Mad Dan’s Scrapyard

Hello  and Welcome back, 

Time to introduce a new character for MBW. Mad Dan is a crazy old coot that lives in a ancient junkyard. He is aggressive to strangers but is happy to trade with folks that make the dangerous treck to the scrapyard. Just make sure he knows you have something he wants to trade for.

Those unscrupulous types who think they can rob or cheat a old man, have to deal with Mad Dan’s scrap built robot. The lumbering bot is well armed and is programed to protect it's master and the scrapyard.

In addition to this the old loon keeps a couple of huge junk yard dogs that patrol the scrapyard and happily rip apart any trader, raider or mutant that may wander into the scrapyard.

Mad Dan’s Scrapyard is a old world scrapyard about 6 days march North West from the Last City. There is many treasures to be found there. It’s worth the trek if you need some parts. The approaches to the Scrapyard is difficult with roaming packs of wild dogs and mutant bears acting as a deterrent to raiders. The land around the scrapyard is heavily mined and booby trapped to prevent intruder and critter incursions into the scrapyard. The scrapyard has junk barricades, scrapbuilt automatic weapon turrets, patrolling combat bots and more. There are rumours that Mad Dan keeps horrific mutant critters as guard “dogs”. Something that Mad Dan promotes with using ancient jury rigged sound system playing something known as a "data chip" with monster sounds on it.

Mad Dan is a Space Rogue figure by Copplestone castings (via Northstar Miniatures), the Junkbot is built from beads plus the contents of the bits box and the Mastiffs are old Maurader figures from the late 80's.

Thanks for looking and take care out there.

Hobby Progress

Hello and Welcome back, 

It’s getting close to the end of what feels like the longest month of the year. It feels like an age since New Year. Things have been moving slowly on the hobby front but I have been trying to fit a little hobby time most days. I thought a little progress report would be in order.

One of my plans for the upcoming year is to create a pirate faction for my Wild Galaxy setting known as the Bloody 40, inspired by a story I found in a local history book. As a faction they will operate in two ways with a pirate crew with a vessel (the Bloody Vengeance) and a second group that operate as a high jackers operating within the ships they target. This lot is assembled will be the crew of the Bloody Vengeance. They might even be handy as a crew for Stargrave too. 

These figures are a mix of Northstar Rogue Stars and Antediluvian miniatures figures. I got them assembled, cleaned and primed ready for me to throw the paint about. 

I got a DnD fantasy magic robot Titan from a friend for Christmas. It needed to be shootier. So I clipped off an arm with a battle hammer which is easy with these rubber figures and grafted an old Robogear cannon. It wasn’t doing it for me so I moved the magazine and added a barrel to make a autocannon. The main weapon was reworked into some form of energy cannon using a cap off a tube of ointment. Cables or hoses made from greenstuff have been added. It’s basecoated ready for washes and detail.

The plan for this is to be some sort of dormant war machine in the ruins or to be a Behemoth class Immucyte for the Zone Raiders setting. 

I started this Gilgamesh figure by Ramshackle Games last year so I have been finishing him off. He doesn’t need much more. I plan on him being a derelict post apocalyptic cyborg or to be the head of my post apocalyptic cyborg clan. 

These two bikers by Ramshackle games are also in mid paint. I love all the cargo on the Lancer rider. It reminds me of going on camping trips or holidays on my motorbike (Lance not included!). 

Hopefully I will have some finished stuff to show in a couple of weeks. 

Thanks for looking

Take Care out there. 

Wing nut clan

Hello and welcome back to my blog. 

Wingnut was a officer in a enclave long ago. A mission into the wastelands showed her just how dispensable they were to the enclave’s masters. Bandits ambushed the patrol with Wingnut was the only survivor. Hunted by the bandits Wingnut tried to return home. She was bitter that they had been sent to their deaths and she intended to deal out some well aimed retribution on the enclave leaders. 

Wingnut - figure by Bad Squiddo Games

As she approached the Enclave lands she saw a ominous column of smoke in the distance. While her patrol was being massacred the bandits were attacking the enclave. Was the patrol sent out deliberately to weaken the enclave’s defences? A few bandits were left behind, stupidly drunk. Wingnut executed every one, torturing the last bandit to find the bandit base. 

After saying good bye to her dead friends and family Wingnut collected what supplies she could scrounge, mainly off the dead bandits and set off hell bent on revenge. 

Wingnut found the bandit’s base and observed from a distance trying to figure out a plan of attack. Tonight she would die and take some bandits with her. As luck would have it the bandits were still blind drunk after celebrating their victory. Wingnut walked straight in and she started firing. The drunk bandits attempted to fight back but it resulted in them taking even more casualties. 

Wingnut walked straight up to the Boss and challenged him to a fight to the death. The bandits laughed. The drunk boss proved to be easy pickings for the hardened warrior. As he fell by her hand Wingnut stepped back ready to face the onslaught but was shocked to see the remaining bandits on their knees. She was shocked to learn that she was now the bandit’s new leader. 

After a moments thought Wingnut realised that she had nothing left in the world and being a bandit leader wasn’t a bad gig. She changed her name to Wingnut (you didn’t think that was always her name did you?). She whipped the bandits into a better shape and started to take out the competition while raiding settlements. 

Wingnut Clan - Figures by Copplestone, TAG, Bad Squiddo and Oakbound Studios 

This also hits a couple more boxes in my Hobby Bingo. 

The TAG figure has been in the pile for years and that’s a complete gang painted.

Thanks for looking, take care out there.

Mytharth characters.

Time for another visit to the fantasy world of Myarth. 

Vaan the Barbarian 

Vaan hails from the barbarian lands and is in the barbarian warband of the Sorceress of Eagle Mountain. I plan on using this figure in my Frostgrave games. The figure is a Barbarian Queen by Copplestone Miniatures. 

Invisas Univasitas

The largest city on the world of Mytharth is Lienad. One of the reasons this city holds so much power is the Invisas Univasitas - the Wizard University. Having so many spell casters on hand has stopped neighbouring cities and countries from attempting to sack the city. 

The Invisas Univasitas is Mytharth’s only wizard school and many of it’s members live on campus. The pointed wizard hat is a symbol of wizard office and only worn by wizards of the school. There is no standard style to the hat and they are as often as different as the wizards. 

Wizards don’t always get on and while bickering is common there are serious rivalries in the University.

Susliad the Pink is a senior wizard from Invisas univasitas. He is currently searching the magical ruins with his apprentice Harry Wotsazname looking for spells and riches. He is currently hiring mercenaries to assist his work in the ruins. Susliad the Pink is by Copplestone Castings. 

Dewin Glas the blue is a senior wizard from Invisas Univasitas. He is currently searching the magical ruins looking for spells and riches. He is currently looking to hire an apprentice and mercenaries to assist his work in the ruins. Dewin Glas has a long lasting rivalry with Susliad and will do anything to beat him. Dewin Glas is by Copplestone Castings. 

Marwoleth is a untrained wizard interested in necromancy. He has recently been recruited as apprentice by Skullator. They are headed to the magical ruins in search of loot. Marwoleth is by Copplestone Castings. 

Harry Wotsazname is a student at Invisas univasitas. He has been recruited by Susliad the pink as an apprentice. Harry Wotsazname is by Copplestone Castings. 

This gold chest is an objective for my fantasy games. It is made by Northstar games from the Frostgrave line.

It has taken a while to get these finished. Life has kept me busy. 

Stay healthy and safe out there. Thanks for reading. 

Doc Sawbones.

Just got into town and have a injury? Rad sickness maybe? Perhaps your party is planning a daring trip into the wastelands? Then go see Doc Sawbones, the best (and only) Doctor in the wastelands.

The figure is by Copplestone miniatures. I am a huge fan of Mark Copplestone's sculpts. There is enough detail to make them interesting but not too much to make them too busy to paint.

I have had this figure painted up for a few weeks now. The base needed finishing. 

Thanks for looking and take care out there.

A couple of more Post Apoc gangers

I have got a couple of Post Apoc gangers for my Post Modern Post Apoc setting:- After the End. 

The first guy is another member of the Rusties gang, who live on a rusting beached ship wreck. 

The figure is a Copplestone Scavenger. 

Toffee's Crew are a gang living in a part  ruined sports stadium and have control of some of the old parklands near by. However their rivals - the Kopheads gang in the other stadium on the other side of the parklands dispute the park. The two gangs cannot be close to each other without a fight starting. They are banned from trading at Boxfort if the other gang is there. Such is the friction between them. The Toffees are easily distinguished by the thick blue line tattooed down the center of the face.

The mini is a Neutron York 3000 militia figure.