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Title: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Overlord on 03 April 2022, 11:12:56 AM

Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow

The Copplestone/Grenadier fantasy barbarians have always been some of my favourite miniatures. Around 20 years ago I painted enough for several Hordes of the Things (Hott) armies.  Sadly, they have sat unused in my display case for at least the past 10 years.

Hott Army:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090507-54717785.jpeg)

A friend and I recently decided to give Oathmark a go, so it was time to rebase the barbarians to suit.  Oathmark nominally uses individual miniatures based on 25mm squares. To enable use with other rule systems, 7TV Fantasy, Dragon Rampant, Saga:AoM, etc.  I elected to use 2p (UK) coins and movement trays where required.

7TV Fantasy Cast:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090507-54716432.jpeg)

I have also painted around 30 additional miniatures to expand the force, giving me enough to field an Oathmark army of 2500-3000 points.

All miniatures are the old Grenadier range, except where noted.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090507-547182498.jpeg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090507-547191185.jpeg)

Beastmaster General:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090507-54720236.jpeg)

Barbarian Queen: (Copplestone)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090657-54721910.jpeg)

Spellcasters & Ranger:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090657-547222051.jpeg) (http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090657-547232081.jpeg)

Captains:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090657-547241047.jpeg)

Linebreakers: (Grenadier with a couple of Frostgrave barbarians)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090657-547251672.jpeg)

Warriors A:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090833-547261406.jpeg)

Warriors B:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090833-54727181.jpeg)

Warriors C:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090833-547282361.jpeg)

Archers A:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090833-54729435.jpeg)

Archers B:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090833-5473087.jpeg)

Militia: (Copplestone Cavemen & women)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090944-54732300.jpeg)

Ogres: (Foundry Brears)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090944-547331192.jpeg)

Ogre Linebreakers: (Heresy Big Boris I, Hasslefree Wolf, Citadel Thrud)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422090944-547341712.jpeg)

Giant: (Reaper Frorigh Frost Giant)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091055-547351990.jpeg)

Giant:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091055-547361638.jpeg)

Giant basing options: (80mm round & 100x50mm)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091055-547372085.jpeg)

Giant size comparison:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091056-547381523.jpeg)

Cavalry A:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091212-54739515.jpeg)

Cavalry B: (Standard Bearer conversion)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091212-547401768.jpeg)

Mounted Rangers: Converted with Grenadier archer full or upper bodies)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091212-547411118.jpeg)

Cavalry Horde:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091212-547421410.jpeg)

Glad to finally get these lovely miniatures back on the table.

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 03 April 2022, 11:15:59 AM

Great stuff Paul  8)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Silent Invader on 03 April 2022, 11:16:59 AM

What a post!  :D

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Golgotha on 03 April 2022, 11:24:29 AM

So good to see so many glorious barbarians and so many Grenadier Fantasy Miniatures - Great army and very well done.

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Citizen Sade on 03 April 2022, 11:45:38 AM

Great stuff. Got to love Copplestone wilder fringes sculpts. Considered his Foundry ancient Germans for use as allied tribes?

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: gamer Mac on 03 April 2022, 12:31:47 PM

Nice too see the dust taken off some old figures :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Romark on 03 April 2022, 12:35:45 PM

 8)👍

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: marianas_gamer on 03 April 2022, 01:18:46 PM

Some really smart basing there! Oh, and some crackerjack painting. :-*

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on 03 April 2022, 01:31:24 PM

Outstanding job! Really brilliant work!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Pattus Magnus on 03 April 2022, 04:52:11 PM

That’s a magnificent army! Great painting and basing all around!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: zrunelord on 03 April 2022, 07:06:01 PM

Nice work...thanks for sharing
You reminded me I have still a horde of those to paint ;)

Keep it up
Z

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Mason on 03 April 2022, 07:37:13 PM

Lovely work, mate!
Gotta love those classic figures too.
 :-* :-*

Clever basing with that Giant.
 8)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Dr DeAth on 03 April 2022, 08:12:52 PM

Very nice, you can't beat a good old barbarian horde (not with the dice I normally roll :) )

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Blackwolf on 03 April 2022, 11:55:24 PM

Fantastic  :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: majorsmith on 03 April 2022, 11:58:16 PM

Great army!!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: diehard on 04 April 2022, 12:29:33 AM

Awesome doesn't even do it justice. Wonderful brush work and all around clever basing. Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: tikitang on 04 April 2022, 04:00:49 AM

Amazing stuff!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Malamute on 04 April 2022, 08:25:19 AM

Wonderful stuff. Great to see such a collection of the figures all together. :-*

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: barbaric splendor on 05 April 2022, 02:03:07 AM

Oh. My. Crom.

This is glorious!!!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Elk101 on 05 April 2022, 07:54:08 AM

Excellent collection and a great visual spectacle!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Overlord on 06 April 2022, 08:57:41 AM

Many thanks everyone for the comments.  :D

I really enjoyed revisiting the barbarians.  Rebasing can be a bit of a pain (best avoided), but combined with painting new additions it was far more enjoyable than I had imagined. 

I even finished off a conversion started many years ago.  I had the legs of an archer and the top half of a rider from converting the Mounted Rangers (archers).  I pinned the two halves together to make an additional foot figure. That was as far as I got.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091345-54744964.jpeg)

Recently I have sculpted the lower mail shirt, belt, knife & knapsack.  I'm rather pleased with the end result:

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/54/369-030422091345-54745229.jpeg)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Romark on 06 April 2022, 09:39:54 AM

A fine job on him 👍

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Elk101 on 07 April 2022, 11:10:48 AM

Excellent work!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians
Post by: Overlord on 25 July 2022, 09:18:05 AM

I recently attended the 7TV Fantasy Day 2022, organised by Crooked Dice and held at Foundry Miniatures.

I used some of my Barbarians as my cast, but also put together a 3'x3' table.  Most of it was previously made, but the river, waterfall and ropebridge were made specifically for the day.

I completely failed to take any photos of my own table, so here are a few borrowed from other attendees.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/369-250722080303-559372433.jpeg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/369-250722080303-559382064.jpeg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/369-250722080303-559391090.jpeg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/369-250722080303-55940715.jpeg)

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/369-250722075502-5592537.jpeg)

River and waterfall used in a pirate game:

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/369-250722075812-5592879.jpeg)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 25 July 2022, 09:22:59 AM

Cracking work Paul  8)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Malamute on 25 July 2022, 10:07:22 AM

Good stuff Paul. ;D

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Mason on 25 July 2022, 10:14:20 AM

That is a great fantasy table, makes me want to build a waterfall.
 :-* :-*

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Romark on 25 July 2022, 12:21:07 PM

Top job Paul👍

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on 25 July 2022, 01:07:55 PM

Great work!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Little Odo on 25 July 2022, 02:02:53 PM

Fantastic table - well done!

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Overlord on 25 July 2022, 03:17:56 PM

Thanks all.  8)

Quote from: Mason on 25 July 2022, 10:14:20 AM

That is a great fantasy table, makes me want to build a waterfall.

It was actually pretty straightforward. The rock is all blue foam (originally roughly shaped for BSC3, but sat in a box since!), coated in thinned wall filler.  The falling water was done using Everbuild Clearfix hybrid polymer adhesive (Better than silicone caulk)

This was my first attempt at this, largely as a result of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHRZJ2xVsy8

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Elk101 on 25 July 2022, 06:01:28 PM

Very cool stuff mate.

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: Mason on 25 July 2022, 07:56:47 PM

Quote from: Overlord on 25 July 2022, 03:17:56 PM

It was actually pretty straightforward. The rock is all blue foam (originally roughly shaped for BSC3, but sat in a box since!), coated in thinned wall filler.  The falling water was done using Everbuild Clearfix hybrid polymer adhesive (Better than silicone caulk)

This was my first attempt at this, largely as a result of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHRZJ2xVsy8

Nice one, mate.
 :)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: uti long smile on 25 July 2022, 11:31:33 PM

This was amazing - and even better up close! Top work as usual Paul! And great to catch up :)

Title: Re: Overlord's Fantasy Figures: Barbarians *25/7/22*
Post by: gamer Mac on 25 July 2022, 11:45:33 PM

Great table, love the falls :-* :-* :-*