Painting the Gwynt

 With some spare Croftyran bodies i decided to use them for some Gwynt. I downloaded the Gwynt extras from Zombie Smiths Tribe on My Mini Factory.

I do not own a 3D printer but have been using MarDav Miniatures who offer 3D printing services.

So after building my first Gwynt Rhyfler and undercoating with Halfords Matt Black Aerosol, I sat down to figure out my colours for them.

Firstly I painted my base colours (Vallejo), 

>Trousers/Collar/Gloves: Off White

>Coat: Heavy Red

>Cuffs/Backpack: Heavy Ochre

>Belts/Bottletop/wood: Heavy Sienna

>Metal/Hat/KnifeSheath/torque/Boots: Black

I have decided on seven skin colours for the Quar, the base colour for each is.

>Red: Heavy Red

>Blue: Heavy Blue

>Purple: Heavy Violet

>Green: Heavy Green

>Yellow: Heavy Ochre

>Orange: Heavy Orange

>Pink: Heavy Orange

Once dry, I gave the whole model a wash of Agrax Earthshade.

Next comes the proper painting!

To finish the Model I painted it as follows,

>Trousers/Collar/Gloves/Hat Ribbon: Dead White

>Coat: Bloody Red

>Belts/Knife Handle: Black Brown

>Hats/Boots/Scabbard: Heavy Charcoal

>Cuffs: Green Ochre

>Bottle top: Beige Brown

>Bottle: Olive Green

>Backpack: Tan Earth

>Wood: German Camo, Pale Brown

>Metal: Gunmetal

>Spoon/Torque/knifehilt & guard: Natural steel

And for the Base I painted it German Camo Medium Brown and picked out rocks and stones in Basalt Grey.

Last thing to paint is the skin, so depending on the base colour, I painted with.

>Red: Red

>Blue: Andrea Blue

>Purple: Blue Violet

>Green: Scorpy Green

>Yellow: Flat Yellow

>Orange: German Orange

>Pink: Basic Skin Tone

For the Speckles I'm using pretty much random colours but keeping to reds and browns for the Base, while adding whatever colour looks good for the spot.

Finally I coated with Cleat Plastikote which gives a good protective coating, when dry I spray with Army Painter Anti Shine varnish.

Lastly added some static grass.

Game 1: Meeting Engagement

 Game 1: Meeting Engagement

We had played a few test games of 'Clash of Rhyfles' to get a feel for the mechanics of it, with both of use pretty confident in the rules we started our tale.

The Battlefield

I played as the Croftyr, while my son took the Crusaders. Our forces were 300pts each.

Croftyr Force

>1 Yawdryl: Doru

>1 Milwer: Harlech

>1 Rhyfler: Cryfen

>8 Rhyflers: Harlech

Crusader Force

>1 Yawdryl: Bogen

>1 Milwer: Bogen

>3 Rhyflers: Ryishi

>6 Rhyflers: Bogen

The Game

Whoever won this game would be pushing into enermy territory, the opponent will be attempting to slow them down with an Ambush.

The Croftyr came marching down the road in column while the Crusaders set up in a skirmish line. The opening actions were mostly both sides scurrying for cover and taking the odd shot.

A fierce fire fight erupted, the Croftyr caused an early casualty with the Cryfen Gunner but the machine gun group were taken out by a Crusader Grenade, the gunner wounded, the Milwer killed but the loader stunned.

The Crusader who threw it started moving up with a buddy, but the Loader recovered and the Gunner turned out to be OK, between them they gunned down the two Crusaders.

The team then moved to support the fierce fire fight down the road.

The Cruaders were pouring fire down the road and advancing on the croftyr.

They eventually got close enough where both sides exchanged grenades.

With their position in danger of being overrun, the Croftyr fixed bayonets and charged (burning all my pluck away as well),

The area around the Shrine became a brutal melee.

But the Croftyr's charge worked, and they beat the Crusaders.

With plenty of Crusader infantry still in good positions overlooking the road the Assaulting Rhyflers pulled back.

Both sides had taken casualties, it was a stalemate where to dislodge either side would be a bloody messy affair, so we decided to end the game there and see who won.

It could not have been closer!

Croftyr 157pts

Crusader 158pts

So with a Crusader win, they will be advancing into Croftyr territory.

The Croftyr will be setting up a nice ambush for them.

The first Crusader Squad

  With the Croftyrans done I moved onto the Crusader Miniatures from the 'Clash of Rhyfles' starter set.

So after building my first 10 Quar squad and undercoating with Halfords Matt Black Aerosol, I sat down to figure out my colours for them.

Firstly I painted my base colours (Vallejo), 

>Trousers/Collar: Heavy Ochre

>Uniform/bedroll: Heavy Green

>Belts/Boots/Wood/Base: Heavy Sienna

>Metal: Black

I have decided on seven skin colours for the Quar, the base colour for each is.

>Red: Heavy Red

>Blue: Heavy Blue

>Purple: Heavy Violet

>Green: Heavy Green

>Yellow: Heavy Ochre

>Orange: Heavy Orange

>Pink: Heavy Orange

Once dry, I gave the whole model a wash of Agrax Earthshade.

Next comes the proper painting!

To finish the Model I painted it as follows,

>Trousers/Collar: Khaki

>Jacket: Golden Olive

>Jacket Collar/Sleeve roll: Olive Green

>Belts/Helmet strap: English Uniform

>Helmet: Heavy Gray

>Backpack/Kneepad/Helmet strap: Saddle Brown

>Bedroll: Highlight US Tank Crew

>Boots: Flat Earth

>Wood: Flat Brown

>Metal: Gunmetal

>Belt Buckle/Buttons: Old Gold

And for the Base I painted it German Camo Medium Brown and picked out rocks and stones in Basalt Grey.

Last thing to paint is the skin, so depending on the base colour, I painted with.

>Red: Red

>Blue: Andrea Blue

>Purple: Blue Violet

>Green: Scorpy Green

>Yellow: Flat Yellow

>Orange: German Orange

>Pink: Basic Skin Tone

For the Speckles I'm using pretty much random colours but keeping to reds and browns for the Base, while adding whatever colour looks good for the spot.

Once dry I varnished in Plastikote Clear Laquer, I find this protects miniatures really well and after apply a coat of Army Painter Anti Shine.

Once all dry, add static grass.

The First Croftyran squad

 I really like the look of the Croftyran Miniatures and these were the first ones I started to paint from the 'Clash of Rhyfles' starter set.

So after building my first 10 Quar squad nd undercoating with Halfords Matt Black Aerosol, I sat down to figure out my colours for them.

Firstly I painted my base colours (Vallejo), 

>Coat: Heavy Blue

>Coat Cuffs/LMG ammo bag: Heavy Ochre

>Trousers/Bedroll: Off White

>Belts/Boots/Wood/Base: Heavy Sienna

>Metal: Black

I have decided on seven skin colours for the Quar, the base colour for each is.

>Red: Heavy Red

>Blue: Heavy Blue

>Purple: Heavy Violet

>Green: Heavy Green

>Yellow: Heavy Ochre

>Orange: Heavy Orange

>Pink: Heavy Orange

Once dry, I gave the whole model a wash of Agrax Earthshade.

Next comes the proper painting!

To finish the Model I painted it as follows,

>Trousers/Bedroll: Off White

>Coat: Magic Blue

>Coat Cuffs: Green Ochre

>Belts/Helmet strap/Backpack: Black Red

>Boots: Mahogany Brown

>Wood: German Camo Pale Brown

>Metal: Gunmetal

>Belt Buckle/Buttons/Helmet/Torque: Natural Steel

>LMG Ammo Bag: Khaki

And for the Base I painted it German Camo Medium Brown and picked out rocks and stones in Basalt Grey.

Last thing to paint is the skin, so depending on the base colour, I painted with.

>Red: Red

>Blue: Andrea Blue

>Purple: Blue Violet

>Green: Scorpy Green

>Yellow: Flat Yellow

>Orange: German Orange

>Pink: Basic Skin Tone

For the Speckles I'm using pretty much random colours but keeping to reds and browns for the Base, while adding whatever colour looks good for the spot.

Once dry I varnished in Plastikote Clear Laquer, I find this protects miniatures really well and after apply a coat of Army Painter Anti Shine.

Once all dry, add static grass.

Way Stones

 Built these on a Whim, used some insulation foam to make the stones, decided to make one as a single stone, and other as a stack of stones.

I undercoated them with a PVA and water mix with an added bit of black paint.

The dirt was painted the same as the paths on the Terra-Former boards, the stones I painted Basalt Grey, washed with Agrax Earthshade then Basalt grey again.

Was going to say they were finished but I felt they needed more.

So I added some Flock to look like moss and searching my bits I found some jugs and cutlery, 1/72 scale (think they came from S and S models).

Added a few flowers are they are finished.

Building Boards

 A few years ago I bought the 'Contested Crossing' Terra-Former set from Sally 4th, and then didn't do much with it. Until now.

I built the frames, installed the polystyrene, and filled the gaps with decorators caulk. Using a variety of knives I carved the terrain and then coated the top with a mix of sand, PVA, polyfilla and a touch of water.

Now to the painting, firstly I undercoated with black (Halfords Matt black aerosol) and this did a great job of finding the bits of polystyrene not covered. So I filled these with wood filler and undercoated.

Firstly I under coated with Halfords Camo paint: Dark brown Aerosol, then a very light coat of Halfords Camo paint: Light brown.

Then varnish with Plastikote clear lacquer, then when dry, varnish with army painter Anti shine. And to finish, apply static grass.

The pathway I undercoated with vallejo Heavy Ochre, applied GW Agrax earthshade and then Panzer Aces Light Mud.

The stream, I painted with Vallejo German Camo Medium Brown for the upper banks, then German Camo Pale Brown for the lower banks and finally Brown Sand for the river bed. The stones and rocks were done in Basalt Grey.

I decorated the river bed with coloured lichen before using a two part resin for water. The resin done a great job of finding Unprotected polystyrene by melting through it quickly, so had to repair that.

Overall, even after multiple repairs, I'm quite happy with the result.