Fantasy warbands for skirmish gaming [Latest: Barbarians, April 12!]

[DeafNala]

When I first came across those Rogues I was a relatively young man. While they are no longer "state-of-the-art" minis, you did a SPLENDID job on the Old Lads! GREAT WORK!

[PatrickWR]

Great paint job on some old Grenadier minis, I really like the one with the lantern.

Thanks! You might not be able to tell, but that's not his stock sword. The original was all bent up, so I clipped it off and replaced it with a plastic sword from a Mantic undead sprue. Sidenote: Mantic's plastic bits scale really well with old 25mm stuff.

When I first came across those Rogues I was a relatively young man. While they are no longer "state-of-the-art" minis, you did a SPLENDID job on the Old Lads! GREAT WORK!

Why thank you! I agree, they're old sculpts, but full of character. I've got more old stuff in the lead mountain, including a personal favorite: the Grenadier potion-tester!

[aggro84]

Wow!
What a cool collection of painted miniatures you have assembled!
The games look like a lot of fun!
 

[einarolafson]

Very nice!! your solution for making caves and tunnels is very interesting!!

[PatrickWR]

Very nice!! your solution for making caves and tunnels is very interesting!!

Thanks! They are actually torn-up pieces of mattress foam, sprayed black and brown. Another guy from my game club did a whole tutorial on how he made them. Check it out here --> http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2012/08/terrain-tutorial-caverns-and-rocks-fast.html

[Damien]

Now that is an original idea, thanks for the link, I hope to do this someday soon.

Damien

[Jevenkah]

Your idea of making dungeons and caverns without a floortile is just great ! I never thought about that. It's the best way ! and it's always possible to make an entire table with hexes or squares and put the scenery on it....Very clever. And simple. And good looking !

I was trying to figure out what I liked so much more about this dungeon set than some others, and it took sundayhero's post to point it out! It seems organic. And the mattress foam rock-hewn section is great, both visually, and imagining my character as she passed from temple/dungeon to the rocky unknown.

And you can't have a dungeon and dragon without a hoard! So old-school. I love it!
Jev

[WitchfinderGeneral]

My favourite mini from the hirelings box are the two carrying a chest. I made a quick shot of them, next to a similar mini from Reaper:


Anybody knows if those old Grenadier fantasy figures are still available anywhere?

[PatrickWR]

My favourite mini from the hirelings box are the two carrying a chest. I made a quick shot of them, next to a similar mini from Reaper:


Anybody knows if those old Grenadier fantasy figures are still available anywhere?

I wanna say I have that Grenadier sculpt, the two guys carrying the treasure chest. Not sure where it might be, though.

[PatrickWR]

Here are two ugly dudes. The guy on the left is an ice demon from Reaper's Warlord series. His sword is awesome in a menacing, over-the-top kind of way. Perfect for a villainous creature. The guy on the right is a Ghost Miniatures troll from Old Glory. He also has the distinction of being the most overtly terrifying miniature I've ever painted! If I was a kid this thing would give me serious nightmares! I was at a convention in April and managed to pick up all the other troll sculpts from the Ghost Miniatures line, so I'll be painting up his buddies very soon....

[DeafNala]

YET ANOTHER trip down Memory Lane...with moi, it's actually a slum. The one really Old Grenadier that has stuck in my memory is a crossbow armed Halfing hiding in a hollow tree trunk...Grenadier had a flair for dramatic minis back then.

The last two are ones that I hadn't seen before. They sure painted up VERY NICELY. Having no will power whatsoever I'll have to check them out. Thanks for the lead...I think.

[Faust23]

YET ANOTHER trip down Memory Lane...with moi, it's actually a slum. The one really Old Grenadier that has stuck in my memory is a crossbow armed Halfing hiding in a hollow tree trunk...Grenadier had a flair for dramatic minis back then.

I had the boxed set with the Halfling assassin in the tree trunk with the crossbow....I loved the Monk with the spear, and the half-elf fighter/magic-user.

[PatrickWR]

Here are the results of a fun little project last weekend. In between weeding and planting our herb garden, I tried to see how fast I could paint up these Ral Partha skeletons, which I purchased for 50 cents a piece at Little Wars in April. Approximate time spent through the entire weekend: 90 minutes! (Also, Minwax dip is a wonderful thing.)

[DeafNala]

Speed painted & dipped or not, the Undernourished Lads turned out TERRIFIC...they all look so happy, although I guess they can't help that things being what they are. GREAT additions to a FINE Project!

[Jevenkah]

Awesome! I love those skeletons! We just unearthed Lord Soth's Charge from our box o' lead and you've made me look at those skellies in a new way.

Keep 'em coming,
Jevenkah