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Just a quick view of work in progress
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 6:16 pm
by Colin
Here are some picks of some minis I have been working on, all have been converted in some way (usually by removing weapons), all are from the Heresy range of minis.

This is the Heresy Thrud I converted to use for BB. Looks better than the GW version IMO.

This is the Heresy ogre I converted (looks kinda like DW with that mohawk

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Heresy Mino Lord I converted for my Norse team to use. The guy being ripped apart looked a little to fantasy like so decided to make fig look more BBish. Had some extra chaos bitz and figured that Norse would be a good rival for a chaos team so did up the fig to look like a BB chaos mutant being ripped apart by "Da Rippa".
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 7:11 pm
by ORTHODUB
Good idea with thrud, a lot more muscular, kind of more in keeping with thrud's in game ST value.
Mino lord has a lot of agression going on there, tempted to try something similar but putting a gutter runner or witch elf in place. But hey, that would be too much like self gratification at the thought of my oponents top score player getting ripped in half.
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 7:54 pm
by Mestari
Ah, I bought Manbane and the Ogre some months ago and they're waiting to be painted... great figures. Bought also two FF Boris'
If only I had time to work on them.
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:46 am
by Xtreme
Love that minotaur. Wish I had a use for one. Would like to see the victim made into a ref though.
Good work Torg can't wait to see them painted.
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:41 am
by Deathwing
Torg attacks strictly-limited-to-500-now-unavailable collector's piece in weapon snip shocker!
Not disparaging your conversion work or anything, but something
that limited that comes with a certificate and everything? I just couldn't bring myself to hack it around...
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:13 am
by Colin
Yeah, it came with a certificate, but so what, I wasn't planning on reselling it, I want it to play BB with (now it is truely unique).

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:29 am
by Snew
Don't worry about it Torg. I cut the feather off the top of a GD2000 Kroxigor because I had 2 and I didn't want a duplicate.
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:40 am
by Darkson
Heh, I brought 2 of the Thrudd mini's, one just to convert to BB.
It's great seeing the faces some people pull when they realise a fig's converted from a lmt ed. Mate has a Chaos Vet Sargeant converted from the LotD figure. Should have seen the faces on the GW staffer when he realised what it was

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:33 am
by Indigo
even though I wouldn't have hacked bits off myself I have to admit the weapon snip for Thrud is pretty tidy - have you resculpted any fingers of angything?
I wouldn't have mounted him on that base though, not many knee high boulders on a BB field

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:05 am
by Ziggi Abschuss
Thrud looks great!! And I REALLY like the mino. It has the same killer feel as the 2nd ed two part mino, that IMO some of the later miniatures don't.
Ziggi
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:35 am
by bluetooth
Yes, Thrud looks as he should - muscular, brutal, cool.
...but that mino... Its truly amazing.

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:01 am
by Darkson

Forgot to mention, they look good.

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:10 am
by Indigo
although I too would be reluctant to hack up a ltd edition mini, you do appear to have done a decent job, especially with the axe hand. I'd not have used that base myself though, as it's not often you get knee high boulders on a BB field!
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:38 pm
by Dangerous Dave
DW wrote
Torg attacks strictly-limited-to-500-now-unavailable collector's piece in weapon snip shocker!
Not disparaging your conversion work or anything, but something that limited that comes with a certificate and everything? I just couldn't bring myself to hack it around...
Oooh er... I did exactly the same thing! Sorry I just play BB and am not that bothered about limited editions!
Dave
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:09 pm
by Chairface
Some awesome looking conversions there. I always thought that the minotaur would be a great BB fig. Almost broke down and bought the ogre during the sale last month, but bought the sculpting tools instead. I bought a Thrudd also, but can't bring myself to cut him up. He's getting painted as he is.... When I have time