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Post by hamurai on Nov 5, 2021 11:54:12 GMT -6
Because we started a SAGA - Age of Magic league where I live, I decided to not only paint some stuff I already had, I wanted something entirely new. I had really enjoyed the kinda old-school style of my historic Strathclyde army and so I checked Gripping Beast's catalogue once more. The Order Militant(link) was perfect - I like the style and it reminds me of the old Warhammer Fantasy minis. They're going to be a small Saga Army as well as a team for Mordheim for me. I really just wanted to share those with you as I thought many here might enjoy their look, too. Will take me a while to finish them because I'll finish my undead horde first: the Zombicide Green Horde & Horde Box from the KS have a huge collection of zombies and zombie monsters. Nothing like facing my pal's orcs with my undead orcs plus undead trolls, undead unicorn, undead giant and even an undead dragon.
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Post by tkdco2 on Nov 5, 2021 12:20:04 GMT -6
Those old Warhammer and Mordheim miniatures are great. They suited my Renaissance setting nicely.
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Post by tkdco2 on Nov 5, 2021 21:26:00 GMT -6
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Post by captainjapan on Nov 6, 2021 0:28:35 GMT -6
Looks fun. I wonder how he might accommodate a third player.
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Post by tkdco2 on Nov 29, 2021 19:09:28 GMT -6
Here are a few more options for folks who hate basing miniatures but want their bases to match their terrain.
What color is your battle mat? If you use one for everything, find a paint color that closely matches the mat and paint all your bases that color. The paint doesn't have to match the battle mat exactly, as the difference probably won't be too noticeable if the colors are very close.
Get a black battle mat instead of repainting the black base on pre-painted miniatures. Black battle mats are usually used for starship battle games, but there's no reason you can't use them in RPGs. You can use felt or even a table cloth. Of course, it may look like your miniatures are floating in space or wandering around at night, but 3D terrain may alleviate the effect a bit. You can also draw a grid on your mat if it doesn't come with one already.
Go old-school. If you mainly run wilderness adventures or have a green felt mat, just give your bases the old-fashioned Goblin Green look. It's a classic!
Clear bases are becoming more popular. The miniatures in newer D&D and Pathfinder sets now use these instead of the black bases. The bases always match the terrain. Just be careful not to get them too scratched up.
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Post by tkdco2 on Dec 2, 2021 2:01:48 GMT -6
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Post by rsdean on Dec 2, 2021 14:19:10 GMT -6
Candy, eh? My son did do some Full Thrust (a miniatures agnostic space combat game) with packaged candy while in college…I wasn’t on site to see this.
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Post by aramis on Dec 2, 2021 14:41:20 GMT -6
I use 12.5 or 15mm squares, or 16mm hexes, on maps, and minimeeples for PCs and major NPCs, and for minor NPCs 8mm gaming cubes with nummbers written on, I use 15mm disks for large critters, and homemade tokens for larger.
For some games,, tho, I use the counters from TFTLE on the hex tiles.
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Post by tkdco2 on Dec 2, 2021 15:39:34 GMT -6
Candy, eh? My son did do some Full Thrust (a miniatures agnostic space combat game) with packaged candy while in college…I wasn’t on site to see this. I've read about that tactic before. Full Thrust is a pretty good game, and it's available free. Starmada Compendium hits my sweet spot, however.
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Post by aramis on Dec 2, 2021 15:47:50 GMT -6
I love me some Full Thrust... but prefer the Bab-5 version (in the Chameleon Ecclectic version Earthforce Sourcebook)... especially with the spinal lasers...
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Post by tkdco2 on Dec 2, 2021 15:53:09 GMT -6
Never played the B5 version, although it looks pretty good. It's ironic because the series is one of my all-time favorites. My starship combat is usually set in my homebrew campaign. It's more like The Expanse, where starships use railguns and missiles instead of lasers.
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Post by rsdean on Dec 3, 2021 4:40:15 GMT -6
Since my son is/was the Full Thrust fan, I have been meaning to sit down and play it with him some time. A few years ago, we talked about getting a game set up. We got as far as building 20 or so ships out of Lego bricks and bits, which are still sitting in a box in my basement waiting for the day. In the meantime, you can take a look at his blog junkyardplanet.blogspot.com/and see that he has mostly been working on some 19th century imagi-nations and historical Bronze Age miniatures in 1/72 scale plastic. He’s about a two hour drive away, so getting together for gaming requires planning these days. I have a pretty good collection of vintage spacecraft (mostly Star Frontiers), but only a small handful are painted and based, so no spaceship games have occurred with those either. I have been getting a reasonable amount of painting done the last three months, mostly on 1/72 scale fantasy campaign figures, e.g.: sharpbrush.blogspot.com/2021/11/more-172-fantasy-campaign-figures.htmlMy painting desk is currently covered with vintage Minifigs Mythical Earth (unlicensed LotR) figures, though, so it looks like December is going to be about a push to get some sort of Gondorian army/warband on the table.
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Post by rsdean on Dec 13, 2021 15:25:07 GMT -6
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Post by tkdco2 on Dec 13, 2021 16:46:08 GMT -6
I would have loved to get my hands on some of those Mythical Earth figures. Miniatures and even Dragon Magazine were not readily available in my area, but a friend lent me an issue. I remember seeing an ad listing Wood Elves, Dwarves, and Men of the City, which I immediately imagined to be Minas Tirith. Another friend lamented the omission of Hobbit miniatures.
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Post by rsdean on Dec 14, 2021 15:57:01 GMT -6
I have a suspicion, given those races and The Men of the City, that you are recalling an ad for Prince August home casting molds. A few of those would whet the appetite for masses of figures…😁
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Post by rsdean on Dec 15, 2021 3:51:16 GMT -6
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 3, 2022 19:12:27 GMT -6
I've been watching some solo rpg games on YouTube lately. I don't normally do that, but it's a good way to get a grasp of how a game system works. Of course, this got me thinking.... Note: I am NOT trying to sell or endorse any particular product. However, some of these products are what inspired my idea, so I will use them in my example. The gameplay videos are generally shown in a top-down manner with the terrain depicted on a battle mat. I noticed some of these lovely battle mats used in a couple of them. The company also makes cling-on decals. Since everything is presented on a top down view, why not represent the characters and monsters the same way. Some use miniatures; others use tokens. My idea would be to use tokens with a top-down perspective. Maybe have transparencies made instead of having a white background. I don't know anyone who creates YouTube videos, rpg or otherwise, so I can't suggest this to anyone in particular. But I needed to get this out of my head. YMMV.
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 9, 2022 19:14:50 GMT -6
Alternatives to miniaturesLow cost is subjective. Keep in mind the price on some of these isn't low until you take into account the average cost per miniature.
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 12, 2022 5:42:05 GMT -6
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 13, 2022 4:00:04 GMT -6
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Post by captainjapan on Jan 13, 2022 5:24:46 GMT -6
I don't know about building modular dungeons, but using Lego bricks as basing for Chainmail figures seems to be a good direction to take it. Or, the small wargame, DBA, where cardstock squares, alone, can represent army units. If I wanted to teach DBA or HotT to someone, Lego bricks might be the way to go. On second thought, Legos would maybe be good to rough out room dimensions for players to visualize dungeon layouts along with using more durable minis for the monsters. I wish they weren't so darn collectable. The price of the minifigs is out of hand. If they were sold cheaply, and in bulk, the minifigs could be glued. Kids might enjoy seeing the Legos and gateway into wargames. Charming. I've seen some very impressive Playmobil set-ups, as well.
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Post by rsdean on Jan 14, 2022 6:42:47 GMT -6
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Post by captainjapan on Jan 14, 2022 7:46:32 GMT -6
brilliant! Thanks for sharing that, rsdean. That's a lot of very similar castle guard minifigs in the photos. I wonder how many sets were scavenged for that HotT battle. Or, maybe your sons are minifig collectors? Regardless, I think it is amazing that both father and sons so closely share the same gaming interests. Yours must have been a fun house. I am inspired by this. My only concern with Legos is that a child would pull them right off the baseplates when moving. However, an advantage would be the easy switching out of Lego weaponry to convert a stand of spearmen to swordsmen to archers, etc., etc.
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Post by rsdean on Jan 14, 2022 15:11:21 GMT -6
We had/have a lot of Legos. My sons were the only grandchildren on either side of the family, and benefited from a lot of presents. So, yes, lots of sets were scavenged.
Yes, lots of fun, and I miss not having them around these days. Our gaming is only exceptionally face-to-face and has been driven by circumstances into online board games most frequently.
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Post by tkdco2 on Feb 20, 2022 15:32:22 GMT -6
The upcoming speed paints from Army Painter have gathered a lot of interest. Most of the reviews are positive, but here's a video that includes a couple of the downsides as well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB4_16Fr7-M
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Post by tkdco2 on Feb 21, 2022 13:15:04 GMT -6
Here's an awesome build using Warlock Tiles and miniatures: Orcs' Nest
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Post by tkdco2 on Mar 6, 2022 19:15:06 GMT -6
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Post by tkdco2 on Mar 7, 2022 14:11:44 GMT -6
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Post by tkdco2 on Mar 11, 2022 23:32:23 GMT -6
USING A BALROG IN YOUR GAME 1. Buy a Balrog miniature. 2. Paint your miniature with fluorescent paints and Musou Black paint. 3. Buy a black light and download some Balrog sound effects. 4. When it's time to reveal the Balrog during the game, turn off the lights. 5. Place the miniature on the table while it's dark. 6. Tell the players, “This is what you encounter.” Shine the black light on the miniature while playing the sound effects. 7. Relish the screams of your players.
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Post by Mordorandor on Mar 12, 2022 9:54:57 GMT -6
I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on the use of 5/6 mm figures.
Conceptually, it seems like the scale I'm interested in. I like that it seems to equate best to the scales of OD&D, with one inch being close to 10 yards/30 feet.
While I like painted figures, I don't do it myself, and it wouldn't be an element that concerns me. If I could, I'd buy painted figures.
Any positives and negatives people have with the use of this scale? Things like availability, use of terrain, etc. are all "on the table," so to speak.
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