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Author Topic: Masters of the Universe - She-Ra added (update 01/08)  (Read 55297 times)

Offline beefcake

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 23/02)
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2018, 07:00:39 PM »
Very impressed. I must add this to my wish list.


Offline white knight

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2018, 02:39:15 PM »
Shortly after their Castle Grayskull, Icon Heroes went one better and released the whole of Snake Mountain as a polystone statue. Like the castle, this massive piece of scenery works well enough with 28-30mm figures and sports a glorious paintjob to boot.

30mm Skeletor in the center for scale:



The sides and back (tiny 30mm Skeletor for scale):









 Some detail shots:





And a size comparison of the full Castle Grayskull set with Snake Mountain and the tiny He-Man and Skeletor figures:


Offline Cherno

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2018, 05:34:55 PM »
Wow, what a great piece. I really like the spider mouth cave. I'd like to see dome more bird's eye view shots so I can get a better idea of the layout of the fortress.

Now you of course need a model version of the ridiculously large Eternia playset (the one that featured no less than three structures connected by a rail system).

Or at least Hordak's base "The Fright Zone" (had one as a kid, smaller than the other two bases but it came with a giant snake glove which was cool.

Offline Alxbates

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2018, 07:31:46 PM »
I love this SO MUCH.

I am envious of your collection!  I look forward to seeing more!

Offline beefcake

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2018, 08:04:23 PM »
So what's the link to quest miniatures. I can't find it anywhere.

Offline white knight

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2018, 08:34:14 PM »
So what's the link to quest miniatures. I can't find it anywhere.

On my phone now but I posted the link on page 1 of this thread, 4th or 5th post.

Wow, what a great piece. I really like the spider mouth cave. I'd like to see dome more bird's eye view shots so I can get a better idea of the layout of the fortress. 

Thanks, will do.  :)


I love this SO MUCH.

I am envious of your collection!  I look forward to seeing more!

Thanks! I have some more figures to paint and convert and even more on the way. I’m enjoying this a lot. :)

Offline beefcake

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2018, 08:35:23 PM »
Thanks. I must have missed it!

Offline white knight

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 24/02)
« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2018, 02:36:37 PM »
As requested, a few more views of the Snake Mountain piece:









« Last Edit: February 25, 2018, 02:40:31 PM by white knight »

Offline white knight

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 25/02)
« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2018, 02:58:15 PM »
One of the essential minons of Skeletor's Evil Warriors, and yet somehow one of the few main characters I never had as a toy. Like with Skeletor, I went with a bright colour scheme, based on the Filmation look, while trying to embody the toy nature with an almost plastic look and feel. The miniature is another wonderful Boris Woloszyn sculpt released by Quest Miniatures. It's actually even more orange in the flesh, but for some reason all the pictures kept toning it down. The first picture is the closest to the actual skin tone.





Trying to ambush He-Man alongside his master:



Emerging from Snake Mountain:


Offline Comsquare

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 25/02)
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2018, 03:23:10 PM »
Very nice project  :)

Don't know if you saw it allready, but Leon started a similar project as well ;)
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=107269.0

Offline white knight

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 25/02)
« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2018, 03:32:26 PM »
Yes, I'm following his progress on facebook and his blog as well. We've been exchanging our painting and modeling experiences.  8)

Offline white knight

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 08/03)
« Reply #26 on: March 08, 2018, 06:41:13 PM »
Today's entry is not the most exciting one so far, but it is quite iconic in it's own right. The weapons rack came with Castle Grayskull and was rather faithfully reproduced in the 80's 25mm MOTU miniatures sets produced by Grenadier/Pinnacle Products. The sculpting on most of the miniatures is a bit dated, but the weapons rack works well enough and as the old figures were big for the time, the rack is suitably large to go with the more modern sculpts. I picked this to paint next because I hadn't much time and thought I could finish it quickly. It wasn't that quick.


He-Man posing next to the rack


Front and back


Quick my beastly minion, take all their weapons!


Weapons rack in situ at Castle Grayskull


 

 

Offline Kpok

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 08/03)
« Reply #27 on: March 09, 2018, 10:24:29 AM »
Great threat. You really get the right color shade of the old cartoon series.
Wish there would be a distributor in good old germany.

Offline Mason

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 08/03)
« Reply #28 on: March 09, 2018, 11:43:39 AM »
What a great project, WK strikes again!
 :-* :-*

I loved He-Man as a nipper and this really does work perfectly for the zany and over the top look that the genre went for.
Great work!
 :-* :-*

Looking forward to seeing you add Man at Arms, my favourite of the toys alongside Beastman.
 :D


Perfect timing for me too, as I have only just started working on a MotU inspired fantasy project based around GW Stormcast. I shall be following this with much interest.
 ;)


Offline Dr. Zombie

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Re: Masters of the Universe (update 08/03)
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2018, 12:15:02 PM »
Really the nostalgia and awesomeness in this thread is turned all the way to 11.

 

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