| Warrenss2 | 02 Feb 2009 1:57 p.m. PST |
In the 28mm range. Someone has to had made some. |
| Captain Apathy | 02 Feb 2009 2:16 p.m. PST |
Heresy Miniatures line of Inspectors comes to mind. picture Not an exact match, but a good start. |
| blackscribe | 02 Feb 2009 4:13 p.m. PST |
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| jpattern2 | 02 Feb 2009 4:41 p.m. PST |
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| bandit86 | 02 Feb 2009 9:48 p.m. PST |
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| MiniatureWargaming dot com | 03 Feb 2009 6:43 a.m. PST |
I'm pretty sure there was a company that made a boxed set (perhaps Grenadier) back in the day. |
| 28mmMan | 03 Feb 2009 7:35 a.m. PST |
I second the Heresy Inspectors…easy conversion. In fact I would love to convert them…so many projects but this would take an evening at the most. Yep Heresy Inspectors…great Stalking the Night Fantastic figs also. |
| super vike | 03 Feb 2009 12:44 p.m. PST |
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| evilcartoonist | 03 Feb 2009 2:57 p.m. PST |
Wow- I never thought about those Heresy figs as Ghostbusters- Those are perfect for conversion; And you have four of them plus Janine! I may have to pick up a pack. Now to find a not-Rick Moranis figure gabbing on about the giant SLOR! |
| jpattern2 | 03 Feb 2009 3:23 p.m. PST |
Heresy also does good Zuul "doggies": link
ThereisnoDanaonlyZuul!!!
Use a half-nekkid Dark Elf or similar mini for Gozer in human form. Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Gozer the Traveler!
Speaking of Gozer, check out this set of action figures: link
Lots of vintage Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men on Ebay: auction
Or this 16" one: link |
| evilcartoonist | 06 Feb 2009 6:27 p.m. PST |
DANG! I'm gonna have to go back later for some Zuul doggies. I wonder if I have enough Sculpey to make a giant slor? As a follow up question to Warren's, does anyone know of a 1/43 or 1/48 scale model or diecast car that can be converted to an Ecto-1? Any 1959 (model?) ambulance models or toys out there? |
| evilcartoonist | 09 Feb 2009 5:02 p.m. PST |
Heresy inspectors have arrived; I've began work building proton packs. link |
| 28mmMan | 10 Feb 2009 9:13 a.m. PST |
Mmmmmm looks like a fun project there…can not wait…I will have to, but none the less… :) |
| jpattern2 | 10 Feb 2009 10:55 a.m. PST |
Evil, if you ever make a giant Slor, many Shuvs and Zuuls will know what it is to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
:)
All of the Ecto models and diecasts I've seen have been too large or too small, but there are some ambulance diecasts that you can convert.
There's this appropriately funky 1/43 French SImca Vedette Marly ambulance ($15.00): auction
And this 1/43 Russian Gaz ($14.95): auction
This 1/43 French Citroen may be a little too rounded ($12.5): auction
Lots more on Ebay, just search for "1/43" and "ambulance". |
| evilcartoonist | 11 Feb 2009 4:06 p.m. PST |
Here's the current progress: picture |
| 28mmMan | 12 Feb 2009 7:47 a.m. PST |
Damn you….ok ok if you insist, I will see if I have a miniature that would except a proton pack and make one…so hurry hurry… |
| evilcartoonist | 12 Feb 2009 11:20 a.m. PST |
And built; starting wires and cable; still need to do the guns:
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| evilcartoonist | 12 Feb 2009 4:52 p.m. PST |
Cables and wires finished. Priming and painting to commence! link |
| jpattern2 | 12 Feb 2009 5:29 p.m. PST |
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| evilcartoonist | 13 Feb 2009 9:33 p.m. PST |
Aaaaaaand DONE! But not painted just yet (gotta let the glue dry) picture |
| Warrenss2 | 14 Feb 2009 9:43 a.m. PST |
D@mn, but those look nice!!! They might be good at capturing ghosts… but how would they stand against a moaning, shambling hoard of flesh eating zombies? |
| Warrenss2 | 14 Feb 2009 9:57 a.m. PST |
Wasn't Ecto-1 created from a hearse instead of an ambulance? |
| 28mmMan | 14 Feb 2009 10:55 a.m. PST |
Fantastic my friend very well done thus far!! Ecto-1 is a custom "Futura" combination limousine-ambulance by Miller-Meteor, Piqua, OH, based on the 1959 Cadillac commercial chassis. The 'official' description for ambulances and hearses is 'professional car'. As for the Ghostbusters 'ambulance' being black initially, it is, as MrCadillac stated, a 'combination', which means, the car was used as an ambulance as well as a hearse. This was common practice in rural USA, where it was infeasible to run two cars for these very similar duties. Combinations always are 'Limousine Style', which means they have quarter windows, whereas cars used strictly as hearses usually had 'landau' style blanked off quarters adorned by 'landau irons'. Some combinations had removable landau panels, so you had windows when using it as an ambulance, and landau panels when you used it as a hearse. Please find an in-depth explanation on the subject on my friend's (Ms. Hearse herself) website at hearse.de Ta daa |
| Lerchey | 14 Feb 2009 11:28 a.m. PST |
Evilcartoonist, those are totally awesome!
Jealousy emerges… :) |
| Warrenss2 | 14 Feb 2009 7:30 p.m. PST |
I sure hope you do a follow up post of the painted miniatures, evilcartoonist. |
| jpattern2 | 14 Feb 2009 8:20 p.m. PST |
In fact, Evil, you should tweak this just a little when you're done and submit the write-up and photos to Bill as a Workbench article. |
| Warrenss2 | 15 Feb 2009 4:08 a.m. PST |
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| Warrenss2 | 15 Feb 2009 11:28 p.m. PST |
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| evilcartoonist | 16 Feb 2009 6:26 a.m. PST |
Thanks, Warren- I actually have a few of those exact images already saved up:) One painted, three to go! (I'll post a pic sometime today). |
| evilcartoonist | 16 Feb 2009 12:12 p.m. PST |
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| Thieses | 16 Feb 2009 2:55 p.m. PST |
Wow, very nice job! I will have to "borrow" your designs for my own games.I found that the NECA Staypuft "head knocker" figure Is a good scale for 28mm figures. He looks mean, and he is not too big on the table. keep us posted with the other paint jobs. |
| Warrenss2 | 16 Feb 2009 3:48 p.m. PST |
Fantastic, evilcartoonist… utterly fantastic!!! |
| Captain Apathy | 17 Feb 2009 6:18 a.m. PST |
HURAH!!! I am glad the Heresy figs worked out for you. They look fan- ing-tastic. |
| Captain Apathy | 17 Feb 2009 6:22 a.m. PST |
evilcartoonist I read through your latest blog post. Would you be willing to share the Ghostbuster rules you wrote up? |
| jpattern2 | 17 Feb 2009 12:21 p.m. PST |
Beautiful! Keep the updates coming, Evil. |
| evilcartoonist | 17 Feb 2009 4:51 p.m. PST |
Unfortunately, the rules are closely based on Tusk (available at Irregular games) so I can't share them. But, honestly, any skirmish-level rules will do. Your "to-hit" rolls essentially become rolls to "hold" the ghost with your particle colliders, then you add an extra roll for someone to successfully activate a trap. PKE meters and ecto goggles can be used to make it easier to hit ghosts or to find them (I have a search element in my game.) I'm thinking of converting over to Chain Reaction(?) rules, a free PDF over at Two Hour Wargames. I only use Tusk because it has the reaction tables (so I can play solo.) But Chain Reaction also has reaction tables of sorts. |
| Hexxenhammer | 17 Feb 2009 10:16 p.m. PST |
Those are some of the coolest conversions I've ever seen. Absolutely great. As far as rules go… link Those are the original RPG rules. I've got the 2nd edition box set in my garage somewhere. Super fun. I actually played it quite a bit for awhile when I was in junior high. No minis of course… |
| soulman | 18 Feb 2009 3:06 a.m. PST |
Usx rules would work well, the "Horror" table would work nice with GB… |
| evilcartoonist | 20 Feb 2009 11:38 a.m. PST |
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| 28mmMan | 20 Feb 2009 4:57 p.m. PST |
Damn you…they look quite nice… :) |
| Warrenss2 | 20 Feb 2009 8:09 p.m. PST |
OMG – Beautiful!!!! Superb!
Fantastic! WOW!!!!! |
| Hexxenhammer | 20 Feb 2009 9:27 p.m. PST |
There are little ghostbuster symbols on their hats… I'll be killing myself now. |
| Warrenss2 | 21 Feb 2009 6:54 p.m. PST |
Could this possibly be converted into the Ecto-1? auction |
| evilcartoonist | 21 Feb 2009 6:59 p.m. PST |
That's a good candidate; I've been thinking that since my Ghostbusters aren't THE Ghostbusters, then the Ecto-1 doesn't have to be THE Ecto-1. So I'll look around at different ambulances and hearses to be Ecto-"2". |
| Hexxenhammer | 21 Feb 2009 7:48 p.m. PST |
I'm sure Venkman is savoring your Ghostbusters franchise fees. |
| Warrenss2 | 22 Feb 2009 4:52 a.m. PST |
"I'm sure Venkman is savoring your Ghostbusters franchise fees." LOLOLOL!!! I'm sure Venkman is CALCULATING your Ghostbusters franchise fees! ;-) |
| Captain Apathy | 22 Feb 2009 3:51 p.m. PST |
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| religon | 22 Feb 2009 6:41 p.m. PST |
Need a nifty little conversion?
Who ya gonna call? evilcartoonist. Mad props. |
| evilcartoonist | 22 Feb 2009 7:54 p.m. PST |
I just picked up Doom the boardgame- it looks ripe for conversion to a Ghostbusters game. (or Space Hulk or Aliens …) |
| jpattern2 | 23 Feb 2009 9:44 a.m. PST |
Applause, applause. Very, very nice work. |
