SpiffisaurusRex Vs. TheHighHobbyHorse

A never ending battle between my hobbies and myself.

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Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Command - Heart of Cormyr 2012

Approximately 5 years ago (2012) I had a major stumbling block as a miniature painter. At the time I was incredibly self critical of my painting abilities and stressed over the quality and neatness of the finished project. It was starting to effect my desire to hobby and the number of abandoned projects was disheartening in itself. Picking up the Dungeon Command game and various other D&D game pieces to repaint has helped me relax and indeed become a better painter. The minis are low detail and very forgiving, quite honestly any amount of work makes them look better. This simple project really got me back on track and gave me a confidence boost when I needed it most. Painting miniatures for the fun of it.

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I’ve been playing some of the new Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Most of my games have been in a local pub so playing with painted figures is a must and I’ve reused many old techniques to speed that up. -Coincidentally the high contrast ghostly skeletons stand out in the low light conditions, helping with gameplay.

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The Lich Queen, accompanied by her skeletal entourage, summon an even greater terror to stalk the “Frozen” City.

-One of these days I’ll add the snow effects to my Frostgrave undead for the true “Frozen” experience.

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A lone ‘Battered Skeletal Troll’ joins the service of the Lich Queen.

Admittedly not the best showing for my personal #deadcember 2017 painting challenge but a fun project nevertheless. It’s an old metal D&D/Chainmail miniature from 2001- I’ve painted it to match my Frostgrave undead and attempted painting gems on the leg band to represent some valuable treasure.

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Ghosts of #Deadcember past! 2016 saw me working through the Frostgrave/Lich Lord bestiary. I look forward to finishing off 2017 with another entry.

The banshee Labella Demornay from Reaper along with some older GW ghosts and spirit host.

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It appears that I have a lot of almost completed projects so nothing to share but these old bones from the spring.

An old style unit of WHFB/AoS Tomb King plastic Skeletons using the, slightly modified, shattered dominion bases.

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Another project from the (not-so-distant) past. Here is a commissioned set of “Chainlink” fencing that I had made out of plastic landscaping material and tubes.

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Plugging away at my dual system Daemons of Nurgle. The Herald and proxy Daemon Prince, from my collection of old Chronopia miniatures, are new additions.

This is the current 500 point list I have been fielding for the local 40k escalation league.

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A small set of “Badlands” terrain consisting of stepped hills and spires. Built out of extruded foam with a good amount of protective goop and an mdf base. Very solid construction with a basic table-top paint job.

I recently sold these along with the “Desert Buildings” set to a local player where they will continue to see regular use.

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SpiffisaurusRex Vs. TheHighHobbyHorse turned 2 today!

After a long absence I’m going to give it another go and attempt to chronicle my hobby projects.

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Inspired by some sketches and homemade examples in the Open Combat rule book. I’ve had a go and made my own desert themed buildings.

They’re finished to a “playable” state but could use some weathering and personal touches.

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Shipping containers and chain link fence sections. Built for Infinity and happily sold to a local player.

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I’ve finally finished off a 3x3’ folding table top suitable for games of Malifaux and X-Wing. The actual finished product isn’t that much to look at so I laid out my Frozen Tundra set for full effect.

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Duegar Dwarf Patrol

This is the start of me building a Duegar (gray dwarves) warband for the Open Combat game system. The miniatures are already painted as seen in a previous post so this is about assigning the various stats, equipment, and abilities to the warband members.

This is the first draft of the warband, coming in at the standard /150 points of renown.

Duegar Guard 20pts •3/4/4/4/3 • Great Hammer • Resolute

Duegar Guard 20pts •3/4/4/4/3 • Great Hammer • Resolute

Duegar Warrior 26pts •3/6/5/4/4 • Hammer • Shield • Resolute • Shield Bash

Duegar Cleric 24pts •3/4/4/4/6 • Mace • Inspire • Enrage

Earth Elemental 30pts •4/6/6/6/4 • Hand Weapons x 2 • Resolute • Ambidextrous

Duegar Champion 30pts •3/7/6/5/5 • Great Hammer • Resolute • Exert • Furious Assault

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Duegar Dwarf Patrol & Spirit Host.

These are repainted D&D miniatures intended for use as Open Combat warbands.

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C. Hoffman & the Constructs of Order. Malifaux/Guild crew.

Painted by a local player. I have re-based them and I’m in the process of expanding the crew.

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I figure that the best way to start off my hobby blog is by cleaning off my work bench and getting things organized. As the clutter builds up I find myself migrating to other rooms and leaving a trail of hobby debris.