Time is running out

So it is now Friday night, and the game is set for tomorrow.  German infantry is almost ready for shading.  Hopefully can get them shades, highlighted and based before the game (let's hope for no distractions lol)

So the I set the table up tonight ready so I can paint up to the wire tomorrow lol.  It will be a simple introductory game, nothing too complex.  We have British army trying to liberate the town, with Germans counter attacking two road intersections.

Army lists are:

British Armoured Company (Confident Trained)

CiC and 2iC Sherman's

4 X Sherman Squadrons of 2 Sherman's and 1 Firefly

M10 17 Pounder Squadron (4 Tank Hunters)

Recce Squadron (4 Stuart's)

Rifle Platoon (3 squads)

German Panzer Company (Confident Veteran)

CiC and 2iC Panzer iv's 

Panzer iv Platoon (3 tanks)

Panther Platoon (3 tanks)

Tiger 1e

Grenadier platoon with panzerschrek (if I can finish the painting)

Reviews

Hi,

    This is a new adventure for me, in that it is my first review of a game/miniature/product that I am posting on this blog.  I will accept (constructive) criticism, as I would very much like to improve in any aspect of the hobby if I can.

These reviews will not necessarily come out regularly, but will come out whenever I get the time (I am busy in the real world lol).  I may branch into video reviews and guides (I am still working on getting a suitable hobby area in my new house, which is a little problematic)

I have recently purchased several new games, so as I try them out, I will write a few of my ideas about them here, and possibly include a battle report or two as well, as above, with videos to follow when I get things just right in the gaming room so I can actually film lol.

I will welcome any suggestions for reviews, and not all the reviews will be for new games, as some may just be new to us, or games I want to share.

Enjoy

Zone Mortalis Battle Report

Just uploaded a small 40k Zone Mortalis battle report to YouTube.

We played a small (500 point) game with my Iron Hands, desperate for some game time facing off against Ceri's Dark Eldar.

We played an annihilation scenario from the Zone Mortalis expansion rules.

My Iron hands consisted of...

• 10 man tactical squad with veteran sergeant, flamer, heavy bolter.
• 5 deathwatch (Sternguard) with heavy flamer, 3 Combi flamers and a plasma pistol
• Level 2 librarian with biomancy 
• inquisitor with plasma pistol and upgrade to Psyker (pyromancy)

Opponent had 

• Haemonculus 
• 5 wracks 
• 10 kaballite warriors with stuff
• 5 wyches 
• 5 true born with nasty guns

Game was quick and brutal as Zone Mortalis tends to be.  

Especially for this poor guy

Link to video

Weekend gaming

As we missed a week, we are going to try to get 2 battle reports shot this weekend.  The plan is an infinity N3 game using the Yu Jing I am frantically painting, and maybe some 40k.

We may do something a little bit different with the 40k game, and use a FW Zone Mortalis board.  I this my opponent will bring dark elder,  the main question is what to use, Tau, Eldar or Spacemarines?  I am thinking space marines or tau, as the Eldar may prove vulnerable in the tight confines of the board.  The Iron Hands are screaming for some game time so they are looking favourite. Plus the riptide don't fit lol.

I am currently thinking a stack of stern guardians some hard characters.  Maybe using some dreadnought (possibly FW siege dread for the flaming death)

Though the more I think about it, the more the idea of stealth suits and dual flamed crisis suits calls me.  Argh decisions.  Hope I can decide by the weekend.

Infinity game tonight board nearly done

Well the infinity board is (finally) nearly finished.  Some more detailing needed on train and some of the buildings and scatter, plus the walls need to be finished and one other building (run out of grey airbrush paint sorry)

The supports for the maglev need their flowers on the base, the same goes for the station, but it is nearly there.  Just a few more pieces to finish.

Here is the scenery just piled up ready for set up

The board for tonight's gaming

View from the train to the "costalot" coffee

Bus stop

roadworks outside the pharmacy, and the train entrance stairs.

Crime scene by the tech hut.

The Noodle Bar open for business

View Inside the Station Diner