Five Leagues from Gotburg - Part 1

It's batrep time.

Really, I don't get it.

I have checked prices for 3D-Printers recently. You can get the formidable Mars 2 Pro for 130 Euros. That's the price for three Warhammer 40k Codices. It is easy to use. Since I changed scale, I don't paint models, I paint armies. Why on earth do people stick with GW and 28mm scale??

Well, I'm not THAT arrogant. You do whatever you like, of course. But I solemnly swear that I will never paint a "big guy" again. ;)

 

New computer, new data cards

I finally managed to make some new data cards with the Mac I bought... The new publisher tools I can use now are so much easier to use and speed up making gaming aids significantly. I can also do some quick miniature photos with my iPhone now, which are instantly available on the Mac afterwards - nice! 

Here are my first cards for Grim Dark Future - Firefight. I used the terms of OPR not the original Games Workshop names, just in case you wonder. 

Xenos Rampant is out - and it likes 15mm scale!

This is not a batrep.

It's Necrovember, but here it feels like summer!

It is really warm for this time of year and I spent lots of time outside with the kids. But some quick paintjobs per evening for little more than a week gave me a respectable 15mm Necron force. I used the superb Cronz-files from Ankylo Miniatures that came out of my printer in perfect shape. I added a downscaled Skorpekh Lord and now I'm ready to harvest! Can't wait to try them out with Grim Dark Future or Xenos Ramapant, once it is available.

8mm Undead - Fantastic Battles, here I come!

I have rebased my tiny Undead and added some proper terrain, everything 3D-printed. I will add some characters and another unit of skeletons and then I'm ready for my first games of Dragon Rampant, Mayhem and/or Fantastic Battles. I quite like that the force looks like a big warband and not like a mass army - gives me the proper Warhammer Fantasy feeling! The opposing army is also nearly done, can't wait to play! :D

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! 

 

 

15mm Blitz Bowl: Dark Elves

Another 15mm Blitz Bowl team from Zombismith I have done quite a while ago. Compared to my 3D printed teams they lack a bit of detail, but they will certainly do the job. 

15mm DKoK or why I needed a 3D Printer

Mr. Mars made me another present. I have managed to scale down 28mm models to god's chosen scale without any problems. You lose some detail that 15mm people don't need anyway. I bought some .stl files and can build whatever I like now. Your Sergeant needs a Powerfist AND a plasma pistol? No problem! Need some more poses? Mirror bodies and arms. It's really like having a limitless bitz box and all kitbashing is done before printing. No more glueing or sculpting (unless you want to). 

So here they are: 15mm Death Korps of Krieg from the toxic Resin wastes. Avoid those fumes, wear a mask! ;)

Needless to say that there will be more... Chimeras, Sentinels, Ogryns, weapon teams... oh my.

 

 

 

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.