Bingo Post 2

 Sorry that I can't come up with a more original title than that, but I'm a bit sick right now. Ah well.

At any rate! (I say that a lot, don't I?) I have checked off one more bingo square, the "start a new army" one.

Who are the new guys, you might ask? And also why?

Well, the why is because I'd been planning to get some of these guys for a while now, so I just up and did it. And the who is Numenor!

 We've got 8 warriors with swords and shields, 6 with bows, and three with spears. Obviously they aren't a full army yet, lacking leaders and such, but heck, the box says "start", not "finish."

Hobby Bingo? Hobby Bingo

 So, good old GW put up one of them hobby bingo things for LoTR recently. And I thought, why not? I've been needing some encouragement to work on my corsairs, why not give it a go?

 And so I am. 

Of course, with the way things work out, my first checked off bingo square has nothing to do with corsairs. I've had another few LoTR minis sitting around for... a while. So long I forgot I had them. So I got around to getting this happy little haradrim warrior painted.

Which checks off the box entitled "Finish off a model that's been on your to-do pile for more than a year"

 

But fear not! I have managed some work on the corsairs, including painting bases for a few of them. (The bases are meant to look like the decks of ships, it's ok if you didn't see that)

A step closer!

Frigate About It

 I'm sorry, that was terrible.

But here's a frigate!

It was only once I finished the sails that I realized that one part of the mast is missing. Alas. I shall find it some day.

Three ships down! Several to go.

New Year, Same Boats

 Well, not entirely the same. I was fortunate to receive a little package in the mail today.

Yes, I'm finally ready to get the Kingdoms of Men ships based and ready! For one thing, actually knowing the right base sizes is a bonus. And the acrylic bases are... well, they're all right. I might have liked some darker shades for the water, but ah well. They work!

 

As demonstrated here, my two brigs based and ready to set sail! Of course, I'll need a few more ships than that, but I'm on my way.

 

Tiny Boats!

A few more ships to paint for Armada.

 

 

You know, just a few. Two of them are kind of done!

A Very Short Report

 I finally had a chance to get in another game of Kings of War!

Elves fought Ratkin in this one, at... well, still not really a "legal" points level. We went with 750 points with the scenario to hold the center of the board, and it ended up quite a close game.

I didn't take many pictures, but here you can see the Silverbreeze cavalry holding the line as a roadblock, keeping my regiments from getting flanked. In the end, the Ratkin horde in the center were routed in time, and though I lost over half of my army, I was able to hold on to a tie.

Note the fine grass tablecloth. No longer will I do battle on bare plywood.

Still Working on those Corsairs

 They've turned out to be a longer project than I anticipated, but then again, I do work extremely slowly. And I try to do too many things.

So perhaps I should have done a bit more anticipating. Ah well!

I've also just plain had trouble choosing a color scheme for them. But heck, they're pirates! They should be colorful and wild, right?