Fight Like a Cimmerian…in Loincloths!
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About the Project
Several weeks ago I played my first game of 'Tribal' by Mana Press with my friend's two African tribes. I enjoyed the card-based game so much, I decided to build my own tribe. The problem was I did not want to buy more stuff, so I decided to go all Robert E. Howard, but without magic or monsters - just two tribes dishing it out! The obvious choice was Cimmerians versus their ancient enemies the Picts.These two factions are both tribal in nature, so they would fit in perfectly. I say this because I have a nice selection of Copplestone barbarians, supplemented by old Harlequin barbarians, Bronze Age barbarians and Reaper barbarians. I have had some of these for decades, and now I finally get to paint them! For the Picts, I have two boxes of Frostgrave Tribals I bought some time ago. These were supposed to be used for the Drúedain (Woses)in the 'Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game'. I guess they have found a new home in 'Tribal'.
Related Game: Tribal
Related Company: Mana Press
Related Genre: Fantasy
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Ready For A Game!
Hi everyone,
I have finished preparing my warband for play. I have built up 5 warrior bands, two with short weapons (normal side arms and shield), two with long weapons (great swords and axes) and one with bows.
I might add more units in the future, since I do have more barbarian miniatures, but I will not add any more bows. In Tribal, it is considered dishonourable to fight with bows and you get no honour tokens from it.
For my leaders, I have a Cimmerian king and a general, which are both considered warlords. For heroes, I have chosen three of my favourite miniatures from different manufacturers.
The gang altogether ready to play.
My second short weapon unit. All Copplestone miniatures.
The first long weapon unit from Copplestone. 
The second long weapon unit also from Copplestone. 
Last and definitely least, the not so honourable archer unit.
My Cimmerian king from Harlequin Miniatures, and my general from Reaper and a bannerman from Copplestone.
A selection of heroes. The first is from Reaper, the second from Heresy and the last from Harlequin.That is all for now. It is off to the club to smite some African tribesmen in the name of Crom!
Until next time, stay safe and have fun.
NR.
Putting Lead On The Table
Hi everyone,
This past week I have started another project on a subject that is very dear to my heart. Since I was young, I was constantly fascinated by three things: barbarians in fantasy and history, Norse and Greek mythology, and comics (mostly Marvel before they went down the woke toilet).
So when I had an excuse to paint up my Cimmerian-like barbarians, I could not resist. As I have written in the synopsis, I had an enjoyable time playing Tribal from Mana Press with two African tribes. So I decided to dive in with my own tribes, but in a minimal low fantastical setting. Hence the project.
The barbarians are mostly sculpted by Copplestone, but I have other barbarians from Harlequin miniatures (early Kev White), Reaper miniatures and Bronze Age miniatures – and they do not look anything like Arnold.
My miniatures look like real Cimmerians!I will be using my Cimmerian tribe to fight a force of Picts, that I will paint up in the future. The Picts are the traditional enemies of the Cimmerian peoples, and a campaign in that region would make sense. I will play the games completely with the rules of Tribal and I will add no magic or monsters. It will be just warrior on warrior action.
The battles will take place on the Cimmerian border with the Pictish wilderness.Before I do the above, I want to start playing with my barbarians immediately. That means if I wait until I paint them up – I will have to linger at least another 3 months.
Therefore, I will prepare the miniatures and play with them unpainted, gradually painting them up as I play against my friend’s African tribes.
Below is the first unit. In Tribal, there are 3 kinds of units: warriors with short weapons, warriors with long weapons, and warriors with missile weapons. I have a healthy mix.
Preparing the metal miniatures is quite straight forward, but I wanted to remove the puddle bases in order to make them look more natural on the MDF bases.
Below is the first of several units I am preparing. Next week I will show all the force ready to play and ready to paint up.
The first unit of Copplestone barbarians cleaned up.
The puddle bases have been removed and the models are glued to the MDF bases.
I add miliput to make a more natural looking base.
The detail on the base is Vallejo sand and some stones. They are now ready to be played or primed.That is all for now. This will be a side project, and one I will work on in between my main projects. The aim is to play within the world of Robert E. Howard, and painting them up is secondary.
Until next time, stay safe and have fun.
NR
