I finally got back around to my French fleet for the Imperial Skies aeronef game.
I used the first French ships as a guide and painted these Le Brouchet Class Torpedo Frigates with the same colors. I like the look of the ships and think the fleet will look great when it all comes together.
Stay tuned to see this fleet grow as I continue to expand this fleet.
I finally got around to playing another game of Cold War Commander for my 6 x 6 Game Challenge.
It has been a little while since my last game, so I probably got some rules wrong. I added in some artillery for this game so had a few new things to learn as well.
I played the Counter Attack Scenario from the book. The Soviet Union was defending with 1,335 points available and the US was the attacker with 2,000 points available.
Both sides would achieve a minor objective if they caused 25% casualties to the enemy and a major objective if they broke the enemy formation.
It was a fun game and came right down to the wire with the end result being very, very close.
I think I will try to use an forward artillery observer in the next game to make better use of the artillery.
Carl found his way to my paint table and I managed to get him done and as part of the black and white edition of The Walking Dead: All Out War.
I continue to use my simple process for this model. Base colors, wash, and then highlights. I'm not going to win any painting contests, but the models look pretty decent on the table.
Base colors
Wash applied
Highlighted
I think Liam is the only model left from the core box. Stay tuned to see what I start working on next.
Patrick visited my painting table recently and is now ready to head out to collect some supplies and thrash some walkers.
I continue with my simple but effective painting style. This is a pretty good way to paint models if you are interested in getting models to the table quickly. I think it would be pretty forgiving for a new painter as well.
Just a few more models and I'll be done with the core box.
Paints Used:
Vallejo Model Air Color
Anthracite Grey
Vallejo Model Color
White
Vallejo Game Color
Cold Grey
Stonewall Grey
Games Workshop
Nuln Oil
Army Painter
Matt Black
I had hoped to make a little progress on getting caught up, but I failed. However, I am glad to say that I didn't fall any further behind.
My three games this month were all of The Walking Dead: All Out War. I am finished with the plays for that game and am going to focus on Cold War Commander and Conflict of Heroes next.
I've played (and made videos of) 15 games so far toward this challenge. My plan was to play 3 games per month so I should have completed 21 games by the end of July. I now need to play 4 games per month (and 5 in one month) to complete my challenge.
I have plans to make some progress in August, but we will see how that actually works out.
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I was able to convince my friend John to join me in a game of The Walking Dead: All Out War. This is my first competitive game. The game mechanics are essentially the same as for a solo game, but there is much more to worry about with the addition of a force or hostile survivors that you must contend with instead of just the undead walkers.
We played the basic scenario out of the core box. There are 9 supply tokens placed on the board and the first side to hold 7 tokens in an end phase is the winner. If the game ends due to threat being too high, then then the player with the most tokens is declared the winner.
We had a good time and I think we got most of the rules correct. I look forward to playing more games and hope they go as well as this game did.
This game completes my plays for this game for my 6 x 6 game challenge. I will continue to work on models for this game and play more games, but I will be shifting gears and working on getting some other games played.
Derek was the next model to hit my painting table.
I continue to use my simple, but effective process of applying base colors, washing the model with Nuln Oil, and then highlighting with the base colors.
It is a pretty quick painting process, and the results look reasonable.
Base colors applied.
Wash applied.
Highlighted.
I'm getting closer to completing the core box. Stay tuned to see what is next.
Paints Used:
Vallejo Model Color
Neutral Grey
White
Vallejo Game Color
Stonewall Grey
Cold Grey
Army Painter
Stone Golem
Black
Games Workshop
Nuln Oil
