Basic Impetus Fantastikus Update II

Yesterday i found the time to make some pictures of the current status of my Basic Impetus Fantastikus Bretonnian army. Done are a bowmen and light cavalry element i made two weeks ago. This increased the counter on four elements.

The army will consist of what i find in my glass cabinet. The ongoing status is:

2xCP Knights -> 1/2
3xCL Yeomen -> 2/3
2xFP Helbardiers -> 0/2
1xFP Knights on foot -> 0/1
2xT Longbowmen -> 1/2
1xS Robin Hoods gang -> 0/1
1xM Giant -> 0/1
3xHero Mounted and on foot -> 0/3
3xMagician & Witches -> 0/3
1xAerial Hero on Pegasus -> 0/1

Well a lot to do but my advantage is that i painted most of these miniatures more than 8 years ago. So i have to rebase them only. Here are the next two bases beginnig with the light cavalry:

The stone with the fleur-de-lýs symbol shall display a bretonnian shrine on a pilgrim rout. On the ground some pilgrims layed alms for safe journey. The right yeomen is watching to shrine and the alm in order to find something useful.
As you can see i have to add the ponytail. They broke some years ago.

The second element is bowmen unit. Led by a chap the unit is in combat firing a charge of arrows to the enemy. I need to add a banner to the champs right hand.

At least an overview:

Next will be a second element of bowmen and the first element of helbardiers. So stay tuned.

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Surprise, surprise..

Surprise, surprise...Over the last days i found some time to paint surprisingly. I did not expect that time so i enjoyed painting some minitures. I was very productive for i painted the next element of my Impetus Fantasy Bretonnian army. Unfortunatly i had not my camera with me so i had to make pictures with my handy cam (sorry for quality)! Anyway i am very pleased with the result and looking forward very excitedly for the next elements.

Here are the pictures:

and one comparison picture with the first knight element:

At least i started to paint the next battlegroup for my 15mm FoG Alexandrian Macedonian Army: Cretan Archers. In addition to that i try to paint Agrianian Javelinmen parallel.

So, i hope you like them. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Small break..

Dear Readers,

i am sorry that there is no update here since may. At the moment i am making my final exam at the university and time for painting is nearly zero. I hope to be done with my study at november.

So i don't know about the next update. Stay tuned :)

Regards,
der Figurenschieber

1806 Prussians Defeat in the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt

As a small side project i am painting a little force of 1-72/20mm 1806 Prussians in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt. The battle was fought between Napoleons French versus an Alliance of Prussia and Saxony. For more information please visit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jena-Auerstedt

I got ten miniatures from Christian for free and after some reading this idea was born. Except the General on horse (Italeri) are all miniatures from HäT (Set 8083 1806 Prussian Musketeers). Sculpts are okay but it is very exhausting to cut all flashs!! Additionally painting faces and eyes is very challanging. So can not advise without reservation.

In order to cut a long story short, here is the picture of the current WIP status:

I cannot say where the house is from, but it looks very authentic and historical correct to me.

Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Basic Impetus Fantastikus Update

A small update. The first base is nearly done. Its an element CP Heavy Cavalry.The last rider and flag bearer´s arm must be painted. Maybe i need some gras or reed for the border of the riverbed. What do you think? Please do not pay so much attention to the painting because i painted the figs more then ten years ago and i would paint them different today.

I tried Vallejo Water Effects first time on a bigger surface. HETAIROI WARGAMES wrote a nice tutorial about how to use. But my experiences do not correspont with his. My river needed more than three weeks until he was totally dry!!! So be careful - its not as easy as he says!!

Next one is an element of CL Light Cavalry. Its very WIP.

Hope you like it. Comments, critics and hints are welcome ;)

Basic Impetus Fantastikus

Some days ago i found the ruleset of Basic Impetus. The rules are okay but not more and i decided to lay them apart. But now i found the Fantasy rules which allow you to create elements/unit with special abilities. In my opinion these rules are superb because i ever wanted a balanced system with the ability to create my own army.

So i stepped down in my hobby room, looked in my glas cabinet and found some GW Bretonnians i painted ten years ago with a thick layer of dust. They will have a new use.

You see two elements of bows (T), knights (CP), unmounted knights (FP)and helbardiers (FP). In addition i will take three elements of light cavalry (CL), one more helbardier (FP) a giant (monster), aerial hero, some wizards and mounted heroes and flyers!

You can download the rules for free and you need the basic impetus ruleset, the fantasy ruleset and the point system ruleset (in order to create troops). Download the here: dadiepiombo
and here: impetus-tabletopregeln-und-varianten-fuer-fantasy

Happy reading!

Basing Tutorial completed!

I completed the basing tutorial which i begun some time ago.

You can read it here:

http://derfigurenschieber.blogspot.com/2011/03/tutorial-how-to-make-base.html

Just scroll down until PART II beginns.

I hope you have fun and can take some inspiration.

Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)