A WIP of my new flagbearer. The eagle needs some work but otherwise i am pretty happy with it.
Some heavily armored men at arms/knights for my human WoE army.
Fantasy Tabletop Wargaming
Getting into large battle wargames
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Do you want a "rank and flank" game with formations? Or are you fine with large "skirmish" games? Hobgoblins, Dragon Rampant and Warlords of Erehwon might be up your alley, since they can be customized rather easily.
DBA and its derivates are a bit more complicated as far as i know and are thus maybe not beginner friendly, though i do not have personal experience with it.
A 3D printed Vampire (Its a Skeleton originally, but i use him as a Vampire, lol) that will become a champion of my undead force. I orignally wanted to give him steel coloured armour, but i thought a vain bloodsucker could use a more colourful variant. The armor itself was painted with a mix of violet and silver and some of the details, like the rose petal shaped fibula were done with a bit of red, white, bright skin colour and the aforementioned metallic violet.
Exactly what it say in the title. These are Warlord Landsknechte, mixed with a few Perry helmets to make them a bit diverse. I am unhappy about the priming which messed up, but i think i can live with it.
Fantasy Tabletop Wargaming
Just finished up this old Squig from Warhammer Fantasy
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Nice work, i love that oldhammer look of the squig!
Fantasy Tabletop Wargaming
Selfmade Archer Stakes
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Lol. Thanks, i like them for how easy they were to make.
I made some archer stakes out of a 5mm pine staff and carved them with an exacto knife. They are looking quite good and they are cheap too, so i will probably make some more.
I did some banners, headbands and sashes to add some colour and life to my human force.
My finished stone troll for Warlords of Erehwon and Dragon Rampant.
A WIP of my "Reichsritter".
Heavily armoured Reichsritter made by Perry for my Custom WoE/DR army lists. The army itself is based on the late medieval/early modern HRE and contains a German folklore and mythological touch. The Perry Men at Arms set is really great to work with, allows extreme customization (And gives a lot of bits to work with the other sets) and i can only recommend it.
My nearly finished Reaper Bones Cave Troll. I will use him as a neutral monster or ally for Warlords of Erehwon or Dragon Rampant.
I started to make modular pieces for a city/castle wall from styrofoam bricks. So far im really happy about the looks and they are extremely cheap too (ca. 3 Euro material costs for a wall segment)
A comparison of my new human infantry and my Giant Skeleton.
World War 2 Tabletop Wargaming
What are you playing?
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I already had the rules for a pretty long time, but i simply did not test it out. It is very high on my list though.
Archers and Soldiers armed with pole-arms i painted recently. They will form the core of my late-medieval/renaissance HRE inspired human army.
3d printed Green Knight mini for an arthurian themed Warlords of Erehwon warband. Sill needs some more details and highlights, but overall i am very happy with the paintjob.
World War 2 Tabletop Wargaming
What are you playing?
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Haven't had much time to play recently, but i am working on 15mm minis and vehicles for Bolt Action and i plan to try out Chain of Command and Nuts sooner or later.
World War 2 Tabletop Wargaming
FDM printed Jagdpanther
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Thanks. I think i have not highlighted this thing enough. Compared to my other German vehicles (Which are dark, but the kind of i prefer and intended to have) the dry-brush is nearly not noticable.
The above link includes one of the most accurate OOBs for the Late Cold War NVA that currently exists. It sadly is in German, but still can help with many questions, regarding positioning, equipment etc. Sooner or later i will compile a stickied post for ressources, similar to the post about minis, but for now i will some shorter single posts. Edit: I linked to the wrong OOB. Corrected it now.
The above example shows a pretty important thing for us wargamers, namely that the same mistakes we make in camo painting also happened in real life too.
A pretty unique camo from the early 80s. The Leopard 2 seems to have been camouflaged with light spots (Maybe sand coloured).
A 3d printed Jagdpanther, which i will use for my late-war German force.
Finished the bases of my undead cavalry. The painting needs a bit of improvement, but i like them so far.
I finally finished my bat base with a lot of 3d printed boney bits. I think it is looking pretty great and i can finally seal it.
Exactly what the title says. I bought some new basing bits on Etsy and added them to the base of the skelly giant.
World War 2 Tabletop Wargaming
3d printed 15mm Renault tank
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Yeah, thanks. Sadly that one was not done by my own printer, but it shows what you can achieve with FDM and the right settings.
A sacrificial altar i made out of FIMO.
This is a 3d printed (FDM, not resin by the way) tank for my German forces. At this point it still lacks a bit of weathering but i like how the camo scheme turned out.
Reaper Bones Ghouls, WIP, still need to work on the bases.
WIP Mantic Zombies, with added bits for the bases.
Tomb terrain piece made by Reaper. Was a fun build, especially the painting of the patina for the bronze parts. I added a bit of ivy, which i have not entirely finished since i photographed it though.
thisgaminglife.uk
**"This Gaming Life"** is a website curated by Rick Priestley and contains ressources/army lists for Warlords of Erehwon.
Another piece of inspiration: This makeshift camouflage was often seen on West German vehicles until the 3-colour scheme replaced the earlier single-colour "Gelboliv". Done by vehicle crews it had no formalized pattern and can serve as a nice alternative to single colour German vehicles in your army.
West German Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guard) men firing an MG1 machine-gun. BGS troops used a derivate of Wehrmacht "swamp-camo" until 1976, when it was replaced by new green uniforms. Despite that some units have not received new green uniforms until the late 70s or early 80s. Wargaming the West German BGS requires some kitbashing, which can be achieved best with Cold War West German troops, making use of the G3 rifles, the MG3 (Which stands in for the BGS MG1) and Uzis. An easy headswap with WW2 German troops can represent the older style helmets and field caps. Other weapons like the tripod mounted MG1, the medium mortar or the "Blindicide" recoilless rifle can be represented with WW2 MG42s, Wehrmacht medium mortars and Panzerschreck teams.
I am working on a large scale colour guide for uniforms and vehicle colours (Though i am doing it slowly and on the side, next to other projects). https://workupload.com/file/MB7qX472yxz I uploaded the current state as a preview here. Feel free to tell me how and if you like it!
Since the skeleton flag-carrier in the mantic skeleton box lacks a flag, i sculpted a ripped, old banner from greenstuff. I also added a little brazier with "magical" fire on top, to make the battle standard more unique.
This is a cape i sculpted from green stuff for my undead knight. Was a fun little excercise to sculpt all those holes, tears and folds.
Two 3d printed Luchs 1A2 wheeled recon vehicles. Those two are on the lookout for East German troops, during a game of my custom Bolt Action Cold War ruleset.
A group of Panzer IV driving towards the american troops. All of them met a fiery demise in close combat with a group of Shermans.
This Tiger I was destroyed by a 76mm Sherman during my first 15mm Bolt Action game. Both surviving Tigers were also killed by the same Sherman. A true ace Gunner!
As cold war minis are not as ubiquitous as WW2 or fantasy minis i made a list for sourcing everything needed. I will try to keep the list updated. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. **The List:** - **QRF Miniatures**: Large source for 15mm vehicles and minis, including minor nations - **Skytrex Miniatures**: Some US, British and Soviet vehicles, including rarer Soviet command, FIST and radar vehicles - **Battlefront Miniatures**: Team Yankee range, basic range of infantry and vehicles for major and some minor nations, including plastic miniatures - **Peter Pig Miniatures**: Vietnam War miniatures for both sides, including vehicles. “Modern Africa” range, suitable for African conflicts - **Quality Castings**: Nice ranges for WP vehicles and Infantry, Vietnamese, North Koreans, Mid-East forces, US and British. - **Flashpoint Miniatures**: Large range of Vietnam era miniatures, 90s era US miniatures (Ranger/Delta Force), Somalians and Taliban - **Roskopf Modelle**: Good source for West-German vehicles, must be sourced from eBay though, because the company is defunct. - **Oddzial Osmy**: Good source for Polish and Soviet infantry - **Thingiverse** and **Cults**: Quite a lot of free vehicles can be downloaded, and 3D printed from there. - **Etsy** and **Shapeways**: Some useful 3D prints can be bought there. - **Wargaming 3D**: STLs for 3D printing can be sourced from there - **ArmyBits**: STLs for 3D printing can be sourced from there in addition to resin and metal models. A good variety of British, Soviet (Including VDV and Speznas) and US minis, including towed artillery and their crews. - **Faller**, **Noch**, **Auhagen**, **Vollmer**, **Kibri**: H0 scale buildings and accessoires, which also fit 1:100/15mm scale wargaming. Very useful for Cold War Germany/Central Europe.
Kanonenjagdpanzer "tank destroyer", M48 tank (I sadly could not get a correct M48A2Ga2 .stl so i used the M48A5 as a stand-in) and M113 APC of the German Heimwehr. All models are 3d printed and still unfinished.
A WIP Graveyard Golem from the Reaper Bones miniature line. I used moss and grass tufts to make it look more weathered. I am still unhappy with the "Wings" and will probably change them to copper with green patina, since it fits the colour scheme a bit better.
Crashed V1 terrain piece made with a piece of leftover raft from 3d printing. There is also a hedgerow piece made out of flocking material and a scrub pad.
Another image of my 15mm Bolt Action test-game