"Don’t play dead with a vulture" Topic
8 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please be courteous toward your fellow TMP members.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Fantasy Gallery Message Board Back to the 28mm Fantasy Message Board
Areas of InterestFantasy
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article The Acolyte Vampires return - based, now, and ready for the game table.
Featured Profile Article Get these inexpensive dinos while you can.
Featured Book Review
Featured Movie Review
|
| Dark Eyed Warrior 69a | 14 Mar 2018 11:20 a.m. PST |
That's exactly what they want. Well Pessa is up to his old tricks again. He's knocked out this fantastic figure of a human army general on a giant vulture for his Kings of War army. Jeez, he's going to be picking over the bones of my poor old orcs in no time. Find it here:
link Hope you enjoy. |
79thPA  | 14 Mar 2018 11:45 a.m. PST |
|
| pessa00 | 14 Mar 2018 2:22 p.m. PST |
Yeah particularly happy with this guy as he's just a toy vulture I picked up on ebay for A$10. Thought it suited the theme of my Arabian KoW army nicely. Just gave him a few ink washes and picked out the highlights, and most importantly a good layer of brush on matt varnish. Added saddle and harness with a bit of GS, the general is an old Empire knight model with a Gripping Beast Arab head. Added a spare hoplite shield I had handy and Bob's yer uncle … |
| Cyrus the Great | 14 Mar 2018 3:22 p.m. PST |
Always nice to see what can be done with a toy and some miniature conversion work! |
| Bashytubits | 14 Mar 2018 4:20 p.m. PST |
How in the world did you know Bob's my uncle? We haven't even met! I like your general.  |
 Sgt Slag | 15 Mar 2018 1:16 p.m. PST |
There is a lot that can be done with toy figures like Schleich's animals. I wanted Goblin Bat Cavalry for my 2e BattleSystem games, to give the Goblins more than just numbers. I tried a rubbery toy bat, from Halloween, but it was too rubbery. Ended up buying somewhat expensive Schleich Fruit Bats. The Fruit Bats are superb, straight from the factory. The only thing necessary, was to cut a small V-notch on each side of the neck to allow the Goblin's legs to fit around the Bat. Add a touch of E6000 Glue, and wait an hour for it to set. I took long quilting pins, Hot Glued the head to a base, with the pin shaft vertical. Then I bent the sharpened tip, 90-degrees, and pushed it into the underside of the Fruit Bat figure: this allows the model to bank, by rotating it on the pin mount, as desired. En masse, on the tabletop, they look superb! Really beefs up the pitiful Goblin army, introducing a bit of fear when they appear on the table… There are other animals which can be pressed into service as well. They make several sizes of elephants, usually cheaper than metal models, and they come fully painted! The larger toys could even be modified into Oliphaunts, if desired. Cheers! |
| Cyrus the Great | 15 Mar 2018 8:19 p.m. PST |
A friend of mine repainted a Schleich giant that he uses for his eastern themed WHF army. |
| pessa00 | 15 Mar 2018 8:53 p.m. PST |
|
|
