#rackham confrontation

[dalydily]

Working on writing for Elden Ring and miniature painting helps me distress after, we'll, everything. Working on a Caelid writeup right now.

In the meantime check out Ashan'Tyr from the Skirmish wargame Confrontation, by Rackham. Its a dead game admittedly but these models are nice.

I haven't played the game but I think she's pretty good.

She's my second attempt at NMM, and her fur I painted to be reminiscent of a doberman.

[owlbear33]

thinkin'bout factions in wargames, specifically, I'm thinking about the sort of biopunky magic as science, uses fleshy abominations as troops sorta faction that I've seen pop up now 3 times, I think, and I'm wondering if it's actually a thing

My first encounter with this faction is The Alchemists Of Dirz from the old, now sadly very defunct wargame, Confrontation, from Rackham Miniatures, the faction I would have played If I'd had the money for wargames in my early teens, they were a weird bunch of scientists hiding in the desert, producing clone soldiers and biological abominations to try and conquer the world

More recently, I've seen Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, from Para Bellum Games, a very pretty if a bit edgy wargame, The Spires first struck me as being heavily inspired by the alchemist, as far as I can tell, they're a bunch of weird extradimensional wizards producing clone soldiers and biological abominations to try and conquer the world, and sure they're not exactly the same in look or theme, but there are similarities

Have you seen Corvus Belli, the creators of the well-known Infinity, has a new fantasy skirmish wargame, I took their faction quiz, taking all the magic as science options, and the factions they've given me is the Scions of Yaldabaoth, a group of rebel-ish elf mages, who serve the architect of flesh, and though I think there's a little less clone soldiers, they still go in for bioaugmentation and biological abominations

so, is this a thing? are there other examples that you can think of? particularly in fantasy wargames, but also elsewhere in fantasy

[irisofether]

A plastic terrain piece, from the Rackham Confrontation. I got it in a box set (off of an online clearance, I think) and decided to repaint it. I’ll be adding grass and flock later, but here it is with just paint.

[dalydily]

Life's been keeping me busy, lots of writers block and artists block, but no miniature painting blocks! Finished a Wolfen Vestal of the Wolves of Yilia. Very interested in the news of Confrontation coming back in some way.

I had a samoyed in mind for the fur, with light brown socks. Love the Wolfen, hopefully the game restarting will mean more female Wolves, like the unreleased She Wolf of Ice.

[dalydily]

I'm interested in collecting minis for an old dead game called Confrontation by Rackham. I got all these guys for free and I'd like to eventually get them painted. I saw a vid by Duncan Rhodes painting one and I'd like to show some appreciation for a game that sorta influenced Conquest.

I've been asking friends to keep their eyes open, these guys are no longer made so they might be floating around in retail somewhere.

There's some on ebay but those are either for the wrong game version, the bad prepainted ones, or wildly expensive.

The packs I'm looking for should look like these, with square bases, not round ones.

[paintingtinycreaturesforfun]

After a period of “I never play tabletop games, so why am I doing this” I’m back in the saddle. I enjoy painting miniatures- having a goal in sight, a reason, is often a prime motivator for me creatively, but it doesn’t mean I should give up on something I enjoy when I lack a Grand Project or end goal past the activity itself. So have some scenery from the Reaper Miniatures graveyard set, along with Shanys the Shadow from Rackham’s short-lived but wonderfully crafted Confrontation game. All are WIP at the moment, but.. It feels good to be back.

[irisofether]

Old Miniatures Week. Various wolfmen I've painted throughout the years, and also a lizardman I guess.