tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61435675066283423532024-03-14T08:31:26.488+00:00Javier at warThis blog is to share my main hobby which is painting and wargaming with miniatures. I paint and play historics, fantasy and sci-fi, from 6 mm to 28 mm.blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-20900279486345417452024-03-13T13:47:00.006+00:002024-03-13T13:47:40.552+00:00Trolls this time<p> Here is another finished unit for TOW, three Chaos Trolls. I am playing them this afternoon.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bIK2sm_AqNjUE4AuOFHj-llcKE9A6bbR4Zh1rOcsv8tgzVWnhl3ONOlBWHfUDUJwmApXlboPN4hWvVForIn3UcZMu8XI8boHMaZj4_e248AxOXnB1YCI1cD3OimjdfN21oOB895GlBDoSJeWC-aZ347dKZ1IZApJBl0Rp2Kcmz46VDi0hXiQENOGXUg/s4320/IMG_0058_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bIK2sm_AqNjUE4AuOFHj-llcKE9A6bbR4Zh1rOcsv8tgzVWnhl3ONOlBWHfUDUJwmApXlboPN4hWvVForIn3UcZMu8XI8boHMaZj4_e248AxOXnB1YCI1cD3OimjdfN21oOB895GlBDoSJeWC-aZ347dKZ1IZApJBl0Rp2Kcmz46VDi0hXiQENOGXUg/w400-h300/IMG_0058_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixihkImb4z8vupUHJZ6Kl8E83te60joh3VCP9xKaZtAfTW54dhA5uJIjeZ3TsmYTha6L8ElHnyCywaZXhR6G5fLxfulMvKF9u2byPL55fqUNdKlBEcrvu8AORLl0TkezGWUFfDyPpYlzcZeSVjR865FknyETEzZHAx1uCo-to3kMPKnKqN3S1VyxFedEM/s4320/IMG_0057_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixihkImb4z8vupUHJZ6Kl8E83te60joh3VCP9xKaZtAfTW54dhA5uJIjeZ3TsmYTha6L8ElHnyCywaZXhR6G5fLxfulMvKF9u2byPL55fqUNdKlBEcrvu8AORLl0TkezGWUFfDyPpYlzcZeSVjR865FknyETEzZHAx1uCo-to3kMPKnKqN3S1VyxFedEM/w400-h300/IMG_0057_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-60942941471311635982024-02-28T14:33:00.003+00:002024-02-28T14:33:24.400+00:00Another completed unit of Chaos Warriors<p>I had painted these 11 chaps on 2021 but I needed 7 more to make a full unit with three rows of six.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRYqvS_7_Q3_qrTUag8x9ZoKxv0R4IiI5pNF-A1ejkY1Jp39eO9cCcTLnZZ46_h_3eotdGFFy8ydlpBm2CKVCQ8-spBw4OPjX4svGG3-nBlmzg6_gFvcaVDgEAZ2oXctejd1GUKZI2SlB79GN8mBWoet82djuxOISom5PnEW4WZUeWngz9zbdUpOyCdM/s2048/IMG_8864_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="2048" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRYqvS_7_Q3_qrTUag8x9ZoKxv0R4IiI5pNF-A1ejkY1Jp39eO9cCcTLnZZ46_h_3eotdGFFy8ydlpBm2CKVCQ8-spBw4OPjX4svGG3-nBlmzg6_gFvcaVDgEAZ2oXctejd1GUKZI2SlB79GN8mBWoet82djuxOISom5PnEW4WZUeWngz9zbdUpOyCdM/s320/IMG_8864_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So I took this evil warrior from Reaper that I painted on 2023... <br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-LrkaG-YIDTYlZTIzYkTRi24ySoWYpjM4sXRjSLtIe_0ToLxAtddTZmTMQedOGSOIu838kFnIOWhega_t5kVtcWSiI6wSBArr27X5tYpyKpUXHwA0DRW858Lx7HvaFstzNcrHfUHm165oHhhuu-tAUfZqtxj_ErKNkaf-XaHD38bT4N9QGAOgdmY1XE/s2048/IMG_8927_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1796" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-LrkaG-YIDTYlZTIzYkTRi24ySoWYpjM4sXRjSLtIe_0ToLxAtddTZmTMQedOGSOIu838kFnIOWhega_t5kVtcWSiI6wSBArr27X5tYpyKpUXHwA0DRW858Lx7HvaFstzNcrHfUHm165oHhhuu-tAUfZqtxj_ErKNkaf-XaHD38bT4N9QGAOgdmY1XE/s320/IMG_8927_Fotor.jpg" width="281" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and glued a Chaos shield on his free arm, and it instantly became a GW Chaos
Warrior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTa4eHXmaXhTQVkr_QXdJIwqSCwVYiz0Xa8d_FKuPYuZU5Pup3Z-dtoTPmMVnGDnj1kQciOwFKqJXfn0rkoR5wrDY9fT8P7DiPC_g_wNjFzU7Jz6i4rXhy6Aqsw5ZlPdL5OEtBHv-GWn8qyt6-cSJOYvdVwEJU4CBqKL9XVVx2KeQWiTJbI3SCITLr2A/s2607/IMG_0050(1)_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="1927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTa4eHXmaXhTQVkr_QXdJIwqSCwVYiz0Xa8d_FKuPYuZU5Pup3Z-dtoTPmMVnGDnj1kQciOwFKqJXfn0rkoR5wrDY9fT8P7DiPC_g_wNjFzU7Jz6i4rXhy6Aqsw5ZlPdL5OEtBHv-GWn8qyt6-cSJOYvdVwEJU4CBqKL9XVVx2KeQWiTJbI3SCITLr2A/s320/IMG_0050(1)_Fotor.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I recovered and Games Day Chaos Warrior (don't remember which year is ) and included as Champion of the unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="2231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtJrm8pZt7mcZEzq0OLAoo-XZFTyh9SdPe1Vpo7Me9_paQOPZWkpV3cPqAp5Fk49BSElvjSWPwopDzBYjI2YbIdH18Il4m7AV6vKlhC_G3WrsiqdzwEQvdosvq6pmq7p8-FoUnA5lsHi5GB6aP7ta8_d5eur62zTmDTBvpZGjUhgP-MGK4fFizv5teg0/s320/IMG_0051_Fotor.jpg" width="274" /> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I still needed five more Warriors so I 3D printed them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIiXJrDUIEcnR6QypDU3vdEaXkiMOAliRhBkrtd5fA2g6tkKqeDqfunRYzNfYVFCAJrNSBrtxoX_uxwFFRbmoGY5qPVYGxihviSuD7Mv5Wvrm6lF7JX-EBclxr0t15H6juVurvez7rUZ4TsX-ZgbOnYsHqG7IaSvyewrFIJLzMSmalwYJEbbabD6xiq0/s4320/IMG_0052_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIiXJrDUIEcnR6QypDU3vdEaXkiMOAliRhBkrtd5fA2g6tkKqeDqfunRYzNfYVFCAJrNSBrtxoX_uxwFFRbmoGY5qPVYGxihviSuD7Mv5Wvrm6lF7JX-EBclxr0t15H6juVurvez7rUZ4TsX-ZgbOnYsHqG7IaSvyewrFIJLzMSmalwYJEbbabD6xiq0/s4320/IMG_0052_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="4320" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIiXJrDUIEcnR6QypDU3vdEaXkiMOAliRhBkrtd5fA2g6tkKqeDqfunRYzNfYVFCAJrNSBrtxoX_uxwFFRbmoGY5qPVYGxihviSuD7Mv5Wvrm6lF7JX-EBclxr0t15H6juVurvez7rUZ4TsX-ZgbOnYsHqG7IaSvyewrFIJLzMSmalwYJEbbabD6xiq0/s320/IMG_0052_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And voilá! here is the full unit. As they are a bit taller that the previous unit of Chaos Warriors, I think I will deploy them as Chosen. <br /></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo8SMCmaMDZcPfG8zK8uWBf1JSBAEMTlEF59pAfER-rcHjhtMMBEkPf-7kWxssRGo5HoXBPIzVfFidO8vqx61mgpPwH_dBhlQmQxH0xDJ23BKHpg5w1Ls0LbGK7_naCld38n0dENtzNg5wR0FEiXnsUOzQlb4QrpQV53RfEakRnqWnOa8gqPXLZc_Pv8/s4201/IMG_0049_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2251" data-original-width="4201" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo8SMCmaMDZcPfG8zK8uWBf1JSBAEMTlEF59pAfER-rcHjhtMMBEkPf-7kWxssRGo5HoXBPIzVfFidO8vqx61mgpPwH_dBhlQmQxH0xDJ23BKHpg5w1Ls0LbGK7_naCld38n0dENtzNg5wR0FEiXnsUOzQlb4QrpQV53RfEakRnqWnOa8gqPXLZc_Pv8/s320/IMG_0049_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-50411444766986527642024-02-17T14:34:00.002+00:002024-02-17T14:34:24.760+00:00Chaos hero on horse<p>I had this fellow from long ago, with the idea of painting it someday to be the general of my Chaos army, so now with the TOW hype I finally did it. </p><p>I am not happy with the final result but it is done. I mean, it is not bad but neither good. Maybe painting 1/72 scale for much time has spoilt a bit my already average level painting skills.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaDFnyFCg5I7Ah_plkO3sJfyHreNzkXIh_Be5izvmU-gr0R1sO7oxBvFJjIWeXvxBwX-V2NHUrVbaDlABhqrltyq_QcCm9ztOlfDV1gikhcS9ixD3Ltb2aaFgaMIFGurYcNmVq4eetCjwcgEnIgC7epNmOwKrBLCuWDddHEs0F7XvlEUfYZOwnrDRNKg/s3406/IMG_0045_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="3406" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaDFnyFCg5I7Ah_plkO3sJfyHreNzkXIh_Be5izvmU-gr0R1sO7oxBvFJjIWeXvxBwX-V2NHUrVbaDlABhqrltyq_QcCm9ztOlfDV1gikhcS9ixD3Ltb2aaFgaMIFGurYcNmVq4eetCjwcgEnIgC7epNmOwKrBLCuWDddHEs0F7XvlEUfYZOwnrDRNKg/w400-h329/IMG_0045_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Anyway, I always thought the pose of both rider and horse had a close resemblance to the Death Dealer picture by the master Frank Frazetta. What do you think? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-H_jQtadTUFGiJyp4bS49hcPqX08S5zrFEiQocq4Puma5W5E1RjJ368LO86sIIvidGSe_CeWmRCKrSCrGiKrfvS5wfOsc3uuVRCs4yJs9tnHyQdOpWNxVYlDNngBX4r-6nl2UVEtXxOv6rRexrljwh4YVrt7_ItbisiTOur4evIWfvgamb6hF6A1PMc/s1068/death%20dealer_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1001" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-H_jQtadTUFGiJyp4bS49hcPqX08S5zrFEiQocq4Puma5W5E1RjJ368LO86sIIvidGSe_CeWmRCKrSCrGiKrfvS5wfOsc3uuVRCs4yJs9tnHyQdOpWNxVYlDNngBX4r-6nl2UVEtXxOv6rRexrljwh4YVrt7_ItbisiTOur4evIWfvgamb6hF6A1PMc/w375-h400/death%20dealer_Fotor.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><p></p><p>Below you have two more pictures to let you see the special cloak made of defeated armies this character is wearing: Bretonnia, Empire, Dark Elves and Orks.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSqnihEtxPWqE4Ff93sG0aKEvDTHk3jzCc1ZwbagC2S3Zh8GpZN5xkSxYu78ScD5SUxaexn47creY3I6SKRk3XvI0dwGDzHgqS1eG2KQGTkr5Ria59AtRvyQSVxfCo14jdTsmmBoBi-tJ2N2jvqbFvLclcr4KKxs_CIZaCOB1MjG2veneGEX5TE1nC_E/s3543/IMG_0046_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="3543" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSqnihEtxPWqE4Ff93sG0aKEvDTHk3jzCc1ZwbagC2S3Zh8GpZN5xkSxYu78ScD5SUxaexn47creY3I6SKRk3XvI0dwGDzHgqS1eG2KQGTkr5Ria59AtRvyQSVxfCo14jdTsmmBoBi-tJ2N2jvqbFvLclcr4KKxs_CIZaCOB1MjG2veneGEX5TE1nC_E/w400-h323/IMG_0046_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Is7AmNOCWSHnHksISDjwSB8udsGG7LY_XV0tlAyun3lteJjCkTyOQOdAj1y6S_tmrAzOa2DtxDIBneF9286Doux7W0ZJKMDPMVHvDtSDzCW7s00p9ffTltr-kGrEBbfxoKH1IAaSzASIS4bQHR17ppeNXp6OIzvHecd4BhAG87rkQdMMNxsosozTj4s/s3793/IMG_0047_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3793" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Is7AmNOCWSHnHksISDjwSB8udsGG7LY_XV0tlAyun3lteJjCkTyOQOdAj1y6S_tmrAzOa2DtxDIBneF9286Doux7W0ZJKMDPMVHvDtSDzCW7s00p9ffTltr-kGrEBbfxoKH1IAaSzASIS4bQHR17ppeNXp6OIzvHecd4BhAG87rkQdMMNxsosozTj4s/w400-h259/IMG_0047_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-50255113471679160152024-02-15T18:45:00.003+00:002024-02-15T19:21:01.699+00:00Prepping 1/72 soft plastic figures for painting<p>From time to time there is always somebody who asks what is the best method to prepare soft plastic figures to prevent chipping. I remember my first times painting these bendy figures without any information, and how frustrating it was to see how the paint flake off the miniatures after a while, so I decided to publish the way it works for me after much experimenting. I hope someone may find it helpful.</p><p>First of all, rinse with dish soap and warm water and the help of an old toothbrush.</p><p><br />Once dry, use a primer with a brush. I am using Vallejo acrylic-polyutrethane Surface Primer for
aerograph, but with just a brush and the same results. Many
spray primers have chemicals that do not go well with soft plastics.
This method of priming with a brush was recommended by Reaper miniatures
to use on his Bones soft plastic range and it really works.</p><p>Optionally, you can reinforce bendy parts like a spear with PVA or white glue.</p><p>It is a good idea to give several coats of diluted acrilyc paints to the figures. Acrylic is more flexible than oil paints, and several diluted coats are
more elastic and resistant than one thick coat of paint. Speaking of
which, new contrast or Xpress paints work really well with soft plastic
as they are thin and very flexible. I'm attaching a video I made for you
to see how flexible are the new paints (the spears were painted with
Vallejo Xpress). Also, at the back you can see the primer I'm using. It
is sold in white, grey and black colour.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzxEjdxT9sDDOVmSfFCXucHTKs0050yWpvFsjZJphRvRgGeBmRofdPs2iBvawjfjcspCUyluX5Vf3clg2OmBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div> <p></p><p>I'm giving two coats of varnish to all my miniatures, be soft or hard plastic or even metal. Glossy is harder than matte, so I give first a gloss coat and then a second matte coat at the next day as I don't like my miniatures to be bright.</p><p>Done.<br /><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-7137854695909128902024-02-11T19:14:00.002+00:002024-02-11T19:26:49.311+00:00The Old World<p>It finally happened and although I said no many times, here I am painting old figures for new games.</p><p>I have painted this unit in a hurry, but only the 16 plastic ones; the champion in metal was already painted long ago, as it was the Gamezone sorcerer.</p><p>I am not rebasing anything; just using adapted trays. <br /></p><p>I am going to try this whole unit plus the sorcerer with the mark of Tzeentch as see how it goes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZJp3ooU_JrXPSZN2Fajcv0CnKVJWOm0qsSUNGpaPnnTBD89vSgWjbSbij7Qx-igZ-4Xy-veF-9Du8dQUHPvWVssZ9twg6z2u-RMNdqfjGgE-ECQom64PovrkCfoohyphenhyphenq6H-xbqHKghPAdIt0mPcUw4wITfeCv6ChuCNsLmlnR1lgcfOYdkNWSnlEM7-A/s3895/IMG_0042_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="3895" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZJp3ooU_JrXPSZN2Fajcv0CnKVJWOm0qsSUNGpaPnnTBD89vSgWjbSbij7Qx-igZ-4Xy-veF-9Du8dQUHPvWVssZ9twg6z2u-RMNdqfjGgE-ECQom64PovrkCfoohyphenhyphenq6H-xbqHKghPAdIt0mPcUw4wITfeCv6ChuCNsLmlnR1lgcfOYdkNWSnlEM7-A/w640-h296/IMG_0042_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-81136493927172539672024-01-19T17:36:00.002+00:002024-01-19T17:38:58.758+00:00Brainnnns<p>These zombies are from the Caesar's Undead Camp Zombies box, one of each pose except one crawling. The woman with the sword carried two swords but I thought it needed too much co-ordination for a zombie so I cut out one of them. Actually, I cut off the other hand's sword with another model and then I got two different zombies.</p><p>They are painted with basic paint coat and wash, and they are going to be the last 1/72 minis I paint for a while as I'm getting again into 28mm. I'm ordering several boxes from Perry's to play Death in the Dark Continent and Bolt Action.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO1vnlzwGx2vsouOqrmmYfo3bTNtv1xmoIS4X-oF696nfWsipwMpg-TljOb-WTFb_kyUYZaza2TIbZaIDaF_QsuS40LA5J9cX3GR1xEqCMf0KBFnfWUfIcIW7__p9nFwfNAzTC0uBhwic-TH5HJhZmrsnoRHCtkV_rfwO7Kx0reatosoGnHg02Xz-t_0/s4269/IMG_0038_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="4269" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO1vnlzwGx2vsouOqrmmYfo3bTNtv1xmoIS4X-oF696nfWsipwMpg-TljOb-WTFb_kyUYZaza2TIbZaIDaF_QsuS40LA5J9cX3GR1xEqCMf0KBFnfWUfIcIW7__p9nFwfNAzTC0uBhwic-TH5HJhZmrsnoRHCtkV_rfwO7Kx0reatosoGnHg02Xz-t_0/s320/IMG_0038_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe7xMt-IfHn-W4OLbALl-SUsf1lnUaK91CUSi1Q0s9My7yYgTNUtX0FmI_heObUylXfVnOJcotyrfrtbK5Poz48EOnCflZqMMsefx2tp3ji90nIRJ_0fDbrrh7iRvDT2eRvSAns-OUVDMAEU1mImaspABJuUp1YZRqvMocLEloF2b_YFwUxWBYhNhrbU/s4135/IMG_0039_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="4135" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe7xMt-IfHn-W4OLbALl-SUsf1lnUaK91CUSi1Q0s9My7yYgTNUtX0FmI_heObUylXfVnOJcotyrfrtbK5Poz48EOnCflZqMMsefx2tp3ji90nIRJ_0fDbrrh7iRvDT2eRvSAns-OUVDMAEU1mImaspABJuUp1YZRqvMocLEloF2b_YFwUxWBYhNhrbU/s320/IMG_0039_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The figures are a bit crude and rather soft and bendy but they will do for zombies.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-30504006327088459312024-01-06T12:30:00.000+00:002024-01-06T12:30:02.410+00:00UN troops<p>I've painted some UN troops to game in Africa with the same box of figures I used for my mercs, the <a href="http://plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=110" target="_blank">Esci NATO troops</a>.</p><p>They are painted like previous ones with just block paint and wash, but I think this time they are a little less dirty and with some extra lights that I did by wiping excess of wash with a clean wet brush. I think their uniforms are good, and although the blue on helmets and berets should be lighter, I'm happy how they turned out in the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRl-3KDeHKYBGSllEHw3JvGkDX0JqeGq-nigi4B02FSoM45uG-IaqmHG4Rs0a5trVjmEoJTvBlVreQ25bwpyOYtaenaJlAB_AR_HIv0UEqr-maPi_vBv3VUH-wk18wlQ05D5ZqvUmJE9vUl-VjpbYXZpzUw2XrF9DaPKHDH7Rf6NxfhVhgGZlI2x0txE/s3409/IMG_0016_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="3409" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRl-3KDeHKYBGSllEHw3JvGkDX0JqeGq-nigi4B02FSoM45uG-IaqmHG4Rs0a5trVjmEoJTvBlVreQ25bwpyOYtaenaJlAB_AR_HIv0UEqr-maPi_vBv3VUH-wk18wlQ05D5ZqvUmJE9vUl-VjpbYXZpzUw2XrF9DaPKHDH7Rf6NxfhVhgGZlI2x0txE/w400-h183/IMG_0016_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XVnN-n1_sX-eGObps4o_hceWKksLaTDLbnIBcydqci8SBEmtDF_kR1kIcD2x8bOCz0CHnYxy0vHE-3sCO_aRoV1e8KONwzevz0TYzsREyYgQexrU3fg2OsnJlfmkgZn42W_KC6QylI4wMdFQ7ks0wX8UKEsbelf9k-Zlmc7dYBmDTp_zQpu3tnx-YVs/s3327/IMG_0015_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="3327" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XVnN-n1_sX-eGObps4o_hceWKksLaTDLbnIBcydqci8SBEmtDF_kR1kIcD2x8bOCz0CHnYxy0vHE-3sCO_aRoV1e8KONwzevz0TYzsREyYgQexrU3fg2OsnJlfmkgZn42W_KC6QylI4wMdFQ7ks0wX8UKEsbelf9k-Zlmc7dYBmDTp_zQpu3tnx-YVs/w400-h185/IMG_0015_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikljTsyd0S_QHtcSVtsRclSyG48s7hvwklw13OgokfunD0Q7EWN_NgktDJCFActcZpo3q894ak6Ghn0Cywjb-vau8C7LAhzvviGFJGZ8Ho-L4KcuzZSTq0Qn3nvNFAF0p5xKgJk9_TLyC4XdoRibRmAlKMgrTggaKihgtPrRmq8nBiqWLJfmhUe9SdfxU/s3099/IMG_0018_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="3099" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikljTsyd0S_QHtcSVtsRclSyG48s7hvwklw13OgokfunD0Q7EWN_NgktDJCFActcZpo3q894ak6Ghn0Cywjb-vau8C7LAhzvviGFJGZ8Ho-L4KcuzZSTq0Qn3nvNFAF0p5xKgJk9_TLyC4XdoRibRmAlKMgrTggaKihgtPrRmq8nBiqWLJfmhUe9SdfxU/w400-h213/IMG_0018_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhDReZIEJndEdA8FyfnJOf2Kd35_cIU4xRnppjm1cOVDWw5Xu4Fe5f-8j9mRzHCKmRCQgFIoLxjoODxZt1mWCGc2t2T2QPbvKRLlvYxqcWJI-4wbJd20SwEU7ulSneSkFkUeqpMLwJqUL6UikQyl2uGk4h_n8YwZ7XLqhU24Ala9jauoZGsoDU_1h4G0/s3007/IMG_0017_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="3007" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhDReZIEJndEdA8FyfnJOf2Kd35_cIU4xRnppjm1cOVDWw5Xu4Fe5f-8j9mRzHCKmRCQgFIoLxjoODxZt1mWCGc2t2T2QPbvKRLlvYxqcWJI-4wbJd20SwEU7ulSneSkFkUeqpMLwJqUL6UikQyl2uGk4h_n8YwZ7XLqhU24Ala9jauoZGsoDU_1h4G0/w400-h204/IMG_0017_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-18924849793203117022023-12-31T14:32:00.001+00:002023-12-31T14:35:53.640+00:00Happy New Year fellow wargamers!<p>Taking advantage of Xmas holidays I've hastily painted one pose of each Ranger from this Dark Alliance box. I've painted them as latest ones, just block paint and wash except the wolf fur on the captain. The white parts you can see is from paint off by me grazing the miniatures with my fingers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmIaERAwCk9vHvxRBljgsxHGc4bLKjSFbqNAdj3XIZtm8JKRqMi_RbDmNCHLRD5wodJyJQcu9NtM1b6EqEgOoBdpoSSYODYvduXxeO6VWqLiJFFGJWKr70DHw6Y14zZ-8t5WyI6GW78g-_Ul31T9T6F1A9Tlqc7Q4FKXwmcNkNDbM54S7atNu7VxRA8c/s4081/IMG_0001_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="4081" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmIaERAwCk9vHvxRBljgsxHGc4bLKjSFbqNAdj3XIZtm8JKRqMi_RbDmNCHLRD5wodJyJQcu9NtM1b6EqEgOoBdpoSSYODYvduXxeO6VWqLiJFFGJWKr70DHw6Y14zZ-8t5WyI6GW78g-_Ul31T9T6F1A9Tlqc7Q4FKXwmcNkNDbM54S7atNu7VxRA8c/w400-h165/IMG_0001_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjPSOqs1UysEW6CP_L3oTVkPQbEVBMBhYbgn-MlJTze50htOhTmoLxnsvbKtZNDH8VB34wZaXGaDjfPmwy10ZTDwQH8xI9lQW0uDPUGPpYRR7BnRv2seL9K5yCQUDG0DrGH6QMLTntWrbAFxQX_hf8ATDyqOnleYB4jVitLbdwA6j_M8kk6fgc2df8OY/s4097/IMG_0002_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="4097" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjPSOqs1UysEW6CP_L3oTVkPQbEVBMBhYbgn-MlJTze50htOhTmoLxnsvbKtZNDH8VB34wZaXGaDjfPmwy10ZTDwQH8xI9lQW0uDPUGPpYRR7BnRv2seL9K5yCQUDG0DrGH6QMLTntWrbAFxQX_hf8ATDyqOnleYB4jVitLbdwA6j_M8kk6fgc2df8OY/w400-h158/IMG_0002_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoGBDRzflSH1AN5u0kTauRJQ4vop7xez_C39jBM_GTTLFkBtLNrqk2qSRFnAZojFMw-QZaLzuWQGTW17DhLvQ9TRpPIain9BnkbQC0h2rmcEhk_E4ToarX-iaFUdaTw4DVUFGxeAy3On5YgO-ItXGhIURzKAB-sMc2yzASLaLX31FrgiEcSrt1Hok8SM/s4092/IMG_0007_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="4092" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoGBDRzflSH1AN5u0kTauRJQ4vop7xez_C39jBM_GTTLFkBtLNrqk2qSRFnAZojFMw-QZaLzuWQGTW17DhLvQ9TRpPIain9BnkbQC0h2rmcEhk_E4ToarX-iaFUdaTw4DVUFGxeAy3On5YgO-ItXGhIURzKAB-sMc2yzASLaLX31FrgiEcSrt1Hok8SM/w400-h154/IMG_0007_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPH93g7Xz98tw-vxSdm6VXN87wcPTwB6a1Xk4LrI36Rea5dGktV1yegtCgqwHeG2VtWEYrPHFeMD68U8RpATsbAZrWZ2JY9qJ3Jqnt9EwHv5N1nbvKyR3f_9c-0mvcnbRjXLUDbx6X-gAYdPUCrDvVIpflxT3pwyftEwQe6okZCrxb5uJlgsQBUVBjmVc/s4092/IMG_0008_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="4092" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPH93g7Xz98tw-vxSdm6VXN87wcPTwB6a1Xk4LrI36Rea5dGktV1yegtCgqwHeG2VtWEYrPHFeMD68U8RpATsbAZrWZ2JY9qJ3Jqnt9EwHv5N1nbvKyR3f_9c-0mvcnbRjXLUDbx6X-gAYdPUCrDvVIpflxT3pwyftEwQe6okZCrxb5uJlgsQBUVBjmVc/w400-h160/IMG_0008_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Happy New Year!<br /></p><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-73660430446770127492023-12-27T13:39:00.002+00:002023-12-27T13:39:13.674+00:00More Mercs<p>Here it is the final batch of mercs. I painted these ones exclusively giving them a base colour coat and then a wash with no lights at all except for the soil of the base and the metallic shine in the guns.</p><p>They would be better with some lights on berets and helmets as well as on flesh, but I wanted them just after the wash and varnish to compare them with highlighted ones.</p><p>I think they turned out quite good but I fell I can still improve results as I was trying right proportions in the mixture. Rougly, I used 3/5 parts of Mercadona floor wax and 2/5 of acrylic Betumen of Judea. I also used lighter colours on the figures to prevent too much darkening from the wash. </p><p>I used to wash directly with Mercadona wax and ink, but the mixture got to watery and run so fast on the figure that some details weren't properly covered by the wash. However, now the Betumen of Judea is so thick that allows the wash to work similarly to the oil versions, and it gets a better coverage and result.<br /></p>I am still struggling with the right proportion and you can see below the difference in the top left and right figures with the two ones in the middle who are lighter or cleaner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCdbzwfRbrhcEXKANHDN9zqHGX4PxaZebDn-66Sv7A33FY6FkZOxhgHRpGqyeiyrrfSn0q-LyR9pvYrCBHmhOazKwMsNF1i68_oPaWjAY26q5g3V8n_qdgFzYYA-TWvivgp0fPQ7DdUFiyf3qJpvydjsEx97SddQFmFTkOkq7B54XWpdNtOb-T5qLhmg/s2624/IMG_9988_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2624" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCdbzwfRbrhcEXKANHDN9zqHGX4PxaZebDn-66Sv7A33FY6FkZOxhgHRpGqyeiyrrfSn0q-LyR9pvYrCBHmhOazKwMsNF1i68_oPaWjAY26q5g3V8n_qdgFzYYA-TWvivgp0fPQ7DdUFiyf3qJpvydjsEx97SddQFmFTkOkq7B54XWpdNtOb-T5qLhmg/w400-h204/IMG_9988_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTKXvvlBQhFOsJ_lu5ABy0XPK6_51P49dbOO-lfm2suUq01ZI0qcVKgKIH2Xg9FtbrcjjQooxkDT-A-ayw8DwogS56m93sTzF6JV8I_bGt8n2xJtQvY6L7q6-VkFq9ccS_ruC0fnd4587BGum0VNm0PZbePAp_yOO2x6UxxfsMU-gdZnKbXVFeOJYcRo/s2984/IMG_9989_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2984" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTKXvvlBQhFOsJ_lu5ABy0XPK6_51P49dbOO-lfm2suUq01ZI0qcVKgKIH2Xg9FtbrcjjQooxkDT-A-ayw8DwogS56m93sTzF6JV8I_bGt8n2xJtQvY6L7q6-VkFq9ccS_ruC0fnd4587BGum0VNm0PZbePAp_yOO2x6UxxfsMU-gdZnKbXVFeOJYcRo/w400-h200/IMG_9989_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIApNaAIMP2YuNBOJIfY6eqq9Flh7lXSg8R5rNLCys0aa2RVtzkS_MqUQdiDc37a8syi-QyQwJ7uQBukz7wPUENk0UFshwGR1L146x20Y0D05jSY8p5UTy_7YBAZjlC1h1gWP6eXSLzRdZiJOO8ygD2_HH6zpcIhCZ2bayIdVDuyqw7tgwlf6tJxq2Lg/s2559/IMG_9990_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2559" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIApNaAIMP2YuNBOJIfY6eqq9Flh7lXSg8R5rNLCys0aa2RVtzkS_MqUQdiDc37a8syi-QyQwJ7uQBukz7wPUENk0UFshwGR1L146x20Y0D05jSY8p5UTy_7YBAZjlC1h1gWP6eXSLzRdZiJOO8ygD2_HH6zpcIhCZ2bayIdVDuyqw7tgwlf6tJxq2Lg/w400-h213/IMG_9990_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTKOjq5moPHb1454hn1HsNncIjT0ehu8ted0dzMG0xU-c8Wftjg-U8wa5OFkmn9aVZwBJEFAkUxM2-V5rc8h9glU324taLk8GJp6ghlTzlr0SeXyqKLrhZBIvL-N3H7Z9UCttGGKZobfk7eALQ_mKObOk6Ieg5uR6xCeieZkf6AUV3gVQ_PMaSP6dU-E/s2524/IMG_9992_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="2524" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTKOjq5moPHb1454hn1HsNncIjT0ehu8ted0dzMG0xU-c8Wftjg-U8wa5OFkmn9aVZwBJEFAkUxM2-V5rc8h9glU324taLk8GJp6ghlTzlr0SeXyqKLrhZBIvL-N3H7Z9UCttGGKZobfk7eALQ_mKObOk6Ieg5uR6xCeieZkf6AUV3gVQ_PMaSP6dU-E/w400-h229/IMG_9992_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This picture is to show you the difference between wash and no lights at all (left) and wash and lights (right). The details in the figure are so thin and small that I cannot highlight them properly so they get better without lights IMHO, and get done in half the time! Plus the miniature gets a hard protective cover from the wax, so it is a win win situation.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TjEsoG02ZDE0hki8imo3iVcW3sVoKgw7dayMU6AS-c3xHKlETD-cNwkbVNiIeTwJT_cR_jQngCFy3NZwE6Wvcvzhcpjey93R-_kujFp1wvWItlA4QE4TaHuyH0__d6KMBuPP5yv6IRMF2ERcR8dBFqwop7mqQdkENJ-m3uMDu0Kraaj8fWhe6PELIcE/s2284/IMG_9994_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2284" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TjEsoG02ZDE0hki8imo3iVcW3sVoKgw7dayMU6AS-c3xHKlETD-cNwkbVNiIeTwJT_cR_jQngCFy3NZwE6Wvcvzhcpjey93R-_kujFp1wvWItlA4QE4TaHuyH0__d6KMBuPP5yv6IRMF2ERcR8dBFqwop7mqQdkENJ-m3uMDu0Kraaj8fWhe6PELIcE/w400-h333/IMG_9994_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>If you observe the webbing in both figures below, you will understand what I am saying.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjEKgGgqc906ve9T9I_0-7WQ-a1G8a49SogAiBGtD60YUPF5WhPVBohJLqIuu1C25fIVK3Q3Gt0ad1pDUQFKQ3f3VdyuPZI6rxjjoLPrN9p0hMvDAmDEA807t8adudYSw89YaJNB9jIv1QV1E1cLaw30zAbLtZubY19VFAGtu09lENH2Y1Z-bWPZfrWo/s2260/IMG_9995_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="2260" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjEKgGgqc906ve9T9I_0-7WQ-a1G8a49SogAiBGtD60YUPF5WhPVBohJLqIuu1C25fIVK3Q3Gt0ad1pDUQFKQ3f3VdyuPZI6rxjjoLPrN9p0hMvDAmDEA807t8adudYSw89YaJNB9jIv1QV1E1cLaw30zAbLtZubY19VFAGtu09lENH2Y1Z-bWPZfrWo/w400-h316/IMG_9995_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here is another example.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjK-vjnIxcmUnPfcK1chYSbga7fgnlbYuUR8pcAFoKHLe0tf_lVML_7gfoah7205fvCJDTJ0oTvzE2ZJWsYyzaTqebrDepukFknFKeg7ciSoQGdtpq2GMwpRxDPC8Wrz6UMrFOtliSVLEqKGUSe-XAzUrWtpuryrzYKg44L-i2kAvpaxAxUAU3cix-T0/s2552/IMG_9996_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2552" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjK-vjnIxcmUnPfcK1chYSbga7fgnlbYuUR8pcAFoKHLe0tf_lVML_7gfoah7205fvCJDTJ0oTvzE2ZJWsYyzaTqebrDepukFknFKeg7ciSoQGdtpq2GMwpRxDPC8Wrz6UMrFOtliSVLEqKGUSe-XAzUrWtpuryrzYKg44L-i2kAvpaxAxUAU3cix-T0/w400-h269/IMG_9996_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX3E9NGL2W3uxQN7-JuQ5ehgEzeUNDQvS3JgL-iELW4K8tABUx4SaKfEHfRz5ux1B3MurJgrWRuijfM4AeTkmGzE_WTNuiUiV4POPmwnjVSImBhmPmCYWPSBuZB8ZcwA5kp7yvMw3tJeEiHfP0ipxaz8O1n5YnymnN9QxCSgyRCTmzKfPtb8cYh1op8o/s2342/IMG_9997_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2342" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX3E9NGL2W3uxQN7-JuQ5ehgEzeUNDQvS3JgL-iELW4K8tABUx4SaKfEHfRz5ux1B3MurJgrWRuijfM4AeTkmGzE_WTNuiUiV4POPmwnjVSImBhmPmCYWPSBuZB8ZcwA5kp7yvMw3tJeEiHfP0ipxaz8O1n5YnymnN9QxCSgyRCTmzKfPtb8cYh1op8o/w400-h290/IMG_9997_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This technique is fast and it gets good results, but I suspect it works better for WWII than for Fantasy or Sci-Fi if you want brighter colours.<br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-27673451928522793322023-12-17T16:57:00.001+00:002023-12-17T16:57:06.471+00:00First Mercs<p>These four are the first mercs I paint and they are supposed to be the first to start a campaign in Africa as well. My idea is to start playing like in the computer game Jagged Alliance 3. That is, with low status and basic weapons and equipment. They are armed with a pistol, a SMG, a shotgun and a rifle.</p><p>Also, this time I only gave them basic colour and brown wash, and only highlighted skin and hats, so I could paint them very quick and almost with same results as full highlighting. I am pleased how they turned out overall and I think I am going to explore a little more this way of painting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyLgjfpoG2ubmJ-er8nmENnmPyvWHPgQz29uRDQOYEhhCbh155fZZVDDc6p2BQWhkdhO63XQO_LA31clqeZLeMSgHEny8tB0kegAW1Vn9vBuEk6Rx2wBf_F81Yclaw85ODlre0qmfUnJ139h3TD5EorqqfYGqKJQh-5788Ytb3K-8mA-bwHhoH4yn080/s3595/IMG_9984_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="3595" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyLgjfpoG2ubmJ-er8nmENnmPyvWHPgQz29uRDQOYEhhCbh155fZZVDDc6p2BQWhkdhO63XQO_LA31clqeZLeMSgHEny8tB0kegAW1Vn9vBuEk6Rx2wBf_F81Yclaw85ODlre0qmfUnJ139h3TD5EorqqfYGqKJQh-5788Ytb3K-8mA-bwHhoH4yn080/w400-h201/IMG_9984_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJywmcUjdc-BIcrQxbDvLbLcfG1XtGDzNF4O7d69b5E3OcwXhU5zWhu4pxuNZPErRchcLUAd9nYNFCR3vLK1gfDBxG1kuZVTSF2lk0aEQNq6XpbSos2B765gw9uXwKsjHMtet6ha4I3F6WdQJqRw98ghwDmKHlo7GqeSjldkxmwKRkGj6JAGGMjxXxuuY/s3729/IMG_9985_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="3729" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJywmcUjdc-BIcrQxbDvLbLcfG1XtGDzNF4O7d69b5E3OcwXhU5zWhu4pxuNZPErRchcLUAd9nYNFCR3vLK1gfDBxG1kuZVTSF2lk0aEQNq6XpbSos2B765gw9uXwKsjHMtet6ha4I3F6WdQJqRw98ghwDmKHlo7GqeSjldkxmwKRkGj6JAGGMjxXxuuY/w400-h243/IMG_9985_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-15977884126189004482023-12-09T15:45:00.002+00:002023-12-09T15:46:05.446+00:00African wars<p>I wanted to start a project in 1/72 with African wars, using Insurgency Wars, AK-47 or FUBAR rules, but I couldn't find any 1/72 soft plastic miniatures to represent them. Then I saw somebody who used the Esci's North Vietnamese soldiers and Vietcong and some Esci's US Elite Forces as African regular troopers and I stole his great idea.</p><p>I also bought Esci's NATO troops that I'll use for, well NATO troops, but also to make some soldiers of fortune with them. Finally, I ordered 20 militia 20mm metal figures from S&S model, together with some civilians and a technical.</p><p>I want to have a group of regular militar African soldiers, a group of militia, a group of NATO troops and one last group of mercenaries.</p><p>Here is the first group, the African soldiers. They were painted in a bit of a rush and also the pictures are not very good as the day is cloudy and the light poor.</p><p>The whole lot, 22 figures. Maybe I'll paint some more later. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQWcMMMinLVgq1ZX-PExnkJn8S2Rodf4jnmfU5sPFqS-H0q018zWgW1ml3aDSQhFbDi9B6ui3n__d26-ilmMNoBgxKcnsMAeKNsfg2g6Mn2GSaiXxqUWliyPLwmhRzwO4kVsZnG6R0nBCTCFrKk9eAMkj7TBuSWmA8iJ9e0IuvtG7VV7W1877UcXe67U/s4151/IMG_9978_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="4151" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQWcMMMinLVgq1ZX-PExnkJn8S2Rodf4jnmfU5sPFqS-H0q018zWgW1ml3aDSQhFbDi9B6ui3n__d26-ilmMNoBgxKcnsMAeKNsfg2g6Mn2GSaiXxqUWliyPLwmhRzwO4kVsZnG6R0nBCTCFrKk9eAMkj7TBuSWmA8iJ9e0IuvtG7VV7W1877UcXe67U/w400-h115/IMG_9978_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Close ups. The first RPG on the left has his head swapped, and the next his Asian hat removed with a knife and hair sculpted with same knife.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtzkLHgjqpf-aZyiCAyXICmMiI_zJ726GPNUkeC47F6qqefnI5dKMA3it-NOB6iE2zrSgqTAHLRMtju2glk7WQkHWfzJSYmmFCkjyCBXh9tVmTRupQMyei8nZABLPe0-cnYAgBJWWax9PaVrtd6Gdm2aloiB2n0zEzZ7jbKlOT6QZTFrHqHdoB6UXsRM/s4151/IMG_9980_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="4151" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtzkLHgjqpf-aZyiCAyXICmMiI_zJ726GPNUkeC47F6qqefnI5dKMA3it-NOB6iE2zrSgqTAHLRMtju2glk7WQkHWfzJSYmmFCkjyCBXh9tVmTRupQMyei8nZABLPe0-cnYAgBJWWax9PaVrtd6Gdm2aloiB2n0zEzZ7jbKlOT6QZTFrHqHdoB6UXsRM/w400-h153/IMG_9980_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The first guy on the left has got the same hair cut, and the one in the middle his head swapped.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR_SceL3uSaT-GMb0zkUP-Xa3Ex93lsGhkHk3n5RP-hsBb-rZItrpd9o1TtQwlabCHY9WGMEmWU64eOdXjncv7egG9KGtSGE2FAw_HnJUk6HM2iAbzNt4VstD7irgMCbB4EGudH-oeE23M2SpOQ0Yw3kC6KduINTJlD0t0aE5kzn110omupHC4tTr2eI/s4188/IMG_9981_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="4188" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR_SceL3uSaT-GMb0zkUP-Xa3Ex93lsGhkHk3n5RP-hsBb-rZItrpd9o1TtQwlabCHY9WGMEmWU64eOdXjncv7egG9KGtSGE2FAw_HnJUk6HM2iAbzNt4VstD7irgMCbB4EGudH-oeE23M2SpOQ0Yw3kC6KduINTJlD0t0aE5kzn110omupHC4tTr2eI/w400-h171/IMG_9981_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5pwgj2tMI2iP57ROZlLJ7xaxfCuoPE2r4xA924vb2glxUkRcI16XnCkjMQAN2rk6bC4mMzg81Plwn0Ggd_vj_fYsKZlX3FN2t8Zv0r1VSxDgz5wED1V7Mdn3sCuuX6Zf5zuoWT7xeqlKZ9zUE6jyCcxQsswKlDdAJccDwm11BymYVYDhE6QupEQRNuQ/s4151/IMG_9982_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="4151" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5pwgj2tMI2iP57ROZlLJ7xaxfCuoPE2r4xA924vb2glxUkRcI16XnCkjMQAN2rk6bC4mMzg81Plwn0Ggd_vj_fYsKZlX3FN2t8Zv0r1VSxDgz5wED1V7Mdn3sCuuX6Zf5zuoWT7xeqlKZ9zUE6jyCcxQsswKlDdAJccDwm11BymYVYDhE6QupEQRNuQ/w400-h173/IMG_9982_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-13230280035416722023-11-12T17:26:00.006+00:002023-11-12T19:23:48.907+00:00FUBAR solo skirmish<div><p>More FUBAR skirmish, but this time with Fantasy elements in it plus a little solo experiment. Enemies are not on the table and they are coming out from different places and they are not always enemies.<br /></p><p>I went for the typical four with a Barbarian, a Dwarf, a Wizard with the spells Heal, Magic Bolt and Light, and an Elf archer; all of them with Veteran level and with one Command Point each. Dwarf with armour 4+ and the rest with armour 6+.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfoqW_BvHCQUmcVsLbr5uxXd_rHPlD36uwj_A4Bk_-EEdW9r44gk3i25z51PsOSCdttPeGRw9Md_pPZDX_AwsNxLrXZImtnEig8z-UV8lOg_U0HaO0abqg81e4iuFN0KVAMAu_y3D3FU7p35OyCLjGsHaTrv3s2bGSme9C9JsxZd3g8N06o_SaJdnPIk/s4151/IMG_9955_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="4151" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfoqW_BvHCQUmcVsLbr5uxXd_rHPlD36uwj_A4Bk_-EEdW9r44gk3i25z51PsOSCdttPeGRw9Md_pPZDX_AwsNxLrXZImtnEig8z-UV8lOg_U0HaO0abqg81e4iuFN0KVAMAu_y3D3FU7p35OyCLjGsHaTrv3s2bGSme9C9JsxZd3g8N06o_SaJdnPIk/w400-h246/IMG_9955_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">First enemy sighted! An Orc Elite level with armour 3+.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqGBXrQRNlAMQqomdaxebuXAv1rmrJ5EM5f3BjKqvXfqXQe_S5fUiIn4Fha0g2InfAenyE-W-97I0s-BfBqIOiZEPGp2fVrX-dreDn_7Eljq2Poz_dwQDr70FCGk82bM7jwTUva7sW37q112LKGUlqjKZRavM5cI_RnPOzPNdMw1U4zcssKYDfyjNMYI/s4238/IMG_9956_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="4238" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqGBXrQRNlAMQqomdaxebuXAv1rmrJ5EM5f3BjKqvXfqXQe_S5fUiIn4Fha0g2InfAenyE-W-97I0s-BfBqIOiZEPGp2fVrX-dreDn_7Eljq2Poz_dwQDr70FCGk82bM7jwTUva7sW37q112LKGUlqjKZRavM5cI_RnPOzPNdMw1U4zcssKYDfyjNMYI/w400-h284/IMG_9956_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">He charges and wounds the Dwarf but then he is quickly dispatched.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwpyNQ1q539em2sD00pFnJmT9nOjv33Tv6-jjY2j1eokldUFKj1853jgAWJ3RU3tANQyCP4bYfFlxToBs0hHEa__HJwyicHtLvfeTG115Ri3vKVYeXj-Ii_8JuC0YhTGsnvbxJMSdhruolwYM1G2WGTW8WSLzkH0oH_KUsLPc2ztqSgyywxFpQgjgSiM/s4151/IMG_9961_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="4151" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwpyNQ1q539em2sD00pFnJmT9nOjv33Tv6-jjY2j1eokldUFKj1853jgAWJ3RU3tANQyCP4bYfFlxToBs0hHEa__HJwyicHtLvfeTG115Ri3vKVYeXj-Ii_8JuC0YhTGsnvbxJMSdhruolwYM1G2WGTW8WSLzkH0oH_KUsLPc2ztqSgyywxFpQgjgSiM/w400-h249/IMG_9961_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">And then the Barbarian.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzpLIVXo37yQtbL7yiNMh8pWQIKFFz3mGmr4QtPh_4mMlNecMIMBuoPUxaJ-VePM1deZgCPi54FnCe23Tp2LGnHa5KmStWDxkxrsT00Z-HlrVKkxSNQNm20nFT7tQiW7D3hzeVYJHO7HxMcCitiRdKz-JBX-sjPXmrv1KRapPDb6YfGrtNbHH1F71wls/s4320/IMG_9963_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzpLIVXo37yQtbL7yiNMh8pWQIKFFz3mGmr4QtPh_4mMlNecMIMBuoPUxaJ-VePM1deZgCPi54FnCe23Tp2LGnHa5KmStWDxkxrsT00Z-HlrVKkxSNQNm20nFT7tQiW7D3hzeVYJHO7HxMcCitiRdKz-JBX-sjPXmrv1KRapPDb6YfGrtNbHH1F71wls/w400-h300/IMG_9963_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">On the other side of the village some Green armed militia show up and behind them another Elite Orc.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDED0unkPivTHBu5VwIKYFcnVgmtgfgqmgxgAhO0OJWUFiA7FmPj84JjolO4bt1KU4uakCi2UuzPP9f-ZpNZrtuDkJt7RbLw-vH5F_5mmOfsFqKSjR5NqUotZ4RvvfPqltU-9nKNuz3lHPr-KB4B6Px3fdrNLnGroD0PUr90Poa0jYxLQuiP1CnwiYwtU/s4099/IMG_9964_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="4099" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDED0unkPivTHBu5VwIKYFcnVgmtgfgqmgxgAhO0OJWUFiA7FmPj84JjolO4bt1KU4uakCi2UuzPP9f-ZpNZrtuDkJt7RbLw-vH5F_5mmOfsFqKSjR5NqUotZ4RvvfPqltU-9nKNuz3lHPr-KB4B6Px3fdrNLnGroD0PUr90Poa0jYxLQuiP1CnwiYwtU/w400-h270/IMG_9964_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The archer shoots him to no effect and the other man valiantly charges him and gets wounded.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hzlrh_l2RvPj5PBlXDHrgQL94QGC_MhTL8HotEx8SjEqSlbE-PQeRdtx1P__DiHFOjniyDBRxqGgUr3DvGUNFiHjPkWos8sgk_7HlHDkJdozxY-UVUvfqh_bno-PV5gPgW4HXCAuSZYDMyKFDhBSan3P4cSesGDKE2n_vDMnpk0i0ce5kLnlzcdi0NU/s4151/IMG_9966_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="4151" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hzlrh_l2RvPj5PBlXDHrgQL94QGC_MhTL8HotEx8SjEqSlbE-PQeRdtx1P__DiHFOjniyDBRxqGgUr3DvGUNFiHjPkWos8sgk_7HlHDkJdozxY-UVUvfqh_bno-PV5gPgW4HXCAuSZYDMyKFDhBSan3P4cSesGDKE2n_vDMnpk0i0ce5kLnlzcdi0NU/w400-h236/IMG_9966_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, the Orcs at the firest house are finished and the Barbarian and the Wizard run in aid of the Dwarf and the Elf, who get in trouble checking the second house with two Veteran Orcs.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzxweel2VhHVE7jC4NdWFNOoXrPotOxX7vru0WwAENaTKywH86tEuBYzD_1SNMeylWHOEIc7vvn-mPbzGeDB7k1bT3FUB72BXCRZa_qzhFlwvV5tTWn2fWOD3jVKJgAJ-3mwhoqfpIlnzzy8DlVaU_C0GKfNYKqy06mlaFUODbj-Chp-lsOXcJjTxpcU/s4320/IMG_9967_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="4320" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzxweel2VhHVE7jC4NdWFNOoXrPotOxX7vru0WwAENaTKywH86tEuBYzD_1SNMeylWHOEIc7vvn-mPbzGeDB7k1bT3FUB72BXCRZa_qzhFlwvV5tTWn2fWOD3jVKJgAJ-3mwhoqfpIlnzzy8DlVaU_C0GKfNYKqy06mlaFUODbj-Chp-lsOXcJjTxpcU/w400-h198/IMG_9967_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">But they are stopped by another Elite who suddenly appear from the West, and they can't assist their comrades. The Elf is down and the Darf runs for his life, but he is pursued and attacked again in the ford. Luckily for him, this time he is the winner.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl5W1iiZaN8T3klwcwv_RQs4Pim6oGjHOx1ZpEXUAcxbJDM5lpUCqy2ASaihUxjKI0UY030YlVg_TUwNTxhkTELV-CnXFYy1m5YUL1flPF0byR5Y24wax9KtTPtI8i-48xY16iyVdOQ8lG8LFxsByWn2vkzasRGoTjHE2w1iqsR4SObq1jzAH0yPpNuA/s4151/IMG_9969_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="4151" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl5W1iiZaN8T3klwcwv_RQs4Pim6oGjHOx1ZpEXUAcxbJDM5lpUCqy2ASaihUxjKI0UY030YlVg_TUwNTxhkTELV-CnXFYy1m5YUL1flPF0byR5Y24wax9KtTPtI8i-48xY16iyVdOQ8lG8LFxsByWn2vkzasRGoTjHE2w1iqsR4SObq1jzAH0yPpNuA/w400-h294/IMG_9969_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lo and behold, a Necromancer!<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQXcTW6y7gZf4ET9eK9e9Hj0lSP2JoAyAoIjdehJcc5k79eVyz-x4qXnQG72WstguiXFazYUgS6SiBVA6iYtslII_p6mOKCaO-POji6rlt7jOUrVJJveuJ5hyphenhyphen03Jgh-6EW67CVO2KYjKoQYRANhJXnfOKmmm3i-BftTZVTEvrzCugoaRUtcQ7Z3xkGjc/s2870/IMG_9972_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="2870" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQXcTW6y7gZf4ET9eK9e9Hj0lSP2JoAyAoIjdehJcc5k79eVyz-x4qXnQG72WstguiXFazYUgS6SiBVA6iYtslII_p6mOKCaO-POji6rlt7jOUrVJJveuJ5hyphenhyphen03Jgh-6EW67CVO2KYjKoQYRANhJXnfOKmmm3i-BftTZVTEvrzCugoaRUtcQ7Z3xkGjc/w400-h241/IMG_9972_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">He casts "Swarm of skulls" and destroys his magic opponent in one go. More militia come in support.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmMoE-Kn04HoQBe08duSZEy7TmS4RoY-iFgce-07k2PEpziyEOsBY9jKzeaJl8ZfB3o70NDKyV-BQEdrJPffAVmUbNax3OH5yFsrekBGVH1-UehxKriRl6PYOrGZr0PQ7IWHGVz_UkdnKunaFz0B66xuxCAiVQ9gkSVpm9n6CY-h-UpVd1Zek4qB61yo/s3966/IMG_9973_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="3966" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmMoE-Kn04HoQBe08duSZEy7TmS4RoY-iFgce-07k2PEpziyEOsBY9jKzeaJl8ZfB3o70NDKyV-BQEdrJPffAVmUbNax3OH5yFsrekBGVH1-UehxKriRl6PYOrGZr0PQ7IWHGVz_UkdnKunaFz0B66xuxCAiVQ9gkSVpm9n6CY-h-UpVd1Zek4qB61yo/w400-h269/IMG_9973_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">On their way to the third and last house our heroes meet three Seasoned Orcs who got lucky on their rolls...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSEDyvKRD2kZC1LQUPRJTCs1JRDjjfPTcDNzm5IgMf906v34UFwT5UvCAJ94nQnmGNOd2Ek1BbLlmnRy9Wpka9k9BOQunALnI-eE1pFqu6uZWS3mtnpAUvgj9yRm1YOGVzsEhGJWMZH06hbrPIWsew3zrS42E-dX_GlHOeIKScmW9OkbkWZ2gllwVFgg/s4151/IMG_9974_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="4151" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSEDyvKRD2kZC1LQUPRJTCs1JRDjjfPTcDNzm5IgMf906v34UFwT5UvCAJ94nQnmGNOd2Ek1BbLlmnRy9Wpka9k9BOQunALnI-eE1pFqu6uZWS3mtnpAUvgj9yRm1YOGVzsEhGJWMZH06hbrPIWsew3zrS42E-dX_GlHOeIKScmW9OkbkWZ2gllwVFgg/w400-h259/IMG_9974_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">And slay the last two remaining heroes of the party.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwslwLyU0pVRPWcmLgiI2tESf1i8n23qW5RI7-G8UcLYUshb0zE5r2bJAT0iLAOM1SUg91pg6u7OT6axz7fEmeKpn3kacW8D8Qw_BRdLlW0GiROeTulkpwJFhz1UCkB4ovKAhH1eVyYenUyrMcLBv1W8biGfbqsaWAZmwBSRKbMKD2HATq3XAjhAsHMk/s3357/IMG_9975_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3357" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwslwLyU0pVRPWcmLgiI2tESf1i8n23qW5RI7-G8UcLYUshb0zE5r2bJAT0iLAOM1SUg91pg6u7OT6axz7fEmeKpn3kacW8D8Qw_BRdLlW0GiROeTulkpwJFhz1UCkB4ovKAhH1eVyYenUyrMcLBv1W8biGfbqsaWAZmwBSRKbMKD2HATq3XAjhAsHMk/w400-h286/IMG_9975_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The militia kills the Necromancer with arrows and stones while the rest run to help our heroes but it is too late for them, and possibly for the village as there are only a few brave souls to defend it from the Orcs.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDl8jEKufv885IGMaJNYnnoBXea2dWqFbkmO3WGyuTZOz648xolBW0mN92gjC-Z68qvW51AbHansYaecAqUpkKQzp19XcivfUG7B0dEqeT7M3slttEOdoaliwIztQsdLzgKP1Ocx4QGLso2HzKlv9TTaIcjsOThxBkfcTJUQKi8clmmhamVAVI5_lcrE/s4238/IMG_9976_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="4238" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDl8jEKufv885IGMaJNYnnoBXea2dWqFbkmO3WGyuTZOz648xolBW0mN92gjC-Z68qvW51AbHansYaecAqUpkKQzp19XcivfUG7B0dEqeT7M3slttEOdoaliwIztQsdLzgKP1Ocx4QGLso2HzKlv9TTaIcjsOThxBkfcTJUQKi8clmmhamVAVI5_lcrE/w400-h270/IMG_9976_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Well, this little adventure didn't end too well. The Barbarian rolled awfully during all the game but there could also have been more Orcs and less militia. In the end, there are still a few things to tweak, but I think that already designed scenarios would suit better for small skirmish games than this little solo adventure.</p><p>Now I think I will set apart for a moment this FUBAR fever that caught me and resume my Lord of the Rings campaign, but I will can back to FUBAR for some modern action.<br /></p><p><br /> </p></div>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-6805075282233888682023-11-05T09:47:00.000+00:002023-11-05T09:47:20.036+00:00FUBAR Skirmish<p>FUBAR can also be played with single model units but their numbers should be restricted as they need activation like any Warband in a standard FUBAR game, which means it not a good idea to have more than say, ten members per side.</p><p>On this game, Norman tax collectors are being ambushed by some Saxons in the most Robin Hood fashion. Normans are seasoned and have save 4+, except one knight on foot who is veteran and another on horse who is elite, save 3+ and with two command points. The horse cannot enter into the woods.</p><p>Saxons are all seasoned with save 6+. </p><p>Saxons activate first and also have +2 on the Activation roll in the first turn as they are ambushing. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDUFiNssKAn0hHSe5oLy955QkECTb3CIIaJ4JO3VRH8oSDJz6iNktGV_CZ5YKQeWMT2oTK4Bi_xa44zflqurc0gmqfCWIUorz-n_CsPozC25cMiuw5dTkHR2tsTMJgXEFERQIUd6_cEFO6SyjGz2G31oDBcaazuJZLxkIdpmd144BBw0rHmbndyDyCpY/s4038/IMG_9944_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="4038" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDUFiNssKAn0hHSe5oLy955QkECTb3CIIaJ4JO3VRH8oSDJz6iNktGV_CZ5YKQeWMT2oTK4Bi_xa44zflqurc0gmqfCWIUorz-n_CsPozC25cMiuw5dTkHR2tsTMJgXEFERQIUd6_cEFO6SyjGz2G31oDBcaazuJZLxkIdpmd144BBw0rHmbndyDyCpY/w400-h313/IMG_9944_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Archers wound and even kill some Normans who barely react in the first turn.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0VHmr4bYjfq96-9ivNVlF9IMg2y41M_hg_2turqeGpjoe1dRV9RV38JqBseuS3CqChn919iuC4TP9Rv2uaUqlzJM8auA7hJgVyB3lPKTa0FuxVfomH0UUNDKaMQsM9hT-vZBGS9iz8aNgtCdmznfGhb5lLDt1ah4K0ikI1q33Ybe6oohAECO-acL_4c/s4069/IMG_9946_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="4069" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0VHmr4bYjfq96-9ivNVlF9IMg2y41M_hg_2turqeGpjoe1dRV9RV38JqBseuS3CqChn919iuC4TP9Rv2uaUqlzJM8auA7hJgVyB3lPKTa0FuxVfomH0UUNDKaMQsM9hT-vZBGS9iz8aNgtCdmznfGhb5lLDt1ah4K0ikI1q33Ybe6oohAECO-acL_4c/w400-h268/IMG_9946_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Seizing the initiative, the Saxon make numbers against the knight on horse who wounds some of them but he also gets wounded twice and have to spend his two command points to nullify them and survive.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOAqos0su_HpTzlVt3ssfQYoGvvxOVEwnsCHtUdkoXUYTbLj5Hp6giJq7FX1iDYTS3YkU_46rHTLZO0Au0YnsIS35iZJyU_fn5Gf5DT99-_YqVKfB4Q35QytBafrb8sHViTLifeuLw9QiXK5uvXdH5VsDhZTM1Aeyts3y_tpBuxyCvlSuJGce6QkwBQ0/s4234/IMG_9948_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="4234" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOAqos0su_HpTzlVt3ssfQYoGvvxOVEwnsCHtUdkoXUYTbLj5Hp6giJq7FX1iDYTS3YkU_46rHTLZO0Au0YnsIS35iZJyU_fn5Gf5DT99-_YqVKfB4Q35QytBafrb8sHViTLifeuLw9QiXK5uvXdH5VsDhZTM1Aeyts3y_tpBuxyCvlSuJGce6QkwBQ0/w400-h266/IMG_9948_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next turn, and Normans still doing little except for the knight on foot who dispatches two Saxons in the forest. The crossbowman shoots and wounds and archer but then he is overun by enemies. A Norman spear rushes to help his lord but he is slained. Things not looking good for Normans.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zlqAT_bFsSvci-I9eFen8a5mefJH9f8CvfL401sx-wMpO9-4aTot-Dpipq9FWqvmwXswyaXGSFIfMJMbDMCAFcOSjM_hiQ_FpjbKcjTXArFCdlrEUSaU8ndSL-lsITOFjIQMj22fpn30wDH1tgEWjK1rZmIkdIoj0zpsNQTwNfnmI4Kjw5T7OhLUmvU/s4151/IMG_9949_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="4151" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zlqAT_bFsSvci-I9eFen8a5mefJH9f8CvfL401sx-wMpO9-4aTot-Dpipq9FWqvmwXswyaXGSFIfMJMbDMCAFcOSjM_hiQ_FpjbKcjTXArFCdlrEUSaU8ndSL-lsITOFjIQMj22fpn30wDH1tgEWjK1rZmIkdIoj0zpsNQTwNfnmI4Kjw5T7OhLUmvU/w400-h272/IMG_9949_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The crossbowman and another Norman infantry are down and so are some Saxons, who also have many of them already wounded. Will the Normans be able to escape in the end?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBwvuoN7sJe6znJyIX8Ih4Lw7jEzzy2OqLp8UMnIZGQ9b3npzqHT7C4GruzdPQJpofmCW1UHGqfaIzSrQrADlVwBukNwsWW13vLF1WPEtaom9SNrw2h9zLixdXA7JEYArzcUprFCbkI2PtqPl2P4Uq8kh0Nm_lVzs9PCaio5uYdBcErUrbq_1EnoyIB4/s4151/IMG_9950_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="4151" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBwvuoN7sJe6znJyIX8Ih4Lw7jEzzy2OqLp8UMnIZGQ9b3npzqHT7C4GruzdPQJpofmCW1UHGqfaIzSrQrADlVwBukNwsWW13vLF1WPEtaom9SNrw2h9zLixdXA7JEYArzcUprFCbkI2PtqPl2P4Uq8kh0Nm_lVzs9PCaio5uYdBcErUrbq_1EnoyIB4/w400-h289/IMG_9950_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Well, no. The Norman knights cannot no longer resist so many Saxons swarming upon them and they are both killed.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgnhCAM3ocOXZhPYiQedNqdpC8wLOBI1O9LkE9EqhiiVcqZaDWfzaoqJsn-YeEppRO6ML1J41oOUITcYQ4VX7YwkTxKIKewL8FmhgwGK6z7muNJuo9oXmhmayuBQ5xc4hfzGAfJci7HoNo2tPUsWZzmszs2pWFFZRR1WPni_vZGAiVQFrZv5FMTMK_0s/s4320/IMG_9951_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgnhCAM3ocOXZhPYiQedNqdpC8wLOBI1O9LkE9EqhiiVcqZaDWfzaoqJsn-YeEppRO6ML1J41oOUITcYQ4VX7YwkTxKIKewL8FmhgwGK6z7muNJuo9oXmhmayuBQ5xc4hfzGAfJci7HoNo2tPUsWZzmszs2pWFFZRR1WPni_vZGAiVQFrZv5FMTMK_0s/w400-h300/IMG_9951_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The last two Normans at the back of the convoy try to escape but only one barely escapes to tell the news, with a few Saxon arrows stuck on his chainmail!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkM38BdJixfP85WRDg4cRJqFf9oYQZytqdYELSVBkn2dsCRQfwf2dx7DTyKUhBTdXFIJMB9KZE5TMn2AK6uHIyEWtdGyL_A6hxX95CjLhp_FSarQ9wTXzFZM2NkjK2rOQo1PuCWGHeTw2DM8oCFsp2DpU8KrqabjoohzvbSgJsnu7VUowVCaB5u9Qry8U/s3908/IMG_9952_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3186" data-original-width="3908" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkM38BdJixfP85WRDg4cRJqFf9oYQZytqdYELSVBkn2dsCRQfwf2dx7DTyKUhBTdXFIJMB9KZE5TMn2AK6uHIyEWtdGyL_A6hxX95CjLhp_FSarQ9wTXzFZM2NkjK2rOQo1PuCWGHeTw2DM8oCFsp2DpU8KrqabjoohzvbSgJsnu7VUowVCaB5u9Qry8U/w400-h326/IMG_9952_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>As I said, FUBAR is a great ruleset and it has many possibilites. Now I'm thinking on doing some solo skirmish adventures with my Fantasy models.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-82484538626954177902023-10-28T18:35:00.007+01:002023-11-02T23:29:36.768+00:00FUBAR Shieldwall<p>As I quite liked latest FUBAR game, I tried FUBAR Medieval; but I do not have medieval models so I played with my Dark Age 1/72 figures. In the end, I took FUBAR Medieval and updated with FUBAR 5 plus some more things from FUBAR Carbon and my own.</p><p>By the way, I played this with the forces displayed in a FUBAR supplement called 1066 and all that.</p><p>So a Viking raiding party has arrived to take all the silver from the big church recently finished. They have been sighted and the bells been chiming to alert the lord of a nearby castle. The Saxons have formed two fyrds with the inhabitants of the village plus a small unit of archers with the intention to resist and delay the Vikings from their plundering until the arrival of their lord. </p><p>The Jarl notices all this but after a quick thinking, he decides to run for the silver at the church.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TSwQFNiHOOqjrtkBgSvuu1rG3qCXNG4Ad5DMBcFLvssB1mqEAjoNqjoLNMR3Bnp7w1fSwrmRHLKSlvM2lKgU1K0JRbVlUbxTelldmwjSZure6sny-jnBbQTSqo7897Agqgq3OMSe381jKeQ2ekCgtbjI2YoT739-Tts-cdIhwXWTHY_Z00kwnmVBxOg/s4072/IMG_9908_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="4072" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TSwQFNiHOOqjrtkBgSvuu1rG3qCXNG4Ad5DMBcFLvssB1mqEAjoNqjoLNMR3Bnp7w1fSwrmRHLKSlvM2lKgU1K0JRbVlUbxTelldmwjSZure6sny-jnBbQTSqo7897Agqgq3OMSe381jKeQ2ekCgtbjI2YoT739-Tts-cdIhwXWTHY_Z00kwnmVBxOg/w400-h296/IMG_9908_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>First blood for the Saxon archers.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNyN8OB7TiNcRFXPYNhWcGE8GMC9lA6QBoEcOAsuVtMhnT67Oa-bcIe7en1PblCb9V9B8PILUEandI4KWtNSNGPfHTNep6zNTu9ZRKTbjSmcCD07DRMqd84E4y7MHz01SUpb65dQ1L-iQfY438_1e6RzUiZYR_ssWiGKjZY1G-CBiZhBcwlx5CrSpNH8/s4151/IMG_9912_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="4151" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNyN8OB7TiNcRFXPYNhWcGE8GMC9lA6QBoEcOAsuVtMhnT67Oa-bcIe7en1PblCb9V9B8PILUEandI4KWtNSNGPfHTNep6zNTu9ZRKTbjSmcCD07DRMqd84E4y7MHz01SUpb65dQ1L-iQfY438_1e6RzUiZYR_ssWiGKjZY1G-CBiZhBcwlx5CrSpNH8/w400-h270/IMG_9912_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>But they are caught by the fast Vikings...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_xcanwEfCK9dmTW3UZYaVot2iRLhYEH8NgrLVuneR9okGAttOq126uT0uo15HZ_iLcP5xJjnFhiiBtFAVm0dkfVlnXHG7kF843OT7K_F_iqkIBHJdiZdLac2Eetcmppu8kytWkJRwA4dmy0LgKupZqHWhUW51b0nELInTaZddMoq4Z83VsWb7REjFDo/s4151/IMG_9915_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="4151" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_xcanwEfCK9dmTW3UZYaVot2iRLhYEH8NgrLVuneR9okGAttOq126uT0uo15HZ_iLcP5xJjnFhiiBtFAVm0dkfVlnXHG7kF843OT7K_F_iqkIBHJdiZdLac2Eetcmppu8kytWkJRwA4dmy0LgKupZqHWhUW51b0nELInTaZddMoq4Z83VsWb7REjFDo/w400-h283/IMG_9915_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>and pay for that with their lives.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVtIVBegCFj3leh9e5AQ-2DkzUlkUautgJvUSE0YcVAbcesQa_pVK-q9j2X8jQY9FLRIJXuh7fS4-2IbNfh0NiPJgM4liWUtjnQMPouECMbaJ6pXS6KkTTdYSCzVWCjbk14MUXefGOtwQBVSBdp60uma8C58F-vfLPy7bV5cildn66gMsKPPuCan9gl0/s4320/IMG_9916_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVtIVBegCFj3leh9e5AQ-2DkzUlkUautgJvUSE0YcVAbcesQa_pVK-q9j2X8jQY9FLRIJXuh7fS4-2IbNfh0NiPJgM4liWUtjnQMPouECMbaJ6pXS6KkTTdYSCzVWCjbk14MUXefGOtwQBVSBdp60uma8C58F-vfLPy7bV5cildn66gMsKPPuCan9gl0/w400-h300/IMG_9916_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Vikings are closing fast and still no sight of the Saxon reinforcments. In the picture below, I realised how well deployed my archers would have been behind the wall and between the two fyrds, being them able to shoot to all incoming Vikings from there without any danger of being charged.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YKfNmzX94bEtNmMmXOKyXtASupfSFq3liK-R40Q8JsyGE4gzwdBhDUV8-kUxpW7i5axMjs4m8slHlNthL5i0AtShAS_w8uCnlHwslzoONfNK8bWAkzpexDLfDsgOtnsnza8JLT2MDdBa_t29AJ6i2zieVH6X4kw_8RlkUiTSWb3y7TLNC4d5l8r4GpI/s4320/IMG_9918_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YKfNmzX94bEtNmMmXOKyXtASupfSFq3liK-R40Q8JsyGE4gzwdBhDUV8-kUxpW7i5axMjs4m8slHlNthL5i0AtShAS_w8uCnlHwslzoONfNK8bWAkzpexDLfDsgOtnsnza8JLT2MDdBa_t29AJ6i2zieVH6X4kw_8RlkUiTSWb3y7TLNC4d5l8r4GpI/w400-h300/IMG_9918_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p>Shieldwall!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTrRefSjB8yl24k4GcokJS3L8QHOCiSXVu8-6dDl_sZBvCIv0DJQojv2Sl-M8KUBVysS15xisSpVXBh5ikpjvdLgAGhZal_ScDItqaMleCa8FvKqfGO5foXerUG808lH3zjgkv13sKoSd0A4_EGg85kCdKlFU4vcNIYxzQGFNxRKjq0_6t_3oeEzs3bU/s4320/IMG_9919_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="4320" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTrRefSjB8yl24k4GcokJS3L8QHOCiSXVu8-6dDl_sZBvCIv0DJQojv2Sl-M8KUBVysS15xisSpVXBh5ikpjvdLgAGhZal_ScDItqaMleCa8FvKqfGO5foXerUG808lH3zjgkv13sKoSd0A4_EGg85kCdKlFU4vcNIYxzQGFNxRKjq0_6t_3oeEzs3bU/w400-h201/IMG_9919_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>The fyrd is no match for the Viking berserks and huscarles, and their shieldwall holds only one push. They are massacred but do their killing too before the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2XWCrwy5USAbZSxMCE6NAizeozTETY_b5sRR231icSRzgGMKU_PbVH3idJH4NR27MkVnWkhbrC-7EATMKORNh2YdtYsEkpUi3ccY7mWjMNRY0mtNtCrLg7ZqRoShIIgARAhe9_JgcENagWon3ggRZrHUdE8ljEO53dd6Ec0yicBv_t77TOYaBx1C8WY/s4320/IMG_9925_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2XWCrwy5USAbZSxMCE6NAizeozTETY_b5sRR231icSRzgGMKU_PbVH3idJH4NR27MkVnWkhbrC-7EATMKORNh2YdtYsEkpUi3ccY7mWjMNRY0mtNtCrLg7ZqRoShIIgARAhe9_JgcENagWon3ggRZrHUdE8ljEO53dd6Ec0yicBv_t77TOYaBx1C8WY/w400-h300/IMG_9925_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>On the left side the other Viking warband clashes against the second fyrd with similar results.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsL0Hrb53Gi8oCI6WDfoGZC-bmq4u0NCFdVOlN0XdWLxZfJ0pTNgAga_T_PxHAtYaQ8cJIhzaOnWdjv6_qtwYmPaUzvbERGubK7V-9YfuGB4jBYHPoC1MxZRHvDo7tGt44UsIVIk-gVuylMMcgUKSrfKWutTPkgQOlHJWvYFX0zdpuuH_SNDFkDCmU6E/s4320/IMG_9927_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsL0Hrb53Gi8oCI6WDfoGZC-bmq4u0NCFdVOlN0XdWLxZfJ0pTNgAga_T_PxHAtYaQ8cJIhzaOnWdjv6_qtwYmPaUzvbERGubK7V-9YfuGB4jBYHPoC1MxZRHvDo7tGt44UsIVIk-gVuylMMcgUKSrfKWutTPkgQOlHJWvYFX0zdpuuH_SNDFkDCmU6E/w400-h300/IMG_9927_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The theng finally arrives with a company of huscarles and another fyrd.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbqNByqfqNqLQj_Ju53GrBddzKbUpNpV4UdPYEOO7-kq-YDtUaBd81CPT6rfWr4xQaqKt62fRQueUhZ7qaf-pFyhWPN5bB112ItA7gzWC3CX-Cd3HXEUdI_X2Rj-F3Lt8tqbjWWIq0POHgqIggQa_SVqc871TKDQGK7liZlhnvidr1sfv9MUV7ldDtsU/s4151/IMG_9929_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="4151" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbqNByqfqNqLQj_Ju53GrBddzKbUpNpV4UdPYEOO7-kq-YDtUaBd81CPT6rfWr4xQaqKt62fRQueUhZ7qaf-pFyhWPN5bB112ItA7gzWC3CX-Cd3HXEUdI_X2Rj-F3Lt8tqbjWWIq0POHgqIggQa_SVqc871TKDQGK7liZlhnvidr1sfv9MUV7ldDtsU/w400-h250/IMG_9929_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Too late to save the church that is being pillage in that moment.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bnpModBWpVtdyy0Ps7K1elvMPgkFrJyO-YQPPP6eEPiLcCZXfrgmLXieHKa7-8-bAVu4NJblTRNeDUKp2Q0I8OSOaPJa_wLFOYam4Og9cFHNVmuh80lMVLOgCRV53GQ3LSGxp1vSlOwQfmcBID6F5jtn54dOtxUCc6v8u8XzRLyiILpLbiY34fAWTgI/s4320/IMG_9931_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bnpModBWpVtdyy0Ps7K1elvMPgkFrJyO-YQPPP6eEPiLcCZXfrgmLXieHKa7-8-bAVu4NJblTRNeDUKp2Q0I8OSOaPJa_wLFOYam4Og9cFHNVmuh80lMVLOgCRV53GQ3LSGxp1vSlOwQfmcBID6F5jtn54dOtxUCc6v8u8XzRLyiILpLbiY34fAWTgI/w400-h300/IMG_9931_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>The last berserk chases and murders the poor cleric.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="4320" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Lwabs4g_wpcYPhBMJFrG2tJF0OiqJ6Zn_m23g0LHGq_0AUtRyMUK8ildNDrP5at6P6KEYYdZfYGizz6bYMJBrk0_WEBIDxK47lS9c4WezIEDWFhAFtBNOF88QUPJdrM3UjrsghkR5UdpooQbC9DZA_d3SfS6LJGtFqmyROhhlV6eVv-FeR-pmpFKAOo/w400-h223/IMG_9936_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The jarl proudly challenges the theng to a duel who quickly accepts it, sensing an opportunity to stop the powerful Vikings.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAUSsInO-7by1RTSmT8PVQLjVL-dK_mUQ00DeyKPkA1eskyO64AgzA9mbD_eowf1SqDfJeNdcD_K6LdcnM1FBabjIwQZy3iEZElM0EeLUfZTcms4cxgkxrnP1lhlbcoZ0m1txzPe-cdfaz3MlPzZKlAb_swWVac0ah9ft4McDFZ0JpO70ukk7IKqypQ4/s4320/IMG_9938_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="4320" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAUSsInO-7by1RTSmT8PVQLjVL-dK_mUQ00DeyKPkA1eskyO64AgzA9mbD_eowf1SqDfJeNdcD_K6LdcnM1FBabjIwQZy3iEZElM0EeLUfZTcms4cxgkxrnP1lhlbcoZ0m1txzPe-cdfaz3MlPzZKlAb_swWVac0ah9ft4McDFZ0JpO70ukk7IKqypQ4/w400-h224/IMG_9938_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Meanwhile, one of the Viking warbands manages to flee with the silver, but they don't leave their jarl alone as another warband is coming to his aid. In the duel, the theng exchanges wounds with the jarl who receives the worst part.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJadtSeUoE9C-cy3Qe6y7NO-VbOtWkstQovJ6GZWo_TuFjWszdSFZ2Lks-ZwLUZG8xA0muefzpjT7c3ytuc0YxWfeLAVJzQeDiIiQroKfPWRjSMKLmf-TdXMyOO0bByAit5WTPpxC-6eyo9ez29EJ0qKU4TwQLypryDPRr0VwfIvdykqOjFbMjnreyYLo/s4151/IMG_9939_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="4151" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJadtSeUoE9C-cy3Qe6y7NO-VbOtWkstQovJ6GZWo_TuFjWszdSFZ2Lks-ZwLUZG8xA0muefzpjT7c3ytuc0YxWfeLAVJzQeDiIiQroKfPWRjSMKLmf-TdXMyOO0bByAit5WTPpxC-6eyo9ez29EJ0qKU4TwQLypryDPRr0VwfIvdykqOjFbMjnreyYLo/w400-h266/IMG_9939_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The theng huscarles are attacked by a Viking warband.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMqL_zaM7Gej_RvkatPTP3GmJsFvXFSLqFJE8y3k62d8NPHYsfL2LvjkS99hyphenhyphenLJIZ9q8MJH0nW9HcIzd_1dwq9m0rpo2_BAEp6EzMY0Tatf91Os6GYZdsLiQSMGJHCqVsxI_FwItUlMq2W4CsEfb9nzRJL_jTJ8Cx9X48tYKHftBGfo_RL7-T_QPR3d0/s4238/IMG_9940_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="4238" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMqL_zaM7Gej_RvkatPTP3GmJsFvXFSLqFJE8y3k62d8NPHYsfL2LvjkS99hyphenhyphenLJIZ9q8MJH0nW9HcIzd_1dwq9m0rpo2_BAEp6EzMY0Tatf91Os6GYZdsLiQSMGJHCqVsxI_FwItUlMq2W4CsEfb9nzRJL_jTJ8Cx9X48tYKHftBGfo_RL7-T_QPR3d0/w400-h241/IMG_9940_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br /></div><p>Finally, the theng finishes the jarl.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVDi5KSOBCNjo6rV6FhUR7_Z-rhchk4ph8SV5hZdhEFDKfcNx9v-oHzKrnpwFBL4Y_Y9FUUHi-9ojn9Rd7No3imyDC90TOs5hx6N1PKOc_LXS9YPmFekCIcixwu6Q8NFz6V6-ZqDwMP057XgIZ7g9Nnl_g5yi5MHzMuJVbX-D9thMtcPVkJyZZ5Dy05I/s4238/IMG_9941_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="4238" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVDi5KSOBCNjo6rV6FhUR7_Z-rhchk4ph8SV5hZdhEFDKfcNx9v-oHzKrnpwFBL4Y_Y9FUUHi-9ojn9Rd7No3imyDC90TOs5hx6N1PKOc_LXS9YPmFekCIcixwu6Q8NFz6V6-ZqDwMP057XgIZ7g9Nnl_g5yi5MHzMuJVbX-D9thMtcPVkJyZZ5Dy05I/w400-h249/IMG_9941_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Taking the opportunity the jarl's followers don't react, the theng charges the Viking warband to help his huscarles, but he is killed together with them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpiaqzgyG_o8RdDWuc7nkz2_gmGmDx7tRHeUS7V0y3HHhgsKWrZLLEKj00FKkOXsXL9YGYG52aOMDcvdt1FfnRlBFcGS9TAHAlHbm2PJ1JarEg76nQe6BYU85vTCQhkDPwbmFxUDUExA2vr01cZOpievohKM4iDWcqmOilR1O3SL495g5MQdfnrI86Xk/s4151/IMG_9942_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="4151" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpiaqzgyG_o8RdDWuc7nkz2_gmGmDx7tRHeUS7V0y3HHhgsKWrZLLEKj00FKkOXsXL9YGYG52aOMDcvdt1FfnRlBFcGS9TAHAlHbm2PJ1JarEg76nQe6BYU85vTCQhkDPwbmFxUDUExA2vr01cZOpievohKM4iDWcqmOilR1O3SL495g5MQdfnrI86Xk/w400-h245/IMG_9942_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Less than half of the Viking raiding party survived, and the jarl is not one of them, but he is surely laughing in Valhalla.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2dw0C3l01j4jN_kCi1zsS-ez0jFXVJjf2rnReZ9YLE37ZlwZtHDkC007ik4Nke4kfmBh-ItNms_KxmWh3jPQH51HgX3TxKKS_YiGvv48Ik3Ct-3OUF-HoEyvdtjCnRKgwFKuoNM_Zge3mugk6Soq0FTtJlzqg9rB-Xg37GREIEjqVAIBIyr0XHrGKcc/s4234/IMG_9943_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="4234" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2dw0C3l01j4jN_kCi1zsS-ez0jFXVJjf2rnReZ9YLE37ZlwZtHDkC007ik4Nke4kfmBh-ItNms_KxmWh3jPQH51HgX3TxKKS_YiGvv48Ik3Ct-3OUF-HoEyvdtjCnRKgwFKuoNM_Zge3mugk6Soq0FTtJlzqg9rB-Xg37GREIEjqVAIBIyr0XHrGKcc/w400-h214/IMG_9943_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I am liking FUBAR and I think I'll have more games. I may try FUBAR skirmish next time and in my head there are already several ideas taking shape.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-3586821942613716882023-10-21T18:16:00.000+01:002023-10-21T18:16:34.376+01:00FUBAR First Time<p>I had the intention of playing FUBAR since its origins so today I finally had a small game with two squads of Germans plus a PAK 40, defending a farm from two squads of US plus one Sherman and one Halftrack, to try a bit of everything and get a general taste of these rules.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-cS3zFJwkmgtwgjBJVE5BkhOkMHyaDMViIk4nYM-OHJiyvTYVGr6RNhuLN7L83QD6McWt0f21vuSBIc46S1HTMGJdTR68orcfH7Dn_8VhjKPfT76vvyF_tSv4ADwQdfb3tCLgiRysvdJJimVd3mp5Hdppl8lduuil_wl_Kl0_K5gF7G-K6Zl7F4-eNY/s4320/IMG_9895_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-cS3zFJwkmgtwgjBJVE5BkhOkMHyaDMViIk4nYM-OHJiyvTYVGr6RNhuLN7L83QD6McWt0f21vuSBIc46S1HTMGJdTR68orcfH7Dn_8VhjKPfT76vvyF_tSv4ADwQdfb3tCLgiRysvdJJimVd3mp5Hdppl8lduuil_wl_Kl0_K5gF7G-K6Zl7F4-eNY/w400-h300/IMG_9895_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Pak40 shot and hit the M4 but didn't penetrate its frontal armour. The Sherman activated and fired all its weapons, suppressing the crew. The Halftrack moved to the right and disembarked a squad, but it got damaged by a panzerfaust. Another squad advanced on the left. All Germans were On Guard.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGMFunryO0I6svDRxvVEn_QcC9HoF9hdQXJgq-iXwjVHFYVwkqNch8ggchkRiT4UHN-88SjCxA8AcBlui9iHkf9kIFuLgwkcaxlBc9n3UyssfBTVgucIZFsmuMpTy6OWW2Bfqc8A3TxyYnKpQcb2iB_hgTsWU2DbEOGgplCFqyrEQbRCOM5yXTENOd50/s3622/IMG_9896_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3186" data-original-width="3622" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGMFunryO0I6svDRxvVEn_QcC9HoF9hdQXJgq-iXwjVHFYVwkqNch8ggchkRiT4UHN-88SjCxA8AcBlui9iHkf9kIFuLgwkcaxlBc9n3UyssfBTVgucIZFsmuMpTy6OWW2Bfqc8A3TxyYnKpQcb2iB_hgTsWU2DbEOGgplCFqyrEQbRCOM5yXTENOd50/w400-h351/IMG_9896_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Half squad disembarked on the left, giving supporting fire with the BAR to the other half squad who tried to approach on the right flank but received a lot of fire from the Germans.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzKIjjzkBwFh2dDvUMXQEZ8-1DErDOpoCgC9xl0kH8tFzVBM4dlS9HeJsOdQ_l2Pr2ZN7_u_zSW-V97tWxA3OhGmk_RB9qXqzFRYwAd8rPTfy2Kj4jB30a3KSrsngR0U0KBRkV3kXRN7H-u6t0tvH-TMjpWSqcYrecHhOXPunG0Z-dUB4cK9lFhSjG9s/s4317/IMG_9897_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="4317" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzKIjjzkBwFh2dDvUMXQEZ8-1DErDOpoCgC9xl0kH8tFzVBM4dlS9HeJsOdQ_l2Pr2ZN7_u_zSW-V97tWxA3OhGmk_RB9qXqzFRYwAd8rPTfy2Kj4jB30a3KSrsngR0U0KBRkV3kXRN7H-u6t0tvH-TMjpWSqcYrecHhOXPunG0Z-dUB4cK9lFhSjG9s/w400-h270/IMG_9897_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>They finally assaulted the defensive German position behind the hedge.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW-UShWVq5VE8ypl6oy-T7HtN71FqfzVmjG_Ns3ukcKjvoHBjHunkqO8ZMQGA4udtP7gZY8W3WwdcNASD8QPKpIOg0BNZxjaSang7zG3DUND_xrMd5QKmPLiwVkxaAMHhkM3sgIz2bj58PG34TSOdfe_5F0t8QnbNEmX1IyGetJ2jffanACrbRTAZZps/s4320/IMG_9898_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW-UShWVq5VE8ypl6oy-T7HtN71FqfzVmjG_Ns3ukcKjvoHBjHunkqO8ZMQGA4udtP7gZY8W3WwdcNASD8QPKpIOg0BNZxjaSang7zG3DUND_xrMd5QKmPLiwVkxaAMHhkM3sgIz2bj58PG34TSOdfe_5F0t8QnbNEmX1IyGetJ2jffanACrbRTAZZps/w400-h300/IMG_9898_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>After three turns US troops won the combat.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Uw3fjom4Sr6jU-6Qcg_v-sEHHlTPq9BvPwceKnfG0gkL7tYnyoE153ehbB_1gLH0cv_c2sCsRwhEx8T30EsjH0Pp_XU8On52KxrxTsFFA9rFO-UGW_9yTgBQidVS124KYZv6Q3klcCztl35EZi4ihdYomIRVjCr8x-mxLUq2Wrq8LWKMLOB69BKzSR4/s4151/IMG_9899_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="4151" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Uw3fjom4Sr6jU-6Qcg_v-sEHHlTPq9BvPwceKnfG0gkL7tYnyoE153ehbB_1gLH0cv_c2sCsRwhEx8T30EsjH0Pp_XU8On52KxrxTsFFA9rFO-UGW_9yTgBQidVS124KYZv6Q3klcCztl35EZi4ihdYomIRVjCr8x-mxLUq2Wrq8LWKMLOB69BKzSR4/w400-h285/IMG_9899_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Meanwhile the Sherman finished the Pak40, as well as the other German squad with supporting fire from a squad.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHVgXCHSfapFfFlM_vHHpT8iWQZJ1GTalSTTc0Oylvr1roFSTSZGnNwhcZlfucvtoTJQ7dCy_cv5TKUX0KM1ad_dnVgsn7Ke06gvhrIeYGee7BdVeoIxd6qC_ymzdT37Z_kHoBxAATmw3rgWszMCnQMzB81x4E43xhp1tBzhXDDX5e9BgAwrDH0YTT4c/s4151/IMG_9900_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="4151" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHVgXCHSfapFfFlM_vHHpT8iWQZJ1GTalSTTc0Oylvr1roFSTSZGnNwhcZlfucvtoTJQ7dCy_cv5TKUX0KM1ad_dnVgsn7Ke06gvhrIeYGee7BdVeoIxd6qC_ymzdT37Z_kHoBxAATmw3rgWszMCnQMzB81x4E43xhp1tBzhXDDX5e9BgAwrDH0YTT4c/w400-h284/IMG_9900_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>German lost all their effectives whereas US only lost half squad.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila1yFJq6xOyFqktxftwiDvhAWr2EvGxDAQNIX4YFVNwsAVJqY3enhL33i4IyIdTvLs-NnkaTpMhIpDD1s-Fwag8mHWJvO0MJZk_UP97jjEEnezYEfOqbvw-4xdoLxRNkrsaqPCQOEPi0B8pa4rfRUTCSBwR_2O5UhJl0nwAlYvFlmhWUm8-Vl1XTkwmA/s4042/IMG_9902_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="4042" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila1yFJq6xOyFqktxftwiDvhAWr2EvGxDAQNIX4YFVNwsAVJqY3enhL33i4IyIdTvLs-NnkaTpMhIpDD1s-Fwag8mHWJvO0MJZk_UP97jjEEnezYEfOqbvw-4xdoLxRNkrsaqPCQOEPi0B8pa4rfRUTCSBwR_2O5UhJl0nwAlYvFlmhWUm8-Vl1XTkwmA/w400-h299/IMG_9902_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I liked the rules and I'm seeing myself playing more games in the future with them as it can be played solo. I think I am going to test a game with more tanks and see how it goes.<br /><p></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-31641893226701119172023-10-15T14:03:00.001+01:002023-10-15T14:03:04.948+01:00Escape from the Prancing Pony<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">B</span></b>arliman Butterbur, busy with his customers at the Prancing Pony. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiyzc5u2KoCcawH8GR2lfmolaRhLNltUBUP_90gC6ML8-vsmZeu6mxnLbsfH0jB3XaTn8iJZlsHJS31ITdzuMfVXb5e5VfzFF-VLUtu1GUcfgwrhG-3U1CP-pzM8Z8h_v6sbiWG-LL5YrmH1n6sJh3b2kYiqOPqxgsH4QhgDe_Mb0ECeYd36a8WTV7l4/s4320/IMG_9870_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiyzc5u2KoCcawH8GR2lfmolaRhLNltUBUP_90gC6ML8-vsmZeu6mxnLbsfH0jB3XaTn8iJZlsHJS31ITdzuMfVXb5e5VfzFF-VLUtu1GUcfgwrhG-3U1CP-pzM8Z8h_v6sbiWG-LL5YrmH1n6sJh3b2kYiqOPqxgsH4QhgDe_Mb0ECeYd36a8WTV7l4/w400-h300/IMG_9870_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Strider and the Hobbits leave the inn early in the moring with the hope of avoiding trouble.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNrb7-5JLRFoUr0YiPr1YYDXEyx_-quvHYMDTPBXLHehaPyqTq58WRvG3bGA2oRBB17tDf81TCs8AZOw1SMB85gNvSTzhOFilAh2rhfWvG8Dw58gXVvDoJsPXWWLs9lDf1V9tU5swJ9RMeXmFX6jO6xAko5sdK5U7YsMtAfZhNmtU-zbkFiA8XK_Mthk/s4151/IMG_9872_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="4151" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNrb7-5JLRFoUr0YiPr1YYDXEyx_-quvHYMDTPBXLHehaPyqTq58WRvG3bGA2oRBB17tDf81TCs8AZOw1SMB85gNvSTzhOFilAh2rhfWvG8Dw58gXVvDoJsPXWWLs9lDf1V9tU5swJ9RMeXmFX6jO6xAko5sdK5U7YsMtAfZhNmtU-zbkFiA8XK_Mthk/w400-h230/IMG_9872_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">But trouble already lays ahead. Here's Bill Ferny </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">waiting for them </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">at his house </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">in the outskirst of Bree</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> .<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMocgjhyphenhyphentDEpKU4uouX6Pjp76lEcw_kLXVEsQkdHBzYn9oKI47omjKuULm7Do1t8LeljBTKFiv1h5YY_sl-bm-vQbbbzzjnqWprzuZYfYpxPaJyK2KMDfp4mAqtV_dDp0V-hg7ptlx-pqKRa7hFNFSxkt1GkusmYJm59qjcrSQmQyQy2KqlsFXC2bP4w/s3130/IMG_9875_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2938" data-original-width="3130" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMocgjhyphenhyphentDEpKU4uouX6Pjp76lEcw_kLXVEsQkdHBzYn9oKI47omjKuULm7Do1t8LeljBTKFiv1h5YY_sl-bm-vQbbbzzjnqWprzuZYfYpxPaJyK2KMDfp4mAqtV_dDp0V-hg7ptlx-pqKRa7hFNFSxkt1GkusmYJm59qjcrSQmQyQy2KqlsFXC2bP4w/w400-h375/IMG_9875_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">As soon as they leave Bree they meet with a pair of Squint-Eyed Southerners, outlands from Dunland at the service of Saruman, and called by Bill Ferny.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kvQ8dGsjDudSiVMsr8DayAUhSTi7b2g4YN1iedXknz1nUdCV_jTEG1pYRZFFCaygk8q8P1HQaadJNl3uTsVP9zpAuduph0QbnBiYGiw4u3bmG5b7jmW2dKiIAKLMoX7yWl57vZGX2AyfP3D8-YtnvS7Tny7Rarg_go377F3QV3h4bbVin0ndiJCP6WA/s3887/IMG_9877_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="3887" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kvQ8dGsjDudSiVMsr8DayAUhSTi7b2g4YN1iedXknz1nUdCV_jTEG1pYRZFFCaygk8q8P1HQaadJNl3uTsVP9zpAuduph0QbnBiYGiw4u3bmG5b7jmW2dKiIAKLMoX7yWl57vZGX2AyfP3D8-YtnvS7Tny7Rarg_go377F3QV3h4bbVin0ndiJCP6WA/w400-h320/IMG_9877_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">The Hobbits run for the forest to hide in there whereas Strider stands in the way and looses an arrow but misses. The Orcs, not seeing the Hobbits, charge Strider who easily finishes them off.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrixcXFUHDisxApdMlVML2ei5cVNDHF-Mtzbl93lRM-PcSA18bH3kytYcO_4sNldWzbHXaIJYrFUPl7a0zcwO9uVyXqc3NwPpZSVVXe1lGdrdcE-GO_Mx3W2SyKyBLi4UpS9fZ8jRE29djcniCtOsM_o_-nfCJlb8gd5EHXU8hEI9M7pg-gR2vScNEIs/s4320/IMG_9880_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrixcXFUHDisxApdMlVML2ei5cVNDHF-Mtzbl93lRM-PcSA18bH3kytYcO_4sNldWzbHXaIJYrFUPl7a0zcwO9uVyXqc3NwPpZSVVXe1lGdrdcE-GO_Mx3W2SyKyBLi4UpS9fZ8jRE29djcniCtOsM_o_-nfCJlb8gd5EHXU8hEI9M7pg-gR2vScNEIs/w400-h300/IMG_9880_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">But at the end of the road appears their leader, a champion and tough fighter. Strider wastes no time and charges, dispatching him outright. Meanwhile the Hobbits stay save in the forest.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjk2xHEqtECxes0vqpN9fvcERSPMNpoyzDaaqSygzmVD8YPzyd8CM8JqTkLrj0cOgBFDYm7y0u7i70oOgOjQLmonEHhKGbp8aWPLZ1ByGpPq70BCapsVgpKKpHTq-aO0LZWhvYY_HLj9Uvf2f5-7zCiLQmlogonjICA_sfTuJqRsZjOdhY2gifRxDQwk/s3529/IMG_9881_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="3529" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjk2xHEqtECxes0vqpN9fvcERSPMNpoyzDaaqSygzmVD8YPzyd8CM8JqTkLrj0cOgBFDYm7y0u7i70oOgOjQLmonEHhKGbp8aWPLZ1ByGpPq70BCapsVgpKKpHTq-aO0LZWhvYY_HLj9Uvf2f5-7zCiLQmlogonjICA_sfTuJqRsZjOdhY2gifRxDQwk/w400-h296/IMG_9881_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Bill Ferny swears and attacks Strider but he is no rival for the Ranger.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDop63ozcXrc-gcM9asD7GNs6Asxy0x1TX28UrhnYT1jafRDtLkixuBkHGjZSBkgECXDi-KRj6hyHQQwglymAAlTYZylAxWIURWGfyVtzgqwquK1yoGdw8mgibFinhyphenhyphenLBWMEjbozFZVjsVg1gSEsvx5IATiQDcF5HEiW1Dk2LnK1baOV_4AsEnoQk65Ps/s4151/IMG_9885_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="4151" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDop63ozcXrc-gcM9asD7GNs6Asxy0x1TX28UrhnYT1jafRDtLkixuBkHGjZSBkgECXDi-KRj6hyHQQwglymAAlTYZylAxWIURWGfyVtzgqwquK1yoGdw8mgibFinhyphenhyphenLBWMEjbozFZVjsVg1gSEsvx5IATiQDcF5HEiW1Dk2LnK1baOV_4AsEnoQk65Ps/w400-h261/IMG_9885_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Some Orcs coming out from the woods spot the Hobbits and charge them, but they are too far and only one of them reaches Strider.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv9I96XSn3npjLCkzLXz6XAoIb97VPBpVRQOrkbTcON6mOIDh24DjcjNQhxwUdpDHWClbKxECsdAR2fbw55n2pUFNY6IEVXddqsZEnDk9NA4gbsSPoddH_6Fw3ARk4AK7mfz1Tdd4LhexzDURO0nbJoWfLqnDT_4rdC237KLIX6rsFsZnj5LuFtZiJs4/s4151/IMG_9886_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="4151" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv9I96XSn3npjLCkzLXz6XAoIb97VPBpVRQOrkbTcON6mOIDh24DjcjNQhxwUdpDHWClbKxECsdAR2fbw55n2pUFNY6IEVXddqsZEnDk9NA4gbsSPoddH_6Fw3ARk4AK7mfz1Tdd4LhexzDURO0nbJoWfLqnDT_4rdC237KLIX6rsFsZnj5LuFtZiJs4/w400-h261/IMG_9886_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Striders turns back and slays the evil creature whereas the Hobbits courageously charge at the other two Orcs. They get lucky and can kill them, with only Pippin suffering a wound. But more Orcs are approaching down the way!<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWUtA3iZcrcNa9yLxkXQGpvB19Rbq3S-JhIkz8tMzgMfzMhSmPshiY-2cPzaMSJbjiON471lc4RwJ54v2J3oo4oENSM3UMWy7q_zk1AFJm0iwgORHq5EX10z0SPvHI6PH-WQf9GpyRTsoQ9UJGNz3CQ1iSfBCMjKUVZe9FiDW8VA-2CwdfdlT2SzZc_c/s3735/IMG_9888_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="3735" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWUtA3iZcrcNa9yLxkXQGpvB19Rbq3S-JhIkz8tMzgMfzMhSmPshiY-2cPzaMSJbjiON471lc4RwJ54v2J3oo4oENSM3UMWy7q_zk1AFJm0iwgORHq5EX10z0SPvHI6PH-WQf9GpyRTsoQ9UJGNz3CQ1iSfBCMjKUVZe9FiDW8VA-2CwdfdlT2SzZc_c/w400-h338/IMG_9888_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Strider charges at them and all Hobbits, except Pippin who is wounded, do the same after him. Strider kills one Orc and then charges another and puts out it as well. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIiFSKcS2-g8_RtMhgmPHViKR-GXxFkJyGpjEz0gtDKXpl5AFjsFPnxkTJpo8x9NNBjvDn6n591OWnAfLdXl6SELtbziG_gUZgW_OBF9_9RPY_8CiKFuhiFUMv1ScfNwlac_nIPeP3fEl8Et6MsUpIb1p711fYvMEuDtKQFzzPtKoauSo4S1XUcwaNfg/s4151/IMG_9889_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2636" data-original-width="4151" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIiFSKcS2-g8_RtMhgmPHViKR-GXxFkJyGpjEz0gtDKXpl5AFjsFPnxkTJpo8x9NNBjvDn6n591OWnAfLdXl6SELtbziG_gUZgW_OBF9_9RPY_8CiKFuhiFUMv1ScfNwlac_nIPeP3fEl8Et6MsUpIb1p711fYvMEuDtKQFzzPtKoauSo4S1XUcwaNfg/w400-h254/IMG_9889_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">However, the little Hobbits result wounded by the only Orc fighting them, who defends his life like a cornered wild creature.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaoUdTAURzOsgfg7zOXcY3Qe-pogLb4UtlTUzXq1XCj8pRr4-8B1kry5PqOVLZYmK0J7ZTN5Tu7SwkNNITPawRpoOpS-b9oasKWOiwiiJoYiAkGbCsQMVRy4Z7R5prPHAhJEORcsA7yoUVaObTljztZEyDCleE7uzTU9pcHa8VpKWAqmrUwpASVxBV-E/s4151/IMG_9890_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="4151" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaoUdTAURzOsgfg7zOXcY3Qe-pogLb4UtlTUzXq1XCj8pRr4-8B1kry5PqOVLZYmK0J7ZTN5Tu7SwkNNITPawRpoOpS-b9oasKWOiwiiJoYiAkGbCsQMVRy4Z7R5prPHAhJEORcsA7yoUVaObTljztZEyDCleE7uzTU9pcHa8VpKWAqmrUwpASVxBV-E/w400-h260/IMG_9890_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Finally, Aragorn gets rid of the last Orc before more of them come, and they swiftly leave Bree and head for Rivendell.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ghs5UYRStBowKUuakzYqAjodxOFI1UUIQ4XqGqvec4l3x4iInlxTqgLv4ycOMTGKJ_Op9nEDvbWy0hBqLwNRd5LwUyy08_aMz0Bq1RtiPrwrc2QnGUCMh37snDpaXWUipZUqo7BJPiOqHOXeS6wtmjmM_V5Qn6xwOxq_TR1BBaY3msTi8tXviperkWQ/s3676/IMG_9891_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3676" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ghs5UYRStBowKUuakzYqAjodxOFI1UUIQ4XqGqvec4l3x4iInlxTqgLv4ycOMTGKJ_Op9nEDvbWy0hBqLwNRd5LwUyy08_aMz0Bq1RtiPrwrc2QnGUCMh37snDpaXWUipZUqo7BJPiOqHOXeS6wtmjmM_V5Qn6xwOxq_TR1BBaY3msTi8tXviperkWQ/w400-h286/IMG_9891_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><br /><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-88171591642153248902023-10-12T13:24:00.002+01:002023-10-12T13:24:20.550+01:00Evil Champion and Sorcerer<p>These two figures are 20mm metal ones from Elhiem miniatures. A generous friend from the hobby gave them to me already painted, but I repainted them at my own taste.</p><p>They are good to have more characters in any game, but their detail is not as good as some 1/72 soft plastic ones.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOhgZgvJEi8I8mRHy7xCXkqwC-iujFLkA30s3TAp0HZZsH14lgjHd36NiI_xEkoXWSRR5X0Abc4LtnUGFyPIsDThKTNeicUBrOUsVSEAwWwhBsAFyR8MQsJzi4VxeEmgIhQhHTkA-zbutzB1a3W-pXkcoPMxLOMhRMiqNw2tFL3oCv8WZ33bzpMmD4Q8/s3214/IMG_9866_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="3214" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOhgZgvJEi8I8mRHy7xCXkqwC-iujFLkA30s3TAp0HZZsH14lgjHd36NiI_xEkoXWSRR5X0Abc4LtnUGFyPIsDThKTNeicUBrOUsVSEAwWwhBsAFyR8MQsJzi4VxeEmgIhQhHTkA-zbutzB1a3W-pXkcoPMxLOMhRMiqNw2tFL3oCv8WZ33bzpMmD4Q8/w400-h258/IMG_9866_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7D8yRZJq5KhGDG3muTWESsr1SjQojSXB9zVAodbyDtIjn99dsx1JFIoYRuc3gDop-omuXbKVbY9vPEMIdqarnx1DJKlwvlsVHyTyx9xlmptMCYnSALa2oEmUYKj3PvDZPZveILO6NaFiI_GeKKn7xQ0U0CDU6_GXxzYXgALeCKrkpqGIp8digbn6rhU/s2954/IMG_9865_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="2954" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7D8yRZJq5KhGDG3muTWESsr1SjQojSXB9zVAodbyDtIjn99dsx1JFIoYRuc3gDop-omuXbKVbY9vPEMIdqarnx1DJKlwvlsVHyTyx9xlmptMCYnSALa2oEmUYKj3PvDZPZveILO6NaFiI_GeKKn7xQ0U0CDU6_GXxzYXgALeCKrkpqGIp8digbn6rhU/w400-h306/IMG_9865_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-24653660731054079652023-09-26T18:30:00.003+01:002023-09-26T18:33:31.984+01:00The Chetwood.<p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">T</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">he Chetwood is a forest North of Bree where the Rangers patrol protecting people from dark and lurking creatures that come down from the far North. Rangers of the North, or simply the Rangers, were the northern wandering people of Eriador<span style="color: black;">, the last remnant of the Dúnedain of Arnor who had once peopled the North Kingdom of Arnor.
They protected the lands they wandered although their secretiveness
made other peoples consider them dangerous and distrustful in Bree and the Shire, where they were known as "Watchers". Here we can see Aragorn and Tuigil clearing several giant spiders' dwellings that have been seen lately. After this, Aragorn will head for Bree and wait for the Hobbits.
</span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> Aragorn on the left with sword, short bow and Tuigil on the right with long bow and dagger.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDpDe4mg0GV5x3oamMwefcF8H48Hja3K1NuUHbZpNTRNJjaM2A_vsQTWtRROYliDqLa_-dLyWG7RXEZNL1Chs5LLxICngA3oKsAWfUrANLKCwcxmxDP-DpT9S2KMlzFF1ap4oqsU53OezCJKY9KaaPFXsmPDdjktobLminpNTA3sQHg5vFeuceBC9uSY/s4151/IMG_9824_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="4151" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDpDe4mg0GV5x3oamMwefcF8H48Hja3K1NuUHbZpNTRNJjaM2A_vsQTWtRROYliDqLa_-dLyWG7RXEZNL1Chs5LLxICngA3oKsAWfUrANLKCwcxmxDP-DpT9S2KMlzFF1ap4oqsU53OezCJKY9KaaPFXsmPDdjktobLminpNTA3sQHg5vFeuceBC9uSY/w400-h189/IMG_9824_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">They advance towards the first cocoon of spiders in the centre of the map, with one Hazard Token (HT) approaching from the left and another one appearing at the top.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOjf_da98XmGH2_kAksygT4PBTYN6GvM7fp8jQDjqWDGxeXVfrMYil5O-g9AaasLAelKApnwHl3uEEJswNkoiSPiWeqjAtMXqnEC1mi4QgAyBHmXzjtaC0h3ooWa3pee2GCAkqt2P-PFs7ylH8FIoyHMIlkBx7KGDrcVSvjQSoamNHdYQbm6avbaP1dc/s3110/IMG_9826_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="3110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOjf_da98XmGH2_kAksygT4PBTYN6GvM7fp8jQDjqWDGxeXVfrMYil5O-g9AaasLAelKApnwHl3uEEJswNkoiSPiWeqjAtMXqnEC1mi4QgAyBHmXzjtaC0h3ooWa3pee2GCAkqt2P-PFs7ylH8FIoyHMIlkBx7KGDrcVSvjQSoamNHdYQbm6avbaP1dc/w400-h400/IMG_9826_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Aragorn kills a spider and destroys the nest whereas Tuigil watches from behind. He spots an Orc scout but misses his shot.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinF8o-HlcrXhuKXv_scgfGBnYrvgm1_sn9fIzY1LUzSUGcNcSHCMDJyLGfd8c8-TkDP1GO8JME2OoB1IrObVkT5JYOpYRzkR130BLvQxp4lGGKHON5pirZ-DCk8Wc9wzwl6uaPnhPwTMEDHflN28nFqjrGMgu0VGc3PfQHZjGnH_Jin4Nb7j_7t4xVtM/s4227/IMG_9834_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="4227" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinF8o-HlcrXhuKXv_scgfGBnYrvgm1_sn9fIzY1LUzSUGcNcSHCMDJyLGfd8c8-TkDP1GO8JME2OoB1IrObVkT5JYOpYRzkR130BLvQxp4lGGKHON5pirZ-DCk8Wc9wzwl6uaPnhPwTMEDHflN28nFqjrGMgu0VGc3PfQHZjGnH_Jin4Nb7j_7t4xVtM/w400-h270/IMG_9834_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">The Orc charges at Aragorn who kills him in combat.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">The rangers keep pushing North, leaving behind them three HTs but also fighting against another Orc scout who charges the from the North.<br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYVzW-pkT6c11A7vO7DitZJkWWsdhcYGI5GksHJ48CozBMlyLyBmv3USIsX8qrfHC9PomRdahrGJyEft03pIaFIlEJ63pevciEzYoG3htR9UCfA5fiuq7CJLQKrEut85vHxFrRjVM_ZQWdelUQfmHFRFdlZbB-KeQ7YlLOEDalH0ppG-yeWIYt1y601A/s3853/IMG_9836_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="3853" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYVzW-pkT6c11A7vO7DitZJkWWsdhcYGI5GksHJ48CozBMlyLyBmv3USIsX8qrfHC9PomRdahrGJyEft03pIaFIlEJ63pevciEzYoG3htR9UCfA5fiuq7CJLQKrEut85vHxFrRjVM_ZQWdelUQfmHFRFdlZbB-KeQ7YlLOEDalH0ppG-yeWIYt1y601A/w400-h328/IMG_9836_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">More Orcs are coming and Tuigil keeps missing all his shots!<br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPktZkMhvW_14ev5CHyM69YznncvPG7Sy3FdbG_oWzwJUDOj2Ap_DU6kjkBwtF93GTQzpaDqrTMzCP6DupPmopVAfUHvxRKTbcho23b4rRdcCEJ3WxAmqIBWmTtTID_AnbreThilgBAKLtI_ztTkHmotdFsxFNJXXommRd91RANhg-WuzfAk2DVzJ6Ro/s4150/IMG_9838_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="4150" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPktZkMhvW_14ev5CHyM69YznncvPG7Sy3FdbG_oWzwJUDOj2Ap_DU6kjkBwtF93GTQzpaDqrTMzCP6DupPmopVAfUHvxRKTbcho23b4rRdcCEJ3WxAmqIBWmTtTID_AnbreThilgBAKLtI_ztTkHmotdFsxFNJXXommRd91RANhg-WuzfAk2DVzJ6Ro/w400-h271/IMG_9838_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">And this time Aragorn almost falls down after receiving a telling blow from the Orc's two handed axe! <br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9hMA8Kw1zvv6BwdggU7mPgmqDpFxMRss3dS3bgPZFIlztxBfR3M5E5ywwKPUNHFShqrm5hPv4nhJMp-gymCPccPqKLE_rTuQ3cJHtJ7VAPIZqZqgjOfqsJkd0pOuQXSBjHjXABqOx3gLcsCWCC5j8V50P7o2Hl-5Tn8Rw0eChiLfxqUXRXSzuu-AUPg/s4151/IMG_9840_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="4151" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9hMA8Kw1zvv6BwdggU7mPgmqDpFxMRss3dS3bgPZFIlztxBfR3M5E5ywwKPUNHFShqrm5hPv4nhJMp-gymCPccPqKLE_rTuQ3cJHtJ7VAPIZqZqgjOfqsJkd0pOuQXSBjHjXABqOx3gLcsCWCC5j8V50P7o2Hl-5Tn8Rw0eChiLfxqUXRXSzuu-AUPg/s320/IMG_9840_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Aragorn is severely wounded and after that, a wolf coming from the deep of the woods charges at him. He manages to kill it without being wounded but Tuigil has to come back in help. <br /></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblzKUZdsVsYLmYG0PliH6JEksw1vW4emqPQpGZfPkP6BsnkXtRGEYV1cvcnqGPDpvavw0KuQca01Mq2vNfe8-OrTeFOHLxxQWXZSnjNKULnosC_VV-1HkTUx4w-i_HZW-Tx-UDrLKP6yw2cx2496wpCkwKNLt9mQiO_EHLlKSSSnrBzkxZceJ5JGyHDI/s4151/IMG_9841_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="4151" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblzKUZdsVsYLmYG0PliH6JEksw1vW4emqPQpGZfPkP6BsnkXtRGEYV1cvcnqGPDpvavw0KuQca01Mq2vNfe8-OrTeFOHLxxQWXZSnjNKULnosC_VV-1HkTUx4w-i_HZW-Tx-UDrLKP6yw2cx2496wpCkwKNLt9mQiO_EHLlKSSSnrBzkxZceJ5JGyHDI/s320/IMG_9841_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Aragorn patches himself with some unguent and healing herbs and then they resume marching North. <br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PPX7BCTSUwBMusOO54zd7ttrFNeNWdZRuFYL711aPk6OQeLB4e4MfnnBnOnuwItNFpYItccWEoHB8nZf2sJmXSTn4DmpT-seciGTpKBo8-ygoQQqjwkkyrbr-Y0Lp_-U3QFQg9ltHzXj5Ig7BpNgGUv7ZCGinr52yaYZiIhX8DRNQM8pgmVRsL8ZCp0/s4151/IMG_9842_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="4151" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PPX7BCTSUwBMusOO54zd7ttrFNeNWdZRuFYL711aPk6OQeLB4e4MfnnBnOnuwItNFpYItccWEoHB8nZf2sJmXSTn4DmpT-seciGTpKBo8-ygoQQqjwkkyrbr-Y0Lp_-U3QFQg9ltHzXj5Ig7BpNgGUv7ZCGinr52yaYZiIhX8DRNQM8pgmVRsL8ZCp0/s320/IMG_9842_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">They reach the second coccon and clear it. <br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPzS2kwzQFsQPhqH8IfjQScxXue8pn6MO1qk9BL03M7DzIjZ0TCXcOuERjEZQBkxxQn6YAsFKRUa2D2vUjZGTe61_mLU_VkcGHba_YGueDuZIUo3_GYLIFHBIQY3BmCP1XRMZWEQlrNdobEbereWmvq3d_yTd-TnIxqkTxkXn5Rt4ftfutBu-orzOIc8/s3584/IMG_9843_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3584" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPzS2kwzQFsQPhqH8IfjQScxXue8pn6MO1qk9BL03M7DzIjZ0TCXcOuERjEZQBkxxQn6YAsFKRUa2D2vUjZGTe61_mLU_VkcGHba_YGueDuZIUo3_GYLIFHBIQY3BmCP1XRMZWEQlrNdobEbereWmvq3d_yTd-TnIxqkTxkXn5Rt4ftfutBu-orzOIc8/s320/IMG_9843_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">After that, they head East to finish the last of the spiders' nest but meet some more spiders and Orcs in their way.<br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs7GgWyiLgjYBcyVyeBVmEv89sQXbOg1xVXe-nafBkh3GpzjtDWI7NTluQxkg__RNmjg65HzRZy-sfXbkk3yVOTrOX9dWyLzWi8DmbyACfFr83BmLU9MU16_I_rvGCrgBxPhPsCTBBux86NApm0Ot6zHr9yiYUadPH1EiVaMRo5jp27Hu_iborf0C_XY/s3710/IMG_9846_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="3710" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs7GgWyiLgjYBcyVyeBVmEv89sQXbOg1xVXe-nafBkh3GpzjtDWI7NTluQxkg__RNmjg65HzRZy-sfXbkk3yVOTrOX9dWyLzWi8DmbyACfFr83BmLU9MU16_I_rvGCrgBxPhPsCTBBux86NApm0Ot6zHr9yiYUadPH1EiVaMRo5jp27Hu_iborf0C_XY/w400-h331/IMG_9846_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Tuigil finally hits all the shots and kills a spider and an Orc in one
turn. Opportunity that Aragorn takes to finish the last cocoon. Then
they exit the woods without further incidents.<br /> </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhJr-roaQgyLf3Qrs4OaLZYoKcCfSUk0dm5yuWRpi-hvWSRRbeRIsmRqHpAechCZ73g9CF4IUb3zswZ0LUHpXHbl3iovzeCb22MG5UsLwios9EToN9Id38XfXGvvUcDaWgCqjIR3R3SE3NdRrej7aivBj4u7UCys4qkpuFsD7ohI2p0G8JWRxxKo7x54/s3916/IMG_9848_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="3916" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhJr-roaQgyLf3Qrs4OaLZYoKcCfSUk0dm5yuWRpi-hvWSRRbeRIsmRqHpAechCZ73g9CF4IUb3zswZ0LUHpXHbl3iovzeCb22MG5UsLwios9EToN9Id38XfXGvvUcDaWgCqjIR3R3SE3NdRrej7aivBj4u7UCys4qkpuFsD7ohI2p0G8JWRxxKo7x54/w400-h266/IMG_9848_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Now Aragorn say goodbye to Tuigil and set off for Bree to wait for the Hobbits Galdalf told him about.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Well, so far nobody has got killed and they gather in Bree and get ready to set for Rivendel. We will see in the next instalment how they progress out of Bree and to Rivendel.<br /></span></span></div>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-43233670198566363362023-09-20T13:39:00.005+01:002023-09-20T13:39:59.713+01:00More ratties.<p>I painted a second set of "Skavens" but this time with the dipping technique. As you can see below, there is not much difference in result when compared to the ones I have painted before, but there is a huge difference in time:</p><p>The model on the left has been primed in white and then painted with basic colours and finally dipped in varnish stained, whereas the one on the left has been primed in black and then retouched it with a brush to cover
those holes where the spray doesn't reach. After that, it's been drybrushed
it in pale grey and then in white, and finally painted with contrast paints. I'd say that each figure on the right took me six more times to finish it than the one on the left!</p><p>I also have to say that I made some mistakes painting the latest set and that next time they will turn out better.</p><p>In a nutshell, varnish stain dipped figures are faster and cheaper to paint and a much harder finish, but none of this methods convince me. I'm sure it would be different if I used Mixwax but it is impossible to get it in Spain, sigh!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDNElCFMPuezYIM87vzo_WQdO3vF4P0WD75W2Krty8h0d2VO5AjRjSv6WyQQQn8aLck2NsPPy6RrcMUmzyGMTBoIsfmDA4-Wm7unwvMsANZkNYgin6ih8P1W-bS7HLgsZieCnNGNCzRtxW7PXdc2NJ5ovW8AAvgqmDPoGmhXJ0lvSVcyW5m0XmGoZh9U/s3500/IMG_9851_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="3500" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDNElCFMPuezYIM87vzo_WQdO3vF4P0WD75W2Krty8h0d2VO5AjRjSv6WyQQQn8aLck2NsPPy6RrcMUmzyGMTBoIsfmDA4-Wm7unwvMsANZkNYgin6ih8P1W-bS7HLgsZieCnNGNCzRtxW7PXdc2NJ5ovW8AAvgqmDPoGmhXJ0lvSVcyW5m0XmGoZh9U/w400-h253/IMG_9851_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBoGpsFRrAa9OOutmIFFSZd1ZaOEF_eZDWH6mBfa0v7YN2GRsm-C-PiRGY7VuWoYcSvjc_fpKE9YE7W3awSL2CmHRq6IfCcBUaMObFDUlgVg0mGQciTvPtzvOUCV0nS4AAIxiLr_wfbSxnYRmAOUbRocEgFu9QYoWEWLEYnx24-CwUd0wz9dCuVCeKKk/s4029/IMG_9852_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They have to leave the table on the upper left corner and through the Downs. There is a Hazard Token (HT) in the centre of the table.<b><br /></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiGn5ao47lr2R4Ffug1MUQvNuEHXtNkNmQbg8Naq8Vjt-bCtfMndmaBqT8tEM3bfNxadBuIzKEf9M0pDZqtcryKieGiCxGEdohnwg2o7tKsfj-CF_WEPiZdjt4PH6iUQTjTHsxQ6ljMRP5nYbbMgfaPlCDlhbMKp3HIqiZChbhxXF9E9PTC9F3wBIQe0/s3051/IMG_9803_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="3029" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiGn5ao47lr2R4Ffug1MUQvNuEHXtNkNmQbg8Naq8Vjt-bCtfMndmaBqT8tEM3bfNxadBuIzKEf9M0pDZqtcryKieGiCxGEdohnwg2o7tKsfj-CF_WEPiZdjt4PH6iUQTjTHsxQ6ljMRP5nYbbMgfaPlCDlhbMKp3HIqiZChbhxXF9E9PTC9F3wBIQe0/w398-h400/IMG_9803_Fotor.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">They started moving towards the Downs and the HT did the same, but a new one appeared behind them!<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjMyvDyihzIxRPvRw6F-5MG8rsSbWWP7ajsMzIhHnM_4qYnki16T3f5iIRrb-comAyZ3C-g3HjALTCkshieHxQZ4MthVOka70D--Kz7dF8lja2WLoZtKoiIn7gxAre3ndkvBSJiT2xtzuYTetegBiecsYoMzNlq_v4DYgx_uJDSe6YcQibASSFmj29_8/s3073/IMG_9806_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="2874" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjMyvDyihzIxRPvRw6F-5MG8rsSbWWP7ajsMzIhHnM_4qYnki16T3f5iIRrb-comAyZ3C-g3HjALTCkshieHxQZ4MthVOka70D--Kz7dF8lja2WLoZtKoiIn7gxAre3ndkvBSJiT2xtzuYTetegBiecsYoMzNlq_v4DYgx_uJDSe6YcQibASSFmj29_8/w374-h400/IMG_9806_Fotor.jpg" width="374" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><br />They kept moving north but started to get surrounded by HTs.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Suddenly they were spotted by a big and menacing wolf who seemed to be very hungry.<br /></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHVhn7ZxA98uRyGRLcOsHkJKnt5spnVueLr63LxB08wrwJIM0H_9jgcqcguNMVekxvvofWEEOlYQynOVqzXR4AWDegt-fmBy_aSVZrvY8cznu4aqG1qOYSbxa8_g3_cx5EQ0hZz6TaPcQTB4fNo6aykYV1CQVH74t_VC5SbWh7cJU0an9_hlKQrF7ANM/s3025/IMG_9814_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="3025" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHVhn7ZxA98uRyGRLcOsHkJKnt5spnVueLr63LxB08wrwJIM0H_9jgcqcguNMVekxvvofWEEOlYQynOVqzXR4AWDegt-fmBy_aSVZrvY8cznu4aqG1qOYSbxa8_g3_cx5EQ0hZz6TaPcQTB4fNo6aykYV1CQVH74t_VC5SbWh7cJU0an9_hlKQrF7ANM/w400-h315/IMG_9814_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">They ignored the wolf and run for the house of Tom but then they met with another and even more dangerous wild creature, a grumpy bear. Fortunately, they could reach the safety of Tom's house and after this, the creatures were dismissed by him.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KSsHDyy7FKhKtUUjpOYz5q6OyEh0HOOvPSfIEAuaxKmWDT9jQ-CADVEFUqkFcCAz4b8bqb2hnJ_0KFUI7zQB2POXtV8D03dali_ykCwBwFDviPKRI2aM8SAhA4upqCu2xlCeqMh17u7oEHx-lfeBK_2oJe5_U4AfI0s84VUi29o0C0DMaAxvZc1ouyM/s4320/IMG_9815_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KSsHDyy7FKhKtUUjpOYz5q6OyEh0HOOvPSfIEAuaxKmWDT9jQ-CADVEFUqkFcCAz4b8bqb2hnJ_0KFUI7zQB2POXtV8D03dali_ykCwBwFDviPKRI2aM8SAhA4upqCu2xlCeqMh17u7oEHx-lfeBK_2oJe5_U4AfI0s84VUi29o0C0DMaAxvZc1ouyM/w400-h300/IMG_9815_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">One turn later, the Hobbits left the house and headed towards the Barrow Downs, but there they spotted a scout Orc. - An Orc so far from his lair! The enemy is moving fast, we must press on with haste Sam.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEreBvWFtH__FTjW4-UZjsPbLkh6oqvCBLikb2WZdAHYqoQx4bALzCV5hCBljNslm7tpvOoA1JGgtaTUyuBtBUCwZ1wCowdE45pjnKU68yP6caYTlkIPs4z9ER-_4tGIsCkdVBkjvr2FDfHePBO5X_5x8vAAjN7JdMMAfetUUkrenXb1SBt5Yy5jhG5K0/s4234/IMG_9817_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="4234" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEreBvWFtH__FTjW4-UZjsPbLkh6oqvCBLikb2WZdAHYqoQx4bALzCV5hCBljNslm7tpvOoA1JGgtaTUyuBtBUCwZ1wCowdE45pjnKU68yP6caYTlkIPs4z9ER-_4tGIsCkdVBkjvr2FDfHePBO5X_5x8vAAjN7JdMMAfetUUkrenXb1SBt5Yy5jhG5K0/s320/IMG_9817_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><br />Merry and Pipping shot him with their slings but both missed. Then the four valiant Hobbits charged the Orc and together they could overwhelm him.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIyH2TJX_1kSaR-UJevDvQVMo9X_1IIES-iKnhtS4YZ867acYzqNjbiimsYP_UcWQyC4-JruW6wIEJOxgUBQH-DbuvsDiGWGjHYXveZ5UqvVr6YJJel8uXx0Ltg9BR-oDUUOycPoeAewX1uRRrbvzbSSnbX2DfDLRB_3M_z3hufXHLY-EOQmy5wlro2s/s2605/IMG_9820_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="2605" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIyH2TJX_1kSaR-UJevDvQVMo9X_1IIES-iKnhtS4YZ867acYzqNjbiimsYP_UcWQyC4-JruW6wIEJOxgUBQH-DbuvsDiGWGjHYXveZ5UqvVr6YJJel8uXx0Ltg9BR-oDUUOycPoeAewX1uRRrbvzbSSnbX2DfDLRB_3M_z3hufXHLY-EOQmy5wlro2s/s320/IMG_9820_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /> </a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">But Frodo resulted wounded, they must be more careful.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> <br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoupL4Dzc3vB-ACWoYZ6nZbZBXJdKWVtU_klRCzyQdNGdQk6hA36Gvu4nSPEKboAxLWWuZwKb1JHshC6La5F9Ho3z-5uqxjkjzWSYmKK02I7-QOg3aKdUGrzravjJk09MrQLWcnFYnVTmDBVJ1ZREZPtBUXQpi6yjc7qzDNP2apXNfL__OuGt9-4bMZ3Q/s3015/IMG_9821_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="3015" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoupL4Dzc3vB-ACWoYZ6nZbZBXJdKWVtU_klRCzyQdNGdQk6hA36Gvu4nSPEKboAxLWWuZwKb1JHshC6La5F9Ho3z-5uqxjkjzWSYmKK02I7-QOg3aKdUGrzravjJk09MrQLWcnFYnVTmDBVJ1ZREZPtBUXQpi6yjc7qzDNP2apXNfL__OuGt9-4bMZ3Q/s320/IMG_9821_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">Finally, they crossed the Barrow Downs and exited the area. There was a possbility of an encounter in a Barrow but they missed it. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAIXxmoKPzDOlflrwWDffj2rVpd6-DgS95ChWN8yVJnk8D2iXCgGQXMPooFD5B6XU2EeN5d_rALToztSU2Ls3F7sRhSFKANP8zoI1wXtSSbL6D2P-UUt7djian-I2ZZUIrAJtXH6o1eIFMZchPizOIbndzufLt-qWFWXgp0__Y7nIlN87ei0ZX0K4pyM/s3084/IMG_9822_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3084" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAIXxmoKPzDOlflrwWDffj2rVpd6-DgS95ChWN8yVJnk8D2iXCgGQXMPooFD5B6XU2EeN5d_rALToztSU2Ls3F7sRhSFKANP8zoI1wXtSSbL6D2P-UUt7djian-I2ZZUIrAJtXH6o1eIFMZchPizOIbndzufLt-qWFWXgp0__Y7nIlN87ei0ZX0K4pyM/s320/IMG_9822_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;">In the end, the Hobbits were very fortunate as things could have gone far more worse. Luckliy, next time they will count with the help of Strider That is, if he manages to arrive to Bree in one piece!</span></span><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-49586761657128084732023-08-31T11:21:00.003+01:002023-09-26T18:31:17.734+01:00The Lord of the Rings, parallel adventure.<p><span style="font-family: Philosopher; font-size: medium;">I did not know how to call it. What I am planning to do is playing solo encounters with the members of the Fellowship through their journey from The Shire up to Gondor or even farther. But it is not going to be exactly as in the books or in the movies as I am going to skip big events and battles, as well as powerful, almost unbeatable characters from the skirmishes such as Tom Bombadil, the Ring Wraiths, the Balrog, the Undead from the Dark Door or Sauron to name a few. My idea is to play skirmishes with everyday monsters so to speak, and see if the members of the Fellowship survive or not; in a fashion to the old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh-dWwbtRAQ" target="_blank">PC game Lord of the Rings from 1990</a> from Interplay, which alsot had that fantastic soundtrack. I mean, it is quite probably that some of them won't make it, and that the One Ring passes from one bearer to another on its way to its final destination. We shall see.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Philosopher; font-size: medium;">In my mind, I thought about playing two encounters with the Hobbits going from The Shire to Bree, then one with Aragorn before Bree. After that, the survivors will have two more encounters before reaching Rivendell. There, the Fellowship will be formed (I won't play encounters of Gandalf, Gimli and Boromir reaching Rivendell as I cannot remember there were any information about them). The Fellowship will depart from Rivendell and will have one encounter in Moria, maybe another encounter in their way to Lórien. Later, the ambush of the Uruk Hai and then one mission with Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli to rescue Pippin and Merry if they still live. After Helms Deep and the meeting with Saruman, the surviving members of the Fellowship will go to Minas Tirith, but before that I will surely play at least one encounter with Frodo, Sam and Gollum, maybe with Shelob and Cirith Ungol, and probably, if I reach that far, I will think and play some more encounters like Ithilien and who knows? maybe a few more up to Mordor.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Philosopher; font-size: medium;">I'll be using home made solo skirmish rules for the fighting, and the beautiful book Jouneys of Frodo by Barbara Strachey to get a general idea of the journey and its surroundings when deploying terrain. The miniatures to play are all 1/72 soft plastic soldiers, mostly from Dark Alliance and Caesar, plus the Fellowship of the Ring that it is 3D printed.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Philosopher; font-size: medium;">This copy belonged to my best buddy who sadly passed away on 2020, and I am going to share this adventure with him as well as with you, dear readers.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYuGf_vlH0ooe8l9BvgmgVaMHGkVLOYTKbf-zSX99FUevtw78sJRemX9vzgpoo7D9fal5Lo_4dqliSWkQbW5DgcZIP047WiMJNxzVhPJYpycy8SOshzdwF6MTq5Bfr1b2GDN_xhGGgfjgsTesZPR4_l7hVsiqRW-fC66SwntmzUM1T8UfEDJQzRDHOlM/s3971/IMG_9823_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="3971" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYuGf_vlH0ooe8l9BvgmgVaMHGkVLOYTKbf-zSX99FUevtw78sJRemX9vzgpoo7D9fal5Lo_4dqliSWkQbW5DgcZIP047WiMJNxzVhPJYpycy8SOshzdwF6MTq5Bfr1b2GDN_xhGGgfjgsTesZPR4_l7hVsiqRW-fC66SwntmzUM1T8UfEDJQzRDHOlM/w400-h310/IMG_9823_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><b><span>W</span>oody <span>E</span>nd</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>H</b></span>iding from the the Rider, the Hobbits took the path through Woody End south of East Road. The river is The Stockbrook, and they have to cross it to get to Maggot's Farm and then the Causeway. The Hobbits start at the bottom left, on the path, and there is one hazard token (HT) up in their way. More HTs, one per turn, will appear on any border at random: 1d6: 1-3 top border, 4 rightt, 5 bottom, 6 left. HTs can be good or bad things, events or even a false alarm. The Hobbits in the thick wood count as hidden and enemies can only detect them by passing a spotting test.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuaqCNDVcT5I_X8b0qt_siO_WVGpQSzUpKqiPEMmMGUl91zlK5s3Zo7ucbTEB2C8q3-Ss83Qt2wfaBqTdtc1SNXtXEQGr9gOdIJiExskR2RABDmTkt8VKElIqP7AKLidKHaN9sfimnDAYTFaxtNoVQET2dNlcPIEYg3HrJ3PP8sItKk2DmZIpXnYwHXU/s3126/IMG_979Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="3126" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuaqCNDVcT5I_X8b0qt_siO_WVGpQSzUpKqiPEMmMGUl91zlK5s3Zo7ucbTEB2C8q3-Ss83Qt2wfaBqTdtc1SNXtXEQGr9gOdIJiExskR2RABDmTkt8VKElIqP7AKLidKHaN9sfimnDAYTFaxtNoVQET2dNlcPIEYg3HrJ3PP8sItKk2DmZIpXnYwHXU/w400-h383/IMG_979Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">Our little adventurers coming out from their world for the first time. <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmcRSZg2gZG1TCErrbDAnyF9T8wyD9GqFpdCW9rD40Iigux1DmN8ObFJoLuo4OAEzVeNrki5lydHkdnWOz3VQX5S2W3hKzdPwBRvYNX9TPXn1T5ueTSx5oo8fpZqe6Fo57-Hj5XS7wMHPH0WM-et9cZ5IgIM-vVO7N_w-LIDGOAh1Jt0XRNZGTHsoC18/s3939/IMG_9791_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="3939" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmcRSZg2gZG1TCErrbDAnyF9T8wyD9GqFpdCW9rD40Iigux1DmN8ObFJoLuo4OAEzVeNrki5lydHkdnWOz3VQX5S2W3hKzdPwBRvYNX9TPXn1T5ueTSx5oo8fpZqe6Fo57-Hj5XS7wMHPH0WM-et9cZ5IgIM-vVO7N_w-LIDGOAh1Jt0XRNZGTHsoC18/w400-h234/IMG_9791_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">Suspecting some trouble ahead the compay decided to get out of the path and into the wood but the HT also moved similarly. HTs move at random.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc3PrQwpURzd27nE3F4U65bzBJWnI4jRPP2DmjbCh0ZitAr_i3NskKLBUlY3o7VVZOVVhiIgU3Bg2JU4bMuXmiHpA5WbZosdcYnslzIYpo7luS2sQzllSHjB4WigUQd-IqGxNs9Xks0CHG-AV6fI_pnHV9jv2YhCyms675M-oE3Y-an-7z_yPKhock1k/s4151/IMG_9792_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="4151" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc3PrQwpURzd27nE3F4U65bzBJWnI4jRPP2DmjbCh0ZitAr_i3NskKLBUlY3o7VVZOVVhiIgU3Bg2JU4bMuXmiHpA5WbZosdcYnslzIYpo7luS2sQzllSHjB4WigUQd-IqGxNs9Xks0CHG-AV6fI_pnHV9jv2YhCyms675M-oE3Y-an-7z_yPKhock1k/w400-h264/IMG_9792_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">They continued to move East and having sight of the HT they resolved it. Funnily, of all possible things they could meet, it was an Elf. -Look Mister Frodo, Elves!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">Another HT showed behind them but I was more relaxed after seeing they will have some help.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkeLeSxEgYJ-BJNxoOPyEbUjS_dQBV1fiSTQqbkwTjvK-7upsCGr-ASr8pM8XrVPGkM10MTrpZxm5MbxDxjp-WR8OoygrMgPtT8ZfrjKxuOoXWj2o9jAzqrtUjPa51nFhENcUEMboYBQHzKDogSTaM4uUZcv_BeA6VyTsIq9bZIco7ZiwOVve5TF9WZk/s4151/IMG_9794_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="4151" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkeLeSxEgYJ-BJNxoOPyEbUjS_dQBV1fiSTQqbkwTjvK-7upsCGr-ASr8pM8XrVPGkM10MTrpZxm5MbxDxjp-WR8OoygrMgPtT8ZfrjKxuOoXWj2o9jAzqrtUjPa51nFhENcUEMboYBQHzKDogSTaM4uUZcv_BeA6VyTsIq9bZIco7ZiwOVve5TF9WZk/w400-h304/IMG_9794_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">The Elf and the Hobbits pushed forwards towards the ford and for a few turns they did not see anybody. Here I made a mistake with my own rules as HTs should have started to appear since the very first turn, and also move straight towards the centre of the table and then at random, but instead of that, they started moving at random since they appeared and so, they ended very dispersed and away from the Hobbits. When I realised about this it was too late so I decided to leave it as it was and give the boys some edge for being their first encounter.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHH9Ooviwf4aRoj4dGEuDgeorOZdUyyCDpBPYMWz3Lcz12UyQszcZe5WXUNZ5pgMjScXKpuA6yV9PxtlFyMZlluR9STue2oSNp3l8qmpOXd3qIAE34uDShaZgkyP8r4kizW9J43Xsr00xeY06eOZvltrgB6h5AQy8xQ9xDXrsr6tVA6hlsOGa0gVJ0XM/s3382/IMG_9795_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="3382" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHH9Ooviwf4aRoj4dGEuDgeorOZdUyyCDpBPYMWz3Lcz12UyQszcZe5WXUNZ5pgMjScXKpuA6yV9PxtlFyMZlluR9STue2oSNp3l8qmpOXd3qIAE34uDShaZgkyP8r4kizW9J43Xsr00xeY06eOZvltrgB6h5AQy8xQ9xDXrsr6tVA6hlsOGa0gVJ0XM/w400-h364/IMG_9795_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">Here are the adventurers about to cross the ford and exit the sector with success. Another reason for this lack of enemies was that I never rolled 1 to 3 with a d6 for deploying HTs and thus no one came to their front, but from sides and from back, allowing them to escape without any trouble.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupaEgVN30BW3tBx2fZXjx_5cFAqKeD6K3uccnW9aQW7PZNpmsjTsKRDRVu4iARqGzuL4CO5idw0T3h5pndEGXDSF1fIxiraJhSXI6Zf4UK-iZgwAcAhIA6W02E4bHyDfyHnrRQPkI6ucWr-KjlGU1BFtsir8ZzSyo1gGQU6lX8x7V3kexhm-YzIoE82o/s3613/IMG_9799_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="3613" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupaEgVN30BW3tBx2fZXjx_5cFAqKeD6K3uccnW9aQW7PZNpmsjTsKRDRVu4iARqGzuL4CO5idw0T3h5pndEGXDSF1fIxiraJhSXI6Zf4UK-iZgwAcAhIA6W02E4bHyDfyHnrRQPkI6ucWr-KjlGU1BFtsir8ZzSyo1gGQU6lX8x7V3kexhm-YzIoE82o/w400-h340/IMG_9799_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;">Not a very exiting game but we will see how they manage in the next encounter, crossing the Old Forest and the Barrow Downs.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: IM Fell English SC; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-62727872424784191902023-08-29T13:46:00.000+01:002023-08-29T13:46:02.396+01:00Last Troll.<p>There are four Trolls in the Dark Alliance box and I painted all except this one, which happens to be the most similar to the one we can see in the film the Lord of The Rings when the Fellowship is in Moria. That is the reason I finally painted it as I grew tired of painting these Trolls, but I need this last one for my LOTR campaign.; so there it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_RKxPK3-Ijk__gRbaGq717S700Gji_CBGv2vxuKzpjhIueFCY2GnId_fkK03YCMjdsAbfEdrV2ieq4Nxcv7sanlMes63QLuHycpovLVF_4TZRGAF_L8ISEoUl4B0IUaOiyNhqcyLMz0jmBD5M96TH1uF-MEk0ouQ_za7cJDU0GBorkcGn1bKBNHLbQY/s3630/IMG_9788_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3630" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_RKxPK3-Ijk__gRbaGq717S700Gji_CBGv2vxuKzpjhIueFCY2GnId_fkK03YCMjdsAbfEdrV2ieq4Nxcv7sanlMes63QLuHycpovLVF_4TZRGAF_L8ISEoUl4B0IUaOiyNhqcyLMz0jmBD5M96TH1uF-MEk0ouQ_za7cJDU0GBorkcGn1bKBNHLbQY/w400-h276/IMG_9788_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>And here you have the four Trolls included in the box, painted, based and ready to roll.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX1Me0df-WUSJzg4-BVT1FA5YYBwkdleM9extYJwbrdq023D688RHUsalWhrbwzfmZ4wL6tl-QPc-5EuTqKMVnqIomsF9AgBuUp7XbBUSw2-xDoPxjCmTo92nEIMZ_iY6Uu8h7GmFiu6o49dTI3u3iihIfokQz0XwAB0ZWfkxI7y1dNP9m3wo1m0sJm4/s3714/IMG_9789_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3714" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX1Me0df-WUSJzg4-BVT1FA5YYBwkdleM9extYJwbrdq023D688RHUsalWhrbwzfmZ4wL6tl-QPc-5EuTqKMVnqIomsF9AgBuUp7XbBUSw2-xDoPxjCmTo92nEIMZ_iY6Uu8h7GmFiu6o49dTI3u3iihIfokQz0XwAB0ZWfkxI7y1dNP9m3wo1m0sJm4/w640-h312/IMG_9789_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-83146331532463618572023-08-21T13:50:00.002+01:002023-08-21T13:53:20.795+01:00Skaven Slapchop<p>After seeing a few videos about the Slapchop technique I decided to try it with the 1/72 soflt plastic ratmen from Caesar Miniatures.</p><p>I have to say that I'm not satisfied with the result, which seems to be quite different to the ones I saw on Youtube, so I suppose I must be doing something wrong. Maybe the miniatures are too small for Slapchop or maybe GW's contrasts or Army Painter's speed ones are more suited for that than Vallejo's Xpress, which are the ones I have at home.</p><p>The result is poor and the time and effort is superior to standard painting of block painting, dipping and a few lights. You need to prime the figure in black and then retouch it with a brush to cover those holes where the spray doesn't reach. After that, it's drybrushing it in pale grey and then drybrushing in white, to finally apply the contrast paint. If you ask me, it's too many steps and a poor result in the end.</p><p>I think I will paint another batch of ratmen with the dip and then post some pictures comparing both methods.</p><p>Here you have the first wave of "Skavens". The big one that will fight as an Ogre Rat, is an original GW's painted by a great friend from the hobby who gave it to me together with a box of Caesar's ratmen. I only painted the base and some lights on the metallic parts.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8fIJUzPQ6rgn8HwHpchecu6VuXTP8mBZUmyFrg-5oUtoeGTUMSs6NJVGddk4Gf6hR0XeZdUYa-u1AoKfdxpHslDjFqk-A5gD8DBQ4B6ArfNB3-ZxBALEJX5DfK6EQc_-gfsP5gtU-iAD3RWz49rTvm3L1Dlt-4xhO5oYKLIdDx9pQuJsZAZPp8BvE3U/s4320/IMG_9784_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="4320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8fIJUzPQ6rgn8HwHpchecu6VuXTP8mBZUmyFrg-5oUtoeGTUMSs6NJVGddk4Gf6hR0XeZdUYa-u1AoKfdxpHslDjFqk-A5gD8DBQ4B6ArfNB3-ZxBALEJX5DfK6EQc_-gfsP5gtU-iAD3RWz49rTvm3L1Dlt-4xhO5oYKLIdDx9pQuJsZAZPp8BvE3U/w400-h150/IMG_9784_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>In this picture you can compare the figure on the left with the Slapchop technique, next to the one on the right primed in white and painted with Xpress directly. As you can see, there is no noticeable difference in the final result; maybe even the right one is better. BTW, I had to give two coats of Xpress to both figures to get a decent result, so it is more work added.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICQc4cYB9uDa7TUHNvNX-gs5NGXMW2_rCbdbx_pC7oOndCTfPSGbitgJDR6l-LeIacA0MMyIvj2jSngRGGbGpkg9RJRFPkSjNqlLWjXUbxK_A_UkvUF5-fhNc6c0yl-oNtZTdodlTO_WUJZ0bXnWiXd8qE6kBIuXrk-QDNY8A6wCcpgNqOKU_NhqY6go/s3974/IMG_9786_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="3974" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICQc4cYB9uDa7TUHNvNX-gs5NGXMW2_rCbdbx_pC7oOndCTfPSGbitgJDR6l-LeIacA0MMyIvj2jSngRGGbGpkg9RJRFPkSjNqlLWjXUbxK_A_UkvUF5-fhNc6c0yl-oNtZTdodlTO_WUJZ0bXnWiXd8qE6kBIuXrk-QDNY8A6wCcpgNqOKU_NhqY6go/w400-h201/IMG_9786_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>And finally and comparison between traditional block paint, dip and lights on the left and Slapchop with Xpress on the right.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQJgZHA4rpTYxn_jQG9j5Kq7ofmsk5YFiI-q8aB1anVe_qYzWJUS8cA9E6Hd3ruEIYWTQ6vN4wSvKwkUpSryR87Ad9AHXlA6e9xBn8gGWhpDAXAkZ-T_XiE7VU8Rwu4xQ-QQYvUxJirG8ZDvRSfsWv5PGAcL9RAbrGV5gY1wETLJQGucpJyc0kK7eHsg/s2706/IMG_9787_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="2706" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQJgZHA4rpTYxn_jQG9j5Kq7ofmsk5YFiI-q8aB1anVe_qYzWJUS8cA9E6Hd3ruEIYWTQ6vN4wSvKwkUpSryR87Ad9AHXlA6e9xBn8gGWhpDAXAkZ-T_XiE7VU8Rwu4xQ-QQYvUxJirG8ZDvRSfsWv5PGAcL9RAbrGV5gY1wETLJQGucpJyc0kK7eHsg/s320/IMG_9787_Fotor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-52482456627345026102023-08-07T19:22:00.005+01:002023-08-07T19:22:54.274+01:00More adventurers.<p>Three more adventurers. Two plastic from Caesar Adventurers box and one metal from Elheim, the barbarian. I picked up the first one in plate armour to use it as paladin or questing night, but after painting it, I realised about his colours and his winged helm and decided he could also be a knight of Dol Armorth and painted his shield accordingly. The third one could be Felix Jeager from Felix and Gotrek, but I didn't paint him blonde.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z07pWh6gMuI6lawiyOa8xmvtTi1FHUoJo98zUfvfBmQ4LeT-smBqtRmIRMqTfBaptt2w9LWKwh0qHdEDDhazk08N98XuMqtUGsPw0o2s3chvexT0TLu5SewRyQFBDrckFFq7XPtk_B1lKIhsSyZkcap66IvfNsaNzJDbIOqTq5N49aRKgYBMhlheOhg/s2983/IMG_9775_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2983" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z07pWh6gMuI6lawiyOa8xmvtTi1FHUoJo98zUfvfBmQ4LeT-smBqtRmIRMqTfBaptt2w9LWKwh0qHdEDDhazk08N98XuMqtUGsPw0o2s3chvexT0TLu5SewRyQFBDrckFFq7XPtk_B1lKIhsSyZkcap66IvfNsaNzJDbIOqTq5N49aRKgYBMhlheOhg/w400-h250/IMG_9775_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The metal barbarian is a bit crude even compared to plastics; and his sword a bit small for my taste. Such big muscles for such tiny sword.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQQjHvd2gb9oVleMcl8ClXxso2JpaT5ISJMwkqsbfMh0Igmx0Y9IQq7F-Gtn1yi5b80WUpXLh8dnNbiikBUzBiVUsuOziGi16K6gupp7GkD-Af7OY-ZTNQ4OdVftFMyoR5XdOH6w21mq8I09luZ09zT0Ht7H7WYnsSN7KQbQUG-jdM7gPRcd0LYHZRPE/s3273/IMG_9776_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="3273" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQQjHvd2gb9oVleMcl8ClXxso2JpaT5ISJMwkqsbfMh0Igmx0Y9IQq7F-Gtn1yi5b80WUpXLh8dnNbiikBUzBiVUsuOziGi16K6gupp7GkD-Af7OY-ZTNQ4OdVftFMyoR5XdOH6w21mq8I09luZ09zT0Ht7H7WYnsSN7KQbQUG-jdM7gPRcd0LYHZRPE/w400-h261/IMG_9776_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>And here is the shield. I couldn't decide which picture was better so I uploaded both. I'm quite happy about how the shield turned out as it's rather small.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXM-CxfWILsTxLj7v9u47QejpXJyexBnGD5vpWiO-gcG3o82Z_XRNq7l2nh0YpQ50_gDWtfVc6Rhp32gzP8NXIr6Ip0llpVD6VEu3tJuEWKftot8a_Bo7knFPT7z4qbQHD4p-jt9XCllU26iukQyjU_-6s9coknIHjP_T_6h3zGuyT9rHuL7f2UdqiDI/s2198/IMG_9777_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="1735" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXM-CxfWILsTxLj7v9u47QejpXJyexBnGD5vpWiO-gcG3o82Z_XRNq7l2nh0YpQ50_gDWtfVc6Rhp32gzP8NXIr6Ip0llpVD6VEu3tJuEWKftot8a_Bo7knFPT7z4qbQHD4p-jt9XCllU26iukQyjU_-6s9coknIHjP_T_6h3zGuyT9rHuL7f2UdqiDI/w316-h400/IMG_9777_Fotor.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRLDAoEyRbD_gOrhiuTr1wxSN0VsTF4uXalH9rk7xQvE-THYDtSs2OpUQc64rhRTK9Mh0yiiK8lfpGXBBRaj90WkWVVAwLQZEVqc8kyxh5rzoghmvEnZxHFBvHWZM9MrGb6hHMMYnn8UR71KGdR8UfFw3iAq3dEytGM74_raPtRXODn3QAt7SjFfToFE/s2282/IMG_9778_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRLDAoEyRbD_gOrhiuTr1wxSN0VsTF4uXalH9rk7xQvE-THYDtSs2OpUQc64rhRTK9Mh0yiiK8lfpGXBBRaj90WkWVVAwLQZEVqc8kyxh5rzoghmvEnZxHFBvHWZM9MrGb6hHMMYnn8UR71KGdR8UfFw3iAq3dEytGM74_raPtRXODn3QAt7SjFfToFE/w280-h400/IMG_9778_Fotor.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143567506628342353.post-64454968089618700762023-07-30T14:16:00.001+01:002023-07-30T14:16:33.324+01:00Gandalf, Gollum and the Fellowship of the Ring.<p>Here there are the last two painted figures for the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf and Gollum. I am quite happy I finished this little project. I may someday paint Gondorians or Easterlings, but for now this is over.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZJ8nsZBCvaRoziAPA6KXOPDRAjg7J5Ol5qXvFs0qK9_Gt6hetXSVYKyPR3o64wfmBmyygrzalnZ2VEF1TU4Ve-xzSBTcATCwuN7LLtkKo9lgE4alFLvomEr_FIj_o2GNAboIvzX-My4UskIfJwzYknudW-qFAArPwhPMYxG--hUv8jp_1gYlDJw7I-Q/s2875/IMG_9769_Fotor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2875" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZJ8nsZBCvaRoziAPA6KXOPDRAjg7J5Ol5qXvFs0qK9_Gt6hetXSVYKyPR3o64wfmBmyygrzalnZ2VEF1TU4Ve-xzSBTcATCwuN7LLtkKo9lgE4alFLvomEr_FIj_o2GNAboIvzX-My4UskIfJwzYknudW-qFAArPwhPMYxG--hUv8jp_1gYlDJw7I-Q/w400-h286/IMG_9769_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivONLdD0nXt5Y2Kbp3n5TaiTD7p862xeNsut3MhMJ95z5It1gAA180Ycwwy9B7gJKBvHoCCS0X1gZoQgChnQp75xU2qn29DhcQJ0CromZ-t4ywqxIn6x_9vRbprdZSzdoEHWS0w5EDTky7G7Dx6HPEHCifrGkgjB_EGv8Tj9qg7rbgX3H_-6DBuLLDE2A/s2848/IMG_9770_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="2848" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivONLdD0nXt5Y2Kbp3n5TaiTD7p862xeNsut3MhMJ95z5It1gAA180Ycwwy9B7gJKBvHoCCS0X1gZoQgChnQp75xU2qn29DhcQJ0CromZ-t4ywqxIn6x_9vRbprdZSzdoEHWS0w5EDTky7G7Dx6HPEHCifrGkgjB_EGv8Tj9qg7rbgX3H_-6DBuLLDE2A/w400-h280/IMG_9770_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZJ8nsZBCvaRoziAPA6KXOPDRAjg7J5Ol5qXvFs0qK9_Gt6hetXSVYKyPR3o64wfmBmyygrzalnZ2VEF1TU4Ve-xzSBTcATCwuN7LLtkKo9lgE4alFLvomEr_FIj_o2GNAboIvzX-My4UskIfJwzYknudW-qFAArPwhPMYxG--hUv8jp_1gYlDJw7I-Q/s2875/IMG_9769_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTa7E3VC7n8E31o0AULI4DJ1rBv7oKXkxU0PgTy8w3y8_maadlpb8yrtfYf9sJq8DYI4OBjzydo1Ch7b2eqMkVsTy41j-Dxlhti9XODqlsDB34jDstCo_zW6VO1OoMEK8DMl7aArXzoHpp-6LYfyIIeceX7COiC9d2ZG_jAC6TZGr27YdQKczgv9laEc/s4166/IMG_9771_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="4166" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTa7E3VC7n8E31o0AULI4DJ1rBv7oKXkxU0PgTy8w3y8_maadlpb8yrtfYf9sJq8DYI4OBjzydo1Ch7b2eqMkVsTy41j-Dxlhti9XODqlsDB34jDstCo_zW6VO1OoMEK8DMl7aArXzoHpp-6LYfyIIeceX7COiC9d2ZG_jAC6TZGr27YdQKczgv9laEc/w640-h221/IMG_9771_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>blacksmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131707654108494186noreply@blogger.com6