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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: James Holloway on September 06, 2017, 11:27:36 AM

Title: Alien creature from cheap toy
Post by: James Holloway on September 06, 2017, 11:27:36 AM
Another trip to the zoo means another trip to the zoo gift shop, where you can get 10 plastic animal toys for £3.50. I am working on a swarm of these jellyfish, but I ran out of 2p coins for the bases.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lrBod-qIfpY/Wa_ERn6IarI/AAAAAAAAdyU/NG7j_PMXMO8giw-rl7gr4zDYwEieBJGbwCKgBGAs/s640/20170906_104551.jpg)

And these charity shop jellyfish toy is going to be its mama:

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nHxBreTPS7A/WDXVpF94FfI/AAAAAAAAWwo/do2yfShUyxksygDXYECDxH0pQt1qzi6IgCKgB/s640/20161123_121923.jpg)

More here, including stats for Rogue Trader:

http://gonzohistorygaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/more-frugal-monsters-with-bonus-rogue.html
Title: Re: Alien creature from cheap toy
Post by: Daeothar on September 06, 2017, 11:47:15 AM
Awesome idea! And the colour scheme is great too...  8)
Title: Re: Alien creature from cheap toy
Post by: Scarper on September 06, 2017, 05:15:10 PM
Amazing what a new paint job and some decent basing can do - she fits right in. Nice job!
Title: Re: Alien creature from cheap toy
Post by: James Holloway on September 06, 2017, 06:00:42 PM
Amazing what a new paint job and some decent basing can do - she fits right in. Nice job!

Paint job, shmaint job. That's how they come out of the box.
Title: Re: Alien creature from cheap toy
Post by: Grimmnar on September 06, 2017, 06:22:53 PM
Agree with what is said above, what a wonder some love can bring.
Momma is another great one. Seems she even comes with her own forcefield generator. :-)
Another way of being frugal is to make your own out hot glue. Seen that done?

Also loving the troops, the conversions done to them. I see one Warzone squad leader with a new head and firearm swap and claw added to the left hand.
What are the sources for the Piggie brothers?

Grimm
Title: Re: Alien creature from cheap toy
Post by: James Holloway on September 06, 2017, 06:40:11 PM
Agree with what is said above, what a wonder some love can bring.
Momma is another great one. Seems she even comes with her own forcefield generator. :-)
Another way of being frugal is to make your own out hot glue. Seen that done?

I have, but in addition to being frugal I am lazy.  ;)

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Also loving the troops, the conversions done to them. I see one Warzone squad leader with a new head and firearm swap and claw added to the left hand.
What are the sources for the Piggie brothers?

Grimm

They are pig-faced space orcs, sculpted for Foundry by John Pickford but never released.