The family has all been sick
this last week. Spent a lot of time just lying in bed, coughing… Still, I
managed to get a few things done… Most of the hobby time this week was just
prepping, basing and priming all the new
toys from Black Tree
Design (I like to do that – whenever new toys arrive – prep, base,
prime and goop bases the lot of
them – so they’re all ready to just paint whenever the mood strikes)
(Remember: click on the pictures
for a bigger version):
Four peasants from Black Tree Design that are
replacing members of a existing
unit of peasants for Lion
Rampant (or Dragon Rampant).
The four that are being replaced are four of the guys with daggers and swords
which are going to be seeing sevice as thugs and thieves in Frostgrave
warbands… I know, I know… I could have just used the old figures as both
peasants in Lion Rampant and thugs/thieves in Frostgrave… but I like having
dedicated figures for specific units/games. To tell the truth, when I ordered
the extra peasants (because I have another 12 BTD figures for a complete second
unit of peasants for Lion Rampant yet to paint…) I was under the impression
that the unit wasn’t complete for some reason… I didn’t order them specifically
to replace existing members, it just sort of worked out that way…
The entire unit – a mix of BTD
and Crusader
Miniatures and a dude with a sickle that came from
I-don’t-know-where. Some of the Crusader figures might get mixed and matched in
with the second unit of peasants when I get to painting them…
A “Templar” for Frostgrave from Hasslefree
Miniatures.
The beginnings of what may turn
out to be two or three Frostgrave Warbands made up of more “Eastern”
characters.
On the left is an Archer I got
in a trade from Bob
in Edmonton a few years back and can’t remember the manufacturer (I
know Bob got them to review for some magazine…?) I got a dozen of these and
some Sea Peoples from the same manufacturer. Next to him is a character (from
Mega Miniatures) I originally imagined as a Wizard, but I’m thinking could also
be used as a wizened old Captain (looks like skin and bones but actually tight as a bow string, fast as a whip and deadlier than could be imagined - age and treachery and all that...). Finally, on the right, are two from Black Tree Design one will see
action as a Knight (sword, shield, mail) the other as a Man-at-Arms (sword,
shield, “leather” armour).
This isn't a newly painted figure. This is actually one of the oldest
figures I have that still has it’s original paint job… I thought I’d take a
picture as I’m finally going to strip of that paint and redo him – he’s perfect
for a Frostgrave thief. Stay tuned for that...
I have a batch of other BTD
figures I’ve finished up as well but I’ll be posting them in a separate article
– as they’re kind of a complete force…
Coming soon on Tim’s Miniature Wargaming Blog:
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Love the btd peasants I've got some of their bill men i found them easy to paint the eastern gents look good too
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Thanks Iain! I agree - BTD stuff is really nice to paint.
DeleteAll good, but I especially like the Middle Easter guys. The blue tunic is great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Preacher! I have a lot of those medieval muslims on my workbench and I'm having a lot of fun with them. Ultimately they will turn out to be a very colourful lot (much like my samurai). The downside of painting guys individually - with patterned clothes - is it's very, very slow...
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