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Hiya All,
I’m honestly not just copying Michael’s excellent stuff, but I have been working on a vaguely ‘desert’ fantasy thing for a while (it’s sort of far-Harad, sort of early Baghdad, sort of Bronze age). The barbarians are still making their way through my painintg queue, but here’s the first batch of ‘baddies’ – desert raiders who strike at encampments
They’re Forged in Battle Picts that I painted up to give a more vaguely ‘Arabian’ feel – really nice minis to paint. There’s another batch of them on the table at the mo, then Copplestone Barbarians then some civilians.
Forged in Battle Picts
How do they compare size wise with Copplestone and Xyston, could you do a few side by side pics – or should that be picts
Well, it’s been a while and I still don’t have much to show, but i did get a matte coat on these two today:
I like that the hairy barbarian looks quite out of place in this desert setting. My desert fantasy project isn’t intended to be quite as Conan-esque (more sort of ancients, sort of bronze age, sort of Far Harad, sort of heroic Greek) but I though a Conan chap would let me play some Crom at the very least.
Noice.
So what is the plan?
Warbands, a hero vs the world?
Epic Quest or one off slightly connected adventures?
or or?
Hiya folks,
Long time, no update.
I’ve been doing a lot of ‘fiddling’ recently (priming, basing, prepping and trying out an idea in 10mm) so haven’t had a huge amount to update.
I’ve got a good chunk of minis at the ‘almost’ finished stage at the moment though, so over the next fortnight I should have more to show off.
I have been working on a terrain idea though. There’s full ramblings over on the blog, but basically I’ve been thinking a lot about the type of games I want to play (narrative, small RPG encounters) and what sort of terrain I want and need (archetypal, ‘reusable’ terrain – i.e. not unique to one specific use – that allows me to easily set a scene). One of the things I’ve given thought is city and street fighting, in the vein of Songs of Shadow and Dust. I don’t want to have to buy loads and loads of buildings just to make a street scene, so instead I’m going to take a dungeontile approach to modelling a medina/souk (I knew there had to be an advantage of making a desert theme!)
With a liberal sprinlkling of ideas nicked from Matakishi, this is where I’m up to so far:
Some basecoated, the rest just at the varnished stage. Arranging these will allow me to model the narrow streets and alleys plus the more open spaces that I think of when I think of somewhere like Marrakesh. I want to also make a fairly large, open space (maybe 240×240 or 300 square) that will be a central market area.
These should work for sci-fi too if I can come up with some suitable scatter terrain (I’m pretty buzzing off the idea of a sci-fi souk).
Next up is ancient street furniture – need to have a research on what to make for stalls, benches and the like. I know I’ll want amphorae, a broken down cart, some dry goods and some colourful silks.
Not a massively exciting update, but I have managed to finish (and take a terrible photo of) another Barbarian
I’ve also managed to box off a Crom’s Anvil mini, though ironically he’s converted for sci-fi!
Blondy eh?
Had much chance to play a game, or set up a table top or….?
Yeah – I’m actually ‘starting again’ on my barbarians (I want a whole pile of them that represent the same chap in different places and at different ages and stages of his adventure career) so thought I may as well finish this guy off as something completely different.
Not played much, but may well have a push-about tomorrow afternoon.
Next up off the painting queue is these Eureka man-orcs – speed painted months ago then sat waiting for basing for absolutely ages
They’re by no means the best thing I’ve ever painted, but I’m oddly pleased with them – It’s nice boxing things off and I’m in a bit of a rut at the moment, it’s a nice buzz to finish a group like this.
Next up off the painting queue is these Eureka man-orcs – speed painted months ago then sat waiting for basing for absolutely ages
They are very effective!
Hmmmm they could almost pass as some sort of ghoul type creatures…
Hiya folks
Managed to get a matte coat on these 5 civilians for my Souk tiles
I’ve written a bit more about then on the blog, but I’m really pleased to have them finished. I carried on experimenting with a solely layering method (no washes) as per my Old West stuff, which reaffirms my feeling that the issue with those cowboys is more the sculpts than the painting style choice. These work much better I think.
My Crom’s Anvil Crom-funder arrived (thanks AB!), so I’ll be painting up some Copplestone Picts next I think to accompany the new Crom’s anvil minis.
Wow, you’re starting to give me a serious case of brush envy with all these beautifully painted miniatures
I love the light, slightly faded, look of the colors on those civies.
I look forward to seeing your take on the CROM-funder minis (then maybe I’ll have an idea how I’m going to paint mine)
Cheers,
Stroezie.
I look forward to seeing your take on the CROM-funder minis (then maybe I’ll have an idea how I’m going to paint mine)
Oh like that is it! 😀
Hiya folks,
Over on LAF I’ve been discussing how to go about making large cyclopean ruins – my desert fantasy ideas have started to crystalise into the idea of an ancient ruined city in the desert:
Built by a race of 12 foot giants (which, luckily, is the height of a 28mm mini vs. a 15mm). The city is incredibly vast and complex, walled like ancient Baghdad. In some areas the structures are just the odd stone poking out the ruins, in some there are whole complexes of buildings and temples. The city/complex is so vast that exploring it is more akin to exploring an ancient forest or country – some caravans claim that to even cross the walled city takes months, though this isn’t helped by the fact that the camels and horses can’t climb the cyclopean staircases.
Near the ancient gates that dot the walls small townships have sprung up – outposts and villages eking a living supplying the caravans and adventurers that pass through, the walls serving some protection from the desert bandits. Some towns are set up in ares where the ancient city has almost entirely disappeared, building adobe structures as they would outside the towering city walls. Other towns and villages are built as though squatting within the buildings of the ancient folk – the villagers adept at building extra floors and mezzanines within the huge ancient structures – ladders and ropes a regular part of life.
It is said that deeper within the city terrible dangers lurk – bandit colonies, beasts and remnants of the city’s original inhabitants – degenerate creatures baring little resemblance to the creators of this once incredible city.
So, thinking about all that got my juices going – and whilst I’m contemplating how to do the cyclopean ruins (i.e. what 28mm scaled ruins to buy) I got stuck back in to some old desert ruins (in normal 15mm scale) I started ages ago.
Pretty pleased with them! They’re not the giant ruins I want, but they’re pretty fun and I’ll happily use them for Sci-Fi too. I did buy these today too, to act as the ‘orrid giants for my cyclopean city
Any thoughts on the best way to achieve the giant ruins? AB – how much would it cost for you to cast me 100s of a particularly large brick?!
oooh that is a nice idea/setting.
The 15mm are cool too, is that cork tile or cork notice board?
As for bricks, depends.
What size and how many masters can you provide.
For my bricks (walls and bottom of shrine) I have this mould:
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