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In an effort to keep clearing out my Bones I models, I painted this guy today. Had a lot of fun with him. Side note: I hate spotting flaws as soon as I take pictures...

Here is some progress I've made with my "vintage orcs" warband project. A project I'm working on very slowly, only when I feel in the mood. Orcs, from various boxes/games. Common traits: being old and plastics. A group of Goblins. The 4th edition ones are godawful dull and uninspiring, but I wanted some just for nostalgia... Group shot of the warband up to now. I've also branched out to Reaper Bones: for now, just an Hobgoblin among them. Bigger pics here: https://gabbigames.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/orchi-vintage-parte-2/

I am back! Have been pretty busy with holidays and stuff, but now I have finally painted up (most of) my dungeon party. This first one is probably the one I am most proud of, since it is my first time experimenting with both sculpting and colour blending and I think the result turned out quite nicely. . Here she is, in all her glory! Backside Quite heavy make-up... Close-up of blending She is a warlock tiefling, with connections to the Fae Goddess Lurue, which is a Unicorn Goddess, hence the light colours. My friend had painted a portrait of her character and she had the more "curly" horns, so that was an obvious modification. I also found Sinessas nose (or lack thereof) a bit annoying, so I added some GS to that as well. Since I found my first experiment with modification through GS a success I went ahead and also switched her trident for a pin needle which I turned into a staff matching her horns. What do you think?

Heh - the file I'd need right now would need to be about .25mm - or probably less than that. Frostgrave Jones

This is Reaper's 77215: Eregris Darkfathom, some sort of evil fish priest, which is how I mentally labeled him before I looked up his name and SKU for his post. Unusually for Reaper, they don't seem to list who the sculptor is in the online store. I was painting him up as part of a pack of aquatic baddies, but lost a bit of steam until the new year's Conga Line. He's got lots of layers; I particularly like the ruffled live scallop effect of the bottom of his skirts. I made liberal use of semi-translucent metallics and iridescents. His face is barely indicated in all that regalia.

Bold as brass a Group of thoroughly disreputable & tacky clad Hooligans sauntered into Rapunzel's Goblin Village...they blended right in: ...a better(?) look a the Scurvy Knaves & Knavette: ...there you have them. Let Full Frontal Fashion quake in terror!

This is a 28mm Reaper Miniatures figure from their Dark Heaven Legends range called 'Heinz Stargazer' (03291). There are more pictures over on my blog.

Really nice sculpt. Came out pretty much the way I wanted, even though there isn't a whole lot there, gold and purple is still a nice look, I think. Forcing myself to actually highlight properly instead of using drybrushing, not as smooth as I'd like but better than my first attempts. I understand the methodology, just a matter of not being lazy and going too light too fast. Anyways, hope you like it.

You misspelled Sephora. Wut? maybe it really was Saphora and it was a store devoted to...... You know what. Nevermind. I've already been modded once today. Not worth reaching for the joke.

Had Mexican food twice today. This may be a mistake

Here is the next Heresy model from the current batch of models to be used in Frostgrave, my only concern is he is such a large model that he is going to be an arrow and spell magnet. As always comments welcome.

At a used book store yesterday, I saw a copy of TSR's DAWN PATROL, still in the shrinkwrap. I didn't buy it... don't know when I'd play it... but it was nice. Kind of like running into an old friend at the grocery store but without all the awkward questions about what I did with their share of the money and where I hid the bodies, you know?

I have 3 minis almost finished

I found some pics from a few early GW Gobbo's and a Zombie rider from Confrontation. These were painted in the 90's I don't own them anymore so I can't take new pics. But I thought I share them anyway with you Excuse the small pics.

To: Frog Demon From: Erifnogard Re: Your recent refusal to accept socketing of you right arm. Dear Sir or Madame, Your recent refusal to accept the attachment of your right arm leaves us no choice but to consider alternate, some might say more surgical, methods of installation. It is with regret that we inform you that the dispensary is fresh out of anesthesia. Sincerely, Erifnogard

Exactly. In other news: the battle of Hoth reenactment has been cancelled due to snow.

Ran a bunch of errands with wife today: -took car in to have 4 new tires put on and wheel alignment. -went to Michaels and picked up some inks and titanium white paint -went to Best Buy, wife had to purchase laptop for her new assistant on her boss' dime, but while there I picked up some Bluetooth wireless in-ear headphones and a $5 bluray of Resident Evil: Afterlife -went to one mall, wife needed some stuff from Saphora and we stopped by Sketchers, didn't have workout shoes for me, but did have really cool Star Wars shoes that we got for our nephew. -went to outlet mall, I got some new socks and a new pair of workout shoes. My wife got new socks and 2 pairs of Echo shoes on sale -stopped by Home Depot, wife got potting soil and an aloe Vera plant -picked up car, but on way home noticed the alignment was off when the steering wheel was straight. -took car back to shop, now waiting on it to get re-aligned

These are the types of people I deal with on a daily basis. Got a call from a "customer" who said she bought a bag of dog food from us and when she opened the bag, birds flew out. That she told a female manager last week and that manager was going to have the store manager call her. She wasn't called and was livid we sold her a bag of food with live birds in it. She said they must be birds from our store because they were alive and flew out. I asked, was the bag sealed. She said yes it was. So I let her know the birds couldn't have come from our store if the bag was sealed, we don't manufacture the bags here so there's no way our birds could have gotten in a bag of food. She said "Are you calling me a liar?" I said, of course not ma'me, I'm just letting you know there is no way a bird could have gotten into a sealed bag of food here in the store. I asked her if she had her receipt (she didn't. She says she didn't get one) I asked her how she paid (cash) I told her we could look up her receipt for her and asked what kind of food (she didn't know what kind of food, she threw the food out but knew it was around $50) I speak with our Store manager and we decide to offer her a replacement bag of food. She says she's taking a bus and can't carry a bag of food I told her that's not problem we'd be happy to issue you a gift card for it She says I don't want a gift card. I want my cash back and I want a $15 dollar gift card for my inconvenience. I said, I'm sorry ma'me but with out a receipt or the food, I can't give you cash back. Would you like the one of the other options. She did not. So I gave her the corporate number and wished her a good day. Lol

Saw that. Totally with ya', sister. Wait. What? No! Jim Henson is dead. Who would be doing the effects? Who would be doing the puppetry? Gods help us, it had better not be CGI.

this is the first group of minis i painted and my starting point a few months ago. i hope you enjoy them. you can see a progress over the time and my other posts will be my newer stuff.

The Resolutionary Painting Challenge had a bonus challenge this month to paint a winter-themed wizard. I got the idea in my head and decided to paint my Bones Anirion with that effect. Since I had a spare I decided to do the 2nd one in a fire theme. Thanks for reading!

People walking out of shows/performances. That is so funny ! Doesn't anyone research what they are going to look at ? If I saw "SouthPark ANYTHING", I would be looking it up before bringing a munchkin to see it ! I have seen this occur many times, however; my favorite of all time was when I went to Philadelphia and saw "The Book Of Mormon"... I had already previewed the music, knew the lyrics, and was already screaming in laughter when two whole rows in front of me got up and left. I think it added to my enjoyment actually ! A little prep would have saved them a LOT of effort !

My chihuahua feels all the rage of all the barbarians combined.

Poignant quote from my cat-a-day calendar: "A cat isn't fussy - just so long as you remember he likes his milk in the shallow, rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate. From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor." - Arthur Bridges

You don't have to shovel rain. *happiness ensues*

So a barbarian it's a hobbit with anger management issues, got it.

No, you're thinking of hobbits.... It's easy to get them confused due to the excessive drinking and body hair in strange places....

Telling your host you're full, especially after a second bowl is not impolite. There's no rule of etiquette that states you have to give yourself indigestion to be polite. My response to this contains many vulgar words and disgusted noises.

I finally decided that I was too cold and turned on the heater. As predicted, it set off the smoke alarms. A little broom waving and they turned back off. I didn't see the cats for a good 20 minutes though.

The package is finally, actually out the door and in the hands of the postal service!

Did the pigman and girl thief were finished a week ago. The sorcerer was finished up during the blizzard out here on the east coast. Been working on trying to get hands holding weapons looking better.

Chihuahua's are rage demons in the bodies of little furry beasts. Twitchy, too. Like the rage can't be contained and is leaking out all over like evil chakra.

Chihuahua's are rage demons in the bodies of little furry beasts.

This person is probably going to be very disappointed when they discover the Netflix Daredevil and Jessica Jones.... Reminds me of going to see the Southpark movie and about 30 seconds in several dozen parents snatched up their anklebiters and fled the theater. I'm forced to conclude they saw cartoon and assumed it children's' fare, Yeah I saw that some people are making a big stink over wanting the movie to be PG-13, because obviously censorship is in the spirit of Deadpool. Hey, I know, be an actually responsible parent and go see the movie yourself first and then decide if little Timmy can see it or needs to wait a couple of years instead of trying to ruin things for other people with your personal values. Trying to censor Deadpool is, to me, like starting a petition to get a steakhouse to stop serving meat. Just go to a different restaurant.

This person is probably going to be very disappointed when they discover the Netflix Daredevil and Jessica Jones.... Reminds me of going to see the Southpark movie and about 30 seconds in several dozen parents snatched up their anklebiters and fled the theater. I'm forced to conclude they saw cartoon and assumed it children's' fare,

Snow pics for those who feel like they're missing out!

Is that even a real question?

Salad. Something that food eats.

I had a mince and cheese pie for lunch and I'm going to have a steak and cheese pie for dinner. I should probably have a salad tomorrow.

Stopped by Michaels and picked up the two sets of liquitex inks and some titanium white paint.

But I don't wanna be a thug... (no armor, no shield, no bow, no magic...) I guess I could be a treasure hunter!Treasure Hunters have leather armor. Got a leather jacket? And whips. Got a whip? And a cool hat. Got a cool hat? Wait is this a Frostgrave thing or is he becoming Indiana Jones? Yes, no, yes, and yes! And yeah, suddenly I have a new warband I need to make...

But I don't wanna be a thug... (no armor, no shield, no bow, no magic...) I guess I could be a treasure hunter!Treasure Hunters have leather armor. Got a leather jacket? And whips. Got a whip? And a cool hat. Got a cool hat? Wait is this a Frostgrave thing or is he becoming Indiana Jones? Yes. It started as Frostgrave and seems to be turning into Indy. Hmm, Indy would mos likely be a Sigilist *wanders off to look for figures and build another warband*

But I don't wanna be a thug... (no armor, no shield, no bow, no magic...) I guess I could be a treasure hunter!Treasure Hunters have leather armor. Got a leather jacket? And whips. Got a whip? And a cool hat. Got a cool hat? Wait is this a Frostgrave thing or is he becoming Indiana Jones?

Why? Smaller beings can't feel RAGE?? Some smaller beings are quite the beserkers, I know a few Yorkshire Terriers who fit the bill..

Better to be doing something than dwelling on it for depressive moods. Take the girls for a surprise meal out someplace fun! We went to visit my girl's parents. Now we are home again, and I decided comfort food is in order. So we will eat fries and snacks. Not the healthiest option but it tastes so good. You don't have to shovel rain. *happiness ensues* Hm Valid point.

Driveway and mail box dug out. Looks like I got about 8 inches of snow yesterday. Snowblower that neighbor gifted me took a little bit to get going, but once running it worked a treat. Even blew a path out to the back yar bird feeders for Awesome Wife.

My wife just told me about a news story where someone has started a petition to make/remake/edit to death the upcoming Deadpool movie so that is PG-13. Really? I don't care one way or another about the movie or whether it might contain violence, bad words, or nudity. What annoys me is the fact that someone seems to think that it needs to get censored so that their kid(s) can see it; it doesn't. Maybe this is the point where they just need to tell little Timmy 'no, you can't see that movie'.

Yup, I've had halfling barbarians in my games. Never a gnome though... I've got coffee! And almost 3 feet of snow outside... no plow in sight. Debating whether it's worth digging out the car until the plows come by.... Besides, it'll cut into my painting my DDS adventurers time.

Quick answer: it doesn't matter. Longer answer: Basing really has no appreciable effect. Line of sight is from model to model (I play that weeing the tip of a spear or sword does not constitute LOS so talk to your opponent before game). You can enter combat by being in base to base, but as long as there is room for the mini to get in there, the bases don't actually have to touch. As far as assembling warbands, there are a couple of differing strategies. This will get long so I'll edit this post while I grab the book to be able to post examples. OK back now. You have to have a wizard. The game is about wizards leading warband into Frostgrave, so that is a given. You may choose hire an apprentice at 40% (200gc) of your starting cash. I highly recommend (I would insist, but us military folks don't like that word and will be contrary just because we can) getting an apprentice. This is for a couple of reasons. One: this will be the cheapest that you wil ever be able to buy an apprentice as the cost of buying one later (or replacing that scatterbrained fool who summoned a demon who promptly ate him) is based upon your wizard level (the higher level you, the more you will have to pay for an apprentice. Two: They get to cast spells. Yes they will most likely such at it (cast everything at +2 to what your wizard can), but with the right spell selection, they can do well. Also, one of the guarantied ways to earn xp is is the successful casting of spells by either the wizard or apprentice. So even if you leave him in the back corner and have him cast buff spells on your troops (empowering the spells from his own life force if necessary), he is still helping. Three: The apprentice is built into the action economy in Frostgrave. There is the Wizard activation round, the Apprentice activation Round and the Soldier Activation round. Don't let your opponent get to activate more troops than you. Troops. troops are your disposable mooks. Feel free to sacrifice them to further your goals. However, it can be expensive to replace some of the more costly troops, so that may figure into your decisions. Obviously it is better to have all of your troops survive. Starting off, you have a choice between quality and quantity. Both strategies can be valid. Some become more valid depending on wizard and spell choice. The biggest thing to remember is that by definition you will be losing troops during the battle due to recovering treasure. If you start with 3 100gc troops, as soon as one recovers a treasure and brings it off of the board, you just lost a third of your troops. So I prefer to go with a mix of soldiers to start. I take thieves as my main treasure grabbers (move of 7 and they are dirt cheap). I'll take a couple of thugs to act as road bumps or alternate treasure grabbers. I usually take a ranged attacker. Either the archer or crossbowman. Or one of each. I found that I have a tendency to park a ranged attacker on the high ground and just take potshots so a crossbowman works well as I'm not moving him so he gets to reload each turn. If you play a more run n gun style, then stick with the archer. And the I take a couple of heavy hitter combat types: infantryman, man at arms, knight or barbarian. Example: I started a new warband yesterday. I went with a Necromancer. I bought the following: Apprentice (200gc, gotta have one), 2 thieves (40gc, treasure carriers), 3 thugs (60gc), 2 infantrymen (100gc, greatswords for 2 extra damage and +3 fight, not too shabby), and a marksman (100gc, for my ranged guy). Full warband of 10 models. My Apprentice managed to summon a zombie pregame and I had 11 at the start. A note on wardogs: Dogs are stupidly cheap. The move fast and are great for tying up your opponents models. Their main drawback is that they can't carry treasure. No animal can. So if you have a bunch of dogs and a few expensive troops, don't expect to walk away with a bunch of treasure. Unless your whole plan is to kill the other side and then claim all of the remaining treasure. Which is a valid tactic and so far is the only way I have ever ended up with all 6 treasures. Mitigating factors: Some spells allow you to summon more soldiers into your warband. So in this case you can go with fewer higher quality models to start. Animal companion is a witch spell that allows you to summon one of several animals; I invariably take the bear. It is Fight +4, large and has 14 health. Large means it blocks LOS, it fights as good as any soldier and has as many hit points as the barbarian. It is basically a big free barbarian. And if you have room in your warband, your apprentice can summon one too. The only drawback is that it can't carry treasure. Enchanters have animate construct. You can try for bigger constructs. Plus, they can carry treasure. Minus: stats aren't that great and the bigger ones are slow. Necromancer can summona zombie either before or during the game. Plus: it doesn't count towards your 10 model limit! And unlike the other summons, you can summon another one if it dies or runs off the board with a treasure. Minus: kind of useless in combat other than a speed bump, so use it carry treasure; except it only has a Move of 4 so a double move with treasure is only 3 inches. Summoners can summon deamons which can get to be hell on wheels. Unlike a construct, you don't have to chose a size of demon to summon. It is based upon how well you pass your casting check. But watchout! If you roll a 1 then a big demon shows up and tries to eat you. It is best to wait until you can buy a summoning circle for your base and cast it as an out of game spell so they don't eat you on a 1. But when did summoners ever consider the risks? So to sum up: Pick your Wizard type and get an apprentice. Figure out if you are going to have summoned creatures that will take up slots in your roster. Try and take as many troops as you can to fill up the rest of the slots in that roster. Another lesson learned: My first practice warband was a witch who had summon construct and animal. So I left 4 slots open to summon bears and constructs. And only ended up summoning one bear. Who couldn't carry treasure. So my archer ended up being a treasure carrier and not shooting at all. I will be happy to go over specifics if you want to post builds and such, or talk over spell selection (spell selection I think is the critical part of the game, much more important than soldier selection)

So, I just got the book, and it's not terribly clear. Are the models supposed to be based on 1" squares or 25mm circles? Also, could use some advice on assembling a few warbands. EDIT: As advance notice: at lease one warband will be composed entirely of Burrows and Badgers minis.