Hi!
I've been thinking about the possibility of using the rules from Leviathan as the basis for skirmish gaming. I've been having great fun over the course of the last several months using other rule systems to play games in the Aeroth setting but never really looked into the possibility of the very rules I've been ranting about all this time!
Therefore I am going to bash together a draft version and see what I can come up with as the rules in Leviathan are actually really quite good and I believe they could make an excellent skirmish set with only minor tweaking!
I have rummaged out enough miniatures to allow me to try out some games in 28mm scale and will be cracking on with sculpting and casting some suitable stuff as soon as possible!
I've got enough figures to represent a good sized goblin warband, elves, orcs and even barbarians but am somewhat short of dwarves at the moment so will be sourcing a few more while I develop the project a bit!
Forces will consist of up to 20 figures a side supported by one or two warbeasts. I did consider going for a more Mordheim approach with small groups of adventurers supported by their minions but prefer Necromunda with gangs facing off with their own transport supporting them!
This will allow me to really go to town with conversions and scratch builds as I want to have each figure and creature to look different and unique!
I will be very limited money wise for the project but will be setting a small amount of pennies aside per month to allow me to continue my progress. At present I'm aiming to get the goblins finished before moving onto the elves.
Along side this I hope to be able to actually get some time to sculpt again which will mean my boar company dwarves will be getting cast up along side some new races I've been designing!
All the best!
Monday, 28 November 2011
Friday, 25 November 2011
Leviathan!
Hi!
As I have taken on the responsibility of getting a new Battles With Miniatures ezine put together I thought it might be a plan to start getting some articles on Leviathan put together!
I've pretty much graduated into 15mm scale figures these days and have been harping on about getting rid of all my 28mm stuff and have even sold nearly all my resin Leviathan stuff. This has left me with a bit of a quandary as I really want to support Leviathan in the new ezine but I haven't got anything like enough to make this a viable option at present.
The problem is I like the idea of playing some games in larger scales! I may yet decide to pick up a few bits and bobs to allow me to play some small games!
I think I'm going to have to settle with posting articles on painting stuff and new rules for the time being but was wondering if folks have anything they would specifically like to see with regards to Leviathan? I am going to be interviewing some of the Grendel staff so if there's any questions you want me to ask about any of their systems please post it here!
All the best!
As I have taken on the responsibility of getting a new Battles With Miniatures ezine put together I thought it might be a plan to start getting some articles on Leviathan put together!
Leviathan Rulebook
I've pretty much graduated into 15mm scale figures these days and have been harping on about getting rid of all my 28mm stuff and have even sold nearly all my resin Leviathan stuff. This has left me with a bit of a quandary as I really want to support Leviathan in the new ezine but I haven't got anything like enough to make this a viable option at present.
The problem is I like the idea of playing some games in larger scales! I may yet decide to pick up a few bits and bobs to allow me to play some small games!
I think I'm going to have to settle with posting articles on painting stuff and new rules for the time being but was wondering if folks have anything they would specifically like to see with regards to Leviathan? I am going to be interviewing some of the Grendel staff so if there's any questions you want me to ask about any of their systems please post it here!
All the best!
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Battles With Miniatures!
Hi!
Some of you may remember the old gaming magazine Anvil and even the free i-Kore magazine Battles With Miniatures. They were an interesting mixture of painting articles, background and forcelists that in the case of Anvil covered Leviathan, Warzone and an assortment of other bits and pieces while Battles With Miniatures was solely for Void.
After a bit of discussion with the chaps at Scotia Grendel I've volunteered to put together a new edition of Battles With Miniatures which will be covering bits and bobs from all of Scotia Grendels ranges be it Leviathan, Kryomek or Void 1.1!
Some of you may remember the old gaming magazine Anvil and even the free i-Kore magazine Battles With Miniatures. They were an interesting mixture of painting articles, background and forcelists that in the case of Anvil covered Leviathan, Warzone and an assortment of other bits and pieces while Battles With Miniatures was solely for Void.
After a bit of discussion with the chaps at Scotia Grendel I've volunteered to put together a new edition of Battles With Miniatures which will be covering bits and bobs from all of Scotia Grendels ranges be it Leviathan, Kryomek or Void 1.1!
I am hoping to get a bit of an article put together about Leviathan including some new unit stats and a how to article on the creation of the converted lesser goblin wartower amongst other things but I am putting out the word that I am looking for articles to put in!
It can be anything from a battle report to a pictures of a painted miniature or some background material!
If you are interested please contact me here or over on the SCOTIA GRENDEL FORUM!
All the best!
Sunday, 13 November 2011
League Marines
Hi!
Well I have been having a rummage through my unpainted 15mm scale figures and found these chaps:
Originally from Peter Pig they are amongst the oldest figures I have in the Stainless Steel Rat project, predating it by several years they were originally purchased for a long failed World War 2 project but I never got rid of them. When I started this project I even went as far as doing a test piece for the Leagues finest:
Well I have been having a rummage through my unpainted 15mm scale figures and found these chaps:
US GI Troops
Originally from Peter Pig they are amongst the oldest figures I have in the Stainless Steel Rat project, predating it by several years they were originally purchased for a long failed World War 2 project but I never got rid of them. When I started this project I even went as far as doing a test piece for the Leagues finest:
Captain Gristle
Alas I never got any further than painting him up. Still with a new found sense of money saving I have decided to finish the platoon of them! It will provide some handy good guys for Slippery Jim to command or indeed to chase him if he commits any more felonies!
The original Captain Gristle conversion resulted in a rather heavily armoured figure whose weapon looked rather out of place. With the new conversion I am planning on lightening the armour a bit and updating the weapon to a blaster of some sort.
I plan on making a start on the little fellows once I get back to Portsmouth with the aim of getting them finished asap so I can get on with painting the rest of the bits and bobs I am taking with me which will hopefully result in there being a fully playable couple of forces to play with!
All the best!
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Stainless Steel Collection!
Hi
I am currently up at my folks and have rummaged out my Stainless Steel Rat collection! I had been thinking of selling it off as I am having a major clear out of miniatures but as soon as I looked at the little fellows I remembered the fun I've had collecting, painting and gaming with them.
I've therefore decided to resurrect the project to a limited degree. The problem is the miniatures are here in Edinburgh and I live in Portsmouth at the moment. If I was driving back I could simply shove them in the boot and be off but as I am flying with only hand luggage, I may struggle to transport my collection.
I know one remedy would be to simply post them down but I have very (read almost no) space in my current abode as there are four of us sharing.
Therefore I am going to grab some bits and bobs from my unpainted pile and bring that with me. I hope to be able to paint them up while I am busily working away at getting my own range of sci-fi figures sculpted. I've had great fun working on my own fantasy miniatures in 15mm scale and am relishing having a go at sci-fi.
It's not going to be hard military sci-fi though as I feel there's enough companies out there doing a sterling job of covering that area. I am aiming to produce pulp and science fantasy with daring heroes swashing their buckle, damsels in distress, femme fatales, evil aliens, retro robots and more!
I have mentioned it before as I believe that there's space for miniatures inspired by Flash Gordon, Slippery Jim diGriz, Starwars and all sorts of stuff that doesn't require tons of realistic tanks and future versions of the current military!
Worry not! The rest of my 15mm sci fi collection will be reunited with me at some point once my girlfriend and myself have settled down somewhere more permanent!
All the best!
I am currently up at my folks and have rummaged out my Stainless Steel Rat collection! I had been thinking of selling it off as I am having a major clear out of miniatures but as soon as I looked at the little fellows I remembered the fun I've had collecting, painting and gaming with them.
I've therefore decided to resurrect the project to a limited degree. The problem is the miniatures are here in Edinburgh and I live in Portsmouth at the moment. If I was driving back I could simply shove them in the boot and be off but as I am flying with only hand luggage, I may struggle to transport my collection.
I know one remedy would be to simply post them down but I have very (read almost no) space in my current abode as there are four of us sharing.
Therefore I am going to grab some bits and bobs from my unpainted pile and bring that with me. I hope to be able to paint them up while I am busily working away at getting my own range of sci-fi figures sculpted. I've had great fun working on my own fantasy miniatures in 15mm scale and am relishing having a go at sci-fi.
It's not going to be hard military sci-fi though as I feel there's enough companies out there doing a sterling job of covering that area. I am aiming to produce pulp and science fantasy with daring heroes swashing their buckle, damsels in distress, femme fatales, evil aliens, retro robots and more!
I have mentioned it before as I believe that there's space for miniatures inspired by Flash Gordon, Slippery Jim diGriz, Starwars and all sorts of stuff that doesn't require tons of realistic tanks and future versions of the current military!
Worry not! The rest of my 15mm sci fi collection will be reunited with me at some point once my girlfriend and myself have settled down somewhere more permanent!
All the best!
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
YET MORE MINIATURES FOR SALE!
Hi!
Well I am still busily working my way through more miniature lots on Ebay but the end is in sight!
I have just added the Leviathan Orc Necrosaur wartower with harpoon, more painted orcs and goblins and even a giant centipede!
Well I am still busily working my way through more miniature lots on Ebay but the end is in sight!
I have just added the Leviathan Orc Necrosaur wartower with harpoon, more painted orcs and goblins and even a giant centipede!
Necrosaur
Giant Centipede!
I still have some bits and bobs to list but I have got nearly all of it done now!
All the best!
Leviathan Project Ponderings!
Hi!
Well I am busily working my way through selling off all my painted 28mm scale stuff while at the same time painting more of it and ignoring my 15mm scale miniatures.
I must admit that I seem to be making no sense at all with my hobby. On the one hand I can sculpt all my small scale miniatures for free and paint them to a standard I am happy with and even game with them. On the other I have been devoting a lot of time to 28mm scale which has proved thus far to be too big and expensive for me to do what I want with.
Therefore I have decided to finish painting up my goblin warband and sell it on! I need to concentrate on my 15mm scale stuff and as much as I am enjoying working in larger scale, I need to be realistic. I just dont have the space or the money to collect large scale figures!
I will however be keeping up 28mm scale painting on one project over on my Leutenant Brittan blog. This is because I want to finish what I started with it! I will be heading back to 15mm scale as soon as I finish the goblins on this blog.
I think one of the best things about Leviathan and gaming the Aeroth setting is that huge monsters are common so I will still be able to field big stuff from time to time! I need to concentrate on my small scale gaming as its more affordable and less likely to take over my tiny workshop!
All the best!
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