Cheap fantasy minis!

1Mac

First Post

• Jan 19, 2015

• #61

I painted this Mines of Moria troll with the intent of using it as an ogre.




More here.

 

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Eminence_Grise

Explorer

• Jan 25, 2015

• #62

Thank you for introducing me to 1/72 scale miniatures. I've been looking for various affordable stuff to dress my games (such as houses, well, towers, fortifications, tents, etc).

As soon as I get on my main PC, I'll add your blog to my RSS feed.

 

1Mac

First Post

• May 17, 2015

• #63

Drow:


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1Mac

First Post

• Jun 16, 2015

• #64

Elementals:


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1Mac

First Post

• Jul 6, 2015

• #65

Driders:


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1Mac

First Post

• Jul 20, 2015

• #66

Various scenery items.









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Old School DM

First Post

• Jul 23, 2015

• #67

Cheap minis is ALWAYS a welcome idea. I always scan the cheap toy sections looking for things I can mount on little bases and use on the battlemat. These figures look well crafted - best of luck!

 

aramis erak

Legend

• Jul 28, 2015

• #68

1Mac said:

Now in attractive BLOG form! Please stop by and comment if you are interested in hearing more about this topic.

New edit for July 2013: This is an old thread, but if you want to see my newest projects, just go to the last page. I always update here whenever I finish painting something. Thanks!

Spurred on by Kris' thread from a couple of years ago on the subject of 1/72 scale fantasy miniatures, I've started a project to build a convincing roster of fantasy miniatures as cheaply as possible. I plan on using plastic minis whenever possible, cheap craft store paints and "magic dip" (i.e. furniture polish mixed with black stain), and keeping everything in the neighborhood of 1/72-20mm scale. The goal here isn't to produce the most fantastic, award-worthy minis, but to get them as cheap as possible while still looking pretty good. My goal is to pay less than $.50 per mini, and while I'm sometimes over my goal, I'm usually well under it.

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Both Caesar and Zvezda 20mm are pretty nicely scaled to each other. I've used their samurai lines before with L5R. And work beautifully in 1"=6 shaku (which happens to be perfect for laying out tatami mats...).

 

1Mac

First Post

• Sep 26, 2015

• #69

Demons:





More at the blog, which also has a little poll gauging interest in possible posts about RPG rules design.

 

1Mac

First Post

• Mar 8, 2016

• #70

Giants:



Most of the heads are Warhammer, most of the bods are cavemen toys by Tim Mee. The ettin is a Reaper Bones figure.

More at the blog. I've also started blogging about amateur RPG design, if anyone is interested.