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Post by alloydog on Aug 24, 2019 2:33:06 GMT -9
The plan was to start playing Chronicles of Blood with 15 mm figures, so I could have bigger armies in a smaller the space... But, with work, house repairs and redecorating and general life (not to mention getting distracted with Darkfest Dungeons) getting in the way, progress has been slower than hoped for. Here's the stuff so far: The Men-at-Arms and Demons are from the monthly horde collections and the skeleton cavalry are from Mayhem in Paper: Men at Arms Demon Lords The middle figure is actually a Dark Knight, from another horde, but I didn't shrink him as much to keep him big and chunky. Skeleton Cavalry The bases for the Men at Arms and Skeleton Cavalry are textured wallpaper, but for the Demon Lords, I couldn't find anything lava-ry enough, so I played around with GIMP to get something that looked like hot, burning earth. They are technically 25 mm/1", but found that the bridge path was 25 mm wide, so the bases are more like 23 to 24 mm, but not that you'd notice. But, since I play solo, it doesn't really matter anyway... A bit more scenery - I'm thinking just simple some print-ups of dense forest to put at the battle-field edges to give a natural boundary. Then maybe a write-up of a game or two.
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Post by Antohammer on Sept 2, 2019 1:02:47 GMT -9
amazing work bro!!!!!!!!!!!! now i want to see a battle report!!!!! hype!!!!
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Post by creyates on Oct 30, 2019 10:52:08 GMT -9
They look great! Looking forward to seeing more
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Post by alloydog on Apr 2, 2020 0:50:07 GMT -9
I've been a bit disorganised in setting this up, such as changing basing sizes, changing which figures to use for what. So, it's time to plan things a bit. First off, I'm returning to the example armies given in the rules: Golden Alliance Army | | 3x Men-at-Arms regiments | (15 points) | 1x Knights of the Realm regiment | (8 points) | 2x Elven Rangers regiments | (12 points) | 1x Dwarven Stoneguard regiment | (8 points) | 1x Soldiers of the Sun regiment | (7 points) | | | Unholy Blight Army | | 2x Orc Warriors regiments | (10 points) | 4x Goblin Warriors regiments | (8 points) | 1x Battle Demons regiment | (8 points) | 1x Dark Knights regiment | (10 points) | 2x Skeleton Horsemen regiments | (14 points) |
So far, I have prepared: Golden Alliance ArmyMen-at-Arms regiments - hoard 051Dwarven Stoneguard regiment - F0012 fantasy Dwarves Infantry from PermesUnholy Blight ArmyBattle Demons regiment - hoard 034 & hoard 084-085Skeleton Horsemen regiments - Skeleton Sword Cavalry1 from One Monk MiniaturesI've just printed up the Dwarven Stoneguard regiment and also making new bases. The bases themselves are a bit of work, as I need to make large "sheets" of tetured card. Updates and more piccies in the next post...
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Post by alloydog on Apr 2, 2020 6:46:51 GMT -9
The base material is ready for drying - they'll sit under the cutting mat and laptop for about a day, to dry out and not curl up. The Dwarfs are doing the same.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 4, 2020 9:38:32 GMT -9
Got around to a bit of re-basing: I must admit, I think they do look better on 40 mm square bases. I thought the units with large figures might look a bit sprse.. But in the end, they look OK.
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Post by mcoyfan on Apr 4, 2020 12:56:53 GMT -9
They do look good!
Perhaps on the bases with the larger figures you could add a little terrian to the stand for colour?
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 4, 2020 16:10:14 GMT -9
Looking good...are you backing your figures on white foam-core? That looks like it'd be a great deal of labor to cut out.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 4, 2020 21:38:49 GMT -9
Looking good...are you backing your figures on white foam-core? No, I stick them to card, then fold the card over, so they are quite thick. That looks like it'd be a great deal of labor to cut out. Yes, it is!
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Post by alloydog on Apr 5, 2020 6:00:57 GMT -9
Thanks! Perhaps on the bases with the larger figures you could add a little terrian to the stand for colour? Normally, I've never been a fan overly detailed bases for gaming figures. Don't get me wrong, I think a lot of figures I've seen, with detailed scenic bases are brilliant and work well as show-pieces. But to see a tank trundling down a town road with tufts of grass and muddy tracks behind it, an anti-tank gun in a shelled out building and hedgerow or even a space marine standing on the only piece of rocky rubble in a starship corridor, looks a bit out of place to me. For my 28 mm figures, I use clear bases, so they fit in any scene. For the 15 mm, ,I have tried to go with neutral bases, but stilll have a bit of character: A regular infantry regiment tramples grass into mud, the undead leave dead, barren dust in their wake and the demons bring their own fire and brimstone! But yeah, their base did look a little sparse, so I added a couple of flames and small rocky bits - thanks for the suggestion.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 6, 2020 8:26:48 GMT -9
Knights of the Realm regiment: But I'm thinking they could use a dude with a standard in the middle. Tomorrow. I'll also see if I can add proper printed sword and arms for the 2½D bits. (won't be using that phone again - resolution and close-up focusing are waaaaay too good...)
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Post by alloydog on Apr 7, 2020 9:52:52 GMT -9
Knights of the Realm regiment: But I'm thinking they could use a dude with a standard in the middle. Tomorrow. I'll also see if I can add proper printed sword and arms for the 2½D bits. (won't be using that phone again - resolution and close-up focusing are waaaaay too good...) Knights of the Realm Regiment ( redux) - Medieval Knights Templars Set 1 from Permes
Next up, the last one for the Golden Alliance Army 2x units of Elven Rangers...
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Post by alloydog on Apr 12, 2020 2:01:57 GMT -9
OK, my mistake - the Elves aren't the last ones on the good guys' list. That's the Soldiers of the Sun. Anyways, here are the Elf Rangers: There are from Okumarts Games Darkfast Classic Fantasy Set Two: Wood ElvesThe edges of the figures are actually coloured (I used green, brown and grey), but it doesn't seem to show as well in the photos. Next will finally be the last lot for the Golden Alliance Army.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 13, 2020 4:49:47 GMT -9
And finally, for good guys, I give you the Soldiers of the Sun! I can really see how various bits didn't line up, like the back of the banner mast, once the photos have been taken! My eyes ain't what they used to be! I used a clear base as these angel-boys are supposed to be walking on clouds, not soiling their pristine perfect feet with dirt of mortals... The figures are from the CWF Fanatsy Set from the Member Artist Gallery on the One Monk Miniatures website. Here's the whole Golden Alliance Army:
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Post by creyates on Apr 13, 2020 4:51:49 GMT -9
They look great! Keep em coming
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Post by alloydog on Apr 13, 2020 7:00:17 GMT -9
Lessons learntThe Skeleton cavalry, Demon Lords and Men at Arms, were made quite a while ago. I had opted for speed and simplicity, so only went for basic 2D. For the Skeleton cavalry and Demon Lords, I used watercolour paper, so the figures are quite thin, but for the Men at Arms, I thought to give them some depth by using thicker card - from a pizza box (do at home in the oven type, not delivered.) They came out too thick, which makes it harder to cut around neatly and detracts from the neatness of them. I still used the thick card for the Dwarven Stoneguard regiment, but decided to add shields. I used a 4 mm hole punch with some red card ( Tesco's Original Tea, just in case anyone's interested) and the smallest hole punch on my leather punch to make the boss. The first attempt with the Knights of the Realm, I still used the thick card, but it just didn't look very nice. For starters, their swords looked more like clubs! I redid them using thinner card (from a box of Tesco Finest English Breakfast, I mean, what else for Knights of the Realm?) They were much easier to cut out, and don't look so clumsy. I had already printed up a batch of Elven Ranger and stuck them to the thick card at the same time as when I made the first lot of Knights. As I had a couple of sheets of Elves already printed, I was able to use the thin card for the second unit. I had a couple of attempts at the Soldiers of the Sun, as I wanted to put some really small details on, but it turned out a bit too much fiddly work for both my eyes and fingers. Though when doing the second attempt, I remembered I have a nice pair of small tweezers with my Swiss Army knife. I also remembered that I have a proper X-Acto scalpel type knife, but couldn't find it in time... Hopefully, the bad boys, a.k.a, the Unholy Blight Army, will come out neater.
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 13, 2020 7:42:39 GMT -9
And finally, for good guys, I give you the Soldiers of the Sun! I love that these units look like little dioramas.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 13, 2020 9:12:37 GMT -9
And finally, for good guys, I give you the Soldiers of the Sun! I love that these units look like little dioramas. Thanks. I've never really been into decorated bases, but thanks to mcoyfan 's suggestion about adding a little extra to fill the space, I've tried to add a bit character without overloading them.
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Post by Antohammer on Apr 14, 2020 1:34:33 GMT -9
I WANT TO SEE A BATTLE NOW!!!! grat work man ... now.... battles battles battles!!!!
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Post by alloydog on Apr 14, 2020 2:50:36 GMT -9
I WANT TO SEE A BATTLE NOW!!!! grat work man ... now.... battles battles battles!!!! Steady on, sunshine! I've still got to finish off the bad guys first! Today, I'll be knocking up a regiment of Orc Warriors.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 14, 2020 8:54:37 GMT -9
About half way through the first of the Orc Warrior units/regiments: 'twas a normal work day today, getting up at twenty-past-four for a 05:15 after a long weekend was a bit off strain. Still, I get to finish work at two in the afternoon. Hope to finish both units by the weekend, then that'll leave the Goblins and the Dark Knights (not a bunch of Batmans Batmen?).
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Post by alloydog on Apr 15, 2020 5:09:21 GMT -9
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Post by Antohammer on Apr 15, 2020 11:55:28 GMT -9
interesting let me know if you need something for your army
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Post by alloydog on Apr 15, 2020 17:42:45 GMT -9
interesting let me know if you need something for your army Thanks, I'll bear that in mind. I think I'm pretty much covered for the last two unit type - goblins and dark knights. Not looking forward to the goblins, though. There are four bases worth and goblins are small, so that means lots of them. They will definately be straight forward, plain vanilla, no frills attached 2D. Probably.
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Post by aleks on Apr 16, 2020 3:11:38 GMT -9
Awesome. I would like to use you layering tecnique in a 20 mm project about Mordheim/Frostgrave/skirmish, 'cause I like to shrink building at 2page/sheet scale (about 20 mm scale) I don't have enough time to apply to large army...
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Post by alloydog on Apr 16, 2020 5:54:06 GMT -9
I started doing it with building models, then moved onto 28 mm figures - it doesn't take lot to jazz them up a bit, for example, with spacey-marine type figure, sticking an extra layer on for the gun at the from and backpack on the back makes them really stand out.
I never intended to do it with these figures, but it sort-of just happen...
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Post by alloydog on Apr 25, 2020 21:38:36 GMT -9
Not looking forward to the goblins, though. There are four bases worth and goblins are small, so that means lots of them. They will definitely be straight forward, plain vanilla, no frills attached 2D. Probably. Too much real-life getting in the way... But anyway, I got the first base done: 16 figures per base, no 2½Ding, except the shields: I first used food-packaging card, but that looks too thick to me, so then I used just two pieces of textured wallpaper back-to-back. Thin enough, but the pale wood textured paper just looks like plain white paper at that size. Next lot will use the dark wood paper. One down, three to go...
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 26, 2020 8:13:25 GMT -9
That's a lot of tiny cuts, does this rule system require you to pull individual casualties off of the group base?
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Post by alloydog on Apr 26, 2020 17:26:55 GMT -9
That's a lot of tiny cuts, does this rule system require you to pull individual casualties off of the group base? Good grief, I hope not... Each Regiment has a number of Wounds. How you mark them is up to you. I've used dice and counted both up and down and also I've used " Skull" markers. When I played with 30 mm figures, I had a row of figures per Wound. Then I removed a row for each wound point received. For this 15 mm set up, I have these real cutesy-wutesy tiny, 4 mm across, dice. I used them for each figure when I play Beer & Pretzles Space Marines.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 26, 2020 21:07:49 GMT -9
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