Little Wars 2016 - First Round of Pictures

A big thanks to the talented people with cameras that snapped shots of my table at Little Wars Melbourne a couple of weeks back. Thought you'd enjoy seeing what it looked like on the day. 

I really like some of the "street-level" shots that some people got! I've purchased a Knights of Dice building to replace the wonky CP Models bank and will get started on fixing up the tenements when spring hits. One game got played on the day, but the networking was worth the trip. Will hopefully have some more pictures as the weeks go on. 

Terrain Finished - Tenaments and Plaza

With Little Wars Melbourne only days away, I've finished all my terrain, well, almost. 

 Knights of Dice Chinatown Plaza, I may pick up the noodle hut, but for the moment... 

Foo Dog! Makes the little park under the monorail a little more "Melbourne". 

Got some new Sarissa floors for my old tenements. I had one for each building, but because I painted them years ago, I can match the paints and need to do them from scratch. Still, two extra floors will make things look a bit better anyway. 

If you're in Melbourne, come by Little Wars this Sunday, details on the website and Facebook: 

 

Ultimate Alliance: Civil War - Part II

Did the second Little Wars play test last night at club. The table is looking good, I may actually have to get rid of even more scatter terrain, which (after years of playing Necromunda) just feels weird. The game played well, but there are a few tweaks to be done yet. 

Pro-Registration: Iron Man, She-Hulk, Atomic Robo, Leonardo, Nightwing and Blue Beetle 
Anti-Registration: Captain America, Luke Cage, The Question, Green Arrow, Invincible, Rafael 

Cap and his team had to rescue and escape from team Tony. Apologies for the quality of the pictures, my camera doesn't handle low-light too well.

The game seemed reasonably balanced. I'll be swapping out Invincible for someone else, so that the Anti-Reg heroes are a bit more at a power disadvantage, as their objective is far easier. Two more assignments and then I can jump back onto the project.

Miniatures Finished: Gothamites, Robot and U-Foe

Wow, actually have everything painted for Little Wars already, just a few terrain pieces and stat cards to do. I'm glad I put all that work in last year before I started studying, now I can get a game up and running pretty quick. 

 GI Robot, The Question II, Nightwing and Ironclad 

 GI Robot (scratch build) I touched it up a little because I was never happy with it, Ironclad of the U-Foes (Clix), just Vapor to paint now.

 New Nightwing (didn't like my old one) and Renee Montoya as The Question, both Clix. 

 

Ultimate Alliance: Civil War - Part I

With the recent battle between Batman and Superman having left an entire city in ruins, the Superhero Registration Act is primed to be signed into law by Congress. This creates a divide in the superhuman community, with Captain America coming to represent those making a stand against the Act and Iron Man leading those working for it. Some heroes, such as Doctor Strange and Superman, elect not to take a side, staying out of the brutal conflict between friends and colleagues. 

Yes, Little Wars Melbourne approaches again and it's time to prepare for some super-heroic action! This year, I'm capitalising on the big summer movies, especially Captain America: Civil War, with two teams of mixed heroes going toe-to-toe. I'm yet to finalise the teams, but so far the playtests are going well and I may even be ready a little early!

Pro-SRA Deployment 

 

Standard table glamour-shots.

The fight we all paid to see! 

 

The ground shakes as Luke Cage and She-Hulk come to blows! 

 

Iron Man wasn't expecting a ninja strike from the shadows. 

 

She-Hulk brings down Captain America. 

 

 

Cage flees to fight another day. 

I think I have the team balance right at the moment, expanding it to six-hero teams and a couple more play tests should see me right. This time around, there's not so much to prepare, so hopefully I can add some real polish to the game. Excelsior!  

Miniatures Finished: Neighbors and Science!

Steady progress has resumed and, with Little Wars Melbourne 2016 on the way, plans are in motion, but more on that later. 

 Totoro, X-Ray (another U-Foe), Atomic Robo and Jack o' Lantern. 

 Lantern and X-Ray are both Clix from one of the better eras of sculpting, as such, I've only had to do a little inking work and touch-ups. 

 Atomic Robo is a 3D print, very expensive and of reasonable quality as a wargames miniature. I'm not sold on the printing process as of yet, I still prefer polystyrene and whitemetal. Totoro is a toy and another "celebrity civilian", he'll be standing at the bus stop or monorail station during display games.