MOUSE GUARD!! If you havnt heard of this fantastic phenomenon by the artist and writer David Petersen, check it out. Think Brian Jacques Redwall given a beautiful finish, less detail, more character and violence paired side by side with adult themes (no, not sex). Brilliant. The drawing above is mine, my poor ass attempt to copy his work because he also has an RPG game set in the same world and the three above are the players characters in my last campaign that I ran. Note that the one in the middle, Cole, is now a dead mouse, as that player Geir has taken over the campaign for its second chapter allowing me to play!! Yippee! Pirate mouse!
Valkyrie!!!
My big decision had been whether to go for the much lauded Vendette modification, but their was something holy about its primary function as a transport (think vietnam huey choppers), oh, and the missles the normal one gets are Space Marine killers. Fire and forget baby! Also, gotta love those brass aquilas.Thinking of copying a "bit" of a camo pattern used on the old Sherman Fireflies to mask their extended barrels to the enemy until it was too late. Think the typical greens of the IG with an "icing" coat over the top, effectivly masking its shape with natural lines. Add a snarling mouth and we "should" have a good looking winter war Valk. Just paint it white? Did that recently with my second unit of Storm Troopers and there is a reason there isnt a pic here.
Needless to say I now HATE the colour white. I need something else to paint. Thankfully...
Germans!! Finally my dream of having my own Omaha will come to pass! These new plastic 28mm figures from Warlord Miniatures have been a long time coming. Im planning on using the largely unknown rules set "Rules of Engagement" for it. If you remember Warhammer 40,000 way back in the 3rd (or was it 2nd?) edition with the Imperial Guard, well its very similar. However, there are new rules for supression, morale states etc, allowing for very "Band of Brothers" combat experiences. Tanks? Sure, though if you through in a Konigstiger, expect your opponent to just leave. Havnt tried it yet, but for platoon level combat, high level of historical accuracy with no penalty to the fun (note this Osprey!), it makes a very good alternative to the Flames of War series, which seems to be more expensive than GW stuff these days! (Except for certain 3rd party websites...)
Anyway, the painting continues to keep me on the edge of sanity. Got a MOrdheim game this Sunday, gotta knock up a Skaven Warband in three days. Sheesh, thank god I didnt have to pay for them...
