Celts Roundhouse

Hey all, its been quiet on the report front. This is mainly due to feeling a bit in Limbo at the moment. I am waiting some second editions, which to fire up the new year. SAGA second Edition, Frostgrave Second edition, One Page Rules second edition and of course 9th Age, second edition Beta.  So i have been painting in the little time i have, mustering the troops and getting figures painted for the new season.  9th Age beta has been released i have been readying my old Empire with a new lick of paint in celebration.   This wizard if a Frostgave Soothsayer figure, these guys will be used  to create a new Frostgrave waband too. Classic 5th Ed Empire.. still my favorite models   Still some GZG figure crossed my paint desk too, to add to my 15mm scifi page. Anyway, painting to do. Another year to prepare for. Hope you have a great Christmas and i wish all the best for the new year! Nadelik Lowen! Merry Christmas!

  Here's some snaps of GZG's NSL light troops. I really like these guys. In fact i am ordering more support weapons for these chaps and some more regular troopers.  I have also repainted my CMG Arc fleet APC's. Was never really a fan of Grav tech on my sci fi humans, but i really like the look of these vehicles. They're a good size and are nice and chunky.   Finally i have been working on a group game for my local club. I decided i needed a small room to be a lab, but didn't have any lab-like terrain pieces. So, it was to building one with the only resource i have here... cereal box card. I was happy with the result. In face i may make more with some corridors, but that will be anther time.   If you want to know how i made the lab, leave a comment and i will put together a video. Till next time, dha weles.

Dice off, for the prize draw. Click here for video

  Hey all, finally have my 40th battle report for SAGA up, so the give-away is now available. Though you'll have to watch vid for what to do. Best of Luck.! Click here for report

  One thing i like about 15mm, is the amount of tubs pot and such there are to make buildings, plus its all recycling. In this case a little domed lab, created from this little black cake pot (little microwave, gooey chocolate ones).   Next i added some card, covered it in a PVA/Filler mix and painted it. I seemed to come out well, so, i must buy some more cake!   Although not fully military, i have now got my LawSec officers a nice APC, also from GZG and has been added to my painted miniatures page, along with links to the site.

Have a few more civilian miniatures complete, which i have updated on my 15mm page. Ground Zero Games technicians Ground Zero Games security/cops   Hopefully, i can start on some military 15mm figures next.

 Got these guys completed. Quite happy with how they turned out. these are from Ground Zero Games. I know a lot of gaming i do is 28mm, so i thought i'd thought show you how 15mm stands up to 28mm GZG cop (15mm), GW  Catachan (28mm)  Not tried to make a page on my blog before, but going to give it a go to show painted 15mm models, as often i'm never too sure how they look on some the websites. As i complete some 15mm packs i'll add them to the page along with links to the supplier... hope it works!

  I have dug up some of my 15mm scifi figs and thought they could do with an update. Work has been busy and my club now meets only twice a month. So in the mean time i have focused on my rules and thought i'd give them a go with my 15mm. This will give me a head start, as i plan to use them for this years Haloween game; Our club tradition to run a big skirmish game with aliens or zombies in it. Hopefully get most of the folks playing it for the day. GROUND ZERO GAMES 15MM COPS   The Ground Zero Games (GZG) figures are pretty damned detailed for their size, and are fun to paint. These guys will be members of LawSec, the colonial security force on colonized planets.  As always i have a battle report too.... another SAGA one, nearly to the point of my give-away.. Click here for Battle Report SAGA BATTLE REPORT: WELSH VS SCOTS

  First up, is my next batrep from the tourney. Click here for battle report   So while i have been waiting for BT to fix the line (6 weeks without phone line), i have been rummaging through some of my early Empire miniatures... this is mainly due to the fact Warlord games finally are going to release their Pro Gloria plastic Landsknecht miniatures. Who look like the will scale in nicely.   So after some 15 years my Ostermark crossbowmen get a new paint job.... Now with them done, time to start on some Halberdiers and maybe play some good old warhammer skirmish! Another reason i missed the older editions... they were fun. Though i had to laugh, when GW had 8th Edition warhammer they never tried for a skirmish game, which is a shame as the massive block of 40+ infantry were (to me) a barrier to new folks as its a daunting prospect for any new player. But now they release a more skirmish based game in the form of Age of Sigmar, they now added to...

  Its not often in cornwall we get to see a decent run of thunder and lightning, but a few weeks ago we had quite a show, up close. Was great until phone line was hit! So now no landline... in your own time BT. But at least i got a few pictures!   Anyway, back on topic. A week before the storm we a local SAGA tourney (8 players), it was good fun and i got to try out the welsh... more on that a lot later. But for now i have my first game report up against the vikings. Click here for report  Lastly yesterday i took part in a tournament for X-Wing down in St Austell at "Mad for Miniatures". Last time i was there i won a punisher with my Scum, so i'd thought id fly it and see what it does... not a lot it seems. I finished the evening with 1 win and a loss. But it was nice to fly imperials for a change. The winner was flying two Jumpmasters and a Hawk.  Still i got my purple imperials painted.. Personal fleet of Governor T'Ruk Th tactici...

... i have to say i am enjoying "Age of Fantasy", but i do miss some proper games. It got me thinking what i thought were the best Warhammer rules.    For me i started fantasy in 6th edition.... and you know what? I was content with those rules. Not only did you get the standard rules but you also got Siege Rules and Skirmish rules. Not only that but i had the Warhammer Skirmish and Generals compendium, which gave so many ways for the game to be played. In fact i was looking through my old white dwarfs and realized how many lists the were for 6th/7th edition. From Dogs of War, Kislev to the Vampires of the Lustrian Coast.  To me it made the game more interactive and far more interesting.   8th edition never really did that for me. It was fun to have good infantry, but the large change of rules meant that certain lists no longer functioned and army rules became obsolete. I thought it was going to get interesting in "End Times" with some great figures, but when it w...

  So i am still slowly putting together my welsh warband. I have managed to get my Warlord done, as i felt no-one in their right mind will fight for a cursed Warlord.  I have also manged to get a battle report in, as i start practicing for a little tournament at my club in a couple of weeks. My belief in understanding what this warband requires due to playing Bretons was wrong. My Bretons may be squishy but at least they can run away! I think its going to be a steep learning curve for these welsh. Click here for Battle Report.   I have a couple of battle reports for "Age of Fantasy" coming, as the club has really got into the easy going fun of the system from "One Page Rules". In fact another project to add to my list, as i dig up some old fantasy figures. Till next time!

 Finally my new SAGA has arrived and i have already got stuck into them. So will have more SAGA reports coming as i get to grip with the Welsh!   The shield design is that of my own shield i use in re-enactment The shield in its proper place   Finally tried out some Fantasy rules from "One Page Rules" and had a lot fun with them. Was great to dust of some warhammer again.In fact it might inspire me to must my 40k and they have been boxed for some years! Click here for Report So, till next time!