Knights of Dol Amroth

The Knights of Dol Amroth or The Swan Knights were a group of soldiers who served Prince Imrahil during the Third Age of Middle Earth. On March 9, 3019, Prince Imrahil led a company of Swan Knights to Minas Tirith to help defend the City. Prince Imrahil led the sortie that rode to the aid of Faramir and the rear-guard who were retreating from Osgiliath when the forces of Sauron overran the Pelennor Fields on March 13. Notable actions of the Knights during this battle included rescuing Faramir from the Southrons, and riding to the aid of the Rohirrim, fighting long and hard until the arrival of Aragorn. 
These are GW plastics, great figures although the detail is lacking depth

Wargamers and cats dont mix

Just a quick shot of one of our cats before he went flying through the window....

Armies of Islam, Daylami

A band of Daylami from GBs armies of Islam range, I will be adding a bunch of these to my ever growing Crusades lead mountain.

Seven Years War Austrians

Here are a few more Austrians of the Seven years war. These Crusader miniatures were a real joy to paint and will look fantastic once they are based.
I have a bit of catching up to do on the blog today so expect a few new posts over the next week

Wargames Table WIP4

 Well my little helper and I have finally finished the base sections! 

 

Here she is getting stuck in
 

I've spent countless hours trying to decide which is the best size table to optimise my space and make full use of the room. It has gone from the original 10'x5' to 12'x6 now it has gone down and will stay at a permanent 8'x6' as seen in the above WIP shot. 

I have enough tiles to do cover 12'x6' but decided that for my purposes the smaller table would work best, if i get the chance to run a larger game i will pop up an extension.

 Here is the 8'x6' board with supports, i just need to add some reinforcements to add strength just in case it gives in under the weight of lead :o)

Sticking with this table I now have room for another 6'x4' table in the room as you can see in the above pic. This will be a desert board for my forth coming Crusades collection and my old west games.

i will take some better pics at the weekend after I've tidied and rearranged the games room.  

Guards of the Fountain Court

Just a few Guards of the Fountain Court, reinforcements for Dave and Sams War of the ring games. My favourite figures to paint in the range so far. Luckily these are metal, not f''#''ng finecast....

Ruglud's Armoured Orcs - The Spike-Can Commandos

 Another fun unit of 80s Orcs, you can't beat a bit of nostalgia

The Crooked Eye Orcs had travelled many miles westward to the Old World, suffering the sniping of mountain Goblins, incessant rain, and the endless whining of Bambrag, their incontinent shaman.
Once, they skirted a ruined Dwarfhold. Fear of spirits kept them from sheltering inside, but, a single Orc Hero named Ruglud had dared to enter. He returned unharmed, but had not spoken since, and stated blankly into space.
The Orcs huddled in the rain before a rough stone wall across a narrow pass, while Chief Gudruk Bonechewer yelled at a figure on the battlements.
'Stoopid!', he screamed, 'Do we look like Chaos boys?'
'Zog off!' echoed the reply.
Gudruk returned to the tribe, dodging the hall of stones and garbage that accompanied this witty riposte.
'Lissen,' he said. 'Them kak-'ead Gobboes reckon the Chaos boys took ev'ryfink over. They ain't comin' out an' they ain't lettin' nuffink through. They got bows an' rocks an' spears an' stuff - if we was to try and get 'em, they'd crump us to bits.' He thought for a while.
'We needs volunteers', he announced at length. His warriors developed a sudden and compelling interest in the ground at their feet.
'Or armour', whined Bambrag, 'Couldn't touch us if we 'ad cans like real Chaos boys.'
'We ain't got cans, 'ave we, Trickle-legs?' snarled Gudruk.
'Cans... jus' lyin' where they dropped... all black an' spiky.'
It was Ruglud who spoke. Gudruk gave him a good shake to speed the recovery of his senses, and he continued dreamily.
'Down this Stunty-hole... lotsa rooms ... lost... big room... big enough to stand up in ... big pile of bones an' gear... spiky Stunties an' reg'lar ones... wiped each uvver out...'
'Yerrrss!' cried Gudruk, 'We'll 'ave some o' that! Come on, boys - it's Goblin-gizzard for supper!'.
A swift expedition returned to the Dwarfhold. The ill-fitting plates were roughly hammered into shape and held
together with whatever came to hand. By nightfall, a small unit of armoured warriors was ready.
As the gear's discoverer and the bravest, meanest and certainly the most stupid Orc, Ruglud was made leader, At Gudruk's suggestion, Bambrag became the regimental musician on the Xylobone, a traditional Orcish instrument, and Maggot - Gudruk's youngest and most irritating whelp - joined the ranks as standard-bearer.
The tribe feasted upon Goblin-flesh long into the night - all except for Ruglud, who couldn't get his helmet off, and was reduced to sucking broth through a straw.

BATTLECRY	The most frequent battlecry is a repetitive chant of 'Gobbo fer tea, Gobbo fer tea, Gobbo, Gobbo, Gobbo fer tea!', with 'Stunty', "Uman' and so on being substituted for 'Gobbo' as appropriate.
DEEDS	The Commandos' first victory led to many more as they pushed across the Worlds' Mountains towards the old World. Most of these were over isolated Goblin strongholds, and are remembered only in the stories and drinking songs of the Crooked Eye Orcs - and then in versions which are probably wildly exaggerated. one confirmed exploit was the storming of Karak-Bazik, an outlier to the great Dwarven settlement of Zhufbar, when the Dwarfs were obliged to abandon the Dwarfhold and cave in a series of connecting tunnels to cover their retreat.
UNIFORMS	There is no uniform as such; the commandoes are dressed in a wide and miscellaneous range of armour.
SHIELDS	The Commandos never bothered to re-paint their shields to a standard design, so this varies widely.

PROFILES - 3rd edition

Gudruk Bonechewer - Level 10 Orc Hero

	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Int	Cl	WP	POINTS
Gudruk	3.5	5	4	4	5	2	3	3	8+1	5	7	7	71

Gudruk is equipped with heavy armour and a two-handed sword.
Saving Throw: 5, 6

Ruglud, Level 5 Orc Hero

	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Int	Cl	WP	POINTS
Ruglud	3	4	4	4	4	1	3	2	7	5	7	7	38

Ruglud is equipped with heavy armour, a shield and is armed with two swords. Note that the shield provides no protection when fighting two-handed.
Saving Throw: 4, 5, 6/ 5, 6 when using both swords.
Armoured Orc Warrior

	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Int	Cl	WP	POINTS
Trooper	3	3	3	3	4	1	2	1	7	5	7	7	12.5 Extra for standard 24 Extra for musician 24

The regiment is equipped with heavy armour, shields, swords, crossbows and iron-hafted Dwarven halberds. Note that shields provide no protection when fighting two-handed.
Saving Throw: 4, 5, 6/ 5, 6 when using halberds or crossbows.