Up Close and Personal #3, The Forces of the Mexican Emperor

Mexican Empire

 

Our Governor General, His Excellency, Doctor, President, the Conti de Monte Cisco

(in Her Majesty's Name miniature)

Up Close and Personal #2 The Might of Mother Russia

The Russian Army

All miniatures are Old Glory 28mm

These men are NOT our friends

Battle #1, A Villager\ now named Matanzas

1)  The Mexicanish Army resting peacefully in the blessings of God's embrace. 

Revenge For The Fallen, The Battle of Sigmundstad

     Having convinced the allied Vikings that the American forces are worthy and doughty opponents General Custer invited them to join him in avenging the defeated Steam Walker. Knowing that one of Sigmund's giants was now dead, and the other heartily battered the Vikings leapt at the opportunity. Truw to form they called upon Sigmund to rally his troops and meet them on the field in froont of Sigmundstad.
      Sigmund the Harsh, long contemptuous of his southern neighbors, agreed instantly. The situation was now set for a truly titanic battle.

 

Sigmund's array consisted of his Hearthguard in the center, 

flanked on either side by his Berserkers, then the bulk of his warriors and finally some Bondi,

 the giant was held in reserve behind the Hearthguard

OPFOR #7 The Iroquois Conferderacy

a war-party plots strategy

     Recognizing that they needed a stronger response to the advances of their aggressive neighbors the Iroquois and the surrounding tribes formed a Confederacy to guarantee mutual support. As the years passed the Iroquois have taken over more of the levers of power, to the point that they are the de-facto rulers of the Confederacy. Recently they have begun to add tribes to the Confederacy, by invitation, or failing that, by force.The Confederacy has begun organizing at higher levels, building cities on defensive mounds and acquiring more modern firearms. Rumor has it that they have even started to manufacture their own weapons. This shift toward a more settled life has provided them with more staying power in a fight but has tied them to defending fixed positions, so far the strategy has paid off.

OPFOR #6 Woodland Indians

 

peaceful villagers wishing to be left alone

     Scattered across the eastern side of Neulandia are the Woodland Indians. They live in small villages and survive by hunting , fishing and limited agriculture. Experts at living close to nature they are like ghosts in their forest home. Living very simply they make litle worth plundering. Unfortunately for them the place they live is a prize to others who constatnly pressure them to give up land and other resources.

Up Close and Personal, Her Britannic Majesty's Army of Vectis

     OldSarge is running the British forces that have been sent to sort out the problems on Vectis here is his army

the entire force assembled and ready for war

OPFOR #5 The Pirates

Eddy, you have to run up the Jolly Roger 

or they will just wave and say "HI" as we sail past

(worst First Mate ....ever!)

      Roaming the high seas in search of prey the "Free and Associated Brotherhood of Cut-throats and Scalawags" is a bane to shipping all around the continent. The many bays and harbors give these brigands of the sea plenty of place to hide. They have conquered and hold at least three islands that form their main bases of operation and there are many ports in which their "discounted" goods are welcomed. The internal disorders of the Malagassian Empire have emboldened these criminals and the only ships that sail unmolested belong to the Sultan of Oom-Pa-pa-Mow-Mow. Rumors hold that the pirates have recently adopted steam engines and wild claims assert that they are building a dirigible. All that aside the biggest threat is still their fast moving sloops and dhows.

OPFOR #4 Cannibals

 

you are invited to dinner

     The cannibals have an unhappy reputation for eating anyone who opposes or visits them. As a result most of what we know is based on the stories that are told by escaped prisoners or neighboring tribes; and all of it is bad. Wily jungle fighters they are not afraid to enter into the neighboring grasslands in search of prey. They tend to attack right away and are very fierce, never asking for, or giving, quarter.

OPFOR #3 The Pygmies

of course you can't see them,

they really are that good

   The Pygmy tribes tend to keep to themselves, wishing only to be left in peace. Unfortunately there are those that mistake the Pygmy's small stature for a lack of courage and feel that attacking these tiny folk would be a way to make a quick profit. Thus, the Pygmy tribes have learned to make war. At home they are nearly invisible, moving quietly in the tall grass waiting to strike. Few who venture into the lands of the Pygmy seeking to do violence ever return.

OPFOR #2 The Malagassian Empire

    The Malagassian Empire once ruled most of littoral Neulandia. Laziness, decadence, and internal strife have cost the Empire half of its holdings. The core of the Empire is struggling to regain the power it once held. The appearance of the Colonial Powers has been seen as another threat, but an opportunity as well. The Malagassians see the interlopers as effective ways to bring rebellious local governors into line as well as sources of more modern weapons and technology.