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Post by tradgardmastre on Jun 30, 2022 6:53:04 GMT
Looks an enjoyable game, the figures and set up up are just the thing. Excellent foraging once again.
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Post by jhonpog on Jul 3, 2022 20:00:15 GMT
Like the look of that game with your tile system. I think you've already mentioned but mind telling me what rules you use?
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Jul 7, 2022 22:19:45 GMT
I completed painting of my star spawn. I started with a dark green, then painted on fluorescent green ichor and finished up with a green wash. View AttachmentI finally had a little solo game using some of my terrain and my new band of knights, supported by some billmen and bowmen. I used a 2d6 against armour class hodge podge of rules, with movement and range by grid and advantage/disadvantage on rolls for strong combatants or targets in cover etc. The knights foolishly made camp on a small hilltop, and their campfires drew in a band of orcs, with a 25% chance of another appearing each turn. To win the knights needed to drive off their attackers and not have the earl die. They seemed to be doing well but the orc chief felled almost all of the billmen and the earl’s bodyguards and forced a morale check, which the knights failed, leading to surrender. I don’t have any pictures of the game in progress as my orcs are half painted! I’ll show them off when they are. View AttachmentWhat's the make of those billmen? Accurate?
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Post by thereferee on Jul 13, 2022 14:19:21 GMT
Not sure on the billmen I’m afraid. I got them as part of a painted lot at the London Toy Soldier Show.
As for rules, on that game I used a 5 minute hashed together 2d6 against armour class system. If a figure had particular skills or weapons that were advantageous I would grant them a bonus to the roll. As my grid is large and this was a skirmish I ruled that figures had to be in the same grid area for close combat. Ranged combat was counted in grid squares. When each warband reached 50% casualties or lost a leader I made a 2d6 roll per figure, high is good, low means rout.
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Post by thereferee on Jul 13, 2022 14:27:05 GMT
I played another game the other evening, this time with the Fabula Rules. These are a splendid set of rules for low model count skirmishes. 2d6 based, with advantage/disadvantage for skills/flaws. A perfect blend of tabletop and RPG. Have a look at some of Ana’s blog posts for battle reports. For my game I had my questing knights and wizard face off a necromancer and his skeleton warband. Plenty of spells flew off, and the necromancer was able to cause the leader of the knights to back off in confusion and even attack one of his retinue. The fight was fast and brutal. A little too fast as I completely forgot to apply the armour rules to the damage rolls! So all was over in about 3 turns. I will definitely play again and make sure I remember armour now for a longer game!
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Post by thereferee on Jul 13, 2022 14:48:03 GMT
Some more hobby updates. I based my questing knights: I painted and based some dungeon beasties: I painted up and based my necromancer from the Fabula game above: I recently purchased this Disney figure to serve as a princess. I think she is Tinkerbell as her ears are pointy and there was a dob of hot glue on her back where I think wings used to be. I cleaned that off and repainted some scuffs, then based her. I think she could also serve as an autumnal wood elf princess or queen too! I also worked on some terrain pieces, basing up some playset trees and fences. I used putty to cover over the broken palm tree integral bases, and secure the fencing more solidly than superglue. I also gave the fence a wood grain wash.
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Post by tradgardmastre on Jul 13, 2022 15:58:12 GMT
Interesting rules and your figures are great.
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Post by rainsford on Jul 21, 2022 7:58:08 GMT
I was slowly moving into transitioning my D&D 28mm collection to cheaper 1/72 scale, so all my HO scale model railroad scenery could do double duty as well...but seeing this thread makes me falter in my purpose...very nice work!
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Post by JohnY on Jul 21, 2022 13:01:13 GMT
I was slowly moving into transitioning my D&D 28mm collection to cheaper 1/72 scale, so all my HO scale model railroad scenery could do double duty as well...but seeing this thread makes me falter in my purpose...very nice work! Not to hijack the thread, but if you have your 28mm figures still, many of them will look just fine next to 54mm figures. Humanoids may be Pygmy-like or Halfling-like versions. For example, I use 28mm lizard warriors with 54mm figures. Larger monsters can work as younger versions of themselves or as some other similar looking but smaller creature (say, a 28mm ogre as a 54mm orc/goblin). Some figures are so oversized that calling them 28mm is laughable and they work just fine as they are in 54mm!
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Post by thereferee on Mar 13, 2023 22:32:31 GMT
Been a while since I had time for any hobby projects since we recently moved home. Finally got back to it! On a trip out to Marlow I discovered a little trove of figures, horses and animals in a charity shop. You can never have enough horses, so I prioritised those for purchase (Britains, Timpo), along with some country folk (Britains) and some animals (Cherilea and Britains). The old farmer with folded gun was converted into a hooded, enrobed village elder. I’m glad I kept Tin Tin’s head in my bits box. It took a bit of work to pin the head and glue it but it is nice and firm now. The younger man has a tunic formed with putty, and I gave him a broom made from a paperclip and putty. The ladies were cleaned up of any more modern decorative elements, and their outfits were converted into long dresses. Now I have some villagers to save in my games! Tomorrow I’ll finish basing and priming. The horses will go into the box, awaiting riders. I considered converting some figures into orc riders, but now that I think about it, I’d rather pop my orcs on some dinosaurs/lizards, which should be cheap to obtain. Does anyone have any easily convertible riders they aren’t using and would be willing to part with?Anything that is quite generic and not too period specific, as I’ll cut the heads off and add my resin orc heads. I’ll try to find some knights in riding position for my horses, and maybe a civilian rider or two.
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Post by tradgardmastre on Mar 14, 2023 6:33:21 GMT
Glad you have got back to the hobby post move. An excellent find of figures full of gaming potential. I look forward seeing what you will do next…
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Post by thereferee on Mar 17, 2023 15:08:03 GMT
Made a quick visit to The Toy Project today and picked up some useful figures: The farm worker will be converted into a surrendering village peasant. The knight will sit atop one of the horses I purchased the other day. I just need to fashion a suitable saddle using the parts I already have or some green stuff. Does anyone know the make of the middle figure. I presume it is a dwarf (perhaps Hobbit movie tie-in)? It is a good fit as a barbarian and needs no work, so he will head straight for the gaming table! The next figure I think is from an animated children’s movie (How to Train Your Dragon perhaps?) Nevertheless, after basing and a repaint he will serve very well as another barbarian. The final figure is perhaps from a Christmas toy set as a toy shop worker elf. I will outfit him with a suitable dagger and base him up. I think he will serve as a pesky sneak thief as a foil/helper to an adventuring party. I’m down on the shops call list now, so if future suitable figures come in they will send me a message. I already spied some Britains knights in the in-tray there so I might be making a trip back soon. I also learned that they have a concession in Selfridges so will go and have a look there later. Apparently they have a selection of vintage toy soldiers!
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Post by jordanjachim on Mar 19, 2023 0:53:57 GMT
The middle dwarf figure was created as a tie-in for Disney's 2005 movie Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. His name is Ginnabrik, a loyal servant of the White Witch, and he appears in two figure sets.
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Post by thereferee on Mar 20, 2023 21:54:18 GMT
Thank you for the identification! I found some more of the dwarves on eBay but they are all from international sellers. I’m not sure if they ever sold them in the UK?
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Post by thereferee on Mar 24, 2023 21:44:44 GMT
Some more updates! I purchased the 60 pack of knights you can find easily on Amazon for a bargain price on eBay. I’m impressed by the quality. Has anyone tried the mounted knights from the same manufacturer? Any comments? I started basing up a small warband of them. I converted and based the farm labourer and sneaky elf/pixie fellow. I based my barbarian. I tried the dried coffee grounds method for the first time. I’m a bit dubious that it will take paint however. I selected a steed for my wayward knight. He just needs a coat of paint and then he is ready for adventure. I finally completed my orc warband conversions that I started what must be a year or more ago. These started life as Hong Kong Native American copies. I replaced the heads with resin orc heads from eBay and used green stuff to cover the hack job on the neck and back, fashioning hair and fur cloaks. They are finally painted up and ready for battle! I feel like I spend all my hobby time on modelling and converting, which I really enjoy, but I get a kind of hobby guilt that I never play. Does anyone else get the same feeling? I’m determined to get a game in this weekend with some very basic rules. Maybe The Quests of Brin the Barbarian?
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