The ADHS Diaries - part 17

Here we go with another thrilling instalment of the ADHS Diaries!

A War Transformed
Everything has been prepped for both the French/Mother and German/Horned God forces.  I do still have to sand dip the lot though before they can join the priming queue/

The Burning Sands
Those Hunnic Orcs I mentioned previously are all prepped and sand dipped waiting to be sprayed black.

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
Well, I came across a couple of cheap second hand minis to add to the Mordor collection - the Mouth of Sauron on foot and an Uruk-Hai Scout Captain with two-handed axe that I will use as a Mordor Uruk-Hai Captain (not decided if I'll dare to convert him slightly yet!)

Of Gods and Mortals
The Japanese force, Gall-Gaedhil and the Dokana are all done and waiting for prime time!

The Silver Bayonet
The various stuff from Magister Militum is prepped and sand-dipped.  Well, except the bats and the witches as in the case of the flying models I need a new pin vice and in the case of the cauldron crew witches the stand has (as yet) proven too fiddly to contend with.


Looking Ahead
I am waiting for a little parcel of 3d printed minis that will be going on the 32mm bases I got...although I'll have to wait for Christmas to really get stuck in on this new project (and game!) 

The ADHS Diaries - part 16

It has been a little while but life has been a little tricky to endure recently, and sadly the blog fell down the priority queue for a time!

But I've still been able to get some hobby done, so let's run through what I've been up to!

A War Transformed
Well it was probably inevitable... I got the A War Transformed rulebook and promptly bought a stack of packs from Peter Pig to make up forces of French (Mother) and German (Horned God).  I'm still waiting for a 3d printed statue for one of the French units, if it doesn't show up soon I may have to order another unfortunately.  I also added a spirit figure from CPModels to the French.

Broken Legions
I found in one of my various drawers of wargaming stuff a Hermes looking mini (think it's Artizan or Crusader) who will become a Demigod auxiliary in our Broken Legions collection!

The Burning Sands
Before they closed I got some ever so slightly Hunnic styled Orc warriors and archers which I've decided will find a home as a possible encounter in the Burning Sands.  I also got some ladders from CPModels that I am thinking about keeping unglued to the various buildings I have to allow me to mix up layouts etc.

Burrows and Badgers
I've prepped and primed the Giant Bear (I've called him Worrley) and the alchemist mole (Winthrop Hathawaye), along with a couple of 3D printed market stalls I got a while back.

Carnevale
I've finally prepped the Varcolac, pair of Lacrimosa and the Unholy Union.  There's a few random minis I'd like to add across the different factions - I'm also hoping for some new stuff for the Patricians as I need more of them to balance the collection out a little, but I'm not keen on the Guard and Navy sub-themes.

Dracula's America
I picked out the Winged Plagues, Metal Golem and Lord Chompy Bits from my previous post and have based them for Dracula's America - the Winged Plagues I'll make a new creature to use as an Unwelcome Guest, Lord Chompy Bits and the Metal Golem will get stories and stats for use in some kind of special scenarios tbd!

Malifaux
I've prepped and primed whatever was of use from the second hand job lot as well as the Apex keyword stuff I got.  Then I went and dropped the tray that I put them on after priming and will have some repair jobs to try to do 😞

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
Etsy recently ran a special offer where they took £10 off an order of a certain size.  I saw on Threads that this was funded by Etsy itself so decided to add a few more bits to the MESBG collection - 6 Serpent Guard to join the Haradrim, 6 Warg Riders for Mordor and 6 Shieldmaidens (Riders of Rohan).  I think I'm pretty much set now, but there's a couple more bits I would really like to add!

Of Gods and Mortals
Well in another one for the 'inevitable' list, I finally got the stuff for a Japanese OGAM force - I've got various ashigaru, samurai and monks from Peter Pig, some Oni, a Kitsune and a Miko from Alternative Armies and, for the gods, Ryujin (a dragon from the CMON game Rising Sun) and I'm waiting for a 3d printed female Inari Okami.  I've already got lots of 15mm Japanese scenery for Sengoku Monster Hunter (and Daisho/Ronin), so that can be easily used with these too.  I did also get a couple of bits by Baueda from Magister Militum before they closed - a Spartan Dokana (scenery piece that can also be used in Mortal Gods) and a unit of Gall-Gaedhil that I'll use for both our Celtic and Norse forces.

Proxima Centauri
I've got pretty much everything I could need for both Rogue Stars and even Xenos Rampant games in the little sci-fi setting I started making.  But I couldn't resist adding a cheeky 28mm walker drone bot thingy from CPModels as another mech!

The Silver Bayonet
I got a few bits from Magister Militum before they shut - mostly dwarves for TSB.  I also got various elementals, giant rats, Black Dogs, bats and witches.

Looking Ahead
I'm starting to run out of steam a little on the prep and prime (Operation Winter is Coming 2023) front, but still hope to pick up a couple more things and get them done and sprayed before the weather gets too bad.  I'm not sure I'll finish the Malifaux collection in time (Amalgam, Plague, Syndicate, DUA/Umbra, Frontier and Vagrant key words still to do 😅) but who knows, right?

The ADHS Diaries - part 12

So what have I been up to since last I blogged?  Let's have a little look shall we?

Malifaux
I've finished prepping the last of the Bayou collection (well, pending the arrival of some 40mm resin swampy bases I ordered that is) and the last of the Resser Versatiles (Mortimer and the Mindless Zombies) are prepped too.  Still got Amalgam, Plague/Vermin, Frontier, DUA/Umbra and Syndicate to go - but I think I want a break from the poly cement for a while now!

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
I've prepped and primed the four Hobbits (Weathertop versions) - and added a Boromir (standard horn toting chap) and Gandalf the Grey (Orthanc version).  I've got some more 3d prints coming to add to the Rohan collection - a proxy King's Hunstman and some Outriders.

Punkapocalyptic
I caved and got a Spark to add to the Children of the Black Blood - Sparks are the ones on motorbikes, so that'll add a different element to the gaming experience.  He's prepped and primed.  Still need to get some scenery however, at least some scatter terrain I think - and a couple of billboads I reckon will look cool.

Rampanthammer
Well... I went and added a few more options to each of the armies!  So far I've received and prepped some Arabyan light cavalry Dogs of War and a proxy Cursed Company to add to the Empire force.  I'm waiting for some 3d printed stuff to add to the Nurgle and Skaven forces - a trio of Dragon Ogres and a Sorcerer Lord for Nurgle and some weapon teams for the Skaven.  I'm currently tempted to add some more Dogs of War to make a small spin-off force, but it seems nowhere in the UK is selling prints of the Polish Lightning Dogs of War Characters any more... 😒 I'd settle for just the Paymaster to be honest!

The Burning Sands
I placed a small order with Alternative Armies at the end of June (see The Silver Bayonet entry below) and it included a freebie towering rock monster.  I decided to include him in the collection of monsters for The Burning Sands.  By Crom that'll be a tough encounter!

The Silver Bayonet
I got a few Alternative Armies bits to add a couple more monster types - the new dog man monster from the Carpathian expansion (I don't have my book with me as I write this to put its proper name 😅).  I also got a couple of Ogre Brigands that I intend to use alongside the various bandits in the collection - might be fun!

Looking ahead...
I'm hoping to start actually painting for the first time in a while - the only other painting I've done this year was the Dead of Dunharrow (once basing scheme for MESBG is sorted I'll add vegetation and then get pics taken to share here!) so I'm a little bit daunted to crack out all the paints - the Dead were easy cause it was just basically a contrast paint and white drybrush!

The ADHS Diaries - part 7

A fairly productive week by my modest standards!  Here's what I've been up to...

The Burning Sands
This one feels like a cop out, but I have primed a 3D printed giant beast skeleton scenery piece.  To be fair I did have to clear up a small number of supports so I guess it still counts! 😅

Malifaux
Prepped and primed the Lotus Eaters to add to the M2E Shenlong core box.  I've started prepping the Seeker keyword - although only Mikhail and a Lamplighter are done so far; Jedza and another Lamplighter are part done.  They are proving difficult with my brain gremlins, but I'm going to keep chipping away!

The Men Who Would Be Kings
I finally primed those three Boer units I've had sitting on the workstation!  That concludes the prep stage for this project!

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
I've primed all the Mordor stuff, the Rohan bits and all the Minas Tirith stuff (yes, including the Battlehost!).  I've prepped the Dead of Dunharrow force, but need to check how much white spray I have before I cart them all out into the garden!

So on the workstation is the Seeker stuff (and Vernon and Welles as a Versatile Explorers' Society option). Next up will likely be the remaining 10mm stuff, unless I'm feeling brave enough to tackle more Malifaux... or the Star Wars Legion stuff that is weirdly intimidating for a reason I can't quite put my finger on!

Otherwise my mind is turning to the next hobby fund period... MESBG stuff for sure, some gaming material for Burrows & Badgers and who knows what else!  

The ADHS Diaries - part 5

Thanks to a break in the wind here I was finally able to prime a load of stuff!  I've primed scenery and miniatures for *deep breath*

The Burning Sands
Dracula's America
Malifaux
The Men Who Would Be Kings
Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
Mordheim
Of Gods and Mortals
The Silver Bayonet

That's helped clear the decks a little so I can crack on with...

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
I've got the 3D printed Orcs to prep now - as well as some Rohan warriors to accompany Eowyn.  I also chanced across a great deal on some Army of the Dead... 

Star Wars Legion
I've sorted out everything we have so far - need a few bases and ended up with quite a bit more for the Rebels so when funds allow I'll be adding to the Empire force.

Operation Winter Is Coming 2022

Long-time readers may recall previous years O:WiC where I try to prep as much as possible (ie. clean up, assemble, sand dip and prime) before the winter really hits here.  I've been beavering away and while I don't have any pictures (out of the habit a bit!) I wanted to note here, for myself if nothing else, where I'm at right now.

Malifaux
I've got my Sonnia crew box and the Witching Hour box all prepped and primed now - not sure I'm going to add anything to the Witch Hunter keyword, so that's that one done I think.  I've also prepped 2/7s of the Crossroads Seven - namely Gluttony for the Bayou and Sloth for the Ressers.  Not entirely sure why I decided to do those two, it was pretty much on a whim one day!

I've asked for this year's Rotten Harvest boxes for my forthcoming birthday, so that'll net me another Guild posse in the form of a Day of the Dead themed Lady Justice. Watch this space for that one - and yes, it'll mean I have a second Santa Muerte in the collection!

The Men Who Would Be Kings
I got the Pendraken Zulu War pack which includes British and Zulu forces and have got those prepped too.  I need to get a few more bases to finish the Zulu side (I opted for oval bases and ran out after four units!).

I note that Pendraken have previewed their Russo-Japanese war range refresh, which is likely to lead to another TMWWBK project at some point - although not necessarily this side of Winter!

When Bad Meets Evil
I noticed that with the British side above, if I picked up some Boers from Pendraken I could also play some Anglo-Boer war games.  I plan to get these, with a blockhouse, come pay day later this week.

Dracula's America
I already have all the posses I'd want for this, but there were a few summons and unwanted guests that I didn't have.  I got the Crucible Crush Fearsome Flying Head for one of these, the rest I found suitable minis for in the Rocket Pig Games range which I had printed by Fully Cycled.

The Silver Bayonet
I've added a small number of extra members of l'Ordre - an Imam, a Vivandiere and a Nun.  I've also got a Rabbi on order (come on Xyston, pull your finger out!) and he'll have a Golem (Rocket Pig again).  I've also added a mascot for my band in the form of a Pyrenean Mountain Dog.  I've acquired a couple more monsters too - bigger, more gnarly things than the rulebook contains...

The Burning Sands
Only a Sand Worm (Rocket Pig) and a boulder-lobbing Giant (Alternative Armies) for this - although I intend to add a few more bits and bobs before Winter arrives!

Proxima Centauri
I've added a few more character miniatures, as well as a group of mercenaries - all from Alternative Armies various 15mm sci-fi ranges.

Scenery
I've got a few random scenery bits and pieces - 15mm sheep pen and chicken coop (primarily for The Silver Bayonet, but good for En Garde and even Kobolds and Cobblestones perhaps), some 15mm wattle fences and, a rather hefty Causeway for 10mm (total impulse purchase cause it was really cheap!).

Of Gods and Mortals
I've got a Norse force prepped and primed now - Freyja from Bad Squiddo (via a competition I won from MiniMentions on Twitter), other stuff from Copplestone, Magister Militum and Bandua.  I keep toying with ideas around a few other mythologies - Celtic and Japanese but Slavic never totally disappears from my mind!

Bolt Action

I'm aiming to add some Korean War to the 10mm Bolt Action collection - going for American and North Korean.  I'm aiming for the 65th Infantry - The Borinqueneers - but I might add a unit of Fighting Fillipinos.  

Not too bad... now to plot and plan for payday!