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Offline area23

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alternative ghouls?
« on: February 21, 2015, 03:34:48 PM »
I'm looking for ideas for alternatives for ghouls. Steering away from the classic bald-headed undead,  I've been thinking about ancient german naked fanatics or viking fanatics and berserkers. Pale skinned insane cannibals with dirty hair.
Any other ideas?
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Offline Lowtardog

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2015, 04:01:42 PM »
Celtos firbolg zombies would work

Offline mcfonz

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2015, 04:16:20 PM »
RedZ once did some really nice conversions using lots of historical sets merged with the Mantic zoms and ghouls.

I can't remember all of the kits used but I know that he used GB plastic dark ages stuff and some mounted Normans.
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Offline area23

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2015, 04:44:09 PM »
I remember both of those. I don't want them to be undead though. degenerate humans after generations of cannibalism and inbreeding, but still living creatures.

Offline DeafNala

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2015, 04:51:23 PM »
I've seen G.W's Goblins from The Hobbit range painted up as Ghouls. I was rather impressed with the way they turned out.
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Offline Nord

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2015, 11:30:35 PM »
Yep, Hobbit goblins for me, very ghoulish. Though some are still baldies.


Offline Vermis

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2015, 12:33:32 AM »
Cor, lookit that! What are those based for, Nord?

Offline SotF

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2015, 12:48:37 AM »
Actually, you can probably make some rather interesting ones taking mantic ghouls and zombies with some of the gripping beast plastics you want to use.

Offline Nord

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2015, 09:53:52 AM »
Cor, lookit that! What are those based for, Nord?

Convenience as much as anything else. Any game you like that's not skirmish. Some are on 60x40mm, some are 40x40mm and some are oddment sizes.

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2015, 10:11:41 AM »
Actually, you can probably make some rather interesting ones taking mantic ghouls and zombies with some of the gripping beast plastics you want to use.

We mixed Mantic with Victrix Napoleonic pieces (mainly heads and arms) to make zombies for Pride and Prejudice, so GB ancients should be a possible
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Offline The Gray Ghost

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2015, 02:37:18 PM »
Crocodile Games have some animalistic ones
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Offline Elbows

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2015, 03:11:32 PM »
There's a thread on here right now about some Marienburgers and zombie-esque opponents which are very cool looking - just grey-scaled humans basically.
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Offline 3 fingers

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2015, 03:17:40 PM »
I bought 2 boxes of hobbit ghouls on eBay,as they looked good. lol
Forgot to say I was thinking of the creatures off the descent films when I bought them.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2015, 03:20:52 PM by 3 fingers »

Offline manic _miner

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Re: alternative ghouls?
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2015, 07:16:48 PM »
 I would say Crocodile games one's too.Also Heresy do a very nice range of them which are by Paul Muller who did some nice one's for Citadel years ago.

 

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