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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: joe5mc on 06 February 2012, 08:11:10 PM

Title: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: joe5mc on 06 February 2012, 08:11:10 PM
Just finished this guy yesterday. Pretty pleased with how it came out. It's a shame GW doesn't make more figures of non-combatants for the 40K Universe.  More information on my blog: http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.com/2012/02/cyber-scribe.html

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6831541259_4990da7abb.jpg)
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: Red Orc on 06 February 2012, 10:17:38 PM
That's a lovely bit of pianting.

And I'll second the call for more civilians - not just for 40k or from GW but frankly for just about setting imaginable. But the lack of sci-fi civilians in particular has been one of my bugbears for years.
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: stone-cold-lead on 06 February 2012, 11:17:56 PM
Nice work there. Reminds me I've got him knocking around in the lead pile too.
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: joe5mc on 07 February 2012, 08:02:08 AM
One really interseting thing about this figure is how small he is.  He's actually closer to a Perry's Historical Miniature in size, than he is to most 40K minis. Even the Imperial Guard tower over him. Could be useful to people playing with slightly smaller minis.
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: aircav on 07 February 2012, 08:35:45 AM
Brilliant  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: stone-cold-lead on 07 February 2012, 10:16:02 AM
One really interseting thing about this figure is how small he is.  He's actually closer to a Perry's Historical Miniature in size, than he is to most 40K minis. Even the Imperial Guard tower over him. Could be useful to people playing with slightly smaller minis.

Yeah, I was quite surprised by that too when I bought the pack of three models he came in.
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: Dan on 08 February 2012, 09:27:58 AM
I have that figure somewhere! I wonder if he could be used as a medieval figure?
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: zemjw on 08 February 2012, 01:33:43 PM
@Red Orc - I know what you mean about civilians - in the future, there isn't *only* war  ::)

There are a few SF civilians about - Antenocitis Workshop (http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/antenocitis/g-o-t-figures-1.html) do some, and Reaper and Effigy have some, while not exactly civilians, not armed to the teeth, figures.

Back on topic - I have missed that figure, somehow, but I think he would be ideal for fantasy and medieval as well. We should just be grateful GW didn't give him a cyber arm/eye/head etc, as they have a habit of doing  :). Although, a three feet long quill does suggest he's compensating for something  ;D
Title: Re: Cyber-Scribe
Post by: joe5mc on 08 February 2012, 03:17:55 PM
You would have to do a bit of work to un-sci-fi him if you want to use him for medieval. He does have some wires running into the back of his head. There is also a little mechanical box under his clipboard. And the clipboard (or whatever it is) has a few dials on the bottom.  The left hand is so skeletal, that it might have been intended for it to be cybernetic, but as you can see, it doesn't need to be.