Shoot-out in New Middleheim

Professor Elf came by with his kid and his cowboys this afternoon.  This meant a playdate and a game!  Broke out The Legends of the Old West and let some of my Wild West figs out for air...

"Mama take this badge from me...I don't need it anymore."

Sheriff Sue shakes his head to clear the memory.  "What was I thinking?  Didn't she know it was only the drink a-talking!?  And now here I am, stuck in the middle of New Middleheim without a badge and The Nashville Boys coming down on me.  Them Outlaws!   Good thing I got me a Posse!"

"And the best danged Posse this side of Heaven they are!  There's Juan de Fuca, Mississippi Alabama Detroy-ed Fred, my trusty deputy - The Man with No Name (he really doesn't have one), good ol'uncle Ben and Oskar K., all the way from some place called Vienna, Australia.  I call him the Swede."

Meanwhile, as Sheriff Sue continues his rambling monolouge, The Nashville Boys, led by Kenny The Gambler, take position...

Waylon and Willie take the town hall!

Finally Sheriff Sue sees the threat and orders his boys to fan out.

"My name is Sue," shouts Sheriff Sue, "How do you do?  Now you gonna ..."

Shots ring out.  But nobody hits nothing but barrels and tables. 

And boats!

So The Nashville Boys start a clever cross-fire by overlapping their fire-arcs.

This is too much for Sheriff Sue, so he orders his posse to "git in good and close and duke it on out!"

Mississippi Alabama Detroy-ed Fred sneaks out of the shadows to surprise Willie.

The Swede and Kris get it on.

Mississippi Alabama Detroy-ed Fred (I love saying his name!), in a frenzy of over-confidence, charges into Kenny The Gambler.   Kenny laughed and used one FAME point to win the combat and then his other FAME point to take Mississippi Alabama Detroy-ed Fred right out of the game.

Next he charged into The Deputy With No Name.

Sheriff Sue rushes in to rescue his faithful Deputy.

However, just at that moment, right at high noon, Professor Elf's wife calls and wants him back home.   We called it a draw.  Super great to play Legends of the Old West again!  Even though it took us a while to get the flow of the game back, I look forward to returning to it soon.  I think the FAME and FATE points are just brilliant.  I would like to use a Legend level character next time.

After the shoot-out, Sheriff Sue went to see his Mama and got his badge back.  And he promised to lay off the drink...

Coldwar Commander Comes To Town

A peaceful border town...

...is INVADED!!

By Two Sides!  At Once!

Even the Neutrals want a piece...

Opening moves...

Phantoms!

And what they leave behind!

Hinds strike back.

After years of gluing tank wheels to my fingers I have made the happy conclusion that die-casts and pre-mades are the way to go for 20mm.

Coldwar Commader!

"It's Sunny Out, Let's Play Some Warhammer!"

As they gazed upon the distant glittering city, the two mighty Warlords reached an agreement - "We will split it between us!"

However, at just that moment, in just that glittering distant city, a mighty militia was preparing to embark on a "seek-and-destroy", long range patrol.  "Bring it on!", bellowed an excited citizen!

Yes, that beautiful, cosmopolitan city of Sehrschonenheim, where Dwarves, Elves, Men (and Women), Giants and Ogres all co-exist in the most perfect of harmony.  It must be protected at all costs!!

The Forces meet...

The Chaos Horde is Horrible!

"ATTACK!!!   ARRRGHHHHH!!!"

"O Brave Men of dear Sehrschonenhiem, Brace for Impact!!"

The battlelines clash. 

Arrows fly.

Big Guys Die.

The end is nigh.

Feudal Fred is surrounded.  He and the remaining brave fighters of Sehrschonenheim surrender. 

The victorious Chaos Horde 'high-fives'.

A great Warhammer skirmish game with The Kid this afternoon.  He picked the figs for each "team" while I set the table.  Was very happy it didn't rain. 

Ah, What the Heck, Panzer Division P.W. Passes On By

Not enough tanks on this here blog, so...

Panzer Division P.W. rushes to the front.  The ColdWar Commander Front. 

Really just an excuse to throw up some pictures of my beautiful Leopards.

I love Leopards.  There it is, out in the open.  No more secrets. 

Ahhh, but what is that Hind gonna do???!

A Whole Lotta Clanning Going On

When Harold from Clan Minifigs told Thane Redbeardbrokensword of Clan Citadel (The Fantasy Tribes Branch of the clan) the news of that upstart Thane Asgard (of Clan Asgard) uniting Clan Grenadier and Clan Citadel (the Second Compendium branch), Thane Redbeardbrokensword knew his clan was next.  But he had a plan. 

"Walruses!"

"What?!"

"Walruses.  We're gonna get us some Walruses.  Let's get the clan moving!"

Gunnar Gordonsson couldn't believe his ears.

"But Thane, it's freezing up there in Walrus land!  What do we want with Walruses anyway?"

"We must stop Asgard," says Thane Redbeardbrokensword, "We got the artillery..."

...now all we need is some cavalry, and I hear there is a mighty Clan up north riding walruses.  I want us to ride walruses too!  Let's get the lads moving!  A Walrus hunting we will go!"

But barely a day into their journey a Clan of Giants bars the dwarves' way. 

"LET US PASS!" commands Thane Redbeardbrokensword.

"Ok," say the Giants.

And Clan Citadel (the Fantasy Tribe branch of the Clan) continues on their way...