Orc's Drift - The Grand Finale

[Thantsants]

Ditto - so I'd say yes! 

They do also appear in the '88 Citadel catalogue.

[Erny]

Looks like I'm going to have to get my Red Redemptionists photographed and posted up! Took me years to collect a unit of 25 with full command.

Anyway more on topic, are you planning to use the original buildings. There aren't that many in Orcs drift I know so it applies more to the liechmaster.  I just can't bare to cut them up, I've colour photocopied them to card stock and built them up but perhaps due to print quality they are not quite as good.

They are also a little on the small side so I have been thinking about scratch building something a little bigger perhaps with interior detail. The Bogles farm encounter would make more sense if they stayed indoors and defended their farm.

[njetkulturny]

Ah Orcs Drift.

Memories come back to me. I know we played it in the mid 90ties, but I have no idea about the results.

Must be I´m getting old.

[Thantsants]

Literally all I've got is the scenario booklet and the command sheets so I thought I'd scratchbuild some buildings (hahahah - when I get the time), scour ebay for whatever original minis I can and use proxies in the main...

 target - get it played this summer! 

Would love to see your Red Redemptionists - still kicking myself that I missed a whole set on ebay that went rather cheaply ages ago... 

I have one cultist serving in my lovely blue and purple Genestealer Cult! 

 


Painted a while ago so excuse the drybrush-tastic paint jobs!

[LeadAsbestos]

I had the full Redemption set not too long ago. Small minis, and really not all that great! Nostalgia had definately affected my judgement when i bought 'em.

[Erny]

To each their own LeadAsbestos, I find them just the right size and wonderfully characterful.

Looking forward to seeing your progress with this Thantsants, are you using the original 2nd edition rules? I've got the rules but to be honest if I were playing with that level of detail I may be inclined to use the combat rules out of the first edition WHFRP.

I'm thinking I may have to make some proper tables for each senario, I'm glad I started to have a look on here.

[Citizen Sade]

I'd be inclined to use Mordheim and knock up some simple unit coherency and morale rules myself.

[Thantsants]

Well I have WFB 3 which I know and love - 2nd ed. was a bit before my time.

Probably use them and do something along the lines of Citisen Sade's suggestion for coherency and morale - haven't really got that far as I need to do the tough bit first - painting the minis! 

Not familiar with Mordheim but am interested...

[Citizen Sade]

Well, it's a free download from the GW website and, IIRC, based on WHFB 3rd edition ...

[Thantsants]

Aha - the magic word! 

Free!

Now saved and ready for bedtime reading!

Not sure who would buy the rulebook for £25 unless I'm missing something... 

[rob_the_robgoblin]

Cost of printing it, ease of buying it. Stuff like that.

Nice to have it still available so it doesn't sell for MORE than that on eBay like most of their Specialist stuff.

[Thantsants]

True - think I'll just wear my eyeballs out by reading it off the computer screen - that'll show 'em! Hahahahahah!  ....

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[Thantsants]

So as I'm looking at doing Orc's Drift I suppose I'd better paint some minis up...

Here's the first character -

Silas Meel the hapless Half Orc spy who begins the game imprisoned by the Wood elf garrison in Kachas Pass!









I have nearly finished painting up Grashak Kra who I already had in my collection without realising he'd featured in this scenario until I had a look at stuff of Legends!



Although I've already posted these pics in other threads I'll put them up here too - for completeness's sake! 

King Fyarr and his incontinent Wyvern



For the good guys I thought I'd use my Skarloc's Elf Archers for the garrison of Kachas Pass -

so here is Erdolas Thringal, garrison commander and womanising ladies Elf!



and his Lieutenant, Herndil Merl, who is sent on an unfortunate errand...

[hetz]

Luvverly. I have Fangor and Magar. Coulda had those villagers the other week but I didn't realise they were from orcs drift

[Thantsants]

Cheers - think I missed them too 

There's a load coming up tomorrow I've got my eye on....

Erdolas Thringal too 

Can't believe I let the giant hill troll go as well - Guthrum Mane - for under a tenner if I remember right