Van-Helsings Horror Miniatures Thread

[aggro84]

Harker looks great! The whole faction together looks very formidable.

Nice work! 

[Van-Helsing]

THANKIES!

As always - still LOADS to do.

Just slapping base coats on a Reaper Deathlight atm

[Malamute]

I don't recognise the Harker figure, who makes him?

And where is his Kukri knife

[Van-Helsing]

Under his Coat  

He's from a "Rippers: The Horror Wars" Set - "Harkers Old Worlders"



The Rippers boxed sets contain some of the miniatures released by West Wind Productions as part of their "Gothic Horror - Vampire Wars" Range, two of the Sets ("Harkers Old Worlders" & "Van Helsings Slayers" also included two new sculpts amongst the mix). "Harkers Old Worlders" included a Monster Hunter (Harker), a Lady Monster Hunter (Mina Harker), 4 Wolfen Jaegers, and 4 Gypsies.

Old Glory still have them in stock, but the shipping is horrendous!

There's a little information about "Rippers: The Horror Wars" here - http://eeriehorror1.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=25 (Pappa Midnight is actually on that thread LoL)

I've been into Horror gaming for years, just never really done anything about sharing it online LoL!

[Brummie Thug]

Love all this group you painted, unified yet all individuals nice work sir 

[Malamute]

I remember those Ripper boxed sets. I dismissed them at the time as they had lots of duplicates of the Westwind figures.

 I like the Harker figure alot, he's a nice sculpt. I was going to then ask "Where's Mina?" but you beat me to it

[Van-Helsing]

I remember those Ripper boxed sets. I dismissed them at the time as they had lots of duplicates of the Westwind figures.

 I like the Harker figure alot, he's a nice sculpt. I was going to then ask "Where's Mina?" but you beat me to it

The "doubles" in the two sets where they exist are worth it tbh - if I could get them WITHOUT paying the painfully hight S&H I would get additional sets frankly.

[Van-Helsing]

Love all this group you painted, unified yet all individuals nice work sir 

Ur biased though

[Whiskyrat]

Very nice brushwork - enjoying the thread enormously - keep it up. 

[fastolfrus]

The "doubles" in the two sets where they exist are worth it tbh - if I could get them WITHOUT paying the painfully hight S&H I would get additional sets frankly.

Have you tried asking Old Glory Uk if they could import them with their next batch of stock?
I seem to recall Andy saying that they could get US only pieces for special orders.

[Van-Helsing]

Started working on my new Cobble bases specifically for Empire of the Dead last night, basically rather than cast endless variations - I've done two bases with cobbles, and two different pavement sections that can be glued on top.

I started my usual way, with a disc of plasticard, putty on top, sculpted the cobbles individually, then finished them with sandpaper/files/blades etc.

However this time I went one stage further, I used my dremmel to "rough up" in between the cobbles, so they look more worn and used - there are resin cobble bases available but they look to clean and regular for me, plus they lie a little too "flat" in the top of the base and not one has pavements on the bases either!

Tonight I plan on doing the 40mm version, though I haven't decided on whether to do a pavement overlay or not.

[aggro84]

The bases look great. Good idea. 

[Commander Vyper]

Very nice, get casting!

[Van-Helsing]

The "Big Haul" arrived today, (as did a new batch of putties for casting my base inserts), so I now have a spare Rulebook (my first copy is already looking a little worn Lol) a spare set of Gentlemen, and another Professor Erazmus (for conversion purposes).

HUZZAH!

[Van-Helsing]

I've Started, so I'll Finish . . . . . 

I've now ordered some Warbases Buildings for my Empire of the Dead setup - 4 Terraced House pairs, 4 Mansard Roof Houses, a Pub ("The Ten Bells" He, He, He . . . ), and a Shop - should be enough to get me started I reckon!

http://www.warbases.co.uk/

I've also ordered three of these to represent my cobbled streets (I'm only doing a 3ft square table to begin with, as space for storage is my biggest issue) -



http://www.lemaxland.co.uk/storeLLcc/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=316