Mad Lemmey's Painting Blog

"Right lads, the aim is simple; we sneak ups on 'em, we jumps them, we wins!" My orc boss giving his lads a pep-talk before game 1. Graham/Sunjester invited me round for a game (or three) of 'Song of Blades and Heroes' and presented with multiple warbands to try, I plumped for his beautiful Ral Paths orcs, while he chose his gnolls. Mine were better fighters, his were more motivated. This was an interesting mechanism, which would add definite flavour to the groups of warriors. Aim for game one, was simple, I had 8 orcs in some kind of ambush, could I get him, before he got me? The gnoll warband brings an ogre as muscle! A couple of turns later, my lads obviously unable to hide in bushes without lots of "Shhh, be quiet!" "No you be quiet!" "Stop giggling, they'll hear us!" The Gnoll warriors and ogre charge in. However, one of my savage orcs lands a 'gruesome' injury on the ogre before the behemoth can get a charge in, and ...

 Well, it's been all a minute!  Neil suggested a game of Test of Honour, which neither of us have played since Neil absolutely trounced me in my first attempt at playing... My list was almost the same, The boss was an Onna Bugeisha as my armoured samurai hero , a devoted samurai follower and a battleworn samurai as retainers, bows, arquibusiers, spears. This time I dropped the second spears and took a veteran Ashugari sergeant and a single spearman to get to exactly 24 points.  My mob assembled. Neil putting his boys through their paces.  I mean, it's great looking terrain Neil owns. Really looks atmospheric.  Oh yeah, he split his forces in two, either side of the stream, so I matched him as much as possible. His bows and spears cone down Neil's left, his hero clashes with mine. My retainer follows up as Neil's crosses the bridge. My ashugaru with Tepu unleash a volley at the Samurai crossing the bridge. And their shots strike true!  Neil's first gero is ...

 Bought a Polish army for Blitzkrieg Commander to use against Early War Germans a player has at out club (I also have French, so he has multiple opponents now). Finally got them underway. Just waiting for paint to finish the armour and heavy weapons. Infantry LMG of the left, anti-tank rifle armed teams on the right. Allows me to call one set veterans too. Top view Back view Advance!

40mm Bofors Top down Gunners ready Tea's up   Blurry 2lber dismounted from their transports Action stations? Fire! British command stands Two British AOPs and added command figures to the Humber Love AOP carriers, utterly insane, Caunter camo with a ladder! Commanding officer with his foot up on a stool, had to be painted as a plastercast!! New camera please! After the guys requested a rematch, Mark also requested three commanders. So, here is the third commander for the British. I will add some appropriate foot/desk commanders at a later date. Good thing Humbers come in packs of two as thos was a quick fix. Back view Brum Brum On the left, Colonel Antrobus of the 139th Borsetshire Light/Heavy Foot, his two 'loyal' servents Yab Taeid (in red) and Eaqid 'Ahmaq (with Fez), that he aquired in Alex, and his long suffering batman, Sgt Phillip Archer, scope o...