IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT

*IMPORTANT NOTICE - PLEASE READ*

There is no club on the 8th March as the pub booked the function room out to a christening as they hadn't transferred the books from the old diary to the new one. There is a christening booked on that day which has already been paid for so there isn't much I can do. Club will resume on the 22nd March. The same issue has also occurred on the 19th April.

So to confirm:
There will be no club as previously advertised on:
8th March 2015
19th April 2015

If you know anyone who attends but doesn't have access to this page or the blog, please let them know.

I have booked up until June so this won't happen again.



Apologies once again.

Sam

MSWG Chairman

Forming a Last Alliance Army

I have been working on a last alliance army for War of the Ring now for a while and decided to let people see how it's coming along.

 The army will be a combined force of elves, men and eventually dwarfs (which aren't listed below as I haven't decided what they will comprise off yet).

The list:

Elves-

• Gil-galad
• Elrond
• Glorfindel
• Celeborn
• Círdan
• Thranduil
• High elf regiment. 3 strong with captain and banner
• High elf regiment. 3 strong with captain and banner
• Rivendell guard. 3 strong
• High elf Archer regiment. 3strong with captain and banner

• High elf Archer regiment. 3strong with captain and banner

• High elf Archer regiment. 3strong with captain and banner
• Galadhrim regiment. 3 strong with shields, captain and banner

Númenór-

• Elendil
• Isildur
• Númenórean warriors. 3 strong with captain and banner
• Númenórean warriors. 3 strong with captain and banner
• Númenórean warriors. 3 strong with captain and banner
• Númenórean warriors. 3 strong with captain and banner
• Númenórean archers. 3 strong with captain and banner

The elves come in at 2990pts and the Númenóreans at 1095pts.

 A total of 4085pts.

As their are more elf units I have decided to start with one of them.

I chose to do a sword regiment first as i get more enjoyment of modelling than the painting part and i wanted to do a unit with it's front rank in the film pose.

Sticking with the the elves, the next unit I decided on was archers so that I could field an sbg army.

 

You may notice the gap next to the banner man this is for the captain. It will be a Elrond model with an armoured Glorfindel  head. I haven't painted the banner as I plan on putting a paper one over the top.

After two regiments i decided to do a character. For me the was only a choice of one to start with and that was Glorfindel (he's my favourite Tolkien character)

In the next instalment I will start on the Númenórians.

Article by Craig Harrison

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Many Thanks to Craig for writing this, if you wish to play against this army, email us to arrange a game. Hopefully part 2 will be published soon. 

Happy Wargaming guys!

Sam

Important Announcement

Hi All,

I am pleased to announce that Thomas Seccombe has agreed to become Vice Chairman.

Ever since I began running this club Tom has been a pillar of support and has helped me with day to day running of the club. He has also helped to organise several of our Hobbit SBG events and is a regular host on our popular youtube channel.

Tom will be responsible for club purchases. If you have suggestions for club scenery etc, feel free to contact him at midsussexwargamers@gmail.com.

I hope you will all show Tom the support you have shown me in the last few months and make this club even bigger and better.

I would also like to invite you all to our club AGM which will be held on 22nd Feb. This is a club date but it shouldn't take too long. I'd encourage all of you to attend and share your thoughts/ opinions/ ideas with myself and Tom on how we can improve the club in the future.

Kind Regards

Sam Page

MSWG Chairman

New Year Announcement and Hobbit SBG Video Bat Reps

A belated Happy New Year to everyone!

A few bits of information for you all regarding this upcoming year at MSWG.

• The Club is currently CLOSED as the Dorset Arms is closed for refurbishment. Providing the building work stays on schedule, I hope to have the club open on 8th Feb 2015.

• Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the Early Bird membership offer, I have ordered the new dice and there is a possibility I will have those for the first meet on 8th Feb 2015.

• For those who missed out, a year membership is now £40, see the post below this one for details. 

• I have also ordered some new scenery for both SBG/ Fantasy and 40k. If anyone has any ideas, wants, email them to midsussexwargamers@gmail.com and I'll take a look. 

• Our first Hobbit SBG event, Battle for East Rivenstead, sold out in under 2 hours! Massive thanks to everyone for making our events consistently sell out. I have ordered the first round of prizes for that, keep an eye out for an unboxing video when they arrive.

So there is all the boring bits of information out the way. Myself, Tom and Chris have been busy filming lots of videos for our youtube channel. Our latest videos are Hobbit SBG bat reps where myself and Chris pit our 350pt armies against each other in Domination and a custom scenario, Capture the Flag. 

Don't forget to subscribe for instant emails when we upload more videos. 

Happy Wargaming!

Sam & the MSWG team. 

Announcement: Hobbit SBG Painting Competition

Today we have a very exciting announcement for all LotR/ Hobbit SBG players. As a thank you for all your support this year, we have decided to run a super painting competition. The GBHL team have very kindly allowed us to host this at their Desolation of Stockport 3.0 (TBC April 2015). 

When:  Stockport 3.0 April 2014

Entry Fee & Conditions:

This competition is FREE to enter. Potential entrants must be able to attend the chosen tournament to submit their entry in person for judging. Entrants may enter a single model into each category if they so wish. All models entered must have been painted by yourself. 

Categories

Single Miniature/ Hero – This category is for a single GW Lord of the Rings/ Hobbit miniature on foot. Models may be placed on a scenic base measuring no bigger than 40mm. Only one model may be on the base, no dioramas please.

Single Cavalry/ Monster – This category is for a single GW Lord of the Rings Cavalry or Monster miniature. Only one model may be on the base, no dioramas please.

Prizes:

There will be a cash prize for the 1^st and 2^nd place models in each category.

First Place: £100

Second Place: £50

The two winners will then be judged and an overall winner will be decided. The overall winner will receive an extra £50 (for a total of £150).

There will also be a people’s choice award worth £50. This will be voted for by the players and all models from both categories will be eligible.

Judging:

Kev Lawrence of Shadow and Flame will judge.

http://www.shadowandflame.co.uk/

Check out the video below for more details!

Membership Fees & Dates for 2015

So with the end of the year approaching, Tom, Craig and Myself have sat down and reviewed the pricing for next year. We also have some early bird special offers for those who are interested.

Club Pricing

2015 Year Membership Early Bird Special (Only valid until 28/12/14) -£30

Benefits:

• £10 saving on Standard price.
• You'll receive 8 custom MSWG dice (Colour TBC)
• You'll receive 10% off any Tournament entry fees you attend which are hosted by MSWG

2015 Year Membership - £40

• You'll receive 4 custom MSWG dice (Colour TBC)
• You'll receive 10% off any Tournament entry fees you attend which are hosted by MSWG

**Please note the dice will be sent out in early 2015 once the Early bird offer has expired**

2015 6 Month Membership - £25

2015 Individual Session - £2

Example of the 2014 MSWG Dice.

To pay for a 2015 membership, please send payment via Paypal to midsussexwargamers@gmail.com or see Craig, Tom or Myself at club.

Hope to see you all soon!

Sam

Important Notice!

Hi All,

I have spoken to the manager at the Dorset Arms and he has informed me that the long overdue refurbishment of the pub will begin on either the 5th or 12th of January and they will be closed for 3 weeks (providing everything stays on schedule).

This will mean that there will be no club on the 11th Jan and possibly the 25th Jan.

As I get more information I shall post it here.

-Sam