Wednesday, 11 March 2026

From ChrisW: Potpourri (242 points)

 


Chaos Warlord Titans            [4 Epic titans @8 points each for a total of 32 points]

So, another blast from the past, more from the old Epic Space Marine/Adeptus Titanicus days of the 1990s. These are four of the classic models with some extra metal parts added on.


I managed to pick up a complete copy of this a few years ago at the bring and buy at Cangames in Ottawa and it has languished on my shelf ever since. 


This year the old Epic bug has bit me and I am keen to get some of the mountain of Epic stuff done. I have done up two Khorne, one Slaneesh and one Nurgle Titan. As I type this I am reminded that I had thought about doing one up as Tzeentch, oh well, I do still have a few more unpainted titans waiting in the wings. 

I am not skilled enough to produce the fancy titans that others do, the intricate patterns and fine details so I went with washes and shades to try and create an interesting look to these. They were fun to paint and do look more interesting in person. The weapons are just loosely in place (except for the special chaos weapons/heads & tails) as I do actually plan to play some games and I will have to see what weapon systems I like. (it has been many decades since I last played this game)









Shield Maidens                                           [6x 28mm figures 30 points]

Some Foundry miniatures that have sat around 90% done until now when I finally finished them off. My plans are to use them and some other Viking miniatures for the game Pillage. 





Hill Martian two handed weapon troops [24x 28mm figures 120 points]

There are Bob Charette miniatures, part of his Parroom Station line, now sold by Ral Partha Legacy. They are slight figures but with good depth of detail. The two handed swordsmen are fanatic anti Earther troops, while the pole arm troops are regular troops. 






Plague Apothecaries                              [5x 28mm 25 points]

These are Foundry/Warmonger miniatures that will be used for Devilry Afoot, a game that I really have not yet read. I am inspired by the time period that it is set in and I have plenty of figures that can be used, but I believe the factions that I am building are too large. Oh well they are fun to paint. I really went into this group with no set idea of what I would be doing. I drew some inspiration from a google search. I started with the red orange 'skirt' then finding I liked that colour I decided to add it to their shoulders. It was an AP speed paint and I was even able to find a suitable AP highlight paint too!

The rest went rather quickly, a mix of speed paints and traditional paints. 






Witches Fair & Foul                                          [6x 28mm figures 30 points]

More Foundry/Warmonger figures and one Crucible Crush figure, all of them also slated for Devilry Afoot, someone to torment the Puritans. The Warmonger figures are kind of odd figures with harsh angles to them and strange detailed clothes though the cauldron is kind of neat. The big green witch looks kind of more Goblin like (maybe it is) and will eventually deploy both in Devilry Afoot games and Fantastic Battles.




Crocodiles two Foundry waterline crocs [2x 1/2 28mm figures total of 5 points]

So, not much to say about these fellows, they are rather long, but very flat. I did use a couple of greens and a dark wash






Points this time
  •   32  points for 4x Chaos Warlord Titans (8 points each)
  •   30  points for 6x 28mm Shield Maidens
  • 120  points for 24x 28mm Hill Martian troops
  •   25  points for 5x 28mm Plague Apothecaries
  •   30  points for 6x 28mm Witches fair and foul
  •     5  points for 2 1/2 28mm crocs.
242 Points Total

Squirrels
5 more squirrels for a total of 28
  1. Gladiators
  2. Epic Orcs
  3. Epic Imperial
  4. Warlord Chinese
  5. Red Russians RCW Back of Beyond
  6. Alien Invaders
  7. Pulp US Marines
  8. Urban Cultists
  9. Egyptian cultists
  10. VSF Japanese armoured vehicles
  11. Tripods
  12. Bugs!
  13. Evil minion deep sea divers
  14. Puritans
  15. Explorers of Egypt
  16. Jungle explorers
  17. Heroic deep sea divers
  18. Muslim troops for the British
  19. Free stater Armoured cars
  20. Guardians of Antiquities
  21. Minerva's Flying Circus
  22. British cavalry and rocket launcher
  23. BoB terrain (terrain post)
  24. Epic Chaos Warlord Titans
  25. Pillage Viking shield maidens
  26. VSF Martian Hill Martians
  27. Plague Apothecaries
  28. Witches fair and foul
Big stompy robots of death 
+4

Lady Sarah

12 28mm figures The Shield Maidens & Witches Fair & Foul

 

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Sylvain: This is indeed a potpourri, what a diversity of figurines, but all painted with equal talent. For many of my "younger" years, Epic/Adeptus Titanicus was my favorite game, so it's great to see that line getting some love again. I also like your shield maidens, your plague doctors, etc. All your groups have character and are colorful both literally and figuratively. It has been an honor to be your minion; "à la prochaine". 



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