North Star 28mm Wizards and Rats

[Tim Marlow]

Hi all
These are my latest Frostgrave stuff.....one day, when lockdown is finished, I may get to actually game with them.....

First, the rats......both Rattus Norvegicus and Rattus Labraticus....




Not the best of sculpts, but they painted up OK and look the part. The photo colours are slightly off as well. It’s my fault for being lazy and using the green background. Sorry!

On to the Wizards......
Radogast the brown, when he was younger, and frankly not as eccentric......




Big red riding cloak.....




Thomas the Egyptian. He father made barrels for a living, but he wanted a far more interesting career.....




Lastly, the big banana. Unfortunately I’m not very happy with this one, the pose came out looking awkward and the yellow was a nightmare.....the face and the bottle were very successful though...




Last shot, for scale as usual...


Well, that’s it for now. ST group build oddity next, and then a large scale viking comission build for a workmate of a friend.
Cheers
Tim

 

[wotan]

Tim

Very colourful little band. Good job

John

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Just lovely work Tim. The colouring and finishing is superb.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Tim
They are quite amazing, especially given the size.
Jim

 

[Tim Marlow]

Tim

Very colourful little band. Good job

John

Thanks John, much appreciated.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Just lovely work Tim. The colouring and finishing is superb.

Thanks Peter. Coming from you that’s a real compliment.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Tim
They are quite amazing, especially given the size.
Jim

Hi Jim
Many thanks for the kind compliment. Glad you like them.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

lots of fun there, Tim

 

[Tim Marlow]

lots of fun there, Tim

Yep, I enjoyed the faces most to be honest, lots of detail and expression....

 

[Steve Jones]

Not often you see rats Tim?? Lovely bright colours on the figures. Great work all round my friend

 

[Tim Marlow]

Not often you see rats Tim?? Lovely bright colours on the figures. Great work all round my friend

Many thanks Steve, glad you like them. Rats are one of the random encounters generated in the rules, so are needed in fair numbers. I’ve got wolves, bears and wild boar to do as well..
Thought this one had sunk almost without trace to be honest......

 

[Steven000]

Nice paintwork Tim, looks great
Steven

 

[David Lovell]

Great stuff Tim, up until the shot with the dropper bottles they were very good but when you see them in a position we all automatically compute(hope that makes sense) they take on a whole diffrent persona? Brilliant Tim when can we see some more its made me think twice now about just walking past the local games shop Dave.

 

[boatman]

HI TIM this is way out of my comfort zone but i was wondering how all these games work with these figures do you talk to others to work this war gamein ?
chris

 

[Tim Marlow]

Nice paintwork Tim, looks great
Steven

Thanks for the kind comment Steven.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Great stuff Tim, up until the shot with the dropper bottles they were very good but when you see them in a position we all automatically compute(hope that makes sense) they take on a whole diffrent persona? Brilliant Tim when can we see some more its made me think twice now about just walking past the local games shop Dave.

Hi Dave. Glad you like them. I have posted quite a few now, so have a look at my back catalogue if you want to see others. There will be some more later, but I have a couple of other projects on the go at present......
These are not from the high street, by the way, they are from a company called “Northstar”. They make quite a few figures in several genres, but the Frostgrave and Oathmark plastic sets are very good value. If you are after something more historical, try Perry miniatures or Victrix miniatures. Their plastic ranges are also excellent.....

 

[Tim Marlow]

HI TIM this is way out of my comfort zone but i was wondering how all these games work with these figures do you talk to others to work this war gamein ?
chris

Hi Chris. It’s hard to know where to start with a question like that LOL, it’s a huge field....
There is an almost infinite number of ways to game with figures, from the very large table (20 foot by 6 foot) with thousands of figures, to the really small (2 foot square) with half a dozen figures, but the premise is usually the same. You decide what period you want to play, historical, fantasy, land, sea, air, etc..... Find a rule set you like (again there are hundreds, from large scale, to small scale, and complex to simplistic), and paint/base your troops and scenery as required by the rules. Set these out on a suitable table, then play the game according to the rules. Random factors are introduced by the use of dice or cards, or other means are used. Usually you play against an opponent, but again there are many variations. You and the opponent can play against the game (a cooperative game), against the game and each other, just against each other (head to head), or as part of a larger group game with other people. You can also play solo if you are a Billy no mates, or in lockdown......
To get a visual idea, look at any YouTube video by ”The two fat lardies”. They do very good instructional videos for their historical rule sets.
Hope this helps....but it probably just confuses the issue....
Tim

 

[adt70hk]

Tim

I have no idea what they're for not they've come out very well.

ATB

Andrew

 

[Tim Marlow]

Tim

I have no idea what they're for not they've come out very well.

ATB

Andrew

Hi Andrew. Glad you like them. They are for the rule set “Frostgrave”, published by Osprey.

 

[boatman]

Hi Chris. It’s hard to know where to start with a question like that LOL, it’s a huge field....
There is an almost infinite number of ways to game with figures, from the very large table (20 foot by 6 foot) with thousands of figures, to the really small (2 foot square) with half a dozen figures, but the premise is usually the same. You decide what period you want to play, historical, fantasy, land, sea, air, etc..... Find a rule set you like (again there are hundreds, from large scale, to small scale, and complex to simplistic), and paint/base your troops and scenery as required by the rules. Set these out on a suitable table, then play the game according to the rules. Random factors are introduced by the use of dice or cards, or other means are used. Usually you play against an opponent, but again there are many variations. You and the opponent can play against the game (a cooperative game), against the game and each other, just against each other (head to head), or as part of a larger group game with other people. You can





also play solo if you are a Billy no mates, or in lockdown......
To get a visual idea, look at any YouTube video by ”The two fat lardies”. They do very good instructional videos for their historical rule sets.
Hope this helps....but it probably just confuses the issue....
Tim

OK Tim i understand its really an unaswerable question that i have asked an as you say i wont understand it anyway but cheers for tryin to give me an answer
all best chris