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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: rumacara on 04 August 2014, 09:58:51 AM
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Hello all
When i started this hobby many years ago, i never thought ending on a forum like LAF and putting pics and comments everywhere.
I´m glad i did.
This is the right place for inspiration and sharing information, tips, painting styles and even the wonderfull pieces of terrain shown here.
One of the things this hobby brings to me and others and that i take real pleasure in doing are conversions of miniatures. That miniature we always wished but it doesnt exists anywhere!!!
Well, why not doing it?
With an idea of a friend from LAF and the support of many others i thought in doing a thread of my own regarding only conversions, either painted or not so that people can take inspiration and ideas for doing their own.
Therefore this thread is dedicated to all those LAFFERS who support my crazy ideas and like them but specially to a crazy french who surpasses my humble conversions with his own work.
Eric, this thread is mainly for you and your creative imagination. May it never stops and within some years i may visit France or you Portugal and we sit drinking beer and laughing from our conversions.
People are free to contact me with questions. I´m happy to answer them.
Without any more words (except explaining the conversions) here are the miniatures.
Cheers
Rui
1st one, the first king of Portugal in is youth.
Miniature from GW metal with a plastic head from empire militia and head and coif sculped on the miniature.
Items glued in the horse except the bad wich is also sculped.
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From time to time i will be placing pictures of my conversions so get back for more please.
People are welcome to place their own conversions here if they wich. All i ask is a brief explanation of what they did so that others find as much information as possible.
These 4 where made from the GW empire militia plastic box.
The clothes where sculped with green stuff and several plastic items where glued.
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Nice conversions
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The next ones are my latest ones.
They are intent to a mixed army of romans and celtiberians for the Sertório´s civil war period.
Plastic Warlord cesarian romans, 1 barehead from west wind, other from Companion miniatures and the standart is a WF germanic one i removed from a figure plus a metal spear cut to size.
Some of the celtiberians on Sertórios army would be equiped with captured roman equipment and that´s the look i want in at least one unit.
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Thanks Dr. De´Ath
You will see many more coming up.
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next ones are 20mm.
First is a camel full of stuff for a bagage train.
Camel from Hat plastic and driver is a Tumbling Dice miniature. Another camel is next to see the sculping items.
The others are mainly Tumbling Dice metal (both horses and drivers) except the last driver (newline designs celt). Again items are sculped in the horses.
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Next one is again a GW plastic empire militia with a kilt sculped and the hands drilled for a flag pole.
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4 more from the lovelly imperial militia from GW.
Again kilts sculped plus helmet.
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One i made today.
A celtiberian mounted warrior.
Base is a companion miniature with a west wind head, plastic warlord cesarian roman arm and green stuff.
Still need some adjustments but almost ready.
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All very cool Rui! This is a very inspiring thread.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.
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Hello Frank
Thanks for the comments
I intend on place here as many converted figures as possible so that everyone can take ideas from them to their collections.
Here is another one:
Another highlander this time a more complex one.
Base is a skeleton from GW plus bretonian head, plastic shield, metal hand with sword. The rest is green stuff.
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This one is another 20mm from tumbling dice.
The only bits sculped are on the horse.
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And finally for today.
A set of standard bearers from GW bretonians.
Hands drilled and a metal pin added plus painting and the flags.
A king with chainmail sculped. The original is on the left.
2 ancient germans from Black Tree Designs. Instead of spears i sculped some sacks so that they look as if coming from a raid. Now they look more like vikings.
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Some interesting conversions there Rui 8)
cheers
James
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Some interesting conversions there Rui 8)
cheers
James
Yep, seconded. :)
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Thanks for the comment, Rui
Will post some pics of my conversion, as soon as i'll be backgammon from holidays.
Friendly
Eric
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Hello all
Many thanks for the comments.
Keep watching for i still have some things to place here.
Cheers
Rui
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And the next ones.
Two bretonian metals used as highlanders (again).
1 halberdier officer with halberd removed and shield glued. Rest is painting.
The other also a halberdier had the same removed, hands drilled and a spear glued. Rest is painting.
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Next one is a norman archer from BTD with extensive green stuff items added.
The left one is an original so you see the items added.
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Last fo today is a wargames foundry ancient german with a mailcoat sculped as seen in pics.
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a plastic ex-Gondor Ranger bowman from The excellent Lord of the ring (perry's sculpting) range of GW.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/597x505q90/856/wjg1.jpg)
turned into a Donjon & dragon assassin/thief for my son.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/675x538q90/547/2r8h.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/555x505q90/594/b6ow.jpg)
The hand crossbow is coming from a heroclix ninja. The arm with sword is a Morord plastic Orc. The back sword scabbard is made with a bit of lead take off from a 28 figurine base, and shaped into a scabbard with a cutter.
"Garanty without Green stuff", Re-animator approved !
;)
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Nice one Eric. :-*
Keep it coming as well as everyone who wishes to place here his work.
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Hello all
Some conversions added.
Miniatures from fireforge with west wind metal heads and a mix of plastic ones.
More to come soon.
Cheers
Rui
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Very nice (and clever) as usual Rui. :)
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Many thanks Frank.
Crazy ideas are popping in my head. :D
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hey Rui,
excellent job !
what is your goal with these great converted figurines ?
;)
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Hello Eric
These miniatures are to game Song of Blades and Heroes but with a "historical" favor.
Basically something like the Barons Wars in England at the 13th century.
Probably i will add a kind of a wild tribe like vikings but with a lot of furs.
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Hi Rui
Nifty conversion skills being exhibited here 8)
My favourites are the Norman archer and of course the more recent Fireforge work :-*
From your comments your project seems to be taking something of an Imagi-Nation route. Is this right? If so did GoT inspire you? I certainly succombed to recreating the medieval period as I want to rather than as it 'strictly' was! lol
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Well, GOT is always inspiring Steve but not the real inspiration.
This is an idea i´ve had several years ago and never trully completed.
By seing your thread i just gave it a go and transformed a few more figures to it so actually the real inspiration to pick it again was you and your project.
By no means i intend to do the same but something similar involving a castle with interiors, smaller than yours and a kind of GOT war with several factions.
I was hoping to see James casttle ready but not yet... :D
No fixed scenario.
I will try to give it a more historical favor rather than fantasy.
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That's interesting. I'll certainly be following your progress! 8)
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And here are a few more conversions.
Again comments are always welcome.
First pic the 4.
Second pic is a man at arms straight from the box (fireforge sergeants) with a head from a victrix roman set generous offered by Hu Rhu. The archer has a body and head from the fireforge box plus 2 GW arms from the militia empire. The only thing i made was scratch a little the arms so that they didnt look to big on this figure.
The third and forth pics are a man at arms with a West Wind head and a hood sculped on his back. The arab is a leader of a faction, again body and arms from the fireforge box, plastic arab head from GB and a iron sword made by beating a clip and shaping it with a file. The cloak is a plastic one also from fireforge with a little green stuff to disguise some errors and come to shape with the head.
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Top notch work on them all Rui 8)
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Looking great Rui 8)
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The Artizan Pinkerton Detective as he comes staring menacingly
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/pinny2/746E2B91-17C5-4DD5-A9E1-AE4D44CCB249_zpskws1rcoz.jpg) (http://s677.photobucket.com/user/pinny2/media/746E2B91-17C5-4DD5-A9E1-AE4D44CCB249_zpskws1rcoz.jpg.html)
After a I greenstuff a woodplank base and place a sawn-off shotgun in free hand for maximum respect (shotgun and hand from Reaper minis Deadlands weapon sprue)
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/pinny2/037DE96A-CBE7-4F86-A016-A067DD35CFBA_zpsezipb4et.jpg) (http://s677.photobucket.com/user/pinny2/media/037DE96A-CBE7-4F86-A016-A067DD35CFBA_zpsezipb4et.jpg.html)
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Thanks for the comments mates.
Pinny nice conversion. Simple and efective. :-*
Keep it coming.
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My Abraham Lincoln from Black Tree Designs in a fairly static pose
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/pinny2/979DFA62-CCFB-44DE-BEB5-5B5FF807235B_zpszkvsdt9t.jpg) (http://s677.photobucket.com/user/pinny2/media/979DFA62-CCFB-44DE-BEB5-5B5FF807235B_zpszkvsdt9t.jpg.html)(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/pinny2/439D9033-5077-4063-9CF2-CC6A56E1076F_zpsobvp53ya.jpg) (http://s677.photobucket.com/user/pinny2/media/439D9033-5077-4063-9CF2-CC6A56E1076F_zpsobvp53ya.jpg.html)
Greenstuff base, pistol hand from a foundry cowboy model, and a custom made scythe
PAINTJOB BY THE AMAZING SIMON FROM STONE COLD LEAD PAINTING
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/pinny2/A56A2CA0-26A6-4AD9-8262-2965202F4516_zpsfxs1i61h.jpg) (http://s677.photobucket.com/user/pinny2/media/A56A2CA0-26A6-4AD9-8262-2965202F4516_zpsfxs1i61h.jpg.html)(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/pinny2/422323BD-24BF-4B8A-8716-9DC406799330_zps1qyxdlkb.jpg) (http://s677.photobucket.com/user/pinny2/media/422323BD-24BF-4B8A-8716-9DC406799330_zps1qyxdlkb.jpg.html)
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They look awesome! But each time I see the topic name I expect actually transforming models. Like some sort of wargaming transformer toy.
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Pinny, nice one. :-* :-*
Keep it coming.
YPU, all about transforming figures to those we like and are not available in the market or suits more for our collections.
Just that, plain simple. ;)
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Thanks for the comments mates.
Pinny nice conversion. Simple and efective. :-*
Keep it coming.
Thanks Rumacara,
I always find the small swap of an arm, small green stuff sculpt or a headswap make the best conversions, keeping it simple
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Is that Honest Abe the Zombie Hunter or is he having a rough day at the office? :)
Nevertheless, nice conversion and end result looks very good.
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Is that Honest Abe the Zombie Hunter or is he having a rough day at the office? :)
Nevertheless, nice conversion and end result looks very good.
If I had to put up with Edwin Stanton all day...
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Hello all
Latest transformation.
A mounted knight or adventurer.
Horse and knight from fireforge templars and head from wood elf archers plastic box from GW.
Cloak green stuff.
Cheers
Rui
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Yet another cool mini, obviously ready for trouble, sword drawn and stern look on his face.
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Great "allure", very smart in the posing of your rider !
:-*
the horse is very impressive, i think.
The GW head doesn't look too big for a fireforge. Generaly GW are nearly 32mm in scale.
You didn't have no more Westwind hooded head ?
ahahahahah lol lol lol lol lol
sorry, i'm going out !
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Hello all
Thanks for the comments Antti and Eric.
Yes Eric i didnt have none WestWind hooded head that´s why i tried that head from a wood elf.
Usually they look big but this one looks nice on this miniature and with the cloak sculped, any oversize is disguised.
Cheers
Rui
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Hello all
The latest one.
Again fireforge foot sergeant plus foundry head and some green stuff.
Cheers
Rui
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Hello all
Another conversion and this time already painted. :o :D
Body and legs plastic warlord celt. Hand with sword and head GB.
Cheers
Rui
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Another transformation for a long term historical/fantasy project.
Body from fireforge foot templars, arms from the GB saxon command sprue, head from West Wind and the rest is green stuff.
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And the latest one
Fireforge sergeant body, head from west wind and arms from perry´s agincourt.
Hope you like.
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Very nice! :-*
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Great conversions Rui :)
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Excellent. I particularly like that last archer.
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Many thanks for the comments guys.
Richard, that last conversion gave me a lot of fun to do.
The Agincourt archers from the Perry´s are really a joy of figures and very versatile.
I´m loving your conversions both for the WOTR and GOT. Lots of inspiration. ;)
Lets see if i make a good painting job on them.
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Very well done conversions indeed Rui.
I look forward to seeing these painted and to see more conversions to boot.
Matt B :)
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Excellent. I particularly like that last archer.
Agree - excellent stuff Rui!
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Matt and Frank thanks for the comments. :)
Starting to paint some.
Lets see if i´m up to the task.
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Matt and Frank thanks for the comments. :)
Starting to paint some.
Lets see if i´m up to the task.
Of course you are :D
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Great looking conversions again :)
Really like your use of those WestWind Pictish heads, have to get me some myself one day.
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Those look really nice, I particularly like the Celt/Viking. One thing I find useful when Kit bashing is to use the thin strips of plasticard which can be bought readily (Evergreen produced the ones I use) as straps. They have a more uniform look than green stuff made into straps and are ready to go so quicker to use.
Keep the conversion pictures coming, it is always inspiring to see what conversions others have achieved.
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I just found this thread and had a fun look-though!
Great conversions! Your pieces have nice movement and motion to them.
I think the D & D conversion is my favorite so far, but it's hard to pick just one.
Keep them coming please,
Jevenkah
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Comsquare, the use of West Wind heads its a must for so far they are the most usefull and cheap - 4 GBP for 20 heads. They offer enough variety for my maddness convertions. If you need some just pm me and we sort out something.
Thank you for the kind words Pbjunky1, Comsquare and Jevenkah.
Pbjunky1, the use of plasticard (evergreen) crossed my mind and i´ve tried in the past with 54mm. To be honest i do prefer green stuff for its easyer for me (or just getting used to it). Feel free to post anything here.
Jevenkah, i´m glad you found this thread and like it. Like i said in yours i get inspiration with your family work and games so please keep them coming. A joy to read and see the pics.
You have to put some more pics of your castle. Its lovelly.
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Here's a SAGA warlord base with kit bashed casualty (Fireforge). The warlord is a GB.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/15754581254_8039428779_z.jpg)
I'll put up some post painted pictures shortly.
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Nice one. :-*
I like the Fireforge casualty. Great idea.
Either painted or not do as you did with these. Describe what you used and what manufacturer so that other people can have the information for their own conversions.
Keep it coming.
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Here's the painted version. This is a warlord for a SAGA Mutatawwia warband. With SAGA warbands I like to put the Warlord (leader) on a larger base with an enemy casualty in this case a Templar seargent. The casualty is a Fireforge seargent with a Conquest head. I cut the head off a Fireforge kettle to make his helmet.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/16382140125_06962cb0f8_z.jpg)
The next pix show some Saracen casualties made from GB Arabs or Conquest Normans. A mixture of green stuff and cutting the miniatures to form different poses allows a lot of flexibility withthese plastics.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/15759620224_0a572f3615_z.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8648/15762052773_8304757d36_z.jpg)
Some of these have made their way into Crusader Warlord vignettes already.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/16194432358_0fee0c75a1_z.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8602/16382058435_f9db149657_z.jpg)
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Here are some Warlord Celts and Factory Germans made into casualty markers for such as Hail Ceaser. If the miniature is required to lie flat I put it on a belt sander so it'll go flush with the base. If I want a very actioned pose I snip one foot loose from the stand and carefully bend the remaining leg so it is pitching the figure backwards or forwards.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8591/16194456238_27176245c5_z.jpg)
I made the next figure for some Darkest Africa games, he is a Ruga Ruga leader. The game didn't require him to pose with a casualty but I thought it was quite in character. The leader is a Perry Mahdist body with his front leg cut free from the stand and his body bent back a bit so he has his foot raised to rest on his prisoner. His head is WF Zulu, his arms Perry ACW - with sword and pistol and his trench coat a Victrix napoleonic extra. His prisoner is a Redoubt metal ACW casualty. I cut back his lower trousers with a dremel so they were 'thinner' than his somewhat voluminous pants. I used green stuff to smooth these and give the impression of boots. I also used green stuff to give the appearence of a canvas waistcoat and a strip of plasticard the look like a strap attached to the bag the figure had at its waist.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/16196189197_f1441cc9ae_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7346/16194688500_7724c027bc_z.jpg)
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Here are 3 more SAGA warlords. The Viking is a metal GB figure. He has one foot raised resting on a rock. I cut the rock and stand away so he could rest his foot on his slain opponent. The casualty was a Factory Saxon with a GB plastic head. I used a GB plastic viking spectacle helmet for his helmet. I carefully pin viced it out so it would partially go on his head as it fell off when he was struck down.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/16381177912_512a89d0f3_z.jpg)
The next is a Hospitalar warlord. He is Fireforge with green stuffed sleeves on his surcoat. I cut his horses front legs free from the stand to give it the appearence of rearing up. The casualty is a Conquest Norman infantry casualty with a GB Arab head.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/15759622954_ce958f2fa8_z.jpg)
The 1st Crusade Warlord is a metal GB. His casualty is a Factory saxon mail wearing body with a GB Arab head. I gave him a green stuff sash. The trampled banner was a freedownload I found on the internet (Grimsby Wargames I think). I scattered bit of sand on it to give it that 'run over by a horse a lot' look.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/15759641894_9511cdc7bd_z.jpg)
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Ok last one I promise. This is a Scots Warlord. The figures are all as they come except the GB metal warlord has a Westwind head. The monks are Irregular and Westwind, the cross is a resin cross from Magnetic Displays.
As his stand was even bigger than those I usually use due to his relgious posse being included I put the warlord on a 25mm stand and magnetised it so it sat in a little holder I made for it on the big stand. In this way he can show off his virtuous, religious, credentials as a man of God and then leave his holy base to wander around the table in the usual vicious, intemperate manner of a dark age warlord.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/16382078365_ebb7f25be4_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/16194450818_8824fa5003_z.jpg)
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Wow... :-* :-*
I like them all but my favorite is the knight hospitaler.
Well done. Lots of ideas.
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Here are my latest transformations.
3 figures using Fireforge sergeants, heads from West Wind and some green stuff on it.
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And now some women.
Plastics used - Fireforge foot sergeants, heads from Statuesque (via the Dice Bag Lady) and the rest is GS.
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They work tremendously well, Rui. Well done.
I shall have to get some of those Statuesque lady heads... :)
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They look great. I've used those heads on frostgrave bodies without needing to add green stuff due to the layers of winter clothing, but seeing how well they work on the fireforge bodies I may have to challenge my limited green stuff skill and give them a go. Thanks for sharing
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Richard and Tyrionhalfman thanks for the comments.
Richard, like Tyrionhalfman says the heads look even better on the frostgrave bodies. With your skill and ideas you really should make some transformations. Also check the Crooked Dice heads packs. :)
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And finally for the time being, the last 6.
First picture:
frostgrave soldiers body with fireforge sergeants arms and west wind head, again fireforge body and head from west wind plus gs cloack, the third is a GB warrior simply with a conquest norman head.
Second picture:
All frostgrave cultist bodies with fireforge sergeants arms and GB arab heads.
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once again, a good job, Rui !
i add my 2 cents to the topic with the following guy ;) :
A late roman (or Arthurian) cavalryman charging a Goth (or a saxon)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/419/18901299799_c6c0f15584_b.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/268/18901300449_9c20324bb4_b.jpg)
Hope you like, even if i still don't use any Green stuff, Rui lol lol lol lol
Cheers
Eric
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Eric, i like very much. :-* :-*
And although you dont use green stuff, i dont think you need it. ;)
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Eric, i like very much. :-* :-*
And although you dont use green stuff, i dont think you need it. ;)
May be !
To make my parts glued very well and sometime as "green", i use a mix of cyanolit glue and neoprene glue (black and Yellow one).
One face of cyanolit and one of neoprene, join the 2 pieces and it's become hard in a few seconds.
Just clean off when dry if some glue dry on the edge of the pieces glued all together.
For example see the red arrows, the horse is hold by the wounded goth with severals spots of glue on the touching edge between the 2 figurines.
Goth foot (or leg) glued to the horse's belly.
Back of the Goth to horse's base.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/615/22620456183_276a43bc43_z.jpg)
Now the pose is safety for playing in security with a transformed figurine...
Cheers
Eric
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and the nearly finished version (since a long time ago) :D
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1616/24570753789_f8556bce85_z.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1538/24912086016_d4fab9f8f2_z.jpg)
Or how to roll over the enemy, that saxon dog ! >:D
Cheers
Eric
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very mutch like the creativity on this page, give us more
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Carlo,
That s the main objective of this topic :
Give ideas and inspiration !
You can see my horse basing for 28mm. No more circular... ;)