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Author Topic: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (Pe Choi raw materials)  (Read 11148 times)

Offline swiftnick

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They actually look not bad.
I can't praise irregular enough. Their stuff is cheap and they do like everything.
Sometimes the sculpting can be basic but always has a charm.
« Last Edit: June 22, 2020, 08:51:01 PM by swiftnick »

Offline Hobgoblin

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Yes - there's definitely something great about these smaller, old-fashioned manufacturers. And I increasingly think that simpler - even cruder - miniatures often look better on the table.

The 'scorpion bugs' will definitely do as a starting Hlyss encounter - and they might be quite easy to convert. I'm going to order a few and perhaps just paint some up straight, then convert a few more to be leaders and the like. I've also got my eye on converting a Reaper Bones oxidation beast (rust monster) into a Hlyss of note. After all, as long as the players say "Remember those weird scorpion guys in that huge floating hive?", it's job done!

Offline Hobgoblin

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During today's coffee breaks, I've been playing around with some kitbashes for the Qol. I'm not sure that I can be bothered with the tentacle arms; they're not mentioned in the text of the various books, as far as I can see, and there's surely room for more than one variety of these vat-grown monstrosities. So I'll probably just give them hands. I might smooth out the scales with green stuff, though, as I like the uncanniness of smooth snakemen.

I've also got a converted Shunned One on the painting desk; I hope to get him done tonight.

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (kitbashing the Qol)
« Reply #18 on: June 23, 2020, 07:38:05 AM »
I got some of the Qol kitbashes firmed up last night - barring a bit of green stuff - and painted up the first one. These is a really simple paintjob because I'm highly conscious that I might need to field a fair few of these chaps as soon as Saturday. One of the things about the Qol in Tekumel is that they only attack parties who they outnumber considerably - and our game has seven PCs! So I'm going to have to knock these out at pace.

I didn't bother with the tentacle/snake-tail arms, but it is a great pulpy touch that I'd like to add to at least one or two later ones. But I'll get the first wave done with hands. In today's poor light, I can't get the right side of his face in focus, but it looks a bit better in the flesh!
« Last Edit: June 23, 2020, 07:40:19 AM by Hobgoblin »

Offline The Dozing Dragon

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (first painted Qol)
« Reply #19 on: June 23, 2020, 07:41:16 AM »
Looking good!

Offline Steam Flunky

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (first painted Qol)
« Reply #20 on: June 23, 2020, 08:41:39 AM »
Great idea for a kitbash!!
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Offline swiftnick

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (first painted Qol)
« Reply #21 on: June 23, 2020, 10:18:26 PM »
I like them!
Being lazy I would have just used the North star snakemen.

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (first painted Qol)
« Reply #22 on: June 23, 2020, 10:21:15 PM »
Thanks, all!

I like them!
Being lazy I would have just used the North star snakemen.

I did toy with that, but they're very big and butch-looking for the cowardly, one-hit-die Qol. (Also, I've run out of bodies but not heads!)

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (first painted Qol)
« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2020, 10:39:56 PM »
Here's a batch of finalised kitbashes:

Offline Severian

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (more Qol kitbashes)
« Reply #24 on: June 24, 2020, 11:34:12 AM »
Great stuff!

I wonder whether this giant ant soldier from Newline would make a useful base for some of the six-legged races, with appropriate head-swaps &c?

https://newlinedesigns.co.uk/product/giant-ant-soldier/

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (more Qol kitbashes)
« Reply #25 on: June 24, 2020, 12:19:10 PM »
Great stuff!

Thanks!

I wonder whether this giant ant soldier from Newline would make a useful base for some of the six-legged races, with appropriate head-swaps &c?
https://newlinedesigns.co.uk/product/giant-ant-soldier/

Wow - that's exactly what I've been looking for over the past few days but had been unable to find! With a quick headswap/sculpt, that should be my Pe Choi problem sorted - and maybe that of some of the other beasties too!

Thanks so much!

Offline swiftnick

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (more Qol kitbashes)
« Reply #26 on: June 24, 2020, 09:54:43 PM »
That Newline range is pretty interesting, very much a Runequest flavour to it.

Offline Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (more Qol kitbashes)
« Reply #27 on: June 27, 2020, 05:41:12 PM »
Proxy Figures are a way of life for Tekumel Gamers!  :D

Those Qol conversions are pretty cool.   :-*

I have proxy figure threads on both the Tekumel Project blog and my Heroes of the Age blog (for Tekumel gaming)

https://thetekumelproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Proxy%20Figures

https://heroesoftheage.blogspot.com/search/label/Proxy%20Figures

Also, my most recent post on the Heroes of the Age blog is about my recent foray into 54 mm figures for Tekumel gaming:

https://heroesoftheage.blogspot.com/2020/06/heroes-for-band-of-joyous-heroes.html

Best Regards,

Howard Fielding
The Tekumel Project


Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (more Qol kitbashes)
« Reply #28 on: June 27, 2020, 08:27:52 PM »
Thanks, Howard!

If the current project takes off, I'm sure I'll be looking to acquire some of your Hlutrgu before long.

I've got a couple of questions on Tekumel races:

1. Is there any textual source for the Qol's tail/tentacle arms, or is it just the illustrations? I'm going to attempt a tentacled kitbash tomorrow in any case.

2. Did Professor Barker ever describe the skin colour of the Shunned Ones? I have some conversions underway and was going to go with a pallid, off-white colour, but I saw that they're a reddish colour on the cover of the Excellent Travelling Volume zine.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Offline Gibby

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Re: Cheap or readily available Tekumel proxies? (more Qol kitbashes)
« Reply #29 on: June 27, 2020, 08:35:51 PM »
Tekumel seems like a really interesting project/world/setting. I am tempted to get reading about it more! Excellent kitbashing, by the way!

 

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