Pimp My Kroot

[The_Beast]

Instead of adding my admiration, I thought it might be apropos to list some previous topics with pimped Kroot:

'nid Kroot:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=28268.0

Off of Seated Brits in 28mm:
http://s685.photobucket.com/albums/vv211/ydarg1214/VSF%20Venus/

LPL S5R4 Ishtar by Capt Blood:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=27870.0

Hardly exhaustive, but will do until they can add their own piccies. ;->=

Doug

[Patrice]

"Kroot" almost sounds Dutch.

Eh eh. It certainly does not sound French.

In the late 19thC (=VSF period) the French did not like foreign-looking words and often changed the spellings of foreign words to give them some kind of French spelling.

I imagine that this name would probably be changed to: "Croûtes" 

And in a colonial context, it is sad but true that racist nicknames  were often invented for conquered people, so I suppose that these aliens would have been called "Crottes" or "Croûtons"! 

[D@rth J@ymZ]

LPL S5R4 Ishtar by Capt Blood:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=27870.0

Northstar actually.  and a fine entry at that!

[The_Beast]

Northstar actually.  and a fine entry at that!

We REALLY need a *blush* emoticon!

Thanks, D@rth!

Doug

[Gluteus Maximus]

We REALLY need a *blush* emoticon!

There used to be one on the old-style LF site, but I think I broke it through over-use 

[Gunbird]

Inspiring conversions all.

French, Dutch, Martian, Venusian, I can't decide which I like best, though "Kroot" almost sounds Dutch.

Well, kroot IS a word in Dutch, meaning red beets, though I've never heard it used in that context. But locally we use it as a synonim for pinecones, but that is Dutch Brabants dialect, and as far as I know only in my area ( Asten - Deurne - East of the Peel area anyway). Some squirrel fluffed cones do resemble a Kroots "hairstyle", funny enough.

Hmm, now I wan't to make a few Kroot with Dutch and Brabant flags somewhere. And I'm not even into 28mm!! 

[Black Cavalier]

While not Kroots, my Lizard Askari recently completed an arms deal with the Kroot (literally).



GW fantasy skinks with Kroot arms & severly chopped down rifles.  I like the stubbiness of the guns making them look like shotguns.  I figured shotguns would be pretty good weapons for off-world askari not familiar with Earth technology.

[Mr.J]

Gotta say I'm loving this Kroot thread, very inspirational (and tempting).

[Amalric]

While not Kroots, my Lizard Askari recently completed an arms deal with the Kroot (literally)...
GW fantasy skinks with Kroot arms & severly chopped down rifles....

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to try this.
Here's my Kroot armed Skinks for pulp...


As for the kroot bodies, I put dark elf spear arms on the remaining kroot bodies to make fantasy Krorks, but not playing fantasy at the moment, haven't painted them up yet.

Amalric

[Gluteus Maximus]

Love the Skink/Kroot conversions! Very good idea and well worth pursuing 

[Patrice]

kroot IS a word in Dutch, meaning red beets (...) locally we use it as a synonim for pinecones

Thanks Wayswatcher for this scientific etymology explanation: so, if I understand well, amongst the first explorers on this planet there were some Dutch/Flemish guys and when they met these creatures it reminded them of pinecones or of red beets (perhaps because of hairstyle). Hence the name "Kroots".
Better than any GW invention! I like fantasy when it looks historical.

Here's my Kroot armed Skinks for pulp...

Nice pic Amalric.
This lady should not have wanted to have lizard pets in her garden: you can't afford them when they grown up.

[zemjw]

@Black Cavalier

Are the skink arms compatible with the Kroots?

I appreciate you went the other direction, but I've always wanted to de-gun my Kroots, and the way they're carrying their guns makes it difficult (to my brain anyway) to see a way to replace the gun with sword/axe etc (the way the wrist is angled means it always looks like they're holding a gun)

If skink arms would work without too much modification, that would give me another route to consider.

Thanks

[Black Cavalier]

@zemjw

Don't know how the skink arms would work on kroots.  I bought the skink bodies & kroot arms separately off ebay, so don't have left overs to try it out.

[Skrapwelder]

I think the Kroot would look a little T-Rex ish with skink arms. I've got a bunch of both and I'll try and put a comparison together tonight. Saurian or Orc arms might work better.

[Laughing Ferret]

so many fun kroot in here!

I have a soft-spot for the green men of barsoom, so those might be the most compelling for me.

as for kroot with sknik arms- they'd be a bit small & thin.  kroot do work well with lizardmen arms.  I made a blood bowl team that way once: