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With my orcs ready for play, I constructed my battlefield.
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My last visit to Essen SPIEL introduced me to Battle Systems scenery. They produce high quality cardboard scenery. No glue required, thus very modular!
https://battlesystems.co.uk/product-category/terrain/fantasy...
Their fantasy battlefield box provided my with all I needed for LOTR battles. I'll post some images later...
Miniature Games Construction Yard
In this blog I'll talk about various miniature games. Custom miniatures and minor conversions are my favorite pastime. I'll cover scenery making and painting too.
The WIP you'll see here is all about Necromunda, Epic 40,000, Warhammer Fantasy 5th Edition, Warmaster and Warhammer 40K 3rd Edition.
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Years of roaming around on eBay provided me quite a collections of (cheap) miniatures from The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game.
Recently I started painting these to offer me some variation in my hobby. The sculpts are good, the setting is awesome.
I can advise to have a look on YouTube for painting tutorials. Some of them are very very helpful. Especially the ones about Balrog. For now, only my orcs a ready for (painted) play.:strip_icc()/pic7505556.jpg)
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Warhammer 40K Eldar Exodites is one of those mysterious old-school fan armies. Some official art and miniatures exist, but it's hiding in the shadows for a long time.
Dinoriders is a forgotten 80's cartoon series. Ideal for inspiration.
Nine years ago I started collecting dino toys and 6mm Epic 40K Eldar bits with a plan to create a custom Eldar Exodites army. I finally managed to find some time and interest to continue working on these mini's. (Here's my 2013 Exodites blogpost.)
The idea is to use them in Warhammer Epic 40,000 by using this fanmade army list: http://tocoking.be/homerules/files/Epic40000_ArmiesBook_II.p....
Paint is definitely needed to make them look good, but you get the general idea.:strip_icc()/pic7106792.jpg)
These three Brachiosaurs have following stat line:
Megasaur, Speed 10, Range 30, Firepower 1, Assault 4, Armour 4+, Cavalry, Rampage, Transport (2) - 22 Points:strip_icc()/pic7106793.jpg)
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This Protoceratops pair will be used like this:
Megasaur, Speed 10, Range 30, Firepower 1, Assault 4, Armour 4+, Cavalry, Rampage, Transport (1), Flak - 21 Points:strip_icc()/pic7106796.jpg)
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These custom fire prisms will provide the Anti Tank special ability.:strip_icc()/pic7106798.jpg)
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Using these miniatures in battle will be fun. And it is a pleasant hobby project.
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"Captain, we're approaching the city entrance."
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"Heed those turrets hidden in the forest!:strip_icc()/pic7074936.jpg)
"Land Raider proceed to the city center.":strip_icc()/pic7074937.jpg)
"Blood, Angels, capture that unfinished* landing pad."
* The Tau landing pad still needs a bottom. Simple white cardboard will do fine.
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Junk. Spraypainted.
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Add imagination and it's a city!
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Some of these items were in my storage for more than 5 years. But I once saw something special in them, and I still do.
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All this stuff will become a giant city of the 40K Tau Empire. Wait and see, it'll be nice
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In the expansion book Warhammer (Sixth Edition): The General's Compendium there is a step by step guide to create a Grave Hill. Or Tomb entrance. It inspired me to do this:
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Some styrofoam leftovers from a nearby construction site, glued together.:strip_icc()/pic7074909.jpg)
I inserted a plastic doorway from Warhammer Quest, and fixed it with black TEC-7 glue.:strip_icc()/pic7074910.jpg)
Undercoated black with cheap acrylic paint.:strip_icc()/pic7074911.jpg)
And then painted brown because all my other hills are that color too. I wanted to keep some unity in my scenery collection.:strip_icc()/pic7074912.jpg)
There's gold in them hills! (Or a Liche...
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Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:00 am
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Go to Ikea. Buy yourself some cork heat pot stands. Use them as scenery bases. Cork is awesome stuff! It's strong, it's easy to glue. And when painted it looks like cobblestone road.
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The plastic ruins are from the main game box of Warhammer Epic 40,000, a brilliantly clever designed tabletop game. Ignore the discussions on internet forums. This is an excelent game for gamers. Streamlined to the core, ideal for boardgamers who'd like to play wargames too.:strip_icc()/pic7074903.jpg)
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All I did was spraypainting the cork and already it looks like a stone road/pavement. Wait until it's drybrushed! (Please wait until the year 2033, at my pace...)
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I made an error.
My plan was to spraypaint all 1:72 scale mini's white. And then wash them with Army Painter dip. And would then drybrush the mini's for a quick 'n easy finish. Speedpaint so to speak...
My plan failed. The reason is that I have always used the drybrush technique when painting my heroic scale (28mm) mini's. Dark under coat and then easy and forgiving drybrush on top. With some painted details in combination with a wash here and there.
However, drybrushing 1:72 scale mini's is not possible (by me). So I ended up with bright white mini's, terribly small, and lots of detail. (You'll be surprised how detailed these Revell, Imex, Matchbox mini's are!):strip_icc()/pic6689612.jpg)
I had to paint the smallest details I ever encountered. And no painting-tricks up my sleeve. I was a drag ... I'll post the stage I'm in now. Not finished at all. Lot's of painting to do... And I thought I had a cunning plan to speedpaint these. NOT!:strip_icc()/pic6689613.jpg)
I'll certainly dip last, after painting, in my next 1:72 scale project!
Conclusion:
1) undercoat white (to show all those details)
2) paint all areas with detail brush
3) dip
4) restore the bright colors (like yellow and pink)
OR
1) undercoat white
2) dip (to show all those details)
3) stop (and play with these tabletop ready mini's)
Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am
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My last blogpost about hired guns for Legends of the Old West are the United States Marchal, Cookie, Renegade Soldier and Free Trapper.
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With the United States Marchal you'll be able to collect bounties. And dollars are always welcome in campaign games.
The Cookie always you to increase the maximum size of your posse (gang).
The Renegade Soldier rules can be found in expansion Legends of the Old West: Frontier – Blood on the Plains. They shoot indiscriminately into fights. So don't be surprised of friendly fire...
The Free Trapper can move quickly through woodland and might be usefull in certain scenario's.
I really wanted to add a miniature in scale 1/72 to represent the "Soiled Dove" special character, but unfortunately didn't find one at the moment. Hints welcome...
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:55 pm
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