Mcfonz's ongoing fantasy Project

[mcfonz]

When I bought Of Gods and Mortals - it was with the idea that I could use them for mixing and matching my joint likes of myth based games and fantasy. Some may even argue that some myths such as the Greek ones were in fact fantasy for them  and so the two are not so far apart!

I also wanted a small enough and simple enough game that I could introduce to the young people I work with in my job as a carer at a children's home.

I thought I would start off making a list for Goblins as they have always been a force I love mucking around with:

Troops/Mortals:
Goblins (CO) - Q4, C2 with the option of being armoured for additional points (represented by shields etc).
Goblin Archers (OO) - Q4, C2 with shooter (medium).
Wolf Riders (OO) - Q4, C3 with mounted, long move and the option to be medium shooters.
Goblin Bodyguard (CO) - Q3, C3 with armoured and rare(.

Hero's / Legends:
Goblin Hero - Q3, C3 with armoured, greedy and traitorous strike. Could be mounted on a wolf which I haven't pointed up for this yet but essentially I just bump up the C by one to represent the ferociousness of the wolf and add long move and mounted.

Goblin Shaman - Q3, C1 and may choose up to three 'spells' from the following: Confound, Lightening, Transfix, Trickster and Prophecy.
Again, the shaman could be mounted on a wolf which would boost his C by one and add long move and mounted.

I am contemplating using General's as Gods and just suggest that instead of being dead when they are beaten they are knocked to the ground and it is only the cheers and encouragement of their troops that give them the strength to pick themselves up to fight again.

[6milPhil]

Will you be using Goblin Aid gobbos?

[mcfonz]

I plan to use some GW ones at the moment - had some kicking around for a while now. Need to complete doing the wolf riders who are actually riding wargs!

[mcfonz]

So I decided to try and get a unit or two done of the human faction which is based upon a Romano British theme.





Happy with how the damage/weathering is going. Just need to do it on the other two that have been transfered up and then do the others in the unit.

[LordOdo]

Wow, that weathering is done very nicely!

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

Those are superbly done! 

Are the battle damage bits all just paint? (Even the cut bits?)

[6milPhil]

Very nicely done chum.

[mcfonz]

Those are superbly done! 

Are the battle damage bits all just paint? (Even the cut bits?)

Yes - it's all painted on. First image shows what they were like with the basic shield painted white and the black transfer applied. For the sake of completeness, the same four miniatures:



Apologies for the diminished quality of photo's - the light has gone now and this is taken with artificial light. I also sculpted the hand on the chap with his hand gripping his shield . . . . .

[mcfonz]

Just wrote a tutorial: http://www.randomplatypus.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=643&p=4171#p4171

[Timbor]

Those shields look great, and the tutorial was well done as well.  Great job! 

[FramFramson]

As everyone else has said, really nicely painted, especially those wonderful shields.

[mcfonz]

A couple of shots of the first unit more or less ready for the basing to be completed along with eyes, oh how I hate doing eyes!

[mcfonz]

2nd unit done up to being ready for basing. This time of 6 men. Second shot shows them formed up in a battle line with a character and laden mule between the two units.

[6milPhil]

Nice pj's chum.

[mcfonz]

A little bit of movement on this project - although only in the form of two terrain features of the same kind!





Need to make more stuff! Another two tree elements on the way as well. A small woods could then be made as well as four small copses.