Another week, another shoddy attempt at maths. Retirement has impacted on my brain function, I spent 20 minutes last week trying to work out what day it was.
Another productive week of painting, "finished" the Barbarossa project and painted my Brother in Law's birthday present. Next week I am very busy, long weekend away and 2 days of gaming, so need to get my points in early.
I've been successfully teaching my BIL to play. Saxons vs Picts, using Kings of War in 28mm. He's really enjoying it and getting much better. So I decided to built him an army, Arthurian types.
Gripping beast plastic Thegns. A box has 44 figures, not quite enough for 3 units, but I had 4 spare figures I could use to complete the forces. He is a massive Barnsley fan so these has rec and white shields
A unit of armoured spearman, these are in Sheffield Wednesday colours, the hated enemy. These can fight for Mordred.
2nd unit of armoured spearman, back to Barnsley colours to calm him down
Next up the last of the Barbarossa units. Already planning the upgrades and campaign for Case Blue
PzIII, Pendraken as always
Engineer Company
Spare Motorcycle Company
Spare mortar and MG company
For the Russians a 76mm AA gun, command base and field gun
Motor rigle company, these may have too many men in each company, 3 bases not for, but better to have too many than not enough, and I can use them as a foot battalion instead
Spare Russians, SMG company, mortars and maxims
Scores, note I actually did get the maths wrong but spotted it
44 x 28mm foot 220 pts
5 x 10mm vehicles 30 points
3 x 10mm guns 9pts
124 x 10mm foot 124 pts
Total 383pts (ish)
TeemuL: Two very nice and familiar projects, not a surprise to anyone, I guess? I appreaciate your colour choices on Saxons and Picts and especially the reasoning behind that. It gives a little more personality to the games and persons might get personally involved, too, which is a good thing. Very nice and crisp shields!
Your Barbarossa project finished? I'm sure there is something to add, may be some snow? It must feel good to have a project done and you can focus on games and other projects. Well done. I don't say your maths are wrong, but when I did count all the individuals, I got 385 10mm foot, so five more than you... It might be my eyes or counting a mortar as a soldier or something like that. Anyway the total would be 388 and I'll give you two points for the shields.
Everyone needs a spare Motorcycle Company 😄 lovely mate
ReplyDeleteCheers, cool aren't they
DeleteWhat impressive productivity Martin -- I'm still struggling to finish my next submission, let alone getting to the end of a project! And how you can do that many 10mm figures I don't know -- bravo!
ReplyDeleteTa, WW2 in 10mm is the world's easiest paint job, 4 - 6 colours, a wash and a highlight
DeleteCongratulations on finishing a project and finding a new opponent to game with! I’m sure he will love the saxons.
ReplyDeleteTa, hope he does, but he was enamoured with 10mm Italian wars this week
DeleteWow, your BIL is a spoiled and lucky fellow to have you making an force for him. You're a real champ! Lovely work all around Martin.
ReplyDeleteThank you, been fun to paint and plan the campaigns
DeleteCheers Teemu
ReplyDeleteTeemu- I said to him he needs to repeat it with 75% less stuff but with snow as if he’s in front of Moscow 😆. Grand stuff Martin
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