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Offline James Holloway

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Two monsters from cheap toys
« on: February 04, 2016, 09:18:24 AM »
I needed some memorable baddies for my D&D game. Pound store and gift shop toys to the rescue!

Before:



After:



Before:



After:



Pardon my poor photography, but you get the idea. More details and pictures on my blog:

http://gonzohistorygaming.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/frugal-gaming-two-count-em-two-pound.html

Offline Reed

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2016, 09:23:15 AM »
There's quite a difference between "before" and "after", I wouldn't have said you can get such good results from plastic toys.

Offline gnomehome

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2016, 10:19:28 AM »
Very nice skeletal dino/rider. A suggestion - maybe slightly readjust te angle of the rider so he points the lance downwards.
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Offline James Holloway

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2016, 10:23:08 AM »
Very nice skeletal dino/rider. A suggestion - maybe slightly readjust te angle of the rider so he points the lance downwards.

Yeah, he wound up leaning too far back for my liking; it's basically to do with the shape of the critter's back making it hard for him to 'sit' anywhere else. If I do it again, I'll build some kind of a saddle to give him a more natural sitting position. At present, I can't just tilt the lance down because his leg gets in the way.

Offline Modhail

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2016, 10:25:04 AM »
I like the ogre-like creature, the difference between before and after is striking! He kind of reminds me of the "God" from the old Conan movie.

Offline James Holloway

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2016, 08:16:08 PM »
I like the ogre-like creature, the difference between before and after is striking! He kind of reminds me of the "God" from the old Conan movie.

He does a bit, doesn't he? It's the horn, I guess.

If I still played Warhammer, I'd ugly him up a bit and make him some kind of Nurgle critter; the three-headed mace and some of the other symbols on the model seem to me to lend themselves to a Nurgle look.

Offline beefcake

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2016, 10:17:31 PM »
Very cool. I like the top one the most. Great conversion work.


Offline mister c

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2016, 06:56:57 PM »
Great work.  i have that one eyed, horned deamon thing painted up as a bronze statue.  It will appear in games of Frostgrave.  IIRC the same company did a couple of other monsters, have you worked your magic on any of them?
Check out my gaming and painting blog (Including Frostgrave) at
http://periodicpainting.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/frostgrave.html

Offline beefcake

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2016, 07:16:15 PM »
The one eyed thing reminds me of the demon in Conan the destroyer.

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2016, 07:21:19 PM »
Very nice - if I do half as well with the robot I found I'll be happy  8) 8)

Offline DeafNala

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Re: Two monsters from cheap toys
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2016, 11:51:21 PM »
VERY WELL DONE! I really like the way you did the Big Scaly Guy.
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