The next two halfmen

I managed to finish 2 more halfmen for the militia unit at the weekend:

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Hope you like what you see!

The third halfman

So after coming back from Crisis I managed to finish the next Westfalia halfman for my militia unit in Dietrich von Schalkes halfmen army. Here he is:

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I hope you like him. Next one will be done after the coming weekend maybe I even manage to do more then one as these figures can be painted quite quickly.

Crisis 2016 convention report

Now that I am back from a very nice weekend in Antwerp I would like to show you some pictures of Crisis 2016. I took about 330 pictures therefore it took me a wile to sort them all out therefore the report is only up now. Feel free to leave comments .

So here are the pictures. To start with a few pictures of the venue:

And here the layout of the convention center:

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And now the games that could be seen at Crisis:

First is an absolutely stunning game showing Romans against Barbarians . What I think is really outstanding is the boats on the river!

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Next up is The battle of Saticula 343 BC . This was the second of three Battlestaking place in the first year of the first Samnite War (343-341 BC). This game was presented by  the war games club Militia Brabantia.

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This sharp practice game used a rather splendid ship model in 28mm scale:

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The great northern war:

To Saga games :

Two games of Congo:

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A very nice game of Dragon Rampant in 15mm by the Team for historical simulations:

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A pegasus bridge game in 28mm:

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Next is a Iwo Jima game by the Murphy’s heroes:

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An absolutely stunning pice of terrain for Puppeteers:

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The Alde Garde brought a Early 16th Century Game with them:

Spectre Operations:

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An absolutely gorgeous Warhammer 40000 game by Kraken Wargames. Imperial Fists against Genestealers

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Two Flames of War games:

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The Street Arnhem 1944

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A Frostgrave game:

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A very unusual game of racing bikes:

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That were the Games I captured with my camera. I know there was a lot more to be seen but I couldn’t just manage to take pictures of everything.

At last a few pictures of terrain pieces by moreterrain :

So this is it for Crisis 2016. It was a very good show again and it was even bigger then last year! Go on like this Tin soldiers of Antwerp ! I will be back next year!

Baugnez 44

 

On our way to Antwerp for Crisis2016 we went to a he Ardennes and met up with some friends. We visited two world war II museums the first was Baugnez 44. here are the pictures:

The next museum we visited was  in La Gleise.The most stunning exhibit there was a real Tiger II tank:

And the museum itself

Tomorrow it is Crisis 2016!

Another Halfman finished

Here is the next Halfman finished . He will be the last before I go to Antwerp for Crisis 2016 tomorrow.

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Next Halfman next week then and expect an extensive convention report about crisis. See you there !

The Halfman unit of Ass Hauer

Maybe you remember that I took part in the Westfalia Miniatures Halfmen Kickstarter. I started to paint the first unit lead by a veteran warrior called Ass Hauer. You can read more about Ass Hauer here. Here is the first member of the unit now .

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Here is a picture of the unpainted figure as it comes from Westfalia plus a round base :

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Next one possibly tomorrow when I find the time.

Crisis Antwerp is getting nearer by the hour now!

Just to remember you that coming Saturday is:

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NOVEMBER 5TH 2016
10 A.M. – 5 P.M.
HANGAR 29 Waagnatie
Rijnkaai 150
2000 Antwerpen

The traders who will attend can be found here. Complete with links to the traders pages to make shopping easier for you. The attending Clubs and their games can be found here.

I hope to meet a lot of you in Antwerp! Expect a convention report next Monday or Tuesday.