A busy couple of months + Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge my out put for the 3 months

Well the club nights have come and gone and though games were played and photos taken I have not made much of an effort to update the blog. That said the last night that I missed had a great Battle of Britain Wings of Glory game play out. The game was played on the new London mat that came with the Kickstarter Straken model. To be honest I wished I was there as the planes just disappear into the background and it looks more realistic than I could have imagined. Very atmospheric. Here's hoping that Baz will run another night of the same mayhem.

What has kept me entertained games wise was the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge http://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ . For three months people across the globe spend their spare time licking brushes and splashing paint in an effort to challenge themselves to paint more miniatures.
Well I speed painted some stuff and came a respectable 21st out of 80 or so participants. But I am afraid that some of my paint jobs were, how would you say it "rushed" to get them done. Even so I really enjoyed the challenge and would give it a go all over again. Go on join or set up your own challenge. Con the club mates into a 10 miniature force in a two week period to get them started. This is what I plan with some of the gamers at my club.
I want to thank all the participants in the Challenge and the excellent effort run by Curt Campbell and his Minions (see the blog) http://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ , you really must have a look at some of the fine miniature painting efforts that occurred and really blow your brains going over some of the "statistics" generated for the blog participants. The Challenge theoretically made close to a half a million dollars for the ongoing gaming economy, by including minis bought, painted and then err um necessarily replaced.

Well my effort below.

3 months painting effort

different angle

These were painted but sold at CanCon prior to the final image

Forgot to add this one to the group

Forgot this one too

My "payment" for participating, just got to figure out how to get it to Canada without it falling apart. I have posted 15mm armies overseas with mixed success but not 28mm minis on plinths.

Oh is a Warlord Phillip of Macedonia miniature.

End of Feb at the Club

Reasonable turn out and the usual fare of games. If you are in the neighbourhood please drop in details on the side of the blog.

Blood Angels vs Chaos

Hmm what is this coming through the valley?

Yep that is going to hurt.

Infinity Terrain, lots of it.

Twas Nomads vs Yu Jing this of course is the (unpainted boo hiss) Yu Jing

Hiding in the terrain is the Nomads and this is why we paint our minis for this game.

Mind you in game 2 I did not paint the terrain fully yet.

Ariadna do not look well camouflaged on white.

Sort of looks cool (pun intended) with all the terrain arrayed

My Kuang Shi, really want to give these guys a run.

Yes sir that is another one, again!

Roleplaying does this to you. Sore thumbs for instance. All those spikey D8s and D4s

Barry and the Wings of Glory game, must ask Coke for some sponsorship money.

Happenings at the Club, Infinity, RPG, 40K and Wings of Glory

Sorry Club updates have been a little hit and miss over the last month or two. Forgetting camera, running out of time you know all the usual reasons but really everyone at the club knows I am just slack. For those visiting Moruya or old members coming back to visit their parents just a reminder when we meet.

2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the Month. The only reason we ever cancel is when we are all sick or the Church has a function. This needless to say is not often. Oh where are we? Presbyterian Church Hall Moruya.

On with Feb 2nds night just a few images of games in progress.

Wings of Glory

This was a 4 Brit plane (and players) vs the Huns Balloon and Anit Aircraft Gun trucks (AI controlled)

Our illustrious wing commander just before take off, ponders the likelihood of success.

We circle the balloon and shoot away but keep picking up low damage cards, alas the balloon starts to be drawn back down towards the ground if it gets there after 9 turns we have failed.

Damage mounts as the balloon catches fire.

Note all the aeroplanes under the balloon well right at this moment it finally falls and attempts to engulf the swarming fighters.

Gone, a fitting end for a clever artillery spotter.

Set up time, thus chat time

Infintiy Ariadna vs Yu Jing (we need to seek sponsorship from a certain soft drink company)

New members Yu Jing you should see the basing on these guys, Koi Ponds and gardens i kid you not, Koi Ponds!

Spot the minis in amongst the terrain

From memory the Yu Jing fell to the Ariadna but as it was more or a training game I felt that they went rather well.

40K using the venerable 5th edition only some some of us grey beards have not bothered updating to the what is it 23rd edition yet.

Roleplayers, after the game eith Munchin or Magic the Gathering come out.

Nice little shot of some Infinity style close combat, we are still coming to grips with how this works. 

 

 

 

See you in a week or so chaps.

Sword and Shield 1st attempt with a few units a side

The games we play on holidays. That should have been the title as this is one of a few games from different rules that I have recently had whilst on my long break from work. A bunch of us from the club made it to CanCon and either bought too much or not enough and another post in a few days will display my loot but I thought that it was about time the old medieval minis made it onto the table again.


I had heard a lot of good things about the Sword and Spear rules and though rules and dice had been purchased, measuring sticks had been made and even a whole new army painted I still had not had a game. So last weekend one of the club members also known as my gallant son wanted a proper game with me. (must be after something). A quick check over the minis, drag a handful of terrain out and plonk it all down on his games mat. We were off.

French vs English HYW during the first turn. Only 8 units a side just so we can get our heads around the rules.

We both set up blind, with a large board placed between the two of us. Sort of like a confrontation after the fog lifts.

Note the sneaky English Hobilars making there way with a general through the woods. They moved slow but not so slow that they got bogged down and they forced me to peal away some of my heavy hitters.

Slowly coming together. The large artillery could shoot quite far but just did not seem to cause me much harm.

Notice that my  knights on the left flank have somewhat evaporated. Good shooting there me lad, good shooting.

The sneaky hobilars are about to meet their match.

My dead knights from the archery.

The left flank is about to get messy.

French Knights 1, English Hobilars 0 but I could not get the general too.

At the end of the game the French came out victorious but when we tallied up the starting points we realised that at 8 units a side my French had around 50  points more than the English. Not a really fair battle but better odds then Henry got at Agincourt.

So were the first edition rules for Sword and Spear worth it? Absolutely. Sure we messed up the odd rule or two and I ripped my son off around 50 points in a small game. But the game itself plays fast and feels quite sensible. Even my son wants another game of it so that can't be a bad thing. Now I wonder if I can get the club lads into the game.