Fenris Krigare

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For many years a SOS bunker lay under the frozen wastes. This bunker was populated only by a military platoon. Years and decades passed. Children where born, grew up and died. After the many years the supplies started to run low and power armored warriors left the bunker to seek supplies to keep their people alive. Their powered Armor keeps them comfortable in the sub zero temperatures the frozen wastes.  

During the many decades underground the soldiers started worshiping many ancient Earth Warrior cults and societies. The Norse legends and tales became the main focus. Before a warrior can earn a power armored suit he must go out into the frozen wastes and slay a wolf armed only with a sword. 

Wasteland Wondering - Feb 2015

Welcome to another Wasteland Wondering where I ramble on about what hobby stuff I have been working on or thinking about.

Frozen Wastes Boards WIP

This week I have been working on some snow boards for my Frozen Wastes of Mattblackgod's world. They hopefully can also be used for SSS games.

The Frozen Wastes boards started life as 12mm MDF board. They where given a couple of coats of white emulsion which was left over from a home decorating project. Last Christmas I grabbed a couple of cheap rolls of cotton wool snow mat when I was dragged decoration shopping. I glued it on with PVA and then gave it another coat of PVA to seal it. Some snow flock was sprinkled over the top while it was drying.

I thought that would have sorted it however the next day I noticed that the PVA has dried yellow in places. Nooooooo! Cue the yellow snow jokes. The next dry day I get the boards will be whizzed outside for a couple of coats of white emulsion.

The bottom cotton wool fabric was further attached with hot glue and duct tape. 

Space Wolves

I have been working on some 40K Space Wolves that I got for Christmas. Don’t worry I have not gone over to the 40K dark side. 

The Space Wolves are busy figures detail wise and I have got them 99% done. They need only the bases and the transfers applying. These minis will be used for the Frozen Wastes in a Fallout Brotherhood of Steel style faction. 

GW Mourn Mountain Snow has been applied to the bases. So far I am not impressed. The snow has dried a light blue grey instead of white. Ideal for really old snow and ice but not what I am looking for. I will give the bases a coat or two of white and maybe some snow flock. Pictures to follow next week.

15mm Stuff

This week has seen work on a 15mm Sherman tank which I have Sci Fi-d up with extra armour and a plasma gun. It will be joining my Browncoats Mercenaries faction. There is also a Matchbox Helicopter which has gotten SF treatment. They just need paint.

A Ion Age trader got painted too. The little guy just needs basing. Pictures to follow (I am such a tease aren’t I?). I seem to prefer paint 15s rather than 28s. Does that make me weird?

Hammer Slammers rules:

I got a quick test game of Hammers Slammers this week. They are easy to learn and pretty easy to play. I did find that they didn’t seem to have any ramming rules or pistol stats in there. But for large platoon or company battles they will work very well. The rule book lists most of the factions in the novels (to my knowledge). It has lots of eye candy if SF armor for those of you that like that kind of thing.

Fletcher’s Cove.

I have piles of Mantic Deadzone terrain I am working on. These will be mixed with platformer kits. The terrain will be useful for Undercity type games. Inspired by the Ferrograd boards I have seen in the Lead Pile Blog I hope to do something similar. 

I am going to create a pirate/freelancer base in my Wild Galaxy Setting. This base will be a large mined out asteroid out in the frontiers of Human Space and will be called Fletcher’s Cove. The asteroid was used by the mining company as a base and station until the loss of Earth. It lay derelict until pirates and other space trash moved in.

The name of the station is in honor of the author of some of my favorite Sci Fi novels Jonathan Fletcher. His books are littered with great inspiration. He is not only an author but top model maker too.

I have several 28mm gangs to use for this project. There will be Pirates, Space Scavengers, Space Bums, Smugglers and other trash.

That is all for now. Thanks for reading.

Frozen Wastelands pt 5

Here are the latest bits of terrain for my Frozen Wastelands (I told you I had been busy! lol). 

Those Scavengers are in for a nasty shock!!!

This is just a lump of Floral foam I had laying about on a CD (dont throw anything out!). The ice is water effects resin.

I also made a Post Box as I plan a modern Frozen Britain setting. The factions for this will be used for the Frozen wastes. I picked the post box as it was spare. My 80's British Post Apoc isn't going to have more than one post box on a board as these things are scattered every few blocks. 

A closer shot of the ice.

I should make some dedicated boards for this setting. Do I go all Arctic (all white) or mix it up with brown patches Tundra style?? 

More Warriors from the Frozen Wastes.

Daring Eagles Mercenaries

When the world ended and froze a small bunker of military was trapped high in the mountains. They where kitted up for sub zero conditions. After a year or so they raided local populations of survivors for women. Now their Sons and Grandsons carry on their traditions. These trained warriors operate as Mercenaries in the Frozen Wastes. 

The minis are old Warzone Alpine troops (Thanks Xander). I puttied over the cast eagles on the Shoulder pads as it was easier than filing them off! This was my attempt at a Alpine style camouflage pattern. 

When supplies get low survivors go to seek salvage to keep their crew arrive. Often these Scavengers can be seen wandering the frozen wastes looking for food or other supplies. 

The minis are Kallistra Sci-Fi. The guy in the middle had a miscast face. So I filled it back then resculpted a mask and face scarf. The hood had to be rebuilt with putty too. 

Post Apoc Santa and his little helpers!!

Winter hit and inspired me to kick this into life again. As I have loads of Wastelands terrain this year I will be focusing a little more on the Frozen Wastes.   

Rustbucket's miniatures have a bulk to them that suggests lots of layers and with a Santa in there where else could they be but the frozen wastes?? (Rustbucket is a friend to sculpts minis and casts minis for a hobby over on the Post Apocalyptic Wargames Forum). 

You better cry because Post Apoc Santa is coming to town!! Oh kids, Santa really does hate you!!!

Bad Santa is here for you! You will be dragged from your bed and maimed!!

Santa has his little helpers to make sure he gets the job done (sometimes he is too drunk)!!

When they leave town, its burning!! 

Quake in the dark of winter and hope he doesn't come to your wasteland hovel!!

The Frozen Wastes pt4 - The landscape....

Whats the point of having the figures to play in the Frozen Wastelands if there is nothing to act as cover or objectives? Here is some of the terrain I made for the project. 

The plinth on the statue is from Ainsty Castings. As it lay sulking and forgotten at the bottom of a box I decided to reuse it. I stuck on a Haloclix mini and added some steps to the bottom from cork tile. I painted the clix grey and painted the snowy bits white. 

Vallejo water effects was used to make the icicles. When dry it goes clear and makes great ice. As it is a paste is can be applied and left - however hanging ice will be more of a problem. The model then got three coats of GW snow flock to get that deep old snow look. The plinth was given a very light drybrush of white to give the frosty frozen look. 

Oh look - its a um...thingy!


The Thingy was originally meant to be some sort of Sci-Fi vent for Neromunda. It languished in my half finished terrain pile for years so I thought to give it new life. 

The Thingy is made from a sytrofoam cup you get salads in with take away meals and a piece of PVC pipe. I added lots of graffiti and posters. After gluing it to a CD base I added the ice the same way as the statue in the previous post. After basing the white paint was added next and then lots of Snow Flock - three coats to get the deep old snow look. 

Who knows what the Thingy is? Maybe its just a vent for the metro tunnels beneath? Or may be there is a lots SOS Bunker under there? Or a secret military facility? 


Some smaller bits for the frozen table....

Some odd hatch manhole thingy...I wonder where it goes? I bet it is to the tunnels beneath the city! 

A bit of oddball frozen wastes terrain with boulders and odd looking standing stones. 

All told I love making this terrain but its time consuming. I find you have to make it normally then apply at least 2 coats of the snow flock to get that deep snow effect. The icicles are made from water effect resin and take a age to drip down the models and then set. I want to do more....I must be mad!!!

Frozen Wastes 3:- The Technocrats

The Technocrats.

A short time after the orbital bombardment of Matt Black's world a platoon of elite troops stumbled upon a SOS Bunker in the City of Atromograd that was manned with a 10 man (largely female) skeleton staff. Quickly the tired and injured troops moved in and the Commanding Officer took control of the Bunker. 

During the dark years that followed the deziens of the bunker became bitter about the technology that had destroyed the planet (99% of the population of MBW are unaware of the Orbital Bombardment and think it was a rival faction of the war that launched the attacks). The leaders of the bunker soon came to the decision that Humanity cannot be trusted with Technology. 

The Technocrats set out to seize what technology they can. The technology is then checked for purpose. Weapons of mass destruction are destroyed and reused in positive ways by this strange pesduo cult. 

The Technocrats grew in size thanks to the healthy females in the SOS Bunker. Soon they had set up bases in the Cities of Danniograd and Stuvansant as well as a few other bases across the frozen wastes. 

The minis are old VOR Neo Soviet Vanguard. 

The guy with the crudely painted yellow shoulder pad is a officer and the one with the three blue/green bars on the shoulder pads is a Sargent. 

The Technocrats use agents to infiltrate various settlements and seek out like minded people. If they pass certain small tests they are invited to join. Upon entry into a Technocrat base they have to perform a perilous mission to see if they are good enough.  If they pass they then receive training and have to survive a second mission. After this they are awarded full membership armour and weapons. 

The Technocrats are one of the few factions with bases above ground - usually old military strongpoints. Some chapters have access to old pre war APCs which saves on boot leather and mutant attacks. 

The Technocrats are inspired and based upon the Brotherhood of Steel in the Fallout universe. 

Frozen Wastes pt 2.....

The Frozen Wastes are a dangerous place. The creatures that rule the topside of the ruined cities are tough. Opening the Hermetic Doors to the Stations runs the risk of swarms of mutants gaining entry to the Station and the tunnels beyond. Often Stalkers will return to the above ground station entrances with hungry mutants hard on their tails. The rich Enclave that is Civvie counter this by use of a walking tank made from scraps of metal and old train parts. This follows the Stalkers out and waits inside the station entrance. This gives much needed firepower - the flame thrower is very effective at driving the mutant beasts off. 

The "Tank" is deployed in the tunnels when Civvie is threatened. Its armour is thick enough to counter most of the armaments carries by bandits or rival factions. 

The mini is a Metal GW Space Ork killer kan that has been sitting about on my desk for ages waiting for me to do something with it. It sports the rising sun of Civvie - the light of Civilisation and Reason in the new dark ages. 

The Frozen Wastes.....

As not much is going on here hobby wise I thought I would plunder the vaults for some eyecandy to keep you good folks entertained. As it happens I discovered something a little seasonal. Mattblackgod's world has a Frozen Wasteland (inspired by the Metro2033 book/computer game)...filled with scary mutants and ice. Lets go take a look. Oh yeah...dont eat the yellow snow!!!


Across the impassible mountains of ice lies three cities, four small towns and several small villages, hamlets, industrial sites and farms. 95% of these lie in ruins. All of them lay frozen under a layer of ice and snow. Many places are contaminated and dangerous. If the toxins and sub zero temperatures dont get you then the many mutant beasties will. Generations of survivors live underground in what was the basements, sewers and transport tunnels of the towns and cities. Others live in special strong-points from before the end above ground that survive the cold temperatures.  Due to the ice and snow each town and city is isolated from each other. 

In the City of Stuvansant many stations have joined the ranks of the Neo Soviet Communists. Supported by a SOS Bunker they try to bring the whole of the under city under their control. 

Here is a Commissar and Officer of the Red Army. 

The minis are Westwind Soviet Survivors from the Secrets of the Third Reich line. 

Under the city of Danniograd lies three stations of power and knowledge. This place is known as Civvie (taken from the word Civilisation) and is rumoured to sport real lighting. Civvie maintains its position by employing special Warrior-Scavengers known as Stalkers to keep back the mutant threats and bring supplies from the surface. The go up top in specially made insulated and armoured Hazmat suits. They are equipped with heavy SMGs as standard and one in this group sports a minigun to keep the starving hordes of mutant beasts at bay. 

The minis are Clix Frogmen repainted. The guy in the middle was modified to carry a minigun from a EM4 trooper heavy weapons set. 

Up near the mountains a old mutant witch wanders. This Psyker is dangerous but is happy to help those communites who help her. Sadly many places turn her away in fear and her robot attacks whilst she melts some minds. She puts fear in all mutant beasts and seems impervious to the conditions of the Frozen Wastelands.

Trader Claus moves from place to place trading his goods. Her wears a special armoured environmental suit that is said to have come from a wrecked space craft. Old Claus doesnt notice the cold and a high tech energy weapon keeps the mutants and bandits at bay. Rumours say he is from a lost SOS Bunker far to the North which makes the supplies he trades - helping keep the survivors of the Frozen wastes alive. 

The mini is a GW/Citadel Limited Edition Space Santa from back in '88 (I think). I have had this since then and picked it up in a bargain bucket for 50p.