New Evidence On Hastings

Research for the Hail Caeser supplement on the Normans had revealed some intriguing new Evidence about the battle .

Think I will have to rewrite the special character rules.

Antares - Skirmish At Lordswood

The Colonia at Lordswood goes off air so a security unit of the Concord Military is sent to investigate. It consists of an officer and aides, a small tactical unit and two light support drones.

The Concord TU carefully moves into the plantation as there scanners show evidence of Ghar gravitonic activity.

Ghar fighting vehicles are detected within the compound. The drones are sent out to the flanks to give fire support.

The Concords are suroprised by a Ghar close combat unit and a short range firefight develops.

The Ghar unit is wiped out but not before mauling the Concord TU.

A second Ghar fire-support unit is trapped between the buildings and pulverised by drone fire from the front and rear.


My first proper Beyond the Gates of Antares game, 400 pts a side.

Great fun: looking forward to more.

Antares Concord Force

Terrible bounce-flash photos of my Concord Force: NuHu command, strike command, six strike sections, light drone section, medium drone and EW drone plus buddy drones.

The models are a mix of Warlord and Studio McVey.

I gloss-varnished the finished pieces to give an impression of energy fields.

Antares Ghur - Humbrol Multi-Effect Spray

I experimented with a new paint spray for these.

It's called Humbrol Multi-Effect spray and is intended to recreate the multi-hued, refracted-light paint used on the metallic paint of premium cars where the colour changes and blends according to the direction of the light. Up to now this effect could only be reproduced on models by mixing refractive crystals into the paint, a clumsy and difficult procedure.

We have nothing resembling sunlight in December in Kent; it's dark all day. So I tried to reproduce the effect by firing a Speedlight straight at the model. That doesn't really work, unfortunately.

The paint is designed for flat surfaces, like car bonnets, not the splintered surfaces of the Ghur models, but it does give an interesting effect.

To use, first prime the models in matt black then undercoat with black gloss before spraying the multi-effect in thin layers.

The paint comes in various colours and retails for a little under £10.

Recommended.