This is the fourth (or maybe fifth) book set in the Monster Blood Tattoo setting. Not easily available in the US, I found one for a reasonable price on Abebooks.
Perhaps this will be a catalyst for this old project!
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08 April 2017
Let's try again
After quite some time, I have found myself a copy of this:
This is the fourth (or maybe fifth) book set in the Monster Blood Tattoo setting. Not easily available in the US, I found one for a reasonable price on Abebooks.
Perhaps this will be a catalyst for this old project!
This is the fourth (or maybe fifth) book set in the Monster Blood Tattoo setting. Not easily available in the US, I found one for a reasonable price on Abebooks.
Perhaps this will be a catalyst for this old project!
18 June 2016
Boschenburg musketeers, part 5
A little bit of work on these figures, as the rebasing project moves forward once again:
New 25mm MDF bases, and a new filler for the top. I am using a method very similar to the one used at this post on Dots of Paint. Different, of course, but with the same basic premise: using a pre-colored compound for the base. I am using this for my bases:
This material has a grainy texture, and dries solid. I will put my usual basing materials on top of this layer.
This should speed up the basing process a bit, but time will tell...
New 25mm MDF bases, and a new filler for the top. I am using a method very similar to the one used at this post on Dots of Paint. Different, of course, but with the same basic premise: using a pre-colored compound for the base. I am using this for my bases:
This material has a grainy texture, and dries solid. I will put my usual basing materials on top of this layer.
This should speed up the basing process a bit, but time will tell...
09 April 2016
Boschenburg musketeers, part 4
There are times when I look back on a project and ask myself, 'What was I thinking?'
Well, I know what I was thinking when I mounted my Half Continent troops on ¾" washers - smaller footprint for the figures is good, and I can just make my own sabot bases. That did not turn out as planned, so I am re-basing them onto 25mm MDF:
Here is the carnage so far. Fortunately, no major damage has been done to the figures! But, I have many more to go before the task is finished.
Luckily, many of the monsters were put onto 25mm bases at the start, and the grinnlings will keep their ¾" bases as I do not foresee them being grouped for mass battle...
Well, I know what I was thinking when I mounted my Half Continent troops on ¾" washers - smaller footprint for the figures is good, and I can just make my own sabot bases. That did not turn out as planned, so I am re-basing them onto 25mm MDF:
Here is the carnage so far. Fortunately, no major damage has been done to the figures! But, I have many more to go before the task is finished.
Luckily, many of the monsters were put onto 25mm bases at the start, and the grinnlings will keep their ¾" bases as I do not foresee them being grouped for mass battle...
23 February 2014
Back again?
After my last post, I did not expect to go this long without some sort of progress... So, I am poking around the 'Net for inspiration and appropriate miniatures.
As 15mm seems to be riding a new wave of enthusiasm, miniatures will not be too hard to find. So, the key for success will be in the rules. I am thinking that Impetus is not quite the set for me, and I am therefore looking at replacements. DBA/HoTT are good candidates, and well as Chipco's Fantasy Rules!, and maybe even MAYHEM. Each has its good and bad points. I prefer the basing of the latter two - they use 40mm squares - to the WRG style, but DBA/HoTT are played locally on a regular basis.
It is still my plan to make historical and fantasy armies, maybe even set it up so they can morph between the two genres as appropriate.
Nothing is set in stone yet and options abound. As the budget for this project is at $0 for the moment, I intend to write up an actual plan and see how that goes. Might even bring the lovely wife into it as well with her own army...
As 15mm seems to be riding a new wave of enthusiasm, miniatures will not be too hard to find. So, the key for success will be in the rules. I am thinking that Impetus is not quite the set for me, and I am therefore looking at replacements. DBA/HoTT are good candidates, and well as Chipco's Fantasy Rules!, and maybe even MAYHEM. Each has its good and bad points. I prefer the basing of the latter two - they use 40mm squares - to the WRG style, but DBA/HoTT are played locally on a regular basis.
It is still my plan to make historical and fantasy armies, maybe even set it up so they can morph between the two genres as appropriate.
Nothing is set in stone yet and options abound. As the budget for this project is at $0 for the moment, I intend to write up an actual plan and see how that goes. Might even bring the lovely wife into it as well with her own army...
12 October 2011
Again...
3 months between posts is too long.
As I am without any discretionary funds at the moment, and with a desire to paint up something 15mm, I am going to dig through my 15mm figure stash and come up with something to work on, just to see if I can paint this size of figure to my liking. I know that there are some Landsknechts (Essex) in the box somewhere, and some late Middle Ages from Rank & File, among others, which is helpful as I am leaning towards a medieval project more than the classical ancients.
Pics, hopefully, will appear shortly...
As I am without any discretionary funds at the moment, and with a desire to paint up something 15mm, I am going to dig through my 15mm figure stash and come up with something to work on, just to see if I can paint this size of figure to my liking. I know that there are some Landsknechts (Essex) in the box somewhere, and some late Middle Ages from Rank & File, among others, which is helpful as I am leaning towards a medieval project more than the classical ancients.
Pics, hopefully, will appear shortly...
19 July 2011
Dusting off this blog!
It has been a while...
Despite my affinity for 28mm, I am reconsidering 15mm mostly due to cost and space. Money is tight at the moment as is space for games. Also, 15mm looks better in a mass-battle aspect; 28mm nails it for skirmishes.
Along with this, the rest of the project is up for reconsideration also. Greeks/Persians are still a possibility, but I am also thinking about Successors, Romans/Gauls/Pontics, Late Romans, and 13th century medieval. Rules are another aspect up in the air; there are many possibilities and I can not rule out the chance that I will want to paint up some fantasy armies as well!
So, hopefully much to blog about.
Despite my affinity for 28mm, I am reconsidering 15mm mostly due to cost and space. Money is tight at the moment as is space for games. Also, 15mm looks better in a mass-battle aspect; 28mm nails it for skirmishes.
Along with this, the rest of the project is up for reconsideration also. Greeks/Persians are still a possibility, but I am also thinking about Successors, Romans/Gauls/Pontics, Late Romans, and 13th century medieval. Rules are another aspect up in the air; there are many possibilities and I can not rule out the chance that I will want to paint up some fantasy armies as well!
So, hopefully much to blog about.
11 September 2010
The project
I have always been a bit of a butterfly when it comes to projects. Most all periods of history fascinate me, and unfortunately that makes it hard to narrow down a project and keep focused. Take this post from Jet at Geektactica - lovely stuff there. Makes it hard for me to keep to the Greek/Persian project. So, I am also thinking about a 13th century set! The pertinent army lists would be Feudal French, Imperial German, and Communal Italian.
The big deciding factor will be the availability of good minis, although the feudal armies might mesh better with the eventual fantasy armies project...
In the good news department, the bases order from Litko has shipped, so I need to get going with getting some paint on my minis.
06 September 2010
New download site for Impetus Fantasy
Previously, the rules for Impetus Fantasy were only on eSnips. They are now (as per this post on the Impetus forum) available through Hotfile - see this link
UPDATE (10-2011) - Basic Impetus Fantasy is now here as per this post on the Impetus forum.
UPDATE (10-2013) - Basic Impetus Fantasy is now on the main Impetus site - download it here.
UPDATE (07-2015) - Basic Impetus Fantasy is now available at Wargames Vault - get it here.
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UPDATE (10-2011) - Basic Impetus Fantasy is now here as per this post on the Impetus forum.
UPDATE (10-2013) - Basic Impetus Fantasy is now on the main Impetus site - download it here.
UPDATE (07-2015) - Basic Impetus Fantasy is now available at Wargames Vault - get it here.
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22 August 2010
Basics
Although it is more to support my Half Continent project at Threwdish Ways, I have ordered a small quantity of bases for Impetus from Litko. These are a mix of 3mm thickness plywood: 80mm x 20mm, 80mm x 30mm, 80mm x 40mm, and 80mm x 60mm. I did order enough to have just a little something to start my project here!
But, what is my project for this blog? I am going to start with Classical Greek topics, both the wars versus the Persians and the struggles between the Greeks themselves. This is going to be a slow-burning project, as I am still amassing research materials. I have a few books, and some other rules - mostly for inspiration. Obviously, the minis will be 15mm but what manufacturers? That remains to be seen...
But, what is my project for this blog? I am going to start with Classical Greek topics, both the wars versus the Persians and the struggles between the Greeks themselves. This is going to be a slow-burning project, as I am still amassing research materials. I have a few books, and some other rules - mostly for inspiration. Obviously, the minis will be 15mm but what manufacturers? That remains to be seen...
10 August 2010
Links
On the left I have added a series of links for Impetus-related information, including free downloads.
07 August 2010
Previous Impetus work
Just to start off, here is a link to one of my other blogs with posts about Impetus - hopefully I will remember to expand upon it here. I did not get very far with using 28mm minis for this project; 15mm will be a better fit for mass battles I think.
Starting off...
The first post!
This blog is going to be my repository of information and pics on my miniatures gaming activities in 15mm. It is intended that the main focus will be mass-battle games, not skirmishes which are covered more thoroughly on my main blog - Pewter-Pixel Wars. Historical and fantasy genres will be included.
The rules set that is leading the pack right now is Impetus, authored by Lorenzo Sartori and modified by others along the way.
This blog is going to be my repository of information and pics on my miniatures gaming activities in 15mm. It is intended that the main focus will be mass-battle games, not skirmishes which are covered more thoroughly on my main blog - Pewter-Pixel Wars. Historical and fantasy genres will be included.
The rules set that is leading the pack right now is Impetus, authored by Lorenzo Sartori and modified by others along the way.
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