Help With Kitbashing
Posted: 23 Jul 2015, 14:50
Hi All
I'm not a WHFB player but I've had my eye on Wood Elf models for a long time, and I recently started playing a new game which has given me a reason to buy them. I'm intending to buy a few boxes of Wood Elves (possibly some DE/HE boxes too, if you think that's a good idea, thugh I'd like to stay on WE theme) and kitbash up the models I want. However, having never seen most of these sprues much less tried to use them, I don't know what's really compatible and what isn't so I was hoping that if I tell you what I want to achieve, you can tell me how best you think I can achieve it using all/mostly GW plastic kits. The setting is a snowy, frozen ancient city though, so WE models that are standing on trees/roots/branches aren't great.
(I am likely going to buy some Reaper and vintage models too, but for the purposes of this post, assume I want to kitbash everything!)
In the game I'm playing (Frostgrave), the type of model is defined by its weaponry and armour although it doesn't have to be true WYSIWYG as long as it's on-theme. I want to make up multiples the following models:
"Wizard": The main character and anything Wizardly will do. The WE casters are all a bit too much "flying/floating on branches" for me though so I'll probably look to Reaper here.
"Wizard's Apprentice": Same as above.
"Thug": hand weapon + no armour (or at least, cloak-y enough to pretend it's not armour, WIldwood Rangers would be fine if they had 1 handers for example)
"Infantryman": 2h weapon + no armour (probably use straight Wildwood Rangers for this)
"Man At Arms": 1h weapon + shield + leather armour (maybe Eternal Guard for this; do they look like they're wearing mail or leather do you think?)
"Archer": bow + dagger + leather armour (probably use straight Glade Guard for this)
"Crossbowman": xbow + dagger + leather armour (I'll just buy Dark Elves for this I think)
"Templar": 2h weapon + mail armour (not sure what to use here short of buying Phoenix Guard or Black Guard)
"Knight": 1h weapon + shield + mail armour (Eternal Guard if they arent used as Infantrymen; if they are, maybe something heavier here from DE/HE ranges, or possibly Araloth or other characters)
"Barbarian" 2h weapon, no armour (might just use Wardancers)
"Treasure Hunter": 1h + dagger + leather armour (I think the Wildwood ranger sergeant is fine since he has two hand weapons, but running multiple of these would be multiple boxes and so expensive. Any suggestions?)
"Ranger": Bow + sword + leather armour (probably Waywatchers, but they're standing on tree roots which I don't like for the setting, so open to suggestions here)
Your thoughts on how best to accomplish this, which models would be suitable, and any awesome kitbashes that are worth attempting (for example - how to get guys with 1h weapon and a free arm to represent thug models since most WE, HE and DE seem to use either a 2h or 1h+shield!) would be very much appreciated. As would any inspirational kitbash pics!
Thanks!
I'm not a WHFB player but I've had my eye on Wood Elf models for a long time, and I recently started playing a new game which has given me a reason to buy them. I'm intending to buy a few boxes of Wood Elves (possibly some DE/HE boxes too, if you think that's a good idea, thugh I'd like to stay on WE theme) and kitbash up the models I want. However, having never seen most of these sprues much less tried to use them, I don't know what's really compatible and what isn't so I was hoping that if I tell you what I want to achieve, you can tell me how best you think I can achieve it using all/mostly GW plastic kits. The setting is a snowy, frozen ancient city though, so WE models that are standing on trees/roots/branches aren't great.
(I am likely going to buy some Reaper and vintage models too, but for the purposes of this post, assume I want to kitbash everything!)
In the game I'm playing (Frostgrave), the type of model is defined by its weaponry and armour although it doesn't have to be true WYSIWYG as long as it's on-theme. I want to make up multiples the following models:
"Wizard": The main character and anything Wizardly will do. The WE casters are all a bit too much "flying/floating on branches" for me though so I'll probably look to Reaper here.
"Wizard's Apprentice": Same as above.
"Thug": hand weapon + no armour (or at least, cloak-y enough to pretend it's not armour, WIldwood Rangers would be fine if they had 1 handers for example)
"Infantryman": 2h weapon + no armour (probably use straight Wildwood Rangers for this)
"Man At Arms": 1h weapon + shield + leather armour (maybe Eternal Guard for this; do they look like they're wearing mail or leather do you think?)
"Archer": bow + dagger + leather armour (probably use straight Glade Guard for this)
"Crossbowman": xbow + dagger + leather armour (I'll just buy Dark Elves for this I think)
"Templar": 2h weapon + mail armour (not sure what to use here short of buying Phoenix Guard or Black Guard)
"Knight": 1h weapon + shield + mail armour (Eternal Guard if they arent used as Infantrymen; if they are, maybe something heavier here from DE/HE ranges, or possibly Araloth or other characters)
"Barbarian" 2h weapon, no armour (might just use Wardancers)
"Treasure Hunter": 1h + dagger + leather armour (I think the Wildwood ranger sergeant is fine since he has two hand weapons, but running multiple of these would be multiple boxes and so expensive. Any suggestions?)
"Ranger": Bow + sword + leather armour (probably Waywatchers, but they're standing on tree roots which I don't like for the setting, so open to suggestions here)
Your thoughts on how best to accomplish this, which models would be suitable, and any awesome kitbashes that are worth attempting (for example - how to get guys with 1h weapon and a free arm to represent thug models since most WE, HE and DE seem to use either a 2h or 1h+shield!) would be very much appreciated. As would any inspirational kitbash pics!
Thanks!