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Fixture of Dakka





TN/AL/MS state line.

Not too impressed with the Dwarf king addon myself.

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Stubborn Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant





Teesside

I like the look of the Dwarf King add-on but am worried that the dwarf king himself will not look much cop when made out of Bones. The skeleton lord on the throne from Bones II was a bit disappointing.

My painting & modelling blog: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/699224.page

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Longtime Dakkanaut






Looks like someone changed their mind and freed up a Wave 2 core slot, so I grabbed it. I really like the undead minotaur, and definitely want the Vic artillery.

Not sure why. It's unlikely I'll ever even USE any of this stuff, let alone paint it.
   
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos






Toledo, OH

 streamdragon wrote:
Looks like someone changed their mind and freed up a Wave 2 core slot, so I grabbed it. I really like the undead minotaur, and definitely want the Vic artillery.

Not sure why. It's unlikely I'll ever even USE any of this stuff, let alone paint it.


It's such a good price, you want to have it, "just in case"

I'm actually in the middle of painting up some Bones I minis, at least partially to justify buying more!

Spoiler:


First up, a group of Kobolds. These are neat little models, and while I didn't lavish a ton of time on them, I think a base coat + wash makes them fine for table top use:



Next, a rust monster:



Another classic monster, the dread beholder!



A lizardman and swamp troll:



A better angle on the Swamp Troll:



I've been painting minis for over a decade, but I've never painted a dragon! I picked the the Pathfinder Red Dragon from Bones I to be a test piece. I used dark purple and charcoal as the base colors, and applied a black wash followed by a black ink glaze. I've picked out some details, but I'm not sure if I need more work on this. Any suggestions?



And finally, a Griffin!





This stuff is a lot of fun to paint. It takes me back to the days when I painted minis just to pass the time...
   
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Dankhold Troggoth






Shadeglass Maze

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
I posted this in the other reaper topic, but this figure seems relevant to Dakka. Shades of Starcraft?



Not sure, but it looks like that IMF or whatever Bulldog mecha thing is getting Boned as well.

Are there more pictures of these other than the one I've spoilered below on the campaign page?

Spoiler:


Highlord's pic above is much more flattering, so just wondering if the stretch goal pic isn't doing them justice... or if instead it's a more accurate depiction of these models.

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Cozy cockpit of an Archer ARC-5S

In for a pack of not-StarCraft marines myself, now to think of a scenario to use them in.



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 Polonius wrote:
 streamdragon wrote:
Looks like someone changed their mind and freed up a Wave 2 core slot, so I grabbed it. I really like the undead minotaur, and definitely want the Vic artillery.

Not sure why. It's unlikely I'll ever even USE any of this stuff, let alone paint it.


It's such a good price, you want to have it, "just in case"

I'm actually in the middle of painting up some Bones I minis, at least partially to justify buying more!

Spoiler:


First up, a group of Kobolds. These are neat little models, and while I didn't lavish a ton of time on them, I think a base coat + wash makes them fine for table top use:



Next, a rust monster:



Another classic monster, the dread beholder!



A lizardman and swamp troll:



A better angle on the Swamp Troll:



I've been painting minis for over a decade, but I've never painted a dragon! I picked the the Pathfinder Red Dragon from Bones I to be a test piece. I used dark purple and charcoal as the base colors, and applied a black wash followed by a black ink glaze. I've picked out some details, but I'm not sure if I need more work on this. Any suggestions?



And finally, a Griffin!





This stuff is a lot of fun to paint. It takes me back to the days when I painted minis just to pass the time...


Polonius - those are some nice looking miniatures!

I really like the paint jobs on the monsters - well done!

That really show how well BONES stuff can paint up!
   
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Lancaster PA

Are those 3 mini-pugs in the Dwarf King set?

Cause that's a game changer.


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California the Southern

I like the idea of the dwarf king and his companions, but the king himself doesn't seem to be living much like a king these days.

Where's the usual dwarf flair? All the gold and jewels and master craftsmanship?

He looks like he was kicked out of the hold and living in a cave somewhere instead. Maybe the stronghold is getting renovated?

That throne is just not up to snuff for a king.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/627383.page#7436324.html
Watch and listen to me ramble about these minis before ruining them with paint!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCB2mWIxhYF8Q36d2Am_2A 
   
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 Wehrkind wrote:
Are those 3 mini-pugs in the Dwarf King set?

Cause that's a game changer.


Mantic's throwing mastiffs not doing it for you?

The old meta is dead and the new meta struggles to be born. Now is the time of munchkins. 
   
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Lancaster PA

A pug trio would be the start of a fun gift project for my wife. She likes her mammals small, and sorta goofy looking.


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Heavily considering dropping my Wave 2 core set backing for a Wave 7 piecemeal backing.

I don't care too much about the core set, but have 100 bucks in add-ons I really want... decisions, decisions.
   
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Swamp Troll




San Diego

@streamdragon - You don't have to do that. Being in the $100 pledge does not lock you into a mandatory core pledge.

   
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 MLaw wrote:
@streamdragon - You don't have to do that. Being in the $100 pledge does not lock you into a mandatory core pledge.


Good to know! Thanks!
   
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San Diego

No problem. I was going to go for a core pledge but realized my reasons for doing that didn't make sense. I will buy the stuff from core that I want but most of the things I would use are add ons or expansions.

   
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Toronto, Ontario

Yeah, I'm in at a Wave 3 $1 pledge that's actually at $100. W3 is the earliest those ship, so at this point if a Wave 1 or 2 '$100 tier' spot opened I might snag it just to be higher up the list, but it's not a requirement.

And to be clear, it's not like ones wave seems to be a dealmaker/breaker. They shipped the entirety of Bones 2 in something like 3 weeks. The difference between the first going out and the last really isn't that big a deal.

And they had to mess with the system a little due to some issues. I believe international folks got a bit of a head start, which was a nice change of pace compared to getting everything weeks after the US is done like some campaigns.

Basically it's a little potential perk, but don't get too worried about ones position. This many campaigns in, I have faith in their ability to deliver swiftly.
   
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Swamp Troll




San Diego

Oh, I'm in a wave 1 core pledge slot.. but I won't actually be buying a pledge in the manager. I'll be picking and choosing a lot more carefully. This keeps me from having "stagnant" hero models and frees up cash for the big stuff that will be painful to buy at retail.

   
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Toronto, Ontario

I hear that. Just thought I'd mention it aloud in the thread, lest someone get overly invested in being 'omg in wave one!' and the potential realities of pledge fulfillment.
   
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Swamp Troll




San Diego

lol, yeah.. it's just a matter of days or maybe a week or 2.. My initial pledge happened to land in wave 2 and I got lucky and was on in the middle of the night when someone announced they were about to free up a wave 1. Otherwise I would not have bothered.

   
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Adelaide, Australia

Waves are also meaningless if you aren't American, international orders are all sent when they are sent

   
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Toledo, OH

 NTRabbit wrote:
Waves are also meaningless if you aren't American, international orders are all sent when they are sent


Isn't everything meaningless if you aren't an American?
   
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SoCal

 Wehrkind wrote:
Are those 3 mini-pugs in the Dwarf King set?

Cause that's a game changer.


Dammit dammit dammit. I really hope they have a long pledge manager phase.

Come on, Reaper, don't be a Mantic.


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 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
I like the idea of the dwarf king and his companions, but the king himself doesn't seem to be living much like a king these days.

Where's the usual dwarf flair? All the gold and jewels and master craftsmanship?

He looks like he was kicked out of the hold and living in a cave somewhere instead. Maybe the stronghold is getting renovated?

That throne is just not up to snuff for a king.


I agree one hundred percent. However, as a mildly successful Dwarf merchant lounging in his guest chamber, he does a decent job. Fortunately, GW and Avatars of War are generous with their dwarf bling, so I can always find a way to spruce him up, or replace him with a more kingly king.


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 Wehrkind wrote:
A pug trio would be the start of a fun gift project for my wife. She likes her mammals small, and sorta goofy looking.


The Foo Dog is a little larger than the pugs, but has spades of goofy mammalian charm.

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Otiose in a Niche






Hyderabad, India

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
I like the idea of the dwarf king and his companions, but the king himself doesn't seem to be living much like a king these days.

Where's the usual dwarf flair? All the gold and jewels and master craftsmanship?

He looks like he was kicked out of the hold and living in a cave somewhere instead. Maybe the stronghold is getting renovated?

That throne is just not up to snuff for a king.


Ah but what if you paint the rock gold?

 
   
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Grizzled MkII Monster Veteran




Toronto, Ontario

I kind of like it, actually.

"Surrounded by gold and gems" seems kind of played out.

This says more like "ugh, finally reclaimed my homeland... or what's left of it.... *sigh*, feth me."
   
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Swamp Troll




San Diego

Not feeling that Dwarf add-on in the slightest.
Reaper says the king will be separate from the model so you can leave him off at your whim.

Reaper mentioned the next expansion would be grey. I replied I did not buy expansion3 last time because of the grey aliens if that's what they meant and they seemed to backpedal a little on that hint. I would love for their nicer sci-fi stuff to make it in but I think they just might be too out of touch with what's going on in sci-fi miniatures/gaming to make a good showing. After a conversation via messages, I kinda think they realize it and don't really care so much about changing it.

   
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SoCal

Did they just give Shub Niggurath a 50% price increase? Dammit Mant--er, Reaper!

   
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San Diego

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Did they just give Shub Niggurath a 50% price increase? Dammit Mant--er, Reaper!


Yeah.. it was super popular and then woops.. now it's $15.. don't say anything about it in comments though or you will be crucified.

   
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Monarchy of TBD

That was an honest mistake, caused by consorting with the Old Ones and dark arts. Although it was always intended to be 15 dollars, which is still a goat price, the strange geometries of forcing the sculpt into our realities altered the price lower. This has been fixed for now, although rumors are that remedying the situation placed an intern into a persistent vegetative state.

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For your puns the great cthulu will eat you first, a great honor.

50% increase lowers my interest in shub, kind of on mythos in general, really down to the last bit as to if I wanna get it.

To be fair, I was on the fence for those things anyway but still.

 
   
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San Diego

Yeah.. I'm honestly on the fence with it too. I was in for xpac 1 but looking at it.. I don't want $50 worth of the stuff in it. Maybe half of it if that. I do want the plant monster but it's nested in with stuff I really don't want or need. Xpac2 has enough for a good story arc based on that type of thing, but unless the value shoots way up, I'll just make due with my already substantial collection of similar models as well.

The Ogre Command Add-On is not worth $10 IMO. Most of the other Bones Ogres are ~$3 retail. The ones in the core set are a great deal by comparison. As interesting as oven-mitt boob ogre is, and the strange armored guy.. I just can't see it.

Not sure why I'm so down on this project all of a sudden but the usefulness doesn't seem high and the value on these models that are geared towards being affordable is something I'm starting to question. Is a model really a good deal if you never paint it or use it?

   
 
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