Stargrave Scavengers II

North Star has released a new set of multi-part plastic female Scavenger figures for Stargrave (though they are usable in a number of different games).

Like the Scavengers set, the bodies are dressed in long coats or cloaks.

The weapons have a number of cloth bindings, showing their irregular nature.

There are also two sets of Zombie arms and heads.

Nightstalker Ambush Starter Set

 The Kings of War Ambush Starter Sets are Mantic's introduction to the Kings of War fantasy battle game.

I have to admit to expect more than three stands in your starter army (Kings of War uses whole blocks of figures rather than individual figures).

However, as I was after the figures for other games, they are a reasonable source of figures that would require the purchase of two of the Regiment boxes.

I will have a look at the supplied rules at some point (I might need to get some sabot bases to convert the individually based figures back to blocks).

The instructions are not comprehensive.

Butchers sprue

Reapers Sprue

Twilight Kin Voidtouched

 As part of the recently released Twilight Kin (Dark Elves) range, the Voidtouched are humans and elves who have been mutated by contact with powers beyond their comprehension and control

As with many of Mantic's recent releases, these are more multi-part rather than multi-pose.

These are probably going to form the basis of opponents for When Nightmares Come games, together with the Reapers and Butchers in the Nightstalker Ambush Starter Set.

Quar Crusader Rhyfler

 This is the first completed Quar Crusader Rhyfler

The figure was undercoated with Citadel SnotWomble Green.

The skin was painted with Citadel Ultramarine Blue (Quar come in a whole range of colours).

The Bogen rifle and the helmet are Vallejo Black Grey, as is the belt buckle and the webbing fittings.

The trousers are Citadel Steel Legion Drab

Outside a Warbases' from their Paris range. Chateau Modeste

Quar Blister Packs - Coftyran

In addition to the hard plastic multi-pose kits, there were also three blister packs of thermoplastic Coftyran figures.

Officers with sword and pistol

Trench Raiders with various weapons

RCO 100mm howitzer

They are the same difficult to work with thermoplastic.

Quar blister packs - Crusader

 In addition to the hard plastic multi-pose kits, there were also three blister packs of thermoplastic Crusader figures.

Crusader H11a LMG

Crusader officers with Grifkis shotgun

Crusader infantry with Splagen Torpedoes (pitot mortars)

There are mould lines and some flash. The material reminds me of Mantic PVC.

It does not take to being filed - flash and mould lines need to be removed with the blade of a scalpel. Scraping just roughs the surface.

This Quar's War revisited.

 Here are the first Quar assembled and undercoated.

Coftyran (Royalist) infantry

Rhyfler, Yawdryl with Doru SMG and Rhyfler.

Milwer, Rhyfler with Cryfen LMG, Rhyfler.

Full squad.

Crusader Infantry

Yawdryl with Bogen, three Rhyflers with Rishi heavy rifles.

Milwer with Bogen, three Rhyflers with Bogen.

Full squad

The Sprue

Now the question is, are they baguettes or chrysalis?

Coftyran Sprues

Crusader sprues

Wargames Atlantic Dark Ages Shields pack

 Wargames Atlantic released a pack of 28mm scale Dark Ages Shields

Each sprue contains 21 shields.

These are probably going to equip a number of Oathmark Human Infantry with a common but different shield to those supplied with the Oathmark humans.

Salute 2024

 Once again Salute was at London's Excel centre.

Getting in was as well organised as ever, an adjacent exhibition unit was set aside for the queue, with the unit opening at 0900 for the show starting at 1000.

I got in the queue at about 0948, and was in the show at about 1010.

My plan was to go straight to the Sarissa Precision stand to buy the recently released plastic box sets and thermoplastic figures of Quar. On the way i saw the demonstration game from the Titan Owners club - 28mm scale Adeptus Titanicus!

I did get slightly distracted by the Pendraken stand, where I bought some of their 10mm scale Modern figures and vehicles. The new Chieftains look good.

There was a demonstration game of This Quar's War on the stand and a big stack of the new Coftyran and Crusader plastics, together with two blister packs of the thermoplastic figures. There was some concern that the two people asking about them would have to fight over them, but it turns out there was a display stand of them elsewhere.

I picked up the Crusader officers, H11a LMG and Spagen packs and the Coftyran officers, trench raiders and RCO howitzer.

There was a vey big castle board on display.

It was a very good day, and there will be more posts about things later.