Dusted off my old copy of Games Workshop Necromunda for a game this last week. Managed a short skirmish between a Delaque (sneaky guys in long jackets) and Escher gang (Punk Girlz) . Both local gamers Agent of Ping and Kevin joined the game and discovered quickly how easy it is to start jamming the unreliable weapons used in the Underhive. It was interesting how, even with a Heavy Plasma carried by the Escher Ganger “Candy” it was difficult for the house to bring any arms to bear on the sneaky Delaque.
You can view more pictures of the game over in the gallery here: Necromunda Game May 2007.
I have finished painting the first squad of open-helm 15mm Hammers Slammers. I really like these figures, the 15mm scale gives them enough detail without the time requirement that the extra coverage a 25mm figure requires. The smaller scale is also more forgiving and allows for a quicker job.
The level of detail on these is great and I was tempted to add different coloured ammo pouches and webbing, but this would have made them look a little easy to spot. I hit a problem with GW green ink, which did not agree with my paint on Vallejo matte varnish and resulted in some smearing.
I did paint the battle armour and helmets grey which allowed them to stand out a little more. I think one colour all over would hide a lot of the detail, at least that’s my rationale! I also added a tiny red detail to the retracted visors which stick out under the helmets.
I would go as far as saying that I like the “squat” look of these more in 15mm than the 25mm models. They are also much easier to fast paint and I finished the squad in just a couple of sittings.
15mm Hammers Slammers Gallery Photos
I have uploaded some photos from the Sussex Old West game I attended last Month. Please have a browse over to the Skirmish Wargames GALLERY to view.
Click the Link:Old West Game in Slinfold
Some older news here of a Battletech game hosted by Marco in Brighton. The photos have been uploaded in Flickr and you can see them if you browse over to the Gallery. As usual the game continued into the early hours and Gary and I managed to keep going past 2am but Marco retired early due to old age. Follow this link for more Photos Battletech Brighton Game
Just got back from a two week holiday in Ireland. Had a great time with nice sunny times on the beach, I also sneaked a couple of hours painting miniatures at my wifes families holiday cottage. I will add more photos when I get the web gallery fixed. Continue to read this article for the full-sized image.
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Another Update to this one! It is now only D minus 6 until the Salute show next Saturday 24th April 04. I have completed the Clan objectives map.
A full 3MB “A3″ Adobe PDF can be downloaded from the Salute link below.
This years Salute show at Olympia London is going to see a demonstration of a Classic Battletech game put on by players from the Lords of the Battlefield (Battletech Web Community).
I have been organising the event and have created a web page with details of the Battle Plan and layout. Please have a look and support us by attending the show! Our stand is on the First Floor near Games Workshop W237.
Terrain is now here for the Salute game - Please have another browse over to the Salute site for more photo’s
Follow this link: Salute 04 Battle Plan