tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83438125146668570652024-03-01T05:38:58.245+00:00Pawn CocktailA blog intended to help focus my sporadic wargaming & miniature painting endeavours...Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-40749113405968384672021-03-26T16:11:00.000+00:002021-03-26T16:11:06.832+00:00Titan Dwarf army reinforced<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sYEIMIaA_ot-FY0TkyDeGV5LSqZICQdoAe-ge_hl7HzfBxx8OYIF_Uhje_I8kC-ouGB8schnerXc6GrK_YLpKeV5GNiaixsBGZnZxkoON0OkkzKUuUYeoZ3RcKwIcMsJ_qNUT9xmKjkh/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+army+finished%252C+26-03-21+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1000" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sYEIMIaA_ot-FY0TkyDeGV5LSqZICQdoAe-ge_hl7HzfBxx8OYIF_Uhje_I8kC-ouGB8schnerXc6GrK_YLpKeV5GNiaixsBGZnZxkoON0OkkzKUuUYeoZ3RcKwIcMsJ_qNUT9xmKjkh/w200-h129/Titan+Dwarf+army+finished%252C+26-03-21+%25281%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><b>To be truly complete, my Titan Dwarf army for 15mm-scale Sláine <i>Hordes of the Things </i>will need a Stronghold (I'm going to model a mine entrance defended by the last few dwarves that I have left to paint). </b>However, here finally is the complete army! I have added a second titan as an option if two of the dwarf warriors elements are swapped-out in exchange. The default army list is:<b> </b><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98ZGZVaZox9UbtL68tlNLz489mFjWiKEKGvKY-7CEmW8Q2u9u0rQ0b-q3V1d9QESkPjzZ0mWBltH2W_WI-ptD6g0zaHr6y-8ZNZTN78jfDwfJCEYyGoiAIk2XgnBjPWrgAo1o7SIwL27W/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+army+finished%252C+26-03-21+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1000" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98ZGZVaZox9UbtL68tlNLz489mFjWiKEKGvKY-7CEmW8Q2u9u0rQ0b-q3V1d9QESkPjzZ0mWBltH2W_WI-ptD6g0zaHr6y-8ZNZTN78jfDwfJCEYyGoiAIk2XgnBjPWrgAo1o7SIwL27W/w200-h131/Titan+Dwarf+army+finished%252C+26-03-21+%25283%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><b> </b></p><p><b>Lord</b> (Blades General) @ 2 AP<b><br />Priest of Goibiniu</b> (Cleric) @ 3 AP<br />3 x <b>Warriors with magic axes</b> (Blades) @ 2 AP each<br />3 x <b>Warriors with spears</b> (Spears) @ 2 AP each<b><br />Bolt Thrower </b>(Artillery) @ 3 AP<b><br />Titan </b>(Behemoth) @ 4 AP<br /></p><p></p><p>Lots of photos of the army after the jump break:</p><p> </p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A conmpleted army is a rarity for me - I'm pleased with how these turned out. Compared to the more barbaric Tribes of the Earth Goddess, the Berzerkers of Midgard, & the Fomorian hordes, these dwarves are a professional army with a good balance of units. The roster is:</p><p><b>Lord</b> (Blades General) @ 2 AP<br /><b>Priest of Goibiniu</b> (Cleric) @ 3 AP<br />3 x <b>Warriors with magic axes</b> (Blades) @ 2 AP each<br />3 x <b>Warriors with spears</b> (Spears) @ 2 AP each<br /><b>Bolt Thrower </b>(Artillery) @ 3 AP<br /><b>Titan </b>(Behemoth) @ 4 AP<br /><br />I also couldn't resist adding another Titan as an option, if the dwarf player wants to go for a more brutal approach, by swapping out two of the warriors elements in exchange - painting is underway on this second Titan... 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I then drilled three holes in each to insert the cheap ready-made trees, painted them brown, & finally coated them with a special flock mixture which included oregano & mixed herbs to simulate a carpet of leaf litter & fallen twigs. It's a tip I'd not tried before, but I'm really pleased with the results. 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The Titans in the world of Sláine are the degenerate former rulers of <span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><i>Tír na nÓg</i> (the Land of the Young: a prehistoric, mythical British Isles). They were once masters of an advanced domain, but while their cousins the Titan Dwarves have retained their intellect (& skills at imbuing weapons with magic), the Titans have dwindled in number & intelligence, becoming little more than slow-witted inbred brutes, their glory days forgotten to all but a handful of their number.</span></span> </p><p>I've painted this Titan wearing shields from my planned Midgard Berzerkers & Tribes of the <span class="aCOpRe"><span><i>Tuatha Dé Danann </i></span></span>(Tribes of the Earth Goddess, Danu). The white/blue for Midgard, the yellow-swirls-on-red for Sláine's Sessair tribe, & the yellow/red/white tartan for the Fir Domain tribe. This characterful giant figure is from Copplestone Castings' <a href="https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=18&page=1">Barbarica</a> range. 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The heavy weapon is a Dwarf Bolt Thrower from <a href="https://www.peterpig.co.uk/fantasy.html">Peter Pig</a>, while the crew are the un-armoured Dwarves from Copplestone Castings' <a href="https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=18&sub=21&page=1">Barbarica Dwarf</a> Command set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7ckbP4OK5OapMG9I8sYN6Ju9QBHadf_vGVk1EUNsEBQGmQcQPjoH4Eway714LOYOIMQ41sTDjzkWcjM7Ejui2dGrDglaFqjBycn_LgKY4voW5IMSS1x6AvW1J9aIAA4vah6tZ6gMtAxh/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1000" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7ckbP4OK5OapMG9I8sYN6Ju9QBHadf_vGVk1EUNsEBQGmQcQPjoH4Eway714LOYOIMQ41sTDjzkWcjM7Ejui2dGrDglaFqjBycn_LgKY4voW5IMSS1x6AvW1J9aIAA4vah6tZ6gMtAxh/w200-h126/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25281%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoZRZS_9zCACujWSIbbs_Wj4BFOy6p4nfQNnWj9DXLMzfKdFvovC-bguEdPNhOsZL9TJFl5_V8zDZGewGRgl_bQldv_q4W5AFBccewowX8CaqZ4sjjv9rrNqQ0PJS924UXx0j6g_Ojf1l/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoZRZS_9zCACujWSIbbs_Wj4BFOy6p4nfQNnWj9DXLMzfKdFvovC-bguEdPNhOsZL9TJFl5_V8zDZGewGRgl_bQldv_q4W5AFBccewowX8CaqZ4sjjv9rrNqQ0PJS924UXx0j6g_Ojf1l/w200-h133/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25285%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqgvjej2VT5V4EK0lsw2EP7PoGPOQERvAORjUh8u4ran-ms-WZnl3_kKmsUMzRviZ15xQWQ24TnIPlagf8DxH2D1Upy9swYdpE1O1afNFDZW7hE0YcXqLr-huxAxGrF_afGx5IAhp7IRj/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqgvjej2VT5V4EK0lsw2EP7PoGPOQERvAORjUh8u4ran-ms-WZnl3_kKmsUMzRviZ15xQWQ24TnIPlagf8DxH2D1Upy9swYdpE1O1afNFDZW7hE0YcXqLr-huxAxGrF_afGx5IAhp7IRj/w200-h133/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25284%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfyR1BB8KgX4G8dQhhzzKsh3tyH1xYHi-dDai0Oyih9tyA8QQKR1fb6cGELiAD5FLZGuD066tutt7vDPON2GpF1ulnzhSKNO7WoT1Gwo-fqZkQQgDNJnzAatEL7GKyBwU3Kbr6kLzSCKP/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfyR1BB8KgX4G8dQhhzzKsh3tyH1xYHi-dDai0Oyih9tyA8QQKR1fb6cGELiAD5FLZGuD066tutt7vDPON2GpF1ulnzhSKNO7WoT1Gwo-fqZkQQgDNJnzAatEL7GKyBwU3Kbr6kLzSCKP/w200-h133/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25283%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jkdwlHXLdkoHKRgGnfsfJjLmN724XtB5Dc2v6NGSaFjSDhQbu_pbf3hvL_BrfspxdeZHSs7qWmDt2TDiNMuq7LqMIGrl0DCzCt0pPZ6-egQM35p8V_Hd305ZPdfiyG_i9spvNWIG4OSq/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="1000" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jkdwlHXLdkoHKRgGnfsfJjLmN724XtB5Dc2v6NGSaFjSDhQbu_pbf3hvL_BrfspxdeZHSs7qWmDt2TDiNMuq7LqMIGrl0DCzCt0pPZ6-egQM35p8V_Hd305ZPdfiyG_i9spvNWIG4OSq/w200-h94/Titan+Dwarf+bolt+thrower+Artillery+%25282%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-6161870332042496702020-11-20T18:06:00.003+00:002020-11-20T18:06:36.490+00:00Titan Dwarf Cleric<p><b> This week I finished another element for 15mm-scale Sláine <i>Hordes of the Things. </i></b>This is a Cleric - a mid-level combat unit with Magician-disrupting abilities. There's not that much information on the Titan Dwarves of <span class="aCOpRe"><span>Tír na nÓg available, but they</span></span> worship Goibniu, the son of the
Earth Goddess Danu. It is he who is said to have taught the Titan Dwarves the secrets of metallurgy and brewing and
how to infuse items with magical properties. Their
religion teaches that Goibniu forged the Titan Dwarves
from iron and poured beer on them to give them life.<br /><br />So, seeking a bit of variety in the largely barbarian (& sorceror-bolstered) forces that I have planned for my Sláine collection, I reasoned that if any faction had Cleric-type units, it could be the Titan Dwarves.<span class="aCOpRe"><span></span></span><b><i> </i></b>This also fits in with the trope of high fantasy dwarves being adverse to ostentatious displays of magic.<b><i><br /><br /></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwa-zkdWmYS38b0t1Dbw3oCc-bNXw0Ha_Fg2EVwKtsRWIIF07e1oUfEKBFGOS6cEM55wrOXYgYBmrNjLi_MoHSPoafTu7Og7HIVZ_iXk0bx3Yds9hzBKUZUhvH0zGJFxa8EPs4qRhr6RO/s1000/Titan+Dwarf+Cleric+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwa-zkdWmYS38b0t1Dbw3oCc-bNXw0Ha_Fg2EVwKtsRWIIF07e1oUfEKBFGOS6cEM55wrOXYgYBmrNjLi_MoHSPoafTu7Og7HIVZ_iXk0bx3Yds9hzBKUZUhvH0zGJFxa8EPs4qRhr6RO/w133-h200/Titan+Dwarf+Cleric+%25286%2529.JPG" width="133" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'd been reading the Complete Chronicles of Conan at the time, &
had a vague idea to run a adventure/skirmish wargame set in Conan's
Hyboria, using these figures - the Barbarians for Cimmerians, the
Northlanders for Vanaheimers & Asgardians, & the Picts as...
Picts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then later I became aware of the popular & apparently excellent <i>Hordes of the Things</i>
rules, & after that became reacquainted with the Sláine comic
series, originally published by 2000AD. I enjoyed the Conan stories
(& really like the original Arnie film), but for wargaming purposes
the setting felt a bit dry. I prefer the Celtic-myth-drenched &
lurid setting of<span> </span><span>Sláine's
Tír na nÓg. On top of having more flavour, more magic, & more
fantastical beings, it is also thick with ancient British
eccentricities, criticism of patriarchy, the deceptions of religious
institutions, the excesses of 'civilisation', & humanity's
destruction of the natural world.</span></div></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I've now decided to use the Barbarica figures (alongside others from Alternative Armies & Peter Pig) to create a <i>Hordes of the Things</i> collection set in <span>Tír
na nÓg. Here are my first test bases - three elements of Titan Dwarf
'Spears'. The Titan Dwarves are a relatively obscure race in the
setting, unlike the more well-known big-eared dwarves such as </span><span>Sláine's
unscrupulous sidekick Ukko, they are akin to the common portrayal of
fantasy dwarves popularised by Tolkien. They are related to the almost
extinct Titans, the previous masters of the world, who survive only as a
few dull-witted giants in isolated enclaves.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span>One
of these enclaves, amidst the ancient ruins of Titan civilisation, is
home to the mines worked by their relatives, the Titan Dwarves.
Although weak in sorcery, they are the only race capable of imbuing
magical properties upon weapons & artifacts (& also upon
alcoholic beverages!) </span></div></div></span></div></div><p></p>Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-18134090719062817232020-10-04T18:49:00.004+01:002020-10-05T10:10:21.431+01:00Giant centipedes<p><b>This weekend I finished D6 Giant Centipedes for my Lustria-themed <i>Warhammer Quest</i> collection. </b> As I couldn't find any sensibly-priced wargaming centipedes of the right scale, I made these using the same tiny rubber novelty ants which I used for my <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2020/03/giant-ants.html">2D6 Giant Ants</a> - I simply trimmed parts from 3 ants & superglued them together (using Gorilla Superglue, which has a rubber additive) to make each Giant Centipede. Then I affixed them to my usual jungle recipe bases. The paint scheme was straightforward, nothing fancy or impressive - I based it on real-life giant centipede colouration. These have the Venom characteristic, & are a little more challenging to fight than Giant Ants (4 gold each for slaying), Giant Insects (5g), at 30g per base, the same as <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2020/08/more-snakes.html">Snakes</a>. For comparison a basic <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2016/05/lizardmen-skinks-with-javelins.html">Skink</a> is worth 40g, & a basic <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2016/07/saurus-warriors.html">Saurus warrior </a>150g.</p><p><i>WQ </i>Stats for foes & creatures from across the classic Warhammer World can be found on the excellent <a href="http://www.wqchronicles.com/">Warhammer Quest Chronicles website.</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZjx0Iye6mH2hgyUGvV0UXFCASSNKkwKpXC3B0pvOzPUk3C7Sqo6yBr-p5YWExgAQKuPCNM59MSfHLpRjQIPwg5rraB_IjoEt_cdwLFr-LuK-CPWoIG5kcwA95Zg8xdSVKiMTAnep63yX/s1000/Giant+centipedes+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1000" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZjx0Iye6mH2hgyUGvV0UXFCASSNKkwKpXC3B0pvOzPUk3C7Sqo6yBr-p5YWExgAQKuPCNM59MSfHLpRjQIPwg5rraB_IjoEt_cdwLFr-LuK-CPWoIG5kcwA95Zg8xdSVKiMTAnep63yX/w200-h118/Giant+centipedes+%25282%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV0XToY4-i60o7o9EeB5INyNOE4L6GZB2uvylF2ktB-3-K7Cg00OPz23IcrOlFONjCfUKFdHQ-Eb7nTuLsd4FycfKgtZbfYDZ1j2S7tgBJ6a87uVftM7gGUPZfdsj0FbkB5-ADU7oxAL-/s1000/Giant+centipedes+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV0XToY4-i60o7o9EeB5INyNOE4L6GZB2uvylF2ktB-3-K7Cg00OPz23IcrOlFONjCfUKFdHQ-Eb7nTuLsd4FycfKgtZbfYDZ1j2S7tgBJ6a87uVftM7gGUPZfdsj0FbkB5-ADU7oxAL-/w200-h133/Giant+centipedes+%25281%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-47448928240236689352020-08-25T11:19:00.005+01:002020-08-25T11:27:06.256+01:00More snakes<p><b>This week I painted a few more bases of snakes fo</b><b>r<i> Warhammer Quest</i>.</b> These figures are from <a href="https://blackcatbases.com/product-category/figures/figures-animals/">Black Cat Bases</a>, who have a wide range of esoteric miniatures at sensible prices. Added to the two bases of snakes from the GW Lizardmen Cold One riders sprue that I painted a while back, that's five bases of snakes. I think I'll add one more of the coiled snake on my next Black Cat Bases order, for a nice even 'D6' snakes encounter.</p><p>Apologies for the unformatted tall column of photos, but Blogger appears to have been 'upgraded' to remove the tools for wrapping text around & aligning images :-/ <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdO0jmRUs0zjh1-eqhPvQyX52SLWR9UGKyjQ_58wyMAgjaVNntTeTq8hawghR5Zket_bdC41rwzJdruwA3zTnH5UdA_T3G-SqiXBM4vCpRpn1B9D0jpprB3xHXxufcK8U81VS-vSufGMU/s1000/Snakes+%252810%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdO0jmRUs0zjh1-eqhPvQyX52SLWR9UGKyjQ_58wyMAgjaVNntTeTq8hawghR5Zket_bdC41rwzJdruwA3zTnH5UdA_T3G-SqiXBM4vCpRpn1B9D0jpprB3xHXxufcK8U81VS-vSufGMU/w200-h144/Snakes+%252810%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS_MZkojkGLiQHgXKl-SW37xW9s-bNd2orzWTwEM7SCk5eaXmd8vT8gtkp2ObLqFKN0lgML2XG_9rR8pm6DvPcGSrRKgflcvxYO4TM1z4IzYDThUUndXJ0e4r-W2hVyfZc16t-RvvBk53/w210-h139/2+more+rickety+fences+%25282%2529.JPG" width="210" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntlpkXNtBxXo96LGfyORmNhw_-6EKN3vskBCPaupejxWVH_R3R3-mG_va9z3FE2E67R8Xj_NRyLWXprun6WYMsY566P_CFMRg29fFh07M4ut3iS-LN8QxrAd0O7qdV41bP2TMZBWmidHj/s1000/2+more+rickety+fences+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1000" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntlpkXNtBxXo96LGfyORmNhw_-6EKN3vskBCPaupejxWVH_R3R3-mG_va9z3FE2E67R8Xj_NRyLWXprun6WYMsY566P_CFMRg29fFh07M4ut3iS-LN8QxrAd0O7qdV41bP2TMZBWmidHj/w210-h117/2+more+rickety+fences+%25281%2529.JPG" width="210" /></a></p><p><b>Finished a couple more lengths of rickety fence for <i>Ronin</i> & <i>Chain of Command</i> games. </b>These are laser-cut ply pieces from Fenris Games, glued to large hobby lolly sticks. The basing uses various <a href="https://www.gf9.com/">Gale Force Nine</a> flocks & <a href="https://www.gamersgrass.com/">Gamers Grass</a> tufts. Pictured with a pair of my Japanese peasants for scale. I have plenty of these rural fences now. Time to work on my more substantial Japanese walls & <a href="https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/japan-28mm">Sarissa Precision</a> buildings next.<br /></p>Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-46236553316552329612020-08-17T19:20:00.003+01:002020-08-18T23:19:59.714+01:00T'au Fire Warrior<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbra4ytuAHTKF8eHgPyqhIzyahViSSayJ4l2hOHhn5jxJYBpcI4Rc-TIx0EWBS992rZFhFyi876Dc_RvjZ3tfcgcI6Gz9DGSOLde4KTYNspK-fLiZYQPqVvkkSiQRUEXG1KWsxsXNmdUp/s1247/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25286%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1000" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbra4ytuAHTKF8eHgPyqhIzyahViSSayJ4l2hOHhn5jxJYBpcI4Rc-TIx0EWBS992rZFhFyi876Dc_RvjZ3tfcgcI6Gz9DGSOLde4KTYNspK-fLiZYQPqVvkkSiQRUEXG1KWsxsXNmdUp/w134-h168/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25286%2529.JPG" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlj-Wpv7PYKbXDL6xITsylZCx7ycLaPu7OX6PVXFx7m70aM_6QIJwHGL1fqtE3dFDZDvM536riEC3pswkeqT55DNZ7fHlg4-pcryw3N3Mc9NavVt3DinMaNEdqxC9cVOlvRKaeI21xlcG/s1000/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25285%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1000" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlj-Wpv7PYKbXDL6xITsylZCx7ycLaPu7OX6PVXFx7m70aM_6QIJwHGL1fqtE3dFDZDvM536riEC3pswkeqT55DNZ7fHlg4-pcryw3N3Mc9NavVt3DinMaNEdqxC9cVOlvRKaeI21xlcG/w168-h167/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25285%2529.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><p><b>I recently dusted-off an old Fire Warrior that had been languishing with the rest of my half-</b><b>finished T'au collection in the attic, & painted it. </b>Right from the start of collecting T'au back in the early 2000s, I was certain that I wanted a turquoise-armoured force (I loved the turquoise skies from the box art of the desert-coloured T'au), but with my more limited painting skills back then, my models always ended up looking toy-like instead of grimdark.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-aqLugTtiBfrNPG94Vb5as7PvZzU99ckvOXQISnnS7ZE8kttFFj2M1lR0KLKRhS7M6sR0kEO8_rKR53795XFzl22Vg41Vz6kloiIrRCNi1F928cYM5xJl798KcLzL_ObqQWfXVw9mnvA/s1000/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25287%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1000" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-aqLugTtiBfrNPG94Vb5as7PvZzU99ckvOXQISnnS7ZE8kttFFj2M1lR0KLKRhS7M6sR0kEO8_rKR53795XFzl22Vg41Vz6kloiIrRCNi1F928cYM5xJl798KcLzL_ObqQWfXVw9mnvA/w168-h154/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25287%2529.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4-RuRMbsDdOVYhjSssWO_yOpvE5Bf44EfKa2rlIL6DkrETfG7Gbl-NLAIod6YpUDH3WCfqjWJtQRaCVBy5LtJFtmaI1URlXZgMIPYq1xNIatx7CJInayZJUwhMAqZ9NJOePKNiB_8C0x/s1000/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%252810%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1000" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4-RuRMbsDdOVYhjSssWO_yOpvE5Bf44EfKa2rlIL6DkrETfG7Gbl-NLAIod6YpUDH3WCfqjWJtQRaCVBy5LtJFtmaI1URlXZgMIPYq1xNIatx7CJInayZJUwhMAqZ9NJOePKNiB_8C0x/w168-h114/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%252810%2529.JPG" width="168" /></a>Granted, T'au are one of the slightly less grimdark factions in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, but I want mine looking gritty. I think I've finally achieved it, by keeping a limited palette based around GW Hawk Turquoise, mixed to varying degrees with black & grey.</p><p></p><p>I really like the muted tones that have resulted, which I think strikes a balance between 'popping' visually on the tabletop, but also being plausible as an urban scheme (I have previously attempted <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2012/09/trouble-with-tau-urban-camo-w40k-tw.html">various urban camo</a> & even Berlin Brigade-style block-camo on T'au, but couldn't make it work).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_zI7f8l_dk_oKj9n0Vqh9NGexP4QFef4tcrQCOBk3smN5NIK2AmlJzMQhVA_u4ayYXd-FaaJWSEhAMxcbBr7kfJsq3IBqzdsLxj4s8pAg06WdGwyuhZIpGxLcVqMyrUa9BWGBAyv5w-0/s1000/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25289%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_zI7f8l_dk_oKj9n0Vqh9NGexP4QFef4tcrQCOBk3smN5NIK2AmlJzMQhVA_u4ayYXd-FaaJWSEhAMxcbBr7kfJsq3IBqzdsLxj4s8pAg06WdGwyuhZIpGxLcVqMyrUa9BWGBAyv5w-0/w168-h148/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25289%2529.JPG" width="168" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_3WA3_E4O2eH96ICu08CisIA7-_z3uIr2vLHlmJe8Q_WvgPiyFm6qBj8wCfXTgKHyQFDHec871Ge0uzH9JwPJfUyvWi3rx_ykYB4AtvRV6gRfAT2hDd2EyafnseshdaoSqcJVwtTZLQZ/s1000/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25288%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_3WA3_E4O2eH96ICu08CisIA7-_z3uIr2vLHlmJe8Q_WvgPiyFm6qBj8wCfXTgKHyQFDHec871Ge0uzH9JwPJfUyvWi3rx_ykYB4AtvRV6gRfAT2hDd2EyafnseshdaoSqcJVwtTZLQZ/w168-h150/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25288%2529.JPG" width="168" /></a>I think I'd go so far as to say this may be the best Warhammer 40,000 figure painting I've ever done - it's certainly not up there with the incredible work seen on many other blogs & in White Dwarf, but I'm really happy with it - I even tried zenithal highlighting for the first time.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-Epb3-jKeleVfxoifmprYENBviZIlJ9hrNGquMnQSJoKH8-CZZZ7GdVtRrW3sgp3Nq8v58sS8Fr_UAcp_1ZUbtGXrDNp5UpdYgPXv-mHz1CNHh1L-Uy-e4kPV3cbHFk8GjCMf3Dxe8pe/s1000/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%252811%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1000" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-Epb3-jKeleVfxoifmprYENBviZIlJ9hrNGquMnQSJoKH8-CZZZ7GdVtRrW3sgp3Nq8v58sS8Fr_UAcp_1ZUbtGXrDNp5UpdYgPXv-mHz1CNHh1L-Uy-e4kPV3cbHFk8GjCMf3Dxe8pe/w210-h146/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%252811%2529.JPG" width="210" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJM4IpQI9l4YZTVZtIWNeniJ69nuqEmuFcoHOJwner4a-y8-5vu9YBRKiQddS2wjzg9qLau6TK16JQPkAHzv4A9TjOThOYjVz8_gPxCH9SOTWs4bcpd4T7zccqvi3mCVdv79e0eVJ7l6m/s1206/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25284%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1000" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJM4IpQI9l4YZTVZtIWNeniJ69nuqEmuFcoHOJwner4a-y8-5vu9YBRKiQddS2wjzg9qLau6TK16JQPkAHzv4A9TjOThOYjVz8_gPxCH9SOTWs4bcpd4T7zccqvi3mCVdv79e0eVJ7l6m/w139-h168/Tau+Fire+Warrior+%25284%2529.JPG" width="139" /></a>I'm planning to try out the <i>Black Ops </i>rules with a few T'au & Imperial Guard miniatures at some point.<br /></p>Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-60446789341221247302020-08-05T12:05:00.001+01:002020-08-05T12:06:32.129+01:00Amaxon Priestesses<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCpiwkWDMCQz8cuqukip-7claV0CXdj0T2VdqpIScokREsdWkFMch8ynoWRJtXpbp1dmpgJF687kpfkjN1-yWTbrLnd4RbsqpuJr8SMYSw3Q491Ic3zXuQwKUFd7-j-JNy0do6w-U7X4H/s1000/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznaDPEKsHZ8b5S_F1yyeC5-a2NEOof913aamRKThsoruFI6O3SSvblGGeRXCPweIoh1Q7u1FDbjlI6JsGDHib6TRasrqXjQxsrs7vA3RX42X5oFkRo14kUvs0O2UO4FbQxshK6uyYMX6u/s1000/Amaxon+Priestesses.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1000" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznaDPEKsHZ8b5S_F1yyeC5-a2NEOof913aamRKThsoruFI6O3SSvblGGeRXCPweIoh1Q7u1FDbjlI6JsGDHib6TRasrqXjQxsrs7vA3RX42X5oFkRo14kUvs0O2UO4FbQxshK6uyYMX6u/w210-h184/Amaxon+Priestesses.JPG" width="210" /></a></div><b>This week I finished painting another Amaxon Priestess for my Lustrian <i>Warhammer Quest </i></b><b>collection.</b> I based this model on the Hasslefree Miniatures <a href="http://hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=azura-halfblood~hfh120&category=fantasy-%26%0D%0Asteampunk~fantasy-humans">Azura Halfblood</a>, pinning a pair of large feathers from the Games Workshop Greatswords sprue to her head, hiding her Elven ears with a pair of helmet wings (also from Hasslefree), & using Green Stuff to model a head band & top to cover her bare chest. I think the helmet wings hint nicely at one origin story for the Amaxons of Warhammer - that they are the sole survivors of a Norse expedition of which all the men died in the jungles of Lustria, while the women created their own culture among the ruins of the Old Ones.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-9ihpWKdKHP8zdkkB5MgdrUMFzNfD40i8IbZ4XzchS3oK5M_83qlsPpKI4RJny0SAQVTVSvK-X4LXWAaqQ9lYuwH4N-2bcScMYIiUR5qr0tV5kJXs6bHNRRcmp54lRWLV8DqEqOBykCO/s1000/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="627" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-9ihpWKdKHP8zdkkB5MgdrUMFzNfD40i8IbZ4XzchS3oK5M_83qlsPpKI4RJny0SAQVTVSvK-X4LXWAaqQ9lYuwH4N-2bcScMYIiUR5qr0tV5kJXs6bHNRRcmp54lRWLV8DqEqOBykCO/w132-h210/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25282%2529.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbtOK0_6BF9wsL8SyWDUh9vleEKpfD-75R9tGlN3hHWTCLd3RwC8mTXINSccxxkrmlr3bK52Y1cDHRSyOsZiPCBjDkzDxuIXksq5St3Y4uI6-DCeRulxXZXJlSIzscqzbZv_fKFJuuCbF/s1000/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="710" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbtOK0_6BF9wsL8SyWDUh9vleEKpfD-75R9tGlN3hHWTCLd3RwC8mTXINSccxxkrmlr3bK52Y1cDHRSyOsZiPCBjDkzDxuIXksq5St3Y4uI6-DCeRulxXZXJlSIzscqzbZv_fKFJuuCbF/w149-h210/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25284%2529.JPG" width="149" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCpiwkWDMCQz8cuqukip-7claV0CXdj0T2VdqpIScokREsdWkFMch8ynoWRJtXpbp1dmpgJF687kpfkjN1-yWTbrLnd4RbsqpuJr8SMYSw3Q491Ic3zXuQwKUFd7-j-JNy0do6w-U7X4H/s1000/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25283%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="600" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCpiwkWDMCQz8cuqukip-7claV0CXdj0T2VdqpIScokREsdWkFMch8ynoWRJtXpbp1dmpgJF687kpfkjN1-yWTbrLnd4RbsqpuJr8SMYSw3Q491Ic3zXuQwKUFd7-j-JNy0do6w-U7X4H/w126-h210/Amaxon+High+Priestess+%25283%2529.JPG" width="126" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll use this figure to represent a High Priestess (worth 1900 gold) or Priestess Queen (worth 2400 gold). Since converting this miniature, Hasslefree have released this off-the-shelf <a href="http://hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=jaguar-boudi~hfh186&category=fantasy-%26%0D%0Asteampunk~fantasy-humans">tropical sorceress</a>, which I think I'll have to buy to represent a mid-rank Priestess Champion (1000 gold).</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfetpqAegjQ1lvsZ1Y-OgvtSDIIffZMeHTJmgDYjDCbHnPXcLL1Xh4hC7HeBBiKp5Wh3QdAf5TEvHmArqgq1vThsqPilheDWW5cZ2GfMLIL0Fc4FFu8M3E1sw6Rq36jSAqN6cZkKXQfmFW/s1000/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25288%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="617" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfetpqAegjQ1lvsZ1Y-OgvtSDIIffZMeHTJmgDYjDCbHnPXcLL1Xh4hC7HeBBiKp5Wh3QdAf5TEvHmArqgq1vThsqPilheDWW5cZ2GfMLIL0Fc4FFu8M3E1sw6Rq36jSAqN6cZkKXQfmFW/w130-h210/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25288%2529.JPG" width="130" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UQ-_OEBSqGIBdfwBcdwC__53RkHv6K6uociav2hqzRMmRjwVQWMKJ5Zbyix5vaWOJZlBzMOADfjrYdG0CBDc4nAPY7KkoNvJNT_5qqnszvvJ-rjo6yobk76esL12K5tykb0T5bhHcsef/s1000/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25285%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="628" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UQ-_OEBSqGIBdfwBcdwC__53RkHv6K6uociav2hqzRMmRjwVQWMKJ5Zbyix5vaWOJZlBzMOADfjrYdG0CBDc4nAPY7KkoNvJNT_5qqnszvvJ-rjo6yobk76esL12K5tykb0T5bhHcsef/w132-h210/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25285%2529.JPG" width="132" /></a>Pictured here is my finished High Priestess, along with the <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2020/01/amaxon-serpent-priestess.html">Serpent Priestess</a> (590 gold) that I painted a few months ago. I decided to add green warpaint to them in the end, to complete the tribal look. In the lore, Amaxon motivation can appear fickle to outsiders, so in <i>Warhammer Quest </i>games, I'm thinking of having it random whether encountered Amaxons attack or aid t he players' adventuring Warriors; & they may help slay evil foes first, before then attacking the Warriors.<br /></div><br />Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-31274805651695895692020-07-29T19:32:00.000+01:002020-07-30T10:10:12.464+01:00Terradon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6M6S3aFURryujkOdZVeLJtDp18ratYE8slwnJt10ApiJU0w6ydfxOL7j7Ir5gvcHR0W1jabiOO8_QhRkEcl-8swFxviRR5whXEDTD9KIhKS4TR4z0Wp_RRj1DjpD_FcudY_N1FHb6TpfO/s1600/Terradon+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6M6S3aFURryujkOdZVeLJtDp18ratYE8slwnJt10ApiJU0w6ydfxOL7j7Ir5gvcHR0W1jabiOO8_QhRkEcl-8swFxviRR5whXEDTD9KIhKS4TR4z0Wp_RRj1DjpD_FcudY_N1FHb6TpfO/s200/Terradon+%25281%2529.JPG" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3jBF00AK5OptsWRgSOSYbqHLuC01A6UxCq_UiZ4nhTTDptV2k75ddbXc5JS2GJbppDrAt4ANaRpwEgRImaUtoUHppZDg2hBiIV-NHSxsXDddoO26Qk6JjaAbHSuRl2BKopSt9qYa4m1u/s1600/Terradon+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="694" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3jBF00AK5OptsWRgSOSYbqHLuC01A6UxCq_UiZ4nhTTDptV2k75ddbXc5JS2GJbppDrAt4ANaRpwEgRImaUtoUHppZDg2hBiIV-NHSxsXDddoO26Qk6JjaAbHSuRl2BKopSt9qYa4m1u/s200/Terradon+%25286%2529.JPG" width="138" /></a><b>Things have been very busy for me this summer, but I have managed to complete a few small miniatures pieces, including this Terradon for my long-running Lustrian <i>Warhammer Quest </i>collection. </b>The model is an old Jurassic Park juvenile pteranodon toy (I think it came with the Dr. Alan Grant figure), which was block-coloured in grey & blue, & emblazoned with the JP logo, but which I have repainted with a more interesting scheme - natural jungle camouflage from above, & sky-blue from below, with an orange crest for display (which also mimics my red-crested Lizardmen to a certain degree). I drilled a hole in its rib cage for the flying stem.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIaEGxQNy3C7vNPelsjw5al4s4fkpOxWS8v5R4cIms7GNAZITaOM2eq0wJHL6g5Cp1XNHtI7_uHFO_2WG4EQotnoEicqdpBYerEfsNXyAPd0D5lwjUu2F0lhyg_j-HuUbhJa40IZeVElU/s1600/Terradon+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1354" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIaEGxQNy3C7vNPelsjw5al4s4fkpOxWS8v5R4cIms7GNAZITaOM2eq0wJHL6g5Cp1XNHtI7_uHFO_2WG4EQotnoEicqdpBYerEfsNXyAPd0D5lwjUu2F0lhyg_j-HuUbhJa40IZeVElU/s200/Terradon+%25284%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ7gSt4DFauh738lxP5THNheKMIdFiSIJhi0c9AMHORsTAKd2mXb9y6-u64qat2MeSg7NFf73DidRjvB3kR9Px8d79I0j_eM4b-HGrAksRhvENx0cSosudSnkhIv9gRAfhcA2BsEHWMXU/s1600/Terradon+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1499" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ7gSt4DFauh738lxP5THNheKMIdFiSIJhi0c9AMHORsTAKd2mXb9y6-u64qat2MeSg7NFf73DidRjvB3kR9Px8d79I0j_eM4b-HGrAksRhvENx0cSosudSnkhIv9gRAfhcA2BsEHWMXU/s200/Terradon+%25283%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39vVMX3ivI-7v7xdFfDvpiCbWOnLrLtgX_MqZnOqdS3n9ws7tuZe4a2_CLAERCJ8AwblgLW_XiU-du0MKQ6GLbYEWFmGucEZsDviZJUnQcf-WmeKpV53odHi_S-W878ZAALnclzxs67X5/s1600/Terradon+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1000" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39vVMX3ivI-7v7xdFfDvpiCbWOnLrLtgX_MqZnOqdS3n9ws7tuZe4a2_CLAERCJ8AwblgLW_XiU-du0MKQ6GLbYEWFmGucEZsDviZJUnQcf-WmeKpV53odHi_S-W878ZAALnclzxs67X5/s200/Terradon+%25285%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYAFshrAriqwXs1iWBLVMzVX8viIICYmHNLvXbSIPNTuTZhwGLnM3Np4n7r3KNsMwCRbnM2Rb1eqdE38Eht-dcrZxhauMS-VLfwWWqmJw9jergp4Hrp8ofupSrK4Lk20cHyC9D_IhvkNW/s1600/Terradon+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="976" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYAFshrAriqwXs1iWBLVMzVX8viIICYmHNLvXbSIPNTuTZhwGLnM3Np4n7r3KNsMwCRbnM2Rb1eqdE38Eht-dcrZxhauMS-VLfwWWqmJw9jergp4Hrp8ofupSrK4Lk20cHyC9D_IhvkNW/s200/Terradon+%25287%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>The base was my usual jungle recipe, with snippets of plastic aquarium plants. I used a spare Battlefleet Gothic transparent flight stem for the illusion of flight. I drilled a hole in its rib cage for the flying stem. I left the Terradon unglued from the stem, for safer storage/transport, & also so that the flying base could be used for other aerial creatures if necessary.<br />
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Really pleased with how this turned out - saved buying an expensive official Games Workshop Terradon miniature!<br />
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At 400 gold for slaying (the same as an Ogre), a Terradon is an early level challenge for the adventuring Warriors. For comparison, a basic Orc is worth 55g, a basic <a href="https://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2016/07/saurus-warriors.html">Lizardman Saurus</a> is 150g, & a <a href="https://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2016/06/skink-champion-kroxigor.html">Lizardman Kroxigor</a> is 750g.Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-42124561118291420842020-06-09T16:25:00.003+01:002020-06-09T16:25:46.237+01:00More jungle scenery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeExfdouLuLBGb5cuWTb2r4MZJXq1OFf3lKVOJT4GPBf51RbsaWTbHuHKli_zjRtF0D1mRyMyyqoSax7jRqnrnQ64Wo-bczL3eyXF9E64iyy5cESJWp_CImtGX6_Dgp6WhjZBD6x6Me7U/s1600/More+jungle+bases+%2528Frances%2527s+on+the+left%252C+mine+of+the+right%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeExfdouLuLBGb5cuWTb2r4MZJXq1OFf3lKVOJT4GPBf51RbsaWTbHuHKli_zjRtF0D1mRyMyyqoSax7jRqnrnQ64Wo-bczL3eyXF9E64iyy5cESJWp_CImtGX6_Dgp6WhjZBD6x6Me7U/s200/More+jungle+bases+%2528Frances%2527s+on+the+left%252C+mine+of+the+right%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaq2sBWidnvwyS9gvsqksdvmp_D5dF25B1-FREvaJK2f-RUMQV6BVjgLfKYKyN5yYC3dTwSq57WrQVgkZ7VE1ydeOxrnNzGkUBx0iExv3I4Tpqo4_maw-hXKkDyX7EzaLJvQgTtcmgqw1/s1600/More+jungle+bases+%2528Frances%2527s+on+the+left%252C+mine+of+the+right%2529+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaq2sBWidnvwyS9gvsqksdvmp_D5dF25B1-FREvaJK2f-RUMQV6BVjgLfKYKyN5yYC3dTwSq57WrQVgkZ7VE1ydeOxrnNzGkUBx0iExv3I4Tpqo4_maw-hXKkDyX7EzaLJvQgTtcmgqw1/s200/More+jungle+bases+%2528Frances%2527s+on+the+left%252C+mine+of+the+right%2529+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Frances & I made a couple more bases of jungle scenery for the Lustria collection. </b>Hers is on the left, mine is on the right. <a href="https://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2020/04/jungle-scenery.html">We have plenty of these CD-sized jungle bases now</a>, so it's time to work on some pieces of ruined Lizardman temple/statuary, some spawning pools, & maybe some large rainforest tree trunks...Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-26337042574072023622020-05-21T18:25:00.000+01:002020-05-21T18:25:28.060+01:00Sacred orchid<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc8GI8LYeCq5dNhuaa_dQr6Sh_F76oIgVwn6g1gxiz0regygAqLEYWnAblwtXVecg9-doMlljVSLEzRft3rBqLuDkqjldEUFOmsylIzJGpYU05i4YuZp-5t0XPlCMU04OHsX1aIHbNfsW/s1600/Sacred+orchid+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1000" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo8J2oxZyvH7wuPrZY5qZgA0tUBY14aUM4nmRroNUpiZpM1wO2z9Cc_ZkzuDK60VbBOkGATI1FMG19E11ZVHDFCQDSBDOB_FL5hj7NGxSrfF_0qneY9tbuY0CCNq_vRUA8eRsIwWtkGPw/s200/Sacred+orchid+%25282%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><b>I completed another piece of scenery for my Lustria collection recently.</b> It's another piece of large scatter terrain, based on an old CD - the same recipe as <a href="https://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2020/04/jungle-scenery.html">these previous ones. </a><br />
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I started with the idea of an ancient flagstone path leading into the jungle, but ending mysteriously amidst the foliage, but as I was fitting the jungle plants, I decided to have the path lead to a sacred orchid, perhaps greatly valued by the Amaxon tribeswomen of Lustria (maybe it has significance in their rumoured immortality?)<br />
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<br />Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-47276569379570686702020-05-11T18:45:00.002+01:002020-05-12T08:02:55.757+01:00Unaligned Daemon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FJyxf4A8_IWrMEz5ITmT8Y0vBC8V_Tb0kXfELLkUyRj1Nk1STU3ZO-2rh-ar8y_EuTQnLSaHX2okT2HeIBVDIkh-7TTXSVPsqWjpLgCmS7PBSt6rYU9OH9rZ7e0hcDAH2p1u42MXNEuj/s1600/Unaligned+Daemon+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="998" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FJyxf4A8_IWrMEz5ITmT8Y0vBC8V_Tb0kXfELLkUyRj1Nk1STU3ZO-2rh-ar8y_EuTQnLSaHX2okT2HeIBVDIkh-7TTXSVPsqWjpLgCmS7PBSt6rYU9OH9rZ7e0hcDAH2p1u42MXNEuj/s200/Unaligned+Daemon+%25285%2529.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LPA9l3M5cH_YoPWpj216LQGMBPS4l7wSQchdWaOrkOY7joJPrQTcZa1IMWG7gulNO-uDFecUfSQGY_af5yYNNwNKllPKwx_8mHzSTBzagherUJcFmJriqx9tbf6jwi5qfhzSNnYh8LHM/s1600/Unaligned+Daemon+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="998" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LPA9l3M5cH_YoPWpj216LQGMBPS4l7wSQchdWaOrkOY7joJPrQTcZa1IMWG7gulNO-uDFecUfSQGY_af5yYNNwNKllPKwx_8mHzSTBzagherUJcFmJriqx9tbf6jwi5qfhzSNnYh8LHM/s200/Unaligned+Daemon+%25284%2529.JPG" width="132" /></a><b>This weekend I finished painting this scratch-built Daemon that I put together a while ago.</b> It's a Daemon of Chaos Undivided - unaligned to any specific Chaos god, or perhaps aligned to a more minor deity. The 'internal fire' colour scheme is nicked from a great set of Daemons that I stumbled upon online, where the painter had been collecting the official Games Workshop figures for the four Chaos powers, but painting them all with ash-black flesh & lava or fire from within their mouths & eyes etc. Unfortunately I've been unable to find the post again, so can't credit or link to my inspiration.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbF0hkUnlUc5gThkPU1ErlQDJK1n-6Jif47fbeEMfTKCJmUodutBMJnXjOdykdgf5nDhfg5pitD9Rrj6fkXUB1v2U4wY_GqPyEOGLw1gyv523xS51174xO14f1u6QqUChVssihVvRCVLN/s1600/Unaligned+Daemon+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="998" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbF0hkUnlUc5gThkPU1ErlQDJK1n-6Jif47fbeEMfTKCJmUodutBMJnXjOdykdgf5nDhfg5pitD9Rrj6fkXUB1v2U4wY_GqPyEOGLw1gyv523xS51174xO14f1u6QqUChVssihVvRCVLN/s200/Unaligned+Daemon+%25286%2529.JPG" width="132" /></a>It's very tall compared to Human-sized figures (pin-mounted on a Ø32mm base), & I think it's suitably creepy-looking. I'll be using it in my long-planned adventure-skirmish Inquisition games (set in the <i>Warhammer 40,000</i> universe, either using the original expanded <i>Necromunda </i>rules, or a different set of rules, possibly a modification of Osprey Wargames <i>Black Ops</i>).Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-42011705049882122612020-05-09T16:14:00.000+01:002020-05-09T16:16:09.843+01:00Small Chaos spawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Yesterday I painted this small Chaos spawn. </b> It's a very gribbly miniature from <a href="https://blackcatbases.com/product-tag/miniatures/">Black Cat Bases</a>, mounted on a Games Workshop Ø32mm base. Puts me in mind of John Carpenter's 'The Thing'. It's a pulp of entrails being re-shaped by evil, writhing with newly-grown appendages, eyeballs, & toothy maws! I've based it for my Underhive / ruined urban W40K setting.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4bCZbvEqJ_t3sHxbV7I5FliqTVJHM8zEdla4iNn-Y6V1CrN9V_dW9Lq5D6uYvvpMN10zYyDLvyghsV7jWfZXTgqFE3XMo9H1WOKobhuKgH9RDbNSEsAOhZ7okAa8dbNo7BkfrjVNx4Wk/s1600/Small+Chaos+spawn+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1500" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4bCZbvEqJ_t3sHxbV7I5FliqTVJHM8zEdla4iNn-Y6V1CrN9V_dW9Lq5D6uYvvpMN10zYyDLvyghsV7jWfZXTgqFE3XMo9H1WOKobhuKgH9RDbNSEsAOhZ7okAa8dbNo7BkfrjVNx4Wk/s200/Small+Chaos+spawn+%25282%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2hoaHlfGw97rhqUiuhMC8Ujk5knOtW9PXnFbF4-KnvVnw2ia4y__6VxflqG-koeKEShxF8T8xL8bVHR-5YmP5WD_e52xB59DynuVgebj7UgGryz5oVpVk2rCUMzTZigTRhNys95BrDkO/s1600/Small+Chaos+spawn+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1500" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2hoaHlfGw97rhqUiuhMC8Ujk5knOtW9PXnFbF4-KnvVnw2ia4y__6VxflqG-koeKEShxF8T8xL8bVHR-5YmP5WD_e52xB59DynuVgebj7UgGryz5oVpVk2rCUMzTZigTRhNys95BrDkO/s200/Small+Chaos+spawn+%25281%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Black Cat Bases have some wonderfully esoteric (& affordable!) miniatures, especially in their 'Cthulu' ranges. I had in mind all four Chaos gods when painting this spawn - as if the unfortunate Human who is being reformed by a Daemonic entity is ever-shifting, caught between the different aspects of Chaos. I finished the miniature with a coat of gloss varnish, to emphasize it's gory, disgusting nature.Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-52387372733845596392020-05-05T17:35:00.001+01:002020-06-03T11:34:43.925+01:0028 Dice Later game: Fatal Collision<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIuz1yFaQ0sGMWBZFyJJCibPOwCYR_cdtVzEdWFZ3y3fsfvwg4qx44rqi9o_HzbMQ0BWI2F7UWpkeA_91QB_tNH-bZSZBJEe9LX__8AhWTxm_1gafzdEq7qLtmIhG5uho37-i6OLUtKPu/s1600/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIuz1yFaQ0sGMWBZFyJJCibPOwCYR_cdtVzEdWFZ3y3fsfvwg4qx44rqi9o_HzbMQ0BWI2F7UWpkeA_91QB_tNH-bZSZBJEe9LX__8AhWTxm_1gafzdEq7qLtmIhG5uho37-i6OLUtKPu/s200/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Frances & I recently tried the tweaked rules that I'd been working on for 15mm zombie apocalypse skirmishes.</b> These are essentially Osprey Wargames <i>Black Ops</i> by Guy Bowers, but with a few changes to suit the setting of a modern-day UK caught-up in a terrifying zombie pandemic. This initial trial scenario was of my own devising, & as it was for testing the basics like card activation & turn structure, it didn't make use of the main feature of <i>Black Ops</i> that attracted me - that of the stealth rules. I call my tweaked zombie survival version of these rules <i>28 Dice Later...</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6eIuD87YqbqO9tpzbjFX4tABLyPE8mPNJAZXuFxv9vYT7hLNLokzGJVgW-QjCVOXy4kHHUtkZw2JkSEc6av3nVrnOUAGQ1iUYzc8_oeOsSEGxK8Rlzbmm4VUZgWwKmgpjG8JlT3ZOzzK/s1600/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6eIuD87YqbqO9tpzbjFX4tABLyPE8mPNJAZXuFxv9vYT7hLNLokzGJVgW-QjCVOXy4kHHUtkZw2JkSEc6av3nVrnOUAGQ1iUYzc8_oeOsSEGxK8Rlzbmm4VUZgWwKmgpjG8JlT3ZOzzK/s200/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25282%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>For this scenario, set during the initial hours of the apocalypse, I played the Infected, & Frances played the Uninfected. In this setting, freshly-infected victims are known as 'Ragers' (28 Days Later-style zombies), while injured or decaying victims are known as 'Shamblers' & 'Crawlers' depending on their state (classic Romero-style zombies).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98yz4d2EUIwW31euSFCpHBafsPD_VCM0hz6OktcxuH2o4lwB1zFEO_znSOM8ZUvlrpie8wg1DkQw4VOlEfUV-O2FVzG3GbRZACo7JUhE71wXvBJK3vc14PoMt2Eel-ebYHSBvwh0UTcir/s1600/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1000" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98yz4d2EUIwW31euSFCpHBafsPD_VCM0hz6OktcxuH2o4lwB1zFEO_znSOM8ZUvlrpie8wg1DkQw4VOlEfUV-O2FVzG3GbRZACo7JUhE71wXvBJK3vc14PoMt2Eel-ebYHSBvwh0UTcir/s200/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25283%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>The story was that a speeding 4x4 had crashed into a tree in a narrow country lane. Farmer Giles Scrumpy & his sheepdog Patch had got out of their tractor to help, & he had called an ambulance, as well his wife Rosie back at the farm to tell her about the collision. The driver was badly injured, with a suspicious neck wound, while a passenger who had not been wearing a seat belt appeared to have been thrown through the windscreen & bisected (gruesomely, only their legs remained inside the 4x4).<br />
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Patch barked in fear at the Crawler, & he & farmer Giles kept their distance from the horrific form as it dragged itself towards them, grasping. A police 4x4 pulled up during turn 2, & a pair of coppers got out to establish what was going on. The saw Rosie Scrumpy sprinting between two wheat fields from the farmhouse, a scoped rifle in her hands; & Giles Scrumpy & his dog backing away from the crawling corpse.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HW1G5J2wmvHbFo4GDSZqpE-qr7MKOMdRRXV3ykRjldZewYvz_B8tWU78t23brt-sfxMc-LIEWMio9fE1FKJHgv53JuJ9Geb9w9QXKRKc5jP8tlFZ7EDdaYNNrlnOerlXMbnJyONZgSid/s1600/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HW1G5J2wmvHbFo4GDSZqpE-qr7MKOMdRRXV3ykRjldZewYvz_B8tWU78t23brt-sfxMc-LIEWMio9fE1FKJHgv53JuJ9Geb9w9QXKRKc5jP8tlFZ7EDdaYNNrlnOerlXMbnJyONZgSid/s200/28DL+trial%252C+Fatal+Collision%252C+26-04-20++%25285%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>As Rosie had already been attacked by the Infected (outside the game), we allowed her to attack before being engaged in combat. We also allowed the police to use preemptive violence, although other characters had to wait for confirmation of the nature of the threat. Rosie turned to face the trio of Ragers sprinting after her, gunning one down with a perfect head-shot. But then the others were upon her. The police, & Giles dashed to her aid. A copper Tasered one Infected, while Giles sent Patch to attack the remaining Rager in the wheat field, until he caught up, wielding his trusty spade. Patch & Giles spent much of the game failing to defeat the Rager in the crops...<br />
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During all this, one paramedic had been locked in a desperate struggle against the Rager on the stretcher inside the ambulance, both failing to wound the other, but unable to disengage... While the female paramedic had taken control of the tractor, & used it to splat the Crawler, before swinging it around to park near the exposed police officer. The panicked female police officer - back in the police car - had driven at speed in a circle, running-over & killing two new Ragers who ran in from the side of the barn, before screeching to a halt next to her colleague, & jumping out to help him. Over in the wheat field, Patch suddenly found his killer animal instincts, tearing-out the throat of one Rager, before being ordered by Giles to attack the last remaining Rager, which he dutifully did, saving the police! At the end of the game, the other paramedic was still trapped in the back of the ambulance with the Rager on the stretcher...<br />
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Below are some photos of the assembled terrain, with some of the denizens of the Lustrian rainforests lurking amidst the steaming undergrowth.<br />
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While I've made no progress on my Lustrian-themed <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2019/07/fighting-pit-wip.html">Warhammer Quest dungeon tiles</a> lately, I was pleasantly surprised how much 'above-ground' scenery I already have to hand for the same setting.<br />
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<br />Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-14835302728298878462020-04-28T10:04:00.002+01:002020-04-28T10:57:45.900+01:00Ronin game: Escort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>My third <i>Ronin</i> game against Frances - this time, the Escort scenario from the <a href="https://nstarmagazine.com/ronin%20section.htm">North Star Magazine website</a>, modified slightly to suit the story arc of our trilogy of games. </b> This will be a pic-heavy post. In <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2020/04/ronin-game-capture.html">the previous game</a>, Lady Ishida Mitsu's sister, Sakura had been kidnapped by the villainous Yakuza 'Black Hand' gang (played by Frances). Lady Ishida ('the Red Widow') has used her influence as a member of the Samurai class to rouse the local villagers to one last act of resistance against their Yakuza oppressors. Sakura is being escorted to the Yakuza hideout for ransom, & my Peasants (with a little help) were to attempt a rescue en route.<br />
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bar (the two-storey building), nursing a hangover, destined to enter the
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Frances deployed her Yakuza with her two matchlock Thugs on the road in the corner of her board edge on her right flank. They were accompanied by a line of three katana Thugs & the Lieutenant. On her left flank, she arrayed her remaining two Thugs, two Ruffians, & her two hired Ronin, one of whom was escorting their prisoner, Sakura. The Ronin were Frances's most skilled figures, the equal in threat to Lady Ishida & her bodyguard.<br />
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Meanwhile, Lady Ishida had slain the Yakuza Lieutenant in a close-fought duel, & seeing her sister Sakura being led away through the house, she ran with another two Peasants round to the field at the back of the building, desperate to cut off their escape. Frances carefully positioned her Yakuza who were escorting their prisoner, sending her Ronin out the back door first to block one Peasant, while her two Ruffians & a Thug shoved poor Sakura along towards my board edge. On the other side of the house, Frances's nodachi-armed Ronin fought ferociously, his great sweeps of his massive blade holding my Swordmaster at bay & felling the two Peasants. While my Swordmaster managed to avoid injury, the Ronin only suffered a Stun in all this fighting, preventing my best figure from getting near Sakura. Near the end of the game, Frances dashed her matchlock gunners from their sniping position, & one can be seen here heading for 'Kuma' (the puff of smoke in this case indicates that he needs to reload his gun, not that he has just fired).<br />
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Having cut-down the Peasant who dared face him, the Ronin guarding Sakura ran off the board edge just before the two Ruffians also escaped with Sakura. The Thug in that group had blocked Lady Ishida, who Grieviously Wounded him in her fury at not being able to rescue her sister. At the very end of the game, my mallet-armed Peasant was exchanging blows with one of the Ruffians, Wounding him, & being Stunned himself. Another victory for Frances! 3/3 games in this trilogy won by her! Despite my tally of losses, I really enjoy these three games, & especially this finale - my favourite <i>Ronin</i> game so far - which had lots of tactics & a cinematic drama to it.<br />
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<b>Final score</b><br />
Yakuza: 15.5 Victory Points<br />
Peasants: 6 Victory Points
Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-8067118147704178862020-04-19T12:43:00.000+01:002020-04-20T12:50:31.901+01:00Ronin game: Capture<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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We scaled-up to medium-size (100pts-a-side) forces this time. I deployed Lady Ishida - 'Akai Mibōjin' ('the Red Widow') - On the track leading through the village on the right flank, with her bodyguard beside her. My peasants were stretched out behind the smaller house, & in the field behind it, with the warrior monk Bokusui leading the left flank. Opposing them, Frances set-up her lieutenant on her left flank, backed-up by a pair of ruffians with clubs, & a thug with a matchlock. On Frances's right flank, she placed her five thugs with katanas.<span style="font-family: "gentium basic";"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><br />
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The fighting around Sakura at the track junction was bitter. The katana-armed Yakuza thugs soon cut-down Bokusui & many of the peasants, & by the final turn, they succeeded in capturing Sakura. <br />
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Another victory for Frances, only her second ever miniatures game!<br />
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<b>Final score</b><br />
Yakuza: 10 Victory Points<br />
Peasants: 5.5 Victory PointsPawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-31154048049312788392020-04-05T18:36:00.001+01:002020-04-20T12:50:56.263+01:00Ronin game: Skirmish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51N3xfq6pM5MDsvVxFc5riyZ7wBYoF98oixS8DWO6N1IVKskpzeTEIfZTdBgmxEaS0Pzc35P-lF2d7pNsUNrkUzfx55PDCh1RzhIMO1xIzWR-sOk-eG_fMHPIGzhHn0KEfzhrBOlcdJfg/s1600/1st+Ronin+game+against+Frances+-+Skirmish%252C+50pts%252C+28-03-20+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51N3xfq6pM5MDsvVxFc5riyZ7wBYoF98oixS8DWO6N1IVKskpzeTEIfZTdBgmxEaS0Pzc35P-lF2d7pNsUNrkUzfx55PDCh1RzhIMO1xIzWR-sOk-eG_fMHPIGzhHn0KEfzhrBOlcdJfg/s320/1st+Ronin+game+against+Frances+-+Skirmish%252C+50pts%252C+28-03-20+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><b>This weekend my partner Frances played her first ever miniatures game, against me.</b> We played <i>Ronin</i> from<i> </i>Osprey Wargames, & she beat me, slaughtering my entire force!<br />
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We chose a small-size (50pts-a-side) straightforward Skirmish scenario to begin with. I played as the upstart Peasants of Sangawe village, who were out looking for a fight with their oppressors, the local Yakuza 'Black Hand' gang. My 50pts of Peasants were led by the traveling warrior monk Bokusui with a bō (quarterstaff), who has taken a shine to the villagers after discovering the Black Hand gang runs a gambling den in the abandoned temple at the edge of Sangawe. Bokusui has the Acrobatic, Bōjutsu, & Fearless Attributes, meaning that he ignores Difficult Terrain effects, gets re-rolls when fighting with his bō, & has unshakeable morale.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpYT9AkXjcBqz7z8GuiZisDPqpGoF-3yaVE3Sz1DDb86tLWlc5E1ZFrTKf_0qBxD2kbAgkJJ5_JGqbN4Ro-yhgFlkvkLCzwjo4xXpcAfN6zbXJlASwNr3FUs7Te9ZT0bZHPdJWjr8fq89/s1600/1st+Ronin+game+against+Frances+-+Skirmish%252C+50pts%252C+28-03-20+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpYT9AkXjcBqz7z8GuiZisDPqpGoF-3yaVE3Sz1DDb86tLWlc5E1ZFrTKf_0qBxD2kbAgkJJ5_JGqbN4Ro-yhgFlkvkLCzwjo4xXpcAfN6zbXJlASwNr3FUs7Te9ZT0bZHPdJWjr8fq89/s320/1st+Ronin+game+against+Frances+-+Skirmish%252C+50pts%252C+28-03-20+%25285%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>Bokusui led five Peasants - very feeble fighters, four armed with farming tools (improvised weapons), & one armed with a bamboo yari (spear), the latter at least benefiting from a +2 Initiative bonus from his weapon, increasing the likelihood that he may strike before his opponents.<br />
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Frances's Yakuza force consisted of four thugs armed with katanas (one acting as leader), & a ruffian armed with an ararebō (studded cudgel). The ruffian is as feeble a fighter as my peasants, but the thugs are a level above them in skill (& properly-armed!)<br />
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It was a short & very bloody Skirmish. My Peasants advanced down the centre of the board, to the crossroads, while the Yakuza deployed in two groups, & swept round each side of the large house. The warrior monk Bokusui led the way through the crop field on the left, racing ahead of his charges to confront the lead Yakuza thug. He was trailed by two peasants, one with the yari; while the remaining three peasants swept in to block the rest of the Yakuza from piling in on Bokusui.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQMaLbSH50HKh98LfuKR_6mCzWveDjP-WuVWpx-ICATByZX2tGcEtvOasLrqzcoJeAtyfPv2p5BOFxYg2xhp-c17Xxp2imAUiNkmO3wBhfD2u0bzCPkiT7h2V-_EaAiOrm_X6b2PIEX8J/s1600/1st+Ronin+game+against+Frances+-+Skirmish%252C+50pts%252C+28-03-20+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQMaLbSH50HKh98LfuKR_6mCzWveDjP-WuVWpx-ICATByZX2tGcEtvOasLrqzcoJeAtyfPv2p5BOFxYg2xhp-c17Xxp2imAUiNkmO3wBhfD2u0bzCPkiT7h2V-_EaAiOrm_X6b2PIEX8J/s320/1st+Ronin+game+against+Frances+-+Skirmish%252C+50pts%252C+28-03-20+%25288%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>This tactic of preventing a pile-in on my one decent fighter worked well initially, with the peasants briefly holding their own against the thugs at the crossroads. Bokusui was soon joined by the two peasants who had followed him through the crop field. However, while Bokusui & the peasant with yari combined managed to kill the Yakuza leader, the rest of the thugs quickly cut through the other peasants, then killed those who were aiding the warrior monk, leaving Bokusui alone fighting three foes. The brave monk managed to deal a Grievous Wound to one of his opponents before being Grievously Wounded himself, & then cut-down by three swords. Meanwhile the last remaining peasant at the crossroads who had been exchanging blows with the cudgel-armed Yakuza ruffian eventually succumbed to the assault.<br />
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<b>Final score</b><br />
Yakuza: 5.5 Victory Points<br />
Peasants: 2 Victory Points<br />
<br />Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-41807169964466862452020-03-14T15:02:00.000+00:002020-03-14T15:02:30.892+00:00Giant Ants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyB0VdKEAhqID_RG57WfIsT9iAL1DGPngPAj_ZPr_zhYzhxa3r-YvOUroY8HMOtyrYSQDP63tasijDC6koyayQ7FsBeLZ0myuM_2q4g3VRZ4YW5Qn426lN8XGl0iwBkvqj9-x5aqHRIVam/s1600/Giant+ants+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyB0VdKEAhqID_RG57WfIsT9iAL1DGPngPAj_ZPr_zhYzhxa3r-YvOUroY8HMOtyrYSQDP63tasijDC6koyayQ7FsBeLZ0myuM_2q4g3VRZ4YW5Qn426lN8XGl0iwBkvqj9-x5aqHRIVam/s200/Giant+ants+%25287%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><b>This week I finished 'D12' bases of Giant Ants for my Lustria-themed <i>Warhammer Quest </i>collection.</b> I will use the Giant Insects stats from <a href="http://www.wqchronicles.com/monsters/lizardmen.htm">Warhammer Quest Chronicles</a> for these critters, minus the Fly ability, & therefore reducing the gold for slaying each base to a meagre 4g. For comparison, Giant Spiders are worth 15g each. Giant Ants are the least deadly foe in Warhammer Quest, so I may make them 'D6+6' or even simple '12' in quantity when they are encountered in the game. I used cheap rubber joke shop ants for these, gluing two to each base as they are a little smaller than the Giant Spiders, & to better give the impression of a swarm.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_rDG0zTPRll3OquDu2RVJSkHBGCqJLfvIExDiEQgmxBCMJkPZ_43smYWio5pqnj31LHDbd6Fd73o3BEoZyr5KrHuH59tSi30UxNzX811LSB390QR2QCDYkMF0Gx3kgCmmiUezjqC-J34/s1600/Giant+ants+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_rDG0zTPRll3OquDu2RVJSkHBGCqJLfvIExDiEQgmxBCMJkPZ_43smYWio5pqnj31LHDbd6Fd73o3BEoZyr5KrHuH59tSi30UxNzX811LSB390QR2QCDYkMF0Gx3kgCmmiUezjqC-J34/s200/Giant+ants+%25285%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJpvIP-VV-OiOU0soG7B3GzdZP7RF2lBGEm9c9eVFYYtS17JutiQcSy0Ygt_GInkSZ0P3i8q8X-dlLHAKvu9fPyPfE7R9pmoRujgAHN-B-PkywQDXKHMvKsP8YHHMd6qD6CRYfUk4XLih/s1600/Giant+ants+%25288%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJpvIP-VV-OiOU0soG7B3GzdZP7RF2lBGEm9c9eVFYYtS17JutiQcSy0Ygt_GInkSZ0P3i8q8X-dlLHAKvu9fPyPfE7R9pmoRujgAHN-B-PkywQDXKHMvKsP8YHHMd6qD6CRYfUk4XLih/s200/Giant+ants+%25288%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>These were really straightforward to paint - it was preparing the 12 jungle bases that took the time! Next I will try chopping-up some of the many leftover ants & gluing body sections together to make some Giant Centipedes/Multipedes (they will probably only have 12 legs!) - a slightly more threatening prospect for the Warriors, at 30g each for slaying.Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-71513637964534508962020-02-22T13:01:00.000+00:002020-02-22T13:01:09.407+00:00Gigantic Snake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4em4Ob4Zl9BlMtJibJx7ZjjmL3VEg15fRaNVtHpeeXYouKOKJPrIEWRH4LiGytGgeTWB1t8-g-dww9_45343JRb5UQD6a41lajwsY726d3EtCUFwnTY30Up0ZN8eCAC-Zideev8P18XG/s1600/Gigantic+snake+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1000" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4em4Ob4Zl9BlMtJibJx7ZjjmL3VEg15fRaNVtHpeeXYouKOKJPrIEWRH4LiGytGgeTWB1t8-g-dww9_45343JRb5UQD6a41lajwsY726d3EtCUFwnTY30Up0ZN8eCAC-Zideev8P18XG/s200/Gigantic+snake+%25282%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a><b>I recently finished this gigantic snake for my Lustria-themed <i>Warhammer Quest </i>collection. </b>It's a hard rubber toy that I've had since my childhood (retrieved from my parents' attic). It took model paints well, & I'm pleased with the outcome. I'll be using the Giant Snake rules from the excellent <a href="http://www.wqchronicles.com/monsters/lizardmen.htm">Warhammer Quest Chronicles</a> website. Those stats make this a tough Monster for the adventuring Warriors, worth 570 gold for slaying. For comparison, a basic Ogre is worth 400 gold, a Gigantic Scorpion is 450 gold, while a <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2016/06/skink-champion-kroxigor.html">Kroxigor</a> is 750 gold.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2ZuZLxy-wgT-LIAG-vxERkuwB24ZQcVkf5gpZ6dNWP2Prtv9RCjdUymY2bTsy7FvvwMlHRwE5lbqNdYLGKXO6FcJMnXRcia-t-vOc_Jf3mN9p-g4GkC3ela3Mii7C6DPzsm__7H4BP6d/s1600/Gigantic+snake+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2ZuZLxy-wgT-LIAG-vxERkuwB24ZQcVkf5gpZ6dNWP2Prtv9RCjdUymY2bTsy7FvvwMlHRwE5lbqNdYLGKXO6FcJMnXRcia-t-vOc_Jf3mN9p-g4GkC3ela3Mii7C6DPzsm__7H4BP6d/s200/Gigantic+snake+%25283%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>As with my <a href="http://pawncocktail.blogspot.com/2016/05/gigantic-scorpion.html">Gigantic Scorpion</a>, following the size logic of giant & gigantic spiders in <i>Warhammer Quest</i>,
I termed this huge snake 'gigantic', & will count it as a Large
Monster, because it required a Ø60mm base (2x2 dungeon squares). It
will probably need a few Wounds added to it's profile to account for
being potentially open to more Warriors attacking it at once, & a
slightly higher Gold value as a reward for defeating it.Pawn Cocktailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343812514666857065.post-1624555266094392432020-01-30T09:41:00.001+00:002020-01-30T09:45:44.210+00:00Amaxon Serpent Priestess<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTJbpkbqGoN0Uy-nnE7d8NgU_wU1dEuY0GTKuYPXLebdlYwc2Yb38fNq4th8XNZC_IZ716lILGtE3Nan90o2rim4Yvd3390SLMChfnelVVj0SyQCRXX8O2Ll13M1IxQr8Wb2NGPhTtFbZ/s1600/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1200" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTJbpkbqGoN0Uy-nnE7d8NgU_wU1dEuY0GTKuYPXLebdlYwc2Yb38fNq4th8XNZC_IZ716lILGtE3Nan90o2rim4Yvd3390SLMChfnelVVj0SyQCRXX8O2Ll13M1IxQr8Wb2NGPhTtFbZ/s320/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a><b>This week I converted & painted a figure as an Amaxon* Serpent Priestess for my Lustria-themed <i>Warhammer Quest</i> collection.</b> I purchased the miniature via <a href="https://fenrisgames.com/shop#!/28mm-miniatures/c/2202348/offset=0&sort=normal">Fenris Games</a>, but didn't want the 'male-gaze' bare breasts & bum look for these fierce matriarchal warrior women - therefore with my limited Green Stuff putty skills, I sculpted a top & skirt. I'm pleased with the result, which is somewhere between the original 1980s fully-clothed 'punk-Native-American' vibe, & an 'Aztec-jungle-warrior-woman' look. Initially I instead tried sculpting a hanging fan of feathers around her neck, & then multiple beaded necklaces, but both were too challenging, hence the plain top. I may yet add a necklace of fangs from my Lizardmen bits though.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmoLqw1r3yvjfLbbAmjpR-eeWS3LsQo6QysUEp3Yhd1EFmniVhKIXYqFZ91q64SO2fRWRaQYXAz9mp42Q8lpj7KYN_vyCeeHRs1rYuVFY2VRVf5kFuLaBgUBeBeFMO9HUBnqeq87thTiT/s1600/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="663" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmoLqw1r3yvjfLbbAmjpR-eeWS3LsQo6QysUEp3Yhd1EFmniVhKIXYqFZ91q64SO2fRWRaQYXAz9mp42Q8lpj7KYN_vyCeeHRs1rYuVFY2VRVf5kFuLaBgUBeBeFMO9HUBnqeq87thTiT/s200/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25283%2529.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDSfv8oM9oet321Hq4RWp4MPv4NF9XMT-6krDSTxqxdHgyHrG_KGiUMrWh4ofzuEG4eZGVLhbg_GtyP-MeU4u2nBGPMp2XcjA-nqfxmbmKOmP2hQwrcfs6BYiEW38o5K_RHT6E93DH1Za/s1600/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDSfv8oM9oet321Hq4RWp4MPv4NF9XMT-6krDSTxqxdHgyHrG_KGiUMrWh4ofzuEG4eZGVLhbg_GtyP-MeU4u2nBGPMp2XcjA-nqfxmbmKOmP2hQwrcfs6BYiEW38o5K_RHT6E93DH1Za/s200/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25282%2529.JPG" width="121" /></a>The Amaxons of Lustria are said to be descended from the womenfolk of a Norscan raiding camp. When their barbarian menfolk disappeared venturing into the jungle, they survived & thrived alone, supposedly discovering powerful artefacts amidst ancient ruins which have granted them immortality & negated any need for men in their society. Although descended from pale-skinned Norscans, I will be painting my Amaxons with a collection more befitting the climate, as they are generations removed... & perhaps the story is a myth - perhaps they were already protecting the ruins of the Old Ones, long before the Norscans (& then the Empire) came to plunder!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpH65Eaz3Iv8ajrhhg30WTmQr96Ica73Qm7Ex3lL5pwF4yqDmHxyphxHbRxlJDUtJyMfsDhC9rLiDhv7JRze1BZCnJR1plnD5luYyNyElmx9WqXPURYvuyWvUSXrWeRuk3TbVmO3HoQ-5/s1600/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="614" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpH65Eaz3Iv8ajrhhg30WTmQr96Ica73Qm7Ex3lL5pwF4yqDmHxyphxHbRxlJDUtJyMfsDhC9rLiDhv7JRze1BZCnJR1plnD5luYyNyElmx9WqXPURYvuyWvUSXrWeRuk3TbVmO3HoQ-5/s200/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25284%2529.JPG" width="122" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmViMGjL65az_gVG7eJ08frwbbqFm16Vw3T_xtQtX1dlDGRKox-ehD4vtqeMmkTT7tt0gGWByN0s5N4umipDR-mTH_FnXn3XNdExLiJc1N22A2Kty0182V8FMhC4nKowXQz0X9gWO0icFq/s1600/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="730" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmViMGjL65az_gVG7eJ08frwbbqFm16Vw3T_xtQtX1dlDGRKox-ehD4vtqeMmkTT7tt0gGWByN0s5N4umipDR-mTH_FnXn3XNdExLiJc1N22A2Kty0182V8FMhC4nKowXQz0X9gWO0icFq/s200/Amaxon+Serpent+Priestess+%25286%2529.JPG" width="145" /></a>Priestesses are part of the religious sisterhood that governs the mysterious Amaxon society, possessing shamanic powers to harness the forces of nature against interlopers in their sacred jungles & Old One ruins - for instance hurling a swarm of bees, calling grasping vines, raising gales, or even escaping threats by turning into a cloud of butterflies.<br />
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* = I've chosen to go with the 'Amaxon' spelling rather than 'Amazon', because these matriachal tribes reside on & around the river Amaxon in Lustria, & the spelling is more fitting with that of the Lizardmen cities. <br />
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