Weekender XLBS: Reforging Old Armies & 3D Printing WWII!
May 5, 2019 by dignity
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Happy Sunday Backstagers!
It’s the XLBS.
I can’t wait to see what Warren has for us today.
Let’s get our hobby on Brothers and Sisters! We are the COG/LOL/Backstagers….
Happy Sunday!!!
Happy Sunday,
wow @warzan your hobby time was well spend.
Happy Sunday!
Gerry must have had a senior moment when referring to the Saga universe book for the Vikings etc. Yes there are a number of ‘Dark Ages’ armies in there but the sourcebook itself is “Age of Vikings” which comes with 12 different faction boards.
Now I know that he knows he really knew that…
I watched a documentary about a real troll hunter in Norway and apparently there are many different kinds of troll. There are two main types: The Forest Trolls and The Mountain Trolls. There are also many subspecies, like the Tosserlad, Ringlefinch, Dovregubben and Jotnar.
More here…
https://thetrollhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Troll
@warzan Amon Sul (Weathertop)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk47qO8rW4Y
Ahahahahahaha your kids rule. Here in Australia that word gets thrown around so easily and freely it genuinely took me a few seconds to understand why it was a problem. There’s a saying “We call our mates Cults and Cults Mate” when I used to live in Uni accommodation with people from overseas it seems like we might be alone in doing this. “Listen mate back off or there’s going to be a problem” “Hey this cult come here mate have a beer” The elves are looking really good. For the banner in 40K the Grey Knights have a Character… Read more »
The Red-Back spider (Aussie Black Widow) is an example of two things:
1. An awesome yet easy paint scheme, particularly for a chain paint.
2. Straightforward Aussie naming conventions! 😉
Far out Elessar2590, you’re supposed to use photos of drop bears or Noah’s Arks when highlighting the dangers of the local wildlife. Anyone would think you’re trying to scare people into not visiting.
Backstagers, I apologise for my fellow citizen’s behaviour. This photo is not to scale. Redbacks are only ~thumbnail-sized.
@Warzan fantasy Vikings add some Werewolfs
Happy Sunday! If I met my clone, I’d talk trains because no-one else ever wants to talk to me about them! @warzan That is a great idea of using the Bolt Action terrain on the elves, and the Hirts Arts on the Chaos. The basing and armies look very good. Sally 4th make a range of MDF inserts for Really Useful boxes. Perhaps worth having a look at their site for ideas. Tamiya do lovely dinosaurs kits but it is extra work for Lloyd or John! Re: Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman has a good book on it, which I enjoyed… Read more »
dettol is always the best
Also any fantasy Viking army without Valkyrie is like a German WW2 army without a Stug, just wrong on so many levels!
@warzan, I did this storage solution last year. It works a treat!
https://www.beastsofwar.com/project/1228712/
Really good project!
Cheers @Robert. I store all my minis like this now 🙂
Thanks Matt. Just asked where @warzan sources his sheets from…..then scrolled down and found this excellent project!
Nice work on the the bases Warren. Personally I don’t like walls and things on bases but you’ve done them well
No comment on the Superhero movie thing because I’m not interested
For Norse ideas just watch The Almighty Johnstons.It will give you all the ideas you need
Looking forward to seeing some 15mm medium sized SAGA as well
There is a forum thread at Tomahawk for Scifi SAGA
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/studiotomahawk/sci-fi-saga-variant-long-post-t523.html?sid=00f01499e16ec520e83d2f0ca66c85b7
Just as an aside
While people have been mentioning Middle Earth I have been listening to the audio drama the BBC did years ago while at work
I had forgotten it was 17 years between Bilbo leaving the Shire and Frodo setting off to Mordor with the ring
The BBC radio play is amazing. Have it all on CD
It’s on the NI libraries app to download at the moment
Happy Sunday! I also think the Spring Clean has been fabulous and it would be great to do every year. Like @Warzan I spent 8 straight hours in the zone yesterday getting it done. So much so that ashamedly I forgot to take many WIP photos. Bits of ideas for this had been swilling around in my mind for some months/years and getting them all out and turning them into something was just so liberating. While I was working on the model my mind was working on his story, the overall theme and how I was going to present it… Read more »
Happy COG day,
Love the new design on the hat @warzan will they be available in the OTT store? Or can I reserve one for when I am over in July ?
Trolls ,giants and dragons/worms for Viking monsters.
@avernos you would even struggle to get some of the reaper dragons on a 10 x 10 cm base they can be huge!
On the subject of the spider base coat with the black then hit it with the colour shift paints and mark a pattern on top like you discussed to give a realistic look.
@warzan I think the dino with the spiked carapace is the Anklosaurus?
Also, stunned that a discussion of fantasy Norse doesn’t not mention the superb range from Mierce Miniatures for their Darklands range: https://mierce-miniatures.com/index.php?act=cat&cre=dkl-nor&sou=cat
if any of us could afford them it probably would have, we’d need to knock over the northern bank for that….and these days they watch out for it. Once bitten and all that 😉
They even changed the name of the bank to Dankse to try and confuse would be robbers!
clever clever bastards
Happy Sunday!
Great show, and what great progress from Warren on the spring challenge, mate you should be real proud of those armies, they look great!
Great accompaniment to some early morning Sunday hobby progress 🙂
Happy Sunday brilliant show, you have now made me sorry i gave away my high elves whf miniatures Warren, love the job you have done and the chaos basing also.
Masturbate! He said Masturbate! 😉
Is “cult” now a codeword? So the “Cult” of OnTableTop? oO Dudes?! I’m confused
😉
We all are cults at some point of our lives *g*
Happy Sunday! And Lance, all the best to you and your bride!
How about dinosaur tank riders? A unit of skinks on the back of a triceratops?
Excellent episode team! Loving all the hobby hints and tricks.
@warzan I’m intrigued by the magnetic sheet. Can you give some more details on what it is/where you got it from?
Man I get genuinely sad when the weekender XLBS ends these days
@warzan Viking monster ideas:
Fire giant from Muspelheim (Balrog would suit for this)
Ice giant from Jotunheim
Chained serpent, like a trained Jörmungandr
Yeti type creature?
Anyway happy Sunday fellow cultists!
Happy Sunday, another great show.
For Warren’s Vikings I’d add trolls, frost giants and some big honking wolves. The elves and chaos boys are looking great.
Justin’s castle walls just look really off in my opinion. Either the crenellations are too long or the walls are too short or both.
And to be a bit pedantic Vikings did not use broadswords. The broadsword is characterised by a swept or basket hilt. Just call them swords.
I’m with Gerry on putting trolls into Vikings to make them fantasy. For added horror you should use troll dolls. ?. Being serious though, you could possibly ask any Scandinavia Backstagers to check their local tourist souvenir shop for troll figurines which you could repurpose; would give your army’s trolls a unique look that’s different from the regular fantasy troll minis and would reenforce the theme visually. It might be a bit vanilla, but you could add in a dragon; remember one of the most well known named dragons in real world mythology is Fafnir. Speaking of mythology you could… Read more »