Something Different

Just for kicks. My son bought a clix figure that had a deformed head, so we attached a pumpkin to make:

The much-feared leader of the rebellion, Tricksy O'Treat.

More Steel Beasts

Still on a roll with the 15mm WW2 stuff. This time we have 8 Panther tanks, 3 from Plastic Soldier Company and 5 from Battlefront (Panther A boxed set).

Size-wise, the models from the two companies are a very good match; detail-wise, they're pretty good - the BF models have "busier" engine decks and spare road wheels for the turrets, the PSC models have plenty of track links and storage boxes.

Two of the PSC models have the early production hull MG plate, rather than a kugelball mount. Evidently this unit has a couple of survivors of the 1943 battles.

If Brookhurst ever deliver the Peter Pig Panthers I ordered, I'll add them to the mix for comparison.

More German Armour

This time we have three Jagdpanzer IV tank hunters. Battlefront models.

And three Wirbelwind anti-aircraft vehicles, again, Battlefront models:

And, because quad 20mm is not powerful enough, three Ostwind SPAA vehicles:

Lastly, we have a lone Panzer IVH from Plastic Soldier Company:

Big Cats

After some frustration with Battlefront and pathetic quality control, I purchased some Peter Pig Jagdpanthers from Brookhurst Hobbies. Brookhurst sent me a Panther G with IR system instead of a fifth Jagdpanther. Oh well.

The models are very nice, need almost no clean-up and paint up nicely. Voila.

The Magic of Simple Green

And here is the Harlequin troupe after their bath.

All shiny clean and ready for new uniforms...

Lunar Soldiers

Back in the old days, the Lunar Empire of Glorantha had certain, er, similarities with the Roman Empire. That's all changed now that Greg has uttered profound pronouncements about Mesopotamia and Media and stuff. Yeah, right.

Anyway, Warlord Games have some nice, reasonably priced figures that work well for our 1st Edition Runequest games.

Here we have test pieces for heartland corps heavy infantry, pre-rune level in bronze and rune level in iron. No similarity to Romans, no sir, not at all...

And now, back to Eldar.

And Off We Go In A New Direction

The "what shall I paint today?" dilemma was once again rearing its head when, riding to my rescue came our local LGS. Someone is about to run a 40K escalation league. Now, I've never played 40K and have often poked fun at it but, curse them, GW make some cool models for the system and quite a lot a few may have "accidentally" found their way into my stash, so this seems like a good time to pull them out and get them painted.

About ten years ago, I collected a small force of Eldar Harlequins, cos they were cool and dynamic and had a really funky PDF army list. Back then, they were dressed in yellow, orange and green clothes, all of which have a shimmery, irridescent coating on them which the camera cannot pick up, but which is visible in the flesh. We are no longer in the 'noughts and fashions have changed; the Eldar may be staid and aloof but even they pick up on such things eventually. So, say goodbye to:

as they prepare for a plunge into the Simple Green bath.

Sadly, the Solo is no longer allowed to fight, which is a shame because he was pretty scary from the little I remember. He will have to watch from the wings as the Shadowseer steps into the performance.

And so, off they go...