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Title: One pound giant
Post by: baldlea on 25 June 2014, 09:19:15 PM

I didn't fancy paying GW prices for my giant so I "kitbashed" one here:

Here's how you get a giant for Warhammer for £1:

crapidfire.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/a-giant-saving.html (http://crapidfire.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/a-giant-saving.html)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-BLUJkLBYs/U6smsmFEWQI/AAAAAAAAAos/HQDRZIhl8iI/s1600/2014-05-10+16.14.26.jpg)

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 25 June 2014, 09:21:07 PM

Good idea and nicely executed!

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Post by: Red Orc on 25 June 2014, 09:55:38 PM

 :o

That really is pretty awesome!

I want one! lol

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Post by: Trooper on 25 June 2014, 10:08:25 PM

I just love this kind of wargamer lateral thinking. Excellent job, very clever.

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Post by: fairoaks024 on 25 June 2014, 11:05:06 PM

Very fine work sir.

The finished model on your blog is superb

Regards

Jim

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Post by: Luddite on 25 June 2014, 11:17:37 PM

Excellent work sir!

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Post by: Paleskin on 26 June 2014, 12:01:10 AM

Great stuff :)

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Post by: Elbows on 26 June 2014, 01:26:44 AM

Pretty cool...that's one seriously ripped giant.  lol

PS: As a fellow "make it cheap" enthusiast I applaud this effort.

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Post by: Rych on 28 June 2014, 08:34:57 AM

Great Idea, consider it stolen lol

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Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on 28 June 2014, 03:37:06 PM

Great work.

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: baldlea on 30 June 2014, 12:34:45 PM

Thanks for the kind words. I think he looked great on the table but ultimately did nothing much then got killed by a skaven doom wheel.

(http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/baldlea/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2014-06-23-22-50-54_zps33eb51ad.png)

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: Rych on 30 June 2014, 09:21:49 PM

Well you had a moral victory! Yours was painted lol

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: baldlea on 30 June 2014, 10:09:22 PM

Amen to that!

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: eilif on 01 July 2014, 04:04:01 AM

Wow, when I saw the action figure, I did not think it was going to end up looking so good.
Great work.

Action figures and toys -when used correctly can work well in gaming. One of our members used a samurai'ish action figure as a giant in our last campaign and it worked well.
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2013/08/dark-days-of-qaarra-session-5.htmld

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: baldlea on 01 July 2014, 09:38:06 AM

That samurai certainly does the job! I'm going to have to give your blog a thorough read when I get the chance...your campaign looks brilliant; especially the narrative elements.

Your link wasn't working. I think it should be:

http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/dark-days-of-qaarra-session-5.html? (http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/dark-days-of-qaarra-session-5.html?)

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: WitchfinderGeneral on 01 July 2014, 10:47:55 AM

I guess mine would lose a wrestling match against your gaint but I had to dig out that pic from 5 years ago:

(http://www.witchfindergeneral.de/miniatures/he-man-sizecomp.jpg)

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: baldlea on 01 July 2014, 12:13:00 PM

That would be the coolest thing ever but I'm guessing an original He-man would make the GW giant look cheap!

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: eilif on 01 July 2014, 05:54:48 PM

Thanks!

You can link to all the games in that campaign (last summer's) here:
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/p/dark-days-have-come-to-lands-of-qaarra.html

We're just starting a new summer campaign now
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2014/06/quake-and-mourn-campaign-session-1.html
though no major toy conversions yet.

Title: Re: One pound giant
Post by: Hat Guy on 02 July 2014, 04:24:30 AM

Not a giant, but I also turned a toy into a gaming piece:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--8yzfISgVFQ/UHIbO2N8FVI/AAAAAAAAAZg/WVF93QEd-Pk/w743-h557-no/P1000961.JPG)