Wednesday 18 November 2015

Frostgrave: the Ice Trolls

Introduction

I missed posting on Sunday last.  I had intended to put something up then, but nothing that I'm working on now was ready,  Partly this is because I've got a nasty cold, but mostly it's the new puppy in the house (collie, 4 months old).  He's really causing havoc with our normal habits and routines!

I've got a few moments tonight, so here's a short update...

The Ice Trolls

One of the nice things about the Frostgrave game is that you can use any miniatures you like.  Now I have quite a few trolls in my collection already, both painted and unpainted.  However, these are all of the Games Workshop "Stone" or "River" troll varieties.  They're not all GW models - some are not-quite-copies from Black Tree Design instead - but for Frostgrave I wanted something a bit more, well, shaggy.


I searched for quite a while through various manufacturers' catalogues offerings of yetis and the like, but I didn't see anything that was quite how I imagined these creatures.  Then, almost as an afterthought, I stumbled across Crocodile Games' "Wendigo" range.  The moment I saw these, I knew that I had found my Ice Trolls!


These are quite easy to paint: the creatures' skin was layered in progressively lighter shades of brown through to tan whilst the fur was undercoated in a mid grey and drybrushed with pale grey and then white.  After that, there are a few details (weapons, loincloths, claws/horns/teeth, bases) and they're done.

An unwary thug hasn't noticed 3 Ice Trolls creeping up behind him

These Wendigo warriors are quite large models, without being giants.  They're not especially cheap, though.  I bought mine from a UK stockist (Black Pyramid) and once postage has been taken into account, they cost me about GBP 4.60 each.  Of course, since they only come in a unit of 6, I've got another 3 models (including less useful horn blower and standard bearer figures) as yet unpainted.

Hmm, I wonder if 3 trolls is a bit over the top for Frostgrave?  Mind you, I did see a scenario on the web which used 3 of them as a leveller for when 1 wizard is of much greater experience/rank than any others, so maybe it's not so silly.  I am looking forward to seeing these guys splatter some incautious adventurers!

22 comments:

  1. Great stuff C6, and wonderful models for "Frostgrave". They look just the job and you've done a terrific job of painting them. Splendid stuff and I look forward to seeing them in one of your excellent BatReps soon :-)

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    1. Thanks. I'm going to try to put a game together soon. Real soon, any day now...

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  2. Great work on the ice trolls C6! looks like alot of people are into frostgrave right now...

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    1. Thanks, HW. I don't often follow trends like this, but something about the Frostgrave setting has got me very excited!

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  3. I have woken up a few times feeling like those trolls look. A good find for Frostgrave and well executed and they will no doubt cause much havoc and distress. (Fingers crossed).

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    1. Thanks, Clint. If you wake up looking like one of these then I can only hope that the previous evening's entertainment was worth it! Anyway, a shower and toothbrush should restore you to normal, I think. Unless you *normally* look like an Ice Troll, of course...

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  4. Those are brilliant - I love them!

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    1. Thanks, Michael. I knew from the moment I first saw them that I had to have them...

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  5. Lovely job C6! May they eat many an adventurer.

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  6. Those are going to make excellent Frostgrave trolls!

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    1. Thanks, Joe. They do look the part, don't they?

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  7. Those are going to make excellent Frostgrave trolls!

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  8. These look excellent and remind me of a "someting" froma Lovecraft story.

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    1. Hmm, I've got a small secret here: I've never actually read any HP Lovecraft! Don't Cthulu mythos monsters normally have more tentacles?

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    2. Cthulhu monsters come in all shapes and sizes, with and without tentacles.

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  9. Fine looking trolls they are. I find these somewhat better than GW trolls and perhaps a tad more realistic looking. Great job dude.

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    1. Thanks, Simon. They fit my vision of a creature from the icy wastes very well!

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  10. Don't care much for Frostgrave, but 6 of those would probably make a fine unit for Dragon Rampant?

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    1. I hadn't thought of that, but yes, they would! Perhaps I could pair them up with some Viking/Norsemen types? Hmm...

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  11. Nice job Colgar ... those trolls kinda remind me of the yeti in PlantvsZombies2.

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    1. I'm not familiar with that book/game/movie, so I'll have to take your word about the similarity.

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