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Title: Savage insect man
Post by: Super_Gibbon on 31 October 2010, 11:20:29 PM

Its been ages since I posted anything painted. Between school and work my output is very low of late. I did this guy up as a treat for myself.

I still can't get photography quite right sometimes. Too much sheen in the Foundry mauve....

But anyway, here is an Aegis minis Bug man:

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a189/nil112073/bugman1.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a189/nil112073/bugman2.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a189/nil112073/bugman3.jpg)

Title: Re: Savage insect man
Post by: Supercollider on 31 October 2010, 11:32:14 PM

Very nice!

I've been thinking about getting a few of these - how tricky are they to put together, much scope for conversions (to create more variety?)?  How do they compare scale-wise next to Foundry/Artizan/Pulp figs?

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Savage insect man
Post by: Mephysto on 01 November 2010, 01:20:42 AM

I agree, that bugger is definitely a beauty. I would not want to meet him in a dark alley, but from here, I like him. Good work. :)

For some obscure rhythmic reason, I now have Johnny Rivers in my head, singing "Savage Insect Man!" to the melody of his "Secret Agent Man"... ::)

Title: Re: Savage insect man
Post by: Super_Gibbon on 01 November 2010, 02:58:17 AM

Thanks for the comments guys. He wasn't bad to put together thankfully. I just picked which arms and head I wanted, played around a bit and then glued them in. Some work with blu tac is recommended to find a combination and position for the arms before gluing. With 9 arms in the two figure pack and two different heads I think there is plenty of scope for customization. I just placed him next to a Foundry German and he is bigger for sure but I'll try to do a comparison shot for you tomorrow if I get a chance.  

Oh and good one Mephysto, the modified song is firmly stuck in my head now too!

Title: Re: Savage insect man
Post by: Aaron on 01 November 2010, 02:22:48 PM

Great work Sky!

Thanks Mephysto, I'll have that stuck in my head all day now. As a kid I thought the lyrics were "Secret Asian Man". For years I wondered why he had to disguise his ethnicity and how he pulled it off. Now I just think of Dr. Jonas Venture senior in Scaramantula's lair.

Title: Re: Savage insect man
Post by: abhorsen950 on 01 November 2010, 03:40:58 PM

Really like him, the colours suit him well, nice model to. Nice work, hope you get back to gaming soon.

Thanks for sharing
Steve

Title: Re: Savage insect man
Post by: fourcolorfigs on 01 November 2010, 05:38:51 PM

Great work! I would never have thought of that Foundry Mauve for a Bugman skin tone, but it works so well!

Nice stuff!