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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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Steam tanks part 2
The steam tanks head out with wagon train in support. I’m particularly pleased with the smoke and the cannister shotte casualties on the main tanks base. The casualty is one miniature cut in half and the two sides used as two corpses. The models stand too proud of the ground if they aren’t reduced like this.
Close up of cannister shotte.
The main pair
The last base for steam tank number 3 (on its way), the one with the Hellblaster. I got excited by the idea of leaving tread marks. So I avoided putting glue in the wheel areas trailing behind and added flesh wash to the grooves and this is what I’ve got. Then I thought, people and orcs would run right? They would leave their weapons in the rush too. Said weapons would get crushed. So crushed weapons.2 out of 3 complete for the steam tanks.
Look at the smoke, I love the smoke. This is the strange wool that comes in the Perry miniatures boxes. It is scratchy nasty stuff that has more rigidity than cotton wool. It seems to do just fine as smoke. I made the banners using a home inkjet printer. Now I’m thinking about the engineers. I really like the blue on the tanks and I reason that red jackets would stand out nicely on these lords of steam.1st corp Hussite war wagons are ace. Best one is the cannon!
I don’t usually like resin, but I approve of resin for the wagon and metal for the cool details and horses. I still get the heft and sense of value I want from handling a miniature. Well done 1st corp.
Just got to base them and hook up the horses with jewellers chain or something. But these are the last of my wagons fully made up. Just got to paint the bastards now…
15mm. Don’t fecking distract me you bugger!!!
Some buggars have led me down a garden path. 15mm to be exact. Fantasy pike and shotte and fantasy hail Caesar here we come. And all in a scale that can be played quickly on a dining table in a short evening. The small steam tank does look a little large with the soldier compared to the 28mm to an Elsa. But it looks more like tanks do next to people in the tank museum. So it seems fine to me.
What do we think? Is warlord games chaps 15mm or not? The chap on the left is from some unrelated company that has sold 15mm for decades. It looks the same to me. But loadsa people claim it’s 13.5mm not 15mm. Has most 15mm been ‘heroic’ scale for all this time? The warlord chap is certainly slimmer. 
Warlord on left to another 15mm chap from yonder year.
I think the variation in 15mm may be quite large. Perhaps warlord are the first to do true scale using modern computers for design and get a more ‘accurate’ proportioning? Don’t know that I care really.2 out of 3 on the way
I like Blue it seems. ‘I’m blue and a de boo doo die a adabo de da o’ or some such. I never was good with remembering song lyrics Old school terrain.
Firsts time I’ve made one of these in 20-25 years. Inspired by the old GW red book of terrain dreams I re-did my last efforts. All cardboard and stirring sticks. One evening to make then one evening to paint. Really enjoyed it.
