Gav's Mini WHQuest Quest

[greenstuff_gav]

so, having seen the other WHQuest projects, combined with chatting 'bout Quest with some guys from The Local Club, i've started putting together a WHQuest set (i do have the full box but bear with me!)

so, i've been tempted to do a halfing-scale set, there's a plethora of manufacturers doing a horde of halfing sized figures and the smaller scale is easier to paint and should take up less spare for transport
i had a dig around thru the piles of painted and unpainted metal for the four heroes included in the WHQuest set; i'm going to force myself to do the basic box before additional monsters rooms etc
here's what i found:

a mix of Heresy Miniatures, Hasslefree Miniatures and some OOP GW Halflings

i picked out the Hasslefree Grimdalf, Heresy Ghonad, then two of the HF Medieval Kids to come up with:


next up, for the Orcs i grabbed a load of Spyglass Miniatures' Hurk the Goblin; his general bulk and shield matching the orcs well
i've started converting him up to be bow-armed as well (6 Warriors, 6 Archers )


following on with the greenskin theme, i dug out a batch of metal Snotlings; plenty of them had spears, but i'm converting a further 3 to have bows


finally on the miniatures front i've got 6 of Ral Partha Ratmen to use as Skaven;

however, i'm going to need to order another batch as i'll need 12 for the box set list

finally, i've got a batch of corkboard left over from my stalled Super Dungeon Explore project, and so on a whim cut a piece off to make an appropriately sized board


i'm currently painting the orc, so expect progress soon!

[Andy_T]

This looks really cool! A nice original angle on the scale too. How do you cut the board sections?

[greenstuff_gav]

thanks the smaller scale is for ease of storage and the cute figures should help gain attention

for the board sections (i've only done 3 corridors so far), i simply used a steel rule and a sharp knife to cut the cork to size, then with a steel rule guide, dragged a flathead screwdriver along to tear at the cork for the nice broken slab effect

so, a slew of painting yesterday has left me with the Orc Warriors painted

a Flames Of War German Armour (grey), GW Dark Angels Green / Snot Green for the skin, boltgun metal washed with a Devlan/badab wash, then a GW red Gore / blood Red for the eyes / shields

[Shas'El Tael]

Love it. I actually have two of the figures (Hasslefree children set) already painted up for a story driven project this week coming. Great idea on the 'heroes' very original and great selection of figures to select from - quite a few oop and others I'm aiming to buy soon. It was very helpful seeing them altogether so thanks for that particular photo!

[greenstuff_gav]

i just seen 'em; awesome paintwork (much better'n my attempts!) and brill graphics! must PM you sometime
if you wanted individual closeups i'm sure i could manage it

so, another bank holiday and some Goblin Archers (or Snotlings with bows!)

standard affair for paints, but red bows as a nod to the old WHQuest paintjobs

[greenstuff_gav]

well, this looks like the last miniatures-related entry; i've yet to locate more of the Ral Partha Ratlings for the skaven warriors
however, i'll continue making board sections

and i've finished the Goblin Spearmen (snotlings again!)

hooray for greenskins

[Andy_T]

Love the snotlings/goblins! Full of character! Any thoughts on doorways? Wine corks might be good for pillars (reckon they'll scale just right!)

[Harry]

Love the snotlings/goblins! Full of character! Any thoughts on doorways? Wine corks might be good for pillars (reckon they'll scale just right!)

What is it with you and these wine corks?I think you have a drinking problem.

Brilliant idea. Warmaster Quest.

[Andy_T]

I am a cork ninja!

[Purplebeard]

What scale are you running? A 20/25mm scale would work.

I did read somewhere though about a guy doing 15mm scale dungeoncrawl (maybe WHQ, I'm not sure). When I think about it, it is actually perfect for Warhammer Quest. Fair enough, you'd have to buy everything new, but you'd be able to get everything you'd ever need to play it for less than £100, and it would only take up a couple of box files.

Lovely greenskins btw.

[greenstuff_gav]

so, it's more like 15mm heroic
and instead of buying everything, i'm making it

it's been a while, but i'm back to work (yay!) so work has slowed while i learn the ropes!

i did start work on a Witch Hunter tho (based off've Heresy's Van Halfling)

not too much to see, but once i've got the left arm sculpting i'll do closeups

[greenstuff_gav]

holy dooley! a year has passed
so, while work has continued i've been lax with my phototaking so forgive me!

i had some issue with Skeleton Warriors; i tried to cut the GW skeletons down to halfling size...

and failed horribly!

so i had a bit of a sulk and a re-think and ordered 15mm fantasy skeletons from 15mm.co.uk
i ordered Warriors, Archers and on a whim, Bats...

the undead painted up well and my spares were converted into Tomb Guardians from the Catacombs of Terror expansion...

i was also able to find the spiders from the Arachnarok so the box-set Giant Spiders and Giant Bats were taken care of...


I decided, after the faffing around with the Undead to stick to the Monster cards from the box set; get the core game covered first, and so some Ral Partha (or maybe Grenadier) 15mm Minotaur fit the scale perfectly!


and to boost the Heroes slightly, the Chaos Warrior from an old Familiar; i "borrows" the idea from a halfling force on Frothers!


so next up i'm going to tackle the board sections themselves and look at my Monster list to see what i'm missing!

cheers!

[S_A_T_S]

Love it. Absolutely love it. The bats are awesome, and I wish I'd thought of those spiders!

To be honest, I think I prefer your cut down skellies. They are perfectly adorable! Makes me want to try my own pygmy skellies to have running around.

Genius to use the familiar as a chaos warrior - suitably old style for WHQ. Don't stop now, show us more!

[snottlebocket]

Your halfling skeletons are adorable!

[Inandantia]

Amazing, excellent use of the familiar!