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arrgh tis true.
For the first time in over 20 years I am trying something that is not 6mm?!!
I am going to have a bash at some 15mm Conan flavoured fantasy skirmish using the CROM rules.
I have purchased some Copplestone Castings 15mm barbarians and I have selected my model, and Samantha has selected hers.
Croms teeth these are a bit bigger than what I am used to, how can I possibly paint them??
I have started work on the board, a humble 2′ x 2′ TSS tile that I am covering in sand and then will paint up.
Here it is with some pva/water/washing up liquid slapped all over it with some sand sprinkled on it and the excess shaken off.
He asked me if I was going to paint my own miniature. I have the painting skills of a chimp…. and that is probably unfair to chimps.
Never put a sock in a toaster.
He has, but that was somewhere around february/march this year and no word or movement since.
He said there would be Romans and more Picts , but the first releases would be a pack of Ice Tribe Warriors (like GoTs Wildlings) and an Ice Giant.
I even subscribed to the northstar newsletter hoping for some more intel but nothing so far.
Maybe we should all start emailing him or something and tell him to get a move on
So, the plan such as it is.
Play some games in a dry sort of African style desert setting rather than pictish grey stone and green.I have bought a web domain so that is sitting there waiting for me to make some stuff to sell on it.
Now, it will start off very slow as this is all new and different and it will take some time to get used to.I think my first few items will happen as it did with AB, I will need something for a game, so I will make it and cast it up.
So to ease me in gently I will make an adventurers camp site, nothing fancy, some tents, a fire and maybe a few rolls of cloth/bags.
Then I plan on doing some hut type things, but as noted, NOT the typical grey stone thatch roof type.If you see any cool, African style dry desert steppe style buildings let me know…
Those are perfect for shady dealings, hiding out in and beating information out of informants but once that is done you’re going to need a stronghold to loot.
Slapped some paint then PVA then paint on the board, quick and easy dry dry board.
Just the edges to do to finish it off, then some terrain and then some figures and..
Blimey, I had forgotten how much effort went into starting a new thing.Board is done, black edges cos you know, contrast.
To be fair, the light does make the board seem a bit washed out, it is not quite that pale/monotone.
Start painting up some figures next.
(need to order some wolves)
Talking of figures, I was looking at these and thought I recognized one of the names of the painters, so I checked my FB and he is indeed a ‘friend’.
So I pinged him a message to see if he thinks they were comparable in size to the Copplestone Barbarians, and I was hoping for maybe a photo or two.
However he came to my house and gave me a box full of various 15mm figures for free!!Thanks heaps to Jon and his gaming club.
Love those cracks in that board, my throat is getting dry just looking at it, feeling a bit sorry for poor old Conan
Look forward to seeing how your figures turn out.
I am intimidated a bit by the size to be honest.
Also decided that we will create new characters rather than use the famous ones.
Not even sure anything will be true to the official world.
Just barbarians in the desert doing heroics.
Raised up the bases on the heroes
and made a start on the first gang of baddies
They picked the wrong 2 naked people to rob!
Getting quite excited now and making fighty noises as I push them about.
I think possibly the Copplestone are teeny bit bigger, but to be fair, that is a good thing I think.
I actually had some green stuff left over for the heroes, so most of theirs was that.
However, I normally use one of these:
The white pumice is coarser and grainier, whereas the Gel is less so (though still not smooth).
If you have seen my Anshan build, the mud area there is the gel.Just brush it on then wash the brush and hey presto, wait to dry.
Did Fan-Tastic just become a thing…?
ha ha, maybe for 2018!
It is interesting, for me at least to see how easier it is to paint bigger figures.
I was totally worried about the blending issue, as on 6mm the biggest area of blending is really really small and then only about 3 shades, so it is hard to see any crap blending.
This however is lots of flesh and about 8 shades.Whilst it will never win any painting competitions (messed up his right thigh a bit and a few other bits) it has turned out not too bad and it was very quick to do, by do I mean do so far, still clearly a WIP.
Here is my unnamed hero so far, I am quite pleased for my first not 6mm figure in years.
Things can only get better.
I have concluded (whilst painting the bandits) that in order to get more than 3 games in this year, I will paint the bad guys to a so-so standard, rather than trying my best.
This will speed up the whole process and allow some actual gaming.
I have a positive feeling that this year may involve some actual game playing!I’d suggest starting on the minion guys first to hone your painting before tacking the heroes (although it is always tempting to paint the interesting figures first)
Yeah, the lure of the hero is great, that and I am not painting the goons to my best so not sure there would be much honing.
😀Whilst searching through the horde of stuff that Jon gave me I found this.
I see Conan’s camel and raise him an elephant!
Brown, I never use white, or black for that matter.
The hero looks more washed out than he is, cos of my bad lighting.
But also he is pale, like me 😀
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