AKULA’s Game of Thrones - pg64 back from the dead

[scatterbrains]

I randomly clicked on page 22 

Needless to say I wasnt disapointed! How long have yoy been working on this? Its a one man job?

Edit: sorry the answers to my questions was on page 1 ! Inspirational stuff all around and cracking Giants 

[AKULA]

Great work as usual mate. You continue to inspire!

Thank you mate, kind of you to say 

It has been a while since I looked in here and ,well....BLOODY HELL!
Are you making the entire world?
 

Everything GoT you can think of is being made.

Top work all round by a bloke that does like to 'throw himself into' a project!
 

Just beginning to wonder where you are going to store The Wall when you build it...?
 

Well maybe not the whole world....just the interesting bits 

I am toying with a Westerosi Terrain project at the moment, but it isn’t the Wall 

I randomly clicked on page 22 

Needless to say I wasnt disapointed! How long have yoy been working on this? Its a one man job?

Edit: sorry the answers to my questions was on page 1 ! Inspirational stuff all around and cracking Giants 

Time seems to have flown by on this project, but it has been 20 months (Nov 2019)...unusually for me I haven’t been too distracted, although I do keep looking guiltily at the pile of Judge Dredd figures & terrain waiting for me at some point. The good thing about Game of Thrones is that there is plenty of material to keep me motivated .... 8 seasons of episodes on endless loop, a pretty good soundtrack...I’ve even started reading the books again when (like now) it’s too hot to paint.

You hit lucky with page 22, and the group shots by House - I’ve added a little index on page 1, for someone looking for the start of a particular House (pinched the idea off of Silent Invader’s Whitechapel thread).

[Dr. Zombie]

And now there is two ships.

Battle of Blackwater is nearing..

[LordOdo]

I always wanted one those Kogges for this very reason, and seeing yours just tipped me over the edge to finally get one. It will probably be the kickstart or a new start of my Westeros project!

[AKULA]

And now there is two ships.

Battle of Blackwater is nearing..

Maybe..... 

I always wanted one those Kogges for this very reason, and seeing yours just tipped me over the edge to finally get one. It will probably be the kickstart or a new start of my Westeros project!

Excellent, be sure to post some photos 

[AKULA]

Managed to get the first of my Golden Company finished today.




Bodies are Frostgrave Cultists, arms, and heads are Fireforge Byzantine infantry, and shields are from the Gripping Beast Arab box.  I quite liked the look of the Sellswords in the TV series, and thought the cultist robes would give more of an Essos-vibe.

It also helps that it’s a good use of existing sprues - the helmets are from the same sprues that I use for the Unsullied, the shields are from the Gripping Beast cavalry that I’m using for Dothraki, and I’ve plenty of cultist bodies left over after collecting the sickle swords...again for the Dothraki.


The commander has a pair for Cultist legs, with arms and torso from Perry medievals and a Westwind head.

















There are some elephants in the pipeline, plus I’m going to think about what other units to represent... Cavalry etc

 

[HappyChappy439]

Great work! I really like how the officer looks especially!

How do you paint your yellow on the cloth there? It's turned out really well as a gold-yellow

[scatterbrains]

Are they gonna do some actual fighting or just die like in the show? 

Great idea using cultist bodies with that color for the Essos vibe!

[Grumpy Gnome]

They came out great!

[AKULA]

Thanks everyone, glad you like them....took a while to get motivated for these, mainly because I wanted to come up with a decent colour scheme.

How do you paint your yellow on the cloth there? It's turned out really well as a gold-yellow

Bought some new paints especially...Citadel Base Averland Sunset (it’s quite a rich golden yellow), then a Citadel Gryphonne Sepia Wash (finally found a use for this one....had it sat there for years), then added some Coat d’arms Sun Yellow (much more yellow yellow) to a bit of Averland Sunset to highlight.

Are they gonna do some actual fighting or just die like in the show? 

Hopefully they will last longer than those in the TV show. When I get around to a campaign they give players another option, so I wouldn’t count on them facing off against a dragon....who knows, maybe Stannis will win the Westeros Lottery, and be able to afford them 

[Plynkes]

Cool! It's good to see that the, um... divisive way the series ended hasn't killed off peoples' interest in painting and gaming it. I must admit, I lost interest in the whole business for a while there. I am currently painting a Game of Thrones figure for the painting club right now, though.

Citadel Gryphonne Sepia Wash (finally found a use for this one....had it sat there for years),

It's funny how different we all are. That is probably the Citadel product I have used more than any other. Along with Devlan Mud it was my go-to wash. Must have used barrels of the stuff over the years. They replaced it with something else that had "sepia" in the name, and I am still using that in the same way. If it is a different colour I can't say I have noticed. 

[Captain Blood]

Oh I like those.
Much more like I imagined than the HBO version. Nice kitbashing 

[OSHIROmodels]

Yes, they work well 

[AKULA]

Cool! It's good to see that the, um... divisive way the series ended hasn't killed off peoples' interest in painting and gaming it. I must admit, I lost interest in the whole business for a while there. I am currently painting a Game of Thrones figure for the painting club right now, though.

Tbh, if Game of Thrones had been a one season wonder that had finished in the way that the series did, I’d understand it switching people off, but we got 8 seasons of largely entertaining viewing as an introduction to a rich fantasy world....the ending doesn’t really matter, in the same way that if you didn’t like the ending of Star War IX - Rise of Skywalker it probably want stop you gaming Star Wars (although thank god the finale wasn’t Phantom Menace).

Besides....I’ve got a mountain of stuff to work my way through 

It's funny how different we all are. That is probably the Citadel product I have used more than any other. Along with Devlan Mud it was my go-to wash. Must have used barrels of the stuff over the years.

Devlan Mud was always my go-to wash, but I’ve recently switched to Army Painter Strong Tone...just fancied trying something different.

Oh I like those.
Much more like I imagined than the HBO version. Nice kitbashing 

Thanks Richard...I still hold you responsible for my kitbashing addiction 

Yes, they work well 

Cheers James - thank you also for your advice on baseboards ...along with Richard & Steve I regard you as my “hive-mind” for such matters ... have been assembling some materials, and expect to make a start shortly on some terrain boards

 

[Plynkes]

Well, as I was more interested in watching it than gaming it, I don't feel quite the same way, I'm afraid (not seen the new Star Wars, 20 years of being disappointed by that franchise has almost entirely driven me away).

But this is old ground, long gone over and done to death here. It is probably best that I just shut up rather than irresponsibly drag it all up again. 


Love all the kitbashing it brings out in everyone. Looking forward to seeing more going into the future.