The Trojans Counterattack!

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The Trojans Counterattack!

Fri, Nov 05, 2021:

The Trojans are staging a counterattack! On the morning before the battle, the devout Trojans made a sacrifice on their War Altar to Zeus, and at noon the battle commences... Lead by man-killing Hector, and his brother Paris, the Trojans wade into battle. Swift Trojan chariots driven by powerful heroes in heavy 'dendra' armor thunder across the dusty plain. The Trojan Seer has foreseen that today's fight will end in victory, but not without cost... the Tragic Hero is doomed to lose his life to win the day!

The Trojan Wave 2 is now available! Included in this release are the following miniatures:

Hector, Prince of Troy
Paris, Prince of Troy
Tragic Hero
Trojan Seer & Temple Guards
Trojan Chariot
Trojan War Altar


Check them all out HERE.

 

Paris, Prince de Troie

 

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Posted: Thursday, Sep 07, 2017 at 8:33 AM

OK, with some assistance from Todd Harris, the Gates of Troy wave sculpting is complete!
As I have had my hands full working on the book, I had Todd do the last Trojan mini - Paris, prince of Troy. The figure was based on John Wigley's concept art, and Todd did a great job matching the Trojans I've already sculpted.

Here's a picture showing Hector next to Todd's Paris - brothers reunited after only 3200 years!


His green is already at the master-mold makers, so hopefully we'll be able to put the Gates of Troy wave into production as soon as possible. I'm currently working on a mounted version of Penthesilea, and after that the last mini - the Hydra. Hope to have some decent pictures of Penny sometime next week.

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Autel de Guerre Troyen

 

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Posted: Wednesday, Jul 05, 2017 at 4:28 AM — Edited on 2017-07-05 04:47:17.0

I've also finished the last bit for the Troy War Altar. What I have made is a small shrine, that contains a tiny statue of Athena. It could also be used with any of the other war altars for a Demigoddess of Athena. (We only have a Spartan altar at the moment, but if sales are good we may make the other factions.)
The little statue of Athena inside is meant to be the Palladium. For those who are not familiar with the legends surrounding Troy, it basically goes like this - Zeus was fond of the Trojans, and so he commanded Athena to give them a sacred statue of herself (or sometimes it is said he threw it down from Olympus himself.) So long as the statue remained within the walls of Troy, the city would not fall. During the Trojan war, pesky Odysseus and is buddy Diomedes infiltrated the city and stole the statue, thus opening the way for the city's eventual defeat. Later legends say that it was then carried away by Aeneas as he escaped from the burning city, and he and the remaining Trojans carried it with them until they finally founded the city that would eventually become Rome. I've always loved the story, and so it was fun to sculpt it! It is a bit like an ancient-greek 'ark of the covenant' as shown in the Indiana Jones movies.
Here's a photo from an ancient vase, showing Diomedes stealing the Palladium - it is meant to be small!

And so without further ado, I give you... the Palladium! :D

The shrine looks a little funny, as it is made with several different types of putty and plasticard - that's why it has all the different colors. The cast part should look better, all in one color.
It is likely that this element will have to be made in resin, as the Beesputty structure probably could not handle vulcanization.
Here's a closer view, so you can just see the little Athena inside the shrine:

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Green d'Hector

 

 La vague de Gates of Troy est bientôt prête.

Posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 9:37 PM

Hector green! Seeing him blown up on the screen, I realize I forgot the buckle on his belt, so I'll add that in yet.

Only Paris left for the 'Gates of Troy' wave!

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Kickstarter, le green du Héros Dramaturge

 

Le Héros Dramaturge est super classe !!
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Posted: Friday, Feb 24, 2017 at 7:45 AM — Edited on 2017-02-24 07:49:57.0

OK, here's the latest from the sculpting table - the Trojan 'Tragic Hero'.
Since the Seers have foretold of his imminent death, I wanted to try to evoke this on the miniature - tricky, I know. I tried to give him the appearance of standing overlooking a battlefield, with the wind blowing at his back - as if compelling him to face his inevitable fate.
Hope you guys like him!
Now just Hector and Paris to go for the Gates of Troy...

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Kickstarter avancement

 

Gates of Troy and get the Amazon Attack (cavalry) sont en bonne voie comme les photos ci-dessous le montrent. Le Devin Troyen est vraiment sympa je trouve. Garde de l'Autel Troyen aussi ^^
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Signal fires spotted, Trojan and Amazon reinforcements dispatched!
Lot's of sculpting the last month, as I've been trying to wrap up the Gates of Troy and get the Amazon Attack (cavalry) underway. The Gates of Troy wave is getting close to completion - now finished are the Chariot and crew, the Seer and Temple Guards, and the War Altar is about half done - just starting on the 2 guards and the Altar Relic itself. Hector, Paris, and the Tragic Hero are all posed out, and the first bits of green have been applied. This wave was a lot more sculpting than I anticipated, the Chariot and War Altar are a lot of components - but they are getting there.
Here are some pictures of the Trojan Seer, and a metal casting of one of the Temple Guards (the second Temple Guard is done too, she can be seen in the 'new greens' box at the bottom.) The Seer is a simple figure, but I think she'll be a lot of fun in the game - her rules are in the Trojan PDF if you guys have not seen them yet!

And here's a pic with one of her guards:

I've been working out some of the design issues for the Amazon Cavalry on a single figure, so that I don't have to 'explore' while working on the whole unit. The first one is done! There are a few bits I'll change on her design for the rest of them - mainly the cut of her skirt, I think she turned out ok.

Here is a picture of her from the back, and a good view of her shield.

And now you are asking, "Fitz, will the arms be compatible with the Front Rank Amazons? And the Swordswomen???" Yes indeedy! All the warrior arm-sprues should be interchangeable, so that you can make Cavalry with swords, spears, or even axes (coming soon).

I mentioned a while back that I was considering reworking the bases of the Olympus horses. I did, and now they are on easy-to-glue-on flat integral bases, rather than the slotted tabs. You guys will thank me when it comes to assembling the Chariot, the flat bases make it a lot easier to put onto the mdf chariot base, and they look nicer once flocked. Behold:

And last, here's a box of some more parts on the way to the moldmaker. Yes, those are some Titan arms (with the 'claw' mutations) the second Trojan Altar Bearer, the Trojan Chariot Driver, and the second pose of the Temple Guard.

Thanks for being patient guys! We are getting there!
Fitz

Posted: Thursday, Feb 09, 2017 at 6:07 PM — Edited on 2017-02-09 18:14:23.0

Here's another one I just finished to go into the mold with the last batch - the Trojan Altar Guard. He's a little beefier than the earlier Trojans, as the guards would be bigger guys than the run-of-the-mill soldier.
There will be a second pose of him too, so he can be placed on either side of the Altar and priest.

Pictured here with the Seer for scale:

His axe is based on ceremonial axes from the Minoan era, I may do the next one with a double-blade design, like these, what do you guys think? Here are some pics:

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Kickstarter WarGods of Olympus - Trojan Warband PDF

 

Je propose cette news à tout le monde, elle est normalement réservée aux backers mais bon. Les règles des Troyens sont là ! Les Appolian Guards sont terribles avec leur unité mixte et tir de contre-charge, le fait que les cavaleries et assimilé soit plus vulnérable aux Troyens, le Héros de Dramaturge lié à son destin avec le sens du sacrifice ! Bref bonne lecture.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game/posts/1126744

Trojan Warband PDF

We've had a busy month here at the Croc HQ, and we are happy to announce that the Trojan warband PDF is ready!   This document contains the basics for playing the Trojans, their history, rules for the warband construction, Hoplites and Battle Honors, and one of their Specialists (the Tragic Hero).  The final printed rulebook will include some more options, such as Hector, Paris, Aeneas, and the mysterious Seer, but this PDF should be enough to get our Trojan backers playing the game early.  Just click on the link below to download your copy:

www.crocodilegames.com/docs/Kickstarter/Trojan_PDF.pdf

The Trojan rules and background were written by Chris FitzPatrick and edited by Ryan Markle. The PDF features artwork by Des Hanley and John Wigley, and painted miniatures by Deborah FitzPatrick.  If you happen to spot a mistake or find something that needs clarification, please send us an email and we'll get it fixed.  We did our best to catch all the gremlins, but some always seem to escape the net!

Just in case you don't know, there are also more of the Olympus rules available now, in Croc Tales, our free online web-zine.  Croc Tales #7 has the rules for Demigods, Sparta and Mycenae, Croc Tales #6 has the Satyrs and Minotaurs, and Croc Tales #2 has the rules for the Titans.  You can get them all here:

http://www.crocodilegames.com/crocTales.cfm

On the shipping front, the good news is that most of the Amazon rewards have now shipped, and we're just wrapping up a few late Paypal backers, and some 'special requests' that required a bit more attention. We're also gotten word that the UK rewards have arrived at our partner on the other side of the pond, and will be going out in the next few days.  We will be closing the 'Paypal Pledging' for Amazons and Automatons at the end of the week, so if there are last bits you'd like to add, please let us know now.

That's all for now, enjoy the Trojans!

--Debs and Chris

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Crocodile Games - Trojan Army Project

 

Des photos de l'armée !!

http://www.crocodilegames.com/forum/msgView.cfm?postID=8340&boardID=12

Hi, for some time now I am happily working on my Trojans and I want to share the first results. The next unit that I am painting are 10 archers.

cheers Thomas

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Kickstarter - La mise à jour de juin

 

Pas mal de choses connues pour ceux qui suivent le Y!G

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game/posts/893017

An update for June, with lots of photos!

Greetings backers!  It has been a while since our last update, and we're happy to report that we have made lots of progress this month! 

Trojans Have Shipped
We spent the majority of the last month casting, packing, and shipping thousands of Trojans!  At this point, we have shipped all of our Trojan Rewards that are eligible to ship now.  Thank you to everyone for their patience as we sorted through all of these miniatures... it was a big job, and we are relieved that they are finally on their way! 
Note - there are some backers who have selected Trojans but are still waiting for additional items (like Automatons, Amazons, etc).  If you are one of these backers and want us to ship your Trojans early, just email us and let us know - we are happy to do so.  To split shipping is just $6 in the US, other countries vary - just let us know and we can figure it out for you. :)
Show us your Trojans!
Now that folks are getting their miniatures, we'd love to see them painted!  Please post your painted minis on the Croc Forum: http://www.crocodilegames.com/forum/board.cfm?boardID=12 or on the Croc's Facebook page.  To get things started, here are a few of the first Trojans painted by Debs:

Trojan Hero

Trojan Archers

Sculpting Progress:
Fitz has now completed all of the Amazon Archers and Peltasts, and he's nearly done with Penthesilea.  He's also working on the much-anticipated Automatons, and the Hoplite and Hound are already done.  We expect to have the rest of the Amazon and Automaton sculpts completed by mid-July, and have the final production molds underway in August.  In the mean-time, here are some pictures of the Automatons, clinkitty, clankitty clank!

Automaton Hoplite & Hound

Todd has been busy too, and has now completed all of the Peltast and Archer captains for the Spartans and Myceneans.  If you are waiting on Spartan and Mycenean rewards, this is great news, as these are the last minis we need to start sending out those factions!  The greens are at our moldmaker now, and we hope to be able to get these in metal in the next few weeks!

Sparta Archers

Mycenaean Peltast Captain

Mycenaean Archer Captain

That's it for now... see you next week with another update!
--Chris & Debs

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Trojan Production Underway

 

Underway quoi ;) Ça avance donc.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game/posts/823358

Trojan Production Underway
Great news!  The production of the Trojan miniatures has begun!
We spent the last week casting thousands of shiny new Trojans, and now the sorting and packing has begun.  This is the biggest part of the job, as every warband deal contains dozens of minis, and we have to make sure that they are all included and properly pack to arrive in great shape!  We are hoping to be able to start shipping the Trojan rewards in about a week, if all continues to go well.
If you have moved since you completed your survey, please be sure to update us with your new address!
Here are some photos of the Crocs making Trojans... a big thanks to David Williams for coming down to lend a hand!Fitz casting miniatures...Debs sorts Trojan Command Packs.David surrounded by Trojan Spearmen!That's all for now, we have lots of Trojans left to pack...
Thanks!
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Capitaine Troyen au rapport !

 

Cette news du kickstarter nous montre ce sympathique capitaine troyen modulable (épée, lance, javelot, bouclier séparé). 

Par la même occasion on en apprend plus sur le moulage des troyens. Les tirages commenceront si tout va bien à la fin du mois.

Update #36
Jan 19, 2014
Trojan Captain, reporting for duty! 

This week we are showing off the last of the new Trojan sculptures - the Trojan Captain!
The idea with him was to make him look like he could be leading a unit or riding in a chariot.  He will come with a sprue of 3 different options for his weapon hand - a spear, javelin, and a sword - assemble him just the way you like!  His shield is a separate piece as well (like most WarGods models) so he'll be a very versatile miniature!

Trojan Captain sculpture 

Our moldmaker is still working on the last batch of the Trojan molds (there were a lot to make!) but we hope to have all of them completed by then end of the month, and begin metal production then. In the mean-time, we'll be back again next week with another preview of what's cooking! 

Thanks!
--Chris & Debs

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Re : Aeneas, le Prince de Troy

 

D'autres photos !

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game/posts/628289 

Aeneas, Prince of Troy

Greetings backers!
The last 2 weeks have been busy, wrapping up the last of the Trojans.  For this week's update, we have Aeneas, the Prince of Troy, the Trojan Casualty, and the Trojan Armor Rack.  Aeneas still has a couple details to add, like his sword scabbard hanging from his belt, but he's close enough to show off.  So without further ado...

Aeneas, Prince of Troy

And here we have the unfortunate Trojan Casualty... or did he have a few too many drinks with Dionysus???

Trojan Casualty

And last, the Trojan Armor Rack... already in metal!

Trojan Armor Rack

We hope you enjoy the latest minis, and we'll see you next week with another update!

--Chris & Debs

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