Naval Gaming on the Cruel Seas

Here are some pics of forces I am painting up for the new Game - Cruel Seas.  It is a 1/300 scale naval game that I recently started playing.  I am painting up two forces right now - a German Kriegsmarine Force and a British (Free French) Flotilla Force.  I have continued my Free French WWII theme into this game system as I can be the add on to the many different British forces that people are painting up.

Enjoy these pics while I finish painting the larger boats and get some action photos of a game soon.

The Vosper MkII's in foreground, MkI's in the background.

Decals from MiscMini 1/300 range and Flames of War 15mm French Armor sets will help with identifying boats during a game. 

Close up of a Vosper MkII.

British Dog Boats to give my force some punch!  I have some other really cool models on the painting table that will add an even heavier punch!  I will have photos soon!

The Fleet Air Arm is also well represented in my force.  Decals also from the excellent MiscMini 1/300 MTB decal sheet! I think this is one of my favorite paint jobs of the year so far.

I have made a pretty good dent in the 'too paint pile' for Cruel Seas.  I am currently working on larger ships like the Armed Trawlers and Minesweepers.  I will get pics up as soon as I can.

Warlord of a New Game System

Recently I started playing a new Game System - Warlords of Erehwon - by Warlord Games.  It is really the first Magic, Fantasy type wargame that I have played.  I purchased the rule book on a whim when I realized that I might be able to outfit an army without any real painting and for well under $100!  As far as wargames these days, it was almost too good to be true!

Although I am short and hobbit-like portly, I chose the very tall and elegant Elven force for my base army.  The special rules for the Elves have a distinct French flavor.  Haughty Disdain, Longbows, Spangly Armor and did I mention Haughty Disdain?  The base force also includes a Giant Eagle which can be very helpful.  I really like the way the army plays on the table.  Sort of like the German SS in a WWII rules set - small units of very good troops with a lot of firepower!  Playing against Gordon's Orcs/Goblins/whatever is like trying to stop the Russian Horde on the Eastern Front!  It is quite a bit of fun.

I haven't taken many photos of the army yet.  And I don't have any of it in action, but here are a couple of photos of my heavy units - my Dragon riding hero and the Allied Griffon.  The Griffon has been involved in a couple of games and has done pretty well.  The Dragon hero has been too expensive to field in a game to date because our points list has been limited.  Looking forward to getting that rectified soon!

The Elven Hero mounted on a dragon.  The dragon is a nod to my sons, Marc Paul and Andrew as it is a figure they used to play with as kids.  A bit of nostalgia that makes me smile!

Another view.  The title of the hero is "No, No, No!" with a hearty figure wave!

The two units mounted on their flying bases.  Rare earth magnets are so cool!

This Elven force now has an enemy to fight as I have organized an Undead Army out yet more ready-painted figures in Gordon's toy bin!  I love these painted figures because you only have to do ~10 figures and you are ready to play a game!  Looking forward to the first clash between these armies.