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Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:00 am
by ArcticFox
So I don't know how many here play tabletop wargames, but I thought I'd share a few pics of the armies I'm working on. Hopefully others will share theirs too! (Get crackin' Chozon :mrgreen: )O

All of these minis were painted using acrylic paint (My favorite is Valejo but there's also some P3 and Citadel in these.) And yes, this is my own work. Nobody paints my minis for me ;)

This is my Arcanists crew (for Malifaux), so far I've completed Rasputina, 3 Ice Gamins and an Essence of Power.

My Arcanists:
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The Essence of Power close up and a couple Ice Gamins
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Rasputina (Note the face under the ice :mrgreen: ):
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Re: Wargame Minuatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:25 am
by ArcticFox
Some minis we use in our Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game:

A lich:

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A mummy:

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An evil cleric:

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A dark elf assassin:

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Re: Wargame Minuatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:29 am
by ArcticFox
Some Warmachine minis: The faction is Protectorate of Menoth:

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Kreoss, the Warcaster:

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The Fire of Salvation warjack:

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The leader of the Exemplar Cinerators:

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A couple of the Exemplar Cinerators:

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A couple more Exemplar Cinerators:

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A Vigilant class warjack (Note the gold Cygnar insignia on the shield arm, representing a dead enemy Warcaster :mrgreen: )

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Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:36 am
by ccgr
impressive...how long does it take you to paint one?

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:42 am
by ArcticFox
It depends... if it's part of a large unit then each individual mini gets relatively little detail. I'll post some examples from my Warhammer force, but one of those can be done in a couple of hours. If it's one that gets more individual attention it can take a couple days. The Kreoss Warcaster took me 3 days, the Fire of Salvation took 3... The unit of Cinerators probably about a week.

I plan to post from my Warhammer armies next, but first I gotta get them out of their cases 'cause those are my tournament armies :D

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:16 am
by Chozon1
Dude. Nice...how did you do the bases to make them look like snow?

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:22 am
by ccgr
So is it an insult if a guy shows up to a tournament with unpainted miniatures?

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:46 am
by ArcticFox
Chozon1 wrote:Dude. Nice...how did you do the bases to make them look like snow?
Thanks! The snow is from model railroad scenery snow, with a white undercoat since the stuff tends to be pretty translucent. The ice is from a gel-like water effects substance I got from a gaming store that prettymuch stinks for what I wanted it for but it was perfect for this.

ccgr wrote:So is it an insult if a guy shows up to a tournament with unpainted miniatures?
Some people do take umbrage at somebody showing up to play with unpainted minis, and in fact most tournaments require 3 colors minimum in an army. There's a practical reason, though... If you're playing an opponent whose entire army is primer gray, it can be tough to distinguish different unit types from one another, and that's a real issue in a tournament.

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:37 pm
by ccgr
There's a practical reason, though... If you're playing an opponent whose entire army is primer gray, it can be tough to distinguish different unit types from one another, and that's a real issue in a tournament.

ahh...that makes sense.

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:15 am
by Syksy
Very nice!

One day when I have the time and motivation, I could post some of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles and 40k figures I got on my shelf. Haven't played or painted them for ages, but you might've sparked old fire a little bit with these fotos here :) need to find a motivated gaming group maybe first.

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:54 am
by ArcticFox
Hehe glad I could stoke the fires :wink:

Here's some added fuel:

These are from my Warhammer Fantasy Battles tournament Bretonnia army...

Field Trebuchet (Bases on the peasants aren't done yet)

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Another view of the trebuchet...

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Knight of the Realm

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Some Grail Knights (Bases not done yet)

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More Grail Knights

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And the General, Lord Guy d'Lyonesse

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Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:15 am
by ArcticFox
And some Black Templars from Warhammer 40,000

Castelan Draco

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The Emperor's Champion

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A Master of Sanctity in Terminator Armor

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Some Assault Marines

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Some Crusaders

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Marshal von Richthofen

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Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:29 pm
by ArcticFox
My daughter is in on it now too!

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Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:03 pm
by ccgr
awww

Re: Wargame Miniatures

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:16 pm
by Oblivions_Key
Wow this is epic. Do you get to play much? Or only like for tournaments?