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Gokiburi23 Sep 2023 2:29 p.m. PST

I've been suddenly struck by the desire to make a 28mm miniature of my Guild Wars 2 MMO character, and I'm a little stumped as to what figure to use as a base.

He's a mushroom themed Sylvari (basically a plant elf) Mesmer (Illusionist mage, more or less).
This boils down to a somewhat slim humanoid wizard, wearing robes and wielding a two-handed sword, with a mushroom cap instead of hair.

Now the mushroom part is easy, nearly anyone can sculpt a passable cap, and the face isn't too important since I'll be covering it with what I can best describe as a barklike texture. What is an issue is finding a relatively slim, robed, mystical figure with a greatsword, which is an uncommon combination of weapon and attire, at least in miniature form.

Any ideas?

Zephyr123 Sep 2023 2:45 p.m. PST

Look through the Reaper Bones range for Wizards (most are skinny, some have swords & you can trim the pointy hats off ;-), Elves, etc. I could point you to specifics, but my own collection is currently buried under lots of boxes… :-(

DisasterWargamer Supporting Member of TMP23 Sep 2023 6:47 p.m. PST

Looking at Reapers Figure finder – would this work

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Gokiburi23 Sep 2023 9:58 p.m. PST

DisasterWargamer,
That figure might work well as a base, although that's a bit plainer than my character usually dresses (MMO fashion tends to be over the top). The face is also the right overall shape, making it easier to sculpt a more Slylvari face on him (assuming I'm careful removing the hair around it).
The odd thing is that I did a series of very similar figure finder seaches before posting this topic and he never showed up in my results.

That's definitely the front-runner, though I'm still open to other options if you folks think of any more.

Greylegion24 Sep 2023 7:09 a.m. PST

Take a look at this one.

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Greylegion24 Sep 2023 7:10 a.m. PST

An Elf Fighter on Etsy

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Munster25 Sep 2023 4:48 a.m. PST

Try some of the old GW wardancer woodelves?

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP25 Sep 2023 5:29 p.m. PST

"Looking for an elf illusionist with a greatsword"

"He went that way…or did he?"

Gokiburi26 Sep 2023 11:38 a.m. PST

20thmaine,
You've got the right idea, his main deal is creating illusionary clones of himself. Well, that and shooting lasers out of his greatsword. He doesn't really use it as a sword.

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