The Marvelous Miscellany of MMcV

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are looking good

[mmcv]

Thanks. Got the last minis from the pack finished up. The necromancer:




And the zombie slaying heroes:














I know there's a few mould lines I should have trimmed but I always forget to do that before getting stuck in, awh well.

That's the Zombicide box all painted, just need to varnish the lot now.

No idea what I want to paint next. I should probably do a desk clear up and organise things a bit to see what strikes me for inspiration!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice!

[paulr]

Nice!

Not quite the word I'd use for something with so much blood

 

[mmcv]

Thanks, I got the Zombiecide figures onto the table at the weekend there. I may "write up" the game at some point, particularly if I find myself playing through the various scenarios, but here's a few shots of the action for the moment:

The game setup:


Our intrepid heroes:


Splitting up was a bad idea:


Nelly shows a Necromancer who's boss:


The horde descends:


Rescuing a fallen comrade:


Burn them with fire!


I also posted my usual monthly musings and updates (well 3 months this time):
https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2022/02/28/progress-update-dec-2021-jan-feb-2022/

Which included some pics from my competition entries, though the quality of entry this year was absolutely stunning so I've a whole lot more practice to do if I ever want to move up those rankings!

This was the only unit I had the time/motivation to paint up for it last month:





It's the huge Honjin or HQ unit for my Sengoku Jidai Shimazu Clan army.

Last night I finally started to get the urge to paint and hobby again after finding it a bit hit and miss for the past while. Spent some time sorting out various figures, cleaning and affixing and getting them primed. Hopefully, that's the motivation back on a more permanent basis and I can crack on with a few projects!

Also, the reply/post box is super glitchy today and missing the top bar so apologies if any of the images come out too big or messed up.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Good stuff there.

[Techno 3]

Look damn fine to me !!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Love the game and the figures. Nicely done.

[paulr]

Looking good

Great to hear the urge to paint and hobby is back again

[mmcv]

Something a little different, I picked these up last year to try out Sharp Practice rules with and finally had a bit of an urge to tackle them.

I have been quite interested in the American War of Independence for a while and thought that doing some skirmish gaming in the period would stave off the desire for any bigger battle actions. 

First up the British oppressors, a detachment of light infantry and Queen's Rangers.







And those upstart rebellious colonials, a few units of the Continental Army, along with some troops from Rhode Island (including one of their "black company" units) and some rifle armed frontiersmen:






I hope to get some games in with them soon and if I enjoy them maybe add a few British regulars and American militia units to my collection to give a few more options down the line.

Finally, since all I have for them to fight over presently are some trees, hedges and hills, I thought I should make a start on some more terrain pieces and try my hand at making a small house, still work in progress:

[DecemDave]

v.  Nice but having resisted AWI when Clib did the new figures, you have put it back on the "ooh - want one" wishlist. 

Never mind cost of living crises.  I have a cost of wargaming crisis. 

Painting by candlelight it is then.

[mmcv]

v.  Nice but having resisted AWI when Clib did the new figures, you have put it back on the "ooh - want one" wishlist. 

Never mind cost of living crises.  I have a cost of wargaming crisis. 

Painting by candlelight it is then.

This skirmish style keeps things lower cost as you can get a few units out of each bag.  If I enjoy the rules in can use them to scratch a few itches to stave off bigger projects.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice

[paulr]

    

[fred.]

Nice work on the AWI figures - and good choice to go with skirmish sized games. It's my approach with the Peninsular Naps, though I've gone with Rebels and Patriots as rules, so we have both flipped rules from their normal theatres!

Will be interested in how you get on - too me there seem to be too many different bases in use - not sure if this will matter during a game, and is probably for more of a stand-out thing in a photo.