Hail Caesar Objective Marker - Druid With Roman Spoils

 Used some left-over/spare stuff to make an objective marker for an upcoming Hail Caesar game.

The figure and imago are from Warlord Games and the shields (with LBMS transfers), eagle and standard are Victrix parts.

The "SPQR" on the standard is a decal from Battle Flag.

I kept the Druid's attire in simple colors - off white for the robe and an earthy green for his cape. Figured this reflects his association with nature better than more colorful garb.

The actual game is scheduled for this coming Friday; first game in a while and likely the last I will host for the year. Although, I am planning to joining in a large multi-player Christmas Dragon Rampant game in a couple of weeks. Until next time, wishing you all the best and Happy Holidays!

Scratch-built Celtic Roundhouses

In preparation of an Hail Caesar EIR vs. Celts game next week, I wanted to add some roundhouses to represent a small village. I used existing stuff laying around the house, as well as a $5 natural bristle broom from one of our local Korean markets.  Not the prettiest, but good enough for the purposes of the game. I rushed through these, and really should spend more time and effort on terrain in the future.

The roundhouses were made using a paper towel dowel for the smaller ones, and a plastic vitamin bottle cut in two for the larger ones. The roof frames are made from cardstock.

The roofs tested onto the houses - everything was eye-balled, so they have a fairly rough appearance.

A glue gun was used to make sections of the roof thatching. The straight edge held the bristles down while the glue gun was run past. These were then glued onto the roofs. I ended up adding more bristles here and there to give the roofs a fuller appearance.

The houses were covered with acrylic caulking at first, but I later added a light coat of spackling for more texture. This was painted a light brown and then dry-brushed an off white. The roof thatching was brushed with watered down white glue. Probably could've made the thatching look better, but I kind of rushed through the process.

Again, good enough for the game next week, and only had to pick up the broom for the bristles to complete. Until the next blog update, wishing you all the best and a Happy Thanksgiving for those on this side of the pond.

Sisters of Battle Exorcist

It's a tank with missiles, but the codex adds, "More than artillery tanks, Exorcists are mobile shrines to the magnificence of the Emperor that project inspirational battle canticles." I have to look up what canticles means.

Although I'm not a 40K player, I do like to paint some of their more interesting models, like this one.

I followed the box art for the paint scheme pretty closely. It's in the colors of the Our Martyred Lady order.

For the wings at the back, and also the other sculpted icons, I used Vallejo Khaki as a base coat, followed with a wash of Vallejo Skin Wash and then dry-brushed with Vallejo Bonewhite; and little white added to the Bonewhite for the final highlights. Seems to give a nice overall "stone" look.

The tank commander/driver has a set of organ keys to operate it. I think it also controls the firing of the missiles at the back.

The tank on the box art has several decals on the front, but I chose not to add them as I like the more start look of the black contrasting with the gilded parts.

A group shot above with the the Exorcist along with the two Rhinos painted earlier.

Due to non-stop rain last week and today, our landscaping project got delayed. This means my intended game for this Friday will likely also be postponed. I do want to host an Hail Caesar game before the year's out, but I know folks have holiday get togethers, so it may not be able to be. In any case, thanks for stopping by and wishing you all the best as we near the end of 2021.

Sisters Repentia and Arco-Flagellants

 These are the last of the figures from the two Sisters of Battle Combat Patrol boxes.

Nice sculpts, but very weird and I had to refer a lot to the box art to figures out how to paint them.

There are 3 poses for the Repentia figures - with some allowing head variations.

The Repentia are still basically in human form, so were painted in normal flesh tones. Although, as with the much stranger Arco-Flagellants, they have some bio-mechanical parts implanted in various parts of their bodies.

The Arco-Flagellants from the Patrol boxes come in only 2 variations, but with some head variation options. They have much more bio-mechanical parts, so their "flesh" was painted in a sort of "undead" tone. I lightened the flesh basecoat and then gave it a dirty, blackish wash.

I'm holding off on hosting more games until we have our backyard landscaping finish - hopefully in under two weeks. Tired of cutting the grass and keeping it from getting moss and weeds. I do have a Sisters of Battle Exorcist to work on though. Until next time, stay in good health and enjoy the hobby!

Sisters of Battle Penitent Engines

Here are the models from the Sisters of Battle Combat Patrol boxes. Per the codex: "The pilots of Penitent Engines are subjected to terrible agony, thanks to the torment amplifiers spliced into their synapses."

The pose of the figure on the right in the above picture was modified a bit by repositioning his right leg and arms. Otherwise, they're both the same model.

I tried to follow the box art - pretty much dry-brushed Vallejo Gunmetal over black - and washed with Vallejo Black Ink. Gold and other details were added - also some of the engine cowling/covering was painted black and given edge highlights.

The picture above makes me think of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

I couldn't find the fluff/background in the codex of how these "pilots" came to be in the engines themselves. The way the box art shows their pants (the only clothing remaining on them) makes them look like they were prisoners. EDIT: Here's what I found for the fluff of these "pilots" - "Many of the souls that are punished in this way may have once been members of the Ecclesiarchy; Imperial Priests who have fallen from the Emperor's grace, or even Battle-Sisters who have failed in their faith or through their mistakes have caused the death of others."

Pictured above is a comparison with a Battle Sister.

Still have the Sisters Repentia and Arco-Flagellants to paint up from the Combat Patrol boxes. On the gaming front, I want to host a Hail Caesar game using the EIR and Celts/Britons painted up last year during the lockdown and still needing some table top time. Until next time, thanks for stopping by and wishing you all the best in health and hobby pursuits.