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Title: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on August 17, 2024, 09:40:41 AM
Hello all.
I would like to present a small project on When Nightmares come. I decided to adapt the rule to a context around New Orleans in the 30s by using this book (in french, sorry...) :

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/qakp.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/qakp.jpg)

To start, here are six hunters (two wardens, two weavers and two wrights). The minis are prints of STL files from a KS, Moonlite Bayous.

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/ahev.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/ahev.jpg)

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/n6gl.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/n6gl.jpg)

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/9bk7.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/9bk7.jpg)

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/6afl.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/6afl.jpg)

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/vu3s.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/vu3s.jpg)

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/iqpz.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/iqpz.jpg)

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/33/96m1.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/33/96m1.jpg)


You can see mores details and Characters sheets on my blog (all in french, sorry again !) : http://hastalafigurinasiempre.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sleepy Snoozy Skeletons on August 17, 2024, 12:05:04 PM
Great setting for your project. There's just something about New Orleans that makes it perfekt for pulpy mythos settings :)

The minis look great, too. Once again I wish I had room for a printer :D Very characterful bunch. I'll happily follow along for their adventures.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Kourtchatovium104 on August 17, 2024, 01:34:48 PM
Very interesting setting, with great minis. Can't wait to see a first report!  :)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Pattus Magnus on August 17, 2024, 03:52:03 PM
That’s a great premise and set of painted miniatures. Just curious, how many figures are recommended for a group of hunters when playing solo?
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: mikedemana on August 17, 2024, 09:08:19 PM
That's a wonderfully rich idea for a setting. New Orleans seems perfect for horror and supernatural!

Mike Demana
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sunjester on August 18, 2024, 09:15:16 AM
Fantastic idea, I love the way When Nightmare Come fits easily into just about any 20th/21st century setting.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sterling Moose on August 28, 2024, 08:44:26 AM
Nice.  Looking forward to your game photos and reports.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on September 15, 2024, 07:32:57 PM
If anyone needs a native New Orleanian to vet plausibility or realism regarding setting, I’m happy to help.  Just try to get the accents right…
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on September 15, 2024, 07:34:39 PM
That's a wonderfully rich idea for a setting. New Orleans seems perfect for horror and supernatural!

Mike Demana

not to mention Anne Rice source material.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Cat on September 15, 2024, 09:14:43 PM
Un bon début!  Looking forward to more.


Just try to get the accents right…

You New Orleanians probably have it as bad as us Bostonians...
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on September 15, 2024, 09:21:24 PM
Un bon début!  Looking forward to more.

 
You New Orleanians probably have it as bad as us Bostonians...
Yeah, you right, Cap!  F’sure!
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on October 12, 2024, 05:22:48 PM
Thanks you all for yours response  ;) .

The project is not (un)dead ! New character, a voodoo witch.

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/1728750215143999868.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: syrinx0 on October 13, 2024, 02:19:58 AM
An interesting project.  Nice paint job on the witch. 
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on October 13, 2024, 11:45:47 AM
Great idea and some lovely painting. That voodoo witch is special.

Doug
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Kourtchatovium104 on October 14, 2024, 01:39:21 PM
Very atmospheric mini! I would like to see the extent of his power...  :)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: CapnJim on October 16, 2024, 08:42:34 PM
You've done a wonderful job on those figures.  And your setting sounds intriguing...
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on November 09, 2024, 08:21:07 AM
Thanks everybody for yours comments.
News minis will come soon, anothers adventurers and creatures.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on November 10, 2024, 11:42:42 AM
As promised... two news Hunters, Albert (Warden) and Veronica (Weaver).

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17312381923679624894.jpg)

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17312380563192947906.jpg)

And two evil priests. You can see other creatures, I put the link to my blog : https://hastalafigurinasiempre.blogspot.com/2024/09/when-nightmares-come-les-dark-spawns.html

(https://zupimages.net/up/24/36/k7a8.jpg) (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/36/k7a8.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on November 10, 2024, 02:44:58 PM
Lovely work again. And a real mix from the exotic to the ordinary in the shape of Albert. Not that Albert is any way inferior - he looks great in his own way. He’s a simple subject but you’ve done him proud.

Doug
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: CapnJim on November 11, 2024, 04:58:21 PM
Dang nice work.  That evil priest looks sufficiently, well, evil... 8)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: marianas_gamer on November 11, 2024, 07:44:40 PM
That lady in heels is great! She looks like she could be on the dance floor doing a particularly Lindy Hop.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Freddy on November 11, 2024, 08:14:19 PM
Great paintjobs, Albert looks like Gerald Durrell. (Veronica is in a weid pose thogh, like someone having a toilet break in a place with no toilets)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on November 16, 2024, 08:58:52 PM
Interesting concept and nice miniatures.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: The_Beast on November 17, 2024, 01:29:51 PM
Obviously, I come to this fairly late, I will say I also come to this impressed. Do you have ideas for terrain yet?

While it's true I can't read French, I won't apologize for writing in English, even poor colonial, you shouldn't for that in French. The cover alone was worth the look.

Great paintjobs, Albert looks like Gerald Durrell. (Veronica is in a weid pose thogh, like someone having a toilet break in a place with no toilets)

I'd not been aware of Mr. Durrell, though photos of him later in life suggest Brian Cox a bit more. Not Albert, as such...

As for Veronica, not wei(r)d at all, as part of a dance, but as with photos, frozen in place can seem so.

I am recently moved to Missouri, and bordering Arkansas, always looked Mississippi adjacent from afar.

Not accurate, not entirely false...

Doug
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Dentatus on November 20, 2024, 11:04:21 PM
Gorgeous minis and an inspired setting. Looking forward to more.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: blacksoilbill on November 21, 2024, 01:34:55 AM
I'm really enjoying this thread. The setting is different and rich, and that plays into the interesting miniatures, which are beautifully painted.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on November 25, 2024, 04:19:31 PM
Thank you all for your answers. It encourages me to continue the project.
Some monsters are coming in a few days.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on November 30, 2024, 05:30:18 PM
And here are three creatures that came directly from the bayou. These three have a story. They’re failed impressions by a friend. I told him not to throw them away, they might be saved. We see the printing errors (some streaks and failures) but with a little conversion and paint, they are usable!


(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17329877233099616929.jpg)

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17329877612375193038.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sunjester on December 01, 2024, 07:43:58 AM
Really nice!!
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Spinal Tap on December 01, 2024, 10:21:18 AM
Yes, that's a wow from me.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Freddy on December 01, 2024, 11:41:36 AM
Nice job on the monsters!
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: mikedemana on December 01, 2024, 05:16:18 PM
Agree - those are too nice to throw away! Great job on them. I'm glad you put the 28mm fig in for scale, otherwise I would have guessed they were roughly man-sized.  :o

Mike Demana
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: CapnJim on December 01, 2024, 11:47:59 PM
Well, they look adequately ghastly... :D
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Kourtchatovium104 on December 02, 2024, 02:41:20 PM
Like the others, I really appreciate these monsters. They remind me the movie the Creature from the Black Lagoon (L'étrange créature du Lac noir)! An inspiration for a scenario? :)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: The_Beast on December 02, 2024, 04:05:55 PM
Thank you all for your answers. It encourages me to continue the project.
Some monsters are coming in a few days.

Answers well rewarded, I would say. Continued brilliance!

'Creature from the Black Lagoon' is a bit my personal totem, as Douglas comes from Celtic origins meaning from the black pool or water...

Doug

Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Andy in Germany on December 03, 2024, 06:53:57 PM
And here are three creatures that came directly from the bayou. These three have a story. They’re failed impressions by a friend. I told him not to throw them away, they might be saved. We see the printing errors (some streaks and failures) but with a little conversion and paint, they are usable!

Even a flesh eating monster sometimes needs someone to believe in them to achieve their true potential.

As others have said, lovely work all round.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on February 11, 2025, 07:15:42 PM
They don’t look as if they have anymind  to be served up with a sauce piquant.  Indeed, i expect they are hunting up chefs from Lafayette to return the favor.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: anevilgiraffe on February 12, 2025, 08:33:43 AM
Albert looks like Gerald Durrell.

I thought Guillermo del Torro myself...
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ragsta on February 12, 2025, 08:51:52 AM
Perfectly usable and also very good! Very satisfying rescuing models like this.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Melnibonean on February 25, 2025, 11:02:23 PM
You've got some beautiful figures with beautiful rich colours. Lookin' good.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: terrement on February 26, 2025, 11:16:29 PM
Arriving late to the discussion - sorry.  I just stumbled across a reference to your KS.

Are the minis still available from you or the sculptor either as minis or STLs?
Are the rules still available (PDF or hard copy)?

Thanks!

I'm in the USA, which may affect availability of any merchandise, and I'm a 100% solo gamer.

Cheers,

John
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on March 02, 2025, 08:49:13 AM
Thanks everybody for yours comments.

To John : Minis are availables on MyMiniFactory in STL version to print : https://www.myminifactory.com/users/cosmondo?utm_source=linktree&utm_medium=mmf&utm_campaign=always
The rules is available on Osprey in PDF : https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/when-nightmares-come-9781472860040/

Good game !
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sakuragi Miniatures on March 05, 2025, 11:53:31 PM
I like the bayou monsters, are they shallow water relatives of the Deep Ones?
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on March 15, 2025, 06:58:57 AM
In my mind, they are aquatic creatures / monsters. Everyone can then consider them as he wishes, simple lizards or Deep Ones...
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on June 07, 2025, 08:16:19 PM
The project is not dead !
Some news...
In Nightmare, Dark Spawns arrive via portals. I made three of them with different bases.

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17493230513882629779.jpg)

And here are just a few Dark Spawns...
(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17493233343188281155.jpg)
(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17493233562056026974.jpg)
(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17493233931062900071.jpg)
(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17493234142446134519.jpg)
(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17493234321822988361.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: mikedemana on June 07, 2025, 09:53:53 PM
Those look great! Very creepy...  :o

Mike Demana
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Freddy on June 09, 2025, 08:37:04 PM
Cool, creepy ones! As it should be :)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: CapnJim on June 09, 2025, 10:11:58 PM
EEEEEKKKK!

Scary buggers they is... :o
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on June 11, 2025, 03:25:39 PM
Thank you all. I have some Hunters on the workshop who will arrive in the coming weeks.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on June 15, 2025, 10:55:59 AM
A new Hunter, Michigan Smith Senior, archeologist and weaver.

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17499812192769882340.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: marianas_gamer on June 15, 2025, 08:42:37 PM
Very nice, and he actually looks like some archaeologists that I know.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Spinal Tap on June 17, 2025, 05:46:59 PM
What a splendid figure, your brushwork is great. This is the level I'm aspiring to one day. Maybe. But unlikely.

Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on June 18, 2025, 03:31:39 PM
Thanks marianas_gamer and Spinal Tap.

I have been painting for about fifteen years. If you saw my first figurines... horrors  lol ! In France, we said, "c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron" -> one can roughly translate it by "It’s by forge that one becomes a blacksmith" (Practice makes perfect).
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sterling Moose on June 28, 2025, 02:58:44 PM
The portals (and everything else) look great.  What are using for the Nexus?
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on July 02, 2025, 09:39:23 AM
I haven’t thought about that yet. For now, I’m thinking of using simple tokens. Eventually, I would need to find STL files to print that might resemble the 'magical effects' used in Warhammer.
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Smokeyrone on July 06, 2025, 03:53:25 PM
Old glory makes a great set of machete armed voodoo enthusiasts.  Would fit your style.

Also Brigade Haitian zombies
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: mikedemana on July 06, 2025, 05:21:43 PM
Also Brigade Haitian zombies

I will see Brigade Games in a couple weeks at Historicon. I'll have to look into those...good suggestion!

Mike Demana
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on July 07, 2025, 04:21:53 PM
Thanks for your comments.

Unfortunately, I live in France and it is difficult to obtain references from American or English brands (thanks to Brexit...) because of taxes and transport costs. the simplest solution remains to go to trade shows (like Crisis)  or hope that a shop in the European Union offers some products from these brands.

I take this opportunity to introduce two new characters... a young Reaver and a Wrights who love drugs potions.

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/1751901541176855207.jpg)

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17519016844021650311.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Sakuragi Miniatures on July 08, 2025, 12:06:29 AM
He's just making potions to take care of his family after the cancer gets him, right?
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Kourtchatovium104 on July 12, 2025, 02:26:30 PM
Great! I particularly like your "Wrights who love drugs potions". Maybe because he has the same haircut as me!  :D
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Ajax on July 16, 2025, 07:41:00 AM
Thanks for your comments.

Three news minis, one bad guy and two hunters.

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17526479192811079562.jpg)

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17526479422657946409.jpg)

(http://www.image-heberg.fr/files/17526479652881235118.jpg)
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: CapnJim on August 10, 2025, 06:59:24 PM
Nice figure.  I really like the lady with the shotgun...
Title: Re: When Nightmares come : Mississipi in the 30's
Post by: Spinal Tap on August 10, 2025, 07:17:47 PM
Fabulous painting.

One day I'll be able to turn out miniatures as good as that.



Hopefully.