tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post6462943419997567123..comments2024-02-03T17:53:56.911+00:00Comments on ...the leadpile: The Mysterious case of Abdul GoldbergWhiskey Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-35058360256580642702014-04-09T22:21:04.307+01:002014-04-09T22:21:04.307+01:00Sound. I've got 8 from the old Pirates range p...Sound. I've got 8 from the old Pirates range plus a couple of other figs for the Champions but I've yet to find a suitable captain. I'll get there. I have had other ideas in case anyone else wants to join in but I'll reign myself in!Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-71707546813181726972014-04-09T11:27:37.413+01:002014-04-09T11:27:37.413+01:00That sounds great. I have six or so of the old Ol...That sounds great. I have six or so of the old Olley Mercenaries/Pirates who will do well as grunts and add some of that retro authenticity. Adding a few more reprobates from other sources to bulk them out should be enjoyably easy.<br /><br />It all sounds very good and it gives us something to work towards. We can hammer out further details later as required. Im looking forward to it already Colin, nice one :)cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-69597622558476499942014-04-09T11:19:17.086+01:002014-04-09T11:19:17.086+01:00I've just finished an Arvus Lighter so we'...I've just finished an Arvus Lighter so we'll use that. I reckon all you need to paint and bring is your gang of pirates. I was thinking a Minor Hero as your Chief, two champions and 8 grunts. Special weapons and equipment to taste and off we go! Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-89348334103955436692014-04-09T10:30:54.687+01:002014-04-09T10:30:54.687+01:00I had completely forgotten about that Gridiron orc...I had completely forgotten about that Gridiron orc camera crew... very tempting. That EM4 crew is the one that I was talking about, plus these two that came from a Frothers Sculpting competition (apologies for the poor image quality).<br /><br />http://sho3box.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/the-zompocalypse-will-be-televised/<br /><br />Im more than happy to leave you work out the scenario mechanics if you like. Im available for bouncing ideas off of, but you can have creative control. I just need to know what easily-packed-on-to-a-plane sorts of scenario items (servitors for example, maybe some suitable crates. Although a lander is on my to-do list, its too bulky for bringing via air) that I need to be working on.<br />cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-58411265038363735222014-04-09T10:12:55.324+01:002014-04-09T10:12:55.324+01:00Yeah, I kind 'I'm Sparatacus!' kind of...Yeah, I kind 'I'm Sparatacus!' kind of thing, thats just what i was thinking. How about one gang are in the middle of the table at the dig site (with some kind of massive X marking the spot!). They have a lander parked nearby and there are a couple of servitors lugging the loot in x number of crates to the lander (this'll give us some kind of time limit, unless someone shoots the servitors and sends them haywire!). The rest of the gang are digging and/or guarding. The other gang springs an ambush in order to get the loot/revenge. The Tv crew turn up looking to find the infamous Abdul goldberg, moving around randomly looking for interviews and distracting everybody from the business of shooting each other.<br /><br />As far as tv crew, is this the EM4 ones you were on about? http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/STREET_PEOPLE.html in which case that's the ones I was thinking of too but I did see these as well<br />http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shadowforge-Female-Orc-Camera-Crew-x-3-/111311855674?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item19eab4203aWhiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-49174138070114962162014-04-09T09:43:58.881+01:002014-04-09T09:43:58.881+01:00Keeping Goldberg anonymous has an appeal as does a...Keeping Goldberg anonymous has an appeal as does a scenario where several players each have a model that claims to be Gldberg :)<br /><br />I have a news team painted, but they look a little more modern than futuristic. EM4 make a more futuristic pair of newscasters and Warlord/Mongoose have a "Vid Vulture" in their Judge Dredd line that fits the bill too.<br /><br />cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-7984215748829273342014-04-07T18:58:31.954+01:002014-04-07T18:58:31.954+01:00All of those are good calls but the mention of fou...All of those are good calls but the mention of foundry ranges made me think of the colonial ranges. Some nice figures in the character packs on these two pages<br />http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/colonial/indians-zanzibaris-turks-moghuls-sikhs-afghans-arabs-corsair/indian-warriors-collection-bcind001/<br /><br />http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/colonial/indians-zanzibaris-turks-moghuls-sikhs-afghans-arabs-corsair/indian-hill-tribesmen-collection-bcind005/Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-67290917875323793612014-04-07T11:09:45.650+01:002014-04-07T11:09:45.650+01:00My 2 creds. Obviously a bit of conversion would b...My 2 creds. Obviously a bit of conversion would be needed. I always envisioned him as wearing a turban, being fat and having a beard for some reason:<br /><br />http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/M4cR1II3n/Bild269.jpg<br /><br />http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_33_53&products_id=2116&osCsid=so6hsnmkdp6efe191164ht8303<br /><br />http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_35_50&products_id=2272<br /><br />http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/xmas2col.jpg<br /><br />http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/henryviii.jpg<br /><br />Perhaps one of the Zanzibari Characters:<br />http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/zanzibari-slaversAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-12572526460539574332014-04-06T22:58:50.079+01:002014-04-06T22:58:50.079+01:00Thanks guys. I quite like the fact that everybody ...Thanks guys. I quite like the fact that everybody has their own idea of who Abdul Goldberg might be. I'd hate to have pinned him down. I'm certainly not sniffy about using non-citadel figures, in fact I was just looking at one if the Lead Adventure minis to use as part of my own pirate crew today. That hassle free figure does scream rogue trader so go for your life. I think there was one on tales from the maelstrom with a head swap. My current thinking for our game is the last scenario, it means we can base it on whatever terrain is available. One of us is trying to get our loot out of the ground and into the back of the Van (or dropship in this case) and the other is determined to stop them. I was thinking about adding a roving tv crew makings tri-d docu-drama as a distraction to both sides. We don't need to go down the route if actually putting a face to Abdul Goldberg, in fact maybe that's who the tri-d camera crew are wandering around looking for! Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-67045679314623693422014-04-06T22:08:27.311+01:002014-04-06T22:08:27.311+01:00Ha, brilliant!
For unknown reasons, at some point...Ha, brilliant!<br /><br />For unknown reasons, at some point in my youth I decided that Goldberg was one of the Adventurer miniatures; either Chainsword, Bolter and Power Glove or Chainsword and Missile Launcher visible here: http://www.solegends.com/citcat19911/c2037impadv-00.htm<br /><br />Coincidentally, theottovonbismark mentioned to me years ago that those figures are how he imagined Sterner Regnix, a character from the old "Laser Squad" Amiga game.<br /><br />Abduls dastardly behaviour has often strongly suggested Belloq to me, even before I saw this cool post, maybe with the de rigueur bionic eye. Dapper, smug and unruffled, a punchworthy sort of creep.<br /><br />Are you interested in using a Citadel model from some era or other for Goldberg, or can the net be thrown wider? For example, I have a Hasslefree "Privateer Godwyn" penciled in as an actual Rogue Trader at some future point and he would be a passable Goldberg type I think. Only passable though. It doest quite click with whatever vague notion of the guy I have in my head.<br /><br />It would definitely be cool to lock it in for the Oldhammer day though. How cool would it be to be the guy who defined the appearance of Abdul Goldberg as well as the Sensei?<br /><br />cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-68493052578447086122014-04-05T21:46:49.255+01:002014-04-05T21:46:49.255+01:00Hi!
Utterly excellent article on the nefarious Go...Hi!<br /><br />Utterly excellent article on the nefarious Goldberg! I must admit of thinking of him as some sort of reoccuring villain who pops up from time to time to put a spanner in the works. Somewhat like a cross between Lando, Blofeld and any manner of villainous types. <br /><br />I had even been planning on fielding his older brother Lucian as the resident crime boss in my own campaign setting!<br /><br />All the best!SpacecowSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526363535587059611noreply@blogger.com