Benjamin Bunny 2007 - 2015

One of the original founders of John's Toy Soldiers, rabbit, has peacefully passed away. My daughter plans to put his ashes in his favourite place in the garden, where he's dug a little trench to sleep in.

Rabbit sneaking up on a couple of Dark Eldar skimmers.

Rabbit checking out my painting to see if it passes muster.

Our summer moult.

Berlin '45, Imperial War Museum Duxford

Reaper Bones Goblins

Reaper Miniatures now offer many of their miniatures moulded using a polymer in China for substantial discounts under the Reaper Bones brand.

The material is not great. It is shiny, needs washing, and various bits straightening using hot water BUT it is great value for money. And the results ain't half bad.

I have a vague idea of using these for a Frostgrave team as the soldiers.

Today is the 15th September

Lest we forget.

Dad's Army, Thetford

Went the day well?

I'd heard that they don't like it up 'em.

The office.

Thetford Dad's Army Museum.

The 30th Doctor

A friend sent me this photo that he'd taken at our last game. I think he's trying to tell me something.

Great Military Disasters - The Liche King in Kings of War

Last week I actually managed to get a game in - my first proper game of Kings of War II against Joe's dwarfs and earth elementals. We both fielded about 1200 pts.

I fielded a Liche King army. I concentrated the weight of my army onto my right wing, intending to refuse my weaker left. So from left to right, front to back we have: regiment of skeleton spear phalanx, regiment of skeleton warriors, regiment of revenant battle cavalry; and in the second rank a skeleton king, troop of skeleton warriors, troop of revenant skeletons.

My left consisted of a regiment of ghouls, a regiment of zombies, a standard bearer to improve their morale and a skull chucker on a hill.

Joe's earth elementals were painted resin models of the Lewis chessmen. This is such a wonderful idea that I shall just have to steal it.

So I duly shambled up in echelon right and had some initial success taking out a unit of elementals - but look how damage markers are building up on my elite revenant units.

At this point, Joe the drawf warlord, sprung his trap and I was well and truly in the doggy do.

I had allowed my units to become to seperated and set myself up for a flank charge from his chariot reserve. Movement in KoW is more flexible than in many of the games I have played and one doubles flank attacks in Kings of War!

My revenant elite and most of my skeletons died: well they were already dead, of course. In desperation I threw my king and Liche Lord into the fray before checking their stats: it turns out Liche Lords have little melee capability.

Woops!

The Liche Lord rapidly accumulated battle damage. He was clearly doomed so I resigned.

He will of course be back, when he has reconstituted his body back in the crypt and raised a few undead.

I enjoyed my game immensely and highly recommend the system.

The world of Mantica.