Friday, December 8, 2017

Macrocosm - Bonefields!


Over the last while I've been secretly beavering away on a project for Macrocosm, doing things like that there logo above. It's a game with a theme dear to my heart in fact, with both factions being undead. That's right, everyone in the Bonefields box is dead. Well, bar the dwarf necromancer, but necromancers are a hazy one. Alive? Dead? Or just badly in need of a bath?

Anyhow, Macrocosm are bringing Bonefields to kickstarter in early 2018. The set will contain two full warbands, and will be a skirmish style game (with Mr Jake Thornton offering some tips and looking over Chris's rule-set) where undead dwarves and goblins attempt to continue their bitter feuding well after they have all died. That's stubborn for you. There's a goblin vampire too, it's sweet. In fact, there are a load of units for both factions in the works. Skeletal wolf riders? Yep. Bony ponies? Indeed. Dwarf wights? Aye. It goes on kids. Alessio Cisbani and Darren Edwards, the sculptors on the project, have many treats in store. There are over sixty sculpts in the works, including more infantry, cavalry and even artillery. Paul Naylor (former Golden Demon winner) is also working on Bonefields scenery. I do hear that rules for Macrocosm's pretty huge fantasy range will be forthcoming for Bonefields also.

I was fortunate to have been sent some of the miniatures from the starter set for a little brush tickling.

Dwarf hero with wights and warriors.
Goblin hero with great axe, archers and warriors.
The minis are pretty characterful and paint up very easily. Getting a warband together for this game will take most folks very little time, and of course, easily slot into a pile of other games. My favourite minis so far are probably these lads:

Dwarf hero and his bros.
You'd think I'd be all about the gobbos, but I like the idea of dwarven wights. Mind you, when the heavy goblin infantry and wolf riders hit I may change my mind.

I've also been working on some bases for Bonefields, which will be a set of resin bases and look very much like the ones above. It'll be pretty cool to see my bases in production. Now you can all have a little Saturday in your life. There are a lot of other goodies in the works for Bonefields, but right now that's yer lot. I'll dispense more news as it's released from Chris' vault of secrets.

Also, that's Deadcember sorted. Hah.

12 comments:

  1. They look great. Excited to see more of the project!

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    1. Cheers Kevin. There's a lot of cool minis on the way.

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  2. Those look like a lot of fun.

    Lovely antique sort of finish on the armour too.

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    1. Thanks Cheetor. I've been using a lot of washes, glazes and recess washed of late, inspired by, among others, yourself. It's a pleasant and fast way to work, especially for things like old armour.

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  3. Very cool!

    Will keep an eye out for this on kick starter

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    1. Thanks Riot. Do, Chris tends to do good deals on the old Kickstarter campaigns.

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  4. These are great! Your painting always has such rich multiplying colours like the reds and the browns. Do you glaze browns over the grey of the bases to get that effect?

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    1. Thanks Curis! I do favour the warmer, earthier tones I must admit. The bases are literally grey shaded with Agrax Earthshade, then drybrushed up with grey/bone, and then, once that's all dry I dab some Typhus Corrosion on and spread it out with a damp brush. Typhus Corrosion is THE BEST. I want to marry it.

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