28mm Fantasy Figures Update

This is a big catch-up post, as the ones coming up are from November on - Started another 6 Month Mountain Reduction Painting Challenge on Nov. 1 and it's running through May 1 2022. So lets dig into all the fantasy stuff finished prior to November.

4x Empire lads for Mordheim/Frostgrave - 

I acquired Cursed City off ebay for aprrox what it would've cost brand new, and it was already assembled! So here you have the first 3 things I've done for it - 

Old school GW Empire Wizard for Mordheim/Frostgrave - 

Legolas in metal from GW's Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring set - 

6 absolutely GORGEOUS Heresy Miniatures goblins. These were a ton of fun to paint!

Lots done to be fair!

2021 Finished Figures - 565

2021 Finished Terrain - 15 

2021 Games Played - 5

Warhammer Old World Campaigns (4) - Empire Army Started

As I continue working through all my "catch-up" posts, these are the start of my Empire army for Warmaster and various other mass battle fantasy rulesets we're trying for the Old World Campaign. 

My goal for this army is to have it encompass all the various provinces and principalities of the Empire so that if I ever wanted to, I could expand it and have different Electors fighting each other. An added benefit of this plan is that it is going to be a VERY colorful army. A disadvantage to this plan is that it takes bloody forever to paint a unit! But, I think they're turning out ok.

First up we have a unit of Averland Pikemen. 10 figures per base. I'm quite happy with how they turned out! Pendraken 10mm Landsknecht Pikemen as proxy.

Next we have a unit of The Reiksguard. A lovely unit of heavy cavalry. 10mm Pendraken.

Finally we have a unit of Altdorf Greatswordsmen. Very very pleased with how they turned out, though I need to get better at freehanding 10mm flags and banners. 10mm Pendraken Landsknechts. 

I have a ton more units to paint for this army, but as noted above - they take a bit of time. I hope you're enjoying this project as much as I am!

2021 Painted Figures - 473

2021 Finished Terrain - 13

2021 Games Played - 5

 

Warhammer Old World Campaigns (3) - Lizardmen Army

Greetings and Happy Halloween! These Lizardmen were finished way earlier in the year; apologies for not getting them up sooner! 

A mix of GW Warmaster figures and Pendraken 10mm figures proxying.

1x Unit of Terradon Flyers.

2x Saurus Heroes.

1x Unit of Temple Guard.

3x Units of Skinks, Skink Shaman, and 2x Skink Heroes.

2x Units of Cold One Riders.

4x Units of Saurus Infantry.

3x Various Slann Mages to give me variety of choice. 

Still enjoying the 10mm projects; and the Pendraken figures are absolutely brilliant! Tons more to do!

2021 Painted Figures - 387 

2021 Finished Terrain - 1

2021 Games Played - 5

 

Warhammer Old World Campaigns (2) Tomb King Army

 As my best friend and I move forward with our plans for a massive old world campaign; the collecting and painting of wee little 10mm figures commences with The Tomb Kings. 

Skeleton Archers

Skull Chuckers

Pharaoh

Skeleton Infantry which will also be useable in a Vampire Counts Army

Skeleton Chariots and General

Skeleton Cavalry and a Bone Giant

I am really really enjoying 10mm as a scale. They're fun to paint and bloody quick. These are all GW Warmaster figures except for the Bone Giant, which is a 28mm Mantic Skeleton. Stay tuned as we continue down this massive rabbit hole.

2021 Painted Figures - 242

2021 Finished Terrain - 1

2021 Games Played - 0

Warhammer Old World Campaigns (1)

 Beginning: 

In days past, when life was just the slightest bit calmer - The Empire attempted to begin colonizing The Southlands. 

Thus the city of Sudenburg was founded. Eventually, the province of Antoch, and the Tuskar Plains were added to this colony of man. But, as wars came and the resources of The Empire were stretched thin, humans had to withdraw somewhat. Now, the Tuskar Plains are a lawless, ungoverned place; and Antoch has been abandoned to Araby.

Meanwhile, the Tomb Kings rise and begin to move towards conquest, while the Lizardmen begin probing northwards. Skirmishing has been noted in the Tuskar Plains, and tis only a matter of time before the armies of the Kings and Lizards meet. 

We’ll use this as a jumping off/test point for rulesets. Small battles in the Tuskar Plains that at this point don’t have any bearing on the campaign but allow us to narratively explain our rules testing.

We’ll be trying out -

Kings of War

Warmaster

Fantastic Battles

Sword & Spear Fantasy

Warhammer Fantasy Battles

The Skeleton Signpost

Finally got around to finishing this little terrain project I started about 2 years ago.  

The skeleton signpost.  I used an 8 inch round piece of mdf, a whopping big tree from Woodland Scenics, a bunch of cork sheet, and the skeleton on a post from the GW Giant kit.  It'll see use in a myriad of systems, hence why there isn't anything written on the actual sign yet...can't make up my mind as to what it should say. 

It was a long term, but fun little project, and I think it will be quite useful.

If you have a suggestion as to what the sign should say, drop me a comment!

2018 Finished Figures - 85

2018 Finished Terrain - 6

2018 Games Played - 6

I'm Still Here, and with Painted Figures!

Hi everybody! I'm alive and well. Sorry it's been so long since I updated this here blog, have had a lot of stuff going on. Standby for a rather long post.

Around February time, I had to move out of the apartment I was living in, so that started a rather frantic house hunt which led to me buying a 3 bedroom ranch style home, and you better believe it, the 3rd bedroom and most of the basement are devoted to gaming and hobbies!

Then, in March, a fellow firefighter I work with and I decided to start a business together doing remodeling, cabinetry, woodworking etc. and it took off like mad, so I've had VERY little time for hobbying unfortunately. I'm thinking that as winter rolls in, we may slow down a bit, so my wargaming and hobby output should go up a bit.

Also note - there is a 6MMRPC running, started August 1st, and will finish up on January 1st. As you can see haha, I've done terrible with the weekly blog post rule, though I've attempted to stay active in the Conquering the Lead Mountain Facebook page.

But enough nonsense. What have I finally been painting and finishing?!

First up are these two Plague Pits from Gripping Beasts Revenant range. They'll do extremely well as spawn points in most any zombie game and will eventually feature in part of a campaign I'm planning for next year.

Next up are these metal Reaper skeletons. I love these figures, and I'm very happy with how the rust and tarnishing effect came out. These lads will see combat in Frostgrave, SoBH etc.

So this Dark Age/Medieval Batman figure is the first Zombicide: Black Plague figure I've painted. I'm not sure I've done him justice, but I'm definitely looking forward to painting the rest of the figures from the game.

This guy is a Reaper Bones Ogre Champion or Chieftain. I'm happy with how he came out as I sometimes struggle with painting the Bones figures due to the soft detailing. 

This bridge is actually part of the terrain set included in the GW Hobbit box set. It's now general terrain and will be used for all manner of game systems ranging from Fantasy and post apocalyptic all the way to Cthulhu games.

Damn errant piece of flock on the explorers hat. These two will see service all over the colonial world as they chase after treasures, mummies, and what not. Not happy with the lady's coat, but I'm calling it done.

And finally - I've been asked a couple times what my recipe is for my flock.
50/50 mix of Alpine Meadow Blend and Summer Lawn Blend with a sprinkle of Dead Fall Forest Debris.

So, a rather decent amount I think.  Not pictured is a Teutonic Mounted Knight that I also finished but forgot to take a picture of.  Happy Gaming, hope you enjoyed the update, and KEEP PAINTING!

2017 Painted Figures - 20

2017 Finished Terrain - 1

2017 Games Played - 3