Author Topic: Fantasy warbands for skirmish gaming [Latest: Barbarians, April 12!] (Read 63674 times)

PatrickWR · « **Reply #210 on:** December 01, 2014, 04:33:39 PM »

The club got together last month to play Open Combat, the new fast-play skirmish ruleset written by a former GW creative. Check out this thread for some thoughts about Open Combat: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=73128.0

But if you just wanna see some pretty pics from the game, see below! My dwarves fought it out with Tim's fishmen in the dim stone halls of the dungeon. The layout was constructed from Dwarven Forge Game Tiles, which I picked up in last year's Kickstarter.

Modhail · « **Reply #211 on:** December 01, 2014, 06:29:18 PM »

Impressive pics! Looks like it was a fun game...

The big fishmen look very cool.

PatrickWR · « **Reply #212 on:** January 24, 2015, 03:38:19 AM »

More reinforcements! I recently finished up some field artillery for my Kings of War dwarf army. The organ gun and small cannon are the Mantic plastic kits, paired up with some gun crew figures from Ral Partha.

Hmmm, now that I see these pics, I think I need to go back and bore out the barrels with my pin vise.

And here's a shot of the gun crew.

PatrickWR · « **Reply #213 on:** January 24, 2015, 03:40:54 AM »

These artillery pieces are prepainted units from MageKnight -- I just popped them off the clicky bases and glued them onto something more appropriate. Cheap and easy!

This one is HUGE!

And here's a bombard or mortar or something.

beefcake · « **Reply #214 on:** January 24, 2015, 04:04:45 AM »

Very nice. Love the skin colour. All dwarfs should be like this really if they are hole dwellers.
I'd just paint black circles instead of using the pin vice. Much quicker.

eilif · « **Reply #215 on:** January 24, 2015, 01:54:51 PM »

Nice!
That's a fearsome set of artillery!

DeafNala · « **Reply #216 on:** January 24, 2015, 03:06:21 PM »

As I remember them, the Ral Partha Dwarfs were exceptionally tiny little Guys. As such your brushwork is EVEN MORE impressive. The Lads lack of stature make the artillery look truly potent. GREAT WORK!

PatrickWR · « **Reply #217 on:** January 24, 2015, 03:58:03 PM »

Ha! What you call "tiny" i call "actual knees and elbows," Nala!

The flesh color looks a bit washed out in these photos. It's Reaper Elf Flesh and it has a faint pinkish hue. Still you're right that under-dwellers ought not to have robust tanned faces. :-)

Jevenkah · « **Reply #218 on:** January 24, 2015, 06:21:31 PM »

Great cloaks on those guys! And the metal helms look sweet to top them off.

Jevenkah

PatrickWR · « **Reply #219 on:** January 26, 2015, 12:32:49 AM »

Thanks, Jevenkah!

More reinforcements ... just an assortment of dwarves, ready to take to the battlefield. Again, photo is slightly washed out.

Manufacturers, from left: Ghost Minis, Heartbreaker, Warhammer Fantasy, Ghost Minis, Ghost Minis

DeafNala · « **Reply #220 on:** January 26, 2015, 01:40:13 PM »

Despite the machinations of an uncooperative camera, the Little Fellows look TERRIFIC...brushwork & bases are SPLENDID. GREAT WORK!
I haven't seen much of the Ghost miniatures before; they are really quite nice.

eilif · « **Reply #221 on:** January 26, 2015, 02:26:53 PM »

Excellent work. I'm not sure I've ever seen any other pictures of Painted "Ghost miniatures" dwarves.

PatrickWR · « **Reply #222 on:** January 26, 2015, 03:11:48 PM »

They're from the same product line as those boar riders...I think Ghost Miniatures are just rebranded/repackaged Old Glory? Is that correct?

eilif · « **Reply #223 on:** January 26, 2015, 10:50:41 PM »

Ghost miniatures is one of Old Glory's home brands/lines, kind of like the "Revenge" packaging that some Medieval's I purchased came in. If you buy them today they still might come in Ghost miniatures packaging with "Old Glory" in small letters on the back of the bag header.

killshot · « **Reply #224 on:** January 27, 2015, 01:12:10 AM »

Really nice, I'd forgotten about the Ghost Minature line. They really do look good.

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