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Offline Evilcartoonist

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Converting a sailor
« on: March 23, 2009, 08:35:33 PM »
I've been playing Two Hour Wargames' Friday Night Fights (bare knuckle version) and was painting up fighters (for a 1930s pulp setting), and I wanted a good sailor fighter, so I tried a little converting:

http://carmensminiaturepainting.blogspot.com/2009/03/sailor-conversion-from-copplestone.html

I'm sure there are plenty of U.S. sailor minis out there; I just needed one that would match up well with Copplestone's figures.

Carmen

Offline Helen

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 09:36:01 PM »
I like some of the conversions you have created on your blog, well done.

Thanks for sharing here on the LAF.

Helen
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Offline Hitman

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 05:26:52 AM »
Nicely done!! Your "little conversions" have completely transformed the figure into something close but so different from the original!! Thanks for sharing...truly inspiring!!
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Offline bandit86

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 09:03:03 AM »
great as always! 
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Offline Rhoderic

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 09:52:09 AM »
It's Sailor Steve Costigan!
"When to keep awake against the camel's swaying or the junk's rocking, you start summoning up your memories one by one, your wolf will have become another wolf, your sister a different sister, your battle other battles, on your return from Euphemia, the city where memory is traded." - Italo Calvino

Offline Evilcartoonist

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 03:30:04 PM »
It's Sailor Steve Costigan!

WINNER!!   Yep. I've been reading some Costigan stories and hit upon this idea. So now I have a Costigan when I play Friday Night Fights.

Offline Wolf 359

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 04:18:33 PM »

  I'm pretty sure I served with that guy when I was in the Navy......


One miniature is too many, and a thousand are not enough...

Offline Galman

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2009, 12:42:03 PM »
He does look vaguely familiar  :`

Great job!

Offline Orctrader

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Re: Converting a sailor
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2009, 01:47:05 PM »
Great.  I love seeing your figures  :)

 

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