The Wargaming Magpie

A miniature wargaming & Boardgame fanatic that jumps from one genre to the next sporadically. I currently play Age of Sigmar, Infinity & Chain if Command among others! Father of two future gamers, they just don't know it yet...

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The evening's first proper game of test of honour is ready to begin!

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Some goodies arrived today! Some metal samurai warriors from Perry miniatures that will act asy command models for test of honour, and a couple of ttcombat terrain elements; a Temizuya (a place where temple visitors would 'cleanse' themselves before they entered), and some Hokora which were generally found on country paths or roads where travellers could do a bit of worshipping on the move. They should paint up a treat and add a bit more to my Asian themed board!

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Cheap Chinese trees, removing the shitty sponge flock then a bit of trimming to make the shape of a cherry blossom tree...just waiting on flock to arrive! My fingertips were green for a while...

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More test of honour wip's. Pretty much table ready aside from basing but I'm waiting on flock!

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Bit more progress on my pig sty. Made use of a box from my Germans and some packing sponge from the test of honour box and made a little scratch built pen for the piggies. Should look decent enough when it's textured and painted up.

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Done a bit of work today on a pig sty, should be able to use it in multiple settings so I'll need to consider the type of building to add in the top right corner... probably just a wooden shack of sorts. I'll be filling the inside with some caulk for mud and flocking the outside of it, I also need a farmer model from somewhere.

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Tonight's progress on my ashigaru bowmen; basecoated and shaded. A few quick highlights and they will be table ready!

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Made a start on my ashigaru bowmen, working on two forces using the colour schemes above as a guide.

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Finally got started on my test of honour boxed set; a couple of units of archers and two veteran sergeants to lead them. Hopefully get a start on the ashigaru yari tomorrow while leaving the samurai warriors themselves to last.

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The to-do list for 2018

It's ambitious I'll grant you, but this is the current total of my unpainted hordes and pretty much my aim for this year's painting. I don't want/need to buy any more figures if I can help it, and I've got a few boardgames now to distract me from new shinys...

10 Escher gangers

10 Goliath gangers

Necromunda scenery

20 Skaven plague rats

1 Skaven warlock

2 hellbeast abominations

1 plague furnace

120 night goblin warriors

1 aracnarock spider

20 spider riders

2 giants

9 fanatics

1 stonehorn ogre boss

4 ogre mournfang riders

30 ww2 German winter infantry

1 German mmg team

1 German mortar team

4 German hq

2 panther tanks

3 Sherman tanks

Test of honour starter set (35 samurai models)

40 pike and shotte infantry

12 Swedish cavalry

2 command models

4 regiments (96 men) Napoleonic french infantry

2 regiments (48 men) middle guard

6 regiments (148 men) Napoleonic light infantry

12 polish lancers

3 artillery pieces

A few odds and ends for Infinity and wh40k.

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Had a little trial run of shadespire this evening after a few days of reading rules and painting. Pretty straightforward system, I like the card mechanic. Just need to convince the wife to give it a go...

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Hey, I see you playing historical war games. Have you seen Blood & Plunder? It's a pretty cool game

Yeah, I've seen it but not had a game yet. In not sure anyone in my wargames club plays it either which never helps!

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My other WIP for this evening, some khorne dudes for shadespire.

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Stormcast eternals WIP for shadespire. Trying out lighting techniques. Want them to appear to be statues come to life.

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Necromunda!! Games workshop killing it these days! Not sure on the new rules yet, but the models are amazing!

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What a year! I didn’t get a tremendous amount of games in this year, perhaps not even double figures. If memory serves I played a few games of Age of Sigmar, 40k 8th edition, some zombicide black plague, some x-wing and not a lot else. Painting-wise I did pretty good. I painted all 70-odd figures from warhammer spire of dawn, I’ve pretty much completed 123 night goblins and 20 spider riders. I painted a few Afghan modern 20mm, and I spent quite a lot of time sculpting bases and terrain elements for my latest venture convergemodels.co.uk which in hoping to get further with in 2018. Goals for 2018: I want to finish all of my Age of Sigmar models by the end of February, my necromunda gangs by April, and I want/need to get back to my 28mm french Napoleonic infantry and cavalry. I also have a bunch of pike and shotte models for pikemans lament, and the samurai game test of honour to paint up/try out.  I really want to get back to my game club on Mondays, hopefully every 2nd or 3rd week, and ideally the last Sunday of the month. We shall see…

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Assembly complete on the winter Germans!can't wait to get some paint on these guys!