Building Aliens

[Aethelwulf]

Anyone know how to make some 28mm alien bug type figures out of the kind of stuff you can buy at a craft shop?

[Tactalvanic]

how about

https://www.youtube.com/c/billmakingstuff

https://www.instagram.com/billmakingstuff/?hl=en

some interesting posts on LAF re sculpting and all that regards homemade aliens and ideas

like

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=118205.30

many more if you dig deep enough

[Aethelwulf]

Thanks, will dig around.

[Major_Gilbear]

Yeah, watch the earlier Bill Making Stuff videos that Tactalvanic linked too (good choice BTW - my first thought too!). They are very instructional, and the projects are easy to do. 

[DS615]

These "Final Conflict" bug aliens can be found at the dollar store.


More on my blog here: https://fandangoalphaone.blogspot.com/2022/06/bargin-bugs.html

I also use cheap bags of plastic ants when I need hordes of alien bugs.
They aren't particularly accurate sculpts, which helps with the "alien" nature, and of course, their huge.  Got them off Amazon, 100 per bag.


More on my blog here: https://fandangoalphaone.blogspot.com/2018/10/dc5-play-test.html

[Aethelwulf]

Guess I will have to check the toy aisle!

[dadlamassu]

Toys are definitely the way to go -
Giant Ants - THEM! http://www.morvalearth.co.uk/THEM/Report.htm

Spiders http://www.morvalearth.co.uk/Mnsia_Biggles/Biggles01_Chap_2.htm

Not to mention giant apes and  dinosaurs http://www.morvalearth.co.uk/Skull%20Island/Skull_Island_Intro.htm

[Munindk]

I imagine swapping some heads, arms, legs and whatnots around on some cheap plastic animals and dinos would help make them even more alien.

[eilif]

I'd echo the Final Faction aliens from dollar tree. You can get them online and the ones pictures above come in a 2 pack.

Also, it's not craft store, but Wargames Atlantic Harvesters are worth looking at for Aliens on a tight budget.

[Aethelwulf]

I live in South Africa so the final faction aliens wont work but I have been eyeing the harvesters.

[eilif]

I live in South Africa so the final faction aliens wont work but I have been eyeing the harvesters.

In that case, I'd definitely go with the harvesters.  More expensive than toy ants, but it's not a huge price bump for a massive bump in quality.   30 bugs per box in two sizes, 20 large, 10 small.

[DS615]

In that case, I'd definitely go with the harvesters.  More expensive than toy ants, but it's not a huge price bump for a massive bump in quality.   30 bugs per box in two sizes, 20 large, 10 small.

It depends on what game you're playing with them.  As I said, I need hordes for one of mine. 
And there's a lot to be said for figures you can toss down or pile up and not worry about paint jobs or anything.



For a more squad based "normal" application, the harvesters are a great deal, so long as you like the look of them and they fill your needs.