Ok
this Monday I have a mixed group of figures I plan to use for Frostgrave and
Dragon Rampant both.
First
up we have six giant Rats from Reaper Miniatures.
I
did half of these in gray and half in brown. Rats are a common problem in
Frostgrave they are aggressive and nasty.
They
have gown large on the corpses of adventures and the undead themselves.
A
Frost Giant, these big badies are rare in Frostgrave but if you run into one you’re
going to have a bad day.
This
is Reapers stone Giant and it comes in three pieces that got together quite
well.
He has a lot of great detail and the "Bones" material is
excellent for figures like this since he would take a lot of lead to make.
This
figure is from Blacktree miniatures and I plan to use him as "Crow
Master" a type of soldier that trains the Blood Crows of Frostgrave.
The Figures is called Felix, Wood Elf Falconer, I think a falconer or
hawk makes more sense so I went that way.
I'm
not sure about the cloak but I tried to make him and his red-tailed hawk match
after a fashion.
Here we have some kit bashed Men-at-arms six in all.
Bodies, heads, and shield are Wargames Factory.
The
arms and weapons are from Fire forge and they went well together.
I'm
imagining these guys as a band of mercenaries that hire themselves out to wizards
venturing into Frosgrave. I came up with the emblem on the shield, a blue
axe head or maybe and arrow head.
They
will also make a great a unit of soldiers for Dragon Rampant, six is just
enough for an elite foot unit.
OK
this last guy doesn't really fit Frostgrave, as they don't have actual oger yet
(though with the "Into the Breeding Pits" supplement we'll get Gnolls
so maybe ogres will show up some time too.
Again
lots of good detail on this harness and belt. The tattoo or ritual scar on his
shoulder is one of my favorite bits.
I've
provided this picture to help Peter with the points all figures are 25/28mm scale.
The six Men-at-Arms and the "Crow Master" are 35 points.
Perhaps we'll call the rats 15mm Foot making them 12 points. The Ogre
could be a 28mm mounted figure for 10 points and the Giant might be a 28mm
vehicle for 15 points? If you agree that would be 72 points plus any
extra for hand painted shields.
Let's call it 75 points all in Adam. I like the Reaper rats, they captured some good rodent like poses. I also really like the Crow Master, especially his crow. But the killer for me is that giant. Well done and another 75 points for your Frostgrave side duel.
Thanks Peter. I realy like that Giant too and I will look forward to seeing it on the gaming table... hopefuly showing up near my opponents warband not mine!
ReplyDeleteI should not have looked at these when I was feeling cold. I feel colder now and must go and warm myself up! Brrrrr!
ReplyDeleteClearly we need a summer challenge so you can be more comofrtable looking at these :)
DeleteNice work!
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteNice set of figures Adam :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteVery well done indeed Adam. I especially like the Frost Giant skin tone...
ReplyDeleteThanks I was pleased with how that came out so I am flattered you noticed.
DeleteReally nice mix of figures Adam. That Frost Giant is particularly nice.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad there are no ogres yet, as Kev White has just done a beautiful one that would be perfect for Frostgrave.
Yes its an unfortunate over sight but we will probably see something like them as some point.
DeleteAn interesting bunch of miniatures. I like the giant the best.
ReplyDeletecheers
Yeah the Giant is great, Reaper has several but I think this one is best.
DeleteAnother bomb for Frostgrave, enjoy your trips there
ReplyDeleteIan
"Bomb" might be over stating it but its a good weeks worth of painting.
DeleteMore good work Adam!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThose rats are very nasty (meaning cool!).
ReplyDeleteThank You!
DeleteNice work on the rats and minions, Adam! The frost giant came out very well! ;)
ReplyDeleteThose rats are so useful, you can't really have too many.
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