Well, well, well*

I got the TTCombat Round Wells pack a while ago, but have been on a bit of a scenery tear at the moment so they hit the paint station!

The pack includes three wells, first up this capped one:

And a slightly taller one, this time with a grille-style cap:

And finally a broken well in the style of the first:

I've deliberately gone for a rather nasty looking water in this one... maybe it's something to do with those Rashaar...

*and if anyone gets the JME reference I'm very impressed!

Floating Detritus

As soon as I saw the TTCombat Floating Detritus pack I knew I wanted it for games of Carnevale (maybe pirate related games too?).  I've not seen another dedicated floating scenery pack - but if you know of one, please let me know (and those dwarves in barrels GW did don't count before anyone mentioned them!).

The pack includes 14 resin pieces of scatter terrain/detailing that is designed to represent rubbish and lost cargo floating in the canals of Venice.

First are two piles of wood - planks, poles, boxes.  There's even a discarded wine bottle and an apple hiding in there:

There is also a piece representing three barrels tied together by a rope:

And finally for the 'big' pieces - a fishing net.  Given the Carnevale setting, I dread to think what the bulge in the middle is...

And filling out the pack 10 barrels of varying sizes/styles:

For Carnevale I think this is a must-have set!

Statues of Forgotten Generals Part 2

Long-time readers might remember a post from last year about some scenery pieces I had planned for use primarily in Gangs of Rome (but will be handy for Broken Legions and Carnevale too!) - Statues of Forgotten Generals.

Well, I finally got round to assembling and painting them - nothing too fancy, just to represent marble statues on the tabletop and give gang members something to hide behind!

First, the cavalry statue:

And the infantry statue:

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out - the plinths were easy to assemble (for my first time faffing about with MDF scenery) and I think the miniatures work well enough as statues of some forgotten general or another!

Roll out the Barrel!

A while ago I picked up the TTCombat Wooden Barrels pack of resin scatter terrain.  I figured these would be useful for Carnevale but also lots of others like Dragon Rampant, Frostgrave, Mordheim, Dracula's America and Burrows & Badgers (and no doubt many many others!).

The pack from TTCombat includes 12 barrels - but I had 15... I think the extras came from the Halfling Kickstarter resin scatter pack, but were dropped from the retail release.  Either way it's a useful mix of barrel sizes.

First, the big 'uns - 29mm tall:

The middle ones - measuring in at 20mm:

The multi-banded middle ones (these are the ones I suspect came from the Halfling KS) - 21mm, but a bit less wide across:

The small ones are 19mm tall:

And the tiddliest ones - one at about 14mm and two at 12mm:

A very versatile pack that will find use in many games as cover, dressing or even as an objective.

Halfling Produce

Ages ago I mentioned I'd ordered some resin scatter as part of the TTCombat Halfling Kickstarter.  Well, I finally got round to working on them!

Now, the retail release - Halfling Produce - has a bit more stuff, and a little more variety, so this is based on what was part of the Kickstarter.

First, and arguably the main piece, is the cart:

This is nicely details with a couple of barrells and some sacks of produce.  It's a single piece casting so quick and easy to prep.

Next, and possibly my favourites, a couple of barrells of cabbages!

Keeping with the produce, some crates - one with cabbages, one with apples and one closed:

The pack also included a trough, complete with feed:

There were also three hay bales - whilst painting them I decided that I'll stick them together to make a little pile so they are less fiddly on the tabletop.

Finally, there was this cute beehive:

Whilst I got these to use for my Halfling Dragon Rampant project, most (if not all) will find use in other games too - I'm thinking Burrows & Badgers, Dracula's America and even Carnevale.

A really fun pack of scatter/detailing pieces - and even better value in its current guise from TTCombat's retail pack!

The Strigoi

When I got the second-hand Carnevale starter set I've posted about previously it included some Strigoi miniatures.  As it turns out, two whole boxed sets worth!

First up, Dracula's Host - led of course by Vlad Dracula himself:

He is accompanied by his three Brides:

That boxed set also includes a Strigoi Priest:

The lot also included the Strigoi Starter - led by a Noble Strigoi:

And a Commoner Strigoi:

It also included a crazed Newborn Strigoi:

Finally the Starter includes a pair of Thralls:

I think I'm pretty happy with this little lot so don't see me adding to them just yet.

The Rashaar

You might have already read about the second-hand Carnevale set I picked up. Well, here's the other half of the minis, The Rashaar!

Here's the leader mini, a Magi-Rashaar:

Bringing some muscle is the Radru, a big beast on a 50mm base:

The starter set also includes a pair of Lesser Ugdru, smaller monstrosities (still 40mm bases though!):

Finally there are a trio of snacks Slaves:

I know that I want to get a Karcharos (giant shark monster) to further add to this monstrous band!

The Guild

A while ago I got a good deal on a second-hand Carnevale starter set with some other bits - I also picked up some TTCombat cobblestone bases for all the minis and have been chipping away at getting stuff done.

Here's The Guild half of the starter box.

First up, the Capodecina, a Leader:

Next are a pair of Fishermen, Hero level characters in the game - one has the pole spear and the other a harpoon gun:

The starter set also includes some Citizens - here's the male minis:

And the female Citizens:

Finally from the starter, any game set in Venice had to include a Gondolier right?

The lot I picked up also included a couple of extra Guild figures - first the Black Lamp, another hero option carrying a magic-nullifying lamp:

Finally the lot included the Legacy Capodecina, an exclusive mini that is no longer available - it's an alternate sculpt for use as a leader:

I'd like to add White Dove (a special character) at some point, but I'm happy with this lot to be getting on with for now.

Statues of Forgotten Generals

I felt that statues would be a good addition to the terrain collection - the classic statue would work well for games like Gangs of Rome, Broken Legions and Carnevale after all.  I picked up the Sarissa statue plinths kit (part of the Gangs of Rome line):

Of course, can't really have plinths without statuary! From the same seller I had a browse of their Hail Caesar stock and came across a keenly priced blister:

These Roman Officers should work well - the foot officer will go on the smaller of the plinths, while the cavalry officer should look good on the longer plinth.

TTCombat Streets of Venice

I picked up a really good deal on a Carnevale starter set (with extras) and while it comes with street/canal tiles and lots of awesome buildings - and even a gondola! - I knew I'd want some additional scatter terrain to add some life to the table.

Well, it's no surprise that TTCombat have a range dedicated to support their re-release of Carnevale, so I picked up some of their resin packs to add to the collection.

First up, a set of 3 Round Wells:

Two are whole and capped off, the third is broken (asking for a little water effect I guess!).  I think I can probably use these in Gangs of Rome and Broken Legions too.

I also picked up a set of Barrels:

Containing 12 barrels of various sizes, this will come in handy for all sorts of games - pretty much anything fantasy (Burrows & Badgers, Dragon Rampant, Mordheim, Frostgrave), historical (En Garde!, Outremer, TPL, Gangs of Rome) or both (Broken Legions) can make use of these versatile little pieces.

I thought it would be good to add to the Gondola that came in the Carnevale pack for some water-based scenery.  I got the Noble Gondola:

As well as an ornate Gondola (including cushions!) the pack includes three gondola poles to add to the canals for games of Carnevale.

I spotted the Floating Detritus pack and couldn't resist:

The pack includes 14 pieces - from small barrels to collections of wooden junk.  They are all sculpted to look as thought they are floating on the canals of Venice (or the waters of Port Royal).

While finalising my order I came across the Wood Scaffolding MDF kit:

These will help provide routes up to building roof tops in Carnevale, but will also work well for Gangs of Rome in particular.