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Miniatures Adventure => SuperHero Adventures => Topic started by: obsidian3d on December 31, 2014, 04:32:19 PM

Title: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: obsidian3d on December 31, 2014, 04:32:19 PM

Hey all, I'm looking to make a custom Master figure to go with my Alpha Flight characters. I was going to use the body of a Heroclix Earth Man figure (DC character, Legion of Super Villains). If you add a cape and maybe a collar to him I think he can work. However, the Master's helmet is pretty unique.

(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm189/CMeadex/Master201.jpg)

Anyone out there have some ideas for where I could find something similar? I'm fairly sure I can't sculpt such a thing. If you have suggestions please do let me know!

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: gnomehome on December 31, 2014, 04:57:00 PM

Maybe the Heroclix 'Avalanche' could be a starting point - it's somewhat similar in shape

(http://www.heroclixworld.com/hcw/images_Figures/Marvel/Xmen_DaysofFuturePast/Avalanche.jpg)

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: obsidian3d on December 31, 2014, 05:18:44 PM

Hey that's a good idea. I think I have one or two of those...I can attempt sculpting a beard on one. Thanks!

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: Hat Guy on December 31, 2014, 10:21:04 PM

I'd go with Avalanche as well, Clix are pretty easy to do head-swaps on too. Rather than sculpting, I tend to use a really thick mix of paint to do beards.

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: Oldben1 on February 13, 2015, 03:06:29 PM

I'm not a superhero miniature player but I loved John Byrne's Alpha Flight run.  The Master has one of the coolest backstories in the entire Marvel universe.  When I was a kid all my friends asked:  "Why do you collect ALpha Flight?  They are so strangely written". 

 :'(Now I realize, sniff sniff, I'm not alone.

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: obsidian3d on February 13, 2015, 04:54:37 PM

Haha definitely not alone. We might be the only Canadians who think they're cool though. I know there are a few other folks on the boards here that share my enthusiasm for the team.

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: proditor on February 17, 2015, 12:38:46 AM

*Raises hand* I'm a yank who loves Alpha Flight. I recently had to purchase some cold weather boots and the selling point of one brand over the other was that it had a Canadian maple leaf in the tread. I call them my Alpha Flight boots.

Walking the dog becomes an exercise in great justice!

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: Oldben1 on February 17, 2015, 06:28:14 PM

Perhaps we need a support group?

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: obsidian3d on February 17, 2015, 07:18:49 PM

There's always http://alphaflight.net/ ?

Title: Re: Figure options needed for Alpha Flight villain "The Master"
Post by: Oldben1 on February 20, 2015, 07:31:48 PM

I only ever collected issue 1-28, as well as the x-men 120's.  I didn't like the direction it went after that, although I collected some of the Jim Lee stuff around issue 50.  The later reboots I was not a huge fan of either, although I read the trade paperbacks.  Something about those early Byrne issues, so weird and different.  It's nice to see some of the minis out there.