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I don't know who or what the Death Corps of Krieg are, other than that they look lovely figures (I am ignoring the insane vehicles [£100!] .. apart from the gorgeous armoured troop carrier which looks so "crazy WWI Steam Punk").
They remind me of the "Steel Legion" but at £4.60 a figure these are for the insanely rich and sadly out of my comfort zone. A little bit WWI French in a gas-mask!
Every now and then, a bit of gratuitous Sci-Fi violence works wonders on freeing the spirit, even better when it is free (see below, the Games Workshop iPhone Freeblade Game App, plays well, finger-tapping with plenty of explousions that give a true great sense of relief and not too much deep thinking involved - just the ticket):
In the beginning there was a sad forlorn box in the loft of "based figures" that bore the scars of many false starts (see below, needing some love I tried to bring everything to a base level, the Union boys seen below were covered in PVA and then "washed black" with Vallejo Dipping Black):
Conversely the Confederates were PVA'ed and then "washed brown" with Vallejo Dipping Brown (see below, Confederates to the left and the Union Federals to the right):
The original Revell painting diagrams and Tamiya (in period with the original purchase date) acrylic paints (see below, I decided to go Confederate first as the challenge of painting highlights in grey was easier than the study of "variations in blue" for the Union):
An earlier post showed my first Confederate unit (a unit being: six bases, three figures per base) so here is my second (see below, a column marching to the front, keeping in step):
The first unit with Confederate flag flying in the breeze (indicating an "elite" unit for me in the "One Hour Wargame" rules), lined waiting for the action to start (see below, the first two units were all of similar/identical poses and a "detailed study of grey"):
The next step in the "AI Saga" - the sages are now telling us how to build "trusted" AI (see below, "slippery when wet" could be ab obscure reference to Def Leopard):
Somehow I see the connection to "The Demon in the Machine" and "Upheaval". Well with Covid-19 still in full swing there is no excuse not to get some reading in ;)
These boys started "their journey" with me in 1992 or thereabouts as a fire damaged (as in the packaging) job lot at as a penny a figure (see below, the "to be completed" flags actually come from teh Revell Union packet but are IMHO are totally "inter-changeable" - one is blue the other is grey!):
In keeping with the retro feel I used the good old Tamiya paints wherever possible, which almost matched age of the figures, but with a rousing stir [a couple of minutes] they were ready to go as if brand new. Although I had already started some I PVA sealed them all, and washed them with a Vallejo Brown "Dipping Wash" to be at a consistent starting point (see below, note - there are several packs of "same pose" Confederates gathered for this group shot):
I stared long and hard at the blank flags and plunged in with a Rebel Yell. I plan to do a mass "flock" at the end (see below, I think it makes all the difference):
A basic unit of play, the flag would denote an "elite" unit in the One Hour Wargame rules (see below, I need to paint up another four infantry, two artillery and two cavalry):
The plan is that a unit of six stands would be a One Hour Wargame unit .. six of which basically make up an army. Yes, I want to introduce my Padawan to the ACW to see if he is as lucky with a musket as he is with a spear.
Despite my family trying to convert me to the Kindle I still manage to slip in "the hard stuff" trying my best to get the best of both worlds (see below):
I think there is a tenuous common thread of simulation between the two, one is about hidden connections between information and complex systems and the other is weaving a comparison between personal and national moments of crisis ;)
While looking through the Internet I came across these interesting sites:
