Astor's Frostgrave - Wizard and Apprentice 17/01

[Astor]

Hi All!

I've been out of the hobby for a couple of years due to various things, but for the past year I've been saying I wanted to get back into it, particularly after picking up the Frostgrave Rulebook at Games Expo this year.

My plans never quite reached fruition, despite buying some sprues and other bits, but my partner surprised me with some bits for Christmas which has rekindled my motivation. I think having 12 days off for the holidays has helped, however!

So here's a project log both to share what I'm doing, and to keep me motivated as I venture into Felstad.

I don't think it needs saying any more than it has already, but I love the plastics! They're so versatile, and I love that they're compatible with pretty much anything. My first warband, however, is pretty much standard, with a few exceptions:



My Wizard (I haven't decided what school he belongs to yet, but I'm thinking Elementalist) is a mix of the Wizard and Barbarian sprues - I wanted to create a band that looked as though it had been in the city for some time, and some of the Barbarian bodies were perfect for this.



One of the Thugs uses a Barbarian body, and the other parts are from Fireforge's Forgotten Worlds Northmen infantry/command sprues - I tried to pose him as if he was cautiously searching through the ruins for something.



And a Knight/Templar type character, again using Fireforge's Northmen, and a Barbarian head. I plan on using a few more Northmen bits for soldiers/men-at-arms.



I had hoped to start basing/painting, but when I dug out my hobby supplies, it seems I misplaced my sand! 

Though I suppose I do have a city to build, too!

[Bloggard]

great start / kit-bashing.

look forward to seeing more.

[Ogrob]

Great work! Love the barbarian head on the knight, really fits your description of having been in the frozen city for a while.

[Corporal Chaos]

Very nice and good mix of kits. Got me thinking of getting some fireforge goodies as well. Thanks for letting us see your work.

[joe5mc]

Some really nice kit-bashing there!

[Grumpy Gnome]

Some great kitbashing. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Astor]

Thanks all! I've still got a second Warband to build, so there may well be more kitbashing... 

Very nice and good mix of kits. Got me thinking of getting some fireforge goodies as well. Thanks for letting us see your work.

They're really nice kits - I only picked up a single troop + command sprue from Ebay as I knew I wouldn't need a lot, but I'm very pleased with them - the Bowmen/Undead sprues look great, too!

Since I'm still waiting for my new basing materials to arrive before starting painting, I've kept myself busy building my version of Felstad!



All of the building are TTCombat. The MDF 'revolution' passed me by somewhat, but I'm sold on them now! They were a dream to put together! I've got a few smaller bits from Blotz (a fountain and a shallow pool/well) on the table now, though I'm planning on adding a statue to the fountain as a centrepiece.

I couldn't resist having a tinker with the Bell Tower, however. I probably won't use it often, but I've added a plastic floor so I can put a flickering LED light (thanks to a cannibalised tea light) inside for a bit of flair when playing.





Hoping I can throw some paint on these over the weekend once I've primed them.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Very nice work on the figures, very inspiring. The Knight/Templar especially.

The light in the tower is a great idea, but flickering green light might be more in theme.

I would suggest using Rustoleum Rust effect spray (other brands are available - suede effect has been recommended elsewhere) on the outsides of the buildings to give the MDF some texture.


A Sally4th pillbox.

[Bloggard]

looking great.

kinda suprised there hasn't been more about those TTF 'ruins' kits - as they look very well done AND very good value for money ...

[Ultravanillasmurf]

The TTCombat stuff is certainly cheap and robust (it is also quite large scale). I am using them for Malifaux and not Star Wars.

[Astor]

Took far too long to get my brushes and paints out...

I'm still working on the warband above, but I wanted to play around with some Fireforge plastics I had lying around, as I like the figures, and wanted to see what I could do with some Frostgrave bits and some green stuff...

Firstly, two thugs. The one on the left is all Fireforge. The one on the right is a Perry body (I think it's from the 2015 Salute freebie?) with some Frostgrave arms. The fur cloaks are the first things I've sculpted with green stuff in years, so was impressed that they didn't just look like blobs!



Next, two thieves. The head on the right is from the Salute freebie...



I'm terrible at 'batch painting', and wanted to try and give each figure a bit more time, so I've only painted one so far, but I'm happy with how it turned out.



That's one off the mountain, at least... 

[Grumpy Gnome]

Great stuff! Excellent kitbashing and brushwork.

[Bloggard]

fantastic.

amazing result re: your first efforts with greenstuff.

[Astor]

Thanks, guys! 

Between working from home and other things, I've really been able to motor on with some painting this week - the humans are still on the table, but the evenings have yielded some skeletons ready for random encounters. O was going to buy some of the Mantic skeletons, but managed to pick up some of GW's 'Deathrattle Skeletons', which I preferred the style of... though they're incredibly fiddly - I wish I hadn't gifted away the old WFB Skeleton Warriors Regiment, as they were much more hefty... I still have the metal command accessories, though. 

And I think Army Painter's 'Dry Rust' is my new favourite thing!

[Bloggard]

they've come out great - really look as tho' they mean business !