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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: Harry on July 19, 2015, 10:41:32 PM
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So I am pretty excited about this little game.
I thought I would start a thread to show folks what I get up to.
This is the table I have pulled together ... some bits I had ... some new bits.
It is a 4ft square table. All the pieces are 'flats' so I can move this all around however I like for each game.
The raised 'snow drifts' are all difficult terrain and the paths in between are easy going.
Seems to give the maze like quality described.
Hope you like it ...
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/NYLy3l.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyNYLy3lj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/dBbCsE.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0dBbCsEj)
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Bestiary: (My Monster painting plan!)
Undead
8 or 9 Skeletons
2 Armoured Skeletons (DONE 9)
2 Zombies
2 Ghouls (DONE 3)
A Wraith (DONE 4/2/2)
A Vampire
Animals:
A Bear (DONE)
A Boar (DONE 2)
4 Giant Rats
2 Ice spiders
2 Ice toads
A snow Leopard
A White Gorilla
2 Wild Dogs
2 Wolves (DONE 5 + Dire Wolf)
Constructs:
A Small Construct (DONE)
A Medium Construct (DONE 2 Flesh Golems)
A Large Construct (DONE 1 Flesh Golem)
Demons:
An Imp (DONE 2)
A minor Demon (DONE 2)
A major Demon (DONE 2)
Miscellaneous
A Frost Giant (DONE)
2 Giant Worms
2 Snow Trolls (Yetis as stand ins) (DONE)
A Werewolf (Wolfman form)
Other:
A Genie (DONE)
6 Statues (8+) (DONE)
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This is pretty epic, Harry! Love the scenic backdrop pieces. A frozen labyrinth.
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Nicely done! Ordinarily, I would probably be critical of the monochrome painting, but in this context it works quite well - I dare say better than if you splattered colors around.
I recognize most of the pieces, but not the... well, it looks like a dwarf-head-gazebo-bunker. What is that? Scratchbuilt? Very interesting piece!
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Nicely done! Ordinarily, I would probably be critical of the monochrome painting, but in this context it works quite well - I dare say better than if you splattered colors around.
I recognize most of the pieces, but not the... well, it looks like a dwarf-head-gazebo-bunker. What is that? Scratchbuilt? Very interesting piece!
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It's a Gormiti toy castle;)
(https://cache.osta.ee/iv2/auctions/1_1_19009214.jpg)
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That's a great looking table, and anice selection of terrain pieces! Posts like this are making it increasingly difficult to resist jumping aboard the next train to Frostgrave... Maybe 15mm?
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I love what you've done with the place!
-Michael
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Thanks felas.
Much appreciated. I am glad you like it.
Nicely done! Ordinarily, I would probably be critical of the monochrome painting, but in this context it works quite well - I dare say better than if you splattered colors around.
I recognize most of the pieces, but not the... well, it looks like a dwarf-head-gazebo-bunker. What is that? Scratchbuilt? Very interesting piece!
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The thing with the monochrome ... not normally something I would have done ..... it does make the Frostgrave seem appropriately sinister but the real result is ... the minis ... they shine like jewels against this backdrop.
I found a couple of images on the internet that really did it for me .... I was going for this ....
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/FUHJW4.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/idFUHJW4j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/7uPUN2.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/id7uPUN2j)
As someone has rightly pointed out the dwarf head is a Gormiti toy ... picked it up on ebay for a couple of pounds. Saw its potential straight away.
I was aiming for a 'wizards quarter' of the city where there were the ruins of one wizards tower after another.... from a time when wizards from different schools had lived and studied together in the great city and a human necromancer was neighbour to the elven elemenatlist and the Dwarf enchanter such was the cosmopolitan culture of the city at its height,
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Beautifully done table, excellent work!!!
I must see some battle reports on this table :)
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Only had one test game on this table so far.
Battle reports will follow.
The two 'backdrop pieces .... which also came into the game with treasure tokens placed on them ... were scratch built using white polystyrene a bread knife and a bucket load of polyfilla. :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/841/4jghx.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/nd4jghxj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/843/2hxo.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/nf2hxoj)
The little bits were juts a lump of white polystyrene stuck to a pre cut kidney shape of 3mm MDF sanded to shape and the painted with a mix of white paint sand and PVA ..... the sprinkled with some snow glitter for that magical touch. :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/845/cm1f.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/nhcm1fj)
Couple of bigger hills for a bit of height ... same thing just thicker ploystrene and carved a bit of cliff into one side.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/834/mqrb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/n6mqrbj)
The tree's were ebayed for China and were stupid cheap.
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Brilliant table! And the Gormiti toy is inspired...my favourite piece in a fantastic set-up!
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outstanding gaming table and really good coloring choice for a frozen wasteland
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Very nice. Love it all. I take it the necromancer place is with the big skulls ;)
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Thanks fella.
Glad you like it.
Very nice. Love it all. I take it the necromancer place is with the big skulls ;)
Yes ndeed. ... and the enchanter in the Dwarf Enchanters tower, The elementalist in the destroyed tower top left (it has the various magic symbols on the floor, The sigilist in the great library set inside the mountain backdrop, The summoner in the tower with the summoning circle in the middle, The Witch in a Cave in near the Waterfall ... leaving the Soothsayer and illusionist to fight over the square tower and the destroyed one in bits. I am planning on building an adventurers campsite with tents for the Thaumaturge ... he likes to camp. :D
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That is freaking amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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:-* wow, that is one awesome table! Fantastic work. Very inspirational.
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Thanks fellas.
Glad you like it.
:-* wow, that is one awesome table! Fantastic work. Very inspirational.
I promise you there is nothing to it .... easiest paint job EVAR!!!! Everything painted black, dry brushed up through several shades of grey than a bit of pure white used for frosty effect.
The snow was simplicity itself .. I just mixed sand and PVA in with white paint and slapped all over.
Tress came straight out of the packet like that.
Jobs a good un.
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This is very inspiring work. Really well done. I like the way you recognized the plastic dwarf head as a potential war gaming accessory. I wish I had that skill set!
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Liked this so much I just bought one of those dwarf heads that just could go with so many things
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It's all beautiful, but like many others I commend that Gormiti toy. I have one of the little head things that I got in a pound shop, but I never figured out what to do with it. Maybe a sort of Mount Rushmore type feature. Anyway, the board is lovely.
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Absolutely fantastic looking table! And I would say probably right about the scenery density to get the best from the game.
Can't wait to see some minis on that table!
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Thanks fellas.
Glad you like it.
This is very inspiring work. Really well done. I like the way you recognized the plastic dwarf head as a potential war gaming accessory. I wish I had that skill set!
I am always on the look out for plastic rubbish that has the potential for a repaint. It just ammuses me I think to pick up something like that for a few pounds of ebay instead of the big bucks ypu can pay for stuff.
If you like that you will love this ....
This is a plastic He-man toy re purposed as a Frost Giant / Giant yeti type thing:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img853/5549/024xja.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img221/3639/025ta.jpg)
There is actually some nice detail on this guy for a big plastic toy:
Great fur texture to paint!
(http://imageshack.us/a/img51/2965/029ca.jpg)
As you can see ... he is huge:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/uTjNsg.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exuTjNsgj)
He started out life as this:
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2482/img9641z.jpg)
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Absolutely fantastic looking table! And I would say probably right about the scenery density to get the best from the game.
Can't wait to see some minis on that table!
You sir get a reply all of your own. Thanks for this. Not been this excited about a game in ages.
Glad you like the table ... Hopefully you will get a great deal of enjoyment as you follow some of these threads and see the creativity your work has inspired.
Yes seemed to work OK ... you do need a bit of cover to take advantage of. Can't be walking around in wide open spaces with archers about.
If you ever fancy a game on this table ... I'm in Gloucestershire. :D
If not, I hope you come back and enjoy it by visiting this thread from time to time.
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Great work on the table.
And the yeti is inspired - to see that hideous lump of orange plastic and realise it could be made into an awesome yeti, is a skill in itself. Let alone the painting of the yeti.
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Man - I'd love to play a game on that table. Looks great. I've always wanted to have a set of snow terrain - Something about it just seems to spark my imagination, and be prettier than other stuff. Guess I should start working on that as well. ;D
With regards to repainting stuff: Spotting the right things to repaint is certaily a skill. I never seem to have any luck with proper bits, but yours look magnificent!
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Thanks fellas.
I do appreciate all these kind comments.
Man - I'd love to play a game on that table. Looks great. I've always wanted to have a set of snow terrain - Something about it just seems to spark my imagination, and be prettier than other stuff. Guess I should start working on that as well. ;D
With regards to repainting stuff: Spotting the right things to repaint is certaily a skill. I never seem to have any luck with proper bits, but yours look magnificent!
Honestly this is the quickest and easiest terrain I have ever painted .... I would recomend a snow table to anyone.
Mine is especially pretty as I used children's snow glitter in it ... so it sparkles .... and shimmers. :D
I guess it just looking out for toy with nicely sculpted detail .... I have a lot of jot with plastic bugs and animals. They often come as one colour plastic or with nasty prepaint s but underneath is a nicely sculpted creature.
Since the introduction of Reapers BONES I am an even bigger fan of cheap plastic. My other giant for this gaame is the this undead one ....
(http://imageshack.com/a/img801/6282/1fd6.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img163/8280/gl6f.jpg)
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I love that Beast-Man adaptation ('cos, a: it's great, and b: I loved He-Man as a kid), and that giant skeleton is no slouch either!
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You sir get a reply all of your own. Thanks for this. Not been this excited about a game in ages.
Glad you like the table ... Hopefully you will get a great deal of enjoyment as you follow some of these threads and see the creativity your work has inspired.
Yes seemed to work OK ... you do need a bit of cover to take advantage of. Can't be walking around in wide open spaces with archers about.
If you ever fancy a game on this table ... I'm in Gloucestershire. :D
If not, I hope you come back and enjoy it by visiting this thread from time to time.
Glad to hear the game has caught your fancy. I have been enjoying all the creativity that people are applying to the game. I'll probably enjoy it even more once the initial jitters of having my work submitted for public scrutiny have passed!
I don't get out much since the baby came along (and I didn't get out that much before!), but if I'm ever down Gloucestershire way, I'll drop you a line!
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I totally love those two giants, Harry, especially the Beast Man-turn-Frost Giant/Giant Yeti...it looks so awesome!
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That table is the best advertisement for getting into frostgrave I've seen. You really succeeded in capturing the look you were going for and get bonus points for it being easy and quick to do.
I've looked at that Gormiti toy in a toystore a few times, but didn't buy it because full retail is expensive, but I'll try to hunt down a cheaper copy now that I've seen it does work.
The Beastman to yeti conversion is amazing, no doubt thanks to your impressive painting skills. 8)
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Fantastic...I am a great fan of cheap plastic - you should be very proud !
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I am planning on building an adventurers campsite with tents for the Thaumaturge ... he likes to camp. :D
Have you seen the Renedra tents? They make a few different types, available in sets along with a couple of cots and a fire pit. I can't say they're the most amazing ground-breaking pieces ever, but you can have your whole camp set on one sprue, at pocket-money price, which was reason enough for me!
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Thanks fellas.
Glad you like the giants ....
Here is the last Giant I have for this game .... I see her more as a friendly giant for use in a scenario as yet unwritten.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/197/91u8.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/5h91u8j)
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Glad to hear the game has caught your fancy. I have been enjoying all the creativity that people are applying to the game. I'll probably enjoy it even more once the initial jitters of having my work submitted for public scrutiny have passed!
I don't get out much since the baby came along (and I didn't get out that much before!), but if I'm ever down Gloucestershire way, I'll drop you a line!
I say you blog post about the reviews ... left you a reply .... you don't have much to be juttery about from what I can tell. One or two grey areas but then show me some rules that haven't ... and nothing that a couple of like minded fellows could not sort out between them.
Yes ... life post children is a lot more housebound....but on a plus note it was only then that I started to get stuff painted. :D Still Oxford is only an hour away if you ever get night off for good behaviour. :D
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Have you seen the Renedra tents? They make a few different types, available in sets along with a couple of cots and a fire pit. I can't say they're the most amazing ground-breaking pieces ever, but you can have your whole camp set on one sprue, at pocket-money price, which was reason enough for me!
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Yes I have a set of those ... great litte sprue .... and some nice adventurers bed rolls laid out from somewhere else....so I'm all set.
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There has been so much interest in the Gormiti Tower i just thought I would post a couple more pictures of it ....
Here it is WIP ... had to do a bit of greenstuff work on it ... but not much ... it is pretty much straight out of the box.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/513/2mza.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/e92mzaj)
... and here it is done as part of my Dwarf themed scatter terrain .... before the snow.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/819/0pre.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/mr0prej)
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Great looking scenery thanks for sharing
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These are nice if your looking for camp accessories.
http://otherworldminiatures.co.uk/shop/acc-series-accessories/acc5-adventurers-campsite/
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This terrain really is inspirational. Avoiding temptation to make the terrain more colourful paid off brilliantly. The monochrom eback drop for the protagonists is just brilliant.
Top notch.
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Thanks fellas.
Much appreciated.
Here are the last of the minis I have finished.
Some GW Yetis that will stand in for snow trolls and some sabre tooths that will be snow leopards for a while until I get around to modifying the wandering monsters table to fit these guys in:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/o1BoSq.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipo1BoSqj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/O68dTf.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exO68dTfj)
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Now I can bother you on this forum too! :D
I am very much looking forward to receiving my book. I can't wait to get inspired by it. Miniatures will have to wait until I have some more funds, but I am hoping the book will give me ample inspiration to start working on a gaming board.
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Words fail me other than "awesome". Best (and most evocative of the setting) terrain I've seen.
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Hello Daniel. Nice to have you here ... I did tell them not to let any riff raff in but ....
Honestly you should be able to get going just with the minis you have got. Thats one fo the beauties of this game.
Words fail me other than "awesome". Best (and most evocative of the setting) terrain I've seen.
Thanks very much ... you are too kind.
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Thinking about the backdrop to an epic campaign:
So … I like Dragons …. I want my Frostgrave campaigns to have the brooding presence of some truly awesome enemies hidden from view which my players only discover the truth about in snippets over weeks and months of the campaign building to an epic climactic battle or two against a hugely powerful ‘end of level boss'.
To that end I have re-written the history of Frostgrave ... to provide the backstory for my campaign.
Now I am no literary genius …. In fact I suspect this to be shockingly awful to anyone that knows how to write or indeed has ever read a book but in my defence I can honestly say this is the first bit of creative writing I have written since I was at school many, many years ago …. I have never been moved to write anything in the last 30 years …. Not sure what has made me start now … but there it is.
My apologies to Joe for wiping my feet all over his work and his city ... but I am kind of hoping he will get a kick out of the fact that his work has inspired someone to write who has never written before and will see this in the same vein as a bit of ‘house ruling’ or otherwise personalising Frostgrave to make it our own.
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
by Robert Frost
The Myth that Felstadt was destroyed ‘following a magical mistake when power hungry wizards tampered with ancient powers to great to be controlled’ is just that … a Myth. (or at least the truth behind the myth has been lost). As history slipped into legend and legend faded into myth things that should have been remembered were forgotten and stories that should have been told were lost and with them the true tale of Felstadt slowly disappered like footprints under a fresh fall of snow.
The true story of the frozen city is a tale of woe, a tale of love and betrayal and a tale of two great dragons. However, these Dragons were not natural dragons but rather the result of some of the most powerful and dreadful magic ever conjured in the world that was. The world before the snow and Ice.
These Dragons were once two beautiful girls; one a flaming red-head with passion in her heart. Her only crime to love and be loved in return. However, she loved too deeply and was hurt so grievously that her heart was broken. The other girl had ice flowing in her veins and frost in her heart. She hated everything and everyone but most of all she hated her beautiful sister. She despised her with such venom that she stole her one true love and broke her sister’s heart. As if this was not hurt enough she conjured a spell she had found in an ancient and wicked Grimoire, a spell that had not been conjured in an age and she turned her beautiful sister into a terrifying Dragon. Her sisters unfaithful lover realising that he had been tricked and the dreadful fate of his love, lashed out in rage and with vengeance in his heart and cast the same spell upon the evil sibling …….
What really happened that fateful night in the city of Felstatdt was that two forces came together … two forces that would never naturally meet … two mighty predators … two dragons. One of Fire and one of Ice. Now normally in nature when two predators this powerful meet in the wild whilst there may be some posturing and minor threats they tend not to fight as they know how lethal they are to each other. But for these two dragons there could be no honourable truce, no shared territory. As opposed as day and night, light and dark, hot and cold. One a mighty Fire wrym like those from the lava filled lands of the south and the other a frost dragon like those from the frozen North.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/PblrMS.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exPblrMSj)
The fight was terrible, it raged for days, they fought on land and in sky from the deepest vale to the highest tower in the city they fought. Claw clashed with claw scorching breath met frosty blast. Fuelled by an unnatural hatred brought with them from the lives they had lived before, but unable to fully remember or comprehend the hatred in their new form. Neither prepared to yield to the other, neither able to gain an advantage the battle seemed endless.
However when two such opposed elemental forces clash magical energies and natural forces unimagined are released then focussed they created a storm the likes of which had never been seen before (This part of the story at least is true). It was these forces that created the blizzard that swallowed the city not the fumblings of some human wizards ... Only the arrogance of man would consider themselves capable of such awesome and unimagined power.
So what became of the Dragons? One might assume the Frost dragon won given the current state of the city but in fact after days and days of fighting with both dragans refusing to yield to the other and the storm spreading further and further … it risked engulfing the world and destroying all life. Only the gods should have such power... and so it was that the gods stepped in and commanded the Dragons to end the bitter struggle. They brokered an accord between the two Dragons. It was decided they should share the territory. The frost dragon who loved the wind and the chill air would have the realms above ground and the Fire dragon who loved the heat of the earth would have the under city. The frost dragon would rule the days and would gleam like a diamond in the light of day and the red Dragon would rule the night and light up the dark with iits terrible flame. So it was for years they reigned day and night, night and day heaping terrible destruction upon the city and ravaging the surrounding empire until all had fled and the Empire that was had been utterly destroyed and the Dragons finally had their fill. Sated theygathered their gold returned to their dens and they slept …. and they slept. They slept as Dragons do and for centuries they have slumbered in the mountains beneath the city undisturbed and forgotten ….until now.
All would have been well except for the unlikeliest of happenings ….
There is a legend surrounding Frostgrave that the discoverer of the lost treasure of Felstad will be 'golden-haired and blue-eyed'. When that lucky person is near to Felstadt a bell will ring to invite him or her into the cave, which will open of its own accord as soon as that person's foot touches the entrance.
A young man who lived near Felstadt had grown up with this legend and decided to search for the treasure, hoping to give himself a good start in life. He took a pickaxe and climbed to the top of the hill. When he began to dig in earnest on the site of a tower, some terrible unearthly noises began to rumble under his feet. The surface began to rock like a cradle and the sun clouded over so it became pitch dark. Lightning flashed in the sky and thunder clapped over his head. He dropped the pickaxe and ran home. But the news of this event and the discovery of Felstadt spread quickly and spread far and wide until wizards from every land had heard of the discovery of the lost fabled city and began to flock to Frostgrave to see what treasures they could discover for themselves.
With countless treasure hunters digging from dawn till dusk … things that should never have been forgotten and should have remained undisturbed have been roused. The frost dragon, who’s lair is in the catacombs just below the surface has begun to stir ,,, the scratchings and occasional burst of magical power from the surface have been resonating through the rocks and caverns below the city and slowly the sleeping giant content to slumber in the frozen sanctuary for all these years is starting to stir in an uneasy sleep. How long before she is awoken? How long before some hapless treasure seeker walks right into her frozen lair? How long before she once more reclaims her reign from the skies over Frotgrave. The only grain of hope for the world is that the Red Dragon who lives in the deepest caves under the city still sleeps undisturbed.
My players don’t know it yet but there excursions into Frostgave will scenario by scenario give them the clues to deliver them into the epic world saving quest to destroy the frost Dragon and free the city from the clutches of winter. But they must do this before the fire Dragon awakes and their centuries old fight begins again and once more threatens the whole world.
It is my intention to feed my players the truth of this story in ‘snippets’ through nine line stanzas like the one from Robert Frost at the top of this post. One treasure chest per scenario will hold a clue so the different players will have different pieces of the puzzle. They might even need to work together to get the full picture and overcome such an awesome adversary as a frost dragon. Hopefully they will collect the clues, decipher the hidden story and realise that they must fight and kill the Frost dragon before it is too late. So essentially it will be lots of regular games initially as they build up experience and power they will slowly start to realise that they are part of something bigger … much bigger.
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I have had a legendary weekends painting and got loads finished.
I needed some statues and I knew I had some of these .... so I dug them out and Frostgraved them up. :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/YTuWZJ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipYTuWZJj)
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For statues I naturally went to my Reaper BONES from Kickstarter. There are some of those that I can not see me using either because they just don't do it for me as a mini OR because they are a bit big for scale ... i mean there is heroic and then there is HEROIC!
Anyway i picked out a few to be turned to srone:
Couple of wizards ... obviously:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/912/FrBsK0.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pcFrBsK0j)
Couple of evil fighters:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/EWfyKo.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipEWfyKoj)
... and for famous heroes of the city:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/912/ji0JwH.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pcji0JwHj)
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As you can see I have based these (on 25mm) and none are fixed to the plinth so I can swap the statues depending in the scenario:
A couple of things I have ideas for already are a Dwarf Enchanter .... and a Vampire statue.
Here you go:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/LKEsq1.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0LKEsq1j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/OShF6S.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/idOShF6Sj)
The beauty of this set up is if I ever need a specific statue for a scenario then I am all sorted for the plinth.... couldm't be easier to do more statues.
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Fantastic statues Harry. I've got the same plinths lined up for the same idea. I like the fact you can swap out the statues on yours, I'll be nicking that idea and good shout using reaper bones as statues.
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Fantastic statues Harry. I've got the same plinths lined up for the same idea. I like the fact you can swap out the statues on yours, I'll be nicking that idea and good shout using reaper bones as statues.
Look forward to seeing your take on them.
Yup. I got into the Reaper Kickstarters so picked these up for peanuts. So don't feel too bad turning them to stone.
There is also something about the soft plastic that seems to make them work well as carved rock, :D
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More win! And a good idea for a use for the bones figures I had no use for until now. Where are the plints from?
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More win! And a good idea for a use for the bones figures I had no use for until now. Where are the plints from?
They are GW's Minies of Moria Boxed set scenery pieces...so possibly not that easy to find?
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Here they are together and here they are dotted around the city ... extra things to hide behind so as not to get shot. :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/8UUO1C.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p58UUO1Cj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/OsDciz.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyOsDcizj)
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They are GW's Minies of Moria Boxed set scenery pieces...so possibly not that easy to find?
I sold all my LotR stuff in one big cheap ebay lot a few months ago prior to a house move.
Kicking myself for not hanging onto the scenery.
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I have had a legendary weekends painting and got loads finished.
I needed some statues and I knew I had some of these .... so I dug them out and Frostgraved them up. :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/YTuWZJ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipYTuWZJj)
Where did you get these?
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Where did you get these?
They are GW's Minies of Moria Boxed set scenery pieces...so possibly not that easy to find? ... except you might find Sir_Theo's on ebay. :D
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Thomarillion sells a whole set of plinths and statues...(granted not anywhere near as cheap as doing it this way)
http://www.thomarillion.de/index.php?seite=katalog&unterseite=statue&sprache=gb_
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So next I had a bit of a look at the table.
Now I want the games/scenarios which are set underground to have a slightly different feel to them.... a bit darker ... a bit more sinister. So I have split my table into two halves. I know I need a lot more terrain .... but this is what I am starting with.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/pXRnhb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eypXRnhbj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/31glAI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f031glAIj)
I imagine a set up where the players can literally choose to enter the mountain and then reappear on the other side of the table having passed through one of the entrances modelled on to this piece. I will need to do a bit of work to the back of the mountain to show the interior and make all the doors and caves lead somewhere on the other side .... But that is the plan.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/14WrjL.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ex14WrjLj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/tac4Wr.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5tac4Wrj)
Here are some shots of the underdark ... with the statues ....so this would be all set for the night in the museum scenario:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/dKtIPe.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/iddKtIPej)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/0FXj2q.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ey0FXj2qj)
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great stuff...don't forget wedding cake pillars very cheap and paint up nice.
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Those statues are really lovely, and really useful if playing The Hunt for the Golem!
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Harry, your terrain is inspirational! Love it. Also love the underdark board. I really want to make something similar, for games set inside the huge ruins themselves.
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Great looking statues mate. The underground area is very cool as well, reminds me of the Mines of Moria!
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Thanks fellas. I really do appreciate the feedback.
Great looking statues mate. The underground area is very cool as well, reminds me of the Mines of Moria!
That may have something to do with the fact that the pillars are from the Mines of Moria box set. :D But I was going fpr a cavenous interior ... not quite as cavenous as Moria ... but epic.
Next up ... you need some Treasure tokens for Frostgrave ... These are the ones that came with the Nickstarter.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/HWIrIp.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0HWIrIpj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/Yc93qc.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyYc93qcj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/zkarDS.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipzkarDSj)
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More from me ... A very big Bear , some wolves and some Boars:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/IpaEP8.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyIpaEP8j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/912/XcbnA0.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pcXcbnA0j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/81FYEr.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pa81FYErj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/YFLvKk.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyYFLvKkj)
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stunning set up Harry
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Lovely work even the inexpensive bottle brush trees shine with some snow on them! The animals really bring it together. Though I think I'll paint my bear white (polar bear).
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I've got that bear on my workbench currently; thank you for the inspiration! Your work is top notch Harry.
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Love the bear...I have to do one I like the angry bear but I want him to have mood swings so he can be a bi-polar bear :D
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Thanks fellas. Really pleased you like my stuff.
@Bandit ... that actually made me laugh out loud ... my sense of humour needs work.
More from me ... a BIG Dire wolf and a group shot of all the animals so I have so far:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/zhVAwX.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exzhVAwXj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/V3nOqF.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/idV3nOqFj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/5dkHDk.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ex5dkHDkj)
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Lovely looking creatures...I wonder who would win in a fight between a Sabre-Tooth, Dire Wolf and Dire Bear?
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...........A public service announcement from bandit86 bog
My comment on Bi polar bears is in no means a dig at at mental illness in the Bear community, it was just meant in jest (as is this)
.........This has been a public service announcement from bandit86bog serving the hobby community for God knows how long. :D
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There has been so much interest in the Gormiti Tower i just thought I would post a couple more pictures of it ....
Here it is WIP ... had to do a bit of greenstuff work on it ... but not much ... it is pretty much straight out of the box.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/513/2mza.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/e92mzaj)
... and here it is done as part of my Dwarf themed scatter terrain .... before the snow.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/819/0pre.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/mr0prej)
One of these Gormiti buildings is on ebay - ends today
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271935105618?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l5997&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI271935105618.N34.S1.R2.TR5 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271935105618?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l5997&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI271935105618.N34.S1.R2.TR5)
I have already bought one but thought folks might be interested
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Just an FYI re: the Gormiti stone head. Apparently it comes in 2 size I bought one and it is Much, much smaller than the one Harry has. A bit disappointed but it can still be used
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So next I had a bit of a look at the table.
Now I want the games/scenarios which are set underground to have a slightly different feel to them.... a bit darker ... a bit more sinister. So I have split my table into two halves. I know I need a lot more terrain .... but this is what I am starting with.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/pXRnhb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eypXRnhbj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/31glAI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f031glAIj)
I imagine a set up where the players can literally choose to enter the mountain and then reappear on the other side of the table having passed through one of the entrances modelled on to this piece. I will need to do a bit of work to the back of the mountain to show the interior and make all the doors and caves lead somewhere on the other side .... But that is the plan.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/14WrjL.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ex14WrjLj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/tac4Wr.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5tac4Wrj)
Here are some shots of the underdark ... with the statues ....so this would be all set for the night in the museum scenario:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/dKtIPe.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/iddKtIPej)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/0FXj2q.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ey0FXj2qj)
I love the underground idea but one thing in this picture takes away from your underground, the statues, they are painted in the lets call it the day light shade of greys, but placing them in the underground with the more sinister coloring detracts from the over all effect. Just my thoughts.
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The little bits were juts a lump of white polystyrene stuck to a pre cut kidney shape of 3mm MDF sanded to shape and the painted with a mix of white paint sand and PVA ..... the sprinkled with some snow glitter for that magical touch. :D
The tree's were ebayed for China and were stupid cheap.
Would you mind going into greater detail?
What did you do with the polystyrene and the MDF (which to my understanding is the material used for the Litko wooden bases)? Where did you get the pre-cut MDF? How did you go about shaping the polystyrene to match?
How did you make the mix of white pain, sand, and PVA (ratios)? Did you water it down at all?
What brand of snow glitter did you use?
What brand of trees did you ebay from China?
I've never tried snow terrain, and I usually don't like it, but your example is phenomenal, and I would like to imitate some of it without reinventing the wheel.
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Lovely looking creatures...I wonder who would win in a fight between a Sabre-Tooth, Dire Wolf and Dire Bear?
Well theres only one way to sort this out .... FIIIIIGGGHHHHT!!!!
@Bandit. I am sorry you got caught out by the size thing. I had no idea they cam ein different sizes or I would have said something.
@Kidterminal I don't disgaree with you .... they were painted up in daylight colours and I was a bit disappointed myself with how they look underground. BUT they do not look quite so bad in real life. ... or maybe I am just getting used to them. It might also look a bit different with some more stuff in there so they start to look more grey again next to more colourful stuff.
@Philhelm Let me construct another post with some pictures to give you a proper answer to those questions.
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So next up Demons.
You need demons for Frostgrave. I didn't want to use GW demons ... they are so identified with specific gods. I was after something very generic.
So ....back to the Reaper Bones box I went.
The first guy is an imp, the dogs are medium demons and the winged demon is my large demon.
(currently ... I have a bigger one planned and this one will become a medium demon when I get the other guy done).
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/L6L75M.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exL6L75Mj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/rAxDJp.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0rAxDJpj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/NG6972.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exNG6972j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/nRad72.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exnRad72j)
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Nice selection.
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Many thanks.
Got all the monsters I have finshed so far together for a picture:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/QmZ9oL.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyQmZ9oLj)
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Wow, they look very nice all together! As if they were meant to be like this!
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Alright, let's see the wizard and his apprentice.
Also, and not to pour salt into the wound, the Stormcast Eternals would be appropriate for medium/large constructs... lol
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Really awesome setup and mini's you have there Harry!
Also, and not to pour salt into the wound, the Stormcast Eternals would be appropriate for medium/large constructs... lol
Funnily enough, I just picked some up for that very reason ;)
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That's a great collection there and they all do look like the fit together so hat's off to you for the model selection.
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They look terrific together and especially in your terrain setup. You've got an epic thread going on, a real inspiration!
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Thanks very much fellas ... i reaally appreciate such great feedback.
Alright, let's see the wizard and his apprentice.
Also, and not to pour salt into the wound, the Stormcast Eternals would be appropriate for medium/large constructs... lol
They are coming. Real life getting in the way a bit of futher progress. I can put some WIP's up of various warbands .... or I can make you wait a bit longer.
I would sooner eat yellow snow than see one of those on my table. :D
Just for that you can wait!!! :D
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Just spotted (in the group shot) That I have not posted this guy ....
He is my small construct. :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/GD6FVt.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipGD6FVtj)
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I would sooner eat yellow snow than see one of those on my table. :D
Well said Sir!
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Hehe, great to see you over here. :D
Loving the stark contrasts that snow board provides. The terrain is lovely, as are the beasties. Now just get your gangs painted, and give us some action shots!
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DAMN! He's found me. >:D
I have so many ideas for warbands just don't know where to start. :D
But I have made a start on three or four ... so i will have something up soon.
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DAMN! He's found me.
Am I the only one who read this and heard Doc Brown's voice add "I don't know but he's found me. RUN FOR IT HARRY!"?
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I love those old Chaos familiars! Nice to see one retasked.
I am thinking about using the little book with legs as an apprentice for a Sigilist warband (an apprentice who had a slight accident earlier).
-Michael
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Harry your scenery has really inspired me. Get work.
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Wonderful brushwork on those figures. Really superb collection.
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@mweaver: The little spell book is a brilliant choice of mini for this game. look forward to seeing your tak eon it. If I can find one I will do it myself.
@Geoffrey Delighted you are inspired. That is what I enjoy the most about posting on the interwebz.
@robh: You are too kind. All pretty simple paaint jons to be honest.
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OK some more Scenery.
I have been incredibly fortunate to get my hands on some Amera plastic mouldings ... which are perfect for Frostgrave.
I was aware of Amera because they do the bases for some of the old WWII Airfix kits that I love but I had never really looked to them for anyything else .... my mistake.
So I got hold of one of these:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/KDQyQj.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5KDQyQjj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/NVFWRt.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbNVFWRtj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/eMlQPg.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ideMlQPgj)
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..and one of these:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/xa07Gy.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0xa07Gyj)
These are much bigger than I imagined having seen them on the website ... Her I have added a perry Dwarf for scale:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/3CmNzI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/id3CmNzIj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/63ZoIJ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ey63ZoIJj)
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...and here they are with some paint on ... and a few trees.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/hxrlRV.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0hxrlRVj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/913/p97zJP.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pdp97zJPj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/AbdOti.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f0AbdOtij)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/901/4S7Kt9.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p14S7Kt9j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/2ohudH.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ip2ohudHj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/9WL7Ro.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ip9WL7Roj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/913/0AcAHf.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pd0AcAHfj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/HphegQ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipHphegQj)
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... and here is the other one:
I can see I need to take some better pictures and do some work to get my trees to stand up straight .... but this is where I have got to after a days painting.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/W5SXd3.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipW5SXd3j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/7pKsP7.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ey7pKsP7j)
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Can't get over how much the first one especially captures the feel of this bit of art work that was my starting point.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/7uPUN2.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/id7uPUN2j)
These pieces could have been made for Frostgrave .... right down to the handy spaces at various hieghts which just fit a treasure token .... and the fact that there is a nice 3 inch climb from the se various 'steps' at different points around these mouldings so you can place miniatures as they progree up the climb. Really add some height to the table compared to some of my other pieces. Perfect!
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Wow, those look great. You're right on the money, they look like the rulebook illustrations exactly.
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I thought the amera stuff was great before I saw it "frostgraved" up....but wow that looks terrific and I'm definitely going to have to buy some...particularly as amera are fairly local to me so think ill give them a visit :)
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Damn. Definitely looking like Skyrim. Now you need a hall for the Vigilant of Stendarr (obviously Thaumaturges).
I'm really jealous, like putting on lipstick and loading a shotgun levels of jealousy. :-*
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That looks fantastic. How do you do the snow?
Xin
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Man, your table just gets better and better!
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Excellent work Harry!
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In the pictures i've always thought htese pieces looked like pie tins ,but seeing them full sized and painted up ,they look great!
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I've seen these before but never thought of using them, my mistake. A little putty around the tree stems might keep them straight.
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How robust are they? Ie. is the plastic thick enough for serious gaming abuse?
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Great paint job on these Harry, they've turned out looking fantastic!
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Those two pieces really do capture the feel, don't they?
-Michael
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Harry quick question If I may...the cliffs you have around the edge of the board...how did you go about making those?
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Thanks fellas. eally appreciate all the nice feedback.
That looks fantastic. How do you do the snow?
Xin
The board is painted with white emulsion with a handful of sand thrown in to give a slightly tectured paint. It was then washed with a watery light greay and light blue. Very Light, very wtery, very subtle.
Everything else has been painted with a mix of white paint, PVA and sand ... to give a slightly more robust textured paint. BUT before this was dry i have sprinkled childrens snow glitter over it so that it all has a magical sparkle to it.
Except for these last two pieces. Whuch are simply painted white, washed with blue. Drybrushed with white. None of the texture and no glitter. I could have done it the same as the other stuff but I would have obscured some of the texture on the pieces themselves ... which have a very nice snow feeling 'as sculpted'. I wanted to show what could be done with the castings strait out of the box with a lick of paint and no additional frills.
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Harry quick question If I may...the cliffs you have around the edge of the board...how did you go about making those?
OK I took a bit of 3mm board (could be MDF or very think art board) as a base.
I then took a slab of White poltsyrene ... the cheap stuff used for packaging not the more expensive blue or pink stuff ...(Found in a skip as it happens) ... glued it stood up on the back of the board.(at right angles) Dimensions are about 30 inchesX10 inches X2inches. I then stuck/glued some other random smaller chunks of scrap white polystrene in front of that. I then 'had at it' with a craft knife blade and a bread knife carving out some cliff like shapes. Quick sand with sand paper to smooth out any rough bits. (and obvious polystrene beeds) i them smothered the whole thing in polyfilla/crack filler and you are done. Painted the whole thing black. Dry brushed up through he greys and then the panted any horizontal surfaces with the white paint, PVA, and sand textured paint mixture ... and a sprinkle of magical childrens glitter... and the jobs a good un. All very straight forward.
I have decided to make another one at some point ... so next time I will take WIP shots as I go and post them in the thread.
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How robust are they? Ie. is the plastic thick enough for serious gaming abuse?
Yeah, surprisingly good. A much thicker grade of plastic than I was expecting and given the depth of the models I was expecting the material to be stretched really thin by the tops .... but if does not feel like it at all. So much more robust that I was expecting and yet still managed to let much of the detail though from the mould. It has left me wondering exactly what kind of kit they have to make this stuff as these are not results I would have expected from vacume forming as I understand it. I have thrown then about the place whilst working on them and they rreally easily robust enough for some serious gaming abuse. The one piece of adivice I would give is that whilst they took paint really well with just a quicj spray od ubercoat I have thought I should have given the a quick buff with some very fine sindpapear to give the paint more of a key. I can see that I will be 'polishing the paint of the top edges in use ... as it is much easier to pick them up by the top than try and pick them by the bottom when you are moving stuff around setting up and moving terrain about. Just a thought,
But for ten quid :o You can not go wrong with either of these pieces. I am pretty sure these will give me years fo trouble free gaming without needing to be too gentle with them.
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Here are some close ups to show the flagstone effect i have painted into the surface and so you can seea bit more of the detail in the castings. Sorry my photography is not up to much:
I swear that is a secret door in the second photograph ... behind the key.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/PIjWgN.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipPIjWgNj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/r6W5m8.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbr6W5m8j)
... and here is one of my stautues against the backdrop. I seems the wizard put this at the foot of his tower to with a sigh saying "Get off my land". :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/Xq0VSI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbXq0VSIj)
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OK I decided to get stuck into my Undead .... Skellies seem a good place to start.
Need a few of them for the Mausoleum scenario ... I figured 8 or 9 should do it.
These guys are from Mantic
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/MxV7FF.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyMxV7FFj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/UwDXsM.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyUwDXsMj)
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Those skeletons fit right in with your great looking scenery.thanks for sharing
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Those skeletons fit right in with your great looking scenery.thanks for sharing
Thaanks very much.
...and some Ghouls.
These are from Paul Muller for Heresy.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/vcouCQ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/idvcouCQj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/6k6Xo1.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pb6k6Xo1j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/912/vakllZ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pcvakllZj)
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Excellent work on those mini's mate, they look superb, especially the skeletons...
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The Mantic skeletons paint up great! They fit your other creatures well. The naked ghouls skin contrast well with their snowy bases. They must be very miserable creatures. :D
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really nice work, on everything
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Super terrain. :-*
You have nailed it.
I have ordered the rules, based in part at looking at your thread.
I do have a lot of the same stuff you have.
I also really like your figures, fine painting.
I could see my self drawn into this, can I stop myself.
Probably not. lol
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Loads of inspiration for my own game, many thanks Harry.
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Thanks fellas. Much appreciated.
Here are a couple of Wights ....Wraiths in Frostgrave.
These guys are from Marauder ... love these minis.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/qheNaY.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/idqheNaYj)
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Your snow looks great, very inspiring! Thanks for the description of the technique!
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Your snow looks great, very inspiring! Thanks for the description of the technique!
No problem. Delighted to help.
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Some more work on Treasure tokens.
Realised some of these have appeareed in wide shots but I had never shown them up close ....
Here is the Book on the lecturn:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/913/FJ9Y1J.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pdFJ9Y1Jj)
and I made myself a couple of 'dropped in the snow' treasure tokens:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/FtPwgl.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyFtPwglj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/Tyapad.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exTyapadj)
I have also greenstuffed a few more flagstone bases for some more treasure tokens:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/oodO2U.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyoodO2Uj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/R4qu1R.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3R4qu1Rj)
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Nice flagstone bases.
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Nice idea with the treasure markers, i managed to find some gold glitter that was almost round
but the bags are a neat.
Roger
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Thanks fellas. Hopefully get some treasure on those bases soon.
Painted up some Wraiths
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/7MXo9e.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p57MXo9ej)
Can't remember where they were from ... i think they were Alternative Armies. Must have bought them 20+ years ago. :D
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Wow love the wraiths... drool
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Thanks fellas. Hopefully get some treasure on those bases soon.
Painted up some Wraiths
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/7MXo9e.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p57MXo9ej)
Can't remember where they were from ... i think they were Alternative Armies. Must have bought them 20+ years ago. :D
Yes, they are from Alternative Armies...and they are nicely painted by you, love them ;D
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They look great.thanks for sharing.can I ask how you did the blades?
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I am moved by the same question, the blades look very good!
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Thanks very much fellas. Much appreciated.
They look great.thanks for sharing.can I ask how you did the blades?
Nothing special ... I painted them blue ... then mixed a bit of white into the blue and painted a lighter blue on the edge of the blades. Rarely is there anything very clever about my painting. :D
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So it has been a little while.... I have been busy with work for a couple of weeks ... but found a bit of time this weekend to watcha bit of Rugby and do a bit of painting.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on another great piece of white plastic from Amera Plastiic Mouldings.
This one of their most recently released pieces ... Their Pyramid:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/wP1pF4.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exwP1pF4j)
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.... and here is my next piece from Almera plastics with a bit of paint on it.
It is very difficult to see all the great texture there is on these products when they are just white plastic ... even when you have it in your hands .... almost impossible to show it in a photograph. But the texture you can see on the stone work is the designers work ... not painted on by me. I have just brought it to life with a bit fo dry brushing. Easiest paint job ever. A few lines for the courses on the stone and blobbed a bit of melted snow on it. Whole thing took me less than 40 minutes. ... and it costs £7!!!!
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/8Gl9vb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/f08Gl9vbj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/F76njQ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/paF76njQj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/912/vDR6P5.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pcvDR6P5j)
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Here is a shot with nothing on the top so you can see the great texture even on the flat surfaces:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/JUaRcX.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/eyJUaRcXj)
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Here it is with alternative 'stuff' on the top:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/tJzhMQ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/idtJzhMQj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/Hlljqm.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbHlljqmj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/912/P4H9w0.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pcP4H9w0j)
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Wow! That's some impressive terrain!
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Wow! That's some impressive terrain!
Thanks very much. :D Glad you like it.
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Again very atmospherically and impressively terrain!
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your really selling that Amera Plastics to me. They look amazing for the price! Your whole terrain board looks fantastic.
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Very cool you can really change up your table with a piece of terrain like this!
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I didn't like the pyramid from amera.....but seeing it with other scenery on top, it's actually a great piece.
Thanks for showing it off.
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Based on your use and write of Amera terrain I bought some myself. Very impressed so thanks for the tip.
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Thanks very much fellas. Glad you like it.
Based on your use and write of Amera terrain I bought some myself. Very impressed so thanks for the tip.
Glad you are happy. (Can't really go wrong they are so cheap. :D) ... Which one did you go for?
Where abouts in Whiltshire are you? I live in Gloucestershire ... we might be close enough to get a game in sometime. :D
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Actually I bought the lot!!! Just waiting for an ongoing project to be completed and then I shall be launching into Frostgrave big time. I will post when I do.
I live in Warminster, so not too far. There are a number of Moonrakers here on the Forum. We should arrange to get together some time.
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Just found this thread. I must say your terrain is very inspirational. That's easily one of the best Frostgrave tables I've seen. You've also made those moulded pieces look good (in my opinion a hard thing to do!)
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Thanks fellas. I really appreciate all the positive feedback. Really happy folks like the table.
I have had the most fun putting all this together. I really enjoy playing games on a pretty table. :D
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So I got the three Amera pieces I have painted so far together for a couple of photographs:
(These three bits just about fill a 4x4 table!)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/9OvSbc.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ey9OvSbcj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/ShimUR.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/exShimURj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/iyMBSA.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipiyMBSAj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/fkEUq3.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/ipfkEUq3j)
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Painted up a couple of great ghosts from Reaper.
Back to the narrative I wrote earlier in the thread these will be the etherial forms of the two sisters.
(Need to change one to a red head with a quick wash in hair colour. :D)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/9ao1po.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/id9ao1poj)
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Lovely paint work Harry. Nice soft tones.
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Fantastic work so far Harry, stumbling upon your log over on Warseer is one of the things that prompted me to look into Frostgrave. So thank you for that :)
I'll have to look into the Amera terrain as those ruins look really good.
Looking forward to seeing more :)
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I am new to Frostgrave and received the book yesterday and have just found your thread, I love what you are doing, it has given me plenty of ideas. Think I will have to look up Amera if they are open to visits,next time I visit my ma as she lives about a mile from Prudhoe. Must keep my eyes open in the pound shops and charity shops in future.
Keep up the good work
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Harry, just read your personal view on the Fellstad history again. Once again, it's a great story!
I wondered though, what became of the guy (person) the sisters originally fought over; is he still inhabiting the city somehow?
And while reading it for the second time, I remembered that when I read it the first time, I pictured all kinds of (very) subtile ''hints'' about the story in the city. Like mosaics on squares, buildings picturing the two dragons fighting. Or maybe statues.. forgot to ask back then if you are going to put some secret clues in your terrain?
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Any new updates ?
Or have you finished everything ;)
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Hello fellas,
Sorry for the short break .... been trapped under a heavy object.
(Real life and all that)
But thanks for the posts .... glad folks still finding inspiration from my stuff.
Harry, just read your personal view on the Fellstad history again. Once again, it's a great story!
I wondered though, what became of the guy (person) the sisters originally fought over; is he still inhabiting the city somehow?
And while reading it for the second time, I remembered that when I read it the first time, I pictured all kinds of (very) subtile ''hints'' about the story in the city. Like mosaics on squares, buildings picturing the two dragons fighting. Or maybe statues.. forgot to ask back then if you are going to put some secret clues in your terrain?
I hadn't thought about it ... but i am now ... It's a brilliant plan!
Not sure what happened to him .... hadn't thought about that either. If he is not dead he has probably gone competely mad reading ancient magic ... trying to find some way to turn a Dragon back into a girl again.
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Dry run for a set up for a BIG christmas game.
Couple of bits to do but nearly there:
(http://[URL=https://imageshack.com/i/payFV7Uuj][img width=800 height=600]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/yFV7Uu.jpg)[/URL][/IMG]
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/P9Vb9o.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3P9Vb9oj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/NQDwXM.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hlNQDwXMj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/gs3kvF.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5gs3kvFj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/cIexpX.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/ZWV4KN.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/ayixY0.jpg)
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Lol, coincidentally today I was wondering where you went, it's been a while since I saw an update from you. lol
That it is one terrific looking table!
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It has been aa while .... but I have been painting ...
I like tightly themed warbands
I painted up the Frostgrave Sigilist and Apprentice ...
... and some soldiers to go with them.
An apothecary seemed really appropriate somehow ... and I love the Mother superior as a Templar.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/3PylOZ.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/UzLuPW.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/WPNirt.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/sUb3du.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/HDUBgV.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/neufUQ.jpg)
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Great looking FrostGrave table and the Amera vac form products are a cracking find, see they make a fair amount of really useful terrain bits in a number of scales - http://www.amera.co.uk/index.php
Love the children's snow glitter idea have you got a link or suggested source?
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Superb stuff...best out there that I have seen
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Amera bombed out building (see Z211 Bombed-Out Building http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=z) could also work. Thinking that their vac formed material actually works well for FrostGrave as the soft edges make it look snowed over and frosty. Damn cheap for terrain too. Thinking my work has a vac form machine I might give something a try...
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Nice, neat painting.
LB
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Thanks guys.
The snow Glitter was something I got in a big pot years ago for the kids .... it has been used for Christmas projects and Santas magic dust at the bottom ofthe chimney on Chrisymas Eve for years. :) So i have no idea where it came from .... but there is nothing special about it .... any arty crafty store should have something like his ... especially this time of year.
Amera bombed out building (see Z211 Bombed-Out Building http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=z) could also work. Thinking that their vac formed material actually works well for FrostGrave as the soft edges make it look snowed over and frosty. Damn cheap for terrain too. Thinking my work has a vac form machine I might give something a try...
The soft edges do work a treat. Normally that would detract from a vac formed product for any other use ... but here it is a bonus. Happy days.
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Impressive terrain setup and a nicely themed and painted warband. Thanks for sharing
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I really the bone and dark blue color scheme. Nice contrast and eye catching. And looks very much the part for the sisters.
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I have that Reaper mini too. And a Sisters warband. I should paint her up and act as an Augur. Terrific paint job.
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An inspirational project log! Excellent terrain and excellent painting. I quite like the blue for the Sisters.
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And Harry's been featured on the Amera page here...with a note to him.
http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=f
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Thanks fellas for all the lovely feedback. Really great that folks are enjoying my stuff.
More to come I am still having fun with this. :D
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As word of the frozen city spreads it has started to attract wizards and shamans from all cormers of the known world:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/hvNq1p.jpg)
These were a lucky find. Not going to take much to work these into the game as an Ogre Warband.
Any thoughts on stats and points for these guys woud be much appreciated.
I am leaning towards just calling the them all 100 point Barbarians.
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Barbarians sounds right for them. How will you work LOS and cover for such large minis? They look great. Thanks for sharing
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Barbarians sounds right for them. How will you work LOS and cover for such large minis? They look great. Thanks for sharing
Well the wording in the rules is pretty clear .... if you can see a bit of them sticking out from behind cover they are in line of sight .... so being huge and bright blue is not in their favour. :D
However , the guys I play with tend not to be too up tight about playing to the limits of the rules and would typically decide if a model was 90% in cover and clearly my intention had been to leave it in cover they would not be saying "I can see his toe poking out so I am taking the shot".
"Given the ruins and obstacles that should litter the table, line of sight can be a bit trickier to determine. While not essential by any means, a laser pointer or a length of string can be useful for establishing line of sight. Unless the target is completely concealed from view, it is considered to be in line of sight."
I am getting new gaming buddies before I am getting a laser pointer. :D
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Yeah I think a friendly understanding attitude in a game like this where you can use any models from tiny gobbos to huge ogres matters more than the letter of the rules :)
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Those look great. I'd like to see some other races in Frostgrave as well.
I think ogres should have the large rule. I think barbarians as a base statline could work, maybe lower the will a bit. If you play with the weapon load-out a bit you're there.
Please do write up a battle rep of sorts, I'm quite curious how it plays.
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Given the size and the likelihood of them to attract arrows and bolts...I'd go with a Barbarian style...but with added wounds and perhaps strength at a nominal points cost increase. Add some traits like able to move normal speed with treasure to balance out the small warband size?
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Those are some handsome models, but because of their size, trying to use them as a warband may be more trouble than it's worth. Instead, use the ogres as counts-as snow trolls and then incorporate more trolls into your Random Encounters and/or use them to play Joe's Troll Hunt scenario.
http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.com/2015/07/frostgrave-scenario-troll-hunt.html
Alternatively, you can create a scenario or mini-campaign around these models. They'd make great antagonists and they'd do justice to your beautiful snow table.
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Thanks fellas. All great advice/ideas. Much appreciated.
Those look great. I'd like to see some other races in Frostgrave as well.
Stay tuned .... Elves and Dwarves are coming soon!
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The frozen city continues to attract conjurers from all over the known world ..... from the shifting sands of the south Ali Baba the Enchanter comes to Frostgrave ....
So here is what I have been up to since the sisters of the Frosty heart .....
Ali Baba
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/zYCRQ4.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/qglemQ.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/5zLQKv.jpg)
Thieves
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/zLhF9N.jpg)
Thugs
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/FOC1r4.jpg)
Apothecary
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/2IXpWm.jpg)
... and the warband all together
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/STBTv7.jpg)
... and a Genie
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/LDjSwn.jpg)
Sorry about the poor phootography ... bit of a grey day here.
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Who make the mini of Ali Baba ? Nice 1001 nights themed warband, well done.
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And who makes the apothecary? He looks gorgeous!
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GW once did, I think. Good luck finding one on the cheap. He was a Dogs of War model if I am not mistaken. Was called Midas I think... Not sure though...
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Love the new warband - great colours and theme.
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Thanks fellas
Ali Baba is an unreleased Empire Wizard ... you would need to go on the collecting Citadel Minis website to find him in the unreleased section.
The Apothecary is, as already stated, Midas the Mean from the Dogs of war army with a bottle stuck in his hand.
The thieves are all vintage preslotta or very early slotta Citadel .... as is one of the three thugs.
Another is a Marauder village.
The guy with the monkey on his shoulder and one of the Men-at-arms are Foundry Darkest Africa and the big guy with the huge sword in the middle is a Reaper mini.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/STBTv7.jpg)
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Ali Baba and his retinue is no where near the 40 thieves he should have - a special rule should be some sort of detrimental suffering from the cold. lol No doubt some of the 40 already died from exposure. Shame they must have travelled some distance to get to the promised treasures of the frozen city.
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Just a suggestion to fit into the current "story" in Frostgrave. The love mad suitor could easily be none other than the lichlord. Driven mad by his search for magical power to save his lost love he turned to darker and darker magics eventually becoming frozen in the lost city. He now awakens and continues his search.
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Thanks fellas.
Just a suggestion to fit into the current "story" in Frostgrave. The love mad suitor could easily be none other than the lichlord. Driven mad by his search for magical power to save his lost love he turned to darker and darker magics eventually becoming frozen in the lost city. He now awakens and continues his search.
Actually that all fits in perfectly with my backstory .... Thanks very much ... I'll have that. :D
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I would evin go so far to say that the "youth" that "discovered" Frostgrave in your story is a blood descendent of the sisters family and could be one of the "ingredients" needed to stop the Ice dragon and transform the fire dragon. Which he felt drawn to frostgrave in the first place.
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BTW I love your backstory for frostgrave and may use it myself if you don't mind.
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BTW I love your backstory for frostgrave and may use it myself if you don't mind.
Help yourself ... I stole most of it from existing myths and legends myself. :D
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Just need to update this thread with my Christmas sruff ...
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/niZZJN.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5niZZJNj)
Happy Christmas everyone.
A different Santa ... somewhat shorter. :D
... could be an apprentice ... a treasure hunter ... or a mule?
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/hkW8PJ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hlhkW8PJj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/C6VfmA.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p7C6VfmAj)
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I have painted up a Dwarf warband ... These are the Wizard and his apprentice:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/ICZkjN.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbICZkjNj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/SnYMVa.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3SnYMVaj)
... and some soldiers:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/0zRtM8.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hl0zRtM8j)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/xhSrQI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5xhSrQIj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/Fo2hXA.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3Fo2hXAj)
Some specialists:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/wnFmWx.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3wnFmWxj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/g4F8iw.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5g4F8iwj)
Bard
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/KEVEQv.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5KEVEQvj)
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The Dwarf Warband all together.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/7W7wUD.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pb7W7wUDj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/pP4YHM.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5pP4YHMj)
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So you can't have Santa without Elves ....
So here are the Elves:
First the apprentice: (I convertion to give him a staff)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/pQimRt.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hlpQimRtj)
Then in contrast to the Dwarf warband being predominantly Infantrymen ... I wanted the Elf warband to be largly archers.
(It makes them very dangerous in the game!)
I started with a bunch of old Jes Goodwin Elves ... with added fur trim:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/FYMIfV.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hlFYMIfVj)
and added a selection of later edition Gary Morley Wood Elves:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/IyWAAm.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5IyWAAmj)
I have this guy as a ranger:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/o4tLRU.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hlo4tLRUj)
These incude a couple of plastic minis one from the very first plastic warhammer armies box set and another from the 5th edition monopose ones:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/POwu1A.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5POwu1Aj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/1tcVXX.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p81tcVXXj)
... and here they are all together: (I think even though they are from different scultors and different editions they all come together nicely with a the same treatment)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/THrKEq.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3THrKEqj)
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One last piece of Christmas fun:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/T2AZOx.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5T2AZOxj)
Up, up and away: (Need to complete the base)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/pYuLem.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hlpYuLemj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/FWxlCZ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3FWxlCZj)
Had to sculpt the sacks of presents:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/3Begok.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p33Begokj)
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Lovely stuff harry. It really made me smile.
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Very cute and great use of some old minis.
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Harry, I hate you and your stupid talent. And I mean that in the nicest way possible.
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Very good! 8) I hope you had some good games with them ovee the festive period?
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the flying base just takes it all to the next level :)
great stuff
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Thanks fellas.
Here is the group shot: :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/C0VyJI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/paC0VyJIj)
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Here are some bits of scenery I painted up .... some of the GW LotR bits and Bobs:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/HIl54K.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbHIl54Kj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/t34UoM.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pat34UoMj)
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That flying Santa's sledge! lol
This is likely the best Frostgrave thread. That's all.
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Just realised I never updated my main thread .....
(Sorry if you have sseen thise before)
Frostgrave continues to attract wizards from all over the known world. :D
These guys are not 100% finished ... but they are close enough for some photos.
Wizard:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/tBEllE.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p7tBEllEj)
Knight:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/ZKwfne.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbZKwfnej)
Ranger?:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/BVjLQY.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3BVjLQYj)
Soldiers:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/W3t92g.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5W3t92gj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/903/K55B7w.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p3K55B7wj)
I added the Frostgrave Bard .... he fits in quite well with a matching paint job.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/PDXscf.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p5PDXscfj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/2YypWF.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pb2YypWFj)
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My Slaanesh warband comes to Frostgrave:
(These guys got a couple of games over Christmas)
Wizard and apprentice:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/3R5LuJ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pa3R5LuJj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/1zgWkZ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/hl1zgWkZj)
Barbarians:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/Xy05mp.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pbXy05mpj)
Thugs:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/907/5n7jhV.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p75n7jhVj)
Summoned Demon:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/5vRtBF.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p55vRtBFj)
The whole warband: (couple of archers in there ... and an imp at the front)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/boRipq.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/paboRipqj)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/908/3EdLN1.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/p83EdLN1j)
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This is new .... :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/dbRKj9.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/cPqP3L.jpg)
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This is new .... :D
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/911/dbRKj9.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/633/cPqP3L.jpg)
Those are awesome, where did those come from?
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Those are awesome, where did those come from?
They both came with the Nickstarters from Northstar
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I wish I had learned about this game in time for the Nickstarters. Any idea if these can be ordered now from somewhere?
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that marble effect is great Harry.
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Love your work, Harry. The marbling looks great.
(http://z6.ifrm.com/8152/110/0/e14144/e14144.gif)
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I wish I had learned about this game in time for the Nickstarters. Any idea if these can be ordered now from somewhere?
Norhstar.
Love your work, Harry. The marbling looks great.
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that marble effect is great Harry.
Thanks very much....I have seen this piece done in a wood effect and it looks really cool like that too.
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I have now painted up the inside of the mountain pieces ...
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/922/MXaGMg.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/921/XfThAR.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/922/sXfn1P.jpg)
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Made some stairs .... to head down into the breeding pits ....
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/921/GhbuVl.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/924/OYMT4y.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/924/nSXs7m.jpg)
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Excellent work Harry, I wanted to get some ideas for the breading pits ,thats sort of where
my ideas were going, but it was one of those that I couldnt quite fix in my mind.
The walls and doors are perfect.
Im wondering if the scenarios will be an "exit the board by the doors only"?
That could make for getting the treasure out just that little bit more exciting!
Especially is you have wandering monsters coming in :D
Very good work mate.
Roger
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Excellent work Harry, I wanted to get some ideas for the breading pits ,thats sort of where
my ideas were going, but it was one of those that I couldnt quite fix in my mind.
The walls and doors are perfect.
Im wondering if the scenarios will be an "exit the board by the doors only"?
That could make for getting the treasure out just that little bit more exciting!
Especially is you have wandering monsters coming in :D
Very good work mate.
Roger
Thanks very much.
I am imaginig scenarios just like that ..... and having to fight in a maze of tunnels....and if scenarios like that are not included .... you can be sure I will be writing some myself along those lines. :D
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So Frostgrave has a river running through the middle of it apparently.
I also need a river for another Project I am working on at the moment.
G.R.O.G (Gloucestershire Retro and Oldhammer Gamers)....have settled on a plan for Oldhammer day this year
This year G.R.O.G. will be running a game we have been calling ...
"Coldhammer"
This is a 'Frozen' version of Oldhammer .... specifically first edition Oldhammer.
We will be doing some stuff set in the Redwake River Valley campaign included the First edition of Warhammer.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/924/XEcN0j.jpg)
As you can see the river is a bit of a key feature .... and crossing the river is a feature of a number of scenarios.
Here is the start I have made on the river.
I started off with some river sections from my good friends at Amera plastics, :D
As soon as I got these I realised how easy it would be to ceat a great frozen river as the thin plastic sheet would be perfect for ice extending out into the middle of the river. So the first thing I did was to cut each piece in half witha wiggly line straight down the middle ....
Then stuck them onto some more whte plasticard and cut to shape.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/922/cVfjMr.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/921/Kf6r52.jpg)
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Next I was going to need a way across.
So a long time ago when I was a boy I had this great Airfix kit that was a checkpoint. it had a tower with a spotlight and a barrier and a sentry hut and it had a bridge.
Here it is
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/921/NRFAQC.jpg)
They have recently re-released it
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/921/F3lAwS.jpg)
So I needed to do aa bit of work with clay to get this to join the river pieces:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/923/DB4vRC.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/924/ZjzGgc.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/922/KEoo1H.jpg)
Finally I needed to make a ford ... fords are a feature in the red River valley campaign.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/924/RBmAe0.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/921/JvqLfj.jpg)
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Then just needed to 'pimp' the pieces up a bit with some vegitation and the odd rock .... Here they are ready for the paint job:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/923/eZqeQg.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/922/ot9jlW.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/922/GjtUgz.jpg)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/923/fbO7U8.jpg)
Here is the last piece I made by chopping up two of the smaller corner pieces to make myself a tight bend:
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/923/QMQUSV.jpg)
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Love it!
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Very nice! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished pieces.
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Great work!
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Very inspiring, thank you for sharing!
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Still one of the most inspiring threads in this forum!
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Indeed. this (rivers) is going to be great. :-*
And your Christmas board earlier in the thread is still one of the best boards I've seen.
Amera do some nice stuff don't they, and you've made it look fantastic.
always nice to see an Airfix box too ... :)