Imperial Guard Valkyrie

A flyer from the 327th Cadian regiment.

This is the first vehicle in what will hopefully be a short army project (no sniggering at the back).

The Cadians will be the first to be deployed in the new sector piece I'm working on.

In time the sector will also see combatants from two Space Marine Chapters, Tau and the forces of Chaos.

Fortunately, most of these are already painted.

WH 40K Sector Part 1

I have a dream...

Admittedly it's not a very good dream but at least its a goal of sorts!

What sort you may ask?

Well, the rather pathetic sort really; I'd like to have a proper Warhammer 40,000 board with some decent scenery. I've an idea for a campaign which may or may not make it's way onto this blog (or indeed on to a gaming table). But first I need the terrain.

So here are a few of the building blocks. First up a really big statue:

Some ruins, painted in a multitude of fetching greens and reds (it's a Martian theme) which have singularly failed to show up in the photograph. But they're there, honest.

Finally, a tall spikey topped building (I was going to say crenellated but spikey is so much more Gothic Space Opera I feel). I've included my favourite grizzled Space Marine to demonstrate scale.

All models are Citadel's finest.

US 101 Artillery

All those lovely pictures and fascinating documentaries of the Waterloo commemorations have me hankering for another crack at some Napoleonic figures. There are plenty in the garage but, unfortunately, I've made one of those Faustian pacts regarding clearing the painting desk before starting any new projects.

You probably know the sort, the type that just gets you frustrated at the lack of progress especially if like me your painting speed falls somewhere between glaciation and tectonic plate movement.

But here are some that have reached the finish line or at least I've got to the point that I ain't going to fiddle with them anymore.

More stalwarts of the 101st in D-Day gear, this time manning a 75mm pack howitzer, so some supressing fire coming the Wehrmacht's way soon

The model is from Warlord Games' Bolt Action range.

Two More Resistors!

A couple of more likely lads to join the active cell

 

 

 

I'm going to have to find them something to do soon.

 

 

Both are from Warlords Partisan range.

 

The whole group emerge from a wood. Looking at them maybe I need to lay off the French blue.



Big Gunz

 

The Boyz are back in town. And this time they've got a big gun!

 

As can be seen from the poses above, in their spare time this gretchin crew form a Saturday Night Fever tribute act. I should've painted the one at the front in a white suit.
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All are Citadel's finest.

Donnybrook Huguenots

If something worth doing then you can trust me to do it to death! Only a mere 15 months or so after purchasing the rules I have finally got round to painting up some minis for Donnybrook. Naturally they're my favourite French Protestant exiles.

 

 

The intention is to have a squad of dismounted cavalry, some grenadiers and a few infantry from each of the foot regiments.

 

 

There may even be some special rules for these chaps to reflect their character. I'm thinking more Dumas than anything close to reality.

 

 

Of course they'll need some opposition.



All figures are Warfare and the ruins a centre piece from Adrian's Walls.



Somewhere else on the Eastern Front

The second game of the FoW foray. This time the Wehrmacht were defending a rail junction.

Once again the T-34s assaulted a position defended by German tanks.

Once more they didn't get far but had some success against some Panzer IVs.

The Soviet artillery, both rocket and guns, had fun messing up the parked German vehicles.

And eventually the tenacity and numbers of the Soviets told and a section of smg infantry took the junction.



 German morale broke and the Soviets were left victorious.