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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: assi on December 13, 2012, 07:21:55 AM
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Hi,
we are going to give the Dragon RPG a try and I'm currently looking for Minis that could used to play with or to be used as a conversion starting point.
Some of the more generic DA Stuff is easy: Skeletons, Wolfs, Giant Spiders, Elfs with bows and Dwarfs with heavy Armour and Beards.
But, especially in case of the Darkspawn, it gets tricky when you'll turn to the stuff that gives DA it's own Feeling:
Hurlocks
(http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2010/042/a/e/Hurlock_Spash_Page_by_ShaunAbsher.jpg)
(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/153/d/0/hurlock_vanguard_motivation_by_leonar_cousland-d520nr2.jpg)
(http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091212165330/dragonage/images/archive/8/89/20100112163944!Creature-Hurlock.jpg)
Genlocks
(http://www.artbylowis.com/arts/3d/genlock2.jpg)
"Ogers"
(http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120730005458/dragonage/images/f/ff/Dragon_Age_Ogre_Fight_by_tycarey.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eqPrIE5E1OM/TQlJHt77Z4I/AAAAAAAABN8/U5yWLgJWtmY/s1600/dao-ogre-023jpg-99444fe45dfecd30.jpg)
Shrieks
(http://images.wikia.com/dragonage/images/2/2f/Creature-Shriek_2.jpg)
I already checked and am still checking the usualy Suspects, but I'm thankful for every hint.
regards
Florian
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Genlocks might be good with a dwarf mini headswapped with a LOTR orc or something like that.
For that first Hurlock I'd probably, again, headswap with some sort of nosferatu/batlike creature or perhaps a quite humanlike lizardman
I remember someone on the fourm of doom coming up with an awesome way to convert an ogre head for this. I though t it was using a beast mini from Avatars of War but I couldn't find it.
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I think I would also use GW Lord of the Rings as the start point for conversions.
They are often on Ebay.
The Hurlocks may be possible with the GW LOTR Morannnon Orcs in metal or plastic.
The Oger in the top pose looks a bit like the GW LOTR Mordor Troll Captain.
You would need to add some greenstuff to the head to get those tentacle / horn thingies.
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I thought about using LOTR Minis, but the're 25mm and that would mean that f.e. Reaper Minis look too big. I already have a stash of 28/heroic Minis that from our DnD Sessions.
Regarding the headswap: I agree, Dwarfs and Humans with other heads could do the trick. Humans with GW Zombie Heads and Dwarfs with (edited) Goblinheads. Problem with Dwarfs are their beards, most of the bodies front is coverd with beard and needs to cut off and be resculpted.
Humans are easier, due to missing beards, but I'm still looking too where I can find something usefull. There is some perry wotr stuff laying around in my bitzbox, but, again, 25mm.
25mm Dwarfs and Humans from Lotr are fine, but the DA elves also dont look like tolkin elfes at all :/
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the Troll /Oger conversion on the orher Hand sounds like a fun project!
...and after some talking to my wife I'm getting tempted to build a second / 25mm stash and use some of my historical perry and ebob stuff.
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next Question:
Are there any other 25mm Fantasy Mini Ranges?
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Have you looked at Mantic?
28mm plastic rasther than 25mm
http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Special-Offers.html
The zombies and ghouls are quite versatile figures - if you add tissue paper cloaks, armour & shields they're easy to convert.
Otherwise, how about Minifigs? Now available from Caliver Books.
They used to have an extensive range of 25mm fantasy, but only a few figures are still in production.
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=3&CategoryID=35&SubCategoryID=202
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I have heard that rumor too, but after checking with some mantic and lotr dwarfs I foind out that mantic is not as uberheroic big as GW, but it is still to big to look good when mixed with the Lotr/Truescale 25mm
On the topic of do it yourself:
I never liked the look of gondorian arms man, so I butcherd one to build a templar:
(http://i.imgur.com/EI0L9.jpg)
far from perfect and I found out that my 10 y/o green stuff has gone bad, but imho a nice First try
(http://www.artbylowis.com/arts/3d/armor_templar.jpg)
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Hurlock/Genlock heads, in a more heroic 28mm scale
http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1184717_99120207012_VCCryptGhoulsMain_445x319.jpg
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oh yeah, great idea. :)
Although, I'll go wirh the new The Hobbit Hunter Orks, not perfect but close enough. :)