Two monsters from cheap toys

[James Holloway]

I needed some memorable baddies for my D&D game. Pound store and gift shop toys to the rescue!

Before:



After:



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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

[Reed]

There's quite a difference between "before" and "after", I wouldn't have said you can get such good results from plastic toys.

[gnomehome]

Very nice skeletal dino/rider. A suggestion - maybe slightly readjust te angle of the rider so he points the lance downwards.

[James Holloway]

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.

[Modhail]

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.

[James Holloway]

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.

[beefcake]

Very cool. I like the top one the most. Great conversion work.

[mister c]

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?

[beefcake]

The one eyed thing reminds me of the demon in Conan the destroyer.

[Vanvlak]

Very nice - if I do half as well with the robot I found I'll be happy 

[DeafNala]

VERY WELL DONE! I really like the way you did the Big Scaly Guy.