New Uploads

Hi There,

I've just updated my albums, in particular the Warmachine stuff. I've added a new album so Capt Steve can have a good look at the Magnus Battlegroup.

Those of you who took a look in the figurines album at the start would have seen an Arwen on horseback in progress...well she's almost finished and so I've begun on her base piece. She is meant for a Xmas gift for my wife, so she's getting a rather large base piece with a 'massive' ruined statue on it. I have seen many Golden Demon and such displays of Arwen done, but none really reflected the visuals from the movie. I've tried to keep the figurine's colours natural and true to the film, and in such I wanted to show the waining power of the Elves on Middle Earth as the Fifth Age dawns, an age of men and a time of decent for the Elves, their ones proud cities emptying and their magestic artworks fallen. Arwen, like her Grandmother - Luthien Tuniviel, has given herself to a human, altho' a Dunadain at that, and will give up her heritage and immortal life to be with her love. This is the start of the base and I will add as I continue, hopefully I will finish it soon, as I have another to prep and paint before Xmas!

So check out the Figurines album for the 4 new pics!

See ya

G

Saturday Night Live!

Hi there,

I was given PAGE 5 in spades, had my Brass Ones handed to me with a bit of 'Jack oil gravy!

So went my first Tournament.
I was thoroughly trounced, to put it in a word, BUT, I had immense fun and I think so did all the rest.
A Mini-Tournament hosted by the Bury WarGamers this Saturday past. Duelling Battlegroups and Wargroups (Warmachine/Hordes) in a limited timeframe...Mayhem!

Three visiting Warcasters, from Londonium, had sound strategies & a bit of luck and walked off with the prizes. Well done chaps, I think we need to get a bit more aggressive with out gaming, Huh!

Thanks to Runik Games of Ipswich who kindly donated 75 quid worth of vouchers for the prizes, and brought a fair portion of their shop with for us to sample. (Did we ever, vultures the lot of them...or is it just 'who snoozeth looseth')

Thanks also to Commander Adept Steve and Scrutator Tim for a great evening, casual and brutal as it should be !

Some people just couldn't be dragged into the fray, altho' eventually Anthony relented and carved Deneghra into chop suey in the third round of his battle, well done mate!

All the new pics are in the Bury Album in the sidebar.

See ya Soon,

G

Freebooter Rulz!

I got myself this little beauty today, ordered it on the weekend and here it is - all the way from Germany...Wonderful! Werner has really outdone himself on this sculpt, the powder-monkey is possibly the cutest fig I've ever seen. Don't know how he does it. No fancy three-up and 3d computer work for this man...all by eye and green-stuff. Absolutely amazing!

The paintjob is by Jennifer Haley a renowned artist, and sculptor for Reaper mini's. Check out her stuff here:

Paintrix

She features in the latest 'No Quarter 15' as winner of the Gold in the Diorama category of the P3 painting contest. Her Old witch of Khador and Scrapjack Vignette is filled with small resculpts and details. I've been following her work since before she became Pro, and got Reaper commissions. (8-9 years) She just gets better all the time. Her site is small and links to wegotgame site, but it all needs updating- pity really. You can see some of her work at the freebooter miniatures web site, in the gallery.

See ya later,
G

Quicksand

Sorry, good morning, good evening and good night. Been consumed with a set of Warmachine figurines. Trying to get together a unique colour-scheme for the 'Magnus the Traitor' set of Warjacks and caster- namely ol' one leg...Asheth Magnus.
A note: I never fully realised, until a short while back, that this character, Magnus, was such a die-hard. He's either just plain stubborn, or so set in his ways that he'll end up dying for it. I haven't looked at the second two books from Privateer yet, only Prime remix and Escalation, but it seems that Magnus just gets kicked over and over again. Then he just gets back up; re-adjusts his leg-brace; and starts again. He tends to be a bit of a genius with 'Jacks and arc nodes so most of the construction work was done by Magnus himself. With solid 'Engines East' chassis to work from he couldn't really go wrong. So I wanted to make personal 'jacks, so I needed some different colour schemes:


I really like character fluff/background/history/etc so I'll probably move on from him and use other warcasters as well, in particular Ashlynn and the new Privateer 'Caster-Fiona the Black'

She's due for release in Feb next year, but they're showing her off in 'No Quarter' already. That's just wrong man!

Dirty Meg the Jack marshal/Mechanik/Privateer is out next month and I can't wait to get my hands on her....the figurine of course, tsk; tsk!

Check out the Figurine Album link in the sidebar, my Warmachine pics are there.

Magnus is done, just the base to finish off and he's complete. Notice that instead of opting for the painted front/rear arc option on the base I've allowed two pointed pieces of flint hang over the edges a bit. These denote the left and right sides of the halves. So no need for an ugly painted line on the base and everyone should still be happy. Oh yeah, you may have noticed, once you take a look, that Magnus is on a larger base. I put him on a 40mm because he's not a Solo or even a Captain or Std bearer unit, he's a Warcaster Damb You! I know its not Tourney legal, and so what - house rules prevail, Hah!

Catch yawl later,
G