Hobby Round up Week 44

Its been a very quiet week in the world of hobby, so much so that the only picture we have is one that missed the deadline last week.

Frazer has made some headway into some more 15mm tanks, look out for more updates on these are going next week

Hobby Round up Week 30

Another Sunday, another bunch of Hobby Updates;

 

Frazer has continued to work on his modern figures, here are the work in progress and final picture, sans base, of his latest offering.

 

Big Papa continues to work in mysterious ways, first up is a 15mm foot knight, perfect of tiny games of Warhammer or Frostgrave if you are short of table space.

 

Big Papa has also finished his first Age of Sigmar figure, a how to guide on painting the stonework will be on the blog Tuesday.

 

Finally for this week some more Malifaux figures from Chris, this time three Archers

Hobby Round up Week 25

Hello again everyone its hobby update time again.

 

This week we'll kick off with Frazer who has been working on a range of projects, firstly some 15mm British tanks for Simon.

 

 

 

He has also been wrestling with some 28mm moderns; not happy with the camo pattern shown in a previous update, it has gone through some repaints, and Fraz has now settled on the paint job shown below.

 

And finally, he has added some colour to his Disk rider of Tzeentch, maybe we'll see this on the battlefield soon, but will it be for 8th or 9th edition of Warhammer?

 

 

Simon has finished building another carrier for his 15m British

 

 

Neil has started a new project, some Forgefathers for Mantic Games' Deadzone. Here we have 3 Brokkr, 1 with a magma rifle and an engineer with an inferno drill. Also shown is a Forgeguard with auto cannon.

 

 

 

Big Papa Jon has really embraced Guild Ball. He has gone to town with a couple of goals, has undercoated some figures and has swiftly finished painting Greede. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally this week, after finishing (minus bases) his Guild Ball Morticians, Chris has moved onto something a bit different, finishing (again minus base) the first of his 'Ninja Turtles' figures; after finishing Leonardo, he has now started the other three Heroes in a half shell.

 

Panther Ausf G - Painted

I've had these for quite some time but finally finished the camouflage and I have to say that they are pretty nice.  How the oak material holds up in play I have no idea.  Look great though.

Hobby Round up Week 14

Happy Chocolate Eating Sunday! Another busy week on the hobby tables of our club member's.

 

Frazer has been busy with a number of different projects, including some 15mm tanks and some 'In Her Majesties Name' figures. That pesky walker is built and now has some paint on it.

 

 

 

Simon has continues his painting frenzy with some more 15mm British for Battle Group...

 ...and a Sergeant for his Crimson Fist Terminators.

 

And finally, Chris has finished his to big units of Night Goblins, that include converted command groups and some Clubbers and Netters. All these units are missing are some Fanatics, which are half done.

 

Battlegroup Overlord Battle Report - Flank Attack 500 points

 

This week we played the Flank Attack mission from the BGO book.  This was a series of encounters between the British Armoured Regiment Commanded by Si and Neil and the elements from the 21^st Panzer Division commanded by Frazer and Next Door Matt.  We played 500 points which we have found to be our realistic maximum for a club night game.

British Order of Battle
FHQ in Sherman
Comms Unit
Sherman Tank Squadron inc Firefly
Infantry Platoon inc 6 Pounder HMG, 3" Mortar
Sniper
25 Pounder Battery - on table
25 Pounder Battery - off table
4+ Additional artillery support

 

German Order of Battle
FHQ in Halftrack 251
Armoured Panzergrenadier Infantry Platoon in 251's
Stug Battery - 3 plus Ace
Sniper
Recon Command
120mm off table Mortar Battery
Famo Recovery
Supply Trucks x2
Pre-registered Target Point
4+ Additional artillery support

Hobby round up 2015 week 2

Welcome to week two of our hobby round up.

First up, originally completed last week, but just too late to post, we have some Shermans, a Cromwell and a Churchill painted by Frazer.

Next up is a work in progress shot of some Dark Eldar Scourges painted by Chris. Since this photo was taken, these five have been finished off, with only their bases to do, which will be done once the next five are finished.

 

 

The final work in progress picture for this week is from Big Papa Jon. Jon who is currently residing north of the border will be returning to Bristol in the summer and has dug out some of his Mordheim Goblins. He is preparing them for our campaign which we intend to start later this year.

 

An last but not least, Wednesday saw games night return. Matt and Frazer played a game of Chain of Command, which they got half way through, and Elliot and Neil played 40k. Below are a few pictures of the 40k game.

The Blood Angels deploy

Orks deployed

The end of the Baal Predator

 

 

Wednesday War - Battlegroup Overlord & Dead Man's Hand

Battlegroup Overlord (BGO)

 

 

This week’s game saw Si and Frazer return to Battlegroup Overlord.  We decided to drop the points from 600 to 400 in an effort to complete a game in an evening.  We also used a single D6 for orders.  This produced some tactical challenges and produced a quick turn for each player most of the time.  We haven’t played with a single D6 for orders since the first 3-4 games and having played a lot more games it is now far less of an obstacle than it first appeared to be.

 

Frazer’s list

 

Fallschirmjäger Battlegroup

 

Forward HQ

Infantry Platoon + Pak38 + 2 Panzerfausts

Infantry Platoon + Pak38 + 2 Panzerfausts

2 x 80mm Mortars – off table

Sniper

 

Simon’s list

 

British Armoured Division

 

Forward HQ

Infantry Platoon inc light mortar + 6 Pounder + Vickers HMG + 3” mortar + PIAT

Tank Troop 2 x Sherman, 1 x Firefly

Off table artillery request (2+)

Sniper

 

We used the Carentan layout from the BGO book but had the Germans holding the three buildings in the centre and the road junction with a platoon and the British started with a platoon on the Western table edge; all other units in reserve.  Snipers were deployed

 First and Second squads hold the village

 Third squad hold the road

The British advanced through the wood line and wait for their armour to arrive before attempting an assault on the village

 Holding both the village and the main road, the Fallschirmjäger bring up an AT gun (used as a Pak38)

As the Germans pull their other AT gun forward 25 Pounder barrage lands pinning the platoon HQ and the sniper.  The MG team at the corner of the wall were targeted by the British 6 pounder, the Vickers HMG and mortar fire.  The never lost a man and the two occasions they failed their save they passed their morale check with a successful beyond the call of duty test and brassed up the advancing infantry

 The Platoon HQ and Sniper are pinned down

 When your number is up it’s up.  The Pak38 may lack some punch at this point in the war but double 6 is double 6 and the lead Sherman brews up.  Moments later the Sherman on the road meets the same fate.  The tankers had pushed their luck as the firefly had been pinned twice as

The chit pulled for the loss of the armour and the attempt to call in the aircraft.  The British had two attempts for aircraft and were unlucky to miss both chances. 

It wasn’t to be a day of days for the British as a wildly deviating ranging shot lands in the British forming up point pinning a section, the Forward HQ and the light mortar team.

As the evening drew to a close the British still had a lot of open ground to cover and the BR was 18 from 29 whilst the Germans were 10 from 34.

Dead Man's Hand

Chris and NDM are heading in to Scout Hut and for Wild West entertainment of Dead Man's Hand

 The gangs are heading into town

Scene One

Chase “Quick Draw” Mcgraw, ducked back down under the window frame, wary he may be see.

A few minutes earlier he’d been rumbled, sneaking marked cards into the poker deck was always going to be risky, but being the chance of being caught is what made it exciting…. Until he actually was caught.
hase left the comfort of the Inn, intent on making a run for it, but no sooner had the saloon doors stopped swinging, did the bullets start flying.

From the cover of the outdoor latrine Wyat unleashed a hail of shots at Chase, who successfully ducked out of the way. Taking this opportunity, Chase rushed across the dusty street, burst through the latrine door and fired at point blank range…

Click, click, click…

Empty!

With one swift move, Wyat turned and bang Chase was down in the dirt.

Scene Two

Hearing about Chase’s demise, his former gang mates marched into to town to get revenge.
Finding the Wyat brothers held up in the boozer, the surrounded the hut ready to unleash pain.

Little did they know that the Wyat family knew they were coming, and as Chase’s crew got ready for the attack, Dirk and Clarence made the presence know and appeared out of the shadows, a hail of repeater shots pinging off the buildings, narrowly missing the strangers in town.

 

With the signal given, the Wyat’s burst out of the tavern, guns blazing, straight into the teeth of the shotgun of Curt, Chase’s brother!

Click, click!

Another empty weapon, another piece of bad luck!

Cursing at the inferior equipment is sibling had provided the gang, Curt ordered his gang to close up and dispatch the Wyat family as fast as possible.

Click, Click…

It wasn’t just Curt and Chase who had rubbish kit, the whole gang did, and as the realisation hit, so did the shots from the Wyat’s.

One by one Curts gang hit the dirt, blood seeping into the drainage as the Wyat’s shots found their mark. It was all over in minutes, and then the small town of Scout Hut went quiet, only broken by the clicking of glasses as the victors toasted their victory.