Five Leagues, the Map…

So as I said yesterday I had drawn a bit of a sketch map which is going to come in really handy. Now some of the settlements are going to move and I need to get the terrain sorted as well…

I also fleshed out the characters, they now have their weapons and equipment.

I had a bit of a problem with the mystic, trying to choose his/her spells

I was trying to work out the type they would be.  The rules say choose two, roll for the next three. I flipped these to give me a starting point..

I rolled:

Fog… Basically a three inch fog patch appears on the table blocking line of sight.

Shield… A protection spell against ranged attacks.

Infuse… Gives the target a counter attack ability.

I decided that he would be some form of hedge wizard as opposed to a battle wizard.

Because of this I chose Shadows and Barrier.

Shadows allows an ally to move 4 inches and avoid terrain, including walls.

Barrier, does what it says on the tin, it will put a 4 inch wall of fire on the table. I am going to change it to something like thorns.

The final thing I rolled was to find the background story for the leader. Turns out he has a loyal follower, as one of them is a former soldier it all fitted in nicely.

Tomorrow I find the rest of the miniatures.

The other thing I did was to get the stuff off the printer…

So two cruisers, an ambulance and a coroner’s van. Oh and some Team Yankee stuff in the background.

Working on the Dohyo

This evening I was on puppy duty, This is basically following each other around waiting for one or the other to need the toilet. Quite a bit of it was Maggie was asleep on me so I couldn’t move.

I therefore didn’t get as much done as I wanted, but managed more than I expected…

Still a bit to go but definitely getting there.

Now doing a bit of research into what the thing was called I found out some new boring facts.

Firstly they are sacred spaces and offerings are buried in the centre. I knew they had a link to shinto but not that much. Secondly, I  never knew women were forbidden… now I know why there are no female Sumo wrestlers 🤼‍♂️. Thirdly, knew they threw something white around before the bout, evidently it is salt.

There you go, boring facts that may help you win a pub quiz or trivial pursuit.

Tanks and a Sumo Ring

This evening I sorted out the Sumo ring and associated ponds. Sadly with the ponds I had some issues around bulging and warping. I could reprint them, but to be honest I will sort out any issues with Greenstuff.

I evidently printed the roof pair with the orientation wrong. I also forgot to hollow them. I have a bulging the part facing each other. I have sanded them and used a file to reduce it a bit, but still have a bit of a gap. Once again I will use Greenstuff to fill the gap.

Spot the Gap!

I also printed a trio of tanks for a colleague who is making a rather fabulous 3D map to play an invasion of Shetland game with his secondary pupils. These are to show the kids what they looked like.

Militia in Civilian Dress

Well tonight I got my finger out and washed a pile of pennies in hot soapy water. I then cleaned the bottom of the bases and filed them off.

Five minutes later they were all super glued down and ready for their undercoat. I just remembered I need to get them checked for flash and vent remains.

Mohawk Finished

Well as per normal … apart from the bases.

This is a down and dirty speed painting set. I wanted them done and out of the way so that is what I achieved. Could I improve on them, most definitely… am I going to… probably not.

I will try and get the militia onto their bases tomorrow. I can’t promise anything… our old whippet is bleeding lots from her mouth… when I say lots, I mean a gush not a dribble. There was blood from one end of the house to the other. Evidently sight hounds like her bleed like buggery. She was into the vets last week to sort the issue of a very loose tooth, which seems to be causing the problem. Sadly the drugs they needed to clot the blood had run out due to no ferries for a few days. We should know on Friday when she will be back in.

A Teeny Bit of Painting

This evening I got the 15mm stuff out again, painted feathers and moccasins. I was just shaking the metallic for the gun barrels and tomahawks when I realised that I had to go and pick my daughter up from her school dance. By time I got back I really couldn’t be bothered to get them back out again!

AHopefully I will do all the metals and bases tomorrow.

Talking of tomorrow I will hopefully find out what is going to happen to us all at work.

A Bit of Painting

Tonight I needed to do something constructive so got the 15mm stuff back out and got busy. I am going to be honest I was literally grabbing a miniature and painting something with the colours on the palette at the time. Hence the occasional red or blue moccasin! Not that you can see any in this image :).

Still a fair old way to go but we are getting there.

Hopefully the momentum will carry on tomorrow… after these I have thirty militia in civilian attire!

Back to 15mm

I thought I would have a little diversion and do some Woodland Indians for the French and Indian wars…

I was thinking that thirty is a doable number, but when seen like this I am a bit more unsure. Well I will get them done, just might take a bit longer. The last lot were done in August 2018… before I got any contrast paint… we will see how we get on.

Back into New France

I didn’t get anything done this evening as I was playing Dad’s Taxi. I did however pop into the club and had a chat to Mike who had just found his British forces for the French Indian Wars.

It looks like our ancient project might be going to be rekindled…

Some of mine can be found Here

15mm Japan (and some China)

This evening I glued some more bits and pieces together. The ruined farm house is for my mate. The other stuff is my own shrine.

I have added signs from one of the market stalls to the box shrine and taken the original front to make a gateway. I just wanted it different from my mates version.

My mate Wiggy has said he will return to role playing after his stroke so long as I run Qin. Time to start reading…