Legends of the High Seas and Battlegroup Kursk

I've committed to running a Pirate themed game with GW Historicals Legends of the High Seas at this year's Huzzah!, along with a 15mm Battlegroup Kursk game. The Kursk scenario isn't a big deal, as I already have tons of 15mm WW2 forces and buildings, but my collection of pirates is half finished. I'll need to get busy!

Here's what I have for completed pirates and ships so far...

Here are some photos from last night's BG Kursk game:

Napoleonics game

I had a opportunity to play some Napoleonics with Mike and Josh, two of my oldest "gaming associates."

Mike and I hadn't played since the days of Empire V, so it was particularly cool to roll dice with him. We played Black Powder with my ever-expanding collection of Perry figures.

My French performed in a particularly sub-optimal fashion... after being repulsed by some Prussian Landwehr, the boys in bleu failed me in some crucial morale saves. The cuirassiers did manage to crush the Anglo-Allied cavalry, though.

This might inspire me to paint some more horse & musket era stuff. Thanks Josh and Mike, I hope we don't have to wait too long for a rematch.

Warhammer Historical: The Great War

Last Friday, I dusted off my collection of World War I miniatures and put on a game of Warhammer Historical's Great War. We incorporated the command and control rules from the Over the Top supplement.

The Germans wait in their trenches:

British forces mass for the attack:

The British chose to attack at dawn, with an initial gas attack. Lots of Germans got pinned, one machine gun was destroyed. The British troops surged ahead, led by a Mk IV tank.


The British approach German lines:

The tank quickly overheated and started smoking, and it's firepower was mostly ineffective. It did manage to mash a barbed wire section.

Steady, boys....

German machinegunners have a target rich environment:

The British attackers took rather alarming casualties, but they managed to pass all their pinning and break tests when they needed to. 

British troops carry the first line of trenches:

At this point, it seemed likely the Germans wouldn't be able to mount an effective counterattack to repel the British, and we called the game in favor of the allies. Plus, game 4 between the Bruins and Penguins on the TV in the background became too distracting for me.

A very enjoyable game. It's a shame the rules are no longer available. I'm glad I grabbed Over the Top before Warhammer Historical ceased to exist.

Servants of Ra finished!

Next up, the Tong.

Preorder is in!

And here they are:

I'll get to work on the Servants of Ra first, since they'll fit nicely with my Egyptian themed terrain.

IHMN preorder sent!

I should be getting my miniatures and rules shortly. In the meantime, I've finished a bunch of Perry Highlanders and Mahdists.

Baroness Strange examines some artifacts:

My miniatures cast some long shadows in these photos... I'll try taking some more later in the day.

Egyptian tomb artifacts

I started work on the Egyptian tomb stuff from Crocodile Games:

Statues of Set and Osiris, a sarcophagus with a distressed looking mummy, a reliquary that looks like the Ark of the Covenant, and a couple of canopic jars.