Sunday, September 13, 2015

The Forlorn Hope - perhaps not the smartest thing


I thought I had completed the Imperialist force last weekend. (The force was supposed to be used in playtesting the upcoming game "Pikemans's Lament") . That provet not being the case. I lacked 6 points. Like in Lion Rampant 24 points is kind of a standard size for a basic army( or whatever is supposed to call this). Supposedly a force of Musket armed Forlorn Hope would cost 6 points. 

Forlorn Hope is the kind of guys that indeed are forlorn. They are the ones that are supposed to rush forth in front of their unit and do something bord....think the guys with a ladder during a siege. They are usually the ones that die first. However leaders are boring and siege warfare is not the main scope of this game. So I figured that Guy with a serious bomb surrounded by Musket armed  protecting compatriots would do the trick. When talking bombs during the Thirty years war I suppose one have to do with a powder leg and a fuse. Ones at the right place it's a matter of lighting the fuse and dropping the keg. With a bit of a luck one might survive the blast.  

The poor follow with the 17th century bomb, he is goner for sure....




12 comments:

  1. Exellent paintwork! Love the bomb man:)

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    1. Thank you Micke! You will eventually face the bomb man....just a varning!

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  2. Oh that chap with the bomb is great:)

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  3. What is this one of the first uses of a suicide bomber??? LOL!!
    Great work! you continue to amaze me at how fast you are painting up units! I look forward to fielding my Bavarian force along side of your troops!

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    1. Well, using a bomb like that might trigger negative consequences, so I guess he might be considered to be more or less suicidal.

      I look forward to see more of your Bavarians. We need to stem the tide of savage brutes from the far North.

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  4. Awesome!! Very very nice work!

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  5. Cool idea to add that powder barrel - its not a war of religion if one don't throw in some suicide bombers! Ave Maria!

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    1. I get your point, though these chaps are probably not planning a suicidal bombing as such. Just a plain old bombing with a faint (though still existing) hope of survival....but an Ave Maria might do the trick.

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  6. Nice one Jesper! Great painting as always and very nice modelling. :)

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  7. Now then the guy with the barrel is really cool! I do hope he has life insurance I really don't fancy his chances of surviving!!

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