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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Dentatus on May 27, 2011, 12:45:04 AM
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Watched several Gears of War cut scenes and when the Locust soldiers appeared thought “Those look like Orks, sort of.”
Here’s a fast and cheap experiment: Genestealer heads on AoBR Ork Nobz, with shooting bitz. Not perfect but the right direction. I have five more ready for paint.
(http://www.miniaturewargaming.com/index.php?ACT=34&fid=23&aid=1350_bcNsUmuXRJouoUrL16Ds&board_id=1)
(http://www.miniaturewargaming.com/index.php?ACT=34&fid=23&aid=1351_QrKQ4nZdvhAyRyYosrBl&board_id=1)
(http://www.miniaturewargaming.com/index.php?ACT=34&fid=23&aid=1352_2pGnyw6IFNxOMf4D1UcN&board_id=1)
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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Thoughts?
Can't say I've played GoW but these minis look very nice ! :-*
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Great idea! the tyranid head on orks miniatures are perfect!
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Excellent idea!
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Brilliant! I think this is huge improvement on the space ork look- very alien, dangerous, and thuggish. I honestly think they look cooler than actual locust heads would. If I could find cheap tyrants heads, would definitely do the same conversion.
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Thanks. Picked up all the bitz on eBay for short money.
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Yup they work as a kitbash first off definately.
(http://www.popcultcha.com.au/images/gow%20locust%20hive.jpg)
But maybe looking at the source, you could lose some of the bulk of the 'stealers' heads at the rear, make them a little more humanoid on 'roids.
If not no issue as they certainly look the part.
The Commander
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Fantasy Flight Games will have a Gears board game coming out this year....The minis in it (although all plasticy) maybe useable...at least that's what I'm hoping.
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CV, are you losing close combat weapons? I know most of the AOBR orks come with them. I may cannibalize some old hourmagaunt heads to do this conversion, but I am not sure I want to deal with cutting out and replacing all those chainswords and axes.
Dude, you are no end of trouble for me these days. Thanks to your threads, I had at least THREE new projects going before this little brew-up of yours. :D :D :D :D :D
EDIT: I see one has an axe now, and it still looks good. Damn, no more excuses not to do it! ;)
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CV, are you losing close combat weapons? I know most of the AOBR orks come with them. I may cannibalize some old hourmagaunt heads to do this conversion, but I am not sure I want to deal with cutting out and replacing all those chainswords and axes.
Dude, you are no end of trouble for me these days. Thanks to your threads, I had at least THREE new projects going before this little brew-up of yours. :D :D :D :D :D
EDIT: I see one has an axe now, and it still looks good. Damn, no more excuses not to do it! ;)
Lost me there mate, those are action figures from a US site no gears of war projects for me bud, have enough not to progress currently.... ;)
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Dentatus - that idea is just great. I've never been a fan of the Orks, but that little conversion of yours sold them to me!
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I've never been a fan of Orks either; too cartoon-y for me. These thugs have a bit more menace and I'm pleased with the way they turned out. I'll post pix of the rest when I'm done.
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Thought about the Beastmen Gor heads without the horns? Better without the elongated head and a closer fit for the face.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440031a&prodId=prod460007a
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I like these guys. They work as aliens for me.
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A very cool idea. It's surprising how different the figures seem with the new heads.
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Those would make some great aliens for any setting! I kitbash GW plastics all the time. It's getting more expensive but there are a lot of plastic bits that can be picked up cheaply on the grey market.