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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Alxbates on 12 April 2012, 04:20:17 PM

Title: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Alxbates on 12 April 2012, 04:20:17 PM
I painted up this giant crab from Recreational Conflict as a gift for a friend.  It was an excellent casting, very smooth, nearly no cleanup required.  The figure also came with some cool claw variations - my bits box is better for having some giant claws in it!  I will say that attaching all of the legs was a real pain in the butt, getting them to all be angled just right and also sit flat on the base took a bit of fiddling.

I think the end result is pretty good, though - if I ever need a giant crab for a game, I'll get another one of these.  It was a joy to paint.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Crabedited1.jpg)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Crabedited2.jpg)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Crabedited3.jpg)

Let me know what you think!

-Alex in Alaska
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Daeothar on 12 April 2012, 04:24:33 PM
if I even need a giant crab for a game, I'll get another one of these.

Every game needs a giant crab! :D

Very cool; the blue is unusual but nice. Your friend is lucky for receiving such a nice gift.
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 12 April 2012, 04:33:35 PM
Weirdly nice!
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: DoctorPete on 12 April 2012, 04:38:06 PM
Looks good enough to eat.  Nice job.
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Thantsants on 12 April 2012, 05:00:54 PM
I need that and a whole load of lizardmen, cyclops and other monsters and then I can game the Fighting Fantasy book -  Island of the Lizard King on the table top! 

Nice work by the way.  8)
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Steve F on 12 April 2012, 05:13:48 PM
Nice.  What size is that base?
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Alxbates on 12 April 2012, 10:54:47 PM
Nice.  What size is that base?

It's mounted on a 60mm round base.
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Talysman on 13 April 2012, 01:57:12 AM
Very nicely done :)
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: wolfgangbrooks on 13 April 2012, 04:49:12 AM
Nice. Would you mind if we add it to the customer gallery whenever I update it?
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Alxbates on 13 April 2012, 09:21:55 AM
Nice. Would you mind if we add it to the customer gallery whenever I update it?

You are absolutely welcome to do so!  Glad you like it!

-Alex
Title: Re: A giant blue crab!
Post by: Doomhippie on 13 April 2012, 10:12:37 AM
Nice one! Just what a crab should look like. And actually I like the blue color, reminds me of a cool, refreshing ocean or lake. And with a 60mm base this bugger is really big. Great!