Unfortunately a couple of games postponed this week due to some illness (not mine) although I’m hoping to get at least one battle this weekend, I also managed to negotiate my wife’s birthday, and gain some browny points to get some hobby painting done.
First up some ECW baggage/objectives, as part of the haul from Battleground I picked up loads of ECW bits and pieces. In fact as they were a job lot, really more than I need. The wagons are from their generic wagon range, I have about six more ! The figures are mainly an Engineering team all are by Hallmark Figures who I believe are no longer trading. The barrels are OO railway bits I had in a box.
I mentioned previously that I wanted to improve the wound counters for ECW, after a lot of thought on these I picked up the relevant bits from Pendraken. Took quite a longer time to put these together (I have about 40 done now) but happy with the outcome. I have kept them fairly generic so they can also be used to tidy up our Ancient games using Kings of War as well. Green dice so I hope they will be slightly less obvious on photos ?
Finally for this post and also secondhand from the Battleground show a nice addition to my Italian collection. This came as a resin kit with metals wheels etc. 1/56 scale by CompanyB. I really don’t need anymore Italians……but you never know.
That’s it for now, I’m on with both painting and fiddling about with the railway this afternoon, and then hopefully a game this evening.
Thanks for checking in Matt ♥️
Your baggage vignettes look great! They could be utilized as camps too. My armies need something similar. What is on deck for your weekend gaming festivities?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon, I have rolled out the Norway 1940 stuff for a change π
DeleteMatt, when they look that good, you can't have too many Italians. Great work on the baggage cart and crews, will look good on the table.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the ' dice holders ' I smiled...started the idea on some homegrown stands some time ago, now will need to find to complete.
Thanks Joe as the car wasn’t much I couldn’t really leave it behind, I have enough dice holders to hopefully never do anymore !
DeleteLove the wagons and dice markers
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin π
DeleteExcellent work on the baggage bits and the dice holders look the part too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil
DeleteThose baggage areas are superb
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil I just crammed some stuff on the bases I had, I guess I will have to make some more baggage train as I have the spare wagons. I also got some horses in the lot so I am going to use these with the artillery π€
DeleteAl great stuff Matt, but the wagons are the standout for me. Beautifully painted and posed. I have definite wagon envy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence, very kind indeed….and now I have to decide what to do with the others ?
DeleteNice work Matt but shame about the cancelled games! I have lost all my hobby mojo at the moment and have not done anything much at all for a couple of weeks - must try harder!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith I’m sure the mojo will return soon, for me it’s partly therapy ! I’m not complaining as I managed a game yesterday as well.
DeleteBeautiful work Matt π
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Michal π
DeleteGreat work on all your bits and pieces, the ECW vignettes are so very well done, lovely basing and painting and posed really well. Like the dice holders, they look great.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Donnie I did fiddle about with the posing for a while mainly when I realised I didn’t have enough space for as many wagons as I had planned. But now I need to do some more bases as a baggage train
DeleteExcellent additions to the Dungeon collections there Matt!
ReplyDeleteThanks David π
DeleteSuperb baggage vignettes there Matt, ditto the Italian car and I agree, you can never have too much Italian kit to play with! As for colds, we are now in week 3 of niggling background ones that just won't go away:(.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, the Italian a force is definitely still growing even though it wasn’t really planned that way ?
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