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Hi all,
Back when I was a kid, I loved to collect warhammer models but never played a game.
The main models I bought were 5th edition lizardmen. I collected them in a haphazard way, one terradon, one cold one... couple of skink archers etc.. very random but fine considering I never gamed with them.
That has now all changed now with the introduction to my wargaming club (wycombe warband - https://www.facebook.com/groups/397460790427301) of the game Dragon Rampant. The game doesn't have lizardmen but instead works on generics.. "heavy infantry", "big monster" etc.... which is great as everybody is fielding some very old school Ral Partha minis from the 70s...
So with this in mind, I took a visit to my parents and dug out my ancient lizardmen models. Some were in pretty poor shape but nothing that I cannot fix. Luckily the paint I applied as a 13 year old kid wasn't overly thick so I have been having success with overpainting. I managed to source some additional models to bulk out the force such as two extra Kroxigors a terradon and a load of saurus spearmen. Unfortunately the original cold ones are extremely expensive but I needed cavalry so had to opt for the new lizardmen saurus knights. They are OK but the cold ones are a bit dorky with all the same tail pose.
I don't like the slanted bases they come with, so have bought some straight slotta bases, which means I need to get a bit creative with bending tails etc.. so that they can be placed in a mass formation.
The rescued models
A test paint on top of my old paint job. I think it Looks OK!
The new models I bought.. seems a shame to open the blisters but there we go..
A squad of three kroxigor. With only two models to choose from, I had to get creative to make sure they were not a bunch of clones with the same pose.
The cold ones knights, quite happy with how they came out.
I forgot to add on the banners for the shot above! I decided to chop off the hands that were holding these and then drill a hole into the cold one to hold the banner. It looks OK from the other side as it looks as if it is part of the sadle.
Back when I was a kid, I loved to collect warhammer models but never played a game.
The main models I bought were 5th edition lizardmen. I collected them in a haphazard way, one terradon, one cold one... couple of skink archers etc.. very random but fine considering I never gamed with them.
That has now all changed now with the introduction to my wargaming club (wycombe warband - https://www.facebook.com/groups/397460790427301) of the game Dragon Rampant. The game doesn't have lizardmen but instead works on generics.. "heavy infantry", "big monster" etc.... which is great as everybody is fielding some very old school Ral Partha minis from the 70s...
So with this in mind, I took a visit to my parents and dug out my ancient lizardmen models. Some were in pretty poor shape but nothing that I cannot fix. Luckily the paint I applied as a 13 year old kid wasn't overly thick so I have been having success with overpainting. I managed to source some additional models to bulk out the force such as two extra Kroxigors a terradon and a load of saurus spearmen. Unfortunately the original cold ones are extremely expensive but I needed cavalry so had to opt for the new lizardmen saurus knights. They are OK but the cold ones are a bit dorky with all the same tail pose.
I don't like the slanted bases they come with, so have bought some straight slotta bases, which means I need to get a bit creative with bending tails etc.. so that they can be placed in a mass formation.
The rescued models
A test paint on top of my old paint job. I think it Looks OK!
The new models I bought.. seems a shame to open the blisters but there we go..
A squad of three kroxigor. With only two models to choose from, I had to get creative to make sure they were not a bunch of clones with the same pose.
The cold ones knights, quite happy with how they came out.
I forgot to add on the banners for the shot above! I decided to chop off the hands that were holding these and then drill a hole into the cold one to hold the banner. It looks OK from the other side as it looks as if it is part of the sadle.
