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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: Vanvlak on June 12, 2015, 05:41:20 PM
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First model - a bit of scenery, actually.
The silliness has taken root quickly. This small base (3" x4") carries the dried out and frozen remains of a Megafava Jacea.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/FG1_zpsqmhc1tvv.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/FG1_zpsqmhc1tvv.jpg.html)
The ladder, which is pretty optimistic (as can be seen from the next pic), is actually a metal model which helps keep the base from toppling over!
As you can see it's a very tall model, around 1m...
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/FG2_zps5e66s09j.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/FG2_zps5e66s09j.jpg.html)
My Frostgrave suburb seems to beheading in a very weird direction... :D
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Made me smile!
I'd be prepared to help grubstake an expedition. Maybe if we all pitch in enough tiny ladders...? :)
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magic beans found in the ruins. :)
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Made me smile!
I'd be prepared to help grubstake an expedition. Maybe if we all pitch in enough tiny ladders...? :)
Need fourteen I'd say.... but the 1m tall model represents just part of the beanstalk...!
magic beans found in the ruins. Smiley
The permafrost should've preserved the beans.... :D
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An old, old skellie.
Yes, he intentionally has a bright blade and not a rusted one. :D
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/skellie_zpsaay49own.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/skellie_zpsaay49own.jpg.html)
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Perhaps if you climb to the top of the ladder and then pull it up behind you?
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Perhaps if you climb to the top of the ladder and then pull it up behind you?
THAT could work - I think.... :D
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Nice skeleton. What make is he?
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Nice skeleton. What make is he?
Oh dear, the question I dreaded.
Some years back a friend had sent this skelly and some colleagues to me as a gift (VERY much appreciated :D). Some time later I posted a pic of a painted monster from the set, and someone (here at LAF, I think) had identified them as being from a dungeon adventure type of game - but I cannot find the thread :-[
I like him because of his scimitar and his old school look. Oh, and his personality.
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That skeleton is from a board game. I had the German version "Burg des Schreckens", I think the game was called "Dark World" abroad.
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That skeleton is from a board game. I had the German version "Burg des Schreckens", I think the game was called "Dark World" abroad.
You're right -
here he is: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/212224/dark-world (https://boardgamegeek.com/image/212224/dark-world)
And some friends:
https://boardgamegeek.com/image/96954/dark-world (https://boardgamegeek.com/image/96954/dark-world)
And the game itself:
https://boardgamegeek.com/image/525738/dark-world (https://boardgamegeek.com/image/525738/dark-world)
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Silly is The Way...at least from my perspective. This looks to be an UBERCOOL thread to follow. Enjoy the process!
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Silly is The Way...at least from my perspective. This looks to be an UBERCOOL thread to follow. Enjoy the process!
Thanks; now I have to be ridiculous, so make sure I keep up the standard :D
What now, more skeletons, or more scenerty?
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This project is literally cool beans :)
Love the frost effect on the ladder..looking forward to seeing where this goes.
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Really like the icy ladder, looks great. A building covered in it would look incredible :P
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Thanks; now I have to be ridiculous, so make sure I keep up the standard :D
What now, more skeletons, or more scenery?
More skellies first, please! You'll have plenty time to get some scenery ready after getting the rules and reading them, so you'll have a fair idea what scenery to aim for (apart from ruined buildings).
I shall have about 60 skeletons and 30 Zombies ready before my first game, and if I find the time, also about 10 Ghouls (have four atm, another old GW blister with 4, and 2 plastic mantic ones still on frames).
Seems I am going to need a Necromancer at some point... ::)
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This project is literally cool beans Smiley
Love the frost effect on the ladder..looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Really like the icy ladder, looks great. A building covered in it would look incredible :P
Thanks - will be trying that on a small tower next, probably...
More skellies first, please! You'll have plenty time to get some scenery ready after getting the rules and reading them, so you'll have a fair idea what scenery to aim for (apart from ruined buildings).
I shall have about 60 skeletons and 30 Zombies ready before my first game, and if I find the time, also about 10 Ghouls (have four atm, another old GW blister with 4, and 2 plastic mantic ones still on frames).
Seems I am going to need a Necromancer at some point... Roll Eyes
Good grief, I'm not planing on that many! In fact I'm pleased I have a single ghoul from the same set as the skeleton, nice old fellow, he is.
OK, will do the skeletons. And the scenery too :D
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Good grief, I'm not planing on that many! In fact I'm pleased I have a single ghoul from the same set as the skeleton, nice old fellow, he is.
OK, will do the skeletons. And the scenery too :D
It's because of my God of Battles Lords of Undeath army - but they are bound to haunt the frozen city, too!
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(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/FG1_zpsqmhc1tvv.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/FG1_zpsqmhc1tvv.jpg.html)
Ok, so this is a little weird...
Throughout the rulebook, there are a number of rumours, intended to inspire scenarios and the like. On page 99, there is this particular rumour:
"...of course we didn't climb it. It was a hundred-foot ladder, standing by itself, with nothing at the top..."
Great terrain!
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"...of course we didn't climb it. It was a hundred-foot ladder, standing by itself, with nothing at the top..."
Hmm, hobby.uk.com/ladder-3.html (http://hobby.uk.com/ladder-3.html)
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I shall have about 60 skeletons and 30 Zombies ready before my first game
I'd hate to be a wizard in one of your games, Argonor!
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Ok, so this is a little weird...
Throughout the rulebook, there are a number of rumours, intended to inspire scenarios and the like. On page 99, there is this particular rumour:
"...of course we didn't climb it. It was a hundred-foot ladder, standing by itself, with nothing at the top..."
Great terrain!
Thanks - and I haven't read the rulebook yet.
So now I have to build the ladder too.
Hmm, hobby.uk.com/ladder-3.html (http://hobby.uk.com/ladder-3.html)
That might be useful.....
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I'd hate to be a wizard in one of your games, Argonor!
There is always a cost to be paid for great power... >:D
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Time to dust off this thread.
No more skellies yet - but lots more scenery, with a change in the basing concept.
As described elsewhere I've been doing a lot of tiling: a hoard of old ceramic floor tiles has been finding lots of uses for different sorts of gaming surfaces, and my version of Frostgrave has been a beneficiary. I am using 8" square ceramic tiles as bases for bits of scenery, which will be modular.
The beanstalk which I showed earlier in this thread has been attached to one tile; another I showed in my general summer modelling thread is awaiting painting - here it is again:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7491_zpsg4nmdd3c.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7491_zpsg4nmdd3c.jpg.html)
In progress are half a dozen more tiles with all sorts of odds and ends - my Frostgrave will include a range of architecture, and a range of climates, from the traditional frost to desert conditions. The wizards really messed this place up...
The tiles give a degree of modularity, and can produce different settings. Iam also trying to include the features required for the scenarios and have a mausoleum and the tower (+ 2 other tall buildings next to it). I need to come up with a well.
The library - I have a few ideas how to pull this off. I will not use the same tiles, as they in no way resemble a library or a maze or both; so I will have to think of something different for this scenario. The one thing certain is that it will be weirder still. :D
More pics later.
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Here goes:
Exotic scenery in a very jumbled neighbourhood of Frostgrave - an aquarium decoration, still to be integrated to its base.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7558_zpsied3kqqn.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7558_zpsied3kqqn.jpg.html)
And again:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7559_zpsw2bgjdgx.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7559_zpsw2bgjdgx.jpg.html)
Now this bit was frustrating, as it had some bits broken off and wrapped in bubblewrap - so definitely not during shipping, and definitely not intended as a kit, as the breaks were irregular. Every cloud.... I left the broken top of the temple detachable, added some detail to the edges of the walls (more to come) and a wooden floor - excellent sniper position!
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7560_zpszgz4g8uk.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7560_zpszgz4g8uk.jpg.html)
The mausoleum in progress:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7557_zpsk2eieewp.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7557_zpsk2eieewp.jpg.html)
THIS will have been abandoned within the city...
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7563_zpscmbvzlvw.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7563_zpscmbvzlvw.jpg.html)
And here's a very desirable objective for any wizard:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7562_zpsliyjviny.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7562_zpsliyjviny.jpg.html)
Some large bits of furniture for other parts of Frostgrave - a home-made brazier and a menhir (still to be finished).
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7566_zpsmtiz2mdr.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/FROSTGRAVE/DSCF7566_zpsmtiz2mdr.jpg.html)
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Great! I was just fascinated by an image on the Facebook page of Otherworld miniatures: an adventurer group, which comes out of the mouth of a stone head. And now I see it is just the Aquarium Head you use. I ordered at once one on Amazon for my Frostgrave Terrain Project. :)
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Great! I was just fascinated by an image on the Facebook page of Otherworld miniatures: an adventurer group, which comes out of the mouth of a stone head. And now I see it is just the Aquarium Head you use. I ordered at once one on Amazon for my Frostgrave Terrain Project. :)
The very same one is on my Amazon hobby wishlist. lol Great minds think alike.
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Cymril, I think that's one of Prof's entries in the Lead Painters' League - he made great use of it.
It's a surprisingly large piece, quite reasonably priced and also hard to break in the mail (see my comment on the larger temple). Go for it!
After buying it I was not sure what to use it for, until the weird warped Frostgrave idea won it over.
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If that were a red Delorean it would be ideal for a Chronomancer...
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Vanvlak, thanks for the hint, I found his picture! My idea is to use the head as a kind of gate for the terrain in the Haunted House scenario. We'll see, how it works.
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Vanvlak, thanks for the hint, I found his picture! My idea is to use the head as a kind of gate for the terrain in the Haunted House scenario. We'll see, how it works.
It is nice, right? Sorry I didn't get the link myself, am in a bit of a rush this morning.
Haunted houses - should have no roof, but then again the inside is quite visible from either of the large 'doorways' at either end. It is a bit big, though, with about 5" sides.