Play more, paint less - 6MM GDF Batrep

One of my plans for 2023 is to play more often. I just discovered the excellent One Page Rules Forge App, which allows to create Army Lists for my favorite system in no time. Painting 40k-sized armies in 6mm is just a matter of days, so you should see a lot more AARs in the near future. Game on! 

More Datafax madness...

I can't help it... coming from Warhammer 40k 2nd Edition, I cannot imagine playing war-dolly-games without Datafaxes. These will be used in Grim Dark Future 6mm which is why they have boxes to tick off damage. Will do High Elf Fleets first and Battle Brothers afterwards.

Epic Armageddon: Eldar

We live in the golden age of miniature gaming. Great rulesets and endless possibilities and choices where to get your miniatures from. I finally have a limitless source for all kinds of Eldar Infantry. Here are some guardians with a weapon platform and a Farseer on a jetbike that I printed some time ago. The rest ist GW, Vanguard Miniatures or forumware models. I think, given the different sources, it all fits together rather nicely.

Epic 40K: Vanguard Orks

Nothing new here... I added some Vanguard Skinners to bring more variety into my Ork army. The rest has been painted years ago. Since I want to play some Grim Dark Future games with them, individual poses on the infantry stands have become more important. If I will ever manage to paint enough footsloggers for some Epic Armageddon action I cannot say. 

 

 

Feel the armored might of the Emperor!

Nothing new here... just a group shot of my overhauled Imperial Guard force in 6mm scale. Wait, there is also a new gaming mat. I really have to paint up some more units and field these guys against my upcoming Necron army. Not really sure if I will ever play Epic Armageddon with them, it's just to tempting to play some big Grim Dark Future matches.

 

 

Battletech: Alpha Strike Lance

It's mech time again. 

I have added a Trebuchet, a Panther and two Locusts to my collection of 3D-printed MWO mechs. As always they come with some custom unit cards that match the designs as I like to keep my house in order. ;) 

Right now I'm working on my first clan star, great fun! 

 

 

Battletech Alpha Strike: First lance done

You allready know the Wolverine, now he's got three mates to fight with. I added a Javelin, Orion and Vindicator to make them form a lance together. I will probably do two opposing batallions of Inner Sphere mechs and some Clan mechs afterwards. This won't be the start of something big, just some figures for that itch of playing with giant stompy robots. :)

I also added the Alpha Strike unit cards for them which I designed for my own purposes. 

Back to the very beginning: Battletech

In 1985 I was in a toy store with my parents. And there it was - a huge diorama filled with giant robots in different landscapes. In the woods, in the mountains, even under water! The robots were painted Revell-Models of Robotech designs. I was hooked and kept the advertising brochure - until today. 

In 1991 I found out that lots of the Robotech models were also used in a game called Battletech. I could really buy, paint and play with these things. So I took the bus to the neighbor town and bought my first pewter model ever - the mighty Warhammer with it's two PPCs. It was one of the "unseen" mechs that disappeared later due to licensing issues of FASA. I still own that model too.

In 2020 I found out that the superb redesigns used in the Mechwarrior Online game are all available for 3D-printing. So I placed an order and three hours later Mr. Mars gave me these two beauties, also well known from that diorama 35 years ago - a Griffin and a Wolverine. 

In 2021 I am knee-deep in mech-production and painting. I will use them for Solo-Alpha Strike and await my first game soon. True love never dies.

You can see the brochure that started it all below the mechs. Without this toy store visit I would maybe never been drawn into the tabletop hobby. I guess it was fate. ;)