Adventures on the Wargames Table

Yes, I've been at it again with the brushes! Just a few figures this time to bring one of my 18 man cohorts up to a more durable 24 figures. The recipe is as follows Undercoat GW Black Spray Tidy up any 'gaps' with a little GW black, slightly thinned helps. Armour Base of GW Leadbelcher Apply black wash e.g. GW Nuln Oil 1st highlight GW Leadbelcher 2nd highlight GW Mithril (now Runefang Steel) for the edges of the armour Then GW Gehenna’s Gold for the brass fittings. If you have it then a dark brass/copper colour like GW Tin Bitz makes a good base coat for the gold. Tunic (and scarf) GW Khorne Red 1st highlight GW Mephiston Red 2nd highlight Foundry Bright Red Shade My Legion have a range of reds for their tunics, some have the Foundry Madder triad for example, other Foundry British Redcoat. Try making some of the scarves a dirty off-white with any light brown and the Foundry Boneyard. Flesh Foundry Flesh triad. Sandals Base of GW Mournfang Brown Apply Agrax Earths...

Wargames Table chum Dave Toone is organising a get together for fans of Warhammer Ancient Battles. Details here on Facebook. D o you miss playing historical mass battles? Do you enjoy exciting, brutal wargaming? Have you got a painted army gathering dust? Then why not reignite your passion for Mass Battle Wargames! Put aside your warbands and gather the entire might of your army for the epic conflicts that lay ahead. Let your mighty heroes stand once more at the head of their troops before they slip into distant memory. Bring hundreds instead of dozens of warriors to fight epic battles, then tell the exaggerated tales of those battles to any fool that will listen! Now is the time to put aside your fear, banish all doubts and book your place in the Warhammer Ancient battles, Shieldwall event. Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th August 2017 The theme for both days will be: The Dark Ages in the British Isles. Using the WAB 1.5 rulebook and the SHIELDWALL su...