictures, but basically advanced up the Horsemen going in front to cover for the bloodwarriors. Organ gun blasted 1 unit of Horsemen and the other panicked. A cannon took out a chariot as well, luckily the old one.

Giant charged the cannon, and chariot crossed over to get a Stone thrower. Got both of those and the giant overran into some dwarf warriors. He jumped up and down which was great then they rolled box cars for morale and broke, not good dwarf luck.

My turn Horsemen charged the organ gun and the bloodwarriors butchered a unit of gunners. Sadly a runesmith just behind the war machine stood his ground and eventually killed the Horsemen.

Time to reorient for a big grind against the slayers. Much like the bloodwarriors they git a ton of attacks.

But they can't fight the world and got ground up. Result is a Chaos win.

We also had a nice battle between lizardmen and high elves!

Thanks;

Mike

Painting Update: Warhammer Fantasy

 Hello Folks,

Got a bit more paiting done, not a ton honestly getting to the bit of the year where its to hot / I'm to lazy.

Chaos Chariot:

First up a chariot, this time a classic one, big old hunk of metal. The warriors don't fot in the back to well, but less fiddly bits then the new one.

Marauder Horsemen:

Next up a second set of Horsemen, this time with pointy sticks to toss at people. I like these models allot mau have to get more who knows.

Obviously what I really need now in chaps knights.

Not really new painting but I relaxed my Blood Warriors for fantasy as well.

Skin Cheifs:

Finally a pair of skink cheifs, can't be chaotic all the time.

Bought: 87

Painted: 120

Total: 33

Thanks;

Mike