The Full Hergé

[FramFramson]

It's not at the top of my leagues to make, but they're a very good candidate for a smaller league (I am guilty of planning some bigger leagues and realized I will need smaller ones for learning with). If I wanted to make a straight adaptation of the Tintin gang, who makes the appropriate minis? I don't mean our own LAF post-apocalyptic version, but the "regular" ones.

Copplestone has a not-Tintin & not-Snowy and there's a few enemies in a pack by Hinterland (Allan!). Who makes a Captain Haddock & Professor Calculus? Maybe the Thom(p)sons?

[d phipps]

For Haddock, you may find a good one in Artizan's Merchant Sailors or Blue Moon's Captain Josiah packs.

Drawing a blank on the others.

[FramFramson]

Had a look, sadly there's nothing close for the Captain (who's easily the most important one to find). Captain Josiah is a short and very stocky fellow, with a different sort of face, big heavy boots and a deeply ribbed shirt. Artizan's few merchantmen all have a German flavour to them and wear buttoned-up coats.

I was actually amazed that Bob Murch didn't have anything close, given he has more than a half-dozen merchant seamen packs.

I actually spent a bit of time going down the full manufacturer list. It might come to having to do a couple conversions.

[matakishi]

Tintin is from Copplestone Figures.
Captain Haddock is a Brigade Games figure with a head swap from another, they're both merchant seamen. I've given him a bren gun.
The Thompson Twins are two Winston Churchill figures from Amazon Miniatures (with Thompsons). I added the walking sticks and removed the cigars.
Calculus is a WestWind London Detective (Jack the Ripper set) with added umbrella.

[FramFramson]

I saw those Brigade sailors! I don't know about picking up two full packs to make just one character though. Have to think about that.

That Calculus is perfect though! The Thom(p)sons look good too.

[redzed]

Matakishi is the man

[d phipps]

Matakishi is the man

Indeed! That's some excellent work. 


@ FF -- The extra sailors could probably be worked in to other leagues, or they could be used as Backup, or they could be used as 'plot point' markers for scenarios.

[Hammers]

My Haddock is from an Artizan WWII SAS set:

[Agis]

For Haddock I used a Brigade Games mini, Tintin from Copplestone (what else):

[FramFramson]

My Haddock is from an Artizan WWII SAS set:

Oooh, I like this one too.

[FramFramson]

By the way Matakishi, where did you get the Umbrella you added to Calculus? Did you sculpt it yourself?

[Elk101]

Some great Haddocks there. Get them altogether for an identity parade!

[matakishi]

By the way Matakishi, where did you get the Umbrella you added to Calculus? Did you sculpt it yourself?

No, I had it on a sprue of extras but I can't remember where from. It's metal though.

[FramFramson]

That's alright... probably not the hardest thing in creation to make from scratch.

[6milPhil]

That's alright... probably not the hardest thing in creation to make from scratch.

One of the clix ranges has a Penguin with usuable brollies. They're plastic, I got 3 figures for a quid fifty. Have a butchers, I got the one in white... http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=hero+clix&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xhero+clix+penguin&_nkw=hero+clix+penguin&_sacat=0