Show Report: Late Fall 2023

 

Following El Cid and Moiti's call, I spent the past weekend at Leobendorf again, right at the Austro-German border, for Comitatus' wargames club's Late Fall event.

My Kind of Town II - Going Eastern European

 

In this article I would like to share with you some pictures of my Dark Ages/Medieval village, how I built it and so on. Hit the jump for lotsa pictures and enlightenment through PVA and super glue.

Showcase: Characters Expansion

Heyhey, it's Dark Souls time again. This time it's a load of characters. 

Showcase: Old Iron King

 

Here's the Old Iron King! Yes, it's another Dark Souls boss.

Big dude, big base, waist-deep in lava. Hero figures for scale. :)

Hope you like him!

Showcase: Samnites Army Shots

 

...and then, they were done. Quite the project, and one I'm proud of I have to admit. Mostly due to the insane amounts of individual adornments on the armour, outfits and shields on every single figure.

Not much to say really. Lots of pretty Xyston figures, lots of pointy spears, just a cool, cool army. 

The pictures can't really get the look across, but I hope that they get close to it and that you like them!

Showcase: Black Dragon Kalameet

 

Black Dragon Kalameet! One of the Mega-Bosses of the Dark Souls board game.

As with so many Dark Souls bosses, a bit hard to pin down visually. Takes some research and interpretation, but I think I got it.

As usual with those bosses, I try to get the base (which is huge, by the way. All the more space to play around) 'right' and get the idea of the boss arena across.

A good dragon figure, that. It's funny that a game which tends to have pretty outlandish boss fight designs has a very keen sense for getting dragons right. Which is a thing I appreciate. Hope you like him! 

Showcase: Samnites, pt.3

 

Here be Samnite generals!

Showcase: Explorers Expansion

 

Yes, another Dark Souls board game expansion! Above you can see a little comic strip I made, because this one contains the Mimic, and Mimics are endless sources of joy.

Showcase: Samnites, pt.2

 

The army is about 95% hoplites, but there's also some other troops in there, such as cavalry!

Showcase: Ironkeep Expansion

 

Here's another Dark Souls board game expansion - Ironkeep. It sports a whole bunch of knights - heavily armoured as well as (annoyingly) nimble, ...

...a big old Smelter Demon for a boss and fanciful swordman Sir Alonne as a mini-boss. 

Nothing all too exciting on the painting front; Painting knights is always fun. With Sir Alonne it was kinda hard to decypher how his garments work, as with so many humanoid bosses in Dark Souls. Hope you like them!

Showcase: 15mm Samnites

 

Heyhey, I painted 15mm Samnites!

Show Report: Austrian Salute 2023

 

Saturday, June 3rd, finally had us all gather for Austrian Salute again, after a 3 years hiatus. The day before I packed up lots of paints, paintbrushes, showcase figures, figures to deliver to some people I would meet there, the glass cabinet and all the other stuff and drove off to Oberndorf in Salzburg.

Showcase: Asylum Demon

 

Look at him! It's the Asylum Demon and he feels a-okay. 

Famously the first boss in Dark Souls and usually he shows new players what's what.

This one's from the Asylum Demon expansion for the Dark Souls board game and a fine depiction of the fine fella in 3d miniature form. Hope you like him! (and how couldn't you)

Showcase: O-Joroi Kidobutai TAG

Today we got another Infinity TAG. This time it's a Yu-Jing O-Joroi Kidobutai.

Showcase: Royal Écossais

 

One of two French-raised regiments to partake in the Jacobite uprising of 1745 were the Royal Écossais.

Showcase: Johnny Ringo

 

'Look darlin',this is Johnny Ringo... '.  I painted another one of the lovely CGS busts. This time it's Johnny Ringo, old west gun man of some mystery

Show Report: Tabletop Knights Gaming Day 2023

 

The past weekend I attended the Tabletop Knights' Gaming Day 2023. After 3 years I returned to lovely Marktl in Bavaria.

Showcase: Super Dungeon Explore Pt. 36

 

Here's some more Super Dungeon Explore bosses. Iron Golem and Kasaro To. I'm sure you can see who's who. 

Showcase: PanOceania Jotum TAG

 

Back to Infinity! Here's a PanO Jotum TAG (Tactical Armored Gear, the big robo suits in Infinity).

Showcase: Super Dungeon Explore Pt. 35

 

Hello, hello. It's time for more Super Dungeon Explore figures. In fact I painted these a good while ago now, but I've done so many that there's still fodder for plenty more blog posts!

Mini-Review: Shrine Luminor

 

Here's something a bit different - a large piece of plastic by Games Workshop. Terrain. It's the Shrine Luminor.

Showcase: Saim Hann Aeldari

 

Heyhey, just some army shots of a Saim-Hann project I did a while ago. Hope you like them. :) 

Showcase: Aeldari Avatar

 

Quite an interesting one from that Saim-Hann project - I got to paint the new plastic Avatar. 

Review: Bolt Action Opel Blitz /Maultier

 

Wahey, it's time for yet another WW2 vehicle review. Why not. There's plenty around. So let's talk about Warlord Games' Opel Blitz / Maultier combo kit.

Showcase: 15mm Saga Arabs

 

Heyhey, here's some Arab cavalry in 15mm for Saga. Unfortunately I wasn't to base the figures, but they were quite fun to paint. :) Good, colourful bunch. Hope you like them!

Showcase: Spanish Grenadiers 1808

 

Heyhey, here's some Spanish grenadiers for 1808!

Showcase: Custodes Dawn Eagles and Dreadnought

 

More Adeptus Custodes! Vertus Praetors on  Dawn Eagle jetbikes and a Contemptor Dreadnought.

Showcase: Adeptus Custodes

 

Here's a little Adeptus Custodes strike force.

Showcase: Clans McIntosh and Chattan

 

Here's more highlanders for the Jacobite Rebellion!

Showcase: Infinity Defiance Baddies

 

Following the last post in which I showed you the player characters from the Defiance board game, here's the alien baddies.

Showcase: Infinity Defiance Characters

 

Heyhey, here's the player characters from Infinity's board game spin-off Defiance.

Showcase: Clan Cameron Highlanders

 

More figures for the Jacobite rebellion! This time it's proper highlanders of clan Cameron.

Showcase: Pendraken's English Civil War

 

Heyhey, here's sample pictures of Pendraken Miniatures' English Civil War range. Maybe you recall that the early to mid 17th century - especially in 10mm - is of special interest to me. So it came as a very nice surprise that Pendraken Miniatures asked me to paint their ECW range for their web store. 

So  here's just some samples; the full range you can find on the Pendraken web store. They're great figures, and 10mm is a very, very sensible figure size I think. And don't worry about those pikes - they neither break nor bend (easily). Great stuff, do check them out. 

Showcase: Dark Souls Darkroot Expansion

 

Heyhey, here's more board games goodness. Again fantasy, again dungeon crawling, but a wholly different visual style - it's the Darkroot expansion for the Dark Souls board game!

Showcase: Super Dungeon Explore Pt. 34

High time for some more Super Dungeon Explore figures! Loads of plants today.

Review: Rubicon Models T34/76 & SU-85 AND SU-122

 

Heyhey, time for a model kit review! This one's a double feature too, due to the similarities between the kits. Technically it's a triple feature (or threat, if you prefer) even.

Showcase: Guardians of the Galaxy

Heyhey, here's some more Marvel super heroes - it's the Guardians of the Galaxy. (with a glaring omission or two,but that will be rectified soon!)

Hope you like them!