Saturday, May 23, 2009

Dwarven host grows...

The Dwarven host continues to grow, with a unit of Longbeards added to their numbers last week. I have yet to try anything more than a 500 point skirmish with them of course, but we mustn't rush these things, must we. Here are some photos of the Longbeards. Of course, as a 'gamer I have a genetically driven sense of megalomania, and so couldn't resist the opportunity to show the small but growing Dwarven host in its entirety as well.









I still have to paint Runes on the banners.. I'm hoping that won't be one of those jobs that never gets done. In the meantime, I have some Empire Pistolliers on the painting board: Dogs of War as a Rare Choice, this isn't going to be an ordinary Dwarf army, although it's also probably not going to be a game winning army either he! he!... There is a Dwarf Lord, and a banner bearer too, but.. have I ever said how much I hate assembling those metal figures?

Still, the Dwarven host grows....

An American Civil War game with Volley and Bayonet

We took the time last night to get the 15mm ACW armies out of their boxes for some Volley and Bayonet action. The game was loosely based on ...