Arthur, King of the Britons

 Broke down and ordered the cast from Mighty Python and the Holy Grail. Figured I could use them in their own game using Fist Full of Lead or as silly additions in other games like Lion Rampant and Baron's War. The miniatures are from Studio Miniatures and, while beautiful, are pricy. 

First Painted is Arthur, King of the Britons and his mount.

First game of 2021 and first game of WoG with my son.

 Today I introduced my 6yo son to Wings of Glory. He has expressed a growing interest in gaming with me since I returned from my deployment. For our first game we each had one, very maneuverable, fighter. I was very impressed with how quickly he picked up the rules and figured out the maneuvering. For the second game I let him pick two aircraft from the same side and he went with 2 German heavy fighters. I took a British heavy fighter and an Italian sea plane. That battle went on for quite a while until finally he was left with the only plain still flying.

Game 1:

The first 5 hits I scored on him where all Zeros! but his luck ran out when he drew the explosion card. He put up a good fight for his first game and was a good sport about the lose. He immediately asked for a second game with two aircraft each.

Game 2:

I managed to focuses fire down one of his heavy fighters but my Italian sea plane had taken a beating in the process.

It didn't take him long to pay me back by going after my damaged plane and shooting it down.

Our last two aircraft spent a great deal of time spiraling around trying to get in good positions. It was a real challenge since they are both the same size with the same movement deck.

Finally my luck ran out and with only 3 HP left for each of us I drew the explosion card and he drew a 1. Second game was a victory for him and he was a gracious winner.

I really love this game and highly recommend it for getting anyone into the hobby. Normally I would suggest waiting for most kids to start around the age of 10 but some, like my son, are perfectly ready to start younger. I was honest with him and told him up front I was going to play to win. He was proud to beat me.

Normans and Anglo-Saxons

 Now that I'm home I have started to reorganize my collection. I am putting most of my collections in magnetized tubs which means adding magnets or metal bases to all the miniatures. For my Anglo-Saxons and Normans I  put all the infantry on 25mm round metal bases and added the same to the bottom of their rectangular cavalry bases. Both armies are very nearly fully painted but now nearly each model needs some additional base work.

Of the two armies the Normans will need the most work. One full unit needs painting and three units need full basing work. This army now consists of 24 cavalry (16 armored, 8 unarmored), 36 melee infantry (12 armored, 24 unarmored), and 24 ranged infantry (12 archers, 12 crossbowmen). I'd like to add another 8 or 16 unarmored cavalry, 24 unarmored melee infantry, and 12 armored melee infantry to call to force fully complete for most any rules.

The Anglo-Saxon army is more fully complete. only 8 models need to be painted though 36 need base work. The army consists of 60 melee infantry (36 unarmored, 24 armored) and 24 archers. I think 1 more unit of 12 unarmored infantry would be good. I could then split it into two equal SAGA 4pt armies or two equal commands as I have two command groups. 

The collection is from a wide range of manufactures that include, but not limited to: Footsore Miniatures, Parry Miniatures, Crusader Miniatures, and Warlord Games.

2020 year in review

 Decided to go back through my instagram and look at all the pictures of completed miniatures from the whole year. Thought I'd share them with you all. It has been an interesting year for me hobby wise. Started off the year by finishing my pirate area collection for my first ever convention demo game of blood and plunder at CoastalCon 2020. Later on in the year I had 90% of my finished 20mm Moderns stolen. I then deployed and had several companies send me a load of 20mm moderns to replace what was stolen and I got some painted up. Finished out the year with more minis for my demo game at CoastalCon 2021!

Miniatures Painted:

28mm/147

20mm/26

15mm/36

Buildings/large terrain Painted: 30

Scatter/small terrain painted: 32

Vehicles/Mecha: 1

Games played: 17

Conventions: 1

A selection of photos in descending order from most recent to earliest:

French Regulars for FIW, 28mm

Modern Insurgents, 20mm

Rogers Rangers for FIW, 28mm

Modern US, 20mm

Dark Ages Anglo-Saxons, 28mm

Carthaginians, 15mm

Cavemen, 28mm

Dark Ages/Medieval Crossbows Men, 28mm

Ice Age Animals

Relicblade, 28mm

Age of Piracy, 28mm