Introducing the Wolfs

Rune Priest Bjornsson had been tasked by Lord Ragnar himself with consolidating the Imperial hold on Vogen.

“Floki….Sigemund, are the men ready?” Sigfast knew they would be but in the battle barge’s war room protocols needed to be followed.

“The blood claws are chomping at the bit priest” announced Floki with a grin on his face, “they are ready to blood the new recruits”

“Intel shows it may not be as easy as we thought Lord Bjornsson” a call came from the banks of screens just outside the war room doors.

“Show me” Sigfast bellowed as he moved over to the holotable, the main city had the standard green hue with the populated areas showing up slightly white with the mass of the population, then as they looked areas started to show red area’s which grew in size. They knew of the Chaos Horde which had been left behind in hiding after the last war but this was new.

“What are we looking at?” Sigemund called, a serf came in with a data slate and handed it to the Wolf Guard………..” Tyranids!!!”

“Fleet wide access protocol” the Rune Priest said in a calm yet booming voice, “This is Sigfast Bjornsson, ready the assault craft, war is upon Vogen and we have been tasked by our Lord Blackmane to take it to the Chaos filth, now we have alien scum wanting to taste our wrath” they could hear his voice across the entire fleet as if he was stood next to each and every one of them “For Russ and The All Farther let them wish they had left this planet alone”

……..The Hunt was about to begin.

The Wolfs Return

Wow it's been a while since we/me/any of us posted properly on here but with the kick off of a new 40k campaign it seems to have sparked a resurgence in blogging.

As much as I normally always use my Crimson Fists for campaigns I've alsways had a love for the Space Wolfs so decided I'd get back to my small army (arond 2k when finished).

So here is my WIP....Rune Priest Sigfast Bjornsson

The basic model is coming from the standard Space Marine Librarian mainly becasue I think it's awesome.....with some little tweaks here and there I'm hoping to wolfy him up enough.

I've replaced the lower leg with a lower leg from a standard wolf leg as this has some runes already on it.
I've also been using the Space Wolf accessory kit for a change of head and a wolf totem for the head of the staff so far, I'll possibly be getting some aid from Big Papa (if he's up for it) for a few more fidely bits.

More pics to follow as he gets done.

p.s. if there are spelling mistakes........tough!!!

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

 

 

The £5 Challenge Part 3

With under a week to go before our figures return to eBay, lets see how everyone is getting on...

First up, Elliot who has almost finished his Ork Warboss, with just the gun and base to do.

Frazer is making steady progress with his Long Fang sergeant, with the face and beard now completed.

 

 

 

 

Simon has done most of the work on his Chaos champion, with the weapon, bone and base to be done.

 

 

 

Neil's Librarian is coming along well, and even has a unique stone clad base ready for it to stand on

 

 

 

Chris is the first person to finish his figure, although the picture isn't doing the paint job justice, hopefully he'll be able to get a better one done at games night this week before listing on Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

Me again.....

Right well I've actually been good, not only have I built stuff for the club I've even painted some of my marines.......Yes I know shock horror.......

In a previous post I put on the first 5 Sternguard and lo and behold I've finished the other 5 for the full squad.

Here's the full squad, they are ready for the table but all are needing the blue to be highlighted.

WIP and next on the list for my marines are Terminators, this is the first 5 of the close combat squad I have.....All in I have 20 Terminators, 10 standard and 10 close combat.

 

More will appear over the month due to having every Friday off in December, holiday had to be used somehow........see you all on the updates.

More for the table.........

Well here I am again with an update on the scenery that the club has recently purchased for DMH and 15mm WWII games (FoW & BG).
In the previous post you saw the start of my manic building as soon as I opened the box which contained the 4Ground DMH buildings, the next evening continued at the same sort of pace.....

First up the Sheriff's office inc the jail which has break out bits......

Next was the big Undertakers, this is a fantastic model with plastic windows and paper cut outs for the banners.

 

 

These two take the building count to 6 for DMH which is great for the size of table needed.....must admit if 4Ground do a bank, hotel & railway station I'll be badgering the rest of the club to get those too......

 

As you can see the table looks good but with a few more feature buildings it would look great..

 

 

Finally the WIP 15mm stuff...

 

This stuff is from Commission Figurines, although there are only a few pieces to put together I found that these were a little more time consuming due to the need for a dry run first as some of the pegs that hold the buildings together needed to be trimmed a little, also the fact that they now need to be painted is a little annoying for me. 4Ground is ready to go once stuck. Still very good models and the detail is great just needs a little more on the inside, slightly better cut and a paint job. 9 of them built over two evenings.

Anyway that's it for laser cut buildings for the foreseeable future, it's back to the foam card Mordhiem buildings for me.......they should be done ready for the New Year.





Stuff.....

Well look at me two posts in one week.......

It's been a busy evening hobby wise, as I mentioned in my previous post the club has decided to look at the scenery we have also to look at new stuff, so to the reason why the post.....
As a club we have been using 4Ground for Flames of War/Battlegroup, Bolt Action and of course Deadmans Hand (DMH). As a club we finally decided to add to DMH with the release of the new Undertakers (I've been wanting more for some time, the club just needed convincing).
Look what turned up on my doorstep this evening just as I got home.....

 

Now after a few hours work (I say work but I enjoy the building part), first the gallows and carts.

 

 

Also the yard panel fence without the gates, those are still to be built.

 

 

Over the rest of the weekend I have 1. The Undertakers, 2. The Sheriffs Office  3. Yard Panel Fencing with Gates.......should all be done by Sunday evening ready for DMH Wednesday night.



Paint Station.......

Well it's that time again, my painting head is back on and I must admit I've missed it. Sitting at my desk listening to tunes and painting models.....why don't I do it more often.

Anyway down to business, there is way to much stuff for me to say what I need to do so I'll simplify it. We've been having several games of WFB doubles to get Klepto and Binx ready for the doubles this weekend @GW HO, so Lordy and I have been trying out several different armies, I've used my Skaven & Orcs which is what brings out the below pic of finished models.

I've had these 3 Heresy Miniatures Trolls for several years and not really done much with them which is daft seeing as they are easy to paint, Wanted to get something under my belt and finished to put on here rather than just WIP stuff (I have way to much of that).

Now on to the WIP stuff, I've been collecting my Crimson Fists marines since....ummm....errr....well lets just say it's been a long time. The old codex introduced the new Vet squads of Sternguard and Vanguard, with that I decided to make my own Sternguard.

First 5 are table top ready, they just need the blue to be highlighted.

Second 5 are ready for detail highlights & basing ready for the table top.

Finally I got the standard bearer and apothecary up to TTS, to match the rest of the command squad.

Well that's me done for now, I'll be busy over the next few months as the club have decided we need to sort out the scenery, looking at repairs/redo's and new stuff, so you'll see a few posts from me as I stuck my hand up for the building of bits (can't paint scenery for toffee).

Dead Mans Hand......

Well it's about time I got back to posting, I've sort of been busy with houses moves etc etc blah blah blah....right enough of that and down to the fun bit.

With the introduction of DMH to the club I went for the wonderful looking Black Scorpian figures and had decided that I would go for the Outlaw gang so with those five and Tombstone2 I made a small gang.

I wanted to have a similar look to all the models so that you never know which one is doin the killin, if they all look the same you can't finger them in a lineup...

First up is the gang boss...

 

Then "The man with no name"....

 

People Carrier......

Well look at me 2 blogs in the same month......

Well as the title says the need for a people carrier was needed for my Bolt Action Brits and thanks to Zed  (and at some point in the future some sticking stuff together for him), this little beauty landed in my hands.

 

That was Wednesday night...........

 

Now on Thursday night................Tah Dah

 

 

Quick review, nice model, about the right size, very fiddly and lots of bits but still fun to put together.



More Buildings!!!

Right it's been a few weeks since my last post, but then that's the joy of moving. Anyway the reason for the post is simple really, with the amount of BA we've been playing and the up and coming big game the need for more buildings was needed.

Building 1, another pub/Inn....you can never have enough.

 

Building 2, slightly larger town house.

 

Admittidly theye are using a large amount of the Mordhiem cardboard scenery but then why not. Both units are still in need of roofs (not sure what to do there, ideas welcome), then need sealing and undercoating to then be passed on to Jabba/Lordy for a nice paint job.

 

The final piece for now will be the town hall with clock tower......

 

 

Let me know what you think so far.