Author Topic: My Treemoss fantasy project (Read 93230 times)

Funghy-Fipps · « **Reply #30 on:** October 05, 2011, 01:09:02 PM »

Great work on some excellent subjects. I debated whether to get the RBG Trolls for my own dungeon bash project, but seeing as I've got a couple of the Bob Olley/Ral Partha Trolls lying around I thought I'd use them instead. Anyway, I look forward to seeing this collection expand over the coming weeks.

Engel · « **Reply #31 on:** October 05, 2011, 01:51:30 PM »

Thank you all. It warms my heart to read all the nice comments.

As this is a rather slow moving project I got time to change the path it treads. I haven’t decided exactly how I will continue.
Im thinking on making it into a John Bauer theme. Adding more trolls and mysterious creatures and the landscape from his paintings and Nordic mythology.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/John_Bauer_1915.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/%C3%84nnu_sitter_Tuvstarr_kvar_och_ser_ner_i_vattnet.jpg

I’m not totally sure how I will do with the human residents in my project. I’m thinking either early parts of the medieval times (you can’t beat a knight in shining amour trying to rescue the princess can you ?) or wandering in to an Viking age and introducing many creatures, heroes and stories from them. Anyhow I´m thinking low fantasy.

But I´m leaning more and more into Vikings now.

dijit · « **Reply #32 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:30:20 PM »

Have you ever read Robert Holdstock's books - the mythago series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythago_Wood
That's allow vikings by the side of knights, cavemen and renaissance musketeers.
Duncan

Admiral Benbow · « **Reply #33 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:41:00 PM »

The trolls are most impressive - looking forward to see more of your good work!

Pil · « **Reply #34 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:45:34 PM »

Great work on those trolls and fantastic models they are indeed, thanks for sharing!

Engel · « **Reply #35 on:** October 11, 2011, 12:53:18 PM »

Dijit > Not my cup of tea, but thanks for the tip.
I intend to keep this dark and gritty, low-fantasy.

I made some large stones out of styrofoam to be used as terrain.
And if you’re big enough I guess you could always tip them over onto a smaller creature on the other side…

http://kampgruppe-engel.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-fantasy-terrain.html

A friend asked how I did the bases on the troll brothers so I put together a small tutorial on the technics I used.
http://kampgruppe-engel.blogspot.com/2011/10/fantasy-terrain-tutorial.html

Mason · « **Reply #36 on:** October 11, 2011, 01:03:48 PM »

Some nice scenery, fits very well with your miniatures.

Your bases are great, too, I agree.

DeafNala · « **Reply #37 on:** October 11, 2011, 01:48:29 PM »

Although the photo(s) is a bit too dark to pick out all the details, The Stones look TERRIFIC & add an unsettling atmosphere to the minis. VERY NICELY DONE!

Funghy-Fipps · « **Reply #38 on:** October 11, 2011, 01:52:19 PM »

Great action picture, Engel. I'm actually painting some of RBG Goblin spearmen at the moment. Little chappies, aren't they?

Mr.J · « **Reply #39 on:** October 11, 2011, 07:49:36 PM »

I can't see any reason why you can't have knights and vikings in the same universe. It is fantasy after all and at any rate it's your fantasy setting. It looks like you've got off to a great start.

Zaheer · « **Reply #40 on:** October 12, 2011, 07:36:21 AM »

Very interested in this, you seem to favour (i am probably wrong!) the prosaic and 'everyday' over the grandiose and exceptional. Who wants to model or game significant battles when you can do the same for a squabble over some brassicas?

Brilliant brushwork (and photography), it's encouraging me to get started on my own.

Andym · « **Reply #41 on:** October 12, 2011, 10:01:19 AM »

Very cool stuff! Your style of models/terrain makes me think of all those 80's style fantasy films, like Labyrinth, Dark Sword and Neverending Story.

I'll need to steal your ideas for basing!!

General Roos · « **Reply #42 on:** October 12, 2011, 10:10:29 AM »

Awesome job Engel!

Engel · « **Reply #43 on:** October 12, 2011, 10:29:43 AM »

Thanks all.

Quote from: Zaheer on October 12, 2011, 07:36:21 AM

Very interested in this, you seem to favour (i am probably wrong!) the prosaic and 'everyday' over the grandiose and exceptional. Who wants to model or game significant battles when you can do the same for a squabble over some brassicas?

Brilliant brushwork (and photography), it's encouraging me to get started on my own.

I think you up to something. They can’t all running around in magical elven amour and each hero is better than the last and so on.
If all off the peasant is wearing leather jackets, a guy in amour is king.
If I put a small small goblin beside a big troll the troll will seem even bigger.

Andym > Now, when you mention it, I never thought about that but you might be right. Those were some good movies and some of my favorite as a child.

Blackwolf · « **Reply #44 on:** October 12, 2011, 11:08:50 AM »

Cracking stuff Engel! Love the troll bros,the paint job is brilliant and great choice of mini; I think Tre is the best fantasy sculptor at the moment and have bought lots of his minis. Can't wait to see more of your minis

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