Sci-Fi madness

Hoi,

In my immediate vicinity there's a profound lack of historical wargamers and therefore I depend on Sci-Fi and Fantasy wargamers for most of my games. This has prompted me to strip my old Warhammer 40K metal Imperial Guards and set up a new regiment. Because I do not want to buy too much new GW stuff, and since I will not enter a tournament anyway, I decided to get some cheap resin Old Crow http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/25vehicles.htm   vehicles as chimera's and other stand ins.

Here's the first example of a brilliant Old Crow halftrack.

I will add some GW bits to make it look more like a 40K vehicle.

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "Best of the Throggs" by the Throggs.

Blog update!

Hoi!

I'd like to tell you all there's an important update on the other blog:


http://salamanca1812.blogspot.com/2011/03/diorama-base-here-we-come.html

Cheers Sander

Zulu's ahead!

Hoi,

For some time a bunch of Zulu War figures has been clogging up my work-bench. The figures concerned are some testshots from HäT's new Natal Native Contingent:

And some white metal zulu warriors of which I suspect some are high ranking chaps due to their garments but I really are totally clueless as regards Zulu warrior dress-code.

To be honest; I'm glad they are done and off my bench because they are not my cup of tea. I am rubbish with skin-tones! The NNC are very detailed and while Zulu war enthusiasts will like them a lot, for my this was a pain since I knew I wasn't gonna do them well at all...

Okay nuff said,

Cheers Sander

Listening to: nothing really just enjoying a moment of peace and quiet.

Who do you think you are kidding mister zombie?

Hoi,

Last Saturday Jan Willem hosted a game of "All Things Zombie" http://www.allthingszombie.com/games.php Since this game was hosted at the DUCOSIM games convention all visitors could play along in this great participation game. All buildings were cardboard and build by JW, as was the rest of the terrain. Mini's were a lot of different manufacturers, Hasslefree, GW, Wargames Factory and a lot of other stuff. I used 4 of my Dad's Army characters, Cpat Mainwaring (using a Big Ass Pistol), Corporal Jones (Bolt Action Rifle with bayonet), Private Pike (Tommygun SMG) and Private Godfrey with a medic-kit. Since they were all rather elderly JW decided I would move just as fast as the other...erm as the zombies.

Setting of the game: it's just after the Apocryphal outbreak of the zombie-virus and pockets of survivors are holding out against the tide of the un-dead. Armed forces strike groups are being send out to rescue them. Captain Mainwaring has decided to lend them a helping hand. From the south of the town two groups of marines and Dad's Army are entering the town in search of the survivors. 
    
                                            A view of the table

                                        
                                             The game in progress

                                       
                                             The Marines on their way,

                                             Dad's Army confront the zombies, they kick some dead butts at it!

                                            Jan Willem directing the game with sheer good humour.

                                             Themarines get bogged down...

                                        Two zombies were in the way of Dad's Army and the gunshop in which a teacher and some kiddies were hiding. Corporal Jones and Pike foolishly opened up with their guns on the zombies and about 12 more came at them. Jones went down after bravely killing 2 zombies himself and the zombies started eating him (that took them 5 turns) and the rest set off to the target.

                                         A hefty traffic jam going on...

 One of the fire teams of marines have reached their target (an old millionaire  in wheelchair and his nurse) in the manor, but the chopper they called in for evac drew crowds of zombies to them. The marines got eaten and the millionaire fled back into his house.

The zombies all went for the chopper and so Dad's Army could go silently for the gun-shop. While Pike went on overwatch, the captain started up an ambulance and Godfrey went to get the children via the back-door.

After everybody boarded, the ambulance rambled on and away. And so I won the game.

Hope you liked the report!

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "Insomniac"by Green Day

More Metals

Hoi,

In one of the prior posts on this blog I've shown some white metal figures I have recently painted. Today another batch of them will be shown to the public.

First is the the last remaining French lady from the set of 3 ladies shown before. I took a long time coming up with this particular colour scheme and like it pretty well. This is also my first try-out of a more olive-coloured skin-tone and I think I can still improve on that.

Next up are 3 ADC's delivered without horses, these are the test-samples done for the supplier. From left to right, French ADC, French Ordinance officer and finally a Brunswick ADC

Back views:

Well enjoy,

Cheers Sander,

Listening to: "Machine Head"Deep Purple

How to make a stormtrooper!

Hoi,

How do you make your own stormtrooper? Well buy a makerbot 3D printer! http://www.makerbot.com/ At work we now have done so and this marvel of modern technology has printed the Stormtrooper helmet below. I was asked to try and paint it. I am by far not happy with the result but hey loads of factors influencing the painting process:
1) the plastic has to be cleaned (I forgot to do that...)
2) The plastic needs to be sanded because it comes out of the printer in a very rough form.

Anyway: here are some pictures:

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "Beyond Hell/ Above Heaven" by Vollbeat

"Here come the lobsters!"

Hoi,

Just one picture today. My first Peninsular British Regiment for gaming.

Cheers Sander


Still listening to Tron Legacy the Soundtrack by Daft Punk on Spotify