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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: stimpy on January 13, 2020, 08:58:21 PM

Title: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: stimpy on January 13, 2020, 08:58:21 PM
Hi all

I'd really love to pick up some of these fantastic frog miniatures,  I just need to have an idea of their size.

Has anyone got any of these that they can post pics of next to other minis like orcs etc, please?

Thanks alot
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: von Lucky on January 14, 2020, 01:04:57 PM
Next to Eureka Maori (the Maori are on Games Workshop 1" round bases):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eijFQT9kQKI/W5HXcPQM7UI/AAAAAAAABK0/S0CGCFEwYeoeSzKVJYfMURY2Dtmu2PNYACLcBGAs/s1600/20180802%2BAxles%2Band%2BAles%2BTribal%2B04.jpg)

Next to Perry Miniatures' Samurai (the frogs are on Games Workshop's 1" square bases):
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-33JgwzlUJ4g/XDrkHsPOgjI/AAAAAAAABtk/okBt6zgR2zofsWrGPD7cBjGt96rJGqYmQCLcBGAs/s1600/20190113%2BSamurai%2BTribal%2B09.jpg)

More here:
https://donnerundblitzenwargaming.blogspot.com/2018/08/last-game-i-played-tribal.html
https://donnerundblitzenwargaming.blogspot.com/2019/01/pond-wars-frogs-and-samurai-rabbits.html
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: DeafNala on January 14, 2020, 01:20:28 PM
OUTSTANDING! The Frog Folk painted up WONDERFULLY. VERY WELL DONE!
They would look good taking on the Flower of French Chivalry.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: jambo1 on January 14, 2020, 05:51:15 PM
Lovely work! They look really cool, what a cracking range of figures. :)
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: Hobby Services on January 14, 2020, 05:55:22 PM
Those are nicely sized, didn't think they were quite that big.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: ichwillauch on January 14, 2020, 05:56:00 PM
The frogs are wonderful! Are there some turtles in the background of the first picture? How does the turtles compare to the frogs?
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: von Lucky on January 15, 2020, 06:46:58 AM
Thanks guys. The Maori and second set of frogs are mine. The first set of frogs were painted by Kosta the miniature sculptor (https://www.instagram.com/kosta_heristanidis/).

I can't remember if he fielded Pond Wars turtles or terrapins. The turtles are roughly the same size as the frogs, while the terrapin are smaller (22mm-ish?). I don't have any, nor can I find a comparison photo.

Found this online that compares the turtles and terrapins (not my work):
(https://boromirandkermit.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/turtles-and-terrapins-warband-blog-size.jpg)
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on January 18, 2020, 01:36:56 AM
Looking very nice. I have a few armies of these fine chaps. as the name may suggest :)

Would post pics but can't work out how.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on January 18, 2020, 01:45:59 AM
Lets see if this works...
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on January 18, 2020, 01:51:33 AM
Cavalry command...
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on January 24, 2020, 06:27:54 PM
Few more troops of the red eye swarm.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: ErikB on January 24, 2020, 09:17:20 PM
I love the Eureka Pond Wars minis.  They are so delightfully whimsical and full of character. 

Lucid Eye's Toons may be compatible, they're adorable in the same way.

At some point, when I work down my massive lead pile, I'd like to make some Pond Wars minis, too. 

Please show us what you come up with!
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: von Lucky on January 24, 2020, 09:19:08 PM
Nicely done - they really are excellent sculpts that paint up really well.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on January 24, 2020, 09:52:46 PM
Cheers guys, yep they are fun to paint. Next batch is some poison dart frogs as mercs. Still working on them.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: ErikB on January 25, 2020, 02:29:09 PM
Do any Pond Wars rules exist?

Are frogs and turtles allies or rivals?
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: Arundel on January 25, 2020, 03:05:40 PM
If memory serves, Eureka also does some rabbit samurai, so you could throw them in the mix as well! Superb brushwork, lads!
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: von Lucky on January 25, 2020, 09:12:56 PM
I originally bought my frogs as a proxy dwarf warband for a Mordheim campaign, they now get used for games of Tribal (Mana Press' Samurai supplement - Zanshin is due out shortly).

Rule-wise I don't think there's anything out there like Ganesha Games' 'Song of Fur and Buttons' (http://www.ganeshagames.net/product_info.php?cPath=1_6&products_id=13) that were written for Eureka Miniatures' teddy bears, but on TMP (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=305698) there's a few recommendations. One of them is for Ganesha Games' Song of the splintered Lands (http://www.ganeshagames.net/product_info.php?cPath=1_6&products_id=65). I'm not sure that can accommodate frogs and turtles though.

Go with whatever you want - they slot well into any rule set really well (e.g. frogs as dwarves, rabbits as elves, turtles as orcs and terrapins as goblins).
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on January 25, 2020, 09:40:06 PM
I use mine for Dragon Rampant, frostgrave gang, Fantasy Congo and 7TV.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: Ragsta on February 04, 2020, 07:55:51 AM
Brilliant paint jobs here, they are all gorgeous. I believe CP Miniatures have a small range of froglikes too.
I keep African Dwarf frogs as pets and this convo makes me want to paint some up in tribute.
Title: Re: Eureka Pond Wars
Post by: dartfrog on February 06, 2020, 08:33:52 AM
Thanks. Poison dartfrog keeper here, but not ever had ant red eye tree frogs. They  are a fun colourful army to use. Heavy though, I'd got used to plastic troops for a while.