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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Deathwing on September 13, 2007, 02:33:15 AM
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Reposted from TMP
In is with great exultation that I announce the arrival of the most beloved emperor of the Bear Flag Republic. The kind folks at Old Glory were commissioned, I won their free pick a green contest, to make a likeness of his majesty and their work is astounding. His proud bearing has been properly caught in all of its glory.
The History:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton
The reference:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/azrael2305/empnort2-1.jpg
Front of Mini:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/azrael2305/DSCF0126.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/azrael2305/DSCF0130.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/azrael2305/DSCF0127.jpg
Rear of Mini:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/azrael2305/DSCF0129.jpg
Well there he is. Now I need to get him professionally painted. Something this cool can't be done by my hand. I have 10 copies so I'll probably trade a few away. I'm very pleased. I decided to post him here since people have wondered if anyone took Old Glory up on the sculpt. Thanks.
Joey
I forgot to mention scale wise he's a little bigger than the normal 28mm Old Glory Cowboys, but smaller than the Black Scorpion cowboys range. So he fits in well. His majesty would be tall!
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Very cool. Congratulations.
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Joey, those 10 copies are your masters. Don't trade them away! Hold onto them and you can use them to get a production mould made up of Emperor Norton!
He looks pretty cool. I think you chose well.
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very nice mini! I would be interested to trade/buy it :)
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Is he not going to be a part of their regular line?
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No, it's a one-off sculpt that Deathwing owns now.
I'm just going to pop up a photo so we can see how dirty Deathwing's fingernails are.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/azrael2305/DSCF0126.jpg)
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Joey, those 10 copies are your masters. Don't trade them away! Hold onto them and you can use them to get a production mould made up of Emperor Norton!
He looks pretty cool. I think you chose well.
Brilliant! You should get him into production so we can all add His Imperial Majesty Norton I to our games. :)
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Thanks everyone. I plan to put him into production and will provide info on his availability. I will say that he will not be for sale. It's sort of spiritual, aka Discordian, thing, but I will barter or just plain give him away. Many people on this site have provided me with serious inspiration and and I would hate to "sell" them a miniature. Of course if some of you talented painters wouldn't mind painting one for me, I would toss a couple at you. Don't worry I won't be stingy. Thanks.
Joey
Prof. yours is guaranteed through shear virtue of maintaining this site.
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very cool !!!! I love it :love:
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I love it! Loads of possibilities for 19thC/ VSF gaming
:)
I definitely want one!