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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: nic-e on January 27, 2017, 01:04:05 AM
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I'm in the early stages of building a warband for some age of sigmar skirmish gaming. Still undecided if i'll be using the awesome hinterlands supplement by a very clever guy over at TGA or the gw regiments of renown supplement.
I love the way inq28 and inquisimunda have added some awesome depth and character to the hobby and feel like now that the worlds of AoS are being fleshed out something similar would be great.
To that end i have started a small warband. One knight questor and his accompanying squires minstrels and scribes.
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/big%20shield%20small%20orcs._zps6nckff5i.jpg)
More soon! (dissertation is due in two weeks so soon-ish.)
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Slowly getting there.
Sir Brian the blessed.
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16344239_10206078417518970_235055651_n_zps6wszph3w.jpg)
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Recognised him instantly! Was the face greenstuffed?
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He's looking great already. Much better than the shiny gold stuff.
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Nice work. :-*
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Great brushwork.
Gotta love that head, perfection.
:-* :-*
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You just have to paint someone named Gordon now
8) 8) 8)
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You just have to paint someone named Gordon now
8) 8) 8)
Or in true Warhammer silliness that would be Go'or Donn. :D
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He would have to be a right flash git, though.....
;D
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Recognised him instantly! Was the face greenstuffed?
No, it's a micro art barbarian head that I've had kicking around for a while. They all look like Brian blessed without eye lids.
Cheers for all the kind words! his warband is coming along nicely and hopefully i can get some gaming in with him soon!
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Great painting. I may steal your idea, when I start painting those Sigmarines, I still have lying here. They look so much better with real heads.
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Great job, I can almost hear him calling for "fresh horses!".
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Excellent work! That head works far better with the body than the original, I think.
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Cracking looking figure
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First one of those fellas I have seen that I have really liked. That head is a perfect match. Very nicely painted, too. Looking forward to seeing more of this warband.
-Michael
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Everytime I see Brian Blessed...my favourite scene springs to mind. I wish this was how we dealt with countries today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaVD3iBz7CU
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Everytime I see Brian Blessed...my favourite scene springs to mind. I wish this was how we dealt with countries today.
That really is quite a similarity! Especially the tone of the armour.
Also some lovely chap on 4chan decided to make this...
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/memed_zpsbbkty7sy.jpg)
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And done!
Work has begun on his squires and groupies.
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16468911_10206107183998114_611734959_n_zpsbnwu8jjw.jpg)
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16441361_10206107184078116_1339009317_n_zpsw7dp3hwu.jpg)
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(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/7/855385_md-.jpg)
Converted from a forge world psyker. Given a new sculpted face, new staff head , new robes on his front and little bit of grime to stop him looking too smooth.
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"There are many secrets that draw the lost and desperate to the realm of shadow.
Some come to hide, others to search for lost treasures in the sunken libraries and mist filled ruins of the great marshes...
Others however, Come for the shadow itself.
The wizard going by the name of Therin is one such traveller. For It is whispered that he seeks the lost secrets of the Mystaricum, The mythical temple of the order of the blind saint, Who in the age of chaos hid themselves through magyk and deceit deep within the mist seas of the shadow lands.
Others claim he is a spy of sigmar Sent to follow rumours and stories of a dark and terrible force gathering in the darkness, Or to find the fey Aelves and see what they are hiding beyond the eyes of curious gods.....
None truly know what great and forgotten secrets Therin seeks, All they know is that he has decided that the quest of Sir Bry'n the dawn knight coincides with his own, For now...."
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/10/856137_md-.jpg)
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started up a blog for my AoS28 stuff.
http://mystarikum.blogspot.co.uk/
There's some fluff on there and i'll probably update it more regularly than my last one!
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When Inq 28 started people discovered greatness of converting Warhammer bits to 40k..
You sir are reverse engineer this trend with porting 40k models to AoS.
I love it! :P
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When Inq 28 started people discovered greatness of converting Warhammer bits to 40k..
You sir are reverse engineer this trend with porting 40k models to AoS.
I love it! :P
Kind of you to say so!
On that note, here is another forge world mini, this time an exclusive one, ruthlessly butchered for my sigmar-y cause!
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16780687_10206187654609829_1752870076_n_zpscmhwqufj.jpg)
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16754256_10206187664930087_2033623377_n_zpsorqftjdo.jpg)
More on this chap at mystarikum.blogspot.co.uk
And also a few WIPs of town guard, the deacon, and the librarian...
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16807416_10206225497915888_4133614699408492734_n_zpsurtjtjen.jpg)
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That Sigmarine is an excellent conversion. I am amazed what a head swap can do to make them look good!
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That Sigmarine is an excellent conversion. I am amazed what a head swap can do to make them look good!
Indeed. Also just having a head in scale with their bodies really helps give them a stronger silhouette.
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Kind of you to say so!
On that note, here is another forge world mini, this time an exclusive one, ruthlessly butchered for my sigmar-y cause!
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16780687_10206187654609829_1752870076_n_zpscmhwqufj.jpg)
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/16754256_10206187664930087_2033623377_n_zpsorqftjdo.jpg)
I wouldn't dare :P
Although with the Perrys knights salat helmet I gave to mine he could easily work in AOS :)
Agree on the heads.. additionality Eternal heads works really well with Genestealer Cult Nephutes boies for Inq 28.. :>
Waste not want not :>
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New units!
As always, there's fluff and a parts breakdown over on the blog!
mystarikum.blogspot.co.uk
First we have Burik the moonguard, nightwatchman of marshes end and squire to the dawn knight and his trusty companion Huund.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/2/861173_md-.jpg)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/2/861175_md-.jpg)
And the best miniature ever made....
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/2/861172_md-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Familiars%2C%20Fish%2C%20Silver%20Tower%2C%20Slop.jpg)
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(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/14/864085_md-.jpg)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/14/864086_md-.jpg)
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Converted from a sister of silence and perry head and arms.
Fluff and more pics over at
mystarikum.blogspot.co.uk
All C&C welcome as always! :)
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A small update. I took a trip to warhammer world and got some nice scenic shots of my miniatures on a good scenic table.I have done a small write up, Nothing much since i don't know what else there is to say about warhammer world.
(http://oi1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/IMG_20170603_195320_661_zpsmuadhxmf.jpg)
http://mystarikum.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/a-strange-excursion.html
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Hey nic, love all these minis! Such interesting old school conversions and paintwork. And the backstory for each you've written on your blog is fantastic. Super great.
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(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/14/864085_md-.jpg)
That's a work of art! :-* 8) :o
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Is the fish a Eureka Miniatures model?
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That's a work of art! :-* 8) :o
Indeed it is.
Lovely work.
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Is the fish a Eureka Miniatures model?
It is from the GW Silver Tower game.
Mordheim-inspired, no doubt.
A wonderful little creation!
:D
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That's a work of art! :-* 8) :o
Kind words, many thanks! :)
Indeed it is.
Lovely work.
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It is from the GW Silver Tower game.
Mordheim-inspired, no doubt.
A wonderful little creation!
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You are correct, Silver tower. All the familiars from that box are just lovely. They ooze character.
And I believe it was directly taken from apiece by Ian Miller
Also it occurs to me hat i never added this fine lady to this thread!
Imcyra the many blessed.
http://mystarikum.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/imcyra-many-blessed-eclipse-entry.html
(http://oi1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/17814033_10206483646009429_1691100461_n_zpseegn5woj.jpg)
(http://oi1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/17806732_10206483645969428_665014375_n_zpsd7m3robl.jpg)
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This is a perfect example of Blanchitsu. I love how the skin tone contrasts with the darker parts.
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Some wonderful stuff. I particularly like Sir Brian and the Sister of Silence conversion.
I really don't like the AoS aesthetic as done by the GW studio. It looks like a particularly cheesy 80s hair metal album cover, but the Blanchitsu AoS28 guys (and I'm including your work on that as it has a similar sensibility) has made me think again about the AoS setting. In the way you and others have done it I am reminded of things like the Dark Souls computer games. Perverse but also heroic. A world turned upside on its own head. It all makes sense now!
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Some wonderful stuff. I particularly like Sir Brian and the Sister of Silence conversion.
I really don't like the AoS aesthetic as done by the GW studio. It looks like a particularly cheesy 80s hair metal album cover, but the Blanchitsu AoS28 guys (and I'm including your work on that as it has a similar sensibility) has made me think again about the AoS setting. In the way you and others have done it I am reminded of things like the Dark Souls computer games. Perverse but also heroic. A world turned upside on its own head. It all makes sense now!
It's funny you should mention dark souls.I don't play any computer games, But i watch alot of dark souls play through because it's great visual inspiration.
I'd say give it a try, One thing worth remembering is that while a huge setting of vast realms might seem too much for your warband, It just means you can create your own corner and forge your own mythology alongside the main one. I recently picked up the skirmish rulebook and it has some fluff about an ancient haunted city in the desert, Built over a canyon of psychic glass containing the trapped souls of ancient deathless mysics.It's stuff like this that gives you the chance to have a smaller, darker story-line running just below the shiny surface.
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So as you may know from my recent future wars posts,I;ve been a bit busy trying to get the Dark imperium boxed set ready for release day.
This has meant taking home trays of space marines and sitting weary eyed in front of a podcast whilst edge highlighting all those big armour plates.
It's been fun, But god i want to convert something!!
Luckily the new boxed set has a big swarm of beautiful nurgle zombies, And it just so happens I've always wanted a nurgle warband.....
So , HEre we have the start of something...And I;m pretty sure the first converted model from the new starter set.
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/18951359_10206914095930408_2981799226962922762_n_zpsvhwpdlc7.jpg)
I like the idea that this chap is an empire greatsword that hasn't quite realised he's a walking corpse.
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The Sisters of Silence conversion is awesome ;D :o
Without your description I would never have believed that Perry knight parts wil fit so well to a recent 40k (or 30k) miniature.
Now that I am infected I really think about to do something like this myself.
Thanks for sharing, cheers Thomas
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Cracking stuff - I'm just getting into AOS28 myself and feeling positively refreshed by the whole thing after not really having touched GW for years now.
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Cracking stuff - I'm just getting into AOS28 myself and feeling positively refreshed by the whole thing after not really having touched GW for years now.
It's well worth it! with hinterlands and AoS skirmish you can run some really fun narrative games with 3 miniatures.This is GW really embracing the old school fun of fantasy gaming.
I painted up my pox walker conversion tonight. All done with washes and a few strokes of pale flesh to build depth.
(http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p771/Nic-e2/19106024_10206919987917704_1891389750640456971_n_zpsivrzyve4.jpg)
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Great work on the Pox walker.
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I like him - very Blanchesque.
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Cheers chaps :)