Saturday 10 September 2016

Wrecked!

I think I got this idea from a picture on Facebook of some guys table, ever since I have been on the look out for an old model car which I could 'tart' up. I got this one at a junk stall in Lancaster, it cost the princely sum of £1.50, I have seen other period cars online for ten times that but of course it would have been madness to wreck them.

This particular model was a British delivery van, I sprayed it with some reddish brown primer, tore the tyre's off and then set too with watered down black paint. Once it looked suitably bad I dry brushed it with steel, I had some other bits and pieces laying around so added some of these to the base.

The idea is either to pop it beside a house as having been abandoned by the owner or as an objective marker, I have an idea if I get some more to possibly build up a hasty barricade with them.





I now really have reached the end of the line with my wargaming projects, and am struggling to come up with some ideas to while away a few hours of an evening. I could do some more terrain pieces i.e. gardens etc. to make the houses blend in on the battlefield a bit better rather than standing about fairly starkly.

I was hoping to have my Bolt Action V2.0 to read this weekend, however despite the newsletter informing me they were being shipped last Wednesday night and having paid express delivery I still do not have my copy, no one does seemingly, so I don't have a clue about the announcement.

I have a mate coming up from London in October for a weekends gaming, he is trying his best to kick start some Warhammer Ancient Battles and has offered to introduce me to WAB. I am very much a fan of War and Conquest and have regretted never getting into WAB when it was at its height, so I have ordered a copy of the rules from eBay, it is the least I can do as he is leaving the comfort of his soft Southern climes to venture to these Northern wilds to be defeated.

12 comments:

  1. That's a nice little piece George. Bloody bargain for £1.50! Like you say, some of the "collectable" interwar vehicles go for stupid prices online.

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    1. I would really like a bus for a barricade, railway modeller shows might be a good place to look.

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  2. Superb piece! Very atmospheric indeed!

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  3. A nicely done wreck there.
    Re. BA V2, it would appear they have been shipping overseas orders first, going on posts on the WG forum.

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    1. They are talking already about being sold out and October for the next batch, despite again mentioning all pre-orders have shipped. In my 60's all my patience has been used up :)

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    2. I'm over 60 too, still have a little patience, just. Must admit that I can't but feel a little miffed to hear folk who ordered 3 days later than me have had there shipped notification, seems to be a lottery rather than any sense of order at Warlord.

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    3. I am completely confused as to when this rulebook is actually due out, today was trumpeted as the day for all the non pre-orders, but I still have not got mine and I am beginning to regret paying for express delivery because I am not getting it. It would seem to be a lottery. We are of course stuck having paid the money but it's not cricket or good customer service.

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  4. Lovely job on the van George. It's a nice piece and no mistake.

    Thought about having a go at Bolt Action to help prevent me from actually completing any projects, but haven't been able to sell a kidney to afford V2. Think I'll stick to Chain of Command.

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    1. It is a hefty price tag Gary, but I am committed now. Personally I also prefer it as a game to CoC.

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    1. Cheers Simon, maybe the next one will have 'up Stalin' on it for your Ruskies.

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