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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Froggy the Great on January 06, 2016, 01:52:23 PM

Title: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Froggy the Great on January 06, 2016, 01:52:23 PM
(http://forum.reapermini.com/uploads/monthly_01_2016/post-334-0-41373800-1452043473.jpg)

The Rikket are a race of five-limbed spacefaring antlike creatures. Their consciousness is a gestalt, with decision-making centered in their field commanders and ship captains.

Where is their queen? Wouldn't you like to know.

Ships made from the "Scorpedo" Hot Wheels cars.
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: The_Beast on January 06, 2016, 02:42:07 PM
Totally blown away. I'd NEVER have recognized those cars.

I had the question of from where did the parts come.

Okay, still wondering about the smaller parts. Beads on the sides and as 'fighters'?

Oh, and two cars into one ship? HOW many did you use?  Sever we can see. ;->=

Doug
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: DowVooVoo on January 06, 2016, 02:59:55 PM
great stuff
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Froggy the Great on January 06, 2016, 03:30:06 PM
Totally blown away. I'd NEVER have recognized those cars.

I had the question of from where did the parts come.

Okay, still wondering about the smaller parts. Beads on the sides and as 'fighters'?

Oh, and two cars into one ship? HOW many did you use?  Sever we can see. ;->=

Doug

The guns and the fighters are beads.  Most ships are one car with the top taken off, so the insert forming the windows etc constitutes the upper hull.  The various half-circle parts are wheels  sawn in half. 
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Duke Donald on January 06, 2016, 03:49:42 PM
Very creative; I like them a lot!
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: sean_68333 on January 06, 2016, 05:47:44 PM
Very nice looking fleet.  Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Vermis on January 06, 2016, 06:11:33 PM
All of a sudden I'm getting a hankering for a king prawn makhani.

Really neat conversions! Impressive fleet.
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Major_Gilbear on January 06, 2016, 06:42:49 PM
I had no idea what "Scorpedo" Hot Wheels were; but now that I've educated myself a little more, I am even more impressed with you creative conversions! Not only do they look like imaginative space ships, they also look nothing like the (rather distinctive) original models. Very well done sir!  :D
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Shaved Dwarf on January 06, 2016, 07:07:16 PM
This is awesome! Couldn't believe that they should be made from car models (didn't know these models either).

Wonderful creative conversions! And the best is IMHO that the result looks more unique than a lot of space fleet designs I have seen so far. :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Vanvlak on January 06, 2016, 07:09:35 PM
Grand show! VERY nice scratch builds and paint jobs  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: The Rikkit Fleet
Post by: Froggy the Great on January 06, 2016, 08:28:25 PM
Thank you all for the kind words!

I had no idea what "Scorpedo" Hot Wheels were; but now that I've educated myself a little more, I am even more impressed with you creative conversions! Not only do they look like imaginative space ships, they also look nothing like the (rather distinctive) original models. Very well done sir!  :D

I'm saving the more scorpionlike top bits for the Cephalid fleet.