Orc's Drift - The Grand Finale

[Thantsants]

Yep - them pointy arrers tend to make you come up in some nasty hives too! 

Didn't get to wreak any Havoc today I'm afraid - maybe tomorrow... 

[Thantsants]

Another lot under the belt - finished these on Friday and my back is just about cracked back into place now... 

Would have posted pics earlier but too busy partying over the weekend! 

Anyways - Ozrim's Engineers reporting for duty -

 

Thanks to Phreedh for the standard bearer and drummer!



... and to Rob for the dwarf on the right - told you I had an idea for something to replace his missing mace! 







I'll have to get cracking with some makeshift barricades and mealie bags - read some good tips on making them out of miliput or similar in the workbench section but any others are welcome. For now they have nice stonewalls to hide behind -



Full details on the blog as ever - http://teasgettingcold.blogspot.com/2010/08/hi-ho-hi-ho-its-off-to-work-we-go.html

[VoodooInk]

That's quite the crew there!

I love the expression on the middle dwarf's face in shield line-up, and I'm really liking the work on the standard as well.

Your painting pace is relentless!

[Thantsants]

Cheers Voodoo - just getting into my stride! 

I quite liked how that face turned out too - fight or flight! 

I can't profess to having come up with the design - knabbed out of the Orc's Drift scenario book... 

[phreedh]

Ah, look at that! The old dwarfs got paint on them now =D Good job! Nice switcharoo on the mace/shovel.

[Argonor]

Interesting. I have to have a go at Skuldred myself, asap....

[Thantsants]

Cheers fellas!

Argonor - I would highly reccomend it - think Dave would be most appreciative of any feedback too! 

[thebinmann]

Cheers fellas!

Argonor - I would highly reccomend it - think Dave would be most appreciative of any feedback too! 

Nice stuff I looks like your painting has stepped up a level too!

Atre you going to use WH for the main battles?

[Thantsants]

Sorry brain has stopped working - what's WH? 

I'd like to use WFB 2nd ed. if I can get hold of a copy relatively cheaply - for that historical re-enactment vibe! 

Failing that I've got WFB 3rd. ed and Mordheim to hum and ha about...

Also enjoyed playing skulldred and Havoc and have yet to get a game of SOBH in... 

Actually playing the scenarios seems a long way off yet though and my summer hols are fast disappearing! 

[rob_alderman]

Well done switching the weapon! You've done a great job!!!!
The paintjob is great too, definately better than the bright green shield and bright blonde beard he had going!

The whole regiment looks great in fact. Very well done. Can't help but be jealous, because I need clansmen in my dwarf army!!!

WH (alternatively, WHFB) = Warhammer (fantasy battles)

Whenever you mention Havoc, I keep thinking you mean the game 'HAVOK' by Bluebird toys, which really takes me to my youth. My parents would buy me a pack of 'HAVOK' miniatures whenever we went out, to keep me quietly happy! At £1 to £5 a pack, they weren't complaining. I'd love to dig them out and game with them...

Sorry, off on a tangent there!

[Thantsants]

Cheers Rob - it was going to be a sculpted sack of gold but my non-existent green stuff skills let me down and I found that old Space Ork shovel that came with the plastic battlewagon kit! So he went from money-grubbing deserter to heroic defender of Orc's Drift purely by chance!

Thought that's what WH must be!

Havok! Don't start mentioning more rule sets - got enough on my plate! 

Also might actually get some painted minis posted later today - been a slightly frustrating time these last two to three weeks for painitng -

Week in the Lakes with parents - didn't get much done despite taking some stuff with me because of too much mountain climbing and drinking.

Then Mum broke her ankle - ironically on a very flat walk back in Lancashire! Cue various trips over the pennines to visit her.

Then throw in some fun family days at Chester Zoo and a load of decorating and I have a massive backlog in my painting queue!

Its been fun but I've missed my painting...

Back to work soon too... 

[abhorsen950]

Lovely work on all of these models, I'm frothing at the mouth will oldschool goodness 

[Argonor]

I'd like to use WFB 2nd ed. if I can get hold of a copy relatively cheaply - for that historical re-enactment vibe! 

I might have a copy... somewhere.... It's the last from the pre-boxed set era, right?

Actually, I'm pretty sure I have it. I'll have to finish moving before being able to produce it, though... Lots of big cardboard boxes to search through.

[phreedh]

I might have a copy... somewhere.... It's the last from the pre-boxed set era, right?

Nope, it's boxed actually. Three books in a box - and a lot of air. =) No miniatures included or anything.

Here's the box cover:


Third edition was the single volume hardback book, and then fourth was the goblins & high elves big-box edition followed by fifth - which was basically 4th with new minis and some tweaks. After that I know nothing about the various editions.

I've got a fairly mint copy of it, Steve... if push comes to shove I might let it (and Ravening Hordes, if you'd like) go as I'll never play. I'm considering playing some third edition myself though. Got the book by my nightstand, reading a little every now and then. It carries a scent of gamer funk and cigarette smoke and my wife hates it (neither of us smoke nor stink) but I kind of like the patinated feeling of a well read (and gamed with) book. The smell only adds to that. =D

[Argonor]

I always thought that one was 1st Ed.

It carries a scent of gamer funk and cigarette smoke and my wife hates it (neither of us smoke nor stink) but I kind of like the patinated feeling of a well read (and gamed with) book. The smell only adds to that. =D

Only a Swede     

Btw, I have the 3rd Ed., then - and I'm pretty sure my copy is softcover.