Plastic Minis

[crowblack]

Does anyone here use plastic figs or am I the only one? I would like to get into metal painting but have a lot of obstacles, so I use D&D figs (purchased used, I boycott WoC). I have about twenty metal figs, some old Ral Partha and a few Reaper minis, and have had them for about two and a half years without even buying paints. I use Heroscape terrain and what ever else I can find. I don't even know how to go about making a table like veronakids. Just wondering if I am the only one.

[veronakid]

The absolute best thing about Skulldred, the one thing that sets it apart from every other miniatures game I've ever played, is that it ENCOURAGES you to use WHATEVER MINIATURES YOU WANT. The whole game system revolves on the concept that it is the base, not the figure, that is important. So of course you can use the pre-painted plastic figs if you want- it makes no difference in the game whatsoever.

For most of us that have been at this for a while, the hobby part of this hobby (that is: the conversion and painting of miniatures, the building of scenery, the whole world-creation bit) eventually takes over and, in most cases, becomes the focus of what you're doing. But we all started out by gaming with whatever you've got while skills are developed. Dave's "other" website, King's Minis, is one of the best resources on the web for this stuff (eeesh-I'm starting to sound like a commercial). I would encourage any Skulldred player who hasn't already to go check out all of the miniatures that Dave has painted over the years; in fact, that website is where I learned how to build the table that he was nice enough to include in the rulebook- uber simple once you know what materials and techniques to use. Dave's "shaded undercoat, matte-medium glaze" technique of painting minis is the best thing I've learned about miniature painting in the almost 20 years I've been doing this; if you use those techniques, you'll have your old Reaper and Ral Partha figs looking great on the table in no time, trust me!

[Dave King]

Yeah, plastics and for that matter papercraft minis (google it) are fine and nothing to be ashamed about!

[lupine]

Have a look about for the Plastic Prepainted Confrontation Age of Ragnarok minis (C:AoR) not a huge choice but on ebay the stuff can be pretty cheap and it makes it quick and easy to get a force together.