Author Topic: Golgotha's Masters of the Universe (Read 5665 times)

Malebolgia · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2022, 07:18:43 AM »

Wow, what an original thread and love how you're approaching this setting with all those eclectic miniatures. This is going to be a very cool project.

Golgotha · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2022, 11:39:10 PM »

Thank you DivisMal it has been fun - what was particularly funny is I was watching Masters of the Universe and doing my silly comic while my eight-year-old son was watching a documentary on Napoleon and wanting a Napoleonic Wargame - so who is the child?

Must be a mid-life crisis...

Cheers Malebolgia, hopefully, you will enjoy this next "eclectic" addition...

Herewith, an unusual vehicle weapon for Skeletor's forces - I call it Gruts the Fire Belcher. Masters of the Universe always had some crazy vehicles so why not... I imagine it belching some sort of flame thrower-like flames out of its mouth.

This was an opportunity to turn a toy I had almost thrown out a couple of times into something fun. It was also an opportunity to try out some rust effects. I will also be adding some real rust to this, yes you read it correctly real rust, given this idea by Geek Gaming Scenics, see:

First up the unpainted toy.

The painted toy.

More pictures are available here: https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/07/golgothas-masters-of-universe-fire.html

DivisMal · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2022, 04:58:57 AM »

Wow. That toy fits really well. You sure it isn’t a never published, long oop REAL MotU gadget?

You’re getting along really quick, it seems!

Golgotha · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2022, 08:11:42 AM »

Cheers DivisMal - "never before published" you say - I feel another comic is in order

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The more I look at this weapon of destruction gadget the more it looks like a Frog. That's it - FROG - Fire, Rockets, Objects and Grenades. Gruts the FROG, one of Skeletor's artillery pieces

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With the tit-for-tat nature of Masters of the Universe, that means He-Man will now need his own version of an artillery piece. I feel an arms race is starting

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I fear I may be losing the plot

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Note: For all the laughing in this post just imagine Skeletor's cackle

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DivisMal · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2022, 07:43:00 PM »

That’s the Spirit! Of course, do the Heroic Warriors need their own version!
If the baf guys get the F.R.O.G., maybe it will be a S.A.L.A.M.A.N.D.E.R. something along the line of
Search And Light Assault Missile Attack Neutron DEath Raider

Golgotha · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2022, 10:24:38 PM »

Cheers DivisMal.

Herewith, the start of an Artillery Piece for He-Man's Forces, the "Heroic Warriors" to counter the F.R.O.G.

Made from leftover spray bottle pieces I had from this project here, see:

https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/06/golgothas-sci-fi-mech-scratch-built.html

I then added some old toy wheels - so pretty basic. We will have to see how it looks painted up. It will need naming...

I am also going to be adding some big shells to stand next to it - think it has a sort of Great War feel to it... like some sort of Krupp Howitzer...

More here: https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/07/golgothas-masters-of-universe-artillery.html

DivisMal · « **Reply #21 on:** July 14, 2022, 04:55:48 AM »

The cannon already looks pretty cool. It definitely has toy quality. It’s now mostly the colors that will associate it - The Antifrog - with the Heroic Warriors.

He-Man! Tadadadadada….

DivisMal · « **Reply #22 on:** July 14, 2022, 05:26:35 AM »

As a PS:

I think you could add some poles / instruments sticking out of the barrel suggesting that it is an energy weapon rather than a projectile cannon. At least for me the science-fantasy aspects were always charming.

Golgotha · « **Reply #23 on:** July 14, 2022, 06:42:51 PM »

Cheers DivisMal - hope you like the changes - some more to come... I have got some ideas in the pipeline for the artillery piece and what it fires...

Herewith, the artillery piece painted and I have added a vehicle I found to pull it. Will be adding a tow hook and some touch-ups and the gun still needs some work to make the axles stop moving but otherwise largely done.

More pictures are available here: https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/07/golgothas-masters-of-universe-vehicle.html

The vehicle in its original state as a toy. Ironically like this it probably looks more like something from He-Man...

DivisMal · « **Reply #24 on:** July 19, 2022, 10:17:10 PM »

Just had a thorough look at your magnificent creation.
It’s certainly got a nice wind raider vibe, which I love. I do think a bit more color could make it even better. Maybe some oragne to stay in the wind raider/man-at-arm scheme?
Or a crazy gimmick — what does it fire? It needs to (theoretically) have been a toy, to give the real MotU feelings. Was it just a cannon you could fire at snake mountain? Or did it fire some crazy stuff, like torpedoes ridable by good warriors or sentient bullets.
Certainly a good creation for you continuing manufacturing of toys that could have been!

Golgotha · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2022, 01:38:09 PM »

Cheers DivisMal - I have got some ideas for it. I have since fixed the axle on the artillery piece.

Herewith the start of the RN E Studio He-Man on Battlecat, just trying to match the green at this point.

More details are available here:
https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/07/golgothas-masters-of-universe-battlecat.html

What is really nice about the miniature is that it is posed like the original first drawing of Battlecat.