Painting the Settlers

The painting of Settlers continued. Today I highlighted skin, painted the guns with mahogany brown and boots. Starting to look better, but still many small details need paint before I add diluted sepia wash. and highlight once again with brighter colours.

Will hack you with my axe!

Rangers in their new brown boots

Settlers being chased by Zombie dogs..

Muskets & Tomahawks Game Day

Today there were lot of people in the Club. Warhammer Fantasy Battle game, 3 games of Muskets & Tomahawks and planning of the Winter War theme table had gathered gamers together. Below some of the newly painted figures and scenery.

Crowded club

Marko's Indian village

Juha's Highlanders

More highlanders and rangers

Troops

More troops :)

Muskets & Tomahawks - Game 3

In a third game English had to rescue a fellow officer and his lady from a Indian village. A furious battle ensued and casualties where high. Indians got one pojnt more, 4-3. A very exciting game, Thanks!

Brits nearing the Indian village

Captives were bound to their totem

"Im scared"

Highlanders looking over the hill

Charge!

Formation on top of the hill

Indian fire is deadly

Highlanders retreat in the forest

Indians running closer

Prepeare to shoot!

Fire!

A deadly shot, all indians in team runaway leaving one of them behind.

Same time firefight with French at the boats

Indians attach the highlanders in forest

Horrible battle, both lost 6 brave men but Scots were winners in this round.

Indias start to lose morale and retreat.

Both forces had lost over half of their men

Highlanders were not able to enter the village but they got 3 points for
 chasing 3 units of indians away. Indian got 2 poitns for the lady and
 killing scots officer. Let them rest in peace.

Muskets & Tomahawks - Game 2

English settlers tried to make their way with the wagon transporting two ladies. It was ambushed by  French and Indian forces.

English on the move

Happy travelling

Militia guarding the journey

Suddenly hills are full of indians

Smoke fills the air

French blocking the way

More indians..

We must hurry!

Indians had upper hand, but English got quite far.

Muskets & Tomahawks - Game 1

In the first game British settlers were battling between themselves over the land ownership. Pictures below English versus Scottish Highlanders.

Muskets and Tomahawks

Rangers

Scots advance

Follow me!

Nice and tidy English marching

Highlanders enter the corn field

English set the farm on fire and won the game.

Painting British Settlers

The muskets and Tomahaws was so much fun that I had to start painting my own settlers. Luckily I had bought several Conquest Miniatures from a discunt sale same many years ago while at Germany. Nowadays these are available from Warlord Games French Indian Wars range.

First painting batch had about 12 civilians and 22 rangers. That was maybe too much to do in one go, but I had great progress. Rangers are in Vallejo US dark green with olive green highlight. Brown parts are flat earth and orange brown. Next I need to wash skin and paint weapons.

I can probably use my Kalerian WWII huts with these. No one will note the period difference of a log house :)

Progress so far

Rangers

Civilians

Green had been added

Civilians have same color scheme to blend well with rangers.

Green jacket looks good, but trousers need more color.
 I will probably wash the pants with a brighter orange. 

Muskets & Tomahawks - Game 2

In previous game I was cheering for the settlers. Now was my turn to be the attaking French side. I got a really good start, French forces and their ally indians got three moves in a row. That was pretty much the first turn.

From there the game was quite even. I killed couple settlers, set the building on fire but the settler friendly hero indians had already caused multiple casualties. Three more and my French forces would flee. Those three hero indians had more points (and special skills) than half of my army. They were formidable force to be reckoned with.

I had to play careful, that resulted in a tie in game points when one settler survived. I was quite satisfied, I was able to kill all hero indiands which for me meant that I was clear winner. :)

It was a bloody game, the opponent showed real sportsmanship, great fun. Thank you everyone!

My French troops started behind forests

Indians after 2 action had been drawn

Third card and setters started to be desperate

Two settlers facing a angry mob

Indians easily killed first settler in second round.

 My French toops tried to shoot lady at the doorway,
not so gentleman like. But this was game to be won..

The setters got their hero indians on second round too. Luckily they missed

Second settlers was down

Indians reached the building

Burn.. burn.. burn!

While igniting the bulding one of the hero indians attacked
them in the back. I showed who is the boss and the hero,
Hawk-eye, is now in the realm of spirit walkers.

My fighters were forced to flee, they were attacked by a
 second hero indian character. One again the dice were favourable
 and second superhero was going for long spirit walk.

The last hero was protecting the last settler

There was big garden between us, when the hero decided to charge head on.

Half of my indians fled, but the boss indian and
the two remaining fighters kicked the hero down. 

Game rounds ended before I could reach the last settler.

Town militia and French shoot each other multiple times to no avail.
If the Milita had killed 2 of French, my all troops had fled in panic.