New moulds - Victorians and Amazons

 Moulds arrived from Pete quicker than expected and looking good. I've tried a test casting, all three worked well, so I'll just let them postcure for a week or four before I get some Amazons cast. 

VIC1 -14, seem OK.

VIC15-19 plus some AD figures that weren't previously on a mould. Not certain VIC17s gun will cast as well as I would like, but otherwise fine.

Amazon mould, including a Byzantine standard bearer needed for a later intended Byzantine mould. They seemed to have worked OK and I've included an Enchantress and fan bearer to act as officer and standard bearer.Cavalry figure and the alternative pose spearwoman came out but of course there's only one of each on the mould. I might put more of these on any future S&S mould if I do any more.

Starting the giants

A few of the figures I've painted recently for this.

SS100, Winged demon with sword of fire.Standing in for a magician general, Surt

Size comparison with an Admins Dracula.

Being me, I wondered what it would look like without the wings and a 'normal' sword... sword not perfect, but it'll do - did 3 of them, might use 1 or 2 and get a mould made that includes them.

This monstrosity will do nicely as Fenris.

While SS85, Two-headed serpent, will act as The World Serpent, not sure why the HoTT list doesn't call it the Midgard serpent or Jormungande, but never mind.

This where I have to make a decision. The HoTT list lists all the other giants as Hordes. Size wise, Admins Ogres are a lot bigger than S&S Giants, and are virtually the same size as Surt. So do I use all Admins ogres, all S&S giants, or a mix? - would S&S probably be more acceptable as Hordes?

I have a plan...

 OK, not so much a plan, more a case of  'I'm doing these and there seems to be a reasonable order to work it.' 

First part of it is to try and get a load more figure pictures on Lost Minis Wiki. So I'm doing a mix of casting figures then posting them on the LMW Facebook page, or some I'm painting first. A lot of the current ones I'm sorting are the skeletons, beastmen and assorted giants. So I'm also going to take the opportunity to create a HoTT giant army (sort of) plus a couple of random skeleton and beastman units.

That should give time for Pete Brown to do the Amazon mould... if they work, couple of spear armed units, possibly a cavalry unit, may even do a few chariots...

The giants army will include figures from both the Admins ranges and the Garrison S&S Range - this is the figure I'm using for The World Serpent, SS85, Two-Headed Serpent.

Warman Miniatures

 

Apart from having a few moulds  and the fact that they are Saxons and Vikings I know nothing whatsoever about this range...

Haven't bothered about adding weapons - just put them up for interest!

A useful update from Adam Banner re Admins...

 As you all know, Admins is very much to the fore at the moment and I've just had a very useful  email from Admin re the range.

'Hello Rob,

If you're still curating Admins on the LostMinis Wiki I'd like to suggest a couple of corrections.
And looking at pictures of AD211 Large Flesh Golem... has it got any ears?
Regards,
Adam.

https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=AD_Range_(Fantasy)
AD1 is a Nagini (typo)
AD4 is AD18 Nasnas (with Small Eye)
AD46 is a Goblin Madam (typo)
AD87 is a Barghest (typo in the catalogue)
AD148 is a Goblin Ninja with Ninjato (typo)
AD162 is either ADSP13 or 14. The Larva is a grub with a skeleton’s face
AD186 is from AD228a Goblin Organ gun Crew. Oliver is a goblin holding a plate with a bone
AD224 I remember the Hellhound breathing fire?
AD225 Manface is a Blemya (correction to catalogue)
AD255 seems also to be AD221
AD260 Moral Minority Medusa (typo)

https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Dungeon_Accessories_(WS_Range)
WS34 is a Tick or maybe Spider (error in the catalogue?} It’s got eight legs

https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Dungeon_Adventure_(Admins)
DA48 is more likely DA09 Female Halfling
DA09 is probably DA22 Brat

https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Space_Figures_(Admins)
ADSP07 Dug Druid is ADSP07 Bug Robot (or Droid rather than Druid?)
ADSP12 is more likely ADSP9 or 11 (it’s a Polarion)
See AD162 above'

Actually I'm not curating the range on Lost Minis Wiki, I just pass on info so they can curate it... plus thhe Large Flesh Golem doesn't have ears so...Also, AD255 and AD221 are different - the minotaur has ears, the idol doesn't.

Feeding time

Start with two oddities that make a nice little vignette. The large dog/wolf/creature is a lousy figure - the legs are all wrong, etc. However, it's big so in future it's Fenris. The goblin feeding it with a rather small bone is... an unknown goblin that I always assumed I should know.

With my current interest in goblins and giants, this lot are ones I inherited with Garrison ready painted. So a good basis for a goblin warband.

Ones I've started painting myself  - an Ettin (actually an S&S two headed troll giant code SS16) and a couple of musical goblins.

Finally another S&S figure  destined for the Giant army - SS75 Minotaur. Alice was supposed to meet this in the tunnel but I realised I didn't have a painted one!

Next batch of moulds... Victorians and Amazons

I'm getting started with reorganising (or should that be organising?) the Admins ranges. Starting with the Victorian range... so three sets of figures sent off today to Pete Brown 'The Mould Maker'

First 14 on this mould in order. 

Though this mould is the more important one. Firstly, it becomes the first mould I can cast VIC17, Adventurer with hand gun...

It also has a few DA and AD Range figures that I couldn't previously cast. Including DA45 Female Orc.

Interesting one here is the little guy. On the 12" mould it's a Halfling archer - but it's nothing like the picture on Lost Minis Wiki, which came from the photos I got originally... and which I've never found either a sample or mould of.

I've also finally gotten round to sorting and sending an Amazon mould off. The figures aren't all that good, and I don't know how well they'll caste, but if they do I'm going to busy with the 'second phase' of my Amazon army. Note there's also a Byzantine standard bearer there - another army that needs a mould reorganisation. I stuck that 'spare' archer on for a reason. If I want to do any Amazon chariots I can use her and the one with the spear and outstretched arm as crew without having to go to the other Amazon mould.

Next set of moulds might concentrate on the DA Range - which would probably take four moulds. After that, I doubt I'll ever get all the moulds needed for the AD Range - about 260 figures, could be up to 20 moulds... so probably not practical! Could go for 'species moulds' though - all the skeletons on one mould, etc. Meanwhile, I need to get a load of photos sorted for some of these to provide to Lost Minis Wiki so some of the gaps can be filled in.

Some tables with food on...

 

Bought from CriticalPrintsGB when I realised I had lots of tables but none with food on them! This lot are from three sets totalling £30.

When I ordered them there was nothing to say what scale they were; In fact I have put them next to different sized figures - they're actually a bit bigger than 32mm! So big. But I admit I like them. Not looking forward to painting them...

Size comparison against Frontline 25mm. As I said, they're big.

So a useful addition even though I would have liked to have been able to choose a size - most 3D printing places seem to give a choice of 25mm or 32mm for their figures; that would have made them even better.

The Queen's party set up

Thought the set up deserved it's own post. 43" x 39". Other than the beach post this kind of defined area is not really something I've tried before - usually I tend to use more of a whole table approach, here I've used a 'just put out what's needed, but use it all' style!

It's pretty much based on 3 A3 boards surrounded by hedges, roads and trees on the table. My wargames table is already covered in green carpet tiles!

Even with all the extra railings I bought it wasn't enough to cover the whole perimeter of the manor. No matter - bought some more that I'll make up some time.

Gave me a chance to use some of my Lledo cars as well! That Sarissa Manor House is probably my most useful building - it gets used a lot.

I admit I like that 'beach' tile - must do a load more A3 terrain pieces.

Although I've got lots of 'traditional' trees I often prefer using the cheap Chinese toy types. They certainly fit better for this type of scenario. 

I don't know why I decided to put the lighthouse in the corner. It just seemed to fit in with everything else!

Old friends and departures

Banshee left taking the body with her (Do Banshees do that? Thought they just screamed to foretell a death? ) The Red Queen, King and Igor soon wandered inside...

Alice and Malice had a good talk. Elvira seemed quite quite happy discussing her latest fiend. Friend.

There was a screach of delight from Dorothy... A tin man, lion and scarecrow were amongst the guests. (They even had a dog with them. Wasn't Toto though).

Let's see, there was a friendly minotaur squatting in the corner. It was... green...

A couple of goblins were playing with a ball on the beach. Alice found the Cheshire Cat. It smiled a lot before it disappeared.

Then there were these strange snake ladies...

Before Alice had a chat with the caterpillar.

While Dorothy and her old friends said their goodbyes and continued on their way to the Emerald City.