The Night-gaunt

A creature that literally leapt from the nightmares of that genius of horror, HP Lovecraft - the night-gaunt.

This figure is another eBay purchase - I think it’s supposed to be a Starspawn of Cthulhu but I thought I’d give it an oily black finish and use it as a night-gaunt in my Lovecraft-flavoured games.

The finish was ridiculously simple and also really difficult to get a picture of - undercoated black, drybrushed stone grey, Citadel Contrast Black Templar over the top followed by brush-on gloss varnish.

Now up to 230 points! Two more blog posts to come today!

The Mysterious Stranger

Who’s that knocking on the door?

A squid-faced abomination from outer space? 

Wielding a ray gun and wearing a trench coat? Okay, where’s the punchline?!

Bit of a lovely oddball miniature here - it’s from Crooked Dice and I would guess it’s a reference to some TV show from the 70s/80s that eludes me! Great sculpt though, clean with crisp details! I’m really happy with the ray gun and slimy flesh (which has a glossy finish). Who knows where he’ll get used? Post-apocalypse? Some kind of home-brewed Doctor Who-themed game? Your guess is as good as mine!

That takes my total this year to 210...

 

Accessories for Wargaming - Dark Age Leather Pouches

I recently went to a Dark Age/Viking re-enactment at Whitby Abbey - the second one that I've been to for that time period (the first being on Lindisfarne last summer). The first event I attended was what sparked my interest in SAGA and historical gaming, so I jumped at the chance to attend another.

At Lindisfarne there were a number of stalls selling various reproduction goods - I did particularly like the look of some of the leather pouches as smaller dice bags or pouches for counters for the various games that I play - I regretted not buying one when I had the chance, so I jumped at the chance when I saw the same leather stall at Whitby and purchased the above pouch, specifically to hold my Viking SAGA dice.

Here's the pouch loosened, containing my first set of Viking dice (and a little Viking coin I also picked up from the event).

I also purchased another pouch from an archery stand - I definitely prefer the other one though.

For anyone who is a wargames and history fan, if you get the chance to go to an event like this, go! They've been very good - it's great to see the costumes up close and you also get some great inspiration when it comes to the historical locations the events tend to be held at - check out this part of the ruins of Whitby Abbey. Perfect inspiration for the ruins I'm going to build for Frostgrave!

Whitby Abbey