While I much prefer to make brighter minis, I’ve always wanted a go at trying todo a Turnip28 mini. While it’s still brighter than most lol, I’m really happy with it’s style and basing.
Turnip28 is a grimdark setting where root-vegetable people fight each other in muddy lands, he’s a carrot man!
There's a story about how roleplaying games were born from skirmish games. The first time someone declared their fighter would be using a short sword, even though it had worse stats, because he wanted to look their opponent in the eye was the moment RPGs were born.
That kind of cool moment is only possible in a game where you're able to care about each of your figures individually.
Skirmish games aren't about the sweep of war or grand strategy. They're little tabletop factories where your characters go in and stories come out. By the standards of wargames, they're random dice-fests, but you aren't going to remember your dice hating you months later.
You're going to be telling the story of the time your medic held off Vulgar Thrice-Cursed for two turns using only a shovel.
You're going to be telling the story of your Frostgrave hireling who worked his way up to becoming your wizard's major domo through sheer tenacity.
You're going to be telling the story of your little dudes, who are yours and yours alone. That's why you should care about skirmish games.
Continued on with some oil washes. I’ve only just started experimenting with them. After some false starts and failures, I think less is more with oils. When they are quite diluted they give a great, subtle effect.
Got some mini painting in too, today. Finished off the white undershirt.
He’s going to be a Youngblood in my Reiklander warband.
I decided to make my Youngbloods a banner bearer and musician. This won’t have any effect in-game, but will make them stand out on the table.
Plus, they’ll fit in nicely should I want to expand my force for something like Saga: Age of Magic.
2023's painting output, 137 models in total. Slightly down from last year's 162, but last year I didn't paint an entire kill team board so I'm not gonna be too hard in myself. Didn't quite follow the hobby resolution plan either, got a bit distracted.
In terms of painting non Warhammer bits, here's my Wizard and apprentice from Frostgrave, if you haven't played Frostgrave it's super quick and easy to pick up, give it a try!
First up - The mighty summoner Abu
And his alcoholic apprentice - Bubu..
I had a lot of fun painting their gems, especially Abu's staff!
I presented Scott with the diorama earlier in the week, and he asked for it to be displayed in Bristol Independent Gaming for a while to allow people to continue with the donations for Alzheimer's Society! The QR works fine even on a photo ;)
Drawn to the treasures of the Frozen City like a Moth to the Flame…
It's my Frostgrave Army- MOTH CULT!
Frostgrave is a miniatures agnostic skirmish game- the set-up is you are a wizard leading a band of soldiers (and your apprentice) to a frozen wasteland to claim ancient relics. You will battle other wizards doing the same thing.
The game assumes you're human, but also doesn't stop you from just being a bug. This took months to complete, but now I can finally play! Maybe!