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Offline SBRPearce

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Seeking "Thor" figure
« on: September 10, 2012, 02:08:21 PM »
Inspired by the recent acquisition of the WWWII Wonder Woman figure (and the Captain America & Bucky set some time ago), and by the David Brin short story "Captain America versus Thor", I'm looking for an appropriately over-sized figure to represent the Aesir God of Thunder, who's fighting on the side of the Axis...

The extras in the background will probably be Wargames Factory Late-war Americans on one side and the same company's German troopers on the other (with a handful of Defiance Games' Space-Germans as not-Hydra troopers...)

Any suggestions on a good Thor?
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Offline Predatorpt

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2012, 02:32:25 PM »
The Reaper one seems a good match:

http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/thor/latest/02701#detail/02701_Thorfront_ds

Different from the Marvel one and closer to the look they did in the comic book adaptation.

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2012, 02:34:28 PM »
Of course the hammer should be bigger, lol


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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
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Offline SBRPearce

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2012, 03:23:31 PM »
I'd also considered the Pulp City figure "Perun". Any ideas on his actual size?  (The Aesir were described as enormous - Loki, the "weakest" of the Aesir, was almost seven feet tall...)

Offline Mr.J

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2012, 03:59:20 PM »

Offline McYellowbelly

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2012, 04:05:08 PM »
Got a Foundry thor spare if he's any use?
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Offline Heldrak

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2012, 04:05:57 PM »
I'd also considered the Pulp City figure "Perun". Any ideas on his actual size?  (The Aesir were described as enormous - Loki, the "weakest" of the Aesir, was almost seven feet tall...)

Pulp City Perun is a good idea. There are several passable Thor figures in the Heroclix line (including one of him driving the Goat Chariot) and I think they scale up pretty big.

Remember, Loki is only an Aesir by adoption, and is actually a runt of a Frost Giant...  ;)
« Last Edit: September 10, 2012, 04:09:07 PM by Heldrak »
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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2012, 08:27:04 PM »
The Reaper one seems a good match:

http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/thor/latest/02701#detail/02701_Thorfront_ds

Different from the Marvel one and closer to the look they did in the comic book adaptation.

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Offline Doomsdave

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Re: Seeking "Thor" figure
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2012, 04:51:00 AM »
I'm very fond of the Marvel Handful of Heroes model of Thor (little packs of plastic figures that repaint well).  You can find singles on ebay.  Here's one painted by someone else and based for Heroscape.  


 I can try to put up a photo of mine tomorrow.

Edit: He's about 35mm tall.  I will include some comparison shots if I can tomorrow.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2012, 04:54:21 AM by Doomsdave »
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