Giant Bugs and French Regulars

Finally! I finished the figs I've had on the table for the past three months. First up is a group of three creepy crawlies (bugs). These three 28mm metal figs are from Otherworld Miniatures. Unfortunately I forgot to pose a 28mm infantry fig beside them so you can't see how big they are. They are sufficiently big.

Next up is this group of French & Indian War French Regulars. These 28mm metal figs are from Warlord Games. 

I don't have anything on the paint table right now as I'm doing a bunch of assembly and priming. Figured I might as well do up a pile of figs and clear out some boxes.

Gnolls & Spiders

Quick update this week. I finished another group of Gnolls. These figs are all plastic and are from the North Star plastic Gnolls box.

And I also quickly knocked off a pair of giant spiders. These metal figs are from Otherworld Miniatures.

On my paint table right now is a box of French Regulars for the French & Indian War and I need to finish up my buildings for my Mayday game.

Frostgrave Monsters & Year in Review

Happy New Year, Happy Holidays etc. etc. As the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge is in full swing, my rate of posts for the next few months will be picking up. This post is a small number of fantasy monsters that will be used in Frostgrave. First up is a pair of larger monsters.

This is a Wizkids Umber Hulk and a Reaper Bones Carrion Worm. Both figures were dead easy and quick to paint up. The Umber Hulk could be used as a Devourer (at least I think that was my thought process) and the Carrion Worm could be used as a Giant Worm.

Had a strange occurence with the Worm. I primed it white, it sat for almost two months and when I went to paint it, it was still tacky. Never had that problem with Bones, but this thing wasn't like the other Bones figures, it's kind of . . . rubbery. Weird.

These are a Reaper Bones Blood Demon and a pair of Wizkids Myconids. The Blood Demon could be used as a Vaplorhine and the Myconids will go nicely with my 'official' Violent Fungus.

And lastly are two packs of Reaper metal Dungeon Vermin.

The centipedes could be used as Amplipedes. 

As we are now in 2019, I should review what i did this past year compared to what my plans were.

1. 28mm World War II French - complete this army.

I didn't get this completed as I ended up getting a few more things for it. Everything I have left though is scheduled to be completed in the Paint Challenge.

2. 28mm World War II Germans - paint up at least half the figures I currently have.

Completed!

3. Frostgrave - finish all the figures I currently have.

Didn't get this completed but everything I have left though is scheduled to be completed in the Paint Challenge.

4. 54mm War of 1812 - paint up at least 1 unit.

Completed!

5. 28mm Samurai - complete one side.

Didn't get this completed although it's almost done. Maybe another couple bases.

6. 28mm Carthaginians - complete this army so I can eventually start on the Romans.

Again, I didn't get this completed although it's almost done. Maybe another couple bases.

7. Sarissa Terrain - paint up at least some of the Sarissa Precision buildings I have.

Completed! I ended up painting most of them.

So for this year my goals will be almost the same:

1. 28mm World War II French - complete this army.

2. 28mm World War II Germans - complete this army.

3. Frostgrave - finish all the figures I currently have.

4. 54mm War of 1812 - complete all the units that I have left.

5. 28mm Samurai - complete the first army and do at least half of the second army.

6. 28mm Carthaginians - complete this army. 

7. Star Wars Legion - complete the core box set (although I have no intention of actually using Legion. I'd like to give the old West End Games miniature rules a go).

8. Terrain - complete all of my unbuilt/unpainted terrain.

Hopefully I can get most of these things done this year. The Paint Challenge will go a long way towards completing these.

Till next time!