28mm Vietnam Xenos Rampant

A few weeks back, Bruce and I played a game of Xenos Rampant with a Vietnam theme. Bruce set a beautiful table with some palm trees. The Yanks need to eventually capture with village and they start with three units on the edge of the table. The open area is a landing zone for the choppers, which, when the LZ is clear, can deploy additional troops as well as hover and provide heavy support fire. The Men in the Black PJs can deploy into any cover that the Americans have not yet moved through.

The first turn saw the American's enter the board while the VC moved their one on-board unit into the LZ to slow the US reinforcements. Additional VC deployed into cover to start harassing the US troops.

 

There was a sharp fire fight on the right side of the board but the US managed to clear the LZ and drop their first reinforcements. Heavy MGs quickly chewed them up but the helo lifted off and was annoying as hell for the rest of the game.

The VC eventually managed to start eliminating the US units on the board while jamming up the LZ and setting up a defensive line between the US troops and the village.

The US finally withdrew due to losses. We'd probably change the deployment to slow the rate of VC deployment but otherwise, the scenario worked really well.

I just cannot get over how slick Xenos is for modern small arms combats.

Up next: I may be posting a bit more sporadically as my real life has become a bit busy these past few weeks. We'll just have to play this by ear.

28mm furies

I continue to paint when I have some time and, this week, I finished off five 28mm fantasy figures.

These are some kind of feathered, bird-based monster. Maybe they are sirens or furies or some such? Anyhow, they were an easy paint and I think I have finished all of the monsters in the fantasy boxes Chen gave me. Now it is on to the last dozen or so adventurers.

Up next: Hard to say. I would guess some 28mm adventurers.

Three 28mm adventurers

Alright, the last few months have been a bit crazy with family stuff and it has been awhile since I have sat down long enough to make any progress on painting,

This week, I managed to crank out three 28mm fantasy figures (at a guess, a bard, a fighter, and a thief?) and a base of wizard fire. These were some nice figures Chen traded me. I wish I had done them a bit more justice but, well, things have been crazy.

Up next: Hard to say. I may actually be taking bit of a break for a few weeks since I have nothing in progress and not much time to start anything new.

More bunkers

This is the second batch of bunkers that I got from Scott last year. These had been primed but otherwise were untouched. Based on the undercuts, I think these are 3-D prints.

These are roughly 20mm scale and could work for 15mm or 25mm or even 28mm in a pinch. Here I have them set with some old 25mm West End Games Star Wars figures (which happened to be at hand).

The roofs lift off and they have rudimentary interiors. I just did a grey spray, dry brush, wash, dull coat and then some scenic texturing to match my stuff.

In addition to the two large bunkers, there are four smaller ones plus a giant gas tank. These are slightly bigger than the bunkers from last week (compare below) but are close enough that they'd work together. 

I'd say I have enough here to put together an Imperial or Cylon outpost for a game of Fistful of Lead, which might be my next project. In terms of painting, I have some long-waiting fantasy to get finished up.

15mm bunkers

This week, I completed some minor finishing work on some 15mm bunkers I bought from Scott last year.

These came well painted and based and looked like they were fresh off the drop ship. I added some dry brushing and a dirty wash to make them a bit grittier and then redid some of the basing finishes to match my collection.

The roof-mounted stuff (gun, dish, antenna) lift off and swap out. The solar panels on top are a nice touch (shhh, don't tell Danielle) and the two barricades are lovely pieces.

Up next: Probably the remainder of the 15mm terrain, including a bunch of bunkers that are unpainted. I have also run to the end of my last bottle of Future floor wax (which they apparently discontinued in 2022?) and am now experimenting with a replacement. Pray for me!

15mm tanks and 25mm Star Wars

A bit of a mixed lot today.  First up are some 15mm storage tanks. These were part of a job lot that I bought from Scott. They came painted and I just added a bit of grit and some highlights.

The good news is that they work for anything from 15mm to 28mm, which is super useful.

Dave printed some 25mm taun-taun riders for me a while back from some files I bought. He scaled these to 25mm scale so they fit in with the Battle of Hoth figures I have plus my old West End Games Star Wars guys.

 

My goal here was to give the rebels another unit type in the board game to match the AT-STs I added for the Imperials. I'll probably play these as the analog to the Empire's probe droids.

They are maybe a touch too big (my fault--I should have asked for 20mm prints) but the sliding scale of Battle of Hoth figures is so elastic that it isn't a big deal. The prints turned out super well.

Up next: Probably more 15mm sci-fi terrain.

Random Star Wars painting

This week is a bit of a grab bag. First up are some game pieces from the game Star Wars Rebellion (these are from an expansion, I think).

Dead simple painting and they will work with 15mm (and smaller) sci-fi troops.

I also painted up some AT-STs from the same bag. Again, dead simple paint jobs.

These guys I will be using to add a new unit type for the Empire in the Battle of Hoth game with its sliding scale miniatures.

Up next: Some actual 15mm sci-fi terrain, I think.