The Empire Responds to the invasion of the Uruk Hai
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About the Project
I have spent a few years building a large terrain board, some small armies and one large army of Uruk hai. I now want to build up another army to match the size and force of the orcs (Uruk hai) and goblins (Moria). The only two forces I have of any scale is undead and Empire, my mates have some empire too so I shall do my empire principally. And we can use the allies from other human provinces during games to top us up in points as high as possible while the forces slowly come together. Though I may get distracted from the slog again from time to time. This is now part of the process! So expect: undead, Men of Numenor , Eregion Elves, Morian Dwarves and maybe even some dungeon saga. Possibly a small bit of sci fi too as I’ve wanted to get on to my Aliens from the film for ages! But mostly, FOR THE EMPIRE!!!! And dogs of war…..
Related Game: Warhammer Fantasy Battles
Related Genre: Fantasy
This Project is Active
The royal coach is complete, primed and ready for slap chop.
I’ve used wall paper on the base that was stuck down with carpet spray adhesive, the instant stick stuff. I’ve cannibalised heavily from the warlord games generals coach kit, warlord kindly cast up just the horses and limber bits. The gap filling went well enough as I can’t see the join in the die cast. 
Does the lady Eliza need some kind of carbine or musket leaning near her?
I can’t decide whether I should have someone stood or sat on the back rest with a rifle or something. Or whether there is enough going on already, especially considering a flag will be added to that banner pole. Thoughts anyone?Trim me bushes!
I’ve got 10 now. That’s enough for 10 metres by 2 metres or expressed in sensible measurement that’s 33 feet by 6 feet. 39 feet if you count the water area.
I tried trimming it down to a sensible length in the same way as the historical wargamers do with teddy bear fur. It didn’t work well, the hair trimmer just clogs up. Scissors work well but it’s soooo laborious it will take me a whole evening to do one sheet. Maybe a helpful farmer will loan me his sheep sheers. Failing that I will put one on me like a toga and get in line with the sheep. Of course I’d have to change my fleece 10 times and sneak back in line 10 times without being seen. I think even Old Rummy Sheep Sheers from the Lamb pub would notice that kind of nonsense.Replacement grass mat.
This is a 2 metre by 1 metre piece of soft fabric that has soft plastic green fibres captured in it. Similar to carpet but the backing is soft cotton/elastic fibres instead of hessian. It lays flat instantly and looks good to the eye in terms of colour. It’s a touch long however. Which is mildly annoying.
Here you see the very soft and playable backing. This is so much more useful as it’s annoying trying to get the mats to lay flat instantly the winter. My mats needed me to glue on flock and the glue has a mild memory and won’t go flat without weights. This is also better for storage as they can be stiffed into any old way/shape and still lay flat on the table. It’s an architectural decorative moss, yellow green from Temu for £17. I’m hoping to shave it slightly like the napoleonic gamers do with ready bear fur. If this works well I’m going to make this the mainstay of my travel sets for massive games. Buying ten of them for a 8 metre by 2 metre table and use the last two to re cover my hills etc. Will be an improvement!
More Empire! It only took 6 months to get back to it!!
Here’s what I’m hoping to get done for BOYL. It’s my religious nutbag contingent.
My countess Elizabeth’s royal coach is being made from a 1977 jubilee commemorative die cast model of dear queenies coach. Only £7!
Here is my converted witch hunters escorting a poor soul to some aweful fate. I may make a ducking stool to have as part of the nutbag wagon train.Oh and if anyone wondered how I made my chaos dwarf ship submersible.
There is his periscope! Trying to avoid the aweful magic spell in front of it!Oh yeah
The omen. He had not had a rat brought home for a year previously. This was deposited at 5:30 am the day of the game.
My favourite empire ship by architect richard
My chaos dwarf submarine.
