Fred's 2015 Painting Diary

[toxicpixie]

You get half the NHS on a knock price, the title deeds to a shedload of schools and massive back handers from the people you give the rest to. Sound good? Speak to that nice Mr Murdoch and he'll buy you a seat tomorrow!

[petercooman]

Sounds to much work 

[toxicpixie]

Are you SURE you're not an Oxbridge educated Bullingdon Club member?!

[Fenton]

You would also have to be a complete git

[petercooman]

You would also have to be a complete git

Maybe that does sound like me after all   

[fred.]

[petercooman]

That doesn't work apparantely

[fred.]

Second go.

Thanks for the helpful history lesson,


I just wanted to check I got this right, before I started painting.

[petercooman]

 


What are you doing, the infantry is not entrenched!

[fsn]

 

All that is missing are the haggi!

[Techno]

I just wanted to check I got this right, before I started painting.

Is one of the rhinos facing the wrong way ?
That's the only thing I can see that might not be correct.

Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

What are you doing, the infantry is not entrenched!

Thanks Peter, its your great knowledge of this era, that will help this project be all it should be.

All that is missing are the haggi!

Good point. Phil hasn't sculpted them yet.

Is one of the rhinos facing the wrong way ?
That's the only thing I can see that might not be correct.

You try telling a Rhino to face the right way 


I am disappointed that no-one has pointed out that these are 18pdrs, not 25pdrs. With this kind of laisez faire attitude to historical accuracy what hope is there.

[petercooman]

Thanks Peter, its your great knowledge of this era, that will help this project be all it should be.

I do my best!

I am disappointed that no-one has pointed out that these are 18pdrs, not 25pdrs. With this kind of laisez faire attitude to historical accuracy what hope is there.

Well, in those times the steel was much heavier, so what looks like an 18 pd shell, was actually a 25 pd shell. Something to do with all the lighter metals being used for the armour, as it was to hard to get out of the trench to countercharge when the armour was made of heavier metal.

I had thought that you knew this and had intentionally used the as-heavy-as-25-pdr -18pdrs, to be historically accurate. So you're telling me it was just sheer luck it turned out just about ok?

Good!

Now only thing left to add are the mercenary samurai with laser gatlings and you are good to go!!!



Think it's time for some pills

[Techno]

Nobby will send you some. 
Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

Empire vs Undead

Played a big battle on Friday night - Empire vs Undead, 2 players a side, using our home brewed rules. We got about 2/3rd of the way through the game, and have left it set up for next week - but I have realised that I can't go out this Friday to play 

The undead hordes surge forward


The Empire Artillery - ready to open fire


The undead cavalry about to charge!



My flank towards the end of the night. I have seen off 1 brigade of undead cavalry, but am facing rather a lot of undead infantry coming up.

But the cavalry has made it round the rear - will it be able to cause enough carnage or not!

[petercooman]

Nice game!!

[Techno]

Cor !! 
Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice looking game sir!

[Bodvoc]

Great looking game and a very nice windmill.

[fred.]

Thanks chaps. The human figures are mine, the undead mainly belong to one of the others in our group. And the table and terrain to a third (along with some of the undead). I think the windmill is the Forgeworld one, that goes for stupid money on eBay.