Well, 2015 is off to a very nice start hobby-wise, as I managed to get two monsters done after the champagne buzz wore off. A beautiful cockatrice sculpt from Otherworld and a cool frogman from Ral Partha (currently available as "Inchon" from Ironwind Metals) who will fill the role of slaad in my collection. Two nice big checkmarks in the "D&D Creatures of Note" done. Happy days.
Speaking of D&D, my family Barrowmaze campaign finally made it down underground to do some real dungeon-delving (at last!) which gave me the chance to, at long last, break out my new dungeon tiles. These were printed out from the Skulldred site, attached with spray adhesive to black foamcore, and cut out in lots of standard shapes for geomorphs. Easy to do and I think they make for a great tabletop dungeon crawl when combined with a few choice items from the old GamesWorkshop Dungeon Tiles, which are widely available as pdf's on the web.
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| Our adventurers trek through the mud and bog of my tea-laden board enroute |
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| The first "real" dungeon room of Barrowmaze, complete with scratch-built block and tackle |
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| Oh no! Not the old "portcullis drop and skeletons-in-a-closet" trap! |
I hope your year is off to a smashing start as well, leadpeeps. Take care.
Wow, real inspiring pics of game !
ReplyDeleteThe frogman and the baby coquatrice are also splendid, that's a cracking start for 2015 !
Thanks very much, JB. I am looking forward to adding some more monsters from OW very soon- their sculpts never cease to amaze.
ReplyDeleteJust found this blog and spent an enjoyable time browsing through your various posts. Excellent painting and impeccable taste when it comes to manufacturers: I shall doubtless be visiting again!
ReplyDeleteHmm, can't seem to 'join this site' for some reason. Oh well, consider yourself bookmarked.
DeleteThanks very much for the kind words and for taking the time to look around; I am always interested in getting another opinion on models, paint jobs, color choices, etc, so welcome. I am not sure why you'd be having issues joining the site- is the Google connect thingy over on the right not working? I'll have a look. Cheers!
DeleteI look forward to seeing more of your work. Viz. the Friend Connect thang, when I click the blue button a window comes up apologising that, 'We're sorry...We were unable to handle your request. Please try again or return a bit later.' However, I have 'joined' other blogs between my previous and recent attempts without problem. Weird stuff.
DeleteWhat a great homage to Barrowmaze. Thank you! Looks great :)
ReplyDeleteThat means a whole lot to me, Greg. Barrowmaze has been great fun for me and my family, so Thank You! for making it what it is. Thanks for stopping by!
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