20mm Warehouse

So a while back I found this toy set at Walmart for cheap that had a large metal barn, loads of tractors, and other farm equipment (trucks, plows, ex..). I was unsure how to deal with the glossy finish so did a bit of dry brushing and hit it with the mat spray. Also put it on a base and painted it.

Put in some HO scale shipping containers, a 20mm sciff, and one of the trucks from the set that I touched up. (more pics below of that stuff)

 Oh and the doors open and close.

 Dump Truck

 Sciff

 Small container.

 Big containers.

20mm Modern Buildings

So I did some touch up on this house I built a few years ago and gave it a base. This is the first detailed base I have done for a building and still working out how much I can do and it still be playable. My main concern with this current design is that the walls are not removable so tanks could not drive through them easily. While I feel like the layout is relatively realistic it is limited in tactical use as very restricted firring arcs.

I decided not to permanently attach the building since I would still like to place it freely depending on what makes sense for the game.

Bolt Action Modern Game

So I started a Historical Wargaming Club at my new base to share this great hobby. There are a few people that play Warhammer 40k and fantasy as well as Star Wars X-Wing (good game) but I want to open them up to historical games. Here are some pictures of out first monthly club game. I put on a Bolt Action Modern game of US army infantry clearing an Afghan hamlet used as a Taliban stagging ground. I don't have my normal play by play, just a collection of some photos.

The Taliban had 8 Cells consisting of 6 men; each had 4 men armed with AK47/AKMs, 1 with a RPG, and 1 with an LMG. They also had a HMG team and a Mortar team.

The US Army consisted of 4 fire-teams of 4 men armed with 3 AR15/M16s (1 w/ Under-slung Grenade Launcher), and a SAW LMG. They where supported my a Sniper team, HMG team, Light Mortar team, and Javelin AT team.

 Pre-deployment. The US started in the bottom right corner and had to cross into the hamlet and clear 5 hotspots where insurgents where entering the area from.

 Civilians added the risk of suicide bombers as well as risk of civilian casualties. 

Ice Age Animals

Finished a bunch of Ice Age animals for the rules Paleo Diet: eat or be eaten (available on amazon).
I chose creatures that where native to North America because thats where I live.

First is the Brontotherium (Greek for "thunder beast"), About 16 feet long and three tons.

Next is a pair of Mastodons. The North American Mastodons where a bit smaller then the Woolly Mammoth most of us are familiar with.  Visually they they look more like a reasonable size target for a small group of hunters. 

I also did a heard of North American Pronghorn which is a very unique species isolated to NA. While its historical range might not overlap with some of the above they still make a good addition. They look good on the table and offer some less threatening game for my hunters.

Finally I added a pack of wolfs to be used as wild encounters or as companions to the hunters. Of the five I did three in gray and one wight and one black for an alpha pair.

1/72 scale HH-60 Blackhawks

I may have been away from the blog a bit but I have not been idle. I have completed a number of small projects and started many more.
First I will share the 2 diecast Blackhawks I repainted for 20mm modern games.
It is also my first attempt at painting windows and while I still need practice I am happy with my first attempt. Also the stands are temporary as I have a magnetic extending rod mount on order.

You can also see a few new 20mm American I'm working on in this shot.

Where was I in 2017. Plans for 2018.

So I was largely absent from this blog for most of 2017. We had a lot of stuff happen in 2017 that took time away from my hobbies.
Jan-Feb we went on a trip to the Philippines to visit family for about a month.
Mar-Apr we moved from Missouri to North Carolina and bought out first house.
Sep our second son was born.
Oct-Nov I was at a leadership course in order to promote, and had my in-laws visit for a month.
So been busy.
For 2018 I want to get back focused on this great hobby. There is a good bit of interests amongst my co-workers and I have started a Historical Wargamers Club though the base.

Thats not to say I was totally absent from the hobby as I did get a few games in of Bolt Action and WW1/2 Wings of War/Glory. I had also started on a large modular dungeon terrain set using Hirst Arts molds but it has been shelved for time being.

I have started work on a 4x6 mat for wings of war/glory.

 

 I reorganized my hobby room though the temp inside it limits work time even with a little space heater.

My wife got me a nice little display case for Christmas. There is a Plexiglas front but could not take a photo through it due to glare. But now I can proudly display a sample from all my historical collections.

I have also gotten back into D&D and started my own campaign with guys from work. Its inspired by the computer game Darkest Dungeon and is set in a custom made area in the Forgotten Realms. Below is a map of the area my players with spend all their time in.

Marry Christmas and Happy New Year from me and my Family!

Rouge Star: Star Cops

Painted up a small unit for Rouge Star recently. Used my old Tau that I had gotten when I thought about getting into 40k. I think they painted up nicely as Star Cops. They might be the last minis I paint before we move to North Carolina at the end of March.