Get the Baron, ( Xenos Rampant game)

 

Many of you know I have a vast collection of miniatures and of late I have been trying to game with some forgotten pieces, using rules I enjoy or again forgotten. 

My DUNE collection is one of my favorites 3d prints  from Skull forge games, printed by my Son Russel and James Patterson. I have always liked the rules by  Daniel Mersey so the  Xenos Rampant by him and Richard Cowen, seemed to fit well. 

24 points each side, I compiled lists of the two side, a few alterations from the book on the units, looked good.

4x4 table and the scenario kilo, VIP extraction was rolled on the charts. decent  desert terrain.

The Mad Baron has is transport hit by a Freemen missile he escapes in a force field and lands in the dunes, his forces along with Imperial Sardaukar rush to find him, the Freemen  scramble to find the prize...

I always randomly roll set up sides both forces seeking to contact the Baron and be under there control.

The Barons  units made to the location the  Harkonans and Sardaukar making through the rocks , the Freemen moving faster tried to take him first.Rolls  found the Harkonans locate him they staved off the Freemen who charged into them, the Sardaukar outflanking the  fast moving Freemen.  the contact was fast and bloody, the Freemen tried hard but were pushed back loosing units as the Harkonans rushed the Baron to the safety of the rocks, the Freemen were cut down and fell back unable to  capture the Mad Baron. Victory to the  bad guys...

Very fast game loads of roll that turned things and some that did nothing, great set of rules if you want to make specialist  games with your collection. Enjoyable and fun, be safe my friends.....

 

Cathay VS Marauders (Hordes of things)

I have a large collection of miniatures I have collected and painted, most with the idea of using them on the table, I have also many rule sets. and while  sorting out my bits and bobs found the wonderful "Hordes of things" rules based on the DBA system by Wargames research group, I played this for many years about 20 years ago countless battles and fun, we even played large ECW and  Medieval games, to many to mention. 

Finding the rules I decided to take a back look and it inspired me to  try my Armies out based on the rules, some interpretations I use but its my game so? My collection painted was the lovely Grand Cathay Army for Warhammer the old World and my collection of Chaos Marauders  built over some time. 

The Rules are easy to make lists and I have had the great Scenarios for All Ages by CS Grant and S A Asquith, a book that set many table top battles over many years.

The two Armies meet each other in the fog using the long table as the encounter, exchanges of fire did nothing, the Marauder riders and hero smashing into the Cathy knights and  Archers while the foot advanced. The heroes unit destroyed the Archers then the hand gunners in short work while the riders on the left battles the Cathy knights keeping them engaged, The Marauder Hero charged with his  cavalry and  Warband to his right into the Cathay line. facing the Cathay General, picking combats in Hordes is important and this time it worked the Cathay General was destroyed and his Army collapsed after his demise..

Loads of fun and I have tried many more  of my collection using these rules, they are fun and Work after all this time. Be safe my friends....

Body Snatchers [Archvillian Games]

Russell printed me these off after they caught my eye on My Mini factory Archvillian tribe. Very unique and wonderful miniatures, loads of character and  high standard of STL. Fun to paint even with my bad eyes and hands, be safe my friends....

 

Trench Crusade Heretics vs Antioch

 

Had some real fun painting the trench crusade  STLs, so I decided to give it a go again, some new miniatures and the army builder on there site makes it a lot better. For the Heretic I chose my usual force plus a Bomb Witch, the Antioch I had a box full of miniatures i wanted to try so basic infantry and 2 mechanized infantry with a anti tank hunter sniper, around 700 per side. Got  my necromunda terrain as a bombed out factory, and  placed the  miniatures.

The Heretics advanced forward the Goetic Warlok aided by Priest  jumped a trooper, the Anti tank hunter spotted the Death Commando stuck in the open and shot him down one shot, the Armored infantry made slow progress as bot sides took pot shots at each other. The bomb Witch  tried a salvo at the incomming infantry only to fall to a well aimed and luck shot from and infantry man things were not looking good for the Heretics. An Anointed infantry made it up to the tank hunter and killed him in a melee. The lieutenant dropped the Warlock  but he was just blooded, a mechanized infantry man dropped Heretic trooper and another with a machine gun  wrought havoc on the others in the gantry.

The warlock rose up and then  teleport to the Infantry sniper taking him out, The Anointed heretic  struck into the  Antioch infantry,  the Machine gun Mechanized Infantry man target the Warlock and all his shots hit home dropping the night mare again. The priest charged the lieutenant and both  fought each other off, the 4th turn end each had to roll morale and  the Heretics failed so Victory to the  forces of good.

Wonderful  game loads of fun and as before I like the game system it works, good to use my painted  miniatures and will play more.

Be safe my friends..