| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 12:35 p.m. PST |
I know I saw that thread a while back, and always wanted to know how that conversion project turned out. Anyone know? Thanks. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 2:04 p.m. PST |
I do seem to remember some initial progress. Was there a successful outcome of it all? Maybe if I knew what sort of GW goblins he was using, I might be able to do a better TMP title search. If I simply search for "goblins" I'll get pages and pages. If I search for "jawas" I get nothing. CC |
| Insomniac | 15 May 2007 2:15 p.m. PST |
I think it was me. I ended up with something a little different to Jawas and I was prompted to call them Gowachin: [IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/Inso/Frog1.jpg[/IMG] They are based on the plastic Night Goblins and I have armed them with Bohkin weapons and hockey sticks (from Hasslefree miniatures). I haven't painted any yet as I have moved on to other projects. Here's a tutorial in two parts: picture
picture I hope that is what you were after. |
| Insomniac | 15 May 2007 2:16 p.m. PST |
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| Mocaiv | 15 May 2007 2:43 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 6:55 p.m. PST |
Insomniac, It was you!!! Very nice. How did you scoop out the faces without burning the plastic? How slow was the Dremmel setting? Also, how many poses come in the Goblin sprue? CC |
| Charles Marlow | 15 May 2007 7:52 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 May 2007 8:06 p.m. PST |
Ok. Found a photo of the sprue: picture Are there 3 body poses/variants? CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 May 2007 7:52 a.m. PST |
I may try something like this but, in my case, I'll make some scifi reptilians of my own. CC |
| Insomniac | 16 May 2007 9:15 a.m. PST |
I don't have a Dremmel, I have an old hobby drill which is effectively a motor with a switch and a chuck. I kept the speed low by squeezing the chuck a bit with my fingers! There are about 3 or 4 poses but you can vary the poses by adjusting the angles of the faces and the positioning of the arms. I trimmed the tops off the Night Goblin hoods to take away the Goblinyness a bit. If you do reptiles, I would suggest long snouts (like crocodiles)…I think they would look cool. |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 May 2007 9:53 a.m. PST |
Fantastic tips. Thanks Insomniac! CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Sep 2007 11:17 p.m. PST |
By the way . . . Are there any photos of what a Jawa face actually looked like? CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Sep 2007 11:35 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 23 Mar 2008 12:10 p.m. PST |
"If you do reptiles, I would suggest long snouts (like crocodiles)…I think they would look cool." How about Skink faces, like these? link
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link Do you think they would be the right size? I don't know how big those goblin bodies are. CC |
| Insomniac | 23 Mar 2008 12:23 p.m. PST |
With a little bit of shaving, I think that the skink faces would fit just fine. |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Mar 2008 2:41 p.m. PST |
Thanks. I think I will give it a try. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 11 May 2009 1:37 p.m. PST |
Insomniac, Any further progress with this project? Thanks. CC
PS. I see that GW blocked the direct link. Well, here are a couple of pictures of the sprue:
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| Insomniac | 11 May 2009 11:16 p.m. PST |
Not very much I'm afraid. I think that ten of them have weapons but the rest are still unarmed. They are still on the to-do list…just not very high. |
| Cacique Caribe | 11 May 2009 11:45 p.m. PST |
Please do let us know when you get back to them. So far, they look great! Thanks. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jul 2009 9:15 a.m. PST |
Insomniac, I was considering ordering the Goblins, but opted for this instead: TMP link Those Pendraken "Night Orcs" stand about 13-15mm in height. I was thinking of turning their spears into staff weapons of sorts. What do you think? Would they work as "Jawas" for 28mm gaming? Thanks. Dan |
| Insomniac | 23 Jul 2009 9:54 a.m. PST |
I think the shields would need to go. Also, the staff weapons aren't necessarily very Jawa…but they could work with a few small conversions. |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jul 2009 9:59 a.m. PST |
The shields would definitely need to go. But that's the advantage of a cloaked figure . . . you can have the cloak cover a lot, or they can become other baggage or equipment with a little putty. As for staff weapons not being very Jawa, I am actually going after the general Jawa "look" – smallish, hooded, desert dwellers. CC |
