Tuesday, 10 February 2026

From SylvainR: 28mm Cold Ones for D&D (67 points)

I'm back from my skiing trip to Lake Louise, no broken bones and lots of good food. Here is another horde of monsters for D&D. I call them the Cold Ones.  

I did not intend at first to include the Dragon-Turtle, but when I saw the similarities of that model with the  smaller tortoises, I knew I had to paint them together.

First, a bunch of frogs and a snake with arms. I could use these models as proxies for the ongoing Burrows and Badgers campaign. 

Classic lizardmen. I like how they use turtle shells as shields. 

The boss of the gang, along with his second-in-command. The boss is quite big and, with minion PeterD's permission, I would like to count "it" as a 40mm figure. 

Two tortoise warriors. Just like their bigger relative, they are starting to grow vegetation on their back. I can already see a future scenario where these guys, cornered by the heroes, simply shout "Momma!" in their reptilian language and then watch the good guys being trampled.

The dragon turtle, with a  28mm hero for comparison. I would argue that it's at least as big as a horse and worth 10 points. I will let PeterD be the final judge of that. 



 I imagine the Dragon Turtle burying itself for weeks on ends, waiting for that perfect snack to come by, usually a party of succulent heroes... and then emerging with hunger and fury! 

A face only Mother Nature can love...


"Before being crushed to death, Crotto the Hobbit deeply regretted taking a pee at the only tree he could see along the path..."

 

Points claimed: 

10x 28mm infantry at 5 points each = 50 points

1x 40mm infantry at 7 points = 7 points

1x 28mm mounted at 10 points = 10 points

Total = 67 points

Thanks for reading!

 A fine collection of reptiles Sylvain, I especially like the mossy back turtles.  I am glad that you survived your skiing trip intact.  I think that your suggested points work as well as anything I can come up with, so 67 points it is.

15 comments:

  1. I like the lizardmen - blue is just right. Never seen these turtles except of course the fine shells of the lizard men, I like the growth on these characters and of course that excellent orange eye….

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  2. Sylvain, welcome back. The Dragon-Turtle with the tree growing off the top of his moss-covered shell is fantastic. Wonderful set of reptiles added to your collection. Great work.

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  3. DRAGON TURTLE! Oh man, great stuff Sylvain!

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  4. The dragon turtle with the flock is brilliant - great idea

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  5. Great stuff, love the dragon turtle

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  6. Brilliant modeling and painting on these dragon turtle!

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  7. Wow, that dragon is impressive!

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  8. Smashing stuff, especially like the Dragon Turtle 🐢 😎

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  9. Unusual figures. Very nicely painted

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  10. Are those turnip leaves growing from their backs? :D Great work Sylvain!

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  11. Some crazy figures Sylvain, nicely painted!

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