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Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Advanced Heroquest Skaven)
« Reply #2310 on: March 31, 2022, 08:17:02 AM »
The swarm is growing ... two new and two old. Some more unusual ones are coming up - weirder paintjobs and conversions.

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Advanced Heroquest Skaven)
« Reply #2311 on: March 31, 2022, 09:38:49 AM »
You do have a remarkable talent for making those old monopose plastics look spectacular!
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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Advanced Heroquest Skaven)
« Reply #2312 on: April 04, 2022, 02:02:29 PM »
Thanks!

The rat-pack is growing with a few more additions here. We played a shortish bout of Advanced Heroquest last night, although with orcs rather than Skaven. It really is a great game, I think.

When it comes to the Skaven, I increasingly prefer to paint them with furred snouts and brows rather than bare ones. I had a look through Heroes for Wargames last night, and I see that a lot of the early Skaven were painted in that way rather than the bare-snouted look that predominated later.
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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (yet more AHQ Skaven)
« Reply #2313 on: April 04, 2022, 04:53:24 PM »
Always loved those skaven! Very nice

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (yet more AHQ Skaven)
« Reply #2314 on: April 05, 2022, 07:53:47 AM »
Looking ratty! In a good way that is!👍
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Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (yet more AHQ Skaven)
« Reply #2315 on: April 06, 2022, 03:17:46 PM »
Thanks, both!

Here are a few more. The Mantic ones at the front will work well as AHQ champions; they're slightly bigger than even the AHQ ones; those are from a period where plastic Citadel grunts loomed large above their diminutive metal command groups!

I quite like the Mantic ratmen overall, although they do suffer from soft detail a bit; I had to more or less paint in the edges of cloth wraps on their limbs.

One idea I have is to use some spare Mantic heads to kitbash some of the remaining monopose types.

The two little modern plastics on the fringes will serve as AHQ sentries.

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (even more ratmen!)
« Reply #2316 on: April 09, 2022, 04:26:45 PM »
And here's a Skaven warlord for AHQ - a modest kitbash from two Mantic kits.

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2317 on: April 09, 2022, 10:37:03 PM »
Excellent, as ever.

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2318 on: April 15, 2022, 07:19:29 AM »
Thanks!

Here are a couple more additions: Warhammer Quest Skaven - even bigger than the AHQ ones.

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2319 on: April 15, 2022, 09:11:13 AM »
Very nice!

Those aren't WHQ shields, though. I am guessing the triangular one is a modern Skaven shield, but what about the spikey one?
« Last Edit: April 19, 2022, 07:07:58 AM by tikitang »

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2320 on: April 15, 2022, 01:23:36 PM »
...Warhammer Quest Skaven - even bigger than the AHQ ones.

Incredibly enough, it's only now that I realize that they never were the same sculpt!  :o

And I even have both games...  ::)

Great unified painting again though!
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Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2321 on: April 15, 2022, 08:41:30 PM »
Thanks, both!

Those aren't WHQ shields, though. I am guessing the triangular one is a modern Skaven shield, but what about the spikey one?

It's a beastman shield (a "Gor" one, though perhaps from an older kit than the current one).

Offline tikitang

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2322 on: April 17, 2022, 06:52:07 AM »
It's a beastman shield (a "Gor" one, though perhaps from an older kit than the current one).

Oh yes, I see that now. I believe it is still in the current Gor kit.

Offline Golgotha

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2323 on: April 18, 2022, 03:24:36 PM »
Those are uber cool love the shields.

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Skaven warlord for AHQ)
« Reply #2324 on: May 18, 2022, 07:20:19 AM »
Thanks!

Here's a unit of hobgoblin hearthguards for Saga. We use Age of Vikings at the moment, so these chaps could function as Varangians or the like.
« Last Edit: May 18, 2022, 07:24:09 AM by Hobgoblin »

 

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