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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: V on February 28, 2010, 09:27:29 PM
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A good mate of mine and I have decided to return to the place where it all started... The second edition of Warhammer way back in 1984.
In order to do this we have decided to build up the forces for the three GW Campaign packs from the mid-80's - The Terror of the Lichemaster, Orcs Drift and MacDeath.
Our aim is to have a large selection of fantasy figures for skirmish games at the end of it all, but it seemed fun to build the forces for the campaign sets as a good way of getting a good selection of models. We both have a few fantasy bits already done, so its a nice way to add to our joint collection.
Our first project was Terror of the Lichemaster, as I have a small selection of Undead, so its was easy enough to do a few more skellies and a few heroes... We have however slightly altered things, and as its nearly 25 years since it came out, we figured a small change was in keeping...
Terror of the Lichemaster's Daughter!
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1002.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1003.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1004.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1005.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1006.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1007.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/TASK1.jpg)
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really like these V
'specially the skellies
dodge
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Awesome!
I love the idea behind it and I really would like to get my own copies of those old scenarios. So much more character than the stuff they push out these days!
Your choices of characters are brilliant too. I can't wait to see the other scenario packs reinvented by you! :D
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Fantastic, I especially like the Friar and Albi Schutz and Lord Krell... who makes these miniatures?
The painting is fantastic' all done by yourself?
Cheers
Andy
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Superb stuff - lovely minis and paint jobs - particularly like the undead spawn point!!
I've always been intrigued by these campaigns but for some reason never got around to looking into them - look forward to watching this develop...
Wonder what ebay has in the way of old 2nd ed. game books? :D
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Wonderful. Brings back memories. Are you planing Ranlac the Black, Mikael Jacsen and the Bogrls?
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Piers, this is the coolest project you´ve done since Downlode!!!
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Piers, this is the coolest project you´ve done since Downlode!!!
Yer... Me and Tommo are pretty excited by this.
Wait till ya see what we have coming for Orcs Drift... o_o
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Wonderful. Brings back memories. Are you planing Ranlac the Black, Mikael Jacsen and the Bogrls?
All due to make an appearance!
Ranlac the Black is on the painting table at the mo! As are the 40 militia to defend Frugalhofen! Not having fun sticking them together...
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love your projects, V! and your persistence and tenacity in bringing them to the finish line :)
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This is a really cool project V. Love the painting so far.
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Fantastic, I especially like the Friar and Albi Schutz and Lord Krell... who makes these miniatures?
ditto to that...
tempted by the Mantic games skellies myself, look decent for the price...
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Yeah they look alright.
I wonder if these scenarios would work with SOBAH?
ANywhere you can get these scenarios other than eBay? I doubt it these days...
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Oh yes - just won me a copy of Orc's Drift on Ebay for 99p!!!! lol sorry Rob!
Just need you lot to finish this Lichemaster business and get on with the orcs ;)
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Haha!
Yeah I saw them on eBay, but I've been buying far too much recently, especially on the run up to salute!
Maybe when I get into SOBAH a little more... ;)
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Lets see some in game shots??????
Great stuff.
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Oh yes - just won me a copy of Orc's Drift on Ebay for 99p!!!! lol sorry Rob!
Just need you lot to finish this Lichemaster business and get on with the orcs ;)
I've got one too and looking forward to it, going for mm similar to:
http://javieratwar.blogspot.com/search/label/Battle%20Reports.%20Warrior%20Heroes%20Armies%20and%20Adventurers
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Thanks so much! That brings back good memories of a time befor the Empire of Evil ruled the Galaxy - in more civilized times. Okay, while I'm not a GW-basher I really think their old stuff had a lot more character and less power-gaming behind it. Good luck with the project and have fun. Post any battle reports!!!!!
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Seconds on the request for battle reports - Binman that link has got the gaming juices flowing! >:D
I was wondering whether SOBH would be a quick way in to these scenarios too - purely as an amuse bouche before getting my teeth into the old WFB rules of course! ;)
Were 2nd ed. rules much different to 3rd ed? Bit before my time being a young whippersnapper!
Also talking of skellies and the like I'll have to resurrect (pun intended lol) my old Citadel skeleton horde - or what's left of it after 15 odd years of being chopped up and hung off orc banners!
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I like the way the undead spawn marker has that just coming up out of the ground look.
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First of the units for Orc's Drift are arriving...
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/WoodElves001.jpg)
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Awesome! I'm doing McDeath myself! Wanted to use all American mini makers, esp. Red Box and Reaper. Moving along rather nicely, and Tre still seems to be making minis at my subconscious request!
If you need any tips on finding minis, drop me a line!
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Great Stuff! no wait really great Stuff.. I LOVE YOU, LET ME LIVE IN YOUR BASEMENT!!
no, really /me likes much!
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That's flippin' ace. I LOVE the old 80's elves. So much more, well, Elven! :)
You've done a great job of painting them up though. Well done! :D
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Wow!
That takes me right back to early days of gaming with WH 1st and 2nd Editions with the scouts wargames club. We spent every saturday for 3-4 years playing WH or WWII tanks - or just about anything really. It was mostly WH though and I loved those campaign packs.
Do you have "Revenge of the Lichemaster" - it was in one of the "Citadel Compendium" volumes and had a card cut out of a monastry and featured a three way fight between the monks, the lichemaster and the skaven set after the events of "Terror"
Were 2nd ed. rules much different to 3rd ed? Bit before my time being a young whippersnapper!
Kids eh!
I think 2nd ed were probably the best set, (bit controversial perhaps), 3rd ed started to take itself a bit too seriously and had all sorts of rules for formations and changing from one to the other - I remember one game where the two armies just manouvered without a blow be struck - we stuck to 2nd even after 3rd came out.
The format was very different too. 2nd ed had three booklets in a box together with "The Magnificent Svenn"
scenario pitting 7 heroes with a steam boat plus villagers against the Slann set in Lustria. The Slann weren't the Mages we now have but just a breed of lizardmen - well frogmen would be a better term!
V - have you got the "Magnificent Sven" scenario in your list of things to do.
I have a feeling I'm just going to have to dust off the old rules and figures too!
vT
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Ooooh, I love those minis. Luckily I have them in some old boxes flying around the attic. And I do remember the 2nd edition of WH very fondly, even though the 1st feels even more homely, so to speak. The nice times before formation rules when you could just slug it out with 10 minis on each side. So much fun...
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Masiontaal Monastery and the Magnificent Svenn are all on our list to do.
Whether we get that far who knows... We have 100 odd orcs to do before we get to McDeath, so the joys of Slann are a long way away...
The old figures have so much more personality. I have a load of Norse Dwarves on the go to (for Magnificent Svenn - I couldnt resist painting a few), and they are stunning figures.
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They truly are, but they are like hen's teeth nowadays. :(
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So what rules are u using?
Warhammer 2nd edition?
Was that set of rules more skirmish like?
All of your figs are based on round bases?
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Recognise some of those Wood Elves!!
Great stuff - really, really, really looking forward to the Orcs! >:D
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I'm just looking forward to everything!
Sometimes wish everyone had the power to stop time and paint everything they own!!!!
Certainly wish I could... ;D
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i like the wood elves! really nice
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First of the units for Orc's Drift are arriving...
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/WoodElves001.jpg)
:o
Seeing that vision of old-school loveliness has made my day. Great stuff!
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Seeing that vision of old-school loveliness has made my day. Great stuff!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330412430354&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330412430354&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Many thanks for that, binmann! I'm watching and a tin of Nitro Mors is on standby.
My apologies for derailing this thread; please recommence with your adulation of this cracking project... :D
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See, I'm always scared of burning my arm off when I even start to think of using nitromors...
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... I love the smell of Nitromors in the morning.....
....smells like... victory! ;D
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Borinn Fimbul, Defender of Ashak Rise;
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/DSCN1259.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/DSCN1261.jpg)
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very nice skin painting!
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Oooooh! Dwiff!
Shiny. I do like seeing painted dwarves...
This is a particularly good one, but where are the rest? :D
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ooh love that dwarf, dwarves were my favourite when I started gaming
excellent flesh there
dodge
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Really love the dwarf and the elves well done.
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Great stuff!
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Yeah they look alright.
I wonder if these scenarios would work with SOBAH?
ANywhere you can get these scenarios other than eBay? I doubt it these days...
I'm doing just this myself playing through the lichmaster first straight to MaisonTaal using SOBH.
The unit sizes are just perfect but the Zombies from FaF are a better fit for the attack on the farm.
I'm trying to use all old citadels but the odd marauder sneaks in. I have a few of the characters from these old sets to use too.
Oh by the way love the OPs minis very cool, particularly the old school stuff. I should post some of my own I guess.
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Where does the Friar Ferndale figure come from?
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Where does the Friar Ferndale figure come from?
Reaper I think...
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That´s the stuff legends are made of, congratulations for the initiative and the minis!
Please, keep going and keep us informed!
What about the gorgeous, talented and incredibly rich RIOLTA SNOW?!
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Image:C08s-25.jpg (http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Image:C08s-25.jpg)
Back in the good old days, when Vastervik was being attacked by a huge orc raiding party (we've never got any Slann miniatures), Riolta was the hero of the siege: somehow she managed to put one of her moonstone-tipped arrows in the orc leader's eye from an incredible long distance through the slit of his helmet! :O)
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nice
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Reaper I think...
Ds anyone know the link?
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http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/03205/sku-down/03205
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http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/03205/sku-down/03205
thanks
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Well... This is still going!
We have been doing various bits lately, and Im still working through a horde of Dwarfs and old skool Goblins.
I have also recently picked up a complete set of the C series trolls and orcs from 1984 for £30! Not to mention all the other old trolls in with them... a bargain!
So expect more Dwarfs, loads of gobboes, orcs, trolls and a glut of chaos warriors, plus a few surprises! Till then, some more of what we have been doing...
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/Realm%20of%20Chaos/snipr016.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/Realm%20of%20Chaos/savage.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/task2.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/Realm%20of%20Chaos/chaosdwarfs001.jpg)
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/BigP_from_the_GMG/Realm%20of%20Chaos/chaosdwarfs012.jpg)
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u110/newbridgegaming/chaoshound.jpg)
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u110/newbridgegaming/tzeentch.jpg)
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u110/newbridgegaming/mino1.jpg)
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I LOVE the minotaur. Awesome mini, awesome paintjob.
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The chaos hound is pretty nice too - looking forward to all those orcs and trolls - definitely green with envy! ;)
Are the savage orcs more recent - not seen them before?
Lovely looking table too by the way!
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That birdfaced guy is great! Cool model, but fab paintjob! Where's the model from? Very envious of your troll and orc bargain!
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That birdfaced guy is great! Cool model, but fab paintjob! Where's the model from?
GW - Tzeentch Sorceror
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GW - Tzeentch Sorceror
Really? Never seen it... guess it's too recent for me to have noticed. Very well painted, it is!
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glad it is still going
excellent painting on all fronts
like the chaos hound particularly and the sorcerer is great
dodge
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Any update here V?
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Any update here V?
Slowly... Been buying up old Imperial Dwarves and old Gobboes... Nothing else painted though, well apart from 20 odd of the goblins!
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It's threads like this that keep me coming back to LAF. Great to see some oldies painted up well and I love the themed collection of models.
Keep it up! :-*
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Yep - would love to see an update on this project 8)
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I remember checking eBay for old citadel stuff for the first time thanks to this thread. >:( ;)
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I remember checking eBay for old citadel stuff for the first time thanks to this thread. >:( ;)
Me too lol