New Scenario for To Covet Glory

I stumbled upon an interesting naval action off the coast of Jekyl and St Simons Islands during the American Revolution. This is right in the same area that the War of Jenkin's Ear naval battles were fought. It is a small scenario of three ships per side. The Rebels have three oared galleys compared to the larger sailing vessels of the Royal Navy.

I have largely finished the scenario and am going to publish it on my PayHip site. Since it is a one off scenario, it will be just $.99.

The British have an advantage in number of guns but face a significant challenge.

What a Cowboy - Painting Progress and Campaign

Made some painting progress over the weekend. It was good to be able to have the time to paint. I managed one 3DBreed miniature. It is the town drunk figure that they give away for free. He has his jacked partially off and is staggering with a bottle. It was a fun miniature to paint and will become a townsfolk for the mining camp and the town.

I did a few scenic items as well. I finished a small mine entrance and some cacti on desertish looking bases. I tried using contrast paints for the first time and was pleasantly surprised by them. I think I may try some more of these. Also painted up some camp items that will go on a base for a mining camp.

I also started on some bases of some animals. I printed three horses successfully which will be mounts for some mounted Mexicans. Also printed a cowboy horse holder with three horses. I have four Texas longhorns to paint up as well.

For having only played one actual game, i really like these rules. Enough that I started a historical campaign for them.

I am looking to model the Second Battle of Adobe Walls. This is rather ambitious considering that I have absolutely no plains Indian figures. The historical battle pitted 28 buffalo hunters against a force of some seven hundred plains indians. It boiled down to a series of cavalry charges against men in adobe and sod structures. The indians took casualties over the course of three days before pulling out. But the incident has a number of smaller surrounding actions as well. I can see these leading to an interesting campaign.

I am looking at 3d Breed again to pick up the miniatures for this project. I think I have some ideas about how to carry out the campaign and split up the battle into three separate actions. Anyway, still doing the research for this and it may end up with the pile of other half started projects on my hard drive.

What A Cowboy: Progress

Been printing quite a bit. I made a mine entrance but broke the track section. I managed to print some scatter to place on the stand in front of the entrance.

I also printed campsite items as well. I still need to make a few tents and a cook fire.

I printed a number of animals, including a deer, a buffalo, a rabbit, a wolf and a dog. but more importantly, six longhorn cattle. but in removing the spruces, I destroyed 2 of the.

I also printed some cacti as well. I found some old bases that I mounted the cacti to. they are a bit thick but look pretty good. I am concerned about filing them down since they appear to be resin.

Lastly, I printed a set of dice for What A Cowboy. I started to paint them but figure with use, that might be pointless.

while I need to paint all of it. I will attempt to use some contrast paints on the cacti. I need some white primer. it will be interesting to try out.

I reached out to Rich since my preorder has not arrived but with the posting of the desparado cards, I should be able to play. I have worked on a campaign, but want some practice with the rules first. I have watched the games that Tabletop CP posted and can't wait to try.

My Mexican town is small. I want just a few buildings and a church. My goal is the cantina from Sarrissa. Also their 2 story building. I want a few more buildings but am not sure what to get.

I did get to play a quick game today. It was a quick two on two game. It moved quickly and was good fun. I can see where this will be a good game to get on the table and do multiple playthroughs in an evening.

WAC Campaign

It is now over a week since the release and I am still awaiting the arrival of my rules, cards and tokens. I have the PDF but without the cards, you can't get a full feel for the rules. But that doesn't stop planning.

I managed to successfully print 3 horses. Out of a batch of 6, three had broken legs while removing the supports. The mounted figures all printed fine. I also printed the free drunk figure. They need to be primed and painted still but I am making progress.

My next stop is My Mini Factory. There are some minor terrain pieces that I had my eye on. Among them are a mine entrance, cacti, a preacher and some scenic scatter including loot bags and wood stacks. I now have my painting guide for the cacti from someone on the WAC FB group. That will be some paint to buy and my first experience with contrast paints. That should be 90% of what I need terrain wise.

I still have some painting for minis and want to buy a stage coach. There is one I have been following on eBay for a while but just haven't committed to yet. My last task is to convince my son to play the game.

What a Cowboy

Well as the clock slows down as Christmas approaches... er the release of What a Cowboy approaches, I finished up my Mexican gang. Sort of. I painted standing figures so far. I have yet to get a good print of horses yet for mounted figures. I am trying something with the settings in Chutibox to see if I can print a horse will all of its legs.

I painted the one holding the guitar and another one in black as if they were in a mariachi band or the like. It seemed like a good idea at the time. You will notice that I had trouble printing the pistols. So the gang is carrying snub nosed revolvers. I struggled with how to paint them but I think they are passable.

I need some dead figures to go along with them. 3DBreed does not make casualty figures... yet. I have emailed them and they said they may come back to the range and add to it. In the mean time, I found that i had purchased a pack of Peter Pig dead Mexicans. I have them ready to paint but have not primed them yet. The difficulty will be making them match.

I have three previously painted gangs. Each are painted similarly to make them look like they belong together. The plan is to have mounted, foot and dead figures for each gang member. So far, I only have foot painted and a few dead. I think I only have one mounted figure painted.

The one gang with no dead figures may be some miniatures I purchased on eBay 10 years ago. I can no longer remember. I have some additional figures on painting sticks as seen in the images. i also have a few more cowboy casualty figures to paint up. Peter Pig's range is great as they actually have matching mounter and casualty figures for each of their foot miniatures. I need to get some cattle and dead horses next. I am trying to decide between 3d Breed Cattle or Peter Pig. I'll probably go with the longhorns that are in the Peter Pig range. They have some real gems in that line. I am going to try to paint what I have first.

In looking at what is needed for What a Cowboy, I think I am happy with my terrain as is. I might like to get some cactii. Again, there are some nice Peter Pig ones availible. In the videos that Rich made, I am thinking about buying the pinned markers and wounded figures from Peter Pig to use instead of the acrylic splat token. Just need the game to be released now.