I’m going to have a Bar Room Brawl this Christmas!

When I saw Mantic Games were releasing a single run Advent Calendar  (https://www.manticgames.com/barroom-brawl/ – link to show what I know about it and not face copyright problems although I’m sure Ronnie isn’t as harsh as YouTube ( which was a great insult when I lived in Edinburgh (and yes multiple brackets – remember BODMAS))) I was intrigued.

I’m not usually a fan of the fantasy games with some exceptions, Moonstone Gerry, but the fact that this was called Bar Room Brawl gave me flashbacks to my youth.  Yes I grew up in a Catholic household so Advent Calendars and Candles were a thing.  The Bar Room Brawls came in my 40’s but that’s a different tale (message me if you want to hear some cautionary tales, proud but not proud of defending drunks from predators).  So you can see why this game/piece of Festive Cheer would appeal to me.

As I said in the Title/Headline the aim is first of all to resist the temptation to open the windows before December 1 and secondly to have a fully painted game by 25th December.   6 minis in close to a month you say, no problem.  Read on.

There are a number of challenges I face with this:

1. I have some problems with my eyes which means sometimes I can’t do any painting and days I do 5 hours is about my limit.
2. I work nights as a Retail Replenishment  Colleague for Produce ( yeah Bubble doesn’t stick the veg out at Asda, I do) and this is about to be the busiest time of year.
3. My son is staying with me and sleeps in my painting room but works days so access to my hobby space is limited.
4. I have no idea what is behind each window, Advent Calendar etiquette leaves the biggest reveal for the 24th but game logic would say dice on the 24th.  If it is a mini I am working Christmas Eve.
5. Finally, I’m also trying to get an Enforcer’s team built and painted for Necromunda.

That is all my excuses laid out in advance.  Now the Plan.

1. Paint each model to a good table top standard at the very least, after all these are limited edition hand cast resin minis.
2. Try to get them painted on the day of opening, or at least until the next one is revealed.
3. Make use of Contrast/Speadpanit/Xpress Colour where possible to, well speed thigs up and add contrast in an Xpress way!
4. Keep terrain simple – basecoat, wash, drybrush should do it.
5. And finally try to upload an update each day – my Advent Calendar to you x.

That’s all for now – see you Friday (and I’ll try to use less brackets( and some of my Bar Room Brawl stories do involve wearing a kilt(although to be honest it had a zip so it was a skirt!)))

Please note this message is not meant to glamorise violence of any kind but let’s face it we play war games and life can be S**t.  Love to you all.

After waiting a few weeks I finally got to open window number 1 and now I have something I always wanted – a bar in my living room.  This should be a quick and simple paint job but more of that later.

Yay, the first of the figures and it’s the bouncer (I think) so I better behave! A lovely sculpt, I especially like the pressies round his feet and can’t wait to get some paint on this but that will have to wait as I have work later.

See you tomorrow.

Just a token gift behind the door today (see what I did there) but I do like the odd shapes.

The first of the heroes revealed and a very nice mini it is too.  It doesn’t show in these images but you can see that the skirt is made from individual rags with distinct stitching and she clearly has elvish ears.  The image on the front of the box and the silhouette do show her with a Santa hat and antlers which aren’t actually on the model but this is no big deal – I hate Christmas hats as well.  A fair bit of clean-up to do on these minis but again no big deal.

Missed another day of uploading but now I have seen the light.  Yes this one was a brazier on a pole, some of this scatter terrain intrigues me – is it just for flavour or will it have some part in the rules?

I will probably attach this to a 25mm base to give it a bit more stability, I have some resin cobbled bases I made a few years ago that I made by cutting up bits of sprue, gluing to a cardboard disc then making a silicon mould.  These along with some simple wood picture frames and a wooden door and frame combo make great dump moulds for any excess casting resin you may have mixed up. 6 days in and some actual hobbying tips!!

Casks of ale. my Christmas is made.  ‘Nough said.