on the painting table

Some figures currently a work in process for Five Parsecs and Zona Alfa. 

These are all Crooked Dice figures. They go well with the Stargrave figures.

The four figures for Five Parsecs. I wanted some civilian figures and, no doubt, I will buy more from this range.

The survivor bunch for Zona Alfa. Some will form the opposition for the Lake Dale Irregulars.

Much more to be done.

Happy to be bumbling along.

Zona Alfa mobile

I am calling the team The Lake Dale Irregulars. The area of Lake Dale is an obvious amalgamation of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.

In my last post I intimated at their mode of transport. I'm really pleased how it came out.

The figures have had head swaps as was necessary to match the LDI foot sloggers. The one figure standing, has a Stargrave crew body and legs from the 8th army sprue, as well as arms from that sprue.

I've taken a few pictures so you can see how matched the crew and foot are.

What do you think?

I put Ranjit Singh in the back where he can direct the LDI, as opposed to the front where an army commander might be stationed.

I've been looking at some great buildings which I am going to purchase instead of just the ruins I intended to use.

Yes. I'm a runaway train!

Zona Alfa

Hi!

My madness grows with my aging. 

Having spare bodies from the Stargrave crew box and a couple of free sprues (WW2 German,  & British 8th army) from the magazines, I thought I'd try a little Zona Alfa. Well, I do have alsorts of monsters and anomalies with the Frostgrave, Sell Swords & Spell Slingers and Five Leagues from the Borderlands figures.

The setting will be a Yorkshire Dale's, Lake District type. Towns or villages may be added or subtracted. Place names may change.

The team have 'borrowed' some weapons and equipment from a collector of WW2 memorabilia. He even had a rifle range where he could live fire his weapons. Luckily, he moved to a safer place until he could return.

Meet the team the leader is putting together to protect their families and earn some readies in case things get worse.

The Leader

Ranjit Singh

Baby faced Mike (Hardened)

Duncan (Rookie)

Gordon (Rookie)

Custer (Rookie)

This will be the starting crew. I had thought to add one more but that may come in time.

The buildings I will use will be the fantasy village or village ruins from Battle Systems. I have no doubt other types of terrain will make it's way into an ever-growing pile.

I have a couple of vehicles for them to get around in. But, I've ordered something much more suitable than the pickup truck and Rubicon Jeep that I have.

WW2 German reserve for Bolt Action.

Hi! 

This is the bargain buy from eBay.

Tanks, armoured car, transports, anti-aircraft and a nebelwerfer. All for £3 (under $4) including postage.

Perhaps I'll rethink my flocking!

The Bolt Action WW2 British & Germans

I've been slowly painting the Heroic & Ros WW2 British and Germans and have based all except the German platoon HQ's and a walking panzerschreck team. Solely because I ran out of 20mm bases.

The painting is fairly basic and the flocking may hide them too well. But I will know what's what (I will write it under the base, just in case).

The British

5 Infantry sections

1 platoon HQ

1 Lieutenant

1signaller

1 Sergeant

1 Orderly

3 PIAT teams, 2 prone, 1 advancing

3 2" mortar teams, prone

3 Grant tanks

1 Sherman Firefly

The Germans

5 Panzer IVF1'S

5 Rifle squads

1 120mm mortar team

2 Panzerschreck teams

3 MG teams, prone

I decided to go with the tank formations I found online despite the advantage it may give the Germans at some point.

But, already I am thinking of adding 4 Infantry sections/squads to each army to bring them to company level. That is partly because the supports, piats, mortars etc. are company level in quantity.

I might add some transport also.

In reserve, are the Germans I bought on eBay. Quite a considerable force which I will show on my next posting. The were already paintedwhen I bought them . I may use these as is, but I'm more likely to repaint and base them.

Thanks for dropping by.

Another 'Last' project!

Hi!

I'm afraid life got in tha way a little.

I've packed away all my ancient figures for while I'm in the States. It then took a while to sort out the things I'd brought. Now that is done, I'm ready to pick up where I left off.

BUT! I've also started a small project, no pun intended, of 6mm Bolt action.

Two small forces of British & Germans.

I intend to base the infantry by section, so no casualty removal. I may use tokens or keep a written record instead.

Pictures:- top & below

Paint crate update.

Just a quick update to show the progress on the previous post.

Last thing to work on are the bases. 

The paint crate

Hi!

Just a quick update on what I'm currently painting. No AHPC (Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge) for me. Just rumbling along painting what is needed or might be needed for games of all sorts.

Pride and joy comes first

MiniFigs!

I picked these, GP64 Mossynoeci Spearmen, 3 up from eBay. Just so I can say I have some in my Achaeminid army. The number of figures doesn't matter. Perhaps I'll look for some Egyptian Marines next. Not that I actually need them, except to have something to paint and collect a few figures I never bought at the time.

The next are all my sci-fi gaming:-

The first Skaven Plague Monks. Stand-ins for the Feral race from Rattus Norvegicus in Ebaracum Galaxy. Upgraded to formidable force with guns.

Some Necron Warriors for robotic sentries.

A picture to show a Necron Canoptek Wraith. It's bound to be lethal.

Lastly, a Haemotrope Reactor. I have the plasma conduits and this will look great attached to some piping.

The last two, like the plasma pipes and Necron power cells and doors are from the Warhammer Imperial magazines/partworks. I certainly feel they are worth the £8.99 cost.

You will notice the paper buildings in the rear of the pictures. These are off-world habs, downloaded, and printed, from The Wargames Vault. I think they look pretty good.

That is it for now.

Thanks' for dropping by.

Five Parsecs from Home. 1st skirmish

The job was essentially a show of force. A roll through of the given location to intimidate the gangers. It passed through my mind we were cannon fodder, gathering intelligence. An expendable asset before they sent in a team to do a full takeover.

Well, we couldn't complain. Work is work.

The area was on the very edge of town. An area for scrap, obsolete equipment. A veritable dumping ground. The area was the stomping ground for some ferals from the planet Rattus Norvegicus. Humanoid type scavengers. Fast, tough and mean.

We got to the area as unobtrusive as we could. We expected they knew we were coming. Information is always available if you pay the price asked.

Luckily the visibility was limited. The pre-dawn air was pretty heavy with dust born particles. That would help us a lot.

We had options as to our plan. They would likely be spread out as they wouldn't know where we would run through.

I decided we'd bowl on down the town ward side, along the plasma pipes and the back of the factory units as a group to maximise firepower, as opposed to swinging along the open country or through the scattered equipment. 

First move. Not a bad start

We went slowly (I forgot to Dash!)

It was going well until a feral popped up in front of Hari.

That's when the shooting started.  Hari was hit (stunned).

We laid down fire and Wolf took the kill.

The enemy came from our left through the debris, the fire obviously drawing them towards us. Hari took a shot and killed one (one enemy bailed).

Things started to get hairy. Hari and Bott ran forward (I remembered to dash!) Hari went down to enemy fire and Wolf was stunned by it. Our return fire stunned an enemy.

Bott moved into a brawl with two ferals

Exchange of fire, hoping to get some kills held us up

Our marksmanship wasn't as good as I had hoped. Luckily, neither was theirs. Cromwell takes one down. At least we are moving forward. Brax takes down another.

Bott wins one fight after stunning and being stunned in return in a stop-go brawl. (Stunned pushing away, then returning to the fight after over 2 or 3 turns). Brax moves up and finishes off the second feral that was fighting Bott. 

We are through!

Just then Cromwell and Wolf are hit and go down! as we exit the zone!