Because the RGD set now exists I'd rather WGA focus on other things, but as the RGD ones are not the pinnacle of sculpting greatness, if they really wanted to make an Amazons set I'd rather they ti...
Because the RGD set now exists I'd rather WGA focus on other things, but as the RGD ones are not the pinnacle of sculpting greatness, if they really wanted to make an Amazons set I'd rather they ti...
It looks like I've been found out but yes, Strike Witches was indeed, a major contributing factor but the real story is so much longer about how this became to be.But in the mean time, here are the...
@Steffen Seitter What was lost? Mastery of small machinery and computers similar to this: That allowed them to create self aware automated helpers like this: Unfortunately these mac...
@JTam that I do! I'll look that up. David M. Glantz's book is the main work on it; as long as this isn't too derivative of that it should be good. Seems to mostly be told from the German viewpoint,...
Googled "Space Amazons" to see what a Deathfields Amazon team might look like. This was the best result:
@Red Bee A touch of this then?
@Mark Dewis I think @Caratacus is the true zombie/skeleton pirate fan. But that's a fine idea. Labor and cost intensive for an army. But maybe for a regiment or a Mordheim...
Yeah, not sure how small Lizardmen is more verboten than human sized Lizardmen.
@JTam Just had a thought. The Perry AWI kits have that seperate hat thing they do on their older kits. There's some tricorns in those sprues I think - potentially they could be slapped on skeletons...
Slowly getting there, some more touch ups before weathering, but here you go:
Yep. Only the arms/weapons are Stargrave (Mercenaries kit, IIRC). Everything else is Bulldogs except the left arm on the leader, which is from Cannon Fodder.
@Selrahc Usually the GW products worth looking at are the skirmish ones, especially the starter sets. Subracting the cost of the rulebook (which is one area GW are generally the same price as every...
@Brian Van De Walker that is actually why i say the closer you can get to $15 the better. resellers always mark up their sprues, and if you want the product to be more attractive than just buying f...
Yes, the Historicans moves away from the Fall of the Roman Empire more to a transition period. The true Dark Age of Human History is the Bronze Age Colapse - we actual know NOTHING about which kno...
There are two trading marks of the Illyrians; The sica and the lack of belts. Most Equipment was Greek/Hellenistic as the largest influence on the Illyrians. Mixing in Norricum and Pannonian Celts...
I really like the RGD set (probably going to be my next set of theirs that I pick up), but, when I think Amazon I think Wonder Woman and crew with a more Greek Hoplite feel. As an added bonus it wo...
@Estoc this is a skink Good luck to any lawyer defending a tradmark based on short anthromorphic lizards.
I really like the more cartoonish proportions, and having the dog heads on the reptile bodies. It fits a lot of the older descriptions of Kobolds in D&D, while still being true to modern stuff....
@William Redford Same here mate. It is also the way I feel when I browse the Printable Scenery website... and I did not have much luck with the 3d print services Printable Scenery recommended....
There hasnt yet been anyway for me (as a non-3d printer owner) to get anything so I have kind of lost interest. This of course will change if and when prints are available for purchase. But right n...
both skinks and dnd's lizard kobolds have active copyrights as far as I can tell, using either of them might cause a lawsuit.
@Charles Tottington You're absolutely right that the dog head grafted on a completely reptilian body builder body looks like an afterthought. A cool idea perhaps to attempt to make eve...
@Mark Dewis Don't you have a particular interest in this fight? Brand new:
I've been listening to https://youtu.be/2QBA6ZPmj3Q while doing so.e chores today. I knew he had some connections, but it seems Pyrrhus was sheltered in Illyria as a child. I've been preparing som...
@Berggeit All the volumes I have are very well done. Here and there the translation to English isn't perfect but nothing inhibits understanding. Please post a review of the Jap...
That's so true, Anaia ! Mines and... sometimes mass graves. I forgot to specify the original use of the "sica" in mountain populations : a magnificent sheperd's and hunter's tool for cutting up an...
@JTam I sure will but certainly wait until the models are up for pre-order.
@JTam I did consider getting the Feudal Japan one from Painting War a while ago. So good to know they are good books.
@Geoff Maybury Which one is one of your favorite rules?
@Pierre Lerdou-Udoy Well, and the landmines.
@H M Lucid Eye really hit it out of the park with the Sea People.
@JTam They have been there for a long, long time though :(
@JTam Those Sea Peoples are exceptional, but they sure could use some Sherden allies... (wink wink, nudge nudge WGA ;)
I agree with William. His (your) analysis is a good starting point. The Balkans are, from Antiquity until today, an ethnic mosaic. Finding the archetype of the Illyrian warrior is absolutely impos...
@Pierre Lerdou-Udoy Himself was his doom, trying to chomp too many european countries, ironically once he said : "With bayonets you can do a lot of things, except sit on them". Well in Spain happen...
In metal there are a lot of them, they lack in plastics, so Frostgrave-like range would be welcome, with different bodies and armour types, as in the pool I think that figures as depicted by classi...
@JTam Snap one of my favorite rules buying Viterex sprues from sprue shop to convert.
This looks like a good set and I like the background. I would get this set in a solid form (no 3d printer), though as I am not a fan of the mutations, I would hope to have enough parts to be able t...
@Selrahc "ONE DAY MY SON, ONE DAY" At least we can dream!!!.😭
I would get this, having neither cf box so far (monetary issues at the time), but with Xenos Rampant now released, who knows
@JTam Had some real good games, only finished because the two players with the bigest majority of figures moved to London with their jobs. Still got some bits hanging around in the shed, would have...
@Hudson Adams although I to haven't got into 3D printing at home I appreciate that this lets you produce some excellent line additions. As long as you have reputable third-party 3D printers in diff...
Wrong harness? No harness = scalpel 😆@JTam yes, I have "Anton" too, but now he has a Mauser 😇 Whatever the shortcomings of these may or may not be I'm just happy that there'll be a boxful of...
I quite enjoyed the Lost Regiment series and did consider a gaming project based on it, with using GW Kroot models for the Tugar.
@William Ings Oh yeah, that's a decent signature weapon: Semi related: Find it humorous that in England a people named after a type of knife are currently trying to ban/control knives.
@Geoff Maybury I recently read the first book in that series. That's a great game idea. Using 15mm humans and 25mm orcs is a really clever way to show the disparity in s...
@JTam from my understanding, they are known for their use of the Sica, a curved sword their blend of gear was mainly Hellenistic and La Tène. But also a fair bit of Thracian and later, Ro...
@JTam I would disagree, it was a world war afterall so ideally you would want to portray some fronts other than the west especially when it's the British. The Wolseley Helmet then opens up more opp...