Two North Star Pre-Orders - Frostgrave Ulterior Motives and Mad Dogs with Guns

North Star are doing a small Nickstarter for the upcoming Ulterior Motives set of cards for Frostgrave.

I'm not overly interested in the cards as I'm not that keen to keep on adding additional layers to the game...but I do like the look of the Terrain Set. Still I think I shall give this one a miss.

Mad Dogs with Guns, on the other hand, I have pre-ordered. A set of wargaming rules from Osprey set in the Gangster era written by Howard Whitehouse, this sounds right up my street.

There is also the added incentive of special offers on Copplestone Castings Gangser figs for those who pre-order through North Star. That decided me.

Finally, today is the last day for the Strongsword Kickstarter it's due to end this evening so if you're going to jump on best do so soon!

Hyborian Picts and Skraelings

Things have been a bit quiet on both the wargaming front and blogging front recently. Real life getting in the way...and it's likely to be the same for the next couple of months. Any gaming has been mainly of the short and sweet variety...lots of Odin's Ravens and Magic the Gathering with the kids.

Today, though, I got my latest batch of figs from the inimitable Matt Slade of Glenbrook Games! This time a mix of Lucid Eye Cro-Magnons and the Frostgrave Witch and Apprentice that I intend to use as Skraelings for Blood Eagle and Hyborian Picts for Open Combat with the Witch and Apprentice as Shaman types. They will also fit quite nicely into my The Northern Tribes (here and here) warband for Dragon Rampant as well as Frostgrave.

As always, Matt has done a superb job. Here are some more pics...

Frostgrave Witch and Apprentice with Lucid Eye Cro-Magnon Leader

Lucid Eye Cro-Magnon Leader

Frostgrave Witch

Lucid Eye Cro-Magnons

Skraelings or Hyborian Picts

Frostgrave Into the Breeding Pits Gnickstarter

 

The Frostgrave Into the Breeding Pits Gnickstarter is now live...at least for those of us who subscribe to the North Star newsletter! I'm sure it will be up for everyone else soon enough.

This time...it's already been an expensive year and there are lots of other shiny new toys on the horizon...I shall only be going in at Level 1 and getting just the book and reference card/wizard sheet.

Level 1

There is also an early bird discount of 10% for those who place their order before June 6th. Not to be sniffed at especially if you are going all in!

Now I just have to stay strong and try and ignore all the blogs and forums going Frostgrave crazy for the next month or so!

Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast

Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast

Here are a few more figs that I've recently had back from the inimitable Matt Slade's paint table. These are for our Dragon Rampant, Frostgrave and Open Combat games.

First up is a superb figure from Hasslefree...Xanthia. She's probably a little underdressed for Frostgrave but will do perfectly as Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, for Conan games.

Hasslefree - Xanthia

Then there are two Red Box figures that will fit in perfectly with our Northern Tribes warband for Dragon Rampant as well as for our Frostgrave and Open Combat games.

Red Box - Ullr the Red

Red Box - Fearless Hvitarnor

Here they are all together...

Bêlit and her barbarians!

Matt has, as always, done a superb job on these figs!

Trolls, Giants and Yeti

I recently got my most recent lot of minis back from Matt Slade of Glenbrook Games. As always he's done a superb job painting these up for me. This month it was a bit of a mixed bag so first of all I thought I'd show off the Copplestone Yetis and North Star Frost Giant.

I intend to use these as Troldfolk for Blood Eagle as well as trolls, giants and yetis for Frostgrave and Dragon Rampant.

Copplestone Yeti, North Star Frost Giant and North Star Snow Troll

Hasslefree Ladies

Just wanted to show off a couple more figs for Dragon Rampant and Frostgrave. I love Hasslefree figs...and Matt has done a superb job on these for me (as always!).

I'm not sure how they'd fit into my 'The Northern Tribes' or 'From the Frozen Wastes' warbands for Dragon Rampant but they will be perfect in various roles for Frostgrave. I should also be getting my backer's copy of Open Combat this week so I'll be trying out various warbands for that over the coming week or two!

Frostgrave Forgotten Pacts Cover

Seems today is the day of upcoming book covers! Joe McCullough posted up a pic of the Forgotten Pacts cover on his blog. Due out towards the end of the year, I believe. This is my favourite Frostgrave cover yet!

Winter is Dead!

Matt Slade of Glenbrook Games has just sent me some photos of the latest lot of figs he has done for me...the last of my Frostgrave figs!

Northstar Frostgrave

Hasslefree and North Star Frostgrave

Northstar Frostgrave

Northstar Frostgrave

Northstar Frostgrave

Northstar

As always, he has done a brilliant job! Can't wait to see them up close. Thanks again, Matt! I shall, of course, take a load more photos once I get them.

Renedra Tower

Just saw this posted up on Renedra's Facebook page...

It's been a while since we showed anything of the Tower project that we are working on, but in between working on some of our customers upcoming projects for Salute release and beyond we have been steadily progressing this project. The initial release will be the Tower this can be customised to be either fantasy or generic - but our aim is for the Tower section to be utilised with sections of ramparts and crenellations to construct a full castle, this is still a work in progress and to date we have 3 frames to show, these are lower and middle wall sections, upper wall sections and a frame with portcullis, doors and corner pieces. The next frame we are working on is the Tower crenellations with two different sets of gargoyle and wall torches. The last part is a base, this goes inside the top section, and another one on the top that if not glued will be easy to remove allowing figures to be placed inside the top section firing weapons from the windows. What we are planning to do is sell the basic Tower as a boxed set and the other sections will be bagged and can be bought as individual sections as to customers requirements. Prices haven't been finalised yet. Our priority is to get the Tower finished for Salute release from us. We will have a diorama on our trade stand of the front section showing how this can be converted to a castle. We will also have pictures that we have taken on the workbench showing different ways in which the parts can be assembled to customise the build.

Renedra's first lot of Ruins look great and I have their second lot of Ruins primed and ready to paint (I'll get around to it soon, hopefully) so I shall certainly be picking the Castle and Tower bits up when they're released. 

Frostgrave Gnolls

Osprey just posted a pic of this on their Facebook page! Out in July!

Deep Cut Studio - Frostgrave Wargames Terrain Mat

Deepcut Studios have just released a rather splendid Frostgrave Terrain Mat. I must admit that up until now I've never really considered any of the snow or ice themed mats...partly because I've not wanted my Frostgrave figures and terrain to be limited to a snow or ice theme but also because none of the mats have really grabbed me. But this one looks great!

I'm a big fan of their cloth mats and already own their Wastelands and Red Planet ones. I also have their Cobblestone, Desert and Steppe mats on my (oh-so-big) wishlist...this one, I think, shall have to join them!

The Beginning of the Thaw!

My latest lot of miniatures arrived today from Matt at Glenbrook Games...the first half of my Thaw of the Lich Lord Nickstarter figs for Frostgrave. Matt has, as always, done a superb job.

Lich Lord - North Star

Undead Champion - North Star

Ghoul King - North Star

Frost Wraith - North Star

Wraith Knights - North Star

Armoured Skeletons - North Star

Snow Trolls - North Star

White Gorillas - North Star

White Apes - Lucid Eye

Bear - North Star

Can't wait to get them on the gaming table...though I shall actually be using them in our first game of Dragon Rampant this weekend rather than Frostgrave!