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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: area23 on 26 April 2015, 08:41:43 PM
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I admit I hardly know about the rules or the background of the upcoming Frostgrave game,but I decided this must be the most exciting thing since Mordheim. That's apart from the fact that I'm a Copplestone fanboy.
A destroyed city of stone covered by snow with battling warbands. While Mordheim had warrior bands with hireling wizards, here we have wizards with warrior followers.
The ruined cityscape would be something inbetween an open dungeon and Osgilliath and everything is decidedly Mediaeval and not renaissance: no plate armour, no gunpowder. All of it unites several project I already had running. Right now I selected about four or five little bands on my table, most of them I will hopefully finish the coming few weeks.
Here's a first effort, note how I cunningly adjusted the colour of this picture to hide the unpainted parts and overexposure.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/IMG_6418_zpsadck9hfm.jpg)
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I admit I hardly know about the rules or the background of the upcoming Frostgrave game,but I decided this must be the most exciting thing since Mordheim. That's apart from the fact that I'm a Copplestone fanboy.
I feel much the same way, and have been doing much the same - With any luck I'll actually have a warband or two painted when the game releases :P I've even just bought a couple of the Copplestone barbarians for a warband. Looking forward to seeing this thread develop.
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I'm definitely eager to see more about this - sounds like a fun concept.
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Good stuff so far :)
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I do love the style of your miniatures and hope to see more.
I had a chance to see and play it at Salute and i´m so looking foreward to get it. It might help you in your project to know that for a complete warband of up to 10 figures you will need a wizard, an apprentice and a number of fighters, which you can choose from a list. They can be all of the same or different types. The limit of 10 can be extented by items or spells.
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Up to ten? great, that's more than I thought.
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Up to ten? great, that's more than I thought.
Max. 11 ;)
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Max. 11 ;)
Technically you can reach 13 but it requires you to 'game' the system purely for that and it's not worth it at all.
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Technically you can reach 13 but it requires you to 'game' the system purely for that and it's not worth it at all.
You're right ;)
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It's also pretty impossible to start at that number.
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You can't start with more than 10 at all.
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You can't start with more than 10 at all.
True.
Was mostly starting with around 5-6 ;)
Mostly I took an apprentice, the ranger, the treasure hunter and the barbarian to support my wizard
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One of the most effective starting line ups we've had does start with 10 figs, let's wait for the book to be out before we publicly dissect it though ;)
I'm a big fan of the Treasure Hunter, don't rate the Ranger ;)
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Yep, I'm also eagerly anticipating this game. The tone and flavor seem pitch-perfect. I particularly love the wizard-centric aspect to warband creation. And like many others, I'm using Frostgrave as an opportunity to collect and some more warbands!
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Copplestone Inuit are about the size of Grenadier barbarians. I think they fit in perfectly as a shaman's war party that came down to find legendary ancient artifacts.
Here is the snow-seer.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/IMG_6500_zpskrdnxt3q.jpg)
His apprentice.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/IMG_6499_zpsaimueqtu.jpg)
and two henchmen.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/IMG_6502_zpsfbavdlkd.jpg)
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Sadly, Copplestone only has the rifle-armed Inuit still available.
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Here are some evil snowmen. That would be snow constructs, or ice elementals. A big disclaimer: this is not my idea. It is one of the reasons I got into Frostgrave though: one late friday night some weeks ago I stumbled on a series of wonderfully painted Frostgrave miniatures and conversions on Google. One of the monsters was this Copplestone evil snowman and I bought them a few days later.
Here is the one after the example:
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/snow01_zpsu9yddmjb.jpg)
Here are his companions. They are less menacing but fun nonetheless. I cut of the stove hat and replaced it by sand. It's supposed to be a patch of reindeer-moss.The scarf on the other one remains a bit too modern, but I tried to remediate that by making it look sort of traditional finnish.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/snow02_zpsopksvijj.jpg)
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My last LAF team,Evil Henchmen. These started out as feodal Chaos Knights in an attempt to incorporate Chaos in a Dark Ages setting, with feodal knight armour being the best available. They fit in perfectly with Frostgrave so finally I painted them.
These are Crusader's Teutonic Knights with headswaps. An ancient german and a dark age saxon head. The others are West Wind Arthurian heads.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/chaos01_zps5q94qztc.jpg)
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/chaos02_zpsrayl0sew.jpg)
I've become increasingly obsessed with snowflake patterned tiles and I'm building some ruins with them.
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They are all great! I thought about using crusader figs as well as I think they will fit my copplestones pretty good.
Can you tell me where the dwarf is from?
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Nice stuff and I do like a Copplestone design. I'm thinking of using a couple of Gripping Beast plastics to help add numbers to my warbands for this.
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The dwarf is an old Grenadier model. The only 28mm dwarf Copplestone ever did, that I'm aware of. As I understand he did the three-ups for the Fantasy Warriors plastics in style of Nick Lund's dwarves. This must've been a character model for those.
I just finished my first ruins today:
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/building01_zpsofspzize.jpg)
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/building02_zpstmsnvus5.jpg)
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I did not know he ever made an 28mm dwarf.
Has any of the companies that sell the grenadier stuff rereleased him? ???
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Only Mirliton!
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I did not know he ever made an 28mm dwarf.
Has any of the companies that sell the grenadier stuff rereleased him? ???
http://miniature-heroes.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=462_463_470
DJ
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Great, where do you get this pattern from?
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Very nice project! Great selection of miniatures and painting.
Is the dwarf miniature stil available? And what mini is the yeti?
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Only Mirliton!
http://miniature-heroes.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=462_463_470
DJ
Thank you two!
I finally found him. It's not that easy on their pic... You should say he has a hammer instead of an axe on the picture.
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That's because I converted the hammer into an axe! :)
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I finally found him. It's not that easy on their pic...
DW019
Grimm
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Thank you two!
I finally found him. It's not that easy on their pic... You should say he has a hammer instead of an axe on the picture.
He can also be had from here: http://www.forlornhopegames.com/index.php/hikashop-menu-for-categories-listing/product/873-leader-with-hammer/category_pathway-33
Propably at a cheaper shipping/faster delivery. (Though Miniature-heroes is a most excellent retailer too. They just have to order in)
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Love the tiled flooring! Where did you get the designs from? Very effective
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Thanks. The tiles are nicked from online catalogues of encaustic cement tiles. I made wallpapers out of them and printed them on thick, semi-gloss paper. If there's any interest I could upload them on my blog.
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VERY COOL STUFF! I love the Snowmen with attitudes. VERY WELL DONE all around!
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I updated my plog with some designs for the tile floors. Feel free to use them or steal the idea. :D
http://area-23.blogspot.it/2015/05/tiles.html
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Thanks for the tile sheets, the staircase looks wonderful too!
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Thanks for sharing the tile sheets - they could come in very handy, either for Frostgrave style ruins, or even for the floors of IHMN victorian style houses.
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(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/area23stuff/area23-we%20are%20legion-round07.jpg)
These are old Grenadier skeletons, done by Mark Copplestone. These were among the last releases before Grenadier closed down. They, strangely, come with slot bases. I really like them for their exotic Libyan/Cartagen appearance. Not undead versions of existing models, but skeletons from a faraway land. The spots on the leopard skin are sculpted.
In the meanwhile, I've been seen around in this silly shirt, from Johnny 'Prison Pit' Ryan.
(http://johnnyryan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wizardTee.jpg)
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I've dug up my old Mordheim possessed gang. I think with the Frostgrave rules I can easily use these as a Summoner's warband.
All classic Citadel Miniatures by Jes Goodwin and some conversions.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/area23stuff/green.jpg)
A sorceror Summoner with Imp and Demon.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/area23stuff/green02.jpg)
the boar counts as a dog and the second possessed would be a demon too. I think other wizards can actually try to get control over any demon.
Today I got these splendid young ladies in the mail. My daughters insist their names are Elsa and Anna. I wouldn't know.
Copplestone sculpts by North Star.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/area23stuff/elsa_anna.jpg)
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That's a pretty nice take on some old classic figs. The 2 conversions are ace! I see a Skaven Halberd and an Elf head on a Beastman's body. Works out great ( especially since all the donor models are Goodwins :D ).
Great choice of colours too, I probably will nick the skin tone of the archer of yours
Love em :-*....
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In this topic wee see nice and clever ways to use or recycle classic minis ! That will be the strength of this game with no doubt, the fact it's supported by an official range of minis but also generic enough so we can use a lot of our collection pieces. I really like games designed like this.
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Today I got these splendid young ladies in the mail. My daughters insist their names are Elsa and Anna. I wouldn't know.
Copplestone sculpts by North Star.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/area23stuff/elsa_anna.jpg)
Where canI buy these?
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I completely agree that is one of the draws of the game for me, maybe even one of the most. Even though I will be getting some of the official Frostgrave miniatures I also plan to use this game as an excuse to paint up random warbands of eclectic models I have laying about in the house. I am also planning to introduce the game after I get the hang of it to a few friends who have never tried miniature gaming before but are very interested in the hobby.
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The two female spellcasters are by Northstar, under their Fantasy Worlds line.
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The two female spellcasters are by Northstar, under their Fantasy Worlds line.
Thank you!
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I am also planning to introduce the game after I get the hang of it to a few friends who have never tried miniature gaming before but are very interested in the hobby
Me too ! I also bought Lion Rampant for the same purpose.
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Where canI buy these?
Found my first warband's Wizard and Apprentice. :-*
Love the stuff you're doing in this thread - especially the Inuit!
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Little Prick the wizard and his apprentice Warwick W. Widget.
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/20151005_074654_zpszuxbhi7z.jpg)
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I just realised I didn't post some of the last things I did.
Plastic warriors with GW Middenheimer heads
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/20150913_173730-1_zpso2sdnoi7.jpg)
Medieval pattern tile sheet
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/20150912_160137_zpsczswvyga.jpg)
Blue variation of Medieval tile pattern
(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk301/area23shelter/med-blue_zpsjozzrtjn.jpg)
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The medieval pattern look very good! Thank you for sharing!
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A couple of days ago I made a thief with the head on the right. I even shaved off his top knot because I already was using a Mordheim model for a thug and he had the full braided beard. Wanted them to look more different from eachother. Want to make a thug with a club and Mordheim head like you did too!
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Nice additions. That tiled floor looks good. Thanks for sharing
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Really cool collection of models and I LOVE your tiles. Really cool idea.
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Thanks for sharing the tiles, those will be useful.
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Nice floor.