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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: Xintao on February 22, 2016, 04:16:04 PM

Title: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Xintao on February 22, 2016, 04:16:04 PM: In the Flea Market last Historicon I came across figures for LOTR Hex Combat game. They are very big figures and don't mix with other figures I have, but I thought I could make a statue out of them, I bought some. Here's what I did.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x9sEgOe7zHk/VsscW6GmWsI/AAAAAAAAFf8/dTqEAGtuyxY/s400/Hex.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NeF_cQOR_nY/VsscoqXuC-I/AAAAAAAAFgM/papI7PONLaw/s1600/20160215_161634.jpg)
Wire cutters trim off the hex base

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yixvcrPK6VU/VsscomiQydI/AAAAAAAAFgE/jnnEBAo7bZ4/s1600/20160214_104715.jpg)
Spears from GW Skellies box

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D5-LGpqWWTI/VsscpPs1ZPI/AAAAAAAAFgY/gqhPg38OHow/s1600/20160216_192159.jpg)
Plinths from Hunger Game figures

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a1bfVanuhLs/VsscqWp9anI/AAAAAAAAFgg/W4xH-IcTdzM/s1600/20160217_155333.jpg)
Rare Earth Magnets

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HHmccAgzs7Q/Vsscqq86WqI/AAAAAAAAFgk/yAAAwj0lz1k/s1600/20160217_155345.jpg)
MDF bases added for a little height, and ready for paint.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kO_3W_WU1Kw/VsscrIEYSaI/AAAAAAAAFgs/91MTvEAD514/s1600/20160221_213100.jpg)
Six statues ready for the table

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-39_QyQri7mw/VsscrT4lNCI/AAAAAAAAFg0/6TGnOk9I9n8/s1600/20160221_213205.jpg)
Fireforge and Frostgrave figures for scale

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jgZMrfscgEQ/VsscrlZFzsI/AAAAAAAAFg8/YewIMep8N-I/s1600/20160221_213237.jpg)
The statue can hop down off the plinth and kill the unwary

More pics and write up on my blog:
http://xinslair.blogspot.com/2016/02/statues-for-frostgrave.html (http://xinslair.blogspot.com/2016/02/statues-for-frostgrave.html)
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Lamilvelo on February 22, 2016, 04:22:24 PM: Great work!
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Post by: Gunbird on February 22, 2016, 04:22:39 PM: Perfect :) Great use of models.
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Post by: Eric the Shed on February 22, 2016, 04:27:21 PM: excellent :o
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Post by: tyrionhalfman on February 22, 2016, 04:30:34 PM: Nice idea and well executed. Thanks for sharing
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Post by: Old Mr. Scratch on February 22, 2016, 04:32:43 PM: I love the way they turned out. Awesome idea and paint job.
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on February 22, 2016, 04:46:50 PM: They work well.

I'm sure I have some of these in my spares-box - So I might try copying the idea.

Tony
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Post by: Iamafish on February 22, 2016, 06:46:38 PM: really good stuff :)
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Post by: beefcake on February 22, 2016, 07:01:15 PM: Very nice. Have you thought about doing half buried ones?
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Post by: Ravendas on February 22, 2016, 07:05:13 PM: I love how simple and how great the painting is. Dark grey base coat, lighter grey drybrush, voila you have a stone statue (I assume?)

The figures also seem perfect for it. Nice find!
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Xintao on February 22, 2016, 07:25:38 PM: Quote from: Ravendas on February 22, 2016, 07:05:13 PM
I love how simple and how great the painting is. Dark grey base coat, lighter grey drybrush, voila you have a stone statue (I assume?)

The figures also seem perfect for it. Nice find!

3 shades of grey.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Ravendas on February 22, 2016, 07:30:46 PM: Quote from: Xintao on February 22, 2016, 07:25:38 PM
3 shades of grey.

Thanks!

Oh, I see that now, it's more noticeable on the shields with the larger raised areas catching the brush strokes. It's such a nice effect. Now you've got me wondering which of my old models I can use as statues.
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Xintao on February 22, 2016, 07:35:51 PM: Quote from: beefcake on February 22, 2016, 07:01:15 PM
Very nice. Have you thought about doing half buried ones?

No I hadn't, that's a great Idea. I do have one figure left over.
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: TheMageKing on February 23, 2016, 05:40:30 AM: Interesting... Minis a bit too "Big" for the scale seems like a great way to do statues.

Time to see if I have anything neat for this in those LotR Heroclix I picked up a while back...
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Nooblord on February 23, 2016, 05:54:35 PM: Quote from: TheMageKing on February 23, 2016, 05:40:30 AM
Interesting... Minis a bit too "Big" for the scale seems like a great way to do statues.

Time to see if I have anything neat for this in those LotR Heroclix I picked up a while back...

This was another good reason for getting the Simba toy castle set when it was at clearance prices as it comes with 14 'large' figures 40mm or so in height (4 of them on horses). They all have enclosed helmets so should make good statues and large constructs too. One of the horses is in a leaping pose and that will I think make a pretty impressive statue. I'll put pics in my plog when I finally start to make some significant progress.
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Post by: DowVooVoo on February 24, 2016, 12:56:58 AM: so cool!! Love them!
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Post by: ayak333 on February 24, 2016, 02:43:57 AM: I just painted my GW last alliance Elves as statues this week, funny!
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Post by: Jennifer on February 24, 2016, 11:52:32 AM: Statues look awesome!

I really love those plinths. Gonna have to draw me one of those in BLender and print six on 3D printer.
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Xintao on February 24, 2016, 07:25:30 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on February 24, 2016, 11:52:32 AM
Statues look awesome!

I really love those plinths. Gonna have to draw me one of those in BLender and print six on 3D printer.

Insanely jealous of your 3d printer and 3d skills.
Title: Re: Statues for Frostgrave
Post by: Jennifer on February 25, 2016, 02:33:10 AM: Thanks again for sharing the design and photos of your statues. You inspired me to spend a couple hours of time learning some new tricks in Sketchup and Blender to design the following:

(http://oi66.tinypic.com/33kxerm.jpg)

Here it is printed and painted:

(http://oi64.tinypic.com/2pq2nvr.jpg)

I love it :)

Feel free to download and print on your 3D printer (they are only $300 these days!). Download from Thingiverse:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1368675

Link to my crafting thread about this:
http://dmscraft.proboards.com/post/50862/thread
http://dmscraft.proboards.com/post/50899/thread