tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62327520233203345602024-02-15T19:14:37.542+09:30The Gamer's TableYet another blog about the wargaming hobby. The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.comBlogger405125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-67424203631476092522019-03-05T16:00:00.003+09:302019-03-05T16:00:36.217+09:30Mongol War MachinesThis post is my recently completed heavy fire power for my fantastical Mongol collection.
The crew are a combination of bits. Heads from FireForge Mongol plastics with Bodies from Gripping Beast Dark Age Warriors. Just something I thought I would try to see how it would look. As crew they look fine in my opinion. In 'Kings of War' crew are purely decorative and have no game/rule function. The The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-52887415858012900382019-03-01T10:42:00.001+09:302019-03-01T10:42:44.406+09:30Arabs and a NormanSome experimentation has been taking place on my Hobby table. These Arabs below have bodies from three different plastic sets. Gripping Beast Arabs, Griping Beast Dark Ages infantry (middle) and a FireForge box (scale armour). It was just an idea for more variety and just to see what it would look like. Not that they need variety as they dont have uniform colours.
Seems to work good to my eye. The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-32132968753692379842019-02-25T11:39:00.001+09:302019-02-25T11:39:10.158+09:30Arab infantry at the doubleBy at the double I mean more 'double ups' with two to each 25mm base. Gripping Beast plastic Arabs. All with hand painted shields. I am very pleased with the shields. These are for two different unit types. Spear armed unit and a Sword armed unit. One base has a sword and spear (unit leader waving the sword). His arms are actually from the Arab Heavy Cavalry set with shoulder armour. The body The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-81517051730805678352019-02-22T08:20:00.000+09:302019-02-22T08:20:53.504+09:30Red and Black variety of troops
A mixed bag of Perry Plastics to bolster the ranks of my Red and Black army.
12 foot sloggers and 1 Knight on a horse. The Knight is an officer type no doubt with his gold detail on the horse armour. The two infantry with wind instruments have parts from other kits. The halberd men have had some customisation as well.
Not much to say really but I am happy to have worked my The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-25426204989421587972019-02-15T11:17:00.001+09:302019-02-15T11:17:30.876+09:30Arab Archers, Dark Age Archers and 3 othersThis week is a variety of 28mm plastics with one having a rest.
Mounted on a 25x50mm base makes for a great filler on a Cavalry unit. Perhaps he fell off his horse?
I didn't paint any blood or indication of a reason for his little lie down. Maybe he got knocked unconscious or perhaps he has crippling belly ache. Too much food in foreign lands.
Next is 3 The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-35297807652525751242019-02-01T09:56:00.000+09:302019-02-01T09:56:51.467+09:30ARCHERS! Cavalry!The Painting Challenge deadline is great for getting items over the line to completion. At some point it's time to stop painting. Miniatures can be overworked until the point of being really unhappy with the result. Sometimes it's best just to be satisfied that it's as good as it might be today and not tomorrow or next week. These are wargames miniatures after all and fill the function within a The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-38961196219496855812019-01-25T13:55:00.001+09:302019-01-25T13:55:52.020+09:30Dogs of War
I purchased this a long while
back and I think from memory they are from Crusader Miniatures but correct me
if I am wrong.
I purchased these as a unit for
my Viking army for Kings of War Historical. The concept being...I plan to make
some Cavalry for an Anglo-Saxon army. The main enemy for them is Vikings who arrive via longship and lack
cavalry usually. To offset Cavalry they employ/bully The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-79827097886467992352019-01-22T14:47:00.000+09:302019-01-22T14:47:28.590+09:30Red and the Black Infantry and CavalryThese Perry Miniatures plastics are finely detailed so it was a hard re-introduction to painting after many months of no activity with a brush. I built these before the last painting challenge but it seems the Goblin army project took over. Overall despite it feeling like a long time to get them completed I am satisfied with them. Among the double ups below are some options that do not come The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-11683433089693501132019-01-17T11:27:00.000+09:302019-01-17T11:27:02.403+09:30Varangur War Machines
2 x Varangur War Machines. These 50x50mm bases are the Varangur version of a big Dwarf Gun or a a Trebuchet etc. That is...if they could shoot lightning bolts instead! Three evil demon worshiping wizards or shamen combine wizardry powers to blast the opposition with a brutal spell all the while not having to push a heavy war engine around. They do have to drag around the big staffs though.
The The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-41053615771923688642018-12-14T14:09:00.000+09:302018-12-14T14:09:24.566+09:30Awesome Dioramas in BaliIn early October 2018 I went on a family Holiday to Bali and while I have been to Bali a few times before it was my first visit to the Bajra Sandhi Monument in Denpasar. I read in Lonely Planet that it contained some Dioramas that display moments in time of Bali history so I was eager to see it and tick it off my ever expanding list of things to see in Bali. From memory all up there wasThe Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-78822960049002533752018-12-12T10:35:00.000+09:302018-12-12T10:35:22.739+09:30Fellowship of painters
Yes. It's been a long while since I pushed these keyboard buttons and contributed a post to this Blog.I have really not had anything wargames hobby to post about. That will change in the near future as I have accepted a place in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. It certainly helps the Wet Season go faster with outside time not as attractive as the Humidity rises and eventually the rain The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-90088528741368377442018-03-22T13:43:00.001+09:302018-03-22T13:43:44.063+09:30Three Cyclop giants. Monster March.These three lads are from Puppets War, made of resin and, they have a ton of character. Well done to the sculptor for these excellent designs.
I have had them in my collection for some time. Mainly because two needed some filling at arm joins and I put that sort of work off. Not something I am a big fan of. It's just a part of the hobby that does not appeal but the effort is worth it...when I The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-55894095776944023862018-03-06T09:42:00.001+09:302018-03-06T09:42:50.153+09:30Monstrous challengeThe final Theme challenge round in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge in 2018 was... MONSTROUS. I went back to where I started and completed the brother/cousin/relative of the Demon I painted at the start. I also completed a MOM Miniatures Stone Golem for my Dwarf army. Both of these monsters are for my 'Kings of War' collections.
Painting these also ties in with the Monster March challengeThe Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-74921416785055777722018-03-02T13:56:00.003+09:302018-03-02T13:56:28.439+09:30Arab spear armed double ups.6 x Gripping Beast Plastic Arab Infantry. Three of them have shields with LBM decals and the others are hand painted. Painting the script is really interesting.
I completed these a while back but didn't post them here. I have doubled these up on 25mm bases in order to make my units look a lot 'fuller'. I have a lot more of these that I had prepared prior to the Painting Challenge but they have The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-34511881327194437602018-02-26T08:45:00.000+09:302018-02-26T08:45:15.578+09:30Goblin Sharpsticks Legion for Kings of WarThis enormous unit is based on the dimensions required for a 'Legion' in 'Kings of War'. A 'Legion' is symbolic of 60 infantry. Like the previous Sharpsticks Horde I went with some base filling with a crazy idea to include a leader Goblin in a chariot. I had spotted two wheels and two side pieces in my bit's that I had kept from long ago and thought these would be perfect for a scratch built The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-41134278046174717162018-02-19T14:17:00.003+09:302018-02-19T14:17:40.135+09:30Goblin Cavalry and a Wizard
Hello. Another installment of my Goblin Army in progress.
This is a Goblin Fleabag Riders, 'Regiment' for Kings of War. Based on a Plastic Mantic unit tray. I added rocks, sand, paint and flock of course. I also added a Perry plastic shield and a small Renedra Barrel to add interest and more detail to find. Originally I planned for the Boss looking dude to be at the front atop the same two The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-34866431002520025042018-02-12T13:07:00.001+09:302018-02-12T13:07:19.190+09:30Goblin Cavalry Horde for Kings of WarHello. The Goblin Army expands with unit 3 completed.
This unit was a long time in the making as I started this more than a decade ago for Warhammer but abandoned it shortly after starting.
The Barrels on the unit base are from Renedra and the Dwarf (and Hammer) is from Mantic and the unit tray is plastic also from Mantic but the stones are from my yard (painted over of course).
The Dwarf is The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-65381751213072363512018-02-06T11:45:00.000+09:302018-02-06T11:45:05.552+09:30Goblin LegionFor Kings of War this is a 'Legion' of Goblins. The second unit for my Goblin army project.
'Legion' size is a foot print representation of 60, 20mm square based infantry.
I manged to get 32 Infantry painted but also 2 x giant spider rider cavalry to help fill the enormous base. A future goal is to complete another Legion as it's Goblins and that means quantity.
The spider cavalry is a The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-86668833179388148432018-02-02T13:24:00.000+09:302018-02-02T13:24:25.176+09:30Two Mounted KnightsThese two 28mm Plastic Perry Miniatures Mounted Knights are Hero types for my Kings of War Historical or Fantasy army.
Lord Golden Helmet with all his additional colour will no doubt attract a lot of attention on the Battlefield. Perhaps his confidence makes him want to stand out in the crowd and his colour is way of saying "comes at me fool!"
I prepped a lot more of these Knight before the The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-32194960884145440772018-01-29T10:07:00.003+09:302018-01-29T10:07:39.833+09:30Goblin archer horde
These old Games Workshop Goblins are my first foray into building them again but for Kings of War instead of Warhammer. I have a few in my original collection but have sometimes added some from Facebook or ebay purchases when I get the Goblin acquisition bug.
After returning from a holiday all my plans and prepared miniatures for the Painting Challenge had practically been forgotten so I The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-70355372169008101602018-01-22T15:04:00.000+09:302018-01-22T15:04:37.044+09:30Big winged Demon number 1
This plastic Games Workshop Demon is one of two that will be 'Count as' units for my Kings of War Varangur Army. His skin is basically three colours with a little dark tone wash. Black Primed, German Grey, Luftwaffe Uniform (a very blueish grey colour) and London Grey (a light grey)...all Vallejo paints.
He sits on a 50mm square base with Rocks from my garden. Super gluing his feet to the stonesThe Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-61974619504859207092018-01-17T11:41:00.001+09:302018-01-17T11:41:59.206+09:30Sons of Korgan for Kings of WarThis is the second unit of Sons of Korgan for my Varangur Army for Kings of War. Just like the first unit these are old GW plastic Chaos Warriors. Some are from my very old Chaos Warhammer army and some are new purchases from Facebook. The unit tray is Mantic plastic with sand and some rocks from my yard. I should have enough to create another unit in the future but I may need to get some more The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-89490647092388318892018-01-16T10:51:00.000+09:302018-01-16T10:51:29.523+09:30Sons of Korgan with two handed weaponsFor my Varangur Kings of War Army here is a Regiment of old Games Workshop plastic Warhammer Chaos Warriors.
Some of these old miniatures have had a do-over while others are from a recent Facebook purchase so some had a total new paint job and build. The ones I painted a long time ago I wasn't that satisfied with them so it was good to have them revived back to life. I had to remove most from theThe Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-1519244286073108112017-12-12T13:34:00.002+09:302017-12-12T13:34:50.195+09:30Varangur Fallen Kings of WarMade further progress in completing this unit of Varangur Fallen. I should get this completed before the Painting Challenge begins in Dec 2017. I have also started prepping the old Chaos warriors in my collection. I managed to acquire some more via Facebook. These will be for Sons of Korgan units. The new acquisitions will be re-painted and the old ones need some attention as well. I painted manyThe Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232752023320334560.post-79623894522714899482017-12-04T09:04:00.000+09:302017-12-04T09:04:55.496+09:30Magus Conclave in progress
I enjoyed making one of these so much that I made another. These are two Magus Conclaves. They are a War Engine option for a Varangur army in the Kings of War fantasy mass battle system.
A trio of Evil Shaman channeling some demonic power to blast enemies from a distance.
Theses are all ready to go for the Painting Challenge and I am looking forward to splashing paint on them. The The Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com1