Mordheim!

[toxicpixie]

It's a very old school set of rules, for sure. Wasn't greatly my cup of tea at the time, as although I don't object to buckets of dice it didn't seem very apt for the real world, was a bit too finicky and Iwasn't a fan of figure removal for casualties for "big unit, big scale" rules. And all that is magnified now, so it's even less of a draw for me!

[Ithoriel]

For me Mordheim, Necromunda, Epic and Warmaster worked well because the game mechanisms worked at an appropriate level for the actions they claimed to represent.

Warhammer Fantasy, 40K and WAB on the other hand were a dog's breakfast of mismatched mechanisms leading to games that couldn't decide if they were "big battle" or skirmish.

Not to say that people didn't or shouldn't enjoy Warhammer just that I found it profoundly unsatisfactory

[toxicpixie]

That pretty much sums it up, I think.

I do like the original "white box" & Rogue Trader ethos where it was definitevly a "not-quite an RPG-skirmish game", but I don't the rules scaled up past that even with constant "revision"...

The skirmish level sets were awesome though, many happy hours spent on Necromunda, and whilst Warmaster still leaves me a bit cold in places there's only minor tweaks needed to make it excellent

[Leman]

Isn't that Black Powder et al? Must admit I do enjoy those and have had some excellent C18th and C19th games with them.

[Luddite]

Painting the terrain begins...

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/mordheim-city-of-damned-part-2.html

[fred.]

Looks really good, already. I like the walkway / bridge idea, and the platform on the roof of the tower.

[paulr]

Coming along very nicely indeed.

What are the black bits you used for rocks?

[Luddite]

OO-gauge railway modelling coal.

[paulr]

OO-gauge railway modelling coal.

And here I was thinking it was all scratch built 

[toxicpixie]

Now that's looking cracking.... BTW I see 4Ground are releasing some fantasy houses in 28mm that have a tres "Empire" theme

[Luddite]

Yeah I saw those.  4ground are excellent.  We recently bought some of their lovely Japanese buildings for an upcoming Ronin campaign we're doing.

I also have a bunch of their csrts and wagons.  Very nice.

[toxicpixie]

I've a variety of their cheaper bits & bobs too (some fencing, out houses, Russian steppe houses in 15mm), and I do fancy their big 28mm kits but sadly lack of need and lack of money say no

All very tasty.

[sebigboss79]

Interesting

In issues 4 and 6 of my magazine I am looking at "Dead Games".
Nice to see I am not the only one with some sense of nostalgia.

[Luddite]

You have a magazine?  Do you need contributors?

[Luddite]

Things are progressing steadily (but slower than expected this week as i had to spend some time in the foul cesspit that is London this week for work).

Here's the latest report on the buildings and terrain http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/mordheim-city-of-damned-part-3.html