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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Zaheer on November 06, 2011, 06:42:55 PM
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OK, so i'm finally sorted with a 'direction' for my fantasy project. The idea will be to model a few different encounters which will all link together to form a modest storyline for an rpg/skirmish campaign, when/if I find some other gamers.
I've painted a few figs up and roughed out a first encounter which is up on my blog. Be kind, but don't let me rest!
http://thezaheer.wordpress.com (http://thezaheer.wordpress.com)
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Oh nice, tons of character.
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COOL Little Guys! I love the expression on the bottom ones face. Keep 'em coming!
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The grey skin looks great!
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I like the goblins (who doesn't have a soft spot for them?), and nice to see them with grey skin, it adds a different flavour Where are they from?
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Awesome start, and like others I really fancy the grey-ish skin tone.
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Thanks for all the kind comments, especially from 'Mr Goblin'...
The top gob on the first page is a Mega Miniatures, the one below is an old Citadel. The rest of the goblins below are all citadel of varying ages. The half-orc foundling is Denizen, the woodsman is Perry and the dog is Warlord. If anyone's interested the skin is painted Coat d'arms Faded Khaki. I'm going to be doing a mix of skin tones for the greenskins, not sure how to do the orcs but would like to make them subtly different to thier little cousins, perhaps mix white into the highlights instead of bleached bone.
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More goblin goodness - can't get enough! I am certainly looking forward to how your planned scenarios/encounters are going to work out.
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It's good to see your Goblin population growing...also nice to see someone who appreciates the finer things in mini life. The new Folks look TERRIFIC; I love the top Guy's pink nose...been hitting the mushroom brew a bit hard. Minis & bases all VERY WELL DONE!
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This chap looks a tad sinister!
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Interesting mix of manufacturers there and nice paintwork. They have a cohesive look despite the differences in size/style. You really went to town with the bases too--pretty. Good luck with the blog! I'm about three months into a blog myself and am overcoming some early blog-related challenges to find more lying beyond, but overall it's fun, rewarding, all that, etc. :)
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The big nosed goblin look can be made by gluing GW knobler heads on goblin bodies
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Thanks for more kind words! I think it is helping me keep productive although compared to some on this board i'm thoroughly ashamed.
Four more, my daylight bulb broke so these photos are even worse, I also noticed a few flaws which i'm going to try and ignore while i do the next lot. They are (top to bottom) Citadel, Rhoninstorm, Citadel, Denizen. Will have to update the blog later!
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Nice work. I'd always rather ignored the Denizen gobbos, but you've done a bang up job on that little fella.
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Very nice understated painting, a group shot is in order.
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I agree, group shot!! (Please?)
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I have five more being based (so much drying to wait for), then i'll post a group shot. Progress on the charcoal burning camp is good too, i'm sure you can't wait ;).
Nice work. I'd always rather ignored the Denizen gobbos, but you've done a bang up job on that little fella.
Well, don't hold your breath, the next lot has another denizen gobbo in it, which is... not so good.
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Some group shots including the five finished this week. Next up; more woodland terrain, a fortified farm and it's defenders plus a few orcs.
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:o :-* :o
Lovely!
Great paintjobs and I really like the skintones.
Great bases too.
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Great looking setof Goblins.Like the colours you have used too.
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Fantastic bunch of dirty lil misfits
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What a DELIGHTFULLY Motley Crew! I love the mix of different minis; it brings out the merry, disorganized mind-set of the Goblin persona wonderfully. VERY WELL DONE!
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Nice pics and wonderful gobbos! And there is no need to feel ashamed for your painting skills. I have come to the conclusion that while perfect brushmanship is something to aspire it has become more and more important to aim at giving your miniatures personality. And that you have certainly managed. I really enjoy looking at your photos. So when there are more, post them! Please! Pretty please!
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Absolutely fantastic stuff there!
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Thanks chaps (presumably)! I'm finding this thread quite useful, updating the blog is a bit daunting. On a related note, does anyone have any programs or tricks to make good looking fantasy maps or battlefield images? I suppose i should start looking for tables and people to play these scenarios out with.
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Campaign Cartographer is a fantastic program for making fantasy maps, it has a lot of guides for working it as well.
Your painting is fantastic, the tone of the models is perfect.
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Great stuff - interesting to see how those old preslottas match up with the later slotta gobbo's from the 80's.
Like your skintones too!
Got a bit of a Gobbo horde of my own growing away in a dark drawer and I'm quite tempted to start painting them up having seen yours... 8)
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I haven't stopped completely, here is what I've managed to finish recently. I have about six or seven other half-completed items on the go, but isn't that the way.
Abnor Borschaft and his Bucolic Bowmen
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And a group of sophisticated rural denizens
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The ball's still rolling.
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Very Nice!
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Nice work on both sets. Nice paintjobs and very realistic tones.
Great photo set-up too!
I like these minis a lot, they could be used in so many ways, who makes them?
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The bowmen are all Perry plastics, WOTR archers apart from the lad in the smock who's a Mahdist figure. Hats are all sculpted on. The peasants are (l-r) Foundry?, Perry, Foundry?, Foundry?, Gripping Beast???, Perry. I'll certainly add more Bowmen as i'm enjoying the fluff I have for them coming along.
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Haha, I can just picture the "denizens" catching some poor bugger and discussing his fate.
"Say, him looks not right, some'ow..."
"Weel, he's a stranger is what he is."
"I don't mind strangers, but this stranger ain't from these parts..."
Anyway, it's bound to be a rather nasty moment in the "stranger's" life. :D
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"I don't mind strangers, but this stranger ain't from these parts..."
lol
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The local Peasantry might just be more motley than the Goblins..perhaps. A GREAT collection of suitably wretched minis & VERY WELL DONE!
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Superb job on the goblins, I am impressed. I like your skin tone, it is really good.
Can I ask where the goblin with redcap and the one between the denizen and the rhoninstorm ones come from (I think he has an eyepatch)? They look cool.
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Red lad is an 80's citadel, I'm not sure which is the other you're referring to, but I think you're talking about one of the Mega Miniatures ones? Great figures and very crisp casts. The only downside is that they're quite different in style and appreciably larger... http://freeboardgamesnow.com/search.aspx?find=GOBLIN (http://freeboardgamesnow.com/search.aspx?find=GOBLIN) I just cut the bases off and hope for the best.
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I love the Perry plastic conversions.
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Well. I'm not sure if I can be accused of thread necromancy for doing this, I'ts MY corpse, and I'll do what I like with it!
Honestly, I've run out of a bit of momentum with this project, the idea still grabs me, I'm hovvering around the idea of jacking it all in and going 15mm. Nothing serious. More likely I will sell the figures which I have bought in order to make up army-sized forces and stick to skirmish sized engagements, if you'd like some kingmaker or front rank figs, stay tuned...
Anyhow, here is what I have managed to get up to recently, I figured that I'd share what little is going on.
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Perry and... errr.... Kingmaker? 'Guards'. I have no real purpose for these. I'm sure they could man a toll house or similar until their narratively convenient deaths.
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New recruits for the bucolic bowmen. Front Rank and Perry and Abnor himself. His relatively flashy attire does little to detract from an accent that sounds like a slowly turning millstone.
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A few new villagers. Front Rank and... I'm really sorry, I've forgotten (EDIT, it's a Pro Gloria fig). And it's such a nice figure. The AWI guys have been simplified a bit (buttons etc scraped off), as inspired by the WFRP 1st ed book style.
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Ramshackle troll. These are so daft and cheap everyone should get some. The rough paintjob suits it I think.
Here are some shots of a couple of buildings I've been working on. I'm dreading painting them to be honest...
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And some bumf...
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What a great project. That building looks superb and I really appreciate the subtle palette you've used on your minis, too. What rules are you using to game this?
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None at the moment, I live in a town with a seemingly thriving FLGS but I'm a bit of a hermit. Probably Mordheim or another detailed skirmish game. Any suggestions?
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This is so good. :)
I love the down to earth colors and that building is so nice.
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I agree - the muted, earthy tones are working out really well. Those buildings look very promising!
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I really like this!!!!! The Goblins particularily :-*
Moremoremoremoremore ;D
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Great project Zaheer. I'm particularly fond of the goblins as well.
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A small update:
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Now, I'm not saying I've come to a decision here, but would anybody be interested in buying this stuff, and what sort of price would be expected? This is my only project in 28mm, and I can't shake the feeling that it's... wrong.
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Now, I'm not saying I've come to a decision here, but would anybody be interested in buying this stuff, and what sort of price would be expected? This is my only project in 28mm, and I can't shake the feeling that it's... wrong.
It's too bad that you're getting a feeling of "wrongishness" from this project - I think everything looks great! I love your goblins, your men-at-arms look great, even the silly troll fits the theme. That building is excellent, I'd be proud to have it on my table.
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I think all your minis and the building are stunning it is always great to see goblins especially ones different from the norm and I too tend to try and give fantasy figures a 'realistic' feel. One sees far too many garish and overly cartoonish goblins. The hovel must have been time consuming and this may make creating a greater number of said structures difficult. I was interested to see that your support beams are made as actual support beams as opposed to adding thin strips of wood on the outside of the walls which no doubt creates a more realistic structure but again must be time consuming. Overall very inspirational I really need to complete my goblin army. I have also been planning on putting some sort of goblin village together and would like to see more of your goblin abodes which look suitably rustic. There is always a market for buildings it would really come down to cost and how many you can produce. The feeling you’re getting of something being amiss, is positive I think, as it is always good to be critical of one’s own work and doing so only improves the final product. So long as one does not become so overly critical that you put off painting etc. in the vain hope that when you do finally get around to it the results will be better - which is something I certainly suffered from and consequently lost out on years of precious painting time. I also like your foliage flowers.
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Well, the wheel of enthusiasm has turned once again! Work has been slightly manic over the last two weeks and I've only just stopped dreaming of skeletons (not a cry for help). I've taken a new batch of photographs with my new board, and few of them came out as I'd have expected them to, but here's a small update based on those that did...
My new board, stolen wholesale from http://finiatures.blogspot.de/2011/09/making-terrain-mat.html (http://finiatures.blogspot.de/2011/09/making-terrain-mat.html)
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One of the few shots that came out any good at all, some new terrain which just about completes the 'Charcoal burners' setting, perhaps I'll make a hopper-style wagon for carting away the produce.
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The first stirrings of Chaos, a converted mutant ready for paint.
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Two more mutants, believe it or not, this is the best shot!
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The daemonic 'hordes'
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Thanks for your kind words Golgotha, I'm sorry I didn't reply to them before, they were encouraging. As to goblin abodes, I wasn't really planning on making any but I think that I may now. I think they'll be living off the land like Ray Mears, raiding when they think they can get away with it. They're not an army but just another group using the forest. There's always room for a disgusting totem or other ritual site though.
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Some more, not very keen on the thatch of this new cottage, which is my version of the new Perry plastic one. That can always be replaced at a later date.
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Very nice terrain. I love your minis as well. :-*
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Great stuff! Lovely terrain there.