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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Froggy the Great on 19 January 2010, 02:29:48 PM

Title: The Skrai
Post by: Froggy the Great on 19 January 2010, 02:29:48 PM: I had a bunch of Marro figures from Heroscape. I thought I was done with them. Then I realized I wasn't.
Every figure has had something done to it - usually a head or weaponswap, though the hounds just got antennae.

Drybrushed up to tabletop quality.

(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/019/7/c/The_Skrai_by_Spielorjh.jpg)
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: Operator5 on 19 January 2010, 02:39:06 PM: VERY nice Froggy!
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Post by: Froggy the Great on 19 January 2010, 02:44:57 PM: Thanks! I wanted something for all those Thurnians to fight.
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Post by: Onebigriver on 19 January 2010, 03:13:14 PM: great stuff. How did you make the antennae?
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Post by: Froggy the Great on 19 January 2010, 03:16:12 PM: Those are just sewing pins clipped short and bent in interesting shapes.
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: Onebigriver on 19 January 2010, 04:25:37 PM: Quote from: Froggy the Great on 19 January 2010, 03:16:12 PM
Those are just sewing pins clipped short and bent in interesting shapes.

Cheers, might try that with my Spugs.
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: Ironworker on 19 January 2010, 04:45:48 PM: Those are great! Are those CAV guns?
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Post by: Admiral Benbow on 19 January 2010, 04:52:44 PM: Nice group of alien warriors there, Froggy, and very nice painting too!
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Post by: Froggy the Great on 19 January 2010, 04:53:11 PM: Quote from: Ironworker on 19 January 2010, 04:45:48 PM
Those are great! Are those CAV guns?
Those are indeed - From the Blitz, Sabretooth, Cougar, and non-truescale Archer, if I remember correctly.
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Post by: dijit on 19 January 2010, 09:22:46 PM: They look really great. I'm not familiar with Heroscape so might have to try out my google-fu.
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Post by: dexter on 19 January 2010, 11:26:36 PM: Quote from: dijit on 19 January 2010, 09:22:46 PM
. I'm not familiar with Heroscape .

It was going to be a huge game about four or so years ago ,wasn't supported in Europe but in the American market it had a lot of supplements and did well i believe.
It was a big box game completely stuffed with bits,in fact there were so many you could never get them all in again once you opened it . The game contained a multitude of hex tiles that could be used to create all kinds of terrain and 30 painted plastic figures . I hear when the game was being sold off cheaply that Battle Tech players bought it for the hexes.
Last year the game was on sale in the Uk for 1/3 of its original price

heres a link to BGG if you want more info
DEX
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: wellender on 20 January 2010, 04:23:31 AM: Hasbro dumped Heroscape over to Wizards of the Coast who are now handling it. A D&D version came out this month. Nice source for a variety of pre-painted miniatures from many different areas of gaming.

http://www.wizards.com/Company/Brands/Heroscape.aspx
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: dijit on 20 January 2010, 07:24:04 AM: thanks for the heads up, how do they fit against 28mm minis?
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Post by: Froggy the Great on 20 January 2010, 01:01:07 PM: The human ones tend to be a little large - I'd guess more 35mm, and their stances are usually quite wide.

The Skrai (and therefore the Marro) are comparable to most "heroic scale" 28mm figures.
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Post by: dijit on 20 January 2010, 01:56:05 PM: Thanks for that.
Duncan
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Post by: Ironblood on 21 January 2010, 10:52:29 AM: Great looking bunch! I may have missed it but where are those triangular heads sourced from? I have the marro from the first 2 master sets sitting in a bits box and would to have a go at copying these.
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: Ramshackle_Curtis on 21 January 2010, 12:10:42 PM: GW tyranid weapons, the Devourers from the gaunt sets. Best use of them I have seen so far!
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Post by: Whiskyrat on 21 January 2010, 06:58:27 PM: Quote from: Ramshackle_Curtis on 21 January 2010, 12:10:42 PM
GW tyranid weapons, the Devourers from the gaunt sets. Best use of them I have seen so far!

^ What he said.

Inspirational!
Title: Re: The Skrai
Post by: Commander Vyper on 22 January 2010, 10:01:39 PM: Quote from: Whiskyrat on 21 January 2010, 06:58:27 PM
^ What he said.

Inspirational!

Gives a real Nemesis the warlock kinda feel, very nice inspired idea.
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Post by: cheetor on 22 January 2010, 11:33:45 PM: Quote from: Commander Vyper on 22 January 2010, 10:01:39 PM
Gives a real Nemesis the warlock kinda feel, very nice inspired idea.

Thats exactly what hey reminded me of, but I couldnt place it :) Nice and inhuman looking.

Like Ramshakle_Curtis said, the best use of those parts so far.
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Post by: abhorsen950 on 24 January 2010, 01:52:59 PM: Looks really good!
Saw these on DA aswell nice work