Heraclea Update - Phalangites and Cavalry

I've still been managing to find some time after work each day to chip away at the Heraclea project. I've been working on the Phalanx (closing in on halfway) and some Cavalry this week. All figures are from Victrix and are great to work with. I find Victrix to be so far ahead of the rest when it comes to plastics. From sculpt detail, size, to ease of assembly, these guys pump out great quality figures and I'd genuinely recommend them to anyone who asks.

Still unsure of how I'll base these up and have decided to leave shields out moving forward for the rest of the project and just sort them out at the end. I'll end up using LBM decals for most of em I'd say. Happy with how the project is ticking along.

Cheers, have a great weekend.

Infinity, Bolt Action and Saga, Oh My!

I've been a little busy (as per usual) of late and the hobby had to take a back seat.

But.. I've got more time now it seems but most importantly, I have my mojo back!

I've got a few projects about to start up, carry on and finish up so will be updating the blog a bit more for the rest of the year.

First off; Infinity. Yes I know I'm pretty late to this party. Having seen the game played on and off over the years and being interested enough, I never took the plunge. This all changed when my Brother brought his Operation Icestorm set over the other week and we played through the scenarios from start to finish. Wow! The game has to be one of the more "organic" feeling games I've ever played. We've not even scratched the surface on the full rules but I'm already finding myself wanting more! So, after careful consideration I've settled on building a sectorial force from the Ariadna faction; Caledonian Highlanders. Awesome figures and seem to suit my style of gaming. I've ordered up from the Combat Company here in Australia. These guys rock. Fast and reliable every time.

 Can't wait to paint these highlanders...Especially Connor MacLeod!!

 More Highlander goodies. 

I'm also wrapping up another project while I'm at it. This is the last unit of my British Army for Bolt Action. These guys have been basecoated, dipped, and are now awaiting a few highlights before the basing is done to finish them off. I chose to Dip this particular army due to the drab scheme, i think it suits them and makes quick work of them. The latter of which was important to me because i started this project when I was burnt out from painting and really couldn't put a great amount of work in. They still come up nicely enough on the tabletop.

And Finally, a project which helped bring the joy back to  painting after a rather lengthy time off.. My Pagan Rus Warband for Saga is just about done. Beautiful miniatures from gripping beast, these guys really made painting fun again. I'll post an army post about these guys in the near future once I've done some finishing touches. For now I'll just leave you with a picture of my favorite model from the range. The Warlord himself, I honestly think the colour scheme gripping beast used on the Rus looked stunning and tried to stay as true as i could to examples on their website. This miniature was the deciding factor when i was choosing my 2nd faction for Saga and I'm glad i chose them. They really are a very pretty warband to behold and were a treat to paint!

Cheers for stopping by.

Battle Masters!

After a pretty lazy Sunday morning the kids decided it was time to pull out a household favourite.. It was time to play some Battle Masters! 

My son decided to play the forces of evil and commanded the Army mixed with Chaos, Orcs, Goblins and Beastmen. Leaving my Daughter to command the "the nice goodies" (The Empire).

 A shot from above

The black beast eagerly watches on awaiting its next victim.

The Cannon proved to be the unit of the game. Bouncing off many evil heads (and thus inflicting a wound) on its way to destroying an impressive 4 units before it met its demise by some Champions of Chaos.

A close finish saw the Evil army push across the river and attack the last 2 units from the Empire. In a final struggle the Halberdiers and Crossbowman were able to hold off and defeat the last of the vile invaders and return home victorious.

It was an awesome way to fill the afternoon.

I've also been adding a few bits and pieces to my Chaos Space Marines for Warhammer 40k. I went to a local Cash Converters (pawn shop) looking for a Nintendo Gamecube controller, when i stumbled across an exciting find. There in the window, still in shrink-wrap was a copy of Dark Vengeance, the current box set for Warhammer 40k. Here in Australia this sells for $165 so I was very quick to grab this one which was selling fore a mere $30. Happy days! First thing I've started on is the Helbrute, an awesome looking model which i'm eager to paint and add to the horde! 

A bit of green stuff on this bad boy then a coat of paint and he'll be ready to unleash hell!