Painting Mantic Ghouls

I digged up these ghouls (hue hue) so they can contribute to this year's miniature painting target. I tried out some WarhammerTV zombie skin schemes, so translate the Citadel paints using the Paint mix chart.

Painting a ranger of Gondor

Just a single one of these dudes, which I painted along with this gal.

Painting a female human elf archer

Seren a Delyth was buried in the same drawer as the female kickstarter miniatures. Time to finalize that green cloth painting tip I was experimenting with.

Painting Saruman the White

The first in a line of Lord of the Rings minis bought cheaply off eBay. Some, such as this one, I tried to paint as close to the movies as possible.

Painting commission slapchop elves

Part of the Reaper Bones 5 kickstarter, these elves will probably be just extras in any D&D game they see the table in. Thus, I applied the slapchop method.

Painting a commission samurai

A Reaper Bones kit. I immediately thought of Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai and painted it accordingly.

A Song of Ice and Fire: Lannisters vs Free Folk, 29.12.2023

Another game of ASOIAF, as we got together for some other dealings as well. Expect to see some commission miniatures for this game to pop up next year!

Anyway, on to the game. I brought the same list as last time, having now understood some of the mechanics better (or, at all). Against me were set up a bunch of Free Folk infantry with one giant supporting, and raiders in reserves. 

No, I did not learn my lesson about my opponents preference for a refused flank. Yes, I wasted Jamie Lannister's halberdiers. Yes, I will try better next time.

Yes, any Total War general would give me a good smack on the head for placing the cavalry in the middle. That was my last drop, trying to mitigate the refused flank as much as I could when I realized what was going on.

So anyway, here's our first turn. I marched up the guardsmen, confident in their ability to do combat next to a corpse pile. Everything else went up the board as well, although no missiles were fired.