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Title: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Grumpymoose on 01 May 2017, 03:33:10 PM
Just popped up on my internet browsing...

http://wargameterrain.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/northstar-miniatures-frostgrave-ghost.html
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: CPalmer on 01 May 2017, 03:37:15 PM
Those are beautiful!

Oh, how I wish though, that they had been one of the plastic multipart boxed sets.   :(
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Smith on 01 May 2017, 08:56:47 PM
That's one model from a variety of angles.

Why would we sculpt just one snake-man, I wonder...?  :D
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: 3 fingers on 01 May 2017, 09:02:43 PM
I thought they were going to be hooded cobra type, that one looks more early lizardman Saurus type?
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: spect_spidey on 01 May 2017, 09:48:15 PM
That's one model from a variety of angles.

Why would we sculpt just one snake-man, I wonder...?  :D
Because we can expect to see a nice plastic multi-part kit to go along with the plastic pirates for this game? ;)
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: SotF on 02 May 2017, 12:13:08 AM
Kind of wish they'd be a bit more snakelike. I keep looking for decent ones to use for the two types of snakemen in the Freeport RPG setting...
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Steelwraith on 02 May 2017, 01:14:55 AM
Oh, these guys are cool. Reminds me of the reptile dudes from my 'Strike Team Alpha' days.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Malebolgia on 02 May 2017, 07:21:47 AM
Yeah! Snakemen. So glad I still have my Rackham Ophidians...they will be perfect for this game.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Smith on 02 May 2017, 08:00:03 AM
I thought they were going to be hooded cobra type, that one looks more early lizardman Saurus type?

Some will be, though not the 'grunts' - there's a shaman-type chap on the rulebook cover who has a hood, for example, and I can't imagine him not getting sculpted.

Because we can expect to see a nice plastic multi-part kit to go along with the plastic pirates for this game? ;)

I couldn't possibly comment...  :-X

Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: beefcake on 02 May 2017, 10:33:39 AM
I like the sound of that. I've been after some snakemen for some time. Ideally I would have preferred a snake bottom half but If they ever become a plastic box set I'm sure some easy conversion work could be done. Other than that the style looks perfect to me.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Rych on 02 May 2017, 10:44:25 AM
With a serpentine 'tail' these would be perfect to me, they remind me of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Caarth , always wanted to make an army of desert dwelling snakeman 😆
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Davies on 02 May 2017, 11:45:50 AM
I imagine the idea of plastic serpentmen is too good to avoid it. As 3 fingers said, they could pass for lizard/saurus men, and there is a huge niche for that.

Maybe (I really hope so!) in later books we'll see plastic serpentmen, as we had cultists few months after the Frostgrave rulebook.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: LiamFrostfang on 02 May 2017, 12:05:59 PM
I cant possibly comment... ;)    (awesome tho)
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Karadek on 03 May 2017, 04:12:58 PM
I would like them to be more like Naga, with the serpent tail instead of legs.  They look good, though.

(http://img00.deviantart.net/f6e3/i/2014/004/9/d/naga_by_yoso999-d70rnqo.jpg)

Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: von der Tann on 03 May 2017, 04:34:52 PM
I would like them to be more like Naga, with the serpent tail instead of legs.  They look good, though.

I second that ...
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Elbows on 03 May 2017, 04:43:32 PM
I don't love the metal one posted, but I'd be interested in a plastic kit perhaps.  I like "classic" Lizardmen or Naga-esque w/ the tails.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Major_Gilbear on 03 May 2017, 04:51:52 PM
It's okay, but I agree that I'd hope for the eventual plastic models to be more serpentine/lizardy. They don't need to be snakes with arms, but they definitely could be a bit more snake-like than that metal figure.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Dr Mathias on 03 May 2017, 05:04:18 PM
The body is pretty generic really- take off the head and you've got the basic humanoid you can find in other kits.

More 'serpenty' would be a good thing, for all sorts of applications.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Kegluneq on 03 May 2017, 06:31:50 PM
The body is pretty generic really- take off the head and you've got the basic humanoid you can find in other kits.

More 'serpenty' would be a good thing, for all sorts of applications.

Agreed.  More serpenty would be better.  I have many old GW lizardmen and Reaper Bones lizardmen.  What I would like are more Dark Souls-esque serpent men or Yuan-ti serpentmen.  This is probably a little irrelevant, since the fiction, design, and art are almost certainly done by now, but longer, more serpenty snakes would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Iain on 04 May 2017, 07:29:11 PM
Until these emerge, check out Tim Prow / Diehard Miniatures' Snakemen - proper old school style with snake like bodies rather than legs.  The range includes some skeletal ones too.  But I will also vote for a box set ideally that has a mix of snakey and leg-type bodies so a wide range of mutations can be constructed.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: markdienekes on 07 May 2017, 12:26:31 PM
They do look like the snakemen from the cover of the book though... Will certainly buy some when released :)
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Salibaba on 07 May 2017, 01:53:52 PM
If you're looking for plastic serpentmen, check these out. They are for the board game "Shadows of Brimstone"
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/178563/shadows-brimstone-serpentmen-jargono-deluxe-enemy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/178563/shadows-brimstone-serpentmen-jargono-deluxe-enemy)
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: MattW on 11 May 2017, 10:56:31 PM
Is it just me, or does he look like he needs a bit of a nap?
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: Ramirez Noname on 12 May 2017, 11:55:17 AM
Is it just me, or does he look like he needs a bit of a nap?

Perhaps it's a bit early in the morning and the heat of the sun hasn't reached him yet ...  lol
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: schoon on 12 May 2017, 04:48:07 PM
My preferences lie in the "serpenty legs" category.

However, regardless of how they're sculpted, that's an easy conversion.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: punkrabbitt on 18 May 2017, 05:39:04 AM
If you're looking for plastic serpentmen, check these out. They are for the board game "Shadows of Brimstone"
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/178563/shadows-brimstone-serpentmen-jargono-deluxe-enemy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/178563/shadows-brimstone-serpentmen-jargono-deluxe-enemy)


Thank you SO much for that! I had no idea these existed.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: wminsing on 22 May 2017, 04:20:31 PM
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I couldn't possibly comment...

Your not comment is a comment of a sorts....  :) Can't wait to see what you guys turn out!

-Will
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: punkrabbitt on 31 May 2017, 12:13:43 AM
So I ordered the Serpentmen Of Jargono boxed set. It looks really nice, an obvious wizard and a lot of melee backup.

I ordered a couple of this guy here for some ranged support:

http://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/4/77153_w_1.jpg

Reaper Bones is easy enough to convert for properly equipped Archers or Trackers.

And this one here as the apprentice:

http://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/4/14188_G.jpg

And that is a snake-dude warband for Frostgrave coming in the mail next week.
Title: Re: Ghost Archipelago Serpentmen
Post by: steeldragon on 31 May 2017, 05:34:28 PM
Have you guys noticed that in the updated cover you can see a cobra serpentman as wizard?