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Offline Mason

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #150 on: January 02, 2018, 12:56:02 PM »
Stunning brushwork, brilliant blending and superb colour choices.
 :-* :-*

And I like your plan.
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Offline Elk101

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #151 on: January 02, 2018, 01:54:54 PM »
Yeah, great work and an excellent idea for balancing a game, particularly if the 'mighty' warrior is warned by the local peasants in advance; there can be no one excuses!

Offline Elk101

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #152 on: January 02, 2018, 02:49:33 PM »
Double post after some glitching
« Last Edit: January 02, 2018, 06:12:52 PM by Elk101 »

Offline The Voivod

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #153 on: January 02, 2018, 04:13:27 PM »
That is awesome.

Truelly love the atmosphere of the piece. Brilliant
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Offline von Lucky

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #154 on: January 02, 2018, 09:06:14 PM »
Lovely stuff. What parts did you use for the conversion?
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Offline Duke Donald

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #155 on: January 02, 2018, 09:29:33 PM »
I like all your creatures, but the Mekurabe is exceptionally good.

Offline Juxt

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #156 on: January 03, 2018, 05:06:06 PM »
Thanks guys  :)

The Mekurabe itself is actually unconverted, being a Zenit miniatures Kickstarter exclusive.  The shrine is a 1:150 papercraft temple from a Japanese model railway shop, skulls are GW (from their recent boxed set of 350 assorted skulls), and the flower bases are from the Busch HO scale wildflower set.

Offline sonicReducer

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #157 on: January 03, 2018, 05:36:07 PM »
Chiming in to say this is an amazing thread. I'm starting a Sengoku Jidai skirmish project with a friend and seriously considering something like this for some solo games. Just fantastic minis

Offline rokurota

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #158 on: January 03, 2018, 11:45:36 PM »
Great!

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Offline YPU

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #159 on: January 04, 2018, 11:21:10 AM »
Not entirely sure how I missed this topic until now, amazing work!
3d designer, sculptor and printer, at your service!



3d files! (here)

Offline Vagabond

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #160 on: January 05, 2018, 12:40:52 AM »
The floating skull and the written description are wonderful.

Offline ushistoryprof

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #161 on: January 08, 2018, 09:44:29 PM »
Wow, what great work and stories!

Offline Axebreaker

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Mekurabe)
« Reply #162 on: January 09, 2018, 04:18:48 PM »
Wow!! Just stumbled on this extremely creative thread!! Superb painting mixed with original concept modeling. Absolutely Fantastic! :-* :-*

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Offline Juxt

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Re: Yokainoyama (now with Tanuki... slightly NSFW)
« Reply #163 on: April 20, 2018, 02:05:36 PM »
The woods and forests that surround Yokainoyama are mystical places, full of confusing sights and misleading signs.  A traveller walking through the light dappled groves would be wise not to trust the things they think they see, take advice with caution and plan their route carefully.  A playful, mischievous creature lives in the woods, on the outskirts of the village, spanning both the world of mankind and the world of the spirits, this creature is the Tanuki.  Perched atop his swollen testicles like a furry beanbag, the tanuki has the power to transform into any shape he wishes, from a giant spider, to a fearsome oni, a statue or a wise old man.  His favourite form though is that of a teapot.  Many a time he will swap places with a teapot within someone's home, placing himself in the perfect situation to eavesdrop on important discussions, making him an excellent spy.  But, since the often inebriated raccoon-like creature is fond of playing tricks, can you ever really trust the information that he gives you?










The miniature is based upon a plastic Malifaux Tanuki, with a few minor conversions- since the model lacked any form of genitalia, which is the source of the creature's power, I had to sculpt the scrotum entirely out of greenstuff.  I rolled a large ball of putty and depressed a groove along it, placed it on my base and then pressed the model into it, squashing the putty into a more relaxed form.  I then had to clean up the shape a bit and add some hair texture over the surface.  The sake cup in his hand was removed and replaced with a teapot from a 1:35 miniarts crockery set.  The daruma ema panel on the base was just cut from plasticard and a bit of twisted wire added, simple stuff.  I'm pretty pleased with the fella, and kinda want to make a few more, but standing upright so the all-important testes are more prominant.

(North Wind samurai is painted by Winterdyne and included for scale)

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Wow, that's fantastic  8)
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