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
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Games have been played!
Two games of capture the shrine have been had by my newbies. One game had pretty much full psychology rules at play! Yet to introduce heroes and more complex monsters and units (like wizards!) but next game will have a couple heroes I think. Gotta get these people ready for a 10k a side mega game after all!
Also managed to get myself invited to a large game of 2nd Ed dystopian wars, I was the Prussian’s! Down with American flying robots!! Great fun.
More distractions.
It seems emperor Zurgs space ship (£7 on Amazon) has been pressed into service for the 41st millennium. It also needs somewhere to land!!
Close ups of Onager crew and scorpion fella.
How do you pronounce Onager anyway?
Screaming skulls anyone?
One had to carry a skull ammunition. Love the arm carrying helmet from the scorpion crew so I had to copy that. Distraction of the Dead, again…..
The Roman conversions turned out best. So I now need catapults and bolt throwers. Oh and also a regiment of dead Roman legionaries. The warlord Roman veterans box works perfectly for this work. Though I may want another box……..the Greek hoplite type fella will be part of a shades or spirit unit. Thinking a fantasy army for hail Caesar as much as for warhammer!
The beginnings of the regiment of legionaries.Distraction pieces, and it’s partially your fault UHH!
You spoke about Dead man’s hand wagons, so I bought 6. Now that is entirely UHH and the weekenders fault. 🫵. I’m going to make a big wagon train and play the scenario from issue 1 of the citadel Journal, hint, it involves surprise hellblasters!
In other distraction news, I am so dogged off with my foot knights debacle that I’ve been making up some undead again. Experimented with a few different designs and now I have purchased a box of Roman veterans and two onagers from warlord games. Because I now need an Imperial Roman undead regiment with fire support….of course!!?!? Cos I need more to do!? Just try try try try to stay on track Jason!!!From Stockholm to Nottingham.
Wedding anniversary trip to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, what a ship the vasa is!! Even if it was crap, it looked magnificent! And the museum has 28mm scale Vasa ships cannons, well I had to part with crowns for that didn’t I?
Once I returned to the uk on the Friday it was consolidate at home on Saturday then straight up to foundry in Nottingham for Bring out your lead! What a great event, I’m definitely going to try and book a table for next year at their new venue. But should I run a big fantasy game? Or a 2nd Ed 40k game?!? Oh I can’t decide. Foundry shop was open and selling these lovely bow chasers and pirate cannon crew, my empire now need pirate mercenaries. Of course! But where can I get some more crew for the bow chasers? Some different metal pirate poses would be great as I’ve used up foundry’s options.The mercenaries are coming together
I’m really pleased with the warlord games galloper guns being used as Bronzino and crew. The games workshop Khandish horse are very pleasing as horse archer proxies, quite happy there. I adoooore the hussars!!
The foot knights are fantastic miniatures but I think I’ve fucked up the paint job somewhat. I don’t fully know what I’ve done wrong but the skin is not right, the shields are not right, the banner is not right and overall the unit feels……Meh. What could I do to remedy the situation? All thoughts are desired please!
Go red team! Go blue team! 
Go Green team!Hussar! Winged hussar! And some Khandish on the way
I’ve been wanting Kislev and now I’m getting on with it! But Kislev need galloper guns. Why!? Because I say so!
Go warlord games and Lotr Khandish. I’ve enjoyed doing the winged hussars sooooo much. They are my best work I’ve ever done and my favourite models I’ve ever owned.
Converting a Khandish ice wizard was fun as was a boyar using the spare winged hussar leader torso I had.
That historic grounding in my fantasy is so important, these minis do that job beautifully.
Sprues and metals, loveliness.
Khandish chariots will be elf chariots and the Rohan horse are to be converted into Numenorean light horse. But there is tonnes in there.
In coming
Wow it’s time to determine what I paint next. There is tonnes made up with most of it primed, I’ve got to narrow the field a bit with this much!
Thinking a special or rare unit with two more basic troop units would be a good start. But I really want my artillery and provision train for an ambush scenario.
Oh but there is also that lovely religious Carrachio line for a steal the holy relic scenario.
Aaarggh I don’t know!
And I’ve got 4 boxes full of Lotr Last alliance elves and men. More empire foot troops, plenty of winged hussars, pistoliers, Kislev horse archers (lotr Khandidh horsemen) more knights, a generals coach and horses and a large quantity of other Lotr last alliance elves etc. all for the pickings of the good alliance against the orcs and undead! Where do I start!?!?!Artillery, make ready for inspection.
The bases are supplied as standard with this ordnance battery set from warlord games for their pike and shotte range. They are resin casts and they do look lovely!
Content for content
A london Fox that thinks I’M the confused one here!?
A chicken, strength 10 leadership 9, Initiative 0.
Orc players being asked about the empire. Swines.WAIT FOR IT!
So what would you like to see? I’ve got loads of minis Made up, some primed that can be shared? As well as best layed plans and intentions?
The project photo is what is completed for Empire so far.
