I'm on a quest to paint every single Dark Elves model from Demonworld, a German 15mm hex-based game from the late 1990s and early 2000s. I'm almost finished, I have only about 60 models left to paint.

"15mm" and "hexagons" in the same post: You have my curiosity.

Huh, didn't know this was a thing. Looks like the game is owned by FASA these days. They even released a 4th Edition in 2022.

Also, your minis look great. Love the colours and the freehand on the banner.

Yes, but 3rd and 4th edition are completely different games: They got rid of the hex grid and changed the scale to 28mm. They even tried to make it a skirmisher at some point. As far as I know, this never caught on. There can't be more than a few dozend players around, and they usually play 2nd edition. So it's really a dead game.

The minis for both are sold by Ral Partha Europe nowadays. They bought the original moulds and will cast them to order - if they feel like it.

Thanks, it's one of my first attempts of freehand, but I plan to redo all the banners for all the units now.

I really wonder why hex-based games went out of style. It's much more precise and can often be quicker.

Ah, I didn't have a look further into it than a quick look over the website. Weird that they seem to have wanted to make it into something else entirely.

You're welcome. Looks way better than my tries of free hands on bigger miniatures. :D Looking forward to seeing the other banners by you then.

Maybe I'll grab some minis too when I need something different than Warhammer and Dropzone Commander.

Weird that they seem to have wanted to make it into something else entirely.

I guess they were just trying to find a way to sell the miniatures. Hex based games aren't exactly modern and the original game has up to forty individual models in a single unit, with up to five per base. That can look really cool, but I don't think many players outside of historical wargaming are willing to put up with this kind of work.

Hm, can't say that I mind that with Dropzone. Although multibases are only used for infantry, which in turn is only a (vital) part of a force.

I'm intrigued with Demonworld now though.
Du kommst nicht zufällig aus der Nähe von Mainz? ;D

Du kommst nicht zufällig aus der Nähe von Mainz? ;D

Nein, leider nicht. Ich spiele auch nicht mehr, da es keine Spieler mehr in meiner Gegend gibt.

Ah, schade. Hätte ja klappen können. Habe nach meinem Umzug hierher aktuell auch keinen ZIM spielen. Hab bisher nur Leute für modernes 40k und Age of Sigmar gefunden. Uns beides mag ich überhaupt nicht.

Ich hatte sogar eine Gruppe, die ältere Editionen von 40k gespielt hat, aber ehrlich gesagt lösen diese mein Hauptproblem damit nicht: Das steife Rundensystem, das dazu führt, dass einer der Spieler oft eine halbe Stunde oder länger nichts zu tun hat.