Middle East civilians (FoF)

Having finally bought some large 1.5mm thick circular bases, I've put together my first civilian mob for 15mm scale Force on Force.  After toying with the idea of individually based civies, I've opted to split my civilian mobs between two Ø50mm bases, each with around 6 figures on.  This makes for easier movement of mobs, whilst representing their abstract nature in rules terms, but still allows a little flexibility in placement in relation to tabletop scenery.

The bases are laser-cut 1.5mm (to match the thickness of the coins I use for infantry bases) ply from Fenris Games - I highly recommend these bases.  They are very durable & have absolutely no warping.  The civilians are a mixture of Modern Civilians from Rebel Minis plus 'AK Looters', 'AK Ammo Carriers', 'Sudanese Women Civilians', &  'WWII Refugees' from Peter Pig.  I went for a 'refugee' theme for this mob, with most of the figures carrying valuables, children or babies.  I'm planning to use a more relaxed street/market theme for my next mob.

I will use these in Iraq / Lebanon games, but civilian mobs are more integral to Day of the Rangers (Black Hawk Down) battles - I'm looking forward to putting together civilian & hostile mobs for this next.

Chaos Marauders (WQ)

Next minis painted for my 15mm scale Warhammer Quest project: 2D6 Chaos Marauders.  These are Northlander Warriors with Axes, from Copplestone Castings's fantastically-sculpted Barbarica range.  I'll use 'standard Human' stats for these murderous raiders - they'll be one of the 'sword-fodder' groups of Monsters in my dungeon set.

Dire Wolves (WQ)

I'm staying focused on Warhammer Quest for the moment - this morning I finished painting these 1D6 Dire Wolves.  Being the owner of an Alaskan malamute, I opted for sled-dog colour schemes, rather than the all-grey/brown/black/white that I often see on wargame wolves.

These are yet more brilliant figures from the Copplestone Castings 15mm Barbarica range.  Dire Wolves do not appear in the Warhammer Quest bestiary, but I'll use the Warhounds stats for them.  I imagine that they could either be a wild pack which shelters in the dungeon, or semi-domesticated by Chaos Marauders or other villains.  Below is a size comparison photo, showing an unfortunate Savage Orc cornered by the pack:

Cave Troll (WQ)

Yesterday I finished this Cave Troll for 15mm scale Warhammer Quest.  I'm quite pleased with how the paint job came out.  This is yet another fantastically detailed miniature from the Copplestone Castings 15mm Barbarica range - sold as 'Snow Trolls'.

I've included a size comparison photo above, showing the Cave Troll squaring-off against one of my Savage Orcs.

Progress on 3D dungeon sections (WQ)

Here's an update on my progress with building & painting 15mm scale 3D Warhammer Quest dungeon sections.  I have a couple more rooms on the go at the moment, but below are all the sections that I have fully textured & painted.  I'm looking forward to putting together the more ambitious Objective Rooms, starting with the Fighting Pit.

More Savage Orcs (WQ)

Sticking with my 15mm Warhammer Quest project, I've now finished 1D6 Savage Orc archers.  Again, these are from the fantastically sculpted Copplestone Castings Barbarica 15mm range - 'Pict Archers'.  I love the detail on these tiny figures - right down to human skulls hanging from belts!

Below are a couple photos showing the Orc archers next to the Savage Orcs with clubs that I painted in January:

Chaos Dwarves with axes (WQ)

I've just finished painting a few more minis for 15mm Warhammer Quest.  Here are another 1D3 Chaos Dwarves, this time with the more usual armament of axes.  Again, these models are from Copplestone Castings' excellent 15mm Fantasy range.  As with my 15mm Force on Force figures, I've used 1p pieces for the bases.

Chaos Dwarves with spears (WQ)

I needed a mini hobby task to get me back into painting, having returned this weekend from my first foreign holiday in nine years... So I've painted-up 1D3 Chaos Dwarves with spears, for my 15mm scale Warhammer Quest project.  These figures are from Copplestone Castings' 15mm Fantasy Range, & have a fantastic amount of detail:

I stuck to the traditional red-&-black colour scheme for these evil foes, & gave them a swarthy skin tone to suit the volcanic wastes of their Dark Lands, & to mark them out more strongly from Dwarves in the Warriors party.  I considered Green Stuffing the classic Chaos Dwarf helmet shape, but thought it might be too ambitious.  I may do this when I make a Chaos Dwarf Champion & Lord.  I've only painted 3 to start with because they're actually fairly tough enemies for low-level Warriors to face in Warhammer Quest.

Iraqi Republican Guard (FoF)

Whilst I've been mulling over a change of setting for Tomorrow's War with my friend Tim, I've been back to painting my Iraqi platoon for Force on Force.  I've nearly completed the force, which will consist of combined Iraqi regulars / Saddam Fedayeen, as featured in many of the battles from the Road to Baghdad sourcebook.  Below is one of the 3 rifle squads I have painted. They will usually be split into a 6-man fireteam with AKs, & a 2nd 4-man support team, which carries an RPG & RPD:

To save on cost & time I've been looking at dual roles for my Force on Force armies.  These Iraqi Republican Guard can also represent Syrian PLA troops in 'Lebanon 1982' games. Below are the NCO, medic & CO, plus a 73mm recoilless rifle team: