Transforming figures

[rumacara]

Comsquare, the use of West Wind heads its a must for so far they are the most usefull and cheap - 4 GBP for 20 heads. They offer enough variety for my maddness convertions. If you need some just pm me and we sort out something.

Thank you for the kind words Pbjunky1, Comsquare and Jevenkah.

Pbjunky1, the use of plasticard (evergreen) crossed my mind and i´ve tried in the past with 54mm. To be honest i do prefer green stuff for its easyer for me (or just getting used to it). Feel free to post anything here.

Jevenkah, i´m glad you found this thread and like it. Like i said in yours i get inspiration with your family work and games so please keep them coming. A joy to read and see the pics.
You have to put some more pics of your castle. Its lovelly.

[pbjunky1]

Here's  a SAGA warlord base with kit bashed casualty (Fireforge). The warlord is a GB. 



I'll put up some post painted pictures shortly.

[rumacara]

Nice one.
I like the Fireforge casualty. Great idea.

Either painted or not do as you did with these. Describe what you used and what manufacturer so that other people can have the information for their own conversions.

Keep it coming.

[pbjunky1]

Here's the painted version. This is a warlord for a SAGA Mutatawwia warband. With SAGA warbands I like to put the Warlord (leader) on a larger base with an enemy casualty in this case a Templar seargent. The casualty is a Fireforge seargent with a Conquest head. I cut the head off a Fireforge kettle  to make his helmet.



The next pix show some Saracen casualties made from GB Arabs or Conquest Normans. A mixture of green stuff and cutting the miniatures to form different poses allows a lot of flexibility withthese plastics.




Some of these have made their way into Crusader Warlord vignettes already.

[pbjunky1]

Here are some Warlord Celts and Factory Germans made into casualty markers for such as Hail Ceaser. If the miniature is required to lie flat I put it on a belt sander  so it'll go flush with the base. If I want a very actioned pose I snip one foot loose from the stand and carefully bend the remaining leg so it is pitching the figure backwards or forwards.



I made the next figure for some Darkest Africa  games, he is a Ruga Ruga leader. The game didn't require him to pose with a casualty but  I thought it was quite in character. The leader is a Perry Mahdist body with his front leg cut free from the stand and his body bent back a bit so he has his foot raised to rest on his prisoner. His head is WF Zulu, his arms Perry ACW - with sword and pistol and his trench coat a Victrix napoleonic extra. His prisoner is a Redoubt metal ACW casualty.  I cut back his lower trousers with a dremel so they were 'thinner' than his somewhat voluminous pants. I used green stuff to smooth these and give the impression of boots. I also used green stuff to give the appearence of a canvas waistcoat and a strip of plasticard the look like a strap attached to the bag the figure had at its waist.

[pbjunky1]

Here are 3 more SAGA warlords. The Viking is a metal GB figure. He has one foot raised resting on a rock. I cut the rock and stand away so he could rest his foot on his slain opponent. The casualty was a Factory Saxon with a GB plastic head. I used a GB plastic viking spectacle helmet for his helmet. I carefully pin viced it out so it would partially go on his head as it fell off when he was struck down.

The next is a Hospitalar warlord. He is Fireforge with  green stuffed sleeves on his surcoat. I cut his horses front legs free from the stand to give it the appearence of rearing up. The casualty is a Conquest Norman infantry casualty with a GB Arab head.

The 1st Crusade Warlord is a metal GB. His casualty is a Factory saxon mail wearing body with a GB Arab head.  I gave him a green stuff sash. The trampled banner was a freedownload I found on the internet (Grimsby Wargames I think). I scattered bit of sand on it to give it that 'run over by a horse a lot' look.

[pbjunky1]

Ok last one I promise. This is a Scots Warlord. The figures are all as they come except the GB metal warlord has a Westwind head. The monks are Irregular and Westwind, the cross is a resin cross from Magnetic Displays.
As his stand was even bigger than those I usually use due to his relgious  posse being included I put the warlord on a 25mm stand and magnetised it so it sat in a little holder I made for it on the big stand. In this way he can show off his virtuous, religious, credentials as a man of God and then leave his  holy base to wander around the table  in the usual vicious, intemperate manner of a  dark age warlord.

[rumacara]

Wow...
I like them all but my favorite is the knight hospitaler.
Well done. Lots of ideas.

[rumacara]

Here are my latest transformations.
3 figures using Fireforge sergeants, heads from West Wind and some green stuff on it.

[rumacara]

And now some women.
Plastics used - Fireforge foot sergeants, heads from Statuesque (via the Dice Bag Lady) and the rest is GS.

[Captain Blood]

They work tremendously well, Rui. Well done.

I shall have to get some of those Statuesque lady heads...

[tyrionhalfman]

They look great. I've used those heads on frostgrave bodies without needing to add green stuff due to the layers of winter clothing, but seeing how well they work on the fireforge bodies I may have to challenge my limited green stuff skill and give them a go. Thanks for sharing

[rumacara]

Richard and Tyrionhalfman thanks for the comments.

Richard, like Tyrionhalfman says the heads look even better on the frostgrave bodies. With your skill and ideas you really should make some transformations. Also check the Crooked Dice heads packs.

[rumacara]

And finally for the time being, the last 6.
First picture:
frostgrave soldiers body with fireforge sergeants arms and west wind head, again fireforge body and head from west wind plus gs cloack, the third is a GB warrior simply with a conquest norman head.
Second picture:
All frostgrave cultist bodies with fireforge sergeants arms and GB arab heads.

[nervisfr]

once again, a good job, Rui !

i add my 2 cents to the topic with the following guy    :

A late roman (or Arthurian) cavalryman charging a Goth (or a saxon)







Hope you like, even if i still don't use any Green stuff, Rui 

Cheers
Eric