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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Carpet General on February 08, 2015, 08:28:26 AM
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Hi all,
while i ponder wether to buy Imperial Assault or not, I have been painting some of Hasbro's Star Wars Command figures. Bigger and cheaper, if you buy them in the right place, they will keep me going until I inevitably buy FFG's new game. They are a real mish-mash of scales but the figures are 'about' 54mm.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9CTGptXjzpU/VNcbbMQ1dKI/AAAAAAAAA60/yNjCG3e7bAE/s1600/IMG_0587.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_83G6bQ45N0/VNcacWd8QbI/AAAAAAAAA6M/g1i-mj7n0QE/s1600/IMG_0595.JPG)
Those X-Wings might be useful for another popular Star Wars game?
Blog post (http://carpetgeneral.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/look-sir-droids.html)
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Nice painting - looks right out of a graphic novel.
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Those are pretty cool. I hope they make environments for them.
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I picked up a load of these dirt cheap!
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Me too, and the very same Sandtrooper is sitting half painted on my to do desk-section...
;) ;)
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The figs themselves seem nice enough to paint as display pieces
Agreed, I'm not painting these with any rules or system in mind, quite liberating in fact. I've got a nice sandtrooper conversion underway currently, I'll post some images soon.
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Me too, and the very same Sandtrooper is sitting half painted on my to do desk-section...
;) ;)
Looking forward to seeing that!
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Looking forward to seeing that!
Me too.
Love the Sandtrooper you've done :)
Great pj
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Really cool, I did look at these and wonder whether they would be useful for something. But hey even as display pieces they work well. What's the material like?
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What's the material like?
It's firmer than Reaper Bones but not as firm as New Airfix or Hat 54mm stuff.
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For those in the US, ToysRUs has these on sale right now. They have a set only available there. It's 51 figures for $9.99. All are figures, no wonky scaled vehicles. The other sets all have vehicles. I am using the figs for old school D6 WEG Role playing.
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For those in the US, ToysRUs has these on sale right now. They have a set only available there. It's 51 figures for $9.99. All are figures, no wonky scaled vehicles. The other sets all have vehicles. I am using the figs for old school D6 WEG Role playing.
almost worth the postage - is that in store or online? Over here a pack with 9 figures is £5.
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Thanks for all your kind comments so far, some updates and new pics for the 54mm Star Wars stuff:
Astromech Droid
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P07EH01REE0/VNvnVqRS96I/AAAAAAAAA7M/R9m2Q6acEkU/s1600/IMG_0603.jpg)
Sandtrooper conversion
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-af9ZHZvfM/VNvtcBNlolI/AAAAAAAAA78/VXRffCjcOvg/s1600/sandtrooper_green.jpg)
Poor old Chewie
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c8noLZQDshk/VNvqJygr-II/AAAAAAAAA7o/g3V4wvT8xMQ/s1600/IMG_0607.jpg)
Check my blog for an explanation and more pics:
http://carpetgeneral.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/let-wookie-win.html (http://carpetgeneral.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/let-wookie-win.html)
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almost worth the postage - is that in store or online? Over here a pack with 9 figures is £5.
In store.
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almost worth the postage - is that in store or online? Over here a pack with 9 figures is £5.
Asda in the UK have them reduced in store at 20% or so off at the moment. Also online
http://direct.asda.com/Star-Wars-Rebels-Command-Millennium-Falcon/000792550,default,pd.html?cgid=D25M8G3C1
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Good looking miniatures! Which set is the sandtrooper in? There are various available on the net, but I can't find that one?
OK its 'Desert Escape' and its...not easy to get hold of or as cheap in the UK compared to the others!
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Asda in the UK have them reduced in store at 20% or so off at the moment. Also online
http://direct.asda.com/Star-Wars-Rebels-Command-Millennium-Falcon/000792550,default,pd.html?cgid=D25M8G3C1
it's still not 50 figures for ten dollars - think the brother in law might be getting some unexpected packages - if toys r us will let me pay from the UK and ship to an US address :D
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That sandtrooper conversion is really great.
Could also be an exiled trooper going on some bounty hunting :D
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That sandtrooper conversion is really great.
Could also be an exiled trooper going on some bounty hunting :D
Thanks, I was thinking more like a veteran of the Jedi temple battle.
My sandtroopers came from two different sets, Desert Escape and Sandtrooper Strike.
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it's still not 50 figures for ten dollars - think the brother in law might be getting some unexpected packages - if toys r us will let me pay from the UK and ship to an US address :D
The box is pretty light. If you're willing to pay cost + postage I might be persuaded too help a fellow gamer out.
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My sandtroopers came from two different sets, Desert Escape and Sandtrooper Strike.
Thanks for the info Carpet General :)
Sadly the ebay price hikers have started to buy up these sets (£22.00 for Desert Escape anyone!!) but if people do a bit of searching, they can still be had for a more usual 4.99 for the small figure sets.
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Update:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WeWX4vOQrio/VOpf1gSKIQI/AAAAAAAAA9o/EsQoNk9URoE/s1600/IMG_0622.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUpOyGBvuw4/VOpf11_yakI/AAAAAAAAA9k/_8u7A4tFQB4/s1600/IMG_0618.JPG)
Cheers
Geoff
http://carpetgeneral.blogspot.co.uk/ (http://carpetgeneral.blogspot.co.uk/)
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Very nice converting and painting. They are a real treat.
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The conversion is really nice. I love this guy's back story, as you told it on your blog. I think my favorite paint job of the four is the trooper with the black shoulder pad thing. The precise highlight on the ammo belt and limited colors so look right for Star Wars.
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Very nice and gritty and good that they finally seem to have found the droid they were looking for.
It annoys me a bit that all the troopers apparently are lefthanded however. But that might just be me.
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The box is pretty light. If you're willing to pay cost + postage I might be persuaded too help a fellow gamer out.
doomsdave - apologies, I missed this - I'd love to work something out - I don't even need the box so it could be split down - I'll PM you later :D
scott
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amazing painting! Really sold the figs for me - be good for some RPG action :)
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Really nice work with these figures!
For those interested in the 54mm figs and X-wing possibilities. The $100 dollar set is now $50 and has 4 xwings a Tie Advanced and 4 Tie fighters in addition to some vehicles, the 70+ figures including the original trilogy characters.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=34695546&cp=&parentPage=search#productDescription
Interestingly, both this and the set that's $10 for 51 figs both have a note saying they are available for international shipping!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=34695606&cp=&parentPage=search
I don't do 54mm, but maybe my 4y.o. son needs his first minis...
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I don't do 54mm, but maybe my 4y.o. son needs his first minis...
Give Star Wars toys to your children, to play with!
What a ridiculous notion!
;)
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Give Star Wars toys to your children, to play with!
What a ridiculous notion!
;)
It is tempting, but I've still got all my old star wars (and Exo Squad, and GI Joe…) action figures in a box waiting for them. I think I'll probably skip these figs and just get out the action figures in a year or two.