"In search of a Grimjack Miniatue / Proxy" Topic

Since i am a great fan of the Grimjack comics, i would like to use him as a character in my tabletop rpg playing.

So i am currently searching for a lookalike miniature in 28 mm (or mabe 25mm) that looks similar to him

For those wo do not remember (or dont know) how he looks, here are some pictures.

It would be so great if somebody could help me out, since i had no luck until now… (And i have been looking at catalogues and catalogues of minis, and nothing seemed to fit.)

Tricky. I think I'd use one of Privateer's Cygnar Arcane Tempest Gun Mage sculpts (quite a few to choose from) with a more modern-looking pistol swapped on and a beret sculpted on after removing the tricorne hat. They aren't perfect by any means, but they do have fancy coats, shoulder pad armor, lots of pouches, and some of them even have their swords out rather than making spellcasting gestures with their free hand. The scar can just be painted on.

Come to think of it, if you want bonus points, use one of the models that does have a free hand and resculpt the "casting" hand so it's holding the manx cat statuette.

Great comics, for those who haven't had the pleasure of reading them.

Grimjack, that's a blast from the past. I wouldn't mind seeing a Starslayer mini, either.

Rich has a good approach. I'm sure there are other fantasy minis out there, especially thieves, that come close, too.

Some kit-bashing and sculpting is probably going to be necessary, depending on how close you want to get to the comic.

I think I'd start with Copplestone's BC2 Bolshevik Commissars:

The guy on the right has jodhpurs, a double-breasted top, holster, and other usable details. Swap out the pistol for a more appropriate pistol or sword, and add knee and elbow pads, gauntlet gloves, and lots of pouches and other small details. The commissar is wearing a long coat, so you might also want to carve away everything below the belt to shorten it.

Then do a head swap with one of Copplestone's FW34 Troopers in Berets:


The guy on the left is yelling; I'd go with that head, but any of them would work. You'll have to remove the cheek-mike, add the beret badge and feather, and add Grimjack's long hair, as well as his pointy ear.

Whichever route you decide to follow, please post some photos.

I wouldn't mind seeing a Starslayer mini, either.

That probably ain't gonna happen. Grell (or at least his lawyer) has a stick up his posterior about that IP for some reason, to the point where MJ12 had to change the name of one of their published rules sets (which had zero to do with the comic) to avoid legal action. Easy enough to kitbash a conversion, though – not like there's anything particularly distinctive about the character design beyond the easily-added headband/monocle thing. Unlike most comic characters he changed his outfit repeatedly over the short life of the series, so you could use anything from a fantasy barabrian to a skinsuited scifi trooper to a pirate as the basis for a conversion.

Not Grell's best work IMO – a book better known for introducing much more successful characters like Grimjack and Groo in the backup features than anything else.

I was a BIG Grimjack fan! Still have all the comics and a few extra copies of #1, I always seem to find them when going though bins at comic conventions. I always thought Grimjacks world ( Cynosure) would be cool to emulate on the table-top.

Certainly works fine for roleplaying – I've played in campaigns of GURPS, Hero system, and Savage Worlds set in Cynosure.

Doesn't hurt that it's tied to the Dynamo Joe setting either, speaking of old comic favorites.

Not Grell's best work IMO – a book better known for introducing much more successful characters like Grimjack and Groo in the backup features than anything else.

I agree completely. Come to think of it, I liked Tamara better, anyway. And I thought the Jolly Roger was a pretty cool ship design.

Dark Horse did those great Groo minis:

Come to think of it, I liked Tamara better, anyway.

Understandable – although I confess my fondness for her may stem mostly from her wardrobe preferences, which reminded me of Shakira from Grell's earlier Warlord series. Good sword-and-sorcery book, that. No Conan, but quite readable for a comic. "Expect the unexpected" – and a splash page at the start of every issue. :)

And I thought the Jolly Roger was a pretty cool ship design.

Yes, not bad at all. Much like the Spelljammer designs, one of those things I'd like to see in miniature format but probably never will.

And yes, the Groo figs were spot on. The Usagi Yojimbo ones were pretty good too.

"Expect the unexpected" – yep, I loved that in each issue. "If you let your guard down for an instant, you will soon be very dead." Great memories!

I painted a full set of the Dark Horse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a friend. Way back in the dark ages when TMNT were still black&white and done by Eastman and Laird.

I painted a couple of the Groo ones as well.

There were *so many* licensed lines back in the '80s and early '90s. I wonder why there aren't as many today? Prohibitice licensing costs? Or just lack of interest on the part of miniatures companies?

No superhero blockbusters every other week, so we were fringe. Now supers are more mainstream, not comics yet (if ever).