A week or two ago, I was jammy enough to pick up 18 Mechs (mostly Heavy and Assault) with a combined retail value of over £100 for just £45 on eBay. 7 of these Mechs will join my "FoxHounds 3060" force, for Civil War and Jihad era games. The other 11 (plus a plastic Hunchback) will form the backbone of my Word of Blake Army.
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| Word of Blake Mechs. Fireball, Dai-Sho, Apollo and Hunchback |
Here are the first four I've manage to paint up, working only at night (because I'm pretty much painting miniatures on commission from sun-rise to sun-set at the moment).
Most of the Mechs are suitable for either a pre-jihad WoB force or a second line, Word of Blake Militia force during the actual Jihad. As an added bonus, they can double up as Com-Star Mechs as well.
The twelve Mechs I've purchased, combined with ten bases of infantry, six wheeled vehicles and 3 helicopters give almost an entire level III (Battalion) force. I'm just five elements short. The plan is to fill the remaining slots with another Assault mech (or possibly two) and a couple of battle-armour squads.
Wolf's Dragoons and Comstar/Word of Blake were my favourites back in the day... You've definitely got the look right there, well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim. I've always had a soft-spot for Comstar myself. The Foxhounds have a certain Wolf's Dragoon look about them. The modern WD colour scheme is black with red details. Our Foxhounds mechs are black with orange details.
DeleteI have yet to read the fox hounds post (far to long for me in one sitting). Hope you make it to Salute as I might want to pick your brain over some battletech issues! You have been warned....and that's no reason not to turn up!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I wont see you all today at Salute. Hope you have a good time. You can always drop me a line at my work address brian@leadlegion.com to arrange a natter over the phone.
DeleteIt's a very long post. My own fault really, for not doing proper regular updates and having to cram a years worth of campaigning into a single post.