tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post8104855899278827424..comments2024-03-04T09:54:17.670+00:00Comments on Goblin Lee's Miniatures Blog. : Goblin Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-57536385253378071112013-06-01T00:17:52.769+01:002013-06-01T00:17:52.769+01:00Sure, have fun and let me know how you get on with...Sure, have fun and let me know how you get on with them. :) Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-45635576612441599682013-05-30T08:16:11.206+01:002013-05-30T08:16:11.206+01:00Hi Goblin Lee, hey no problem. Maybe one day. Wo...Hi Goblin Lee, hey no problem. Maybe one day. Would you mind if I use your Orc and Dwarf lists sometime? I'm obsessing over seeing them in battle. private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-48296133623859114102013-05-29T11:13:34.530+01:002013-05-29T11:13:34.530+01:00That's good to hear.
I have visions of Dwarf ...That's good to hear.<br /> I have visions of Dwarf mages all over the Warhammer World tentativley creeping into far off caverns looking for Dragons saying 'Er, hello, sorry about all the treasure raiding and Dragon slaying, and would you like to join our army?' before hurriedly casting a binding spell! <br /><br />Don't forget the Etheral hosts. I ran out of points for one with the Dwarves, but they are useful. <br />Unsurprisingly I have one for the undead army, and might add them to other forces if I have points. The main problem is that you need mid to higher level wizards to use up thier magic points for binding. This can mean you're spending extra point to get a wizard with enough magic points to bind a creature.<br /> No problems with cheap races such as goblins or humans. It can be especally a problem with Dwarves as they are expensive in points, and get half the power level of other races. For huge battles years ago I used the Talismanic standard, and so would have magic points galore! <br /><br />TheDwarf King/General is'nt a conversion, but an Imperial Dwarf Command figure:<br /><br />http://www.solegends.com/citcat19912/c20210impdwfcmd-02.htm<br /><br />although now you mention it, I have'nt seen him about a lot in collections or e-bay, so perhaps he is a rare miniature? Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-61175802825031176962013-05-29T10:55:55.181+01:002013-05-29T10:55:55.181+01:00You are right, having a bound monster does give th...You are right, having a bound monster does give the army a more fantasy feel and adds to the something different to an army. <br /><br />As I mentioned it also helps out when other armies have monster in thier list as standard, such as trolls, or that can have them as riding beasts like the Orc Wyverns or Dragons. I find it can balance out a game a little more, otherwise you can have all of your army trying to wound some battlefield dominating monster.<br /> I always used to find too many big monsters took the tactical fun out of a game. 'They have a Dragon rider?'- just unleash the bound Dragon or monster, and then carry on. <br /><br />Also, using giant eagles, or any flying creature can slow your opponents advance down, or provide flank attacks to supports other troops.<br />It also means you can paint up add the lovely monsters too! <br /><br />Whilst I would like to try out gaming via blogging but I don't have the room for even a 4'x 4' table :( Thats why my photographs are taken on a shelf with a couple of painted boards. Also I am finding that I only just getting a lot of time to do the blog, and I have'nt even done any painting this weekend ! Thank you for the offer, but I will have to look at doing it at a later time, although I'll check out yours and Mouses blogs to see how it all works. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-45540587601986306152013-05-29T06:49:53.967+01:002013-05-29T06:49:53.967+01:00Great stuff, Goblin Lee! A wealth of wonderful cl...Great stuff, Goblin Lee! A wealth of wonderful classic figures! Totally agree with Private Weird about the Dragon. I've got one picked out for my own Dwarf army, he's just not painted yet... I take it that the crown on the Dwarf King is a conversion?Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662424384597893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-45735471152923052412013-05-28T21:08:47.288+01:002013-05-28T21:08:47.288+01:00Hi Goblin Lee, I think the idea of having the boun...Hi Goblin Lee, I think the idea of having the bound Monster in each of those lists is wonderful and turns an army into a true Fantasy army. And I look forward to seeing each of those armies you mentioned.<br /><br />Goblin Lee, I was just wondering if you were interested in trying out any of those armies in an online battle with me? Mouse, from the glorious Tales From The Big Board, and I have had two online bashes so far, and I hope we continue to have many more. They are a bit of work but they are a lot of fun and are a wonderful way of getting some extra gaming in. I can pretty much match each of your armies (with a few proxies) except of course for your Slann army. What this would entail would be each of us having a matching table set-up (maybe just a small 4x4, so it can be tucked away, the game might take a month or so to play out) and each of us having the two respective armies - basically it is us just enjoying a game while being seperated by 5000 miles. What has tilted me over the edge to ask you this is my curiousity of seeing how your Orc list would fare against your Dwarf list. Anyway, please give this some thought and let me know. Private W.<br /><br />private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-66042515064475220602013-05-27T23:59:11.245+01:002013-05-27T23:59:11.245+01:00Oh, and the Dwarven General is just one of the com...Oh, and the Dwarven General is just one of the command figures from the Dwarf command packs.<br /> He is a variation of the one with a crown, and the other one with a duck on his head! I'll paint him up and do a couple of better pictures of him and the other two for you to look at. Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-22889196961833810702013-05-27T23:55:31.348+01:002013-05-27T23:55:31.348+01:00Thank you.
I have been writing up a few army lists...Thank you.<br />I have been writing up a few army lists for various armies and been including hosts in all of them. For some armies I have included a Dragon, the Chaos army has a Gorgon, the Dark Elf list a Jabberwock, and the Undead army will have an Ethereal host with a Wraith, a Wight, and a mounted Spectre. <br /><br />I think the idea was a little neglected and I think adding a bound Dragon or monster to several of them counters any of the other monsters that I might encounter in other armies, for example Treemen or Trolls. And of course, I get an excuse to paint up and field lots of different monsters and creatures, even in small 3,000 point armies. <br /><br />As for the Dwarves I think including a Dragon, summonded from some dark cavern near a Dwarven Hold, fits the character of the army. I have two regiments of Dragon Company troops, and an army general with a Dragonhelm, so a Dragon fits in nicely.<br /><br />The Trolls are great fun.<br /> I have got all the C series ones somewhere, and they all have a personality of their own, the big eared one, Shakined Bone Bender, is illustrated in one of the old 2nd Edition books too. I always liked it when you had the miniature that related to a piece of artwork in one of the books. <br />In truth I added photographs of them as I thought the blog post might be a little light! Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266200265116124990.post-27858133433802456772013-05-27T19:30:36.840+01:002013-05-27T19:30:36.840+01:00Looks great, Goblin Lee! I think that is a nice t...Looks great, Goblin Lee! I think that is a nice touch including a dragon in a Dwarf list. And I've never seen the variant of the dwarf with the crown that you are using as your general. <br /><br />I also love those trolls. I want the big eared one, very badly!private w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13382664057092304789noreply@blogger.com