It's been a long wait, but it is here at last!

Yes the weather hasn't helped any but finally my copy of Ultramarines arrived yesterday, I guess I have been waiting 20years for this film and for me it didn't disappoint. It just wasn't long enough, 76mins of Spacemarine goodness went by in just over an hour of enthralling CGI entertainment :-)
This DVD isn't for everyone but those who like Spacemarines should like this film, nice twist at the end, but no spoilers here....

What this DVD has done for me has given me an excuse to dust off some old Ultramarines I bought off a friend and get back into some 40K themed skirmish games using Flying Lead of which there will be more news soon. (My first 5 man RT Beakie marines have been finished and I have a host of RT Orks so the battle should be fun ;-) Rynn's worlds with Blood Angles)

A "NOT" Star Gate AAR using Flying Lead

This game didn't quite go acording to plan for the, "NOT" SG1 Team.......

Going A Viking

I thought i would share a few pics of my Tumbling Dice Vikings. These are really nice models to paint up and the best part is they don't cost a lot! :-)
I need to tidy up the white on the shields and maybe not use the kitchen table without putting a cloth down first.
I am going to use these for my up coming 1066 campaign using SoBH & SAM.

Enjoy!

SoBH for LotR games...my view :-)

Well I wanted to share a point of view and if you have never tried it a recommendation as well.....read on!

So being a wargamers for ages and as many wargamers always looking for the ultimate/perfect rule system. I was totally taken aback by Song of Blades and Heroes. At first I thought the cover looked a little bit childish, almost comical in fact. However the price tag was simply too good to resist and there was a lot of positive comments being made on the, The Miniatures Page. I took the plunge and to be totally honest it has been well worth the money. I have since bought further expansion books which all have been fantastic.

My main attraction, and the reason for this blog, of why I like SoBH so much is really simple - Lord of the Rings.

I bought GW, 'The Mines of Moria' box set and was really impressed with the contents, loads on miniatures and scenery, those pointless range rulers which are only good for re-enacting sword fights and back scratching.....

The rules that came with the game, as a GW standard, are packed with high quality photos of miniatures on awesome looking gaming boards. However the only thing at left me deflated was the game rules, don't get me wrong I think the rules are a very welcome break from the normal GW rules, but after watching the movies and reading all the books they didn't to me seem to portray how I imagined battles in Middle Earth.

Thank goodness for Ganesha Games! The simple and elegant rules make for great games in Middle Earth, or any type of earth for that matter.

So with my nirvana of rules found I would like to share some of my LotR stats with you guys. I would like to point out this is how I perceive the miniatures and their effectiveness on the tabletop. Feel free to mod them as you see fit.

Ian

The Hydra

Here is a photo of my 15mm Hydra by 15mm.co.uk battling it out with a 10mm Treeman

LotR - AAR - Seek & Destroy

This is a recent game of LotR i have played using Song of Blades&Heroes rules, i decided to put this in to a comic strip style AAR.
Enjoy,

Ian

Welcome to my first blog

I thought i will give bloggin' a try :-)
This blog will be updated with my wargaming adventures.