The Valkyrie arrives!

During this Covid crisis my hobby has been reduced a lot. I did order some Barbarian reinforcements from RalPartha. Seeing my friends progress on his 15mm Dragon rampant force I needed some more troops!

Joining Chief Asgreth for war is his wife Kethri the Valkyrie and her Midnight Spears.

Barbarian women are not much for staying home and looking after the home life. They go on raids alongside the males. Kethri is by far the strongest of the females and chose Asgreth as her mate .  She shuns traditional Barbarian female dress preferring fancier outfits but with relentless practice they do not inhibit her fighting style. She brings with her  a unit of spearmen called the Midnight Spears. Raised from members of her family they are utterly loyal to Kethri. 

Chief Asgreth's scouts reported the cursed UNORP have war machines so he sent word for the Barbarian smiths to bring him his own war machine.

The bolt thrower will give the Chiefs force some longer range now to strike the Green skins. 

As Chief Asgreth has gathered the tribes together, the Elder Shaman has allowed the use of the fabled Dragon Banner. An ancient banner held a loft when the Barbarians were united as one tribe. Could this be a new awakening!

15mm Barbarian Force Progress

I finished up a couple of units of 15mm Barbarians last week and putting the on the geek shelves I realised I have a nice little army now. So thought I would show you what I've got so far. Please excuse the photos they were a little bit rushed.

The whole force 

First up is my leader Chief White wolf Asgreth with his 2 wolf companions

Next up is a unit of  12  light spear men

Then there is 2 units of 12 warriors

My missile troops are a unit of 12 archers

My heavy troops are berserker models. These big dudes are my heavy hitters

And lastly my newest addition. A giant bear

I'll be using the Dragon Rampant rules for this force. So far my list looks like this

Elite Foot (Chieftain) - 6pts

Bellicose Foot (warriors) x 2 - 8pts

Light Missile (Archers) - 4pts 

Light Foot (spear men) - 3pts 

Heavy Foot (berserker) - 6pts

Great War beast  (Giant Bear) - 8pts
With fear

Total.          35pts

Birthday Gifts!

It was my birthday recently so I was lucky enough to get a few awesome presents.

From my awesome wife and kids I got Blood bowl!!!! My folks got me the Inaugural Almanac so I can do league stuff and have a few new teams. The wife has agreed to try this game and she wants Wood Elves!
The awesome Alex Does Hobby (Go visit his site here!)  bought me some more barbarians to crush his Orcs and Goblins Mwha ha ha ha ha ha ha........ Excuse me right yeah he got me a pack of hunters and berserkers. So gone out the window is my army list as my army has expanded more (Let's be honest we knew that would happen right?) than I had planned but that just means bigger battles and being 15mm not so much space being taken up.

Not going to do a box opening of Blood Bowl as its been out ages but going to put some team pics up as they are awesome models. Bigger than I thought but very nice.

Human Game Balls, turn trackers and Coins. 

Human Team 

Orc  Game Balls, turn trackers and Coins.

Orc Team

Throw range ruler and scatter templates 

I really like the bases of the players come with a little hole in the front. Some of the balls have a little peg on which clips onto the bases. Really nice little touch! Now just need the rain to go away so I can prime and get painting!!!!

More Barbarians!

I've completed my next 2 units of Barbarians. My chief and a unit of Archers.
These are really nice sculpts and as a new 15mm player the detail on the models astounds me still.
First up is War Chief White Wolf Asgreth and his 2 loyal wolf companions.

Its a really nice model. Paint scheme wise? Still aiming for a simple one plus I have no idea how to paint wolves (Landed my self right in it calling him white wolf).
 Below is the finished model

I think he has come out OK and the wolves don't look to shabby either.

Next up was a unit of Archers

Like the warriors I put 2 figures on each base for a total of 12 Archers. Brilliant value. My only Issue would be  the lack of different poses as there are only 3.

Now to add some paint. As they are Barbarians I didn't go for a standard colour throughout. 

They came out really well also! Have a good day folks!!

First Unit of Barbarians Completed

As you've seen in a few recent blog posts  I've started a 15mm Barbarian army for Dragon Rampant.
The first unit I purchased was 12 warriors

  I decided to add 2 miniatures to a 25 mm square base.
Most units in Dragons Rampant have a strength of 12. My warrior units have 12 men in so every 2 points of strength lost I will remove a base.

Painting 15mm is a new challenge for me. I don't have the best eyes but I do have a magnifying glass on a stand which helps. Also the Barbarians don't wear many clothes so that helps.
I didn't want a single paint scheme as I want to represent the wildness and chaotic nature of  Barbarians.
I'm pleased overall with how they have come out.

Coming next are a unit of Archers and my forces leader.

Holiday so that's why I've been quiet

Sorry not many blog posts. I have been having a break away down Dorset.
I'm working on my first Barbarian unit for my Dragon Rampant Force.  12 warriors.

Also as I was in Dorset it was mandatory I went to the Tank Museum. Not so many photo's this time round but I got to watch a few vehicles go around the arena including a challenger 1.

In the gift shop I was excited to find products from Tanks Modern Age. I grabbed myself a Scimitar Tank to add to my British Platoon.

I'll have to add to my Russian force now so I have something to shoot at.
That's all for now. Have a good one!

Dragon Rampant

My regular opponent (Check out his Blog Here) mentioned starting a 15mm fantasy force up using the Dragon Rampant rules. I liked this idea as I used to a long while back play Warhammer Fantasy and 15mm allows me to have lots of units but not take up lots of space.  My friend decided on orcs and goblins. I went with Barbarians and we decided on a twist  where my savage barbarians  are going to attack and pillage the peaceful Orc and Goblin nation.  I even doodled a map of our fantasy land.

Beware the Barbarian menace from the North East

I've got my first unit of barbarian warriors which I'm currently painting.

My friend sent me this Link to gather my army. Its really good, miniatures and £6 for 12 figures. I've found a giant I want on another website as well.

I have to say it's a new challenge painting 15mm and with my eyes I'll most likely be using my magnifying glass a lot!