28mm dark age wargame armies

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phenallred

28 March 2015, 03:52:13 PM
I have been working on dark age wargame armies for basic Impetus rules. The rules are a nice easy set of rules that give a good game with plenty of dark age flavour. The armies are made up of large base's with between 3 and 6 figures mounted on them, each army having between 8 and 12 bases.
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getagrip

28 March 2015, 04:02:36 PM #1
They are superb Phenall :-bd
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Techno

28 March 2015, 06:20:38 PM #2
I like those a lot !!  :-bd
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phenallred

28 March 2015, 06:23:30 PM #3
Thank you both

Duke Speedy of Leighton

29 March 2015, 08:52:16 AM #4
Very nice
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Luddite

29 March 2015, 09:14:06 AM #5
Very nice phenallred.

A couple of questions:

1.  Did you use the Army Painter 'dip' for the shading?

2.  Given the basing, I presume this is a clan from the South Downs area?  (That's where i'm from!)   :D
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getagrip

29 March 2015, 09:19:06 AM #6
Quote from: Luddite on 29 March 2015, 09:14:06 AM
1.  Did you use the Army Painter 'dip' for the shading?

Do look "dipped" don't they?

I like the AP quickshade for skellies.
Buy plenty of Matron's sculpts now!

If he keeps using the chainsaw, the value of his work will soon go up.

Leman

29 March 2015, 09:41:45 AM #7
Lovely; I do the same in 28mm for Dux Bellorum, but use 100mm frontage and tend to put a few more on the base. Also, I go 50mm depth all infantry and 75mm depth all cavalry.
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phenallred

29 March 2015, 10:26:48 AM #8
Thanks for the kind words.
The figures are washed with a mix of army painter dark shade and a splash of turpentine this gives the shading a rough look sprayed with there mat varnish once dry. I like to think there from the Surrey hills  :)
I play both Dux Bellorum and Basic Impetus both rules use large bases.
both are a good set of rules. 

getagrip

29 March 2015, 10:28:16 AM #9
Quote from: phenallred on 29 March 2015, 10:26:48 AM
Thanks for the kind words.
The figures are washed with a mix of army painter dark shade and a splash of turpentine this gives the shading a rough look sprayed with there mat varnish once dry. I like to think there from the Surrey hills  :)
I play both Dux Bellorum and Basic Impetus both rules use large bases.
both are a good set of rules. 

How do you find the AP spray?

I've had mixed results; the weather seems to make a massive difference :-\
Buy plenty of Matron's sculpts now!

If he keeps using the chainsaw, the value of his work will soon go up.

Fenton

29 March 2015, 10:28:42 AM #10
Have you tried just using the Dark Tone ink instead watered down a little?...does almost the same job but less messy.


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Fenton

29 March 2015, 10:30:11 AM #11
Quote from: getagrip on 29 March 2015, 10:28:16 AM
How do you find the AP spray?

I've had mixed results; the weather seems to make a massive difference :-\

Gareth

I used to hate it and always used Humbrol, but in desperation recently I bought some and it seemed better, not sure if I was lucky or they have changed the formula slightly
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

getagrip

29 March 2015, 10:35:09 AM #12
Quote from: Fenton on 29 March 2015, 10:30:11 AM
Gareth

I used to hate it and always used Humbrol, but in desperation recently I bought some and it seemed better, not sure if I was lucky or they have changed the formula slightly

Yeah, this is why I switched Steve.

I think it was Leman (apologies if not) who recommended Vallejo Matt; I now have a 500ml bottle of the stuff!  Paint it on; simples :)
Buy plenty of Matron's sculpts now!

If he keeps using the chainsaw, the value of his work will soon go up.

Fenton

29 March 2015, 10:46:11 AM #13
I'm not a huge fan of brush on varnish, never seems to work right ( for me anyway) on tanks and other vehicles
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

phenallred

29 March 2015, 10:58:55 AM #14
I have tried AP and Games workshop, both are okay. I find two coats of a very light cover of spray matt varnish works best. Brush on varnish I do struggle with. I think the formula has changed  :-\

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