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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: Laughing Ferret on June 25, 2012, 09:08:25 AM

Title: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Laughing Ferret on June 25, 2012, 09:08:25 AM

I finished painting the JamesClayton, Lord Greystoke Ape-theme lycan team for Empire of the Dead.

I'll try to get some better 'glamour shots' of them soon, but here they are before their game against Skrapwelder's Vampires:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M1XlIsVEZnE/T-gRfEJdCMI/AAAAAAAACR8/e8gwyuXBoqM/s800/003.JPG)

The set up for the game was:
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Lord Greystoke was convinced that the western hills near Whales (or for those who don't believe the reports of suicidal whales hurling themselves against coastlines to attack countries who hunt them, and the massed bodies build up into new land, may prefer to call it Wales) contained plants which might aid his transformations research, traveling under cover of darkness with his apes and trusted companion ape Alphie, as well as members of his household staff, he relocated for a bit of a holiday and some specimen collecting. Though it was day, and not terribly foggy (rare and unseasonable) Greystoke and his entourage were accosted by what at first appeared to be common highwaymen, but they soon caught the scent that revealed the presence of the undead: a Daywalker Vampire and his mate.

The vampire was actually on business of his own, and was just traveling through the area,but on crossing paths with the apes, it riled them to an agitation that they would not be reasoned with.
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The game and photos of it is here:
http://laughingferret.blogspot.com/2012/06/apes-perform-deconstructive-dental-work.html (http://laughingferret.blogspot.com/2012/06/apes-perform-deconstructive-dental-work.html)

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Big Frank on June 25, 2012, 09:20:17 AM

Fantastic looking faction, very nice terrain and great battle report.
Look forward to seeing more from you. Some close up pics of the ape faction would be good.
Cheers BF :)

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Heldrak on June 25, 2012, 02:14:36 PM

Superb report! The whole project (conversions, painting, background, terrain, reports) is outstanding. It's stuff like this that makes the LAF great!  :-*

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Skrapwelder on June 25, 2012, 02:20:29 PM

Fighting those monkeys is like charging a brick wall that is already falling on you. :o Really tough group and commanded very well.

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Van-Helsing on June 25, 2012, 04:30:59 PM

FANTASTIC WORK (I wish I could paint that fast LoL)

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: twrchtrwyth on June 25, 2012, 05:52:48 PM

Very cool. Where is this Whales place though?

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Laughing Ferret on June 25, 2012, 07:24:55 PM

Whales: the land formed by the mass suicide of ocean-dwelling mega mammals who hurl themselves against coastlines, in vain effort against the nations who hunt their kind to extinction.  Unnerved by this pathetic display, the humans mearly shovel topsoil over the bodies and build houses on the new real estate. I thought everyone knew this.

Or it was really late when I was tiredly writing it and spell check didn't notice my blunder because it can't read my intent.

My money is on the mass whale suicide.  8)

Thanks all, I'll try to update with some pictures of the team in the photobox.

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Anatoli on June 25, 2012, 07:25:00 PM

Fantastic looking gang!  :-*

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Repo
Post by: Mason on June 25, 2012, 07:34:49 PM

Great stuff!
 :-*

Your blog is great too, and I now have to find some time to have a good stroll around it.
There seems to be a lot of inspirational things going on there.
 ;D

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Sterling Moose on June 25, 2012, 09:05:55 PM

Great Blog, love the terrain and the pretty toys   :D

Title: Re: Lord Greystoke's Apes: Empire of the Dead (not)Lycans Painted (& Battle Report)
Post by: Laughing Ferret on June 28, 2012, 08:43:17 PM

Thanks all :) and for the comment about the blog, I do enjoy working on it  :D