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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Agis on 07 January 2012, 12:35:54 PM

Title: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: Agis on 07 January 2012, 12:35:54 PM

Some time ago I painted some of the dreaded softplastic Vong by WotC
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/Y_Vong_1.jpg)
I real serious repaint, glossy rather "slimy" alien armour, matt skin and weapons and all based on some scenic alienish resin bases. 8)

And before you ask what the Vong are:   ;) ;)
“The Yuuzhan Vong ("Children of Yun-Yuuzhan", also called the Chosen Race, and sometimes incorrectly abbreviated to Vong, which implied that one was disowned by one's family and one's gods) were a sentient species which nearly destroyed the New Republic, and were responsible for the deaths of nearly 365 trillion sentients during their invasion of the galaxy.” Wookiepedia

For me the Vong story line was simply the best of the expanded universe so far. I know that many did not liked them and think that they are not fitting into the SW universe, for me they were a very believable villainous race.  8)

More: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/star_wars.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/star_wars.html)

Title: Re: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: basaint on 07 January 2012, 10:05:17 PM

Wow, Ag, they look so different compared to the stock paint.  NICE

Title: Re: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: No Such Agency on 08 January 2012, 02:15:47 AM

The YV are pretty out there by Star Wars standards, but at that point in the novelizations... where were they supposed to go?  In such an "old" galaxy, where there was supposedly so little unknown territory or unexpected new races or whatnot, having a "hive fleet" come swooping in out of the deep black was pretty much the only way to generate a compelling new foe.  And a creepy one if I recall correctly.  Anyway, those are some pretty nice repaints, even if the sculpts do make them look like the wicked witch's flying monkeys... ;)

Title: Re: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: Johnno on 08 January 2012, 05:10:47 AM

Nice repaints. Particularly like the bases.
I never liked the sculpts myself but there were some questionable SW minis sculpted near the end

Title: Re: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: uti long smile on 08 January 2012, 09:53:45 AM

Veeeery nice. I'd not seen your SW thread before - lovely stuff.

Title: Re: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: Agis on 08 January 2012, 09:55:35 AM

Thanks guys, well SW was and is one of my favourite settings.
I am even watching the Clone Wars animated series still.  ;D 8)

Title: Re: Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong
Post by: uti long smile on 08 January 2012, 05:25:49 PM

Quote from: Agis on 08 January 2012, 09:55:35 AM

Thanks guys, well SW was and is one of my favourite settings.
I am even watching the Clone Wars animated series still.  ;D 8)

I rather like the Clones War animated series.

Sometimes it's story-telling is terribly bland (and the hokey S3 Mortis stuff was naff), but it's still capturing enough of the magic for me.