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Title: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Skrapwelder on October 24, 2018, 03:38:25 PM
I'm starting a new project in a Witchfinder General setting. Set in the lovely dank coastal area known as Anglemoor. Anglemoor is a sparsely populated settlement, ruled over by a grim and wicked tyrant. Hugo Musgrove, the Witch Earl of Anglemoor. 

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nYklDzrwUCk/W8vyxJ0pF4I/AAAAAAAAArY/qPI9N7D5uxU8JEEk2NTkVYToktWfV_n_gCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0323.jpg)
A new mat from Killing Fields Terrain. Teddy bear fur commercially died. It makes a lovely moor.

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One of a few 17th century buildings I have on hand. I'll be making more as things progress

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(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uXufE36jsdY/W8vyjY4hoEI/AAAAAAAAArE/iZ-UD8-1dUoLlKqds9KdTqeMzy2BfmhWwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0313.JPG)
Wicked beasts prowl the countryside. Barghests some call them. Rumor has it they are servants of Earl hugo. These are Zombie wolves from Gamezone miniatures.

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Earl Hugo himself. Hissssss.

Up next perhaps a coven of witches and some dark riders to carry out the Witch Earl's commands.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: axabrax on October 24, 2018, 04:51:25 PM
Lovely! Wish I lived close enough to get in a game  ;)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Inkpaduta on October 24, 2018, 05:08:15 PM
That is one evil looking Earl
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Malamute on October 24, 2018, 05:53:14 PM
Love it!  :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Metternich on October 24, 2018, 05:57:58 PM
Looking forward to see how this progresses.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Sterling Moose on October 24, 2018, 09:52:41 PM
Nice job Scrappy.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: ErikB on October 25, 2018, 04:38:44 AM
Very nicely done zombie wolves!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: lethallee61 on October 25, 2018, 04:44:26 AM
"Boo! Hiss!" to the bad guy.

"Hooray!" for our intrepid hero.

Lovely stuff. That first photo is very Hammer Horror movie-like. All we need is Peter Cushing and a corseted Ingrid Pitt. :-*
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on October 25, 2018, 05:24:59 AM
This looks really good. Looking forward to seeing more. It makes me want to revive my Witchfinder General project.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 25, 2018, 07:32:50 AM
Brill  :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: jamopower on October 25, 2018, 12:26:13 PM
Lovely stuff, makes me want to get a similar mat like you have :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Flashman14 on October 25, 2018, 02:09:26 PM
Great start - love it!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Hammers on October 25, 2018, 02:16:35 PM
Lovely, miniatures and terrain both.  Great pallet, dark but still rich.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Panama on October 26, 2018, 07:30:46 AM
It all looks wonderful a great bit of work.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Sunjester on October 26, 2018, 01:06:51 PM
Great stuff! Looking forward to seeing more.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: LordBrentlake on October 26, 2018, 03:29:00 PM
Definitely added to my watch list. A great start!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Matakakea on October 26, 2018, 04:13:38 PM
That's a very effective sinister paintjob on the Earl's face  :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: wolfkarl on October 26, 2018, 04:47:49 PM
I'll echo the above comments! Figures representing Mr. Cushing and Lee would be a nice touch, but I,m a Caroline Munro man myself.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Skrapwelder on October 26, 2018, 05:19:40 PM
Thanks very much Gents.

You inspired me to what I hope are greater heights. I'm converting a few Reaper minis into witches but you have given me a new idea to convert some figures I've had lying about for a while now:
(https://antediluvianminiatures.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/11067526_1419852071661163_1269140051455108561_o.jpg?w=774&h=295)

I'm going to need some more green putty.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Hammers on October 26, 2018, 08:02:43 PM
Thanks very much Gents.

You inspired me to what I hope are greater heights. I'm converting a few Reaper minis into witches but you have given me a new idea to convert some figures I've had lying about for a while now:
(https://antediluvianminiatures.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/11067526_1419852071661163_1269140051455108561_o.jpg?w=774&h=295)

I'm going to need some more green putty.

Oh, my...!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Skrapwelder on October 26, 2018, 08:18:12 PM
I bought these from Antediluvian miniatures. Excellent people with some truly unique creations.

http://www.antediluvianminiatures.com/ (http://www.antediluvianminiatures.com/)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Metternich on October 27, 2018, 03:03:08 PM
The Witches and Familiars set (in their Medieval Demons line) looks very 17th century.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor
Post by: Muzfish4 on October 28, 2018, 12:06:44 AM
Got to agree with the other posters - this looks terrific.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: Skrapwelder on November 03, 2018, 11:18:06 PM
Witch, witch, where do you fly...

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tXzMhUWuBkc/W94pJnS1EHI/AAAAAAAAAwg/VUPS6iE_fXM82tt-P3XaMG672W1A6hc9wCLcBGAs/s1600/witch_3.jpg)

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_TfxPXekOV8/W94pLvSXhPI/AAAAAAAAAwk/vX6AE8f4uds_Rn-SLBpvhI7DRUdfUmf0gCLcBGAs/s1600/witch_4.jpg)

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k7-biayY9J4/W94pIlW-_nI/AAAAAAAAAwc/LtxvmR0AJAsMveL0JYoKPmJgePWkOE0SACLcBGAs/s1600/witch_2.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-plku1DqyS3I/W94pHnkGtqI/AAAAAAAAAwY/fejkDvykb00YoCYWPS_7l4OnRXtQYiS0gCLcBGAs/s1600/witch_1.jpg)

Next up some houses for the village.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: number1section1 on November 04, 2018, 04:30:28 PM
Awesome looking project, looking forward to seeing how it progresses. What's the plan for the first witches lantern?
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: Skrapwelder on November 04, 2018, 05:21:04 PM
Oh you hit a sore point. She is my least favorite. I did a head swap on that one and sculpted hair out of greenstuff. I'm not happy after looking at pictures with how it all came out so I have "removed" the head and am working on a new one. Once that's done I may try and give an effect of reverse illumination from the lamp. Or at least an eerie green light effect.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: number1section1 on November 04, 2018, 06:32:53 PM
Sometimes it's only when a model has a lick of paint that you have any idea of what it will look like. Personally I quite like the way you depicted her. Bit late now though!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: gamer Mac on November 04, 2018, 06:41:15 PM
cool project :-* :-* :-* :-*
Very appropriate for this time of year
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: Metternich on November 04, 2018, 07:35:01 PM
The witches are wonderfully well-painted.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: Hammers on November 08, 2018, 03:47:55 PM
Nipples!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: Ricco on November 08, 2018, 04:31:26 PM
Those Witches are awesome. Inspiring! Thanks!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Witches
Post by: Kitsune on December 03, 2018, 02:04:58 PM
Those dogs on the first page are fantastic! I think I'm going to have to invest in some of those.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Anglemoor Lives
Post by: Skrapwelder on August 14, 2019, 06:14:55 PM
Back to work after a bit of a hiatus:

I'll be using the setting for a brace of games at this years Pacificon. A mere weeks away now.

I'll be using Wiley Games Tales of Horror rules, with liberal sprinklings from the Horse and Musket variant as well.

The scenarios are taken fairly straight from the pages of another set of rules: Witchfinder General.

The setting for the first adventure is a village whose Feudal overlord has a less than stellar record of public service and brings new meaning to the term "Human Resources".

To that end I have set myself to bring the small fishing village of "Corleigh by the Moor" to life.

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I have a few resin cast adobe buildings I made a long time ago that I'm re-purposing by adding timber framing. I've got two smaller cottages like this and a larger one that will become the village's mill.

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In addition I made a pair of larger cottages out of foam core and bass wood strips. All these buildings will be getting thatch roofs eventually.

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This shows the planned design for the village. Aside from the new buildings I have one additional existing building I made and a lovely pair of Forge World buildings.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Malamute on August 14, 2019, 06:31:29 PM
Splendid, looking forward to seeing this develop. ;)
FFoL TOH is an excellent ruleset and supplement :D
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Bullshott on August 14, 2019, 10:42:46 PM
Great looking project. I do like a bit of 17th century horror :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - Thatching
Post by: Skrapwelder on August 15, 2019, 06:52:58 PM
I used an old bath towel for the thatching itself. To get the thick, rounded look of thatch roofs I glued a piece of foam core to the roof's styrene base and rounded the edges with a blade.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OFQBf62Qr50/XVVjp8s_IxI/AAAAAAAABV8/DdzlCnhfuJEZokrXsEW4ufoOupzhCdzOACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0622.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BgGK5dMGqNQ/XVVjqwI2hqI/AAAAAAAABWI/0W2jXqTv5QsytPK068dE6bW41cl7S7cCwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0625.JPG)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Panama on August 17, 2019, 03:02:20 PM
They look wonderful :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Wirelizard on August 25, 2019, 08:25:25 AM
Always fun to see another witchfinder/flintlock horror setup! Looking forward to seeing how your village progresses.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Skrapwelder on August 26, 2019, 11:46:05 PM
Thanks very much. Here is a progress photo of the village.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C8gRar26uzs/XWRtKdaDHWI/AAAAAAAABWw/U5UgxgnME_QVH2zgeFksgVRnEBcnwNykQCLcBGAs/s1600/village.jpg)

I'll be painting all the bases next and attaching the wattle fences around most of them.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Malamute on August 27, 2019, 07:18:37 AM
Looking really good. ;D
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: LordBrentlake on August 27, 2019, 02:04:38 PM
That’s a grand set of real estate. I’m looking forward to seeing the whole village. Great work!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - People make it Home
Post by: Skrapwelder on August 28, 2019, 02:09:00 AM
I got some time to devote to taking some photos of the miniatures that will be involved in this weekend's game. Almost all these minis were painted with the new contrast paints in the last month. I'm really happy with the way most of the colors work and the way the paint goes on.

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The Miller and his boys.

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The Sheriff and his bailiffs

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A band of Witchfinders scouring the land of Heresy.

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 The Brothers of Antaeus - an association of Gentlemen sworn to destroy black magick in England

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 A troop pf Dragoons and

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A troop of dismounted Light horse from Hopton's Horse.

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Bold Cavaliers


Some of the Villains in the piece:

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 Blinder Horse straight out of the Border Marches

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Dark Riders in service to Earl Hugo Montrose, the wytch king of Anglemoor.

Here's a long shot of the village laid out the way it will be for the game.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nTLSFHk8-0A/XWXJ7dPRzWI/AAAAAAAABXI/67gunLKonmEbBpWIPIe2r2I6PeprwsqrACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0648.JPG)

I'll be doing a bunch of base painting and grassing in the next two days and It looks like I need to paint that Witchfinders hat too.

Thanks for all the kind comments and suggestions. Hopefully in my next post I'll have photos from the game itself.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - It Lives!
Post by: Panama on August 31, 2019, 10:51:26 AM
Wonderful  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Skrapwelder on September 09, 2019, 06:44:00 PM
The games have been played. Two games over the course of Pacificon last weekend. They went very well. I really like running these FFoL rules for a convention crowd. They catch on very easily and play very well.

I've posted a couple pictures of each game and links to the full pages on my blog site.

Game the first: Defending the Village

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YVHMBxaqoXQ/XW2KIg-CH1I/AAAAAAAABag/_HYlQARYUe4AcGUuhs1tSJqYRId9ey61wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_0561.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aTh0-vXKZKQ/XW2KY9ytcNI/AAAAAAAABag/9HerFa3DTFQQd9XsFAwz-cfIZO2RevoQwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG)

http://whathocythereans.blogspot.com/2019/09/im-which-it-all-comes-together.html (http://whathocythereans.blogspot.com/2019/09/im-which-it-all-comes-together.html)


Game the second: Assaulting the Vile Manor House

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zLQJdmo4LXI/XW3EMb57EcI/AAAAAAAABa8/zYxmLUVWGr0gGzbM5DMr5bQBZCqdPZRwQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0584.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGcH33oIS1w/XW3EhQqWocI/AAAAAAAABbc/ZG0vtMK5qwAxFBeUiBxtLHEg-HlDRpNWQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0609.JPG)

http://whathocythereans.blogspot.com/2019/09/in-which-it-all-comes-together-part-2.html (http://whathocythereans.blogspot.com/2019/09/in-which-it-all-comes-together-part-2.html)

Thanks for all your words of encouragement on this project.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 09, 2019, 06:47:08 PM
End result looks great  :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: marrony on September 09, 2019, 07:11:19 PM
Wonderful stuff!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on September 10, 2019, 07:27:41 AM
They look great!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Malamute on September 11, 2019, 01:52:50 PM
Excellent, the games look like they were a lot of fun. :)
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Swordisdrawn on September 11, 2019, 01:55:31 PM
Brilliant :o
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: gamer Mac on September 18, 2019, 02:01:19 PM
Really came together well :-* :-* :-*
Why did the witches turn into pigs?
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Skrapwelder on September 18, 2019, 07:01:19 PM
Demon Spite. I was disappointed in them that the failed to activate to make bombing runs on the attackers.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: von Lucky on September 20, 2019, 09:53:48 PM
Lovely stuff!
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Metternich on September 27, 2019, 09:44:24 PM
Fantastic looking game (pun fully intended).  Lovely figures and highly imaginative scenarios.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: LordBrentlake on September 28, 2019, 07:19:30 PM
Inspirational stuff. Well done.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Sunjester on November 20, 2019, 08:16:28 AM
Lovely looking games, well done.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Vagabond on December 01, 2019, 10:19:04 AM
It all ties together very nicely, the figures, the buildings and the terrain. Are the  military figures from one manufacture?
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Skrapwelder on December 18, 2019, 07:23:11 PM
Thanks very much.
The figures a mix of Foundry Sea Dogs with some conversion work, Perry for the Dragoons and Light cavalry, Warlord for a couple foot characters and the Cuirassier and a small handful of Horcata miniatures.
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Chairface on December 19, 2019, 02:16:14 PM
Just a beautiful table. Nicely done
Title: Re: Grim doings in Anglemoor - The Games!
Post by: Captain Blood on December 19, 2019, 03:56:13 PM
Jolly good job Mike. I like the way you've mixed up such an eclectic selection of figures from various ranges to create your groups of protagonists. They all work well together.