Middle Earth

Well you might not be, but I'm pretty excited about the upcoming Hobbit release. Prices are the only thing that is slowing me up slightly, but it's payday today and GW will probably get their man. I've bee doing some painting inspired by Hobbit related stuff...

Rangers of Middle Earth

Finally some painting!

Those twin perils that stalk most wargamers over thirty have well and truly struck over the last couple of months. I speak of course of work and family. Still I managed to do a couple of things. Firstly get a little (with the emphasis on little) painting done and secondly I managed to meet up with my old school chums Dave and Duncan for a little bit of 40K at Dave's parents house (Yes we are all nearly 40 and none of us live any where near Dave's parents). I'm sorry to say that I had a few bad matchups, with my Nids taking on Space Wolves and Dark Eldar (which was utterly soul destroying) and my cleansing Flames marines (that's vanilla to you) taking on some Thousand Son's. Twinned with some poor tactics I got 3 losses. Still. The games the thing and everyone had a very good time.

So on with the pics.

 A Gimli painted by Holdenstein Jr

 A Trygon that's nearly done - any thoughts on basing well received

And a finished Heldenhammer. I might just love this model more than my children...

Hall of Shame 2012

Here's a little game that I've been playing for a couple of years on the excellent (if now a little quiet) Golden Throne forum. Basically you take a census of all the miniatures that you own and haven't yet finished painting, discarding any that definately won't get played with (basically those old ones that you should really put on Ebay). Then you see how many of your backlog you can get painted. If you want you can link it in with a pledge to paint or any of those other games that go around. It may seem daunting at first, but will make you either start paining or start selling! I'll come back and edit this post once I have finished each model, turning the item red in colour.

Part Painted

Vindicator
Sergeant Chronus x2
Bastion
Techmarine
Space Marine Captain
Terminator Librarian
Space Hulk Genestealer
Carnifex
Zoanthrope x2
10 Storm Troopers
Chimera
Imperial Pilot
Bastion
Walls
9 Moria Goblins
Cave Troll
Kreoss
Redeemer
Revenger
Kara Slone
Black 13^th

In need of refurbishment

Land Raider

Unpainted

Space Marine Casualties x3
Vanguard Vets
Venerable Dreadnought
Capt. Sicarius
4 Servitors
Pedro Cantor
Cypher
20x Kasrkin
Inquistor + retinue
Trygon
Tyrgon/Mawlock
16x Genestealers
Lictors x 2
Tyranid Warriors x3
Macragge Scenery
Warg riders x6
Badger Armoured Car
15 Moria Goblins
4 Hobbits @Weathertop
Fellowship of the Ring
Legolas
Glorfindel
Haldir
Lurtz
Rangers x12
Rangers x12
Cygnar Field Mechanic
Dreadfleet Ships x4
Dreadfleet Shids x6
Dystopian Wars Prussian Box set