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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: aggro84 on November 05, 2012, 03:54:08 AM
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...Or pimping someone else's blog. ;D
No offense to folks that enjoy 40K, but nothing bores me more than Space Orcs or Space Marines (even worse, Terminators) in brightly colored battle suits.
I am interested in Inquisitor or Necromunda stuff; however, and these photos blew my mind! :-*
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NZI22G1gQyU/UHSvuRcY4oI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/idBvafHCowI/s1600/IMG_1126.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pBtg_IBQaXg/UHNThJ-RBEI/AAAAAAAAAhA/ffAXzJ4xTwM/s1600/IMG_1145.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UVgCfnZEZMg/UHaVD9743dI/AAAAAAAAAnI/a4nkSitaWgE/s1600/IMG_1124.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IJ34xdsLgOo/UHaVCgvuHTI/AAAAAAAAAnA/nuKefbrmugg/s1600/IMG_1123.JPG)
Links to even more pictures!
http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggdrassiliumme-pilgrimage-part-1.html (http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggdrassiliumme-pilgrimage-part-1.html)
http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggrassilium-pilgrimage-part-2.html (http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggrassilium-pilgrimage-part-2.html)
http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggdrasilium-pilgrimage-part-3-gangs.html (http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggdrasilium-pilgrimage-part-3-gangs.html)
http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggdrassilium-pilgrimage-pt4-games.html (http://isstvan.blogspot.fi/2012/10/yggdrassilium-pilgrimage-pt4-games.html)
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Yes, this is all very cool. I do get bored with 40k also. This isn't to discredit anyone who does like it, I really enjoy the older school imagery, and I even worked for GW for a time. I also have a small warband of Nurgle Space Marines :) But I digress...
Here is something that has always inspired me, always offering something new no matter how many times I look at it!
http://www.ironhands.com/necro.htm
Thanks for sharing.
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There is some inspirational stuff there. :-*
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This really does remind me of 'ye olde days', especially with Mr John Blanche present. I very much enjoyed that. It makes me want to get my 54mm Inquisitor figures out.
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Very cool.
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Totally agree, brilliant! 8)
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Christian, yes I saw that sight a while ago and was equally impressed. One of these days, I'm going to construct some modular multi layered gaming boards as well. :D
By the way, more pictures from the same event on a different blog:
http://opusmaius.blogspot.fi/2012/10/arkke-yggrasilliumme-pandoricalle.html (http://opusmaius.blogspot.fi/2012/10/arkke-yggrasilliumme-pandoricalle.html)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B7Q22GWmgGw/UHQyyhO6d6I/AAAAAAAACTQ/9XHVVZLYKKo/s1600/SAM_0991.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DbWYsPxYexg/UHQzYPz_n5I/AAAAAAAACXQ/q2B_b8x6jtk/s1600/SAM_1120.JPG)
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Glad you like it :) It was a big turning point for me to realise I could make my own stuff (before stumbling onto LAF, that is).
So this game of Inquisitor is actually in 28mm?
EDIT: Also, some interesting ideas for conversions based on Blanche's artwork are on this blog: http://spikyratpack.blogspot.com.au/. Enjoy!
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As far as I can tell they are all the one true scale "28's". lol
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As far as I can tell they are all the one true scale "28's". lol
I suppose that was the main issue with Inquisitor at 54mm, people weren't geared up (generally) to game at that size. I have a load of the figures for painting & modelling purely because I liked them. This thread has highlighted a lot if what I liked about the theme.
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Very impressive and very inspiring ! :o
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Very impressive and very inspiring ! :o
Yeah, I never thought I'd be drawn to 40K stuff again!
I suppose that was the main issue with Inquisitor at 54mm, people weren't geared up (generally) to game at that size. I have a load of the figures for painting & modelling purely because I liked them. This thread has highlighted a lot if what I liked about the theme.
I have to agree, 54 must have killed it for a lot of folks.
EDIT: Also, some interesting ideas for conversions based on Blanche's artwork are on this blog: http://spikyratpack.blogspot.com.au/. Enjoy!
Yes there's a lot of great links and minis there Christian. :-*
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Yes, I have to agree. The idea of playing on a smaller scale is really tempting! I also imagine converting a "true scale" Space Marine would be quite rewarding.
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I never understood why Inquisitor was 54mm...didn't make sense.
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Because it ws 54mm I never even looked at the rule set. Is it any good?
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The rules weren't too bad, a bit of a mix of tabletop and rpg in many respects. I only ever played a few test games as no one else was intetested. I bought the figures to model and paint though so I wasn't too bothered about playing and building massive terrain. I picked up the rules cheeply on ebay mainly out of curiousity. You can still get them for next to nothing last time I looked.
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Last time I checked you can download the Inquisitor rules for free from GW's Black Library.
I remember them being sort of a funky narrative style that required a GM.
You might be better off using Necromunda or In the Emperor's Name, both also free!
There was an Inquismunda project out there I remember hearing about as well.
On another note, I was checking out the GW site for the first time in a while.
There's some great models in their Sister of Battle line.
Then I noticed the pricing! :o
They want $17.00 USD for this guy!
(http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1250043_99060108011_Confesskyrinovmain_445x319.jpg)
I guess I'm totally out of touch with what people will pay for minis these days. :(
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I quite liked Inquisator despite it being insanely detailed. It plays almost like an RPG, as it's the narratives and flavour are what really make the ruleset shine. You don't really want to play with more than 4 minis a side as it'll quickly og down. Inquisamunda looks decent, though I've not played it.
Duncan
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or you are just a sane man trying to make sense of an insane situation
So its not just me! lol
Our own Professor runs a small miniature company with lovely detailed miniatures. And he sells them for a fraction of the cost!
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I love 40k when people use imagination with it, stretching the rather bland tame image into something far more, putting personal touches in and not limiting themselves to the framework gw created.
40k gets very boring however when people just put unpainted models on the table, argue for 2 hours over rules and concentrate solely on tabling there opponent in 1-2 turns.
Unfortunately the latter is more common than the former.
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I love the warhammer 40K background, not so keen on the 'massed ranks of orks and marines charging in like some sort of ruck', i imagine future warfare to be spread out and fluid.
I have actually tried the Inquisitor rules with 28mm, but they're a bit clunky for me. I played with the idea of making Space Marines in gothic style full plate armour but never got round to it.
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If I ever did start an Inqusitor project, I'd probably invest in various plastics for conversion purposes. Those GW minis are nice, but way out of my price range.
Are there any alternatives out there for less expensive Inqustor type minis other than EBay?
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I seem to recall I bought a couple of plastic 1:35 vehicle kits to convert to Inquisitor vehicles so I must have also figured that was more or less right. Never did them though.
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If I ever did start an Inqusitor project, I'd probably invest in various plastics for conversion purposes. Those GW minis are nice, but way out of my price range.
Are there any alternatives out there for less expensive Inqustor type minis other than EBay?
Sorry guys. I meant the one true scale 28's. :D
I imagine Pig Iron and Ramshackle Games miniatures would convert over quite well for a 28mm Inquistor project. :D
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Yep, that Reaper mini fits the bill. :-*
I'm in no position to start a new project right now, but the Mantic Christmas deals is a great idea. :-*
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Im thinking of getting a pole dancing mini to swing off his flight stand and a few 'barbarian' babes that answered a job ad 'wanted bikini models to lounge around galactic crime lords home' to add to the scene.There were some good ones that came with the last edition of the dark eldar big boss.
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You crazy Scurv! ;D
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I've always wanted to get that Chronoscope miniature. He reminds me of Sludge Vohaul from the Space Quest games. I loved those games.
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He is going to be the rival to my hutt crime lord I scored. Jabba gets dancing girls and carrie fisher in a leather bikini. This guy needs goils/molls too!
The thought just struck me what about those zombie babes by WGF! Now thats the sort of girl this guy would go for, all squishy and nurgled. I was going to use some bloat thralls for his personal bodyguard so they will fit with that too.
lol
That's a really cool idea. I like it. :D
I just had no idea what the hell you were talking about before. All of a sudden you started talking about stripper poles. lol
That Mantic X-Mas offfer is looking mighty tempting by the way. ;D
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And the bad manners continue with a link to another forum.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5yH0CG3yITQ/UKzKOYtH_HI/AAAAAAAAA9E/g-jswDx3M-o/w420-h298-n-k/DSC_0217.JPG)
http://www.powerfist.dk/forum/index.php?topic=61340.0 (http://www.powerfist.dk/forum/index.php?topic=61340.0)
Really neat stuff.
Also, with Ramshackle Games Shop back up I took a peek around.
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/ (http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/)
A lot of Curtis' stuff is ready to go without any conversion work!
(http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/images/cam_res_col.jpg) (http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/images/nr2_shop/vulcan_bw.jpg)
(http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/images/mutie_crabmandu_col.jpg) (http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/images/mutie_gribble_col.jpg)
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Yes some of the guys over on powerfist are very talented when it comes to modelling and painting. A few of them put their heads in at Horizont (http://www.horisontesbjerg.dk/) and (here (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41751.0)) and seeing their work is rather inspiring.
Duncan
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Very cool thread! I was just flipping through my Warhammer 40k White Dwarf Compendium last night (the one with the red cover) and was struck with how awesome some of those old Rogue Trader pen-and-ink drawings were. They really juiced my imagination as a 14-year-old kid. This thread, while fairly grimdark, is a great modern homage to that era.
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I love this stuff! :-* Wether the maker/gamer labels it as Inquismunda, =I=Munda, Inq28, ItEN or whatever (and whichever rules they use), to me it boils down to just one, simple, beautiful, notion:
Play the setting and the art, not the game. Follow your imagination instead of the rules.
Inspiring, and a wonderful attitude to approach the/any game.
And I have to agree with PatrickWR: nothing like those wonderful, anarchic old books and art.