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Saturday, 17 January 2015

Shinies

So my birthday haul in all its glory:



Breaking it down, we have some terrain that will fit for Lion Rampant, Lord of the Rings and Saga. 


The Tabletop Workshop barn is simplicity itself to out together - look for a review shortly. The 4Ground kits look great in the flesh. Can't wait to put them together. 




We have some Viking Hirdmen which, long with my Rohirrim/Saxons will allow me to out together two forces for SAGA. 
First impressions are that the detail is cracking on these. 

Here's the meat of it; enough Perry Plastics to out together two complete retinues for Lion Rampant. 



Had a quick look inside; detail and options look brilliant. These will be first up for construction so there will be photos and a review by the end of the week. 

An unexpected bonus: She Who Must Be Obeyed must've been checking out my browsing history because these were a total but very welcome surprise. 


In Her Majesty's Name, of course, gives me an excuse to purchase any Victorian miniatures I want to build companies. This could turn out to be a very expensive present....

So it's all good, right?

Wrong. This little haul has totally blown my Pledge totals for the year. It now stands at:


Bought: 133
Painted: 8

OUCH. 

Hopefully some more completed miniatures to show tomorrow. 
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11 comments:

  1. The Dark Templar17 January 2015 at 20:27

    Fantastic haul. I can heartily recommend the 4ground and tabletop workshop kits!

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    1. Herbert West17 January 2015 at 21:56

      I'm really impressed with them so far. I remember back in the days of Terragenesis when I spent hours making terrain. This really is a revolution in how battlefields look.

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  2. Fitz-Badger17 January 2015 at 20:37

    Very nice "haul", and a thoughtful gift from your wife! Happy birthday!

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    1. Herbert West17 January 2015 at 21:59

      Thanks, Fitz. I shudder to think how she's going to want to me to make it up to her. I foresee a lot of babysitting duties in my future....

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  3. TamsinP17 January 2015 at 20:44

    Nice lootz Herbert.

    How to make it less of an "ouch" - you didn't pay for them so they don't count as "bought" even if they do add to the unpainted lead pile ;)

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    1. Herbert West17 January 2015 at 21:54

      I thought of that but I have the nasty feeling that it might be the sort of immorality that the Gaming Gods would punish me for!

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  4. Spiderweb of History18 January 2015 at 06:32

    Happy birthday! Looks like a lovely bunch of additions to the mountain and I'll be watching with great interest as the Lion Rampant forces come to fruition!

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    1. Herbert West18 January 2015 at 06:43

      Thanks. I'm really looking forward to the WotR stuff. Enjoying my research.

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  5. Michael Awdry18 January 2015 at 10:05

    didn't you do well! Fantastic haul Sir.

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  6. Anonymous18 January 2015 at 15:08

    :)

    Dan Mersey posted this over on the Lion Rampant forum the other day, it might work for the WotR box set?

    "If you can capture yourself a box of the Perry's Agincourt English army, you're looking at a Lion Rampant retinue for £20 and only 36 models to paint! The contents of one box will make a 24 point Lion Rampant retinue … the 36 models included are 24 archers and 12 men-at-arms, which means you can field an army consisting of:

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    2 Foot Men-at-Arms* @ 12 points
    2 Expert Archers @ 12 points

    It's a small, hard-hitting but very fragile retinue which should lead to some gory, fast games."

    I look forward to seeing what you create.

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  7. tomw18 January 2015 at 19:24

    Nice haul! No reflection on you but I do wish there were 2 of the command sprues in the Foot Knights box

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