Sunday, 24 March 2013
Ral Partha Ghost Dragon.
Yet another eBay win, I've been after a big project for some time now & for ten quid this seemed worth a punt.
This is a bit more modern than my usual purchases having been manufactured in 2000. Should be fun to paint but it will need a lot of prep' work pegging joints & filling gaps as the fit of the parts is pretty terrible.
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Infernal Drummer.
Another Grenadier Miniature from the Skeletons - Raiders of the Undead set:
Not one of my favourite miniatures from the set, probably why he's taken so long to paint, but a nice figure none the less.
From a dungeon crawling point of view he could provide a drums in the deep vibe to the subterranean environment I suppose.
From a dungeon crawling point of view he could provide a drums in the deep vibe to the subterranean environment I suppose.
Monday, 25 February 2013
More Boney Goodness.
Yet another very reasonable eBay purchase, this time a Grenadier Miniatures Skeleton Knight c. 1986:
He joins the ranks of what I consider the recently deceased, equipped as they are with the standard D&D pseudo- medieval arms and armour:
Once again a good quality sculpt from a bygone era with nice animation & weaponry in reasonable proportion.
Once again a good quality sculpt from a bygone era with nice animation & weaponry in reasonable proportion.
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Tsathoggua.
All the way from the nighted depths of N'kai:
I picked him up along with a job lot of other RAFM Call of Cthulhu miniatures for a bargain price, it was a bit of a punt really having had very little to do with this range before, but they aren't bad at all.
Doubt he'll ever make it to the table as intended as I don't use miniatures for Call of Cthulhu, but he will make a superb demon for old school D&D when I get round to it.
I picked him up along with a job lot of other RAFM Call of Cthulhu miniatures for a bargain price, it was a bit of a punt really having had very little to do with this range before, but they aren't bad at all.
Doubt he'll ever make it to the table as intended as I don't use miniatures for Call of Cthulhu, but he will make a superb demon for old school D&D when I get round to it.
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Armoured Skeleton.
Another 1980s offering from Grenadier Miniatures, a very nicely sculpted Skeleton Knight:
Really like this figure & frankly you'd struggle to find anything remotely as good these days, I particularly like the realistically proportioned battle-axe.
Really like this figure & frankly you'd struggle to find anything remotely as good these days, I particularly like the realistically proportioned battle-axe.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Grenadier Miniatures Skeleton Buccaneer.
Found this miniature on eBay last year & got him painted up last week as a bit of light relief.
I always thought I was familiar with Andy Chernak's skeletons but this is yet another that I don't remember, perhaps we didn't receive all Grenadiers output here in the U.K. Nice sculpt though.
I always thought I was familiar with Andy Chernak's skeletons but this is yet another that I don't remember, perhaps we didn't receive all Grenadiers output here in the U.K. Nice sculpt though.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Reviving the Retro Dungeon.
After a brief sabbatical from all things dungeon related 2013 has seen the Retro Dungeon project gaining a little momentum again.
Firstly I've scored some more Ral Partha 'gold' in the form of an AD&D miniatures Bonesnapper:
Not one of your classic AD&D creatures by any means but a useful challenge for lower level parties. I have fonder memories than most of these creatures from the Fiend Folio probably because I purchased this instead of the Monster Manual when given the choice, a decision that I never rectified. Anyway a really excellent sculpt, well up to modern standards. The base details are a particularly nice touch.
The second & more interesting piece of news is that my mould maker is currently processing the moulds and masters for my Torchlight Fantasy Products clone:
I'm hoping to get these into production around March/April when the weather starts to warm up & I can use the workshop for casting. The current plan is to offer the pieces for sale in sets of 12 pieces for around £25. I won't finalise the composition of the sets yet but I'm inclined to offer a basic set with corridors & rooms, a corridor set & a room set with a few extra features, pillars etc. Starting out this way I can use a common box size for all sets to standardise postage & packaging.
Still got to come up with a catchy product name but along the lines of Crypts of Darkness, Buried Vaults etc etc. Any sensible suggestions gladly recieved.
Firstly I've scored some more Ral Partha 'gold' in the form of an AD&D miniatures Bonesnapper:
Not one of your classic AD&D creatures by any means but a useful challenge for lower level parties. I have fonder memories than most of these creatures from the Fiend Folio probably because I purchased this instead of the Monster Manual when given the choice, a decision that I never rectified. Anyway a really excellent sculpt, well up to modern standards. The base details are a particularly nice touch.
The second & more interesting piece of news is that my mould maker is currently processing the moulds and masters for my Torchlight Fantasy Products clone:
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| A small selection of the prototypes. |
I'm hoping to get these into production around March/April when the weather starts to warm up & I can use the workshop for casting. The current plan is to offer the pieces for sale in sets of 12 pieces for around £25. I won't finalise the composition of the sets yet but I'm inclined to offer a basic set with corridors & rooms, a corridor set & a room set with a few extra features, pillars etc. Starting out this way I can use a common box size for all sets to standardise postage & packaging.
Still got to come up with a catchy product name but along the lines of Crypts of Darkness, Buried Vaults etc etc. Any sensible suggestions gladly recieved.
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