Back from too long away.. Rohan cavalry got its reinforcements..And more...

 Hello everybody!! I am so sorry was not there for really long.. Corona crisis had a big impact in my activity ad life.  Fortunately Health was always there, Just some organizative and  relative economical problems, but not really very bad

After much and long work, I finnaly was able to finish a good "solid" cavalry force for my Army of Rohan (the faction was already tested in " War of the Ring" gaming system and quite satisfyting..

Last figures I added there, belong to a beautiful,  recent set from Alliance/Redbox. They ressemble strongly the look from the movies. They look fine already with little painting work, as you can realize here (some other figures as for example the Flagbearer are form other manufacturers, guess which)

They were added to my main Rohirrim mounted force which inlcudes many other  figures "recruited" from different clasical plastic sets (you guess all of them?) , as well as some Metal Tumbling dice vikings, saxons and goths (Paul from germany did recently post several pictures and review of these sets, which are very useful for all us collectors/hobbysts!)

 I was afraid the last batch  would not match the otherwaise "heterogeneous" mass of different figures, but fortunately I believe was wrong,.. I think all brands mix well after giving them a consistent colour choice and style

I collected around 50 mounted warriors, inlcuding spearmen, archers, Flag bearers, some musician and some officers. Specially happy I am with main Charachters I added form Books/ Movies: King Teoden, eomer, Erkenbrand and ad a strong addition, Gandalf the White!

I really like the look of this troop, riding on the fled with beautifil Green, red and white banners floating in the wind.. As Epic as they must be!!!

Infantry Rohan figures for playing the Battle in the West fold and of course the Siege of Helms deeps are also reay.. pictures coming soon.. 

I also finished around 200 Uruk Hai wich will be also used... And some surprises I would like to finish for the nex Orktoberfest 2020, wich I hope can be celebrated online depsiete all Coronaproblems..

PS--I admit i also was busy with some No-1/72 stuff..

 I am very ashamed of this, but you mates deserve to know the Truth (hope however, you also like this final stuff..:))

Night Watch duty Patrol in the Far North

Hi, we played a little battle between a small force of Night Watchmen against a medium raiding Free Folk force..

You can see here both armies: The "crows" are commanded by Allson Torne commanding1 unit of enhanced veterans (top left), then 2 units of sworn brothers, with Jon Snow in the second one, and 1 unit of crossbowmen.

Jon's Wolf, Ghost, was sent to left sode ton support ser allister in a potential flanking countersattack

Non combat units were Maester Aemon and expert Blacksmith Donal Noye.

Melee units will keep resistance the best they could, and crossbowmen would be kept in second line as mobile reaction force. 

Wildling force were split on 2 groups: first 2 unit of freefolk raiders, then 1 unit of  elite thenn warriors with Thormund Giantbane  and 1 Giant. All bet on melee punch

The second group had also a giant and a wild unit of Cave dwellers.
Supposed to be a flanking force

Non combat units were Mance Rayder king-beyond-the wall directing his troops and Styyr, magnar of the Thenn

The wildlings advanced fast.... The crossbowmen  were  able to maneuver and keep a good bolt arrow on some enemy units inlcuding one giant (that in wildling flank zone).

We missed to do some pics of the first and heaviest encounters, in the centre which were actually critical...  The wounded giant (Watch right side) tried to attack in the brothers unt  in centre, where Jon Snow Was, but failed (after inlficting many casualties), Watch was lucky and one giant was killed! First trouble for the wildlings (we had some polemics about how wound were dealt and recieved by giants...)



The second giant in turn took some profit and was able to attack  again on the weakened Jon´s unit.. All killed, even Jon (lets say better he was just seriuosly woundedn and lyying on the filed for narrative reasons :))! problems started also for the Watch


In the meanwhile, Thenn warriors with Thormund crashed against the second brother unit... Fight was a draw, but then victorious giant then attacked them from the rear!!!.. Crow unit was  almost killed, but they performed good, and they survived...Specially thanks to a polemic card which allowed all damage from giant to be blocked., twice..
Many wounds were recovered thanks also to Aemon healing powers and the watchmen could attack the second giant and kill in turn!! Winds of victory started to change again.. (but only after again same polemics about giants attacks and how to be dfended....)




On the Wtach right flank, The cave dwellers advanced fast,  but crossbowmen mocved to get in the middle of their way and shoot again...The cave dwellers,after taking several casualties from crossbow bolts, tried to charge the crossbowmen..  But The crossbow brothers then made a succesfuly bolt counter-volley against them... and Even worse for the wildlings, the charge failed.. Many casuaties taken for nothing..

The Watch left flank was an easy business for The watch veterans under Ser Allister command and the Vengeful Wolf, Ghost.. The wolf alone could defeat a whole raider unit which were panicked of the white beast, and then attack together on the second raider unit.

Veterans and Ghost  destroyed easily the second raider units in the Wtach left flank,  They would have been howerver more useful omewhere else!

Most critical point for the second Watch brothers unit.. Almost destroyed after the Giants charge (even if the giant was killed) and then charged by Thormnd...
However the healing powers of MAestar Aemon and some lucky cards kept them alive... They could counter the wildling last effort.

End result on right flank of the crows.. Altough they finnaly got charged,The lucky crossbowmen stood and finished all cave dvellers, as the had superior numbers.. Victory for the Watch but with some polemics.. (we realized leater, we dealt too many wound from giants in natural situation, becausee we misread the rules,  but also the blocking crads whci were used against it wer enot legal..)

So we can say It was some kind of pplemic. cheating draw battle... War beyond the wall is usually dirty stuff , with no rules, and never decisive battles are fought.. However, indeed the hardest men perfomed good as desired form both players

Beast Master

Hi, this time a little Dummy experiment: an
Ancient Germán warrior whom I took as a Skinchanger shaman, able to go into the minds of the Wild animals, as the Eagle, the Wolf or a Huge bear...

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I had fun painting the bear: just a medium Brown priming and base coat, then Brown dark wash and highlights/ not very dry brushinf with red leather
Effect is fine, just added some details

Wolf even easier: White base coat, black wash and White drybrush
This chrachter Will be added to my Free Folk forces un the Game of Thrones

Dwarf King and Berserkers

Hello, I was able yo stay away for a while from neverending Game of Thrones, so I did my personal tribute to Tolkien family as Christopher Tolkien,the  last heir of all that legate recently deceased..

i did a fierce dwarf King of the Mountain commanding a Battle from the top of a shield platform, carried by two elite chosen champions. At his sides Royal dwarf standards.

Just in front of him some dwarf Berserkers (yes, totally inspired in Warhammer dwarf slayers :), I like the concept actually), Who Can not wait yo charge any enemy ...

Figures from plastic Caesar and Alliance 1/72  (slight conversion) , the standardbearers belong to Boardgame "Ese of the Ring" and two Berserkers are 18mm metal figures from Blood Dawn range which match very good the 1/72 folks.

I almost forgot, the king Carriers are also metal, supposed to be 15mm humans from demonworld range, I added them beards and they work perfect

"Ours is the Fury", Stannis Baratheon, True King of the Seven Kingdoms

Hello,
Here the first two "almost complete" units for my next Game of Thrones faction and Army", King Stannis Baratheon claims the Iron Throne after the death if his brother King Robert I...

The tabletop game descriptión for his forces are mostly some kind of heavy armored foot knights for the moment, so I followed freely that guideline..

 I painted some figures including the Converted King and some Converted Stag champions, but some other are old revell knights just back from my old collection and little restored..they match good, I took mostly those I had with Green, black or dark yellow around

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 I need maybe some unit more with some armored Horse and then lets use them un Battle!!

Many enemy kings to defeat, his oen brother Renly Baratheon, Robb Stark the King in the North, Balón Greyjoy King if the Iron Isles, b

mainly his "nephew" Jeofrey Baratheon-Lannister, first of his name, cruel and infamous, sitting at the moment un the Iron Throne and supported by Mother Queen Cersei and all power and wealth of House Lannister...
Next figures in progress too.. The Young King with his favourite toy and some Royal guards

Starting 2020 with test shots for Army of Stannis Baratheon

Hello and Happy new year to all of you..

 these Christmas I could not do so mucho, but let me show you muy progresses converting some medieval figures for one new open sub-project in my neverending Game of Thrones dimension: the True King Stannis Baratheon (King in Dragonstone) with some of his Stag Guardsmen...
 He is One of the hardest  and strongest Charachters un the fight for the Iron Throne.

These Stag knights are not shown as such in TV series or books, but are a very good addition for this House from the tabletop Game I discovered last year.

Can you  recognize the original parts from my Stannis versión?

I took deer horn from several strange spare figures I had..result looks quite good in muy opinión. Hope to Paint them soon (some yellow and dark green colour scheme will be chosen, actually this army had not a very distnctive look, apart from the Stannis sigil itself: the black crowned Stag of House Baratheon, but in red instead yellow field, surrounded biy red flames of the Lord of the Light after "converted" by mysterious priest Melissandre.
Colours,  flags and the Horns in helmets will help for vision joy

The poor 1:72 red woman was lonely on my Desk for so long...