Irregular Wars Wargaming

Although I have, of late, been negligently distracted by other projects, fellow gamer Le Coq Fou has been hard at work putting together some wonderful 15mm forces for Irregular Wars: Conflict at the World's End . Below I have attached a few images of his excellent Woodland Indians (Iroquois) and English Adventurers (Jamestown-esque colonists) battles swiped - with permission - from his own write ups. I encourage you to check out his full blog here . Extra! Extra! Read all about it... English massacred by noble savages .

Well as the first slops of paint get brushed over my 15mm buildings, things are starting to look promising. That was before the incident... ... it could have been a massive disaster, but the wee girl knew she had stumbled onto something beyond her ken and just stood there mewing until I lifted her to safety. Only damage: feline pride.

Just a couple of quick progress shots today. First up a photo of my suburb as it stands. I sprayed some of the simpler buildings with a textured paint as a bit of an experiment, then the whole lot (and the 2'x2' base board) were liberally undercoated with dark brown matt. I'm hopeful that the actual painting of the buildings will not be too complicated; I've never attempted buildings at this scale before so I will start with some of the smaller boxy structures before attempting any bigger houses or public buildings.  Also for today is a snapshot of one of the factions that I'll be using in playtesting. These guys are all 15mm Xyston Jews but, in a wonderfully ironic twist, will represent a group of Syrian Arabs. The boxer has been shown before (as a potential gladiator), he is a zealot with a dagger removed; the other two bareheaded chaps are also zealots, they will be used as a henchman (with the club) and an assassin (with the sword). Their leader will be the

Here is the last batch of four gladiators for my initial pool. I might very well return to do some additional ones at a later date, but I'm not sure that I will need more than 16 any time soon for my immediate plans. From left to right: Mick Yarrow gladiatrix, Lurkio 'Gaetulian', Strategia Nova 'scissor', Rebel hoplomachus. This model is a little bit not safe for work, but just a little (about 3mm of her). I actually just wanted to have NSFW written in the blog as an experiment to see if it gets more hits... anyway... As with all the Mick Yarrow stuff I've done so far, she painted up a little better than expected; certainly the unpainted lead doesn't do the figure justice. I'm not entirely sure what kind of gladiator she's supposed to be, I'm going to use her as a Gallus or Thraex I think as I'm a bit short on them. This little chap is the only Lurkio figure I've painted (a Moorish skirmisher) and I really like him. The figure

Chapter 3, Ambush Having dispatched their erstwhile allies, the holders of the toe of Saint Pius had enjoyed little of the expected prestige. Instead, they found themselves harried by their defeated foes from Sorviodunum, recovered now and seeking cold vengeance and slavering at the chance to get their thieving hands on a holy relic. So now, with the smoke of their home cooking fires drifting on the light westerly breeze, the holders of the toe just had to make it across one last stretch of wilderness to home, hearth, and a stout palisade. This is the third 'after action report' of the Relic of Saint Pius campaign, the full details of which can be found here . As the victors of the the battle of the stone circle, Aethelwulf and his Angles took the role of the defender in this scenario. The attacker was the Romano-British warband of Flavius Constans. The gallant and unbeatable Angles deploy along one edge of the table. Flavius Constans, having gathered enough recruits

Chapter 2, Dividing the Spoils The heroes of Sorviodunum gazed anxiously at the ring of standing stones before them. They had surged forth following their victory to this, the repository of the little toe of the left foot of Saint Pius the Significant, brought and hidden here two hundred years ago by Nikolaos of Antioch. The heroes’ pitiful allies had shadowed their every move and now skulked in the mist beyond the stone circle. The recovery of the holy relic would bestow great prestige on its new owner, not just with their followers, but with the backwards inhabitants of the land – the search for the saint’s toe would not go unhindered. This is the second 'after action report' of the Relic of Saint Pius campaign, the full details of which can be found here . As the victors of the the battle of Sorviodunum, Aethelwulf and his Angles took the role of the defender in this scenario. The attacker was the Irish warband of Dubh Fiach. The Anglish and the Irish deploy on