Dungeon & Dragon Miniatures: Board Game Miniatures Part 2

 

 

Board Game Miniatures

 

 

My previous post featured board game miniatures I painted for my Dungeon and Dragon games.  Since publishing this post, I painted some more board game miniatures.  As a Dungeon Master, I look for affordable, durable, and detailed miniatures to represent the characters, monsters, and NPCs on the tabletop. Many board games include high-quality 28/32 mm scale miniatures that fits this criteria.  eBay has become a valuable source for finding such miniatures.

 

 

 

 

Cthulhu Wars: Large Monsters Unpainted

 

 

 

 

Cthulhu Wars: Large Monsters Unpainted

 

 

The above two monsters are from the Cthulhu Wars board game and could be used to represent large-size aberrations and other horrors on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Flaming Skeleton: Original Base (40 mm)

 

 

 

 

Flaming Skeleton: Modified Base (25 mm)

 

 

 

 

Flaming Skeleton: Painted

 

 

The Flaming Skeletons are from the Fireteam Zero board game.  The miniatures originally came with a 40 mm base.  I replaced the original base with a smaller 25 mm base.  These miniatures could be used to represent Flame Skulls, Fire Mephits, ‘Burning’ markers, etc., on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Undead skeleton-spider hybrid and dwarf barbarian: Unpainted

 

 

 

 

 

Undead skeleton-spider hybrid and dwarf barbarian: Painted

 

 

The above miniatures are from the Age of Darkness board game.  I love the originality of these miniatures.  The human-spider skeleton hybrid could represent various fiends or undead horrors on the tabletop; the dwarven barbarian wearing the kilt is a classic. 

 

 

 

 

Dual-wielding Rogue: Unpainted

 

 

 

 

Dual-wielding Rogue: Painted

 

 

 

I am not sure which board game the above miniatures are from.  The dynamic styling of the flowing cape, and dual-wielding short swords makes these miniatures ideal for Spies, Assassins, and other such rogue-type builds on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Zombicide Male Ghosts: Unpainted

 

 

 

 

Zombicide Male Ghosts: Painted

 

 

 

 

Zombicide Female Ghosts: Unpainted

 

 

 

 

Zombicide Female Ghosts: Painted

 

 

 

CMON has a massive range of high-quality miniatures for their Zombicide line of board games.  The above miniatures are from the Zombicide range and could represent various incorporeal undead on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Male and Female Zombicide Ghosts

Dungeon & Dragon Miniatures: Board Game Miniatures

 

 

Board Game Miniatures

As a Dungeon Master, having a huge collection of miniatures to represent the monsters and NPCs my players will encounter is an important aspect of being a DM for me.  Having miniatures that are durable are vital due to the frequent handling of the miniatures on the tabletop (i.e. metal and hard plastics tend to break easily). Affordability is another important consideration when adding miniatures to my collection.  Several board games include high-quality 28mm/32mm heroic scale miniatures.  eBay is an excellent resource for finding affordable board game miniatures.

 

 

 

 

Giant Grub: Unpainted Miniature

 

 

 

Finished Giant Grub: Front and Back View

 

 

 

Finished Giant Grub: Side Views

 

The Giant Grub is from the Cthulhu Wars boardgame.  This is a fearsome monster taking up a 2” (50mm) square footprint and the table; this miniature could easily represent various large-sized horrors my players will encounter on the table.

 

 

 

 

Unpainted ‘Fatties’

 

 

 

Painted ‘Fatties’

 

 

 

Both Groups of Painted ‘Fatties’

 

The bulky zombies are ‘Fatties’ from the Zombicide board game and were sold in a collection of 5.  This is the second group of ‘Fatties’ I recently painted and could represent ghouls or ghasts on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Unpainted Generic Aliens

 

 

 

Painted Generic Aliens

 

The generic aliens are from the Zombicide board game, representing ‘walkers’ (rank-in-file zombies) in the sci-fi iteration of the game these miniatures are from.  These miniatures have an aquatic 1950s monster movie look and could represent Sahuagin or other such aquatic monsters on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Unpainted Rise of Moloch miniatures

 

 

 

Painted Rise of Moloch miniatures

 

 

 

The Rise of Moloch miniatures and Wizkids’ Carrionettes

 

These miniatures are a ‘Jack-n-the-box’ type monster wielding scissors.  The miniatures are the Rise of Moloch board game.  These were fun miniatures to paint and could represents Carrionettes (magical dolls/toys) on the tabletop.

 

 

 

 

Unpainted Rogues

 

 

 

Painted Rogues

 

These miniatures are female rogues from the Gloomhaven board game and could represent thugs, spies, assassins, and other such D&D monster-builds on the tabletop.