Steel-Heads

So this weekend saw me beavering away at some more minis for the Journeyman league

especially as I had been pipped to First place by Jim (Damn his ability to win games) .

Here are some pictures of the Steelhead riflemen and Steelhead halberdiers .

I head swapped the Halberdiers as I found the original ones too small and

 I have always had a soft spot for GW Empire figures .

And so it begins

The Journeyman League starts this week on Tuesday at 4TK.
This is a slow build league that encourages new players and older hands to start something a bit different.
Points are given for games played and figures painted so here are the first bits done

This is the Magnus the traitor starter set with an extra Renegade for good luck.

so far I have collected this lot

The Magnus Starter

1 Renegade

1 Unit Steelhead Halberdiers (6)

1 Unit Steelhead Rifleman (10)

1 Unit Steelhead Cavalry (3)

1 Unit Cygnar Long-gunners + UA (8)

Stannis Brocker

Kell Bailoch

Orin Midwinter

Saxon Orrik

Captain Damiano

So some serious painting to be done

Paxmans Work's Militia

Finally got another unit ready to face the Fascists and other reactionaries that threaten Colchester
These chaps are from Paxmans mostly recruited from the factory floor but ably assisted by a couple of drafts men from the blueprint rooms .

Draftsmen

More Anima Tactics WIP

A few more pictures of this afternoons work
Just trying to get base colours on and then shade and highlight afterwards

Added black sections for metallic areas not sure how this will work tbh not very confident .

Anima Tactics WIP

Just going to keep a photo Log of the Dark Sun box set

Of roofs , Anima and Loathing

So Holiday from work has started and it will be two weeks before I have to deal with it again so expect plenty of updates and production.
Managed to finish the roof this week.
Using balsa wood and sandpaper to act as Asphalt.

 Then stained the wood with chestnut ink and put a base coat of black on the asphalt.

In other news got my first Christmas present  and it is something that I have coveted for some time

The excellent Mr Norman got me the Black Sun Starter set from Anima Tactics by Cipher Studios . 

The minis are fantastic , very delicate and beautifully detailed (not sure I can do the justice) ,the game itself is pretty good too with lots of depth and synergistic (is that a word?) play . Of course it does mean that the list of much desired models gets ever longer .The Warmachine Mercs are put aside for the moment but the list of desire for them has also grown now looks like I need half a dozen units at least two more heavy jacks and a gang of solos.

In other news I have been sucked back into my old Kingdom Of Loathing character Pretaboire.

If you haven't tried it out its well worth a bit of time . Its a point and click adventuring game that parodies ridicules and generally takes the piss out of everything .

The proper use of a Sunday

So having had a bit of a crappy old week ,the Girls went off to take part in a charity fun run and I got the chance to work on the garage. Went round and put up all the pre-war posters , both inside and out these will all be weathered down with the rest of the building .

Also got the bulk of the roofing done this picture shows it at the half way stage to show method . 

And then it was on to the canopy just cut the shape from craft foam as is most of the building.

I may leave it detachable and make up an alternate version that raiders have turned into a lookout post .