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nickinsomerset07 Aug 2009 1:38 a.m. PST

Chaps,

my status is now Engaged. We will be doing the deed next year and I am thinking of painting up a couple of figures for the cake. Any helpful suggestions?

Cheers,

Tally Ho!

Griefbringer07 Aug 2009 1:42 a.m. PST

I would not recommend any figures with lead on them.

Phil Walling07 Aug 2009 1:49 a.m. PST

Woooo Hooo… Congratulations Nick!!

Fish07 Aug 2009 1:56 a.m. PST

Three years ago, almost to the date, when I was married I converted a nappy British 54mm viginette from El Viejo Dragon to a more local (Finnish) version.

Here's the original:
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Under the resin base I attached a small plate meant for candles. This way nothing unsavory touched the cake.


In the conversion the soldier became a Savo Jaeger (I've done my service in the Savo Brigade) and the colours on gal's hair and dress matched my wife's. The nappy subject was also emphasized by the Russo-Swedish War of 1808's 200th anniversary project that my club did a multi year project on:

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I'll see if I can dig up a picture of the conversion and either link it here or put it at our site.

DS615107 Aug 2009 2:31 a.m. PST

One helpful suggestion, check and see if you can.
Be sure you're allowed to do this before putting in any effort.

And congratulations!

IUsedToBeSomeone07 Aug 2009 2:45 a.m. PST

I did have one person use our Civilised Martian Gentleman on his cake…

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Mike

Company D Miniatures07 Aug 2009 3:11 a.m. PST

Using 'Mr Jingles extreeeeme' probably would'nt go down too well.

Jemima Fawr07 Aug 2009 3:13 a.m. PST

There's a rather nice Louis XIV & missus in Redoubt's Three Musketeers range.

Steve Hazuka07 Aug 2009 4:16 a.m. PST

Hasslefree has a Conan looking guy with a hot babe under his arm, perfect for a wedding cake.

Mrs Pumblechook07 Aug 2009 4:18 a.m. PST

Congrats!

Mr Pumblechook and I had this on our cake

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there is also this

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Tarleton07 Aug 2009 4:20 a.m. PST

I did a mounted WOTR knight and lady for mine. They now reside in a dome on display.

GiloUK07 Aug 2009 4:51 a.m. PST

Foundry do a Queen Victoria and Albert set which could work – Albert even looks as if he's proposing…

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streetline07 Aug 2009 5:20 a.m. PST

In fairness – someone did dare me to put a Martian on the cake.

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JDE

Misfit407 Aug 2009 5:55 a.m. PST

I used filo sculpey stuff and made a set of ice climbers for our wedding cake. Time spent was a few evenings sculpting them and then a few painting them. They were about 5 inches tall.
They went over so well I ended up doing another set of mountaineers for a friends wedding and then for my sister I had the real challenge of making a set of dancers doing a lift. I have one more set left to do and that is if my brother ever gets married.

nycjadie07 Aug 2009 6:14 a.m. PST

We had one where the bride is choking the groom. It was a gift from my wife's old boss. It's about 7" tall and is pretty realistic. It didn't make it onto our cake, but I still have it at my desk.

jtkimmel07 Aug 2009 9:16 a.m. PST

A friend of mine was considering a couple of Solido 28mm WW2 armored vehicles for his wedding cake last year. Several models are painted a stark white, presumably winter camouflage, and he figured they would look fine on the white cake. He couldn't get them in time though.

Toaster07 Aug 2009 2:20 p.m. PST

My wife and I had an X-Wing on ours, quite appropriate given that our first date was a game of Battlefleet Gothic.

Robert

Fish07 Aug 2009 3:10 p.m. PST

Way too dark photo of the previously mentioned conversion of our wedding cake viginette, but it was the only one that I had readily available.

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Goldwyrm07 Aug 2009 6:39 p.m. PST

Congrats!

I had an idea of doing a gladiator and lioness for a wedding cake shaped like an arena with the typical wedding columns around the top, but the lioness shot down the idea.

7th Va Cavalry07 Aug 2009 8:26 p.m. PST

How about the the Foundry Guillotine set. I'm thinking Reverisco does the esacaped lunatic figs as well.

Tarleton08 Aug 2009 1:36 a.m. PST

You may find something appropriate ( more likely TOTALLY inappropriate… ) at Excalibur Miniatures in Germany.

excaliburminiaturen.de

A Badger08 Aug 2009 7:19 a.m. PST
Ermintrude08 Aug 2009 2:26 p.m. PST

Great news! My suggestions for the figures are – whatever your other half wants!

rob1276308 Aug 2009 6:45 p.m. PST

FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS BRIDE FROM FOUNDRY,or presidential policy session from Macho women with guns.Rob

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