Making Markers ( Head Hunter, Corpse Markers, Defensive Markers, Scheme Markers )

[ade]

There are a range of laser cut markers and tokens out there to use in game to mark conditions and schemes, I have use them myself, but I wanted to scratch the 'hobby itch' and use some left over components to make some unique markers of my own.

First up are some 'Head Hunter' tokens for use with the 2016 gaining grounds. Anyone who has every collected the old ogres from GW will have a bagful of leftover ogre heads. I decided to put mine to good use. Easily done with minimal modding. 

Next up are some Corpse Marker from the old TK sprues

Next up the Dwarf shields used to make Defensive markers.

And finally my own scheme markers made up from a range of left over sprue bits

[ade]

Comments welcome.

 

[Bengt]

"3D" markers are quite impractical as models can and will stand on them. 

[Fetid Strumpet]

That was my finding as well. I had tombstone markers for corpses once upon a time, but reliably models always wanted to stand right where it was impractical from them to stand because of it. Totally switched to the corpse inserts found in the old Terraclips sets. Works wonderfully.

[ade]

The rats I think were off a Skaven Doomwheel, the cannon balls were Empire bits and the swords are from some Perry Miniature Pike and Shot troops.

 

[azog]

Nice markers! 

Sure, it's more practical with markers that don't have any height, but markers like these really add to the feel of the game, IMO. Kind of like painted terrain and miniatures, you can play without it, but it's more fun to play with it.