Overcoming Obstacles II

Hello all,
I managed to sneak in some hobby time today and get some work done on the obstacles I begun a week ago.
Here is a short preview of the results - with the Artillery Master proudly displaying his Organ Gun in the middle:

Most of the terrain are N scale (or ca. 6mm) while the minis are ten mm. I know thats a bit weird but it really looks more "correct" on the battlefield in my opinion and works really well footprint-wise.

The object of these obstacles is to preovide some nice looking "clutter" for the battlefield - although they could be used as obstacles and thus given defended status to infantrye etc, they are mainly just there to break up the "flatness" of the battlefield. I hope and trust they will work.

Heres the first of the obstacles - a stone (I naturally had to paint it as I didn't think it looked enough like a stone :-)), a small tree from Heki or Noch (damn I wish I had more of these!) and a few sections of the same wall as the Master is deployed behind. I've forgotten where I got these from and if anyone could help me out with a name I would really appreciate it!

I'll be showing close ups the next few days so stay tuned in breathless excitement!
:-).
All the best,
Kasper

Wishlist for Christmas

Hello all,
these are going on my wishlist for Christmas! What? It has just been X-mas? But Id idn't get any toys! Not fair!
Oh well, I'll put them on my "wouldnt it be great to have enough money to buy this"-list, then.

These are made Anglebarracks and are stunning little scenic bases that are well suited for their line of 6mm buildings. Just look at how sweet they appear - and you can even buy them pre-painted!

A Spanish hill town and a walled town....

Prices are from 35 to 65£ for base and all the houses etc. Very nice and high quality, by the look of them.

All the best,
Kasper

Warmaster and Rick Priestley's new home

Hello all - trust you made it through New Year safely!

Due to certain unmentionable elements in the gaming industry, the God-father of Warmaster (both fantasy, Ancients and Medieval), Warhammer, and a personal hero of mine, Mr. Rick Priestley, got a new homepage/blog during Christmas. (Actually I'm not entirely sure if he is aware of this :-)).

No longer able to update the former nexus of internet-warmasterianism (http://www.rickpriestley.com/) a few brave men (I suppose) have set up a new blog that will, hopefully, become the new place to be (or read) for all Warmaster purposes. This is where yous hould go for enw army lists, rule FAQs and clarifications, etc.

I really hope this blog succeeds as there are quite a few minor adjustments needed to both the most ancient army lists and the newest (in my opinion). I.e. a Hittite army is so completely different from a Teutonic Order list that there is no way they could play  level game.

Anyways, I urge you to go there and if possible contribute or just let your clicks show that you appreciate the site.

The address is: http://www.ricks-warmaster.com/index.html

All the best,
Kasper

Overcoming obstacles

Hello all,
after a long draught on the hobby side I finally got some stuff done yesterday evening. Not much but it may be the beginning of a long and fruitful winter :-).
In our last game I realised that there are three things I need in order to make the field of battle look better; more road, obstacles, and something to clutter the tabletop to make it look more natural (these would probably not have any effect on the game - purely visual).
So the first obstacle to overcome were the obstacles... (see what I did there? :-)). And here are a few pictures of the first stage of them:

There are also two defended areas for the artillery to park in - of no benefit ruleswise but it should look better :-).

Most of the metal pieces are from Irregular Miniatures while the trees and hedges are from Heki or Noch - wonderful stuff.

The two odd objects - which I really hope you recognize - were bought in a small shop in San Francisco recently for the prize of 1 dollar combined. I hope that with a little tender love and care they will end up as somewhat amusing pieces for the battlefield...

All the best, and a merry christmas to all,
Kasper.