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Offline fred

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If you need a few of the Perry WoTR arrows drop me a PM

These toy animals look a good source of parts for strange mashups  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-x-Farm-Animals-Childrens-play-toys-/291782662160?hash=item43ef9a1810:g:WoMAAOSwpDdVIYWF
depends how many of these you are thinking of building


Offline Hobgoblin

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On a Pauline Baynes theme, the right hand bird-man reminded me of the illustration of Tash from The Last Battle. Not so many arms, obviously, but the pose and claws...

Oddly enough, I was looking at that very illustration today (while trying to find the minotaur one - I'd mentally amalgamated two from the Aslan-killing chapter of TLTW&TW)! I hadn't made the llink, but I loved that picture as a child, and it was almost certainly playing on the subconscious.

Where are your animal heads from, out of interest?

They're just a mix of odds and ends that I've picked up over the past couple of years (mainly from the local games store). One is a skaven head (from a period, apparently, when the skaven looked very little like rats). One is a GW tyranid. The bird-men have GW gnoblar heads. And the two big wolves are GW Hobbit wargs.

Offline Hobgoblin

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If you need a few of the Perry WoTR arrows drop me a PM

Thanks! After you mentioned the arrows, I had a look and discovered a few chunky ones on some GW ungor sprues I have. I'll maybe try those first and see how they hold up to drybrushing.

These toy animals look a good source of parts for strange mashups  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-x-Farm-Animals-Childrens-play-toys-/291782662160?hash=item43ef9a1810:g:WoMAAOSwpDdVIYWF
depends how many of these you are thinking of building

Those could work really well - and their domesticity makes them much more interesting, oddly, than more exotic animals. Thanks for the link!

Offline Hobgoblin

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Here are some more Boschian kitbashes and conversions - and one that's more or less painted.

The converted night goblin is a nod to this guy:




Offline pelonas

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #649 on: 01 November 2016, 08:20:19 AM »
These are amazing, what an inspiration to take and what marvelous execution. Nice work!

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #650 on: 01 November 2016, 10:56:22 AM »
Awesome work! Very very inspiring.

Offline LCpl McDoom

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #651 on: 01 November 2016, 11:27:14 AM »
Some really clever Bosch-kit-bash work! I'm going to have to dig out my books and remind myself of all the Bosch details.

For instance: that extract you put up, the creature is actually wearing that period's ice-skates  :)

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #652 on: 01 November 2016, 07:49:23 PM »
Thanks!

A few more. A lunchtime visit to the local games shop yielded a wealth of bits. Here are the first few results:

Offline fred

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (even more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #653 on: 01 November 2016, 08:43:40 PM »
These are getting more and more disturbing.

Its strange how the Tyrannid Ripper fits right in.

Good to see some getting some colour on too.

Offline djbii

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (even more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #654 on: 02 November 2016, 01:59:01 AM »
Agreed, I think this last lot are even more Bosch-like than the previous crop. Very nice BTW :-)
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Offline Supercollider

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (even more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #655 on: 02 November 2016, 03:35:35 AM »
Fantastic! :)

Can't wait to see these painted up.

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (even more Boschian beasties)
« Reply #656 on: 02 November 2016, 10:22:11 PM »
I'm starting to slap on some paint - here's the little crossbilled fellow:

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (bish, bash, Bosch!)
« Reply #657 on: 02 November 2016, 10:33:21 PM »
Wow! The shield is really great, looks alive. Which is kind of worrying.

Offline Hobgoblin

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (bish, bash, Bosch!)
« Reply #658 on: 03 November 2016, 12:32:18 AM »
Thanks - it was very sloppy greenstuff work, in a "I can't be bothered doing this in more than one session" way!

Here's another - along with some ideas about how the horde elements might start to come together.

Offline Duncan McDane

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Re: Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (bish, bash, Bosch!)
« Reply #659 on: 03 November 2016, 11:58:33 AM »
O, wow, that works  :o.
Been pondering about Bosch's demons & creatures for a long time aswell but the plastic kitbashing is sheer brilliance, especially as we all have zzzounds of broken/used "rubbish" bits & pieces lying around.
You, sir, are a hero  :).
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