Help with proxies

[keglo]

I have finally come to terms with the fact that I cannot ever hope to have a full collection of Heroscape figures. So I have decided to start trying to trade some of my single squad figures for other figures that I have a better chance of getting multiples of. I figure that it would be better to have a small, but good collection rather than a large but ineffective one. I have also decided to start using proxies for those hard to find units that I can find suitable replacements for. For instance I have multiple Mimring. Why not throw on some red paint, print out a card and badda bing, badda boom, I have Zelrig. This brings me to my question. Every since I started Heroscape the figures that I wanted the most has been the Knights of Weston. Can anyone tell me if there are any miniatures out there for any other games that would scale well and work as good replacements for the Knights? Also any suggestions for any other substituts for other scape figures would also be welcome.

[killercactus]

I used to use the Chaos Warriors from Heroquest to proxy Knights of Weston. You would need a lot of them, though.....

[Cavalier]

Check out Kepler's Heroscape Proxies? - Image Intensive- Over 170 pictures thread.

[lefton4ya]

I Use Battleground: Crossbows & Catapults for Knights & Heavy Orcs.

[keglo]

Originally Posted by killercactus

I used to use the Chaos Warriors from Heroquest to proxy Knights of Weston. You would need a lot of them, though.....

How do they compare in size to Heroscape figures? Thanks guys, and thanks Cav for the link.

[chas]

Recently, I posted a list of proxies I was using for all the Wave 11 figures, if you happen to come across it (can't remember where it is).

[SgtHulka]

Originally Posted by keglo

Can anyone tell me if there are any miniatures out there for any other games that would scale well and work as good replacements for the Knights?

The difficulty with the Knights of Weston is that they're historical, late 100-years war figures. There are plenty of historical miniatures out there, but they're in "wargames standard" 28mm, or approximately 1/56 scale.

Heroscape, on the other hand, is more of a "fantasy standard" 32mm scale. Fantasy knights have weird armor (see Confrontation) or weird spikes and skulls (see Warhammer) or both (see Reaper).

Personally, I just use my Tarn Viking Warriors as Knights of Weston. I know they look nothing alike, but they have the same general proportions.

[Auggest]

Merchant Guards from Desert of Desolation D&D minis is pretty good and they are only a bit over $1 each though they may be a tad small (along with all the D&D minis).
http://store02.prostores.com/servlet...Detail?no=3933

[keglo]

Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Through your feedback I have gotten some great ideas that I can run with. Your Knight Auggest, will be perfect for some customs I was thinking of doing for ASoIaF.

Originally Posted by SgtHulka

Personally, I just use my Tarn Viking Warriors as Knights of Weston. I know they look nothing alike, but they have the same general proportions.

What an excellent idea! And I just so happen to have three squads of those already . I do wish that they actually looked like knights, but they'll sure do. Thank you!

[SirGalahad]

Originally Posted by keglo

What an excellent idea! And I just so happen to have three squads of those already . I do wish that they actually looked like knights, but they'll sure do. Thank you!

A little Reynold's Wrap and they'll work out just fine.

[keglo]

Originally Posted by SirGalahad

A little Reynold's Wrap and they'll work out just fine.

LOL. Can you post a tutorial for that.

[1Mmirg]

I posted this somewhere else (and I'm pretty sure you saw it, keglo), but for people looking for proxies, I recommend using chess pawns. Yes, I said chess pawns.

Here's how we do it. Each player can choose one squad they field and multiple it beyond the figures we own by adding chess pawns. (We'll often used white ones for Jandar, black for Einar, that kind of thing.)

* If you move/use a pawn, you simply swap the unit out with one of your real sculpts (if there is any issue with this, your opponent gets to choose which sculpt is used).

* If a pawn is attacked, again, you swap him out for a real sculpt (opponent's choice, but you position the figure as you choose).

* If a real figure dies, immediately replace a pawn with a true sculpt.

It is very simple and has allowed us to try x4 armies of units that we'd otherwise never have been able to find (or have perhaps even wanted to put the cash down to buy). It's cool to play some figures (Einar Imperium, let's say) once as a massive wave of units, but honestly it's not something we're likely to do very often.

For this reason, I have actually purposefully kept my collection broad rather than deep. I have (finally) reached x2 of all commons (and x3-4 of a few) and that has served us well. But even when we only had x1--we could still play with pawns and have a great time.

After all, the commons die so fast, it's not like your board will be cluttered with pawns for very long. A couple of rounds in, and you're playing all real Scape--but you got to get there with some fun swarm strategies at the beginning. Good times.