28mm Stargrave Figures

 I have recently come across the Norsth Star Miniture Stargrave figures and what a delight they are! There is an integrated range of Spaceshop Crew, Mercenaries, Troopers and Scavengers, all in male & female versions.

Each box has a multiture of various heads 0- human and alien and all sets have interchangeable arms and equipment, they also fit in very well with the Wargames Atlantic 'Cannon Fodder' range, to enable even more variations.

I have just completed 5 figures each of the Female Spaceship Crew and eth Male Mercenaries, which I presnt below. Painting is by my usual methods and I have based them in an urban setting to fit in wit hthe club's Dr Who / Sci-Fi vibe that is goin on at the present.

First off a couple of Scavengers, I have 3 more still on the workbench. I have built these guys with a distintly alien look, heads supplied on eth parts fram and done the skin tones in a deep purple / pink to make them stand out.

Two scavengers, more to come.

Close-up, this guy carries a sighted AK-47 like blaster

This second scavenger, carries a machette and a blaster 

Next up are the Mercenaries, I envisage these as local groundside security personnel, lightly armed and not particularly highly motivated.

Figures come five to a frame, they are stationed on an
Earthlike world in a Galaxy far, far away!

Close-up of the Science Liasion Officer,
with pistol and Computer Terminal

Section Commander, with Slugger

Rank & File member of the team. This guy is an alien - Vagr
(for those who remember the Classic Traveller game)

Another Rank & File member,
armed with a 'Blooper' Grenade Launcher

Final guy in the squad, carring spare ammo or whatever!

Last but not least the Spaceship Crew, all female on this frame, but in my opinion that's refreshing to see such equality in the distant future!

Again five figures on the frame

Crew's Science Officer with Blaster Pistol

Another alien, this time an Aslan cat woman!

Deck hand with an energy weapon

Deck hand with a blaster

Crew commander with a pistol

Mark's Workbench Update!

A real quicky post here - three photos of gear that Mark is working on for future games...

As with others at the club, Mark's fancy has been tickled by Sci-Fi topics in recent weeks,
here are various pieces of machinery.

Amid the worktop, a couple of WW2 Italian armoured trucks.

A Condor Legion Heinkel He 51B-1,
being paintd for Phil's SCW collection

28mm Dr Who - Dalek Robomen

More on the Dr Who Project! This time some Dalek controlled Robomen, inspired by the 1960s film. In the film the Robomen wore shiney black jumpsuits and black helmets with a red stripe. I checked these drtails after I'd painted the first couple of these guys & girls....

Lets call these the Robomen in Mk 2 oufits, matt jumpsuits and red helmets trimmed silver! Figures are from the excellent Wargames Atlantic Cannon Fodder sets (both male & female)

Mk2 Robomen, right is the Energy Weapon, most have blasters or pistols.

More Robomen

In game terms these guys will be cannon fodder! pretty poor stats all round but they do have access to an Energy Weapon, whhicjh if they can hit somethning would do a lot of damage....

The whole group.

Bases have been done to look like pavements in an urban area with scattered debris.

Club project - 28mm Dr Who - Adventures in Space & Time

In the search for a new period to wrgame the club has been in a collective frenzy as they work towards building a set of figures, vehicles and terrain to utilise the much loved Whoniverse!

So far figures have been painted by Mike W, John, Mat & Mark. There work is displayed below... 

First up, Mark has been working on Cybermen and Sontarians

A group of Sontarians

No mercy for weaklings!

Also a group of classic Cybermen

You will be deleted/modified/upgraded........

Next John has been busy with the 4th Doctor and some UNIT troopers

3D Printed U.N.I.T. Troopers, in UN berets

The Doctor and his assistant

Close-up of the U.N.I.T. Troopers

Now we have some U.N.I.T. Troopers, Daleks and their Human Thralls as painted by Mike W.

Two squads of Daleks, in retro silver & blue livery with their leaders in red.

Two Thralls, looking to collect Human Genotypes for the use of their masters

A group of British Army, U.N.I.T. Troopers awaiting their bases to be completed.

Finally we have seom Sea Devils from Mat

Sea Devil assault squad ready to reclaim a salty future for earth!

Scenarios are being devised and rules adapted to run a game in the new future (or is it the past!?)

Friday Night Games - The Gotlland Campaign of 1351 in 6mm

Friday 27th June was the final week of Steve's epic recreation of the Gotland Campaign in 6mm. Steve acted as umpire, using his own rules and figure collection.

Playing were Dave & Rupert commanding the plucky Gotlanders against Mat & John who commanded the Danish forces.

Danish attacks comig in from top right. Gotlanders bottom left

The Danes push across the previously defended river to further press the Gotlanders

Gotland reserves coming up to help out

Friday Night Games: Annual Napoleonic Big Game - The Battle of Apsern-Essling (Week Two)

    Week two same the same commanders resume their positions as the Austrian attacks drew ever closer to the French lines. Tis represented Day Two of the battle, with some redressing of lines having been allowed 'overnight'. 

French occupying the urban area on their left flank

An early Austrian attack on the church and graveyard are soundly repelled by the defending French. THe Austrians loos three battalions destroyed in the attack and they then circumnavigate the area. Mike W's 1st Corps head left of the church whilst Warrens's Corps head right and push a flank march through marshy ground attempting to reach the French rear.

French defenders in their centre left, commanded by Dave

Austrians advancing on their left flank

French emplaced batteries on their right

French units under Nigel occupying urban area on the French right flank

French centre right

Austrian cavalry arrive on their centre left

Wider view of the Austrian attcking positions on Day Two

Austrian attacks in the centre have more success with the line of the dyke breached by a number of Austrian units - both Infantry and Cavalry, several French battalions are lost. However, the French Guards Divisions are coming onto the tabletop in their rear.

Austrian attacks in the centre start to put French under pressure

Austrian left of centre

Massed Austrian batteries, to the right of the line, pound the French lines.

The French try to hold the line in the centre but are hampered by the need to defend against the Austrian flank march, only the French Guards seem to have the ability to puch back at the Austrians.

Another wider view of the attacks, in the right background can be seen a sweeping Austrian flank move, through marshy ground.

To compound the French problems in the centre Mark is able to deploy his Austrian Corps to deliver a massed attack on the French right wing. As WQeek Two closes, the game lies in the balnce.

End of Week Two and Austrian attacks go in on the French right flank.