Picking My Bones, Or, Putting In My Reaper Kickstarter Pledge

The time arrived a few days ago to lock in my pledge for Bones 2, which led to plenty of chin scratching (and not because I'm particularly hirsute at the moment). I always knew I was in it for the monsters, so here are the beasties I went for:

Not a hard option this one as I loved it at first sight. I suppose that when I get my Marienburgers up and running again - and I do have some plans - that this could stand in for something. Or it could just be a massive squid with some made up rules. It could also slip into my Slaaneshi army. "Squids in" either way... (sorry).

This Cthulhu-style nasty is just plain stupid fun. I'll probably Nurgle him up in some way.

And this is the dragon I went for, simply because he was different to most things around at the moment and he's got that old school style thing going on - I think he's very Realm of Chaos appropriate.

So there you have it. A gentle easing back in hobby-town for me. I'm in Wave 2, so I believe I'll be getting these monstrosities some time next September. It's always nice to have something to look forward to, isn't it?

A Dollar For A Foot In The Door - Reaper Bones 2 Kickstarter (And The Smell Of Something Fishy...)

This is the princely sum that I've paid to have a 'foot in the door' of the Reaper Bones 2 Kickstarter. I thought this was a very low level risk because it allows access to all the add-ons that will come from the campaign. I do admire all the minis that are available at the $100 level, I'm just not that interested in owning them. As per usual it's the big monsters I'm most anticipating. And I'm already delighted because this fishy fellow will be available for on $15:

Reaper Bones Vs Metal Comparison

You might remember a week or so ago I posted my dabblings with painting one of the new Reaper Bones models. I thought the material was OK, given the price, but there were obvious limitations with the medium. Now Mike over at Constantly Risking Obscurity has just posted some very useful 'case studies' of the comparisons between Bones and metal models. It's certainly a must read for those who might be considering an investment in Bones in the future. A case of 'buyer beware' I suppose... Here's one of his pictures: 

Wizard in Reaper Bones Plastic

Here's a fun little fellow. He's a wizard by Reaper in their relatively new bendy Bones material. Thanks to Andy for giving him to me from his big box of kickstarter goodies. 

I've used him as a test model for my Slaanesh colours and I'm very pleased with the results. If you're thinking about Bones I'd recommend giving it a go. The models are really cheap and although there is patchy definition (what do expect for the price?) these are Reaper minis so there's bundles of character. (Background art supplied by my daughter Astrid).