Champions miniatures

[Lupus]

Busy starting up a new Champions game, and the titular team is appearing as NPCs. So, I'm making minis. :)

Got two ones converted and painted so far. I have minis for the others, but so far the only ones that look the part are Nighthawk and Sapphire.

Bleah. Close-up photography really brings home the weaknesses in my painting. Missing bits, some chipped areas revealing the colour underneath, and some serious lumpiness going on with Nighthawk. And Sapphire's too dark, colour-wise. Too much dark blue, not enough electric blue. Still, the pic of her on the cover of Champions seems to indicate that she wears dark-ish clothing, and it's mainly her forcefield that glows brightly...

Anyway, both were originally Heroclix minis. Nighthawk began life as the Hobgoblin - I chopped him off his glider, cut off his hand, replacing it with one from Clayface (it was about the right size, and had separatable fingers, allowing me to glue in the bottom bit of Robin's staff). Sapphire was a plain old Rogue, with no fancy conversions, just painting.

All in all, I don't think it's too bad for my first conversion effort. :) They definitely serve well enough in the game.

Anyway - has anyone else made miniatures of the Chamions? Or even just their own characters? Let's see some convert & paint jobs going on here. :bounce:

[Blue]

These are great! You have a real knack for this.

I tried modding some existing figs once. Came out more like cthulhu horrors than heroes when I was done.

[Redmenace]

Nice work, getting a good shot of a convesion is an ordeal I know.

Proditor, Tom Mc Carthy/Meat Maki, I, and a few others have posted pics.

Prod did Ironclad and Nighthawk and is working on the rest of the Champions, Tom/Meat did Foxbat and a Grond I think, and on the Amateur Champs link below there is a dynamite Grond, an ok Ironclad and another Rogue-Saphire.

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20070&page=1&highlight=amateur+champs+minis

[Guzalot]

Nice work. Given my utter lack of artistic talent I just can't bring myself to maim my Heroclix figures though.

[Lupus]

Thanks guys! :) It's always good getting positive comments. I know my stuff is fairly beginner, but I'm still proud of it in that context. ;)

Anyway, one reason I started this thread (aside from showing off my stuff and a blatant plug for Rep), I was also trying to turn this into a thread for other people to show off their minis. Anyone else done miniatures for the Champions? Or even their own superhero characters?

Show us your stuff!

[Magmarock]

Anyway, one reason I started this thread (aside from showing off my stuff and a blatant plug for Rep), I was also trying to turn this into a thread for other people to show off their minis. Anyone else done miniatures for the Champions? Or even their own superhero characters?

Show us your stuff!

I would LOVE to, however, while a buddy recently gave me a decent digital camera where I can finally take pics of my minis, I still don't have the hardware to transfer those pics to my computer. :(

I need a Compactflash Card reader. *Sigh* I hate being unemployed... can't afford anything!

Mags

[Lupus]

I would LOVE to, however, while a buddy recently gave me a decent digital camera where I can finally take pics of my minis, I still don't have the hardware to transfer those pics to my computer. :(

I need a Compactflash Card reader. *Sigh* I hate being unemployed... can't afford anything!

Mags
Is there a photo place near you that can do that stuff? There are a few here that can take flash cards and turn them into pictures, even transfer them to CD as image files. That might be an alternative. Costs money, though. Everything costs money. >.<

Still, when you do get pics, post 'em on here. :) Thread'll remain open. (Or start your own :)

[Magmarock]

All right guys, I just bought a Compactflash Card reader, so here are a couple of practice shots from my camera's memory. I just snapped these with the flash, so pardon if the light is too bright. I'll take better pictures after I figure out how this camera works. :)


This first one is a generic MA, no name. We used him to represent Fiacho the night I took this pic.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8405">

We use him quite a bit, so he's a little chipped.

Mags

[Magmarock]

These three are, from left to right, M.O.D. (that stands for Method Of Destruction), Chronamancer and Steel.

Once again, I apologize for the flash.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8406">

M.O.D. is a cyborg, light brick with a ray-rifle which was cropped off in this pic.
Chronamancer is a martial artist with temporal powers.
Steel is a brick. I haven't built her yet or played her though. ;)

Mags

[Lupus]

All right guys, I just bought a Compactflash Card reader, so here are a couple of practice shots from my camera's memory. I just snapped these with the flash, so pardon if the light is too bright. I'll take better pictures after I figure out how this camera works. :)


This first one is a generic MA, no name. We used him to represent Fiacho the night I took this pic.

We use him quite a bit, so he's a little chipped.

Mags
*grins* Any particular reason he's photographed on the description of 'Hunted'? ;)

[Lupus]

These three are, from left to right, M.O.D. (that stands for Method Of Destruction), Chronamancer and Steel.

Once again, I apologize for the flash.

M.O.D. is a cyborg, light brick with a ray-rifle which was cropped off in this pic.
Chronamancer is a martial artist with temporal powers.
Steel is a brick. I haven't built her yet or played her though. ;)

Mags
Cool stuff. They're just what you want from minis - something instantly identifiable.

[Magmarock]

*grins* Any particular reason he's photographed on the description of 'Hunted'? ;)

Ah! Hahahahhha! You crack me up!

Uhm, no. No reason... :whistle:


Mags

[teh bunneh]

Darn it, now I have to go take pics of my team(s). :)

I've got some good pics of Sapphire, but I don't know if I can post them (I used her in a Digital Hero article, and I'm not sure if I can/should put those pics up here). I'm working on Grond and a squad of UNTIL agents right now; I'll probably do a squad or two of VIPER goons soon, and I've got a commissioned Harbinger of Justice to get done soon. :)

Ah, here's a few. Some bad guys... I'll try to take some shots of my heroes soon. :D

(Removed for space reasons. PM or email me if you'd like to see!) :)

Bill.

[Magmarock]

Ah, here's a few. Some bad guys... I'll try to take some shots of my heroes soon. :D



Dang, Bill! Them are some great pics! How did you get such clear shots with even lighting? (And are they touched up at all? All I did was crop my pics.)


Mags

[Magmarock]

Darn it, now I have to go take pics of my team(s). :)


And just so you know, the shot with the three gals above, that's not a team pic. The minis just happened to be sitting on the shelf right above my computer when I tested out my new camera (well, new to me!). Notice the piled up gold necklace and the dragon pic? Totally random. Not staged at all.


Heh. Turned out ok, even with the too-bright light from the flash.

Mags

[Lupus]

Darn it, now I have to go take pics of my team(s). :)

I've got some good pics of Sapphire, but I don't know if I can post them (I used her in a Digital Hero article, and I'm not sure if I can/should put those pics up here). I'm working on Grond and a squad of UNTIL agents right now; I'll probably do a squad or two of VIPER goons soon, and I've got a commissioned Harbinger of Justice to get done soon. :)

Ah, here's a few. Some bad guys... I'll try to take some shots of my heroes soon. :D

Bill.
Very cool stuff! I recognise the water sorceress from the Reaper line. Where are the others from? Any conversion going on there?

[Magmarock]

I was taking some practice pics of some minis and these minotaur ones turned out real dark and spooky. Thought I'd share them anyway. Wish I knew how to add light after the fact. Heh.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8421">

Mags

[Magmarock]

Here is Steel's backside... with a wolf in the background.
(Steel is the gal on the right, in the trio I posted earlier.)

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8423">

Mags

[Lupus]

I was taking some practice pics of some minis and these minotaur ones turned out real dark and spooky. Thought I'd share them anyway. Wish I knew how to add light after the fact. Heh.

Mags
Very moody. :) Kinda looks like it's looming out of the darkness. Looks great as it is. :)

[Lupus]

Here is Steel's backside... with a wolf in the background.
(Steel is the gal on the right, in the trio I posted earlier.)

MagsCool. :) She one of your characters?

[Magmarock]

Yeah, I'm having a heckuva time getting the lighting right. The flash is too bright and with these extreme close-ups it washes out the minis. But if I cover the flash, then the pics come out too dark. What a bother. :straight:


I'll get it right eventually.

Mags

[Magmarock]

Cool. :) She one of your characters?

She's my miniature. I named Steel when I painted her, fully intending to build her as a brick... but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Mags

[Magmarock]

And a demon. With a psycho chick. ;)

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8427">

Mags

[Supreme Serpent]

Yeah, I'm having a heckuva time getting the lighting right. The flash is too bright and with these extreme close-ups it washes out the minis. But if I cover the flash, then the pics come out too dark. What a bother. :straight:


I'll get it right eventually.

Mags

Try putting them against a white background, both beneath and behind them. Lay out a sheet or pillowcase, use some printer paper or comic backing boards, etc. Drag an extra lamp over and try to get more direct light in. Do 'em during the day if you can, and get actual sunlight in.

[Magmarock]

Try putting them against a white background, both beneath and behind them. Lay out a sheet or pillowcase, use some printer paper or comic backing boards, etc. Drag an extra lamp over and try to get more direct light in. Do 'em during the day if you can, and get actual sunlight in.


Will a white background make that big a difference? I'm already using a lamp to illuminate them...

Mags

[Supreme Serpent]

Will a white background make that big a difference? I'm already using a lamp to illuminate them...

Mags

To actually see the figs, yeah, I think so. Now, I think the darker background is better "mood" for guys like that demon, but to see the fig, details, etc. I think lighter backgrounds work better.

Example (not mine) :

White background (http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=50050)

[teh bunneh]

Dang, Bill! Them are some great pics! How did you get such clear shots with even lighting? (And are they touched up at all? All I did was crop my pics.)

Thank you! I've been doing this for a while. :) To do the lighting, I use 3 100-watt daylight lamps (one on the left, one on the right, and one directly above and kinda behind. No flash, since that makes the figs look washed out.

They're not touched up, except that I went into Photoshop and deleted the backgrounds. I put the figs on a blue background (just a sheet of cloth supported from behind), then I use Photoshop to wipe out the blue. Then I crop 'em to size.

Here's some more. Our current supers team consists of Myrmidon, Celestica, Blur!!!, le Chevalier, and T'ien Lung...

(Removed for space considerations. PM or email me if you'd like to see them!) :)

Bill.

[teh bunneh]

Here's a couple of the UNTIL agents I'm working on...

Bill.

[Blue]

Wow, wish I could get pictures that clear with my digital. They're always fuzzy that close up, dang autofocus. It's just as well; I don't have any modified ones worth posting.

[teh bunneh]

Very cool stuff! I recognise the water sorceress from the Reaper line. Where are the others from? Any conversion going on there?

Thanx! :) Yep, River is the water sorceress from Reaper. Tigress is also a Reaper fig. Hardcase and Hummingbird are from i-Kore (now Urban Mammoth)'s VOID line. Hummingbird has some minor conversions -- I removed the guns in her hands, reposed her, and changed the wings around a little bit.

The ones I posted today... Myrmidon is from the Reaper CAV line, major modifications (the legs of one model, the torso from another, the rocket launchers from a third, and the arms are from a GW Terminator). Celestica and Blur are both from i-Kore/Urban Mammoth's VOID line, with some minor conversions. T'ien Lung is a very old Ral Partha vampire figure, and Chevalier is a Reaper swordsister fig with both arms removed and replaced, and a thin-gauge wire whip placed in her right hand.

The UNTIL agents are from some crappy tabletop wargame who's name I've forgotten. The figs are actually really bad, but they look OK with a good paint job. :)

Bill.

[KA.]

And a demon. With a psycho chick. ;)

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8427">

Mags

Is this any better?

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8438">


KA.

[Magmarock]

Is this any better?


I didn't notice a difference. But I can take new pics and sub them out as I go. :) I'll probably leave the minotaur one, though, just because it's so dang spooky.

Mags

[KA.]

I didn't notice a difference. But I can take new pics and sub them out as I go. :) I'll probably leave the minotaur one, though, just because it's so dang spooky.

Mags

Whoops, didn't get that posted right the first time.

KA.

[Eyendasky80]

I havn't done any Champion figures but I've got quite a few Astro City mods. I also painted some VOID androsynths in PYRAMID colors. I just got a new computer and if I can work it out, I'll post some pics when I get home.

[Magmarock]

Here's a couple more. These are the "least fuzzy" of the batch I took yesterday. Still trying to figure this digi-cam out. :(

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8465">

Strobe is the leader of V.A.L.O.R. and he's an immortal teleport specialist (ITS).

and
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8466">

We named him "Wilfred" for the obvious reasons. "It's the right thing to do, and the right way to do it..."

Mags

[teh bunneh]

Those pics are looking real good, Mags! The white background helps, and it looks like you're getting used to the focus on your camera. Have you tried using multiple lights -- one on each side of the figure? That way the lighting will be more even, and there'll be less shadow. :)

Bill.

[DoctorItron]

Wow, wish I could get pictures that clear with my digital. They're always fuzzy that close up, dang autofocus. It's just as well; I don't have any modified ones worth posting.

A few camera tricks worth trying:

Many cameras have a "focus lock" feature. It's activated by pressing the shutter release button half-way and holding it. Even if you move the camera around, the focus stays locked at the same distance. Point the camera at something that's easy to focus on, lock the focus, repoint the camera at the mini, then press the button the rest of the way to get your picture.

There might be a minimum focus distance. If your camera has an optical zoom, try standing a bit further away and zooming. Some cameras have a macro mode, too, made specifically for taking very close photos.

[LadyChaos]

Is there something I can't see on the Blur figure that keeps her from toppling over? It looks like the bulk of the mini's weight is on one side.

[Magmarock]

Is there something I can't see on the Blur figure that keeps her from toppling over? It looks like the bulk of the mini's weight is on one side.

I was going to ask about this, too. How does it stay upright?

Mags

[Magmarock]

I was going to ask, also, do people want to see the backside of each mini? Or is one shot good enough? Let me know. ;)

Mags

[Redmenace]

I'd like a back and front view. Nice work Magmarock.

[KA.]

I was going to ask, also, do people want to see the backside of each mini? Or is one shot good enough? Let me know. ;)

Mags

It mostly depends on who's wearing the mini. :D

Sorry.
Inappropriate.
I am making a Citizen's Arrest of myself, on behalf of the Political Correctness Police.
Return to your homes, nothing to see here.

KA.

[teh bunneh]

Is there something I can't see on the Blur figure that keeps her from toppling over? It looks like the bulk of the mini's weight is on one side.

Good question. Two things:

First, I had to keep her attached to the base. I tried to make her look like she's running right off the edge of the base -- the tip of her toe is the only thing touching. If you look closely, you can see a tiny metal pin going from the base to her leg. I drilled a hole in her leg (maybe 1-2 mm deep) and glued the pin into the hole; then I drilled a hole in the base and glued the pin in there.

To keep the base from toppling over, I filled the inside of the base with "brown stuff" epoxy putty, then glued a 1" metal washer to the bottom of the base. So the base is much heavier than the mini, and she doesn't tip over. She's actually very stable. :)

Bill.

[LadyChaos]

Very creative! Your washer solution would work with a lot of figs that have toppling problems. I'll have to remember that.

I really liked the speed suggested by this mini.

[Elbandit]

Here is one I used this weekend, I plan on making it a more permanet figure. The charcter's name is Titan and he can grow.

My Son was not thrilled I used his toy for the game :)

[proditor]

I mentioned on the other mini thread that I had a bunch of guys in the works. Well, they are 95% done so I thought I'd show them off. My plans for the full web page treatment fell apart due to me lazing about all day and packing at the last minute for a one week business trip, so all I have is seom group shots for now. But, we have 3 groups. Two from the CU and the PC group from my on going campaign. A big thanks to Redmenace for two superb recipes, one for Scorpia and the other for Sapphire.

Eurostar: Left to Right; Scorpia, Fiacho, Fuermacher (Yes, it's just Human Torch), Durak, Mentalla and Le Sone.

The Champions: Left to Right; Witchcraft, Defender, Ironclad, Nighthawk and Sapphire.

Justice Incorporated: Left to Right; Paragon, Titan, Sabre, Sentinel, Mach, Ultraviolet and Mystic

[Magmarock]

I mentioned on the other mini thread that I had a bunch of guys in the works. Well, they are 95% done so I thought I'd show them off.



Very cool!
Next step... getting them off the clunky 'heroclicks' stands and onto hex bases... right?

Mags

[Lupus]

Very cool!
Next step... getting them off the clunky 'heroclicks' stands and onto hex bases... right?

Mags
Goddamn 30mm bases. >.<

[Elbandit]

Wow! Those are awesome Proditor! What Heroclix did you use to make Defender and Sentinel?

[proditor]

Heh...I actually keep them on the HC bases since I use mostly square maps and a tape measure. ;) The main advantage to the clunky base is that no fig converted so far has ever required counterweight. With the slottabases, I have a few rounds ones worth at least a nickle since one is crazy glued to the bottom, etc.

Recipes: Short form for now, more when I get back home Friday...

Defender: Reposed SHIELD Mandroid, putty head. Yup, that was it.

Sentinel: Crimson Dynamo (Lower torso/legs), Avalance (Upper Torso), Blizzard (arms). Everything else was Putty, putty, putty. :)


AND! I come bearing gifts (Well, links anyway). For any serious sculptor, here comes your possible dream mini...

http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatures_html/25MM/GENERICS/generics.htm

Yup, blanks. Male and Female, nothing other than a plain body in a basic pose. Make ANYTHING you want with the buggers. And they are cheap to boot!

[Magmarock]

AND! I come bearing gifts (Well, links anyway). For any serious sculptor, here comes your possible dream mini...

http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatures_html/25MM/GENERICS/generics.htm

Yup, blanks. Male and Female, nothing other than a plain body in a basic pose. Make ANYTHING you want with the buggers. And they are cheap to boot!

Wow! Thanks. I'd scrounge pennies to get these!* :)


Mags


*Well, not really, but you get the idea...

[teh bunneh]

Very creative! Your washer solution would work with a lot of figs that have toppling problems. I'll have to remember that.

I really liked the speed suggested by this mini.

Thanks, I like her too. :)

The best thing about the washer solution is that it's inexpensive -- I got a box of 100 washers at the local hardware store for like 3 or 4 bucks.

BIll.

[TheQuestionMan]

Eurostar: Left to Right; Scorpia, Fiacho, Fuermacher (Yes, it's just Human Torch), Durak, Mentalla and Le Sone.

I like, I really like, but think Mentalla needs a costume change.


The Champions: Left to Right; Witchcraft, Defender, Ironclad, Nighthawk and Sapphire.

The only one I am not big on is Ironclad. Otherwise top marks.


Justice Incorporated: Left to Right; Paragon, Titan, Sabre, Sentinel, Mach, Ultraviolet and Mystic

Too cool

Cheers

P.S.: How much of a V&V and LL fan are yah?

QM

[Redmenace]

Great work prod, your home team looks great too.

[proditor]

Sorry for the delay, much much work travelling currently. :(

Question answering: Yes, I'm a big V&V fan as my avatar shows. Manta Man is still one of the best heroes in the world to me, though the Jeff Dee art has a lot to do with that. ;)

Here are a few more pics of some really lousy old minis I decided to "Silk purse from a sow's ear". Semi-successfully I think, but I'm biased. Once I have some real time, I'll be updating my page with a ton more pics.

New guys are Banzai, Masterman and Overlord (All by the now defunct Castle Creations) and the team pic is what I came up with for the Corlios Effect. The fire and earth elementals are very old Heritage minis from their superheros and supervillains set, the air emelental is from the DC Outsiders enemies pack by Grenadier and the water elemental is juat a Mage Knight fig.

[teh bunneh]

Here's the Harbinger of Justice that I just finished for Steve...

The first picture is what the figure looked like when I got him (with some notes as to what I was planning to change).
The second is the design of the base (this Harbinger's for display, not for play, so Steve told me to go crazy on the base). :)
The next three are the finished product.

Sorry for the quality of the pics -- I didn't have my full studio set up so the focus and lighting are a little off. :stupid:

Enjoy!
Bill.

[proditor]

Nice!! I like the diorama base a lot. Cool conversion, I can only assume you dremmeled the purity seals off. If you hand sanded them...well, you are a braver man than I. ;)

BTW, I'm not sure I ever mentioned this, but thank you so much for the Digital Hero article on Superhero minis. I pretty much credit that article, Redmenace's work on HC Realms and Heroclix as the reasons I'm stilll modding/painting minis today.

[SuperBlue]

Wow.... soon as I get a cam I'll have to post some of the ones I did.. lol (mine were made using Mage Knight... no Heroclix as of yet :( )

[teh bunneh]

Nice!! I like the diorama base a lot. Cool conversion, I can only assume you dremmeled the purity seals off. If you hand sanded them...well, you are a braver man than I. ;)

Yep, the dremmel is my friend. ;)

Someone asked me in PM how I did the base, so I figured I'd just say it here in case anyone else is interested.

The concrete sidewalk on which Harbinger is standing is 1mm cardstock. I used a circle cutter (you can get them at Michael's) to cut it in the half-circle shape. I used an X-acto knife to cut the edge of the sidewalk to look like it's crumbling. I used a triangular file to cut the "blocks" (the squares in the sidewalk... dunno what they're called), and carved out the cracks with a knife.

I used a bunch of brown stuff modeling epoxy to make the hill. Just built it up slowly. When I was happy with the height, I stuck the sidewalk on it. I cut off a straw from a juice box to make the pipe sticking out into the ditch.

The uneven ground in the ditch is just several layers of tallus glued on top of each other. The grass is static grass. The empty coke cans are itty bitty plastic tubing cut to the right size. The bullet casings on the sidewalk are the same thing, just thinner gauge and cut smaller.

The wanted posters are just pieces of paper cut to size, painted to look dirty, then written on with a teensy pen (.35 mm is the size of the pen, I think). They didn't turn out as well as I hoped; I guess my hand was shaking as I tried to write. :(

The water is superglue. When it dried, I painted it with a glossy sealer. It actually looks pretty good -- very muddy and gross-looking.

The dead guy is from a cheap, crappy wargame (same game as those UNTIL figs I posted earlier). I chopped off his arms, legs, and head, and reglued them to make him look dead. I thought about drilling holes in his torso for the bullet wounds, but decided that would look cheesy. ;)


BTW, I'm not sure I ever mentioned this, but thank you so much for the Digital Hero article on Superhero minis. I pretty much credit that article, Redmenace's work on HC Realms and Heroclix as the reasons I'm stilll modding/painting minis today.

Thank you! I'm glad you got some use out of it.

I finally finished Grond this weekend. I'll try to get some pics of him up soon. He looks really good. :D

Bill.

[Blue]

I should have taken a picture of my friend, Jim's, handiwork yesterday. First game session of his campaign so he rolled out the new terrain. All made with pieces of styrofoam packing material, cut and sculpted with a hot knife and with little streams (in some kind of shiny blue resin-like substance). Movement was all via tapemeasure.

I need to empty one of my rooms and commit the whole thing to projects like this. Miniatures and Terrain!

[Magmarock]

I need to empty one of my rooms and commit the whole thing to projects like this. Miniatures and Terrain!

I actually did this once. :D I had the non-hex Geohex terrain, which was ultra cool. We used tape measures to figure out the distances. It was wonderful for running outdoor battles. I also was into making the little buildings, fences, etc. using the Warhammer-style building templates. Trees bushes, the whole schmoo. ;)
Got hard up for money unfortunately and sold it all. Wish I hadn't.

I was sorting some of my miniatures today. Took a quick pic and thought I'd share:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9086">

This is just some of them. Was sorting by RPG type.

Mags

[teh bunneh]

Here's the Grond I just finished... :)

Bill.

[proditor]

Bill, that's staggeringly awesome. Damn...makes me mad I used Abomination now. ;)

[Blue]

I'd post some nice comments but I'm too envious!

[Myrlyn]

Bill:

Love your new Grond version! All of the other Gronds I've seen have been based on the Abomination. This new one looks like it was based on one of the Hulk heroclix, yes? What did you use for the head, a Lizardman with horns taken from the Rhino or soemthing?

Any recipe info would be wonderful! (that goes for anyone else who posts some of their work... if at all possible, please share the wealth!).

Keith

[proditor]

Keith, ask and ye shall receive. ;)

Recipes by team:

Champions:
Sapphire (Rogue repaint, thanks Redmenace!!)
Witchcraft (Destiny with putty skirt, sash, booties, cuffs, cape medallions and hair)
Ironclad (Dreadnaught and a lot of putty)
Defender (Mandroid Body, Hands from Annilhus I think. Everything else Putty)
Nighthawk (Daredevil and putty)

Eurostar:
Fiacho (Klaw with a new hand a lot of putty)
Scorpia (Black Widow with putty boot cuffs and thanks again to Red menace for the recipe.)
Durak (Hulk just cleaned up and painted)
Mentalla (Saturn girl, all edging removed from boots, costume etc, then repainted)
Feurmacher (Human Torch, not even a repaint)
Le Sone (Blizzard with an awful lot of putty work).

Justice Inc:
Paragon (Arashi with a ton of putty work)
Sabre (SHIELD Agent Body, Nightwing Head, Blizzard left arm, Boomerrang right arm, putty collar and sword hilt, reaper sword)
Mach (Supersystem/superfig mini)
Ultraviolet (Saturn Girl repaint)
Sentinel (Crimson dynamo head and legs, Avalanche torso, Blizzard arms, closed hands from someone...lots of putty)
Mystick (Typhoid Mary head, Destiny body, lots of putty)
Titan (Sabretooth legs reposed, Bane Torso/Arms, Steel head, putty)

Grond: Two Abominations and some putty.

[teh bunneh]

Thanks, guys. You make me blush! :redface:

He is a Heroclix Hulk, as Myrlyn guessed (actually, he's two Hulks -- I got them at "Free Comic Day" a couple of years ago, and they've been sitting in my box ever since).

I cut the arms off one, and the head off the other. I cut big chunks out of headless's shoulders to fit the new arms on, then filled in the gaps with green stuff. I also cut one finger off each hand (Grond's description says he's got only 3 fingers per hand), then filed the hand/wrist down to look right.

Since Hulk was wearing a torn-up shirt, I trimmed all the shirt bits off using a sharp X-acto knife and a very small file. This was the hardest part! (and I still don't think I got it quite right...)

The head came from a Reaper Lizardman Tyrant. I had to cut Hulk's neck down a little to make it fit properly.

The horns are (believe it or not) actually the tips of a couple of toothpicks! I filed the lizardman's head flat in those two places, then glued them on.

The only thing wrong with him is that he doesn't have the big flappy reptilian ears. But other than that, I think he turned out pretty good. Glad y'all like him. :D

Bill.

[Magmarock]

Thanks, guys. You make me blush! :redface:

He is a Heroclix Hulk, as Myrlyn guessed (actually, he's two Hulks -- I got them at "Free Comic Day" a couple of years ago, and they've been sitting in my box ever since).



I got three of those promo Hulks, and gave one away to a buddy. Still have the other two, but I haven't considered cutting them up.

Your Grond is nicely done. ;) I have the official Grond mini, plus another one (a huge, four armed, three fingered lizard guy) that I posted a pic of in the NGD Art thread (because I'm not finished painting him yet).

Mags

[teh bunneh]

Introducing: Zadyn (from Galactic Champions)! I was thinking of entering him into Proditor's modding contest, but I liked the Monster better.

He has the body of a VOID Black Legionaire, the arms of a VOID Sytha Tactical Androsynth, and the head of an old Ral Partha Tengu. The shoulder wings/spikes are cut down from a GW Swooping Hawk's wings. The lighting on the pictures don't really show the distinction betwen the red parts of his armor and the gold, but if you look close you can see them.

There's more to come, when I have some time to paint. Hope you like him! =:)

Bill.

[Myrlyn]

More great work Bill. I'm not familiar with this guy (haven't picked up Galactic Champions), which is another reason why the Monster might have been the better entry for the contest. Still, this guy is another example of your modding skill. Great stuff, thanks for sharing!

Keith

[teh bunneh]

These past few days I've been a paintin' machine. I owe it all to Proditor, who came up with the idea of a conversion contest, and to my own indecisiveness, for not being able to settle on one idea and instead trying to do a whole bunch.

Today: Bluejay (AKA Ms. "I'm not evil, I just want to steal sh*t"). ;)

Bill.

[proditor]

Those are both amazing Bill! And honestly, I wouldn't have had the idea if it weren't for folks like you, Myrlyn, Redmenace, Magmarock and Blue, so everyone give yourselves a round of applause as well. :D

[Myrlyn]

Great work Bill, she looks perfect! Just one problem... You forgot to tell us the recipe! No fair not sharing the secret sauce with the rest of us. ;)

Keith

[teh bunneh]

Thanks guys! Whoops, sorry Myrlyn. Bluejay's recipe:

She has the body of a Heroclix Queen Bee.
http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/dc/figuregallery.asp?unitid=4869

The head is Superfigs Flyer 3 (Blackbird).
www.superfigs.net/catalog.html

The wings are from a VOID Archangel.
http://www.i-kore.com/um/html/v_mingal_va.htm

I drilled a hole in the bottom of the Archangel wings and attached the support wire there (the wings alone weigh about 4x as much as the plastic Queen Bee fig, so there wasn't much point in supporting her w/o supporting the wings). I had to attach 3 (three!!!) steel washers to the base to support her weight (I dunno if you can tell from the picture, she's mostly hovering over/off the backside of the base, which makes her really unbalanced -- but with the washers, she's quite stable). Bluejay herself is pretty simple, but you need the support wire. :D

You can't really see in the picture, but there's a jay-like crest on her head, which is just putty.

The base: I blended a few shades of pale blue, then added gray/white blotches for clouds. I topped it with some cotton to make it look wispy, and coiled some more cotton up the support wire (both to disguise it and to give her more of an action pose.

Though her description says her wings are all blue, I decided to go with blue and white because the pictures of bluejays I found on the web indicate that many of them have white pinfeathers. Plus, it made her look more colorful. :)

Bill.

[Blue]

And here I thought *I* was devoting too much time to this hobby, with my regular miniature painting and my cardboard house building :)

Of course this week we changed up games again (so we did not get to use the infamous Castle Velcro I mentioned in another thread), but a player showed up with a house that he had cast in plaster! It had a removeable roof, square grid inside, a removeable second floor (so you could see the first floor) and a tiny little LED light attached to the underside of the second floor so when everything was replaced and the light was turned on, an eerie blue-white glow emanated from the inside windows.

Now the whole thing was only about 1' x 1', by 8", but still what a helluva lot of work!

And you guys are no better! You and yer modified, customezed miniatures. Yer making' me look bad!

[teh bunneh]

And here I thought *I* was devoting too much time to this hobby, with my regular miniature painting and my cardboard house building :)

Where's your entry for the modding contest, Blue? ;)

Bill.

[Blue]

Where's your entry for the modding contest, Blue? ;)
I tried that custom mini thing before. The effects were terrifying, but not in a good way. Realizing I'd ruined the cheezy heroclix that I'd started with (One of the Solomon Grundy miniatures that showed up in great numbers in the packs), I wound up just slapping "green stuff" on it and using a comb-like effect to give it a fur texture. In the end he wound up looking like some freakish 3-horned sasquatch.

Apparently I'm better "free form" at this than when I work toward a specific goal, because they will NEVER turn out how I intended.

[Myrlyn]

By any chance Blue, was the house made from Hirst Arts (http://www.hirstarts.com) bricks?

Keith

[Blue]

Can't swear to it, but I think it may be the "Dragon's Inn" from that page. First time I've had a chance to see where he's been shopping. Now I'll have to send him an e-mail and ask where my Egyptian temple is :)

[Redmenace]

For any fans of superhero minis-

Discount Hobby (discounthobby.com) is liquidating it's Superfigs inventory and has lowered all prices by 40%. It might be a good time to stock up.

[Myrlyn]

Great tip RM, thanks!

Keith

[proditor]

Heya Redmenace, is there a special link? It all looks like standard pricing to me.

[Redmenace]

I found out through their e-mail newsletter. It didn't say for sign ups only but maybe that was the intent. Try signing up for the newsletter.

[teh bunneh]

For any fans of superhero minis-

Discount Hobby (discounthobby.com) is liquidating it's Superfigs inventory and has lowered all prices by 40%. It might be a good time to stock up.

Dang. You tell me this now, after I just blew my allowance buying like 90 Heroclix from a Denver shop. :(

Bill.

[Redmenace]

I sympathise. What with Mutant Mayhem and the next Star Wars set coming in November I won't be taking advantage either.

[Myrlyn]

Just a quick FYI guys, I was able to get confirmation on the SuperFigs blow out. John Lauck from discounthobby.com sent me the following e-mail today in response to an inquiry I made:


Yes, we will begin the sale on November 5th and eliminate all remaining stock of Superfigs. Cleaning out inventory due to an increase in our manufacturing output. I love this line of figures, but sales have been slow. Watch DiscountHobby.com on November 5th and the products will have a new link to them in the new releases column on that date.

In addition, I found this info on their website (took a little hunting):



Liquidation Items
Starting in November we will be eliminating the following products from our site.
NOVEMBER 5th SUPERFIGS liquidation at 40% off
NOVEMBER 12th CONFRONTATION at 30% off
NOVEMBER 19th Misc Items 40% off

These companies have been performing poorly for us and we are removing them from inventory to make space for other products.


BIG giveaways month of November
When you spend $30.00 or more during the month of November you will receive $20 worth of BOB OLLEY Mega Miniatures figures. That is NOT a typo, you are reading it correctly. $20 worth of FREE figures for a $30 purchase of ANYTHING on the site. The 4 giveaway figures Minotaur, Titan Orc, Dwarf & Ghoul worth $20 will be displayed on the site November 1st 2004. There will be NO GODS figure in the month of November. Expect to see Blackbeard GOD-K on December 1st.

[Blue]

Excellent.

My local hobby store has some superfigs but they never get NEW ones. If I buy some, they reorder the ones that were bought and never get anything new. They've done this for over a year, so I have to go to online sites to get anything newer than 14-16 Months ago.

[Magmarock]

And unlikely group picture:

Foxbat, Grond, Laser and Ankylosaur. And the flipside of Grond and Laser, too...
AFAIK, these are all "official" Champions minis, not modified at all.

Foxbat broke at the ankle a while back. I glued him, but I still need to repair the paint job. So I'm lazy, sue me. ;)

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11327">

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11328">



Mags

[Redmenace]

That takes me back Recognized the Ankylosaur and Laser but Foxbaat and Grond are new to me. Did a company other than Grenadier make Champs minis?

[Magmarock]

That takes me back Recognized the Ankylosaur and Laser but Foxbaat and Grond are new to me. Did a company other than Grenadier make Champs minis?

Foxbat has Grenadier engraved in the base (underneath). Grond has a different base type, so I don't knwo about him.

Sorry. Wished I could tell you, but I don't remember.

Mags

[Myrlyn]

Thought I would post this figure here in addition to the official contest thread that Proditor set up just to be complete. Here's some shots of the Black Harlequin mod/conversion I made. My first attempt at taking digital photos, so forgive me for the lighting problems...

Keith

[Magmarock]

Just brilliant, Myrlyn! :D

Mags

[Myrlyn]

Hey thanks Mags! I feel pretty good about him for a first time effort. He does need a quick hit of Dull Coat laquer though.

Keith

[Magmarock]

Well... I was going to post more pics of my minis, but the forum won't let me. :( I keep getting this message:

Psylocke 1.jpg:
Exceeds forum quota by 577.34 MB.

Mags

PS: The pic is really only 32.5 KB

[Blue]

Well... I was going to post more pics of my minis, but the forum won't let me. :( I keep getting this message:

Psylocke 1.jpg:
Exceeds forum quota by 577.34 MB.

Mags

PS: The pic is really only 32.5 KB
Check to see how much total space you've used. (I doubt it's that much!)

Click User CP, then "Attachments" in the lower left column. At the top of the screen should be how much space you've used. (I have 237 attachments and have used less than 11mb, so I'm not sure what the problem would be in your case).

[Magmarock]

Check to see how much total space you've used. (I doubt it's that much!)

Click User CP, then "Attachments" in the lower left column. At the top of the screen should be how much space you've used. (I have 237 attachments and have used less than 11mb, so I'm not sure what the problem would be in your case).


I just sent a message to Mightybec and he tested the attachment function, and he got the same message. He said they just tinkered with the hero Games server, so they might not be aware there is a problem. I sent a message to Ben, but as you know, he isn't online right now.

By the way, my usage: You are currently using 15.52 MB to store 227 uploaded attachments.

Thanks for the help, Blue!

Mags

Mags

[Blue]

Pfffft. Webmasters. Probably home "relaxing" or "sleeping" or something. How selfish.

[Magmarock]

Check out this thread:
http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=512912#post512912

From what is being discussed there, we are all limited to 1 MB worth of attachments. That means I'm 14.52 MB over my allotment.

I'm trying to see if they will allow people to donate their MB to artists if they won't ever use it...

Mags

[Magmarock]

Doctor Destroyer:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11389">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11390">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11391">

[Magmarock]

Psylocke:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11420">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11421">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11422">

[Blue]

Love Dr. D! His classic look. Is this newly done?

[Magmarock]

I painted that Doctor D mini about 6 or 7 years ago. Psylocke is more recent, maybe 5 years ago.

:)

I've a lot of minis to share, but I'll have to post them slowly and then rotate them out again.

Mags

[Magmarock]

Ok, another one. This is Delta. I posted a pic of her in the Super Images thread a while back. This is her mini:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11458">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11457">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11459">

Cape is made out of paper.


Mags

[Redmenace]

keep 'em coming Mags.

[Magmarock]

keep 'em coming Mags.

You like? Well here's my Magmarock mini, the one I've been threatening, er... I mean, promising to show for some time now:

<img src= "http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11460">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11461">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11462">

This one was heavily modified and was originally a male Warhammer elf with duel-blades.

Mags

[Redmenace]

Definetly like. Did you coat the mini in sand for the texture?

[Magmarock]

Definetly like. Did you coat the mini in sand for the texture?

Specifically: I cut off the pointy elf eartips, topknot, blades and pommels; carved out the crotch, brushed on glue, rolled her in sand and primed her in white.

It was at that point I realized she still looked male from several feet away (like on a gaming mat) so I added more 'breast' to her and re-applied sand. Scraped sand away from areas where I knew her costume would be; primed fig in white, painted red, drybrushed black (to represent the cooling lava) and then painted the costume in the group colors of blue and white and painted the eyes yellow to represent the heat within. Sprayed flat coat twice, touched up the eyes with pot gloss. Standard for bases (back then): Painted the base green. Glued on flock, inked for shadow and drybrushed the 'grass'.

It was a fun project. I had it all planned ahead of time (except for the slight setback with her chest) in my head and I still feel it came out great. It made playing her all the more fun having this minature of Magmarock. :)


Mags

[Magmarock]

This is Psi-Kit, my first psionic PC.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11470"><img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11471">

She was originally a halfling sized imp, but I made her into a cat person.


Mags

[Magmarock]

Ok. Another one. (I'm going to have to start deleting the old ones pretty soon.)

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11475">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11476">

Mags

[Magmarock]

I suppose I should start posting some male figs, eh?

Mags

[Redmenace]

As you see fit.

[Magmarock]

Trio

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11502">

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11503">


Enjoy,

Mags

[Redmenace]

Nery nice as usual Magmarock. Are you going to be pulling up the previously posted figs to make memory room or are you planning on pulling from the art thread?

[Magmarock]

Nery nice as usual Magmarock. Are you going to be pulling up the previously posted figs to make memory room or are you planning on pulling from the art thread?


A cleared out all of my pics except for 7, before I started posting these photos of my miniatures. I will try to have an alternate link in place for each pic before I delete any of the new ones. Contrary to what some have stated (in other threads) I didn't actually store my pic/files here, only displayed them here. I still have each and every one on my PC and I am trying to get them back into the threads. :)

Mags

[Blue]

In City of Heroes, I've got Teen Anthem, the online version of my character Anthem. Eventually you can buy multiple versions of your uniforms. Well, I liked this one enough that I'll likely use it in my campaign when we reconvene.

I still need to transplant it to a better base and repaint the feet.

More pictures (as well as the drawing of the costume for comparison) available HERE (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/id6.html).

<img src=http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_anthem2.jpg>

[Magmarock]

In City of Heroes, I've got Teen Anthem, the online version of my character Anthem. Eventually you can buy multiple versions of your uniforms. Well, I liked this one enough that I'll likely use it in my campaign when we reconvene.

I still need to transplant it to a better base and repaint the feet.


She's really good, Blue. I'd try to put some separation between the shorts and her legs, though. I suggest either a gray line to define the edge, which you can then make extremely thin again by painting on more white over the gray, or by making her skin a darker shade of tan. Right now, she kinda looks nekkid from the hips down and that she seriously needs to hit a tanning booth, you know? ;)

I really like the mask.


Mags

[Redmenace]

Good work Blue and nice website. Any plans on doing her in the animated style costume?

[Magmarock]

I know I've shown this mini before, but here are better pics of her. Chronamancer:


<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11504">

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11505">

Don't know why the front pics are darker than the rear ones. Hmmm. That's happening on all my pics lately.

Mags

[Rapier]

http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11505


WOW!! Nice butt!!

[Blue]

Good work Blue and nice website. Any plans on doing her in the animated style costume?
Thank you Mags and RM.

Any nakedness is more a photographic issue. It doesn't look that way at all in person.

I planned to do one of the earlier costumes, but with most I couldn't figure out a way to make the psuedo-coat thing she wears. At least not do it well.

But any further attempts will wait until after I've done one for every member of the Sentinels.

[Magmarock]

WOW!! Nice butt!!

LOL! I only painted it, I didn't sculpt it! Actually, this fig came from a fantasy (D&D like) slave set that was rated for ages 17+ because all the women were naked. In addition to the human females, this are two dwarven wenches, two halflings, a catlady (or tiefling, maybe), and a mutant gal with four breasts (haven't figured out what to do with that one).

Anyway, all I had to do to prep this fig was file away the nipples and, erm, the "bushy' crotch area. :nonp:

Cheers,

Mags

[Magmarock]

This is Glory. I posted another pic of her in the art thread a while back:


<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11507">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11508">

[Magmarock]

I call this one Galgoyle:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11511">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11512">

Mags

[Magmarock]

Maybe you'll recognize this next one. It's Death:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11515">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11514">


Mags

[mattingly]

a mutant gal with four breasts (haven't figured out what to do with that one).

Romantic interest for Grond?

[Magmarock]

Romantic interest for Grond?

I don't know whether to laugh or take insult.

I think I'll laugh. :D


Mags

[Magmarock]

This is Fuchsia, an ground-pounding energy blaster with a fuchsia-pink plasma beam.

And she's a cheerleader.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11530">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11531">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11532">

Yes, this is the Vampirella miniature. I bought 3 or 4 of them, but this is the only one I've painted so far.

Mags

[Magmarock]

This is Darkstar, a brick my younger brother ran several years ago.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11533">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11534">

Mags

[Magmarock]

As I was taking these pictures, I noticed that quite a few are a little beat up. We use them a lot, so they may be chipped here and there. My apologies. ;)


Wildchild, a martial artist:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11535">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11536">

Mags

[Magmarock]

One more, if it'll fit. This is Guardian, a magical golem from our INH group (INH originally meant Insert Name Here, but later became Independent Northwest Heroes).

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11537">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11538">


Mags

[Magmarock]

What the heck, one more guy. Unnamed.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11539">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11540">


Mags

[Rapier]

What the heck, one more guy. Unnamed.

Looks more like one more drag-queen.




That's the funny thing with minis. It is so hard to get good detail at that size that LOTS of them look like bad drag-queens. Go figure (get it...figure! HA!)

[Blue]

Actually one of my as yet unplayed Dark Champions characters, Perdition Cauldwell.

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fig_perdition1.jpg"><img width= 130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/perdition01b-sm.jpg">

Figure is from Iron Kingdoms, swords are actually scimitars from the Reaper Equipment Pack that I trimmed down to vaguely resemble Katanas.

[Magmarock]

Actually one of my as yet unplayed Dark Champions characters, Perdition Cauldwell.

Figure is from Iron Kingdoms, swords are actually scimitars from the Reaper Equipment Pack that I trimmed down to vaguely resemble Katanas.

That's a nice looking mini, Blue. ;)

Personally, I like to find the mini first, then build my character around it. This is much easier for me than trying to find a mini that matches my PC.

Mags

[Magmarock]

Looks more like one more drag-queen.

That's the funny thing with minis. It is so hard to get good detail at that size that LOTS of them look like bad drag-queens. Go figure (get it...figure! HA!)

Drag queen? You're just saying that because his hair is long.

Oh, I guess it doesn't help that his costume if purple. Or that I left the legs bare. (Darn, I know I should have painted long pants on him...) :idjit:


Mags

[Magmarock]

Here are two figs I did a while back. Posting this mostly to demonstrate what a difference a paint job can make on the same mini.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11548">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11549">


Mags

[Blue]

That's a nice looking mini, Blue. ;)

Personally, I like to find the mini first, then build my character around it. This is much easier for me than trying to find a mini that matches my PC.

MagsThanks. It's more a matter of having drawn a picture and then a name popped into my head and before I knew it I had a concept and character. That only left finding a mini afterwards.

[Blue]

Here are two figs I did a while back. Posting this mostly to demonstrate what a difference a paint job can make on the same mini.

Mags
You must have really steady hands. I mean, the highlight around the eyes is some really fine detail.

I think I need a big lighted magnifying glass like on CSI :)

[Magmarock]

You must have really steady hands. I mean, the highlight around the eyes is some really fine detail.

I think I need a big lighted magnifying glass like on CSI :)

I rest my wrist on the edge of the table when doing the finer work, but seriously, eyes aren't all that tough. What you see around the eyes on my figs is merely illusion. I really didn't paint a thin line. I did paint a thick line which defined the edges of the eyes (top and bottom) and then after that dried, I repeated the process with the flesh color which only left a thin line visible.

It's the same process I described for leaving a thin line along the border of Teen Anthem's shorts, you know, for definition. ;)

Mags

[teh bunneh]

OK, I just finished her. She's got nothing to do with Champions per se, but I think she's my finest work yet. The face is beautiful, and the skin tones are just perfect (it helps that the miniature is superlative, too). :thumbup:

She's Elise the Witch (by Reaper) with a Ral Partha Crucible Pumpkin Head Scarecrow coming up from the ground behind her. A couple of the pumpkins are Pumpkin Heads with their heads cut off; the rest are putty. The vines are floral wire; the leaves are bits of paper cut out with a hole puncher.

What do you think, sirs? :D

Bill.

[Magmarock]

OK, I just finished her. She's got nothing to do with Champions per se, but I think she's my finest work yet. The face is beautiful, and the skin tones are just perfect (it helps that the miniature is superlative, too). :thumbup:

Snip

What do you think, sirs? :D



Well, I'm not a "sir", but I'll answer anyway. Very fine! An excellent diorama. A little late for Halloween, but that's ok. ;)

Mags

[teh bunneh]

In City of Heroes, I've got Teen Anthem, the online version of my character Anthem. Eventually you can buy multiple versions of your uniforms. Well, I liked this one enough that I'll likely use it in my campaign when we reconvene.

Blue, she looks great, but can I give you a piece of friendly painting advice? :) It looks to me like your paints are too thick. Add about 3-6 drops* of clean water (from an eyedropper if you've got one) to your paints, especially the flesh color you're using. This will thin them out a little and make them easier to work with; the final result won't look as lumpy. If it's still too thick, add a couple of more drops at a time, stir/shake the paint really well, and test it again. You won't regret it! :thumbup:

Bill.
* If you're using 1/2 oz paint bottles... if your bottles are larger, you may need more water. :)

[Blue]

What do you think, sirs? :D
I think... Lucky pumpkin ;)

[Blue]

Thanks for the tip, Bill. My bigest fault is impatience. I just jump in sometimes with considering things like the fact that my paints are almost dead or that I need new brushes. I just want to do it (or more succinctly, to have it done so I can pat myself on the back ;)).

[Magmarock]

Yeah, I need to thin my paints too. :(

Mags

[Magmarock]

Another one. This one needs retouching. I was a novice painter at the time and the drybrush job I did wasn't so great.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11551">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11552">


Mags

[Magmarock]

.... chick with big gun and big backside:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11553">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11554">

Mags

[Magmarock]

Last one for today:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11555">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11556">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11557">


Mags

[Tim]

I couldn't resist posting some pictures of some of my figures on this thread. Sorry, I can't give any recipes because some of these figures are 10 years old. They are all metal miniatures, that's all I can tell you.

I have more that I can post later. Let me know what you think.


What I can see looks good, but they are awful fuzzy.

[Bluejacket]

Sorry about the blurriness of the first set. I'm still figuring out how to use the macro setting on my digital camera. Here are some of the 4th Edition villians (Mechanon, Ogre, Armadillo & Pulsar). I will post more photos, including better copies of the first sets, when I get my camera recharged.

[Magmarock]

Sorry about the blurriness of the first set. I'm still figuring out how to use the macro setting on my digital camera. Here are some of the 4th Edition villians (Mechanon, Ogre, Armadillo & Pulsar). I will post more photos, including better copies of the first sets, when I get my camera recharged.

Nice paint jobs, but you really need to resize your picture (smaller). I recommend a height no more than 400 pixels.


Mags

[Blue]

Sorry about the blurriness of the first set. I'm still figuring out how to use the macro setting on my digital camera. Here are some of the 4th Edition villians (Mechanon, Ogre, Armadillo & Pulsar). I will post more photos, including better copies of the first sets, when I get my camera recharged.Those are great! (And isn't that sweet? Mechanon and Ogre are holding hands ;))

[Redmenace]

I miss three days and it's like I've been gone all summer. What a truckload of stuff, Bill a gorgeous piece, that face... it is a show piece.

Blue,
Perdition rocks, don't analyse that statement too much.

Mags, man you have loads of figures, the earlier ones aren't showing up on my browser, are you pulling them a day or two after you post? Great work I love seeing them.

Tim and Bluejacket, there are some great figs there, got more?

[Magmarock]

Yeah, I have to in order to post new ones. :(

1 MG is too limiting.

Mags

[Bluejacket]

I've got some more pictures to post. Hope I got them the right size this time.

[Blue]

They're great, Blue Jacket. Are they based on the original Champions figures from long ago or did you modify some to make them look like the champs?

[Bluejacket]

Thanks Blue!

They are all modified figures. I either couldn't find or didn't like the "official" Champions figures.

Here are a few more. One is an all-girl team that my wife painted. They don't all have names, but she had fun doing them. One is X-Men conversions, and one is assorted Marvel characters, and Superman.

[teh bunneh]

Welcome aboard, Bluejacket! Those are some nice figs you got going on there. It'd be great if you posted your "secret recipe" for others to do similar conversions. I recognize some of the figs, but I'm very interested in knowing how you did them all. :)

Bill.

[Magmarock]

Monsoon.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11593">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11594">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11595">


I posted a pic of her in Super Images a while back, too.

Mags

[Redmenace]

Sweet Mags, I do believe that's the best mini I've seen you do. The water on the base is beautiful just in of it's self.

Here is a link to a site Doug Shuler and his gamer mates keep. It has a full set of figures from "the Zodiac Conspiracy", which Doug S wrote and illustrated, that are worth checking out.

[Magmarock]

Sweet Mags, I do believe that's the best mini I've seen you do. The water on the base is beautiful just in of it's self.

Here is a link to a site Doug Shuler and his gamer mates keep. It has a full set of figures from "the Zodiac Conspiracy", which Doug S wrote and illustrated, that are worth checking out.

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Link? Not seeing a link...


Mags

[proditor]

No worries Mags, I hit that site a LOT, so I'll pass on the link. ;)


http://home.comcast.net/~chalga/index.htm

[teh bunneh]

Introducing: Howler!

She's a MarvelClix Scarlet Witch with the crown-thingy on her head shaved off with an X-acto knife, then some putty hair built up around the area to disguise the cut. The amulet on her chest is just a small ball of putty on top of a slightly larger ball of putty.

Hope you like! I'm just beginning to work on Cheshire Cat... :winkgrin:

Bill.

[Cheiro]

I have no talent for modding or miniatures, but always check this thread because you guys do amazing stuff. There's almost always something new and cool. I bow to your talents. :hail:

[Redmenace]

I forgot the link? I don't know what to say :stupid: .

Thanks Proditor.

Another great fig Bill, I thought the face was particularly well done. Do you have a web page with a gallery of your mods? I think they deserve a permanent display.

[Blue]

Excellent as always.

[teh bunneh]

Another great fig Bill, I thought the face was particularly well done. Do you have a web page with a gallery of your mods? I think they deserve a permanent display.

Thanks, RM. Looking at the picture, I actually don't like the face that much. It's too... mannish? Angular? Old-looking? Not sure... I think it has something to do with the mod, when I carved her "crown" off. I guess I got spoiled working on that beautiful Werner Klocke witch figure and her incredible face. :love:

I don't have a web page, I'm afraid. I own a name, but just don't have the time to hunt down a service provider that I can set the thing up on. Nor the hankering to learn whatever code I might need to maintain my own domain. Any recommendations would be appreciated! :)

Bill.

[Magmarock]

As a Happy-Day-Before-Thanksgiving-Day surprise, here is an unnamed brawler.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11622">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11623">


Mags

[Rapier]

As a Happy-Day-Before-Thanksgiving-Day surprise, here is an unnamed brawler.
Looks remarkably like a guy that was hitting on me (most unsuccessfully) at the bar last Friday.

:shudder:

[Blue]

Yup, pretty spooky. Nicely painted, but spooky! :eek:

[teh bunneh]

The final member of GRAB: Cheshire Cat!

Secret recipe: Jade Tiger from Reaper, with a DCClix Kobra Fanatic head. The ears are just teensy pieces of paper cut in a "cat ear" shape. The sash (or whatever those things on the back of his head are called) are dental floss.

Bill.
(Also see the thread on the Fantasy Board called "FH campaign" for another pic)... :)

[Blue]

Excellent! Makes me get into a defensive stance just lookin' at 'em.

[Magmarock]

The final member of GRAB: Cheshire Cat!


And here is Tiger-Eye. Created in a test tube in a secret lab just outside of Hong Kong, Sandra Li, aka Tiger-Eye is really the genetically spliced and manipulated offspring between Cheshire Cat of GRAB and Mentalla of Eurostar.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11653">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11654">





This figure is mostly done. I still need to paint on the gold boots and gloves, but her face and hair are finished.

Mags

[Blue]

Here is a mini of "G-Force". More pics of the mini available on my site on this (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/id6.html) page.

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_g-force01.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_g-force01.jpg)<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/g_force-sm.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/g_force-sm.jpg)

[Blue]

Here's "Bridge", the team's teleporter. More chesty than intended (she should look more like the drawing). More pics of the mini available on my site at this (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/id6.html) page.

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_bridge02.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_bridge02.jpg)<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bridge05b-sm.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bridge05b-sm.jpg)

[Blue]

Uncle Slam's arch enemy and clone from WWII, "Fatherland". Even though the character is dead long ago, I had to do this after I saw the coat on the figure for Maj. Maxim. (Recipe here (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/id6.html), for the curious.) Couldn't find a good way to do the barbed wire on the right arm.

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_fatherland1.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_fatherland1.jpg)<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fatherland.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fatherland.jpg)

[Blue]

Another CKC villain, Thunderbolt II. Someday the villains should learn that Red & Blue is reserved for the good guys! ;)

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_thunderboltii01.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_thunderboltii01.jpg)

It's Havok (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=6267) from Mutant Mayhem. I shortened the length of the shoulderpads by trimming and filing, then I took tiny rolls of greenstuff and inserted it into the weird raised "ribbed" areas on his head to make the half-helmet effect. I used a little bit of Green Putty filler to fill out the eyes so I could paint goggles on. The rest is the paint job.

My attempt at the point tops of the boots and gloves (as shown in the book) weren't very good and I wound up peeling them off and repainting them.

[Redmenace]

Outstanding Blue, man you must work quickly. Those Mutant Mayhem figs have been out les than a week.

[Magmarock]

Blue, those are great.

But I'm starting to feel like I'm the only person here who paints metal miniatures anymore...


Mags

[Blue]

Thanks gang.

I guess it's to my benefit (sort of) that I'm not as meticulous as many of you. Mine come out a little bit sloppier, but I'm still happy with them so far. It's also to my benefit that I have no life to interfere.

[Blue]

I've had the miniature a while, but finally figured out the Hat and hair, so I added them last night.

I give you... UNCLE SLAM!

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fig_uncleslam1.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fig_uncleslam1.jpg)<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~webstudio/pics/NPCs/uncleslam_sm.JPG"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~webstudio/pics/NPCs/uncleslam_sm.JPG)

[Magmarock]

I've had the miniature a while, but finally figured out the Hat and hair, so I added them last night.

I give you... UNCLE SLAM!



Finally! A metal miniature. Good job, Blue! ;)

Mags

[Magmarock]

...

<img src= "http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11682">
<img src= "http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11683">

Another one.

Mags

[Magmarock]

Untertow. My brother painted this one.

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11684">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11685">

Mags

[Blue]

Finally! A metal miniature. Good job, Blue! ;)

Mags
I've actually got quite a few, just none that are campaign specific or are modeled after figures from the Champions books, so I've withheld them.

And thanks :D

[proditor]

I've had the miniature a while, but finally figured out the Hat and hair, so I added them last night.

I give you... UNCLE SLAM!

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fig_uncleslam1.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fig_uncleslam1.jpg)<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~webstudio/pics/NPCs/uncleslam_sm.JPG"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~webstudio/pics/NPCs/uncleslam_sm.JPG)
Oh hey, that's Kreighunde from Superfigs, isn't it? VERY nice work!!

[Blue]

Oh hey, that's Kreighunde from Superfigs, isn't it? VERY nice work!!
Yup. Painted him up a while ago but wasn't happy with the crew cut. Had to locate a hat before I was happy with it.

[Blue]

Just thought I'd post this because it's cool (not because it's finished).

I decided my minis probably would look a little less lumpy if I followed Myrlyn's advice and stripped the paint off with acetone. So the first one I tried this with was Wonderman from the Mutan Mayhem set.

I didn't expect it to be CLEAR! Now I've got to find a way to use that to my advantage ;)

[Myrlyn]

Hiya Blue, glad to see you're giving the stripping of the paint a try! I was initially surprised by this fact you've uncovered as well until I thought about it a little more. If memory serves me, there is an LE version of Wonderman that shows him in his ionic energy form. I'm sure their manufacturing process is similar for each version, and one they cover in paint, and the other they probably just glaze purple. What do you think?

Keith

[Blue]

I think he's wonderman! He can appear clear at will :)
Yup, that makes sense.

I've got a seriously disproportional number of figures under the Mutant Mayhem set. I need to find something to do with 4 Blade figures and 3 Pucks. (The Giant Man fig is pretty cool though.)

[teh bunneh]

Haven't visited this thread in a while... Blue, Uncle Slam looks great! You did a good job with the hair. Mags (& Blue) -- you guys are just crankin' em out! I thought I was a fast painter! Kudos to all.

Bill.
(I need to sit down at the painting table again and get back to work!) :)

[Magmarock]

Mags (& Blue) -- you guys are just crankin' em out! I thought I was a fast painter!

Actually, I haven't painted in a while... well, except for Tiger-Eye. And she's not finished- She still needs gloves, boots, and the base done.




(I need to sit down at the painting table again and get back to work!) :)

Me too! I don't have any excuses either. A good majority of my minis are sitting on my dining room table, just reminding me how lazy I've been for not painting them. Oh the shame!


Mags

[Magmarock]

Another one, painted long ago:

<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11718">
<img src="http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11719">


IIRC, this is a Shadowrun fig.

Mags

[Myrlyn]

I've got a seriously disproportional number of figures under the Mutant Mayhem set. I need to find something to do with 4 Blade figures and 3 Pucks. (The Giant Man fig is pretty cool though.)

Hey Blue: Have you managed to come up with any of the uniques for MM yet? I bought 6 packs the other day, and got some good figures. I used the duplicates I had to trade for some additional Hydra figures and some GCPD figures that I can use as Viper Agents and additional cops in my Champions games. Maybe you could do something similar? I've gotten a couple of figures I might not use as well. If you've got extras, let me know, and maybe we can work out some trades for other figures you might need.

On a different note, I've got a new favorite figure for a base for different heros. The Skrull Commando (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/figures/Rotating/HMCT/HMCT_016_rot03.jpg). Once you clip off the head, you've got a really easy base figure for making all sorts of new heroes.

Keith

[Blue]

Part of the fun of this has been figuring out what to do with the duplicates. So I've been doing all kinds of funny things with the extras. But we shall see.

My table in the kitchen looks like a vivesection lab for tiny little people. Body parts everywhere! (Muahahahahaha!)

Frankly I'm not sure which are the uniques. I've been looking at them all as parts, since I don't plan to resell them and I don't play the clix game itself.

[Tim]

Uniques have a Silver ring, and LEs (also in the set) have a Gold ring.

DO NOT DESTROY THESE! You can usually trade them in for an unopened booster 1 for 1. (minimum!)

[Rapier]

Uniques have a Silver ring, and LEs (also in the set) have a Gold ring.

DO NOT DESTROY THESE! You can usually trade them in for an unopened booster 1 for 1. (minimum!)
If you are only getting 1 booster you need to take a haggling class!! You should at least be getting 2 boosters. More, depending on the fig.

I admit I have LOTS of clix. If you guys are looking to swap some out, let me know what you are looking for. I've got a spreadsheet! :)

[Blue]

Well, some may have been sacrificed. Frankly, I wasn't checking and couldn't tell ya.

What I can say is that among the figs I have laying around right now that have a silver ring are Loki (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=6277), Donald Pierce (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=6253), Dormammu (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=4536), Batman (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/dc/figuregallery.asp?unitid=2438), and Amazo (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/dc/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3399). But fret not, frankly they are too cool to cut up. Even Dormamu with his Oogie Boogie (http://glitch.illogic.net/pics/nbx/nbx_31.jpg) facial expression. The metallic green paint on Amazo is particularly cool.

Though it's hard not to use Donald Pierce for "Maestro" since aside from the color scheme the outfit is perfect.

[Redmenace]

here are some of my campaign specific mods
L-R Midas, Tetsuo, Sabre, Shrike and the Modern American

[teh bunneh]

Nice! Secret recipes? I'm especially curious about Tetsuo and Modern America.

[Redmenace]

Thanks Bill

Midas- is a Marvel Avalance helmet on a Marvel Checkmate fig with Aim Agent medic guns and a hand

Tetsuo- a D&D Giants and Legends Scarlet brotherhood monkhttp://www.iconusa4.com/online/D&D_GoL_singles.htm

Sabre- a DC Cheetah head on a mageknight andrezian diver body

Shrike is a hawkgirl head on a cheetah body with wolverind claws

Modern American- a Marvel Doc Sampson body with most of the chest and belt sanded down and the head repositioned with a Gorilla Grodd cape and putty

[Blue]

I'm begining to sound like a broke record, but Great Work!.

[Myrlyn]

Keep them coming Red! Always a fan of your work. :)

Keith

[teh bunneh]

Digital Hero #26 has my article on the Colorado Crusaders. Jason McCuiston did a fantabulous job on the art, but I thought maybe folks would like to see my take on the characters... :)

Bill.

[teh bunneh]

...aaaaaand Phantom....

[Blue]

Great stuff as always.

[Myrlyn]

Digital Hero #26 has my article on the Colorado Crusaders. Jason McCuiston did a fantabulous job on the art, but I thought maybe folks would like to see my take on the characters... :)

Bill.

Great stuff as always Bill! Keep them coming! I get new inspiration from each new character you guys end up posting. :)

Keith

[proditor]

Holy Crap Bill, do you sleep?!?!? Yet again, stellar work. You might just inspire me out of semi-retirement. :)

[teh bunneh]

Thanx guys. Prod -- I actually painted all those guys about... 2-3 years ago. I use them whenever I run a Con game.

(Yes, that's right, the Colorado Crusade are fully play-tested!) ;)

Secret recipes:
Blizzard is a VOID militia fig with another militia fig's arm.
Charcoal is a VOID Archangel.
Justice is a VOID figure also... can't remember which one. Those guys with the big tridents (which I carefully removed from his outstretched hand).
Lionheart is a Reaper Black Templar with his sword removed and replaced with the quarterstaff (just a length of brass tubing) and his other arm replaced with some old generic knight figure I had laying around.
Loup is a Reaper werewolf.
Phantom is a Reaper vampiress with a different Reaper vampiress' candlestick-holding hand.

BTW, I got some Heroclix as an early Christmas present. Anyone interested in trading for a rare, silver-edged Witchblade? I've got no use for her, but it looks like she sells for $12-14 on E-bay...

Bill.

[Tim]

BTW, I got some Heroclix as an early Christmas present. Anyone interested in trading for a rare, silver-edged Witchblade? I've got no use for her, but it looks like she sells for $12-14 on E-bay...

Bill.

Go ahead and sell her.

[red_eagle123]

Okay, let's see if I can get this to work.

This is a picture of one of my players former shapeshifted form. I painted it from a Togashi Hoshi Clan War figure.

The player has since discarded this form due to a Radiation Accident and assumed a much more humanoid dragon form.

[red_eagle123]

Here is the now dragon form of the player mentioned in my previous post.

This is a reaper figure that I did a little bit of modification to the back. The original figure had a slot where it's wings were supposed to go, so I had to green stuff that. The finish coat for some reason came out with a hazy look, so I had to discard that can.

[red_eagle123]

And finally, here is the Human form of the Chan-Li, Mr. Martial artist turns into Dragon.

The figure is a Reaper Monk.

[red_eagle123]

This is another player character named Shockwave. The concept is that of a walking humanoid energy field.

The figure is a painted Superfigs flyer.

[red_eagle123]

This character is Celteen. She's the ancestor of one of the Fae, and has control over the four elements. This includes the ability to alter her own form into that of the four elements.

The figure it a Superfigs Chakti figure, at the time I painted it her character concept was still a little in flux, so I wasn't sure how to paint it.

[red_eagle123]

This character is Glitter (Or Glitterman). I swear I did not come up with that name! The concept is a dock worker infused with nanites that grant him cyperpath powers, as well as limited ability to alter his body (Create finger claws, steel like skin etc). The player only gave me the 'I want to be like wolverine, or colossus' spiel with no other details. So I decided to meld them together.

The figure is a Superfigs brawler, the hardest part was creating the metallic sheen for his skin. It's hard to tell here, but the skin tone is flesh, with a metallic sheen to it.

[red_eagle123]

This is Rainbow. She's a multi-billionare business owner who part times as a eco-terrorist before being found by the FBI and joining the side of good alongside the other heroes. As of yet the other heroes don't know her background. Her powers are that she's a geokinetic, able to control earth.

This figure is my first kitbash ever. It's a Heroclix Luthor Bodyguard upper torso, with the hands of a Heroclix Blizzard, on the torso of a Superfigs flyer.

[red_eagle123]

This is the last figure for the players that I personally paint (and thus have immediately available). This is Red Bear, aka Bjorn. He was found on a backwards time jaunt to ancient sweden. He's basically a brick with a magic sword and magically enchanted chainmail armor.

The figure is a modified Superfigs Perun figure. The figure originally came with a giant hammer which I snipped off and used greenstuff to form into a sword. I also covered the upper torso in green stuff to make a chainmail effect. I'm not really happy with either effect, but since it was my first time using the green stuff for this kind of effect I can't complain. The figure was coated at the same time as Chan-Li's dragon form (above) and thus has that same milky white haze effect in the glaze.

[Blue]

Those are excellent!

[red_eagle123]

Just for Grins, one of my favorite works...

[teh bunneh]

I got some HeroClix for Christmas. Got Cap among the bundle! Hate the paint job. Stripped him and redid him -- right.

Enjoy!

PS: I noticed something while painting him... I don't know who does the models for HeroClix, but the guy's got a serious lip fetish. I noticed it while painting my Cheshire Cat (using a Hydra guy's head), but it didn't occur to me that this might be endemic. Look at the size of Cap's lips! It's freaky! He's got that bee-stung, Alicia Silverstone look goin' on. Wierd.

[Magmarock]

I got some HeroClix for Christmas. Got Cap among the bundle! Hate the paint job. Stripped him and redid him -- right.

Enjoy!

PS: I noticed something while painting him... I don't know who does the models for HeroClix, but the guy's got a serious lip fetish. I noticed it while painting my Cheshire Cat (using a Hydra guy's head), but it didn't occur to me that this might be endemic. Look at the size of Cap's lips! It's freaky! He's got that bee-stung, Alicia Silverstone look goin' on. Wierd.

I'm not fond of that miniature, but you did a great job painting it. ;)

Mags

[teh bunneh]

Red Eagle! Welcome to the Miniatures Thread! I'm lovin' your stuff, man -- particularly Shockwave (nice metallic/glowy effect) and Rainbow (your first mod? You're a natural!). More!

Bill.

[Blue]

From the Sentinels... Dr. Terwelleker (Modified from an old SJG miniature), Orland (Body & Head are Blade, Hands & guns from another miniature, Hair is Greenstuff), Typhoon (Storm, minus much of the cape), and Rift (a Riot Cop... Gotham PD I think, but I can't remember).

[red_eagle123]

Thanks keyes_bill, I was happy to hear the future missus was getting a digital camera, I wanted to post some of my miniatures after seeing this thread. Let me echo Magma's comment, you really gussied up that Capt. America figure. Very stellar work there.

And Blue, that figure for Orland makes me think of Han Solo for some reason.

[CDad]

Here's my collection...

I made my own storage trays, all of them fit in 2 12"x12"x16" boxes.

I'm going to learn how to make my own "Master-Maze" Superheroic walls etc once I finish painting the last 50.


http://www.geocities.com/huskerfan98765/Agents.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/huskerfan98765/PaintedMarvel.jpg

[Blue]

Finally got back to doing a little mod-ing.

Made form a Mage Knight "Welp Alchemist (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3094)", here is the Crimson Claw.

<img width=130 src="http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_crimsonclaw001.jpg"> (http://home.earthlink.net/~bluegallery/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/clix_crimsonclaw001.jpg)

[Tim]

Finally got back to doing a little mod-ing.

Made form a Mage Knight "Welp Alchemist (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=3094)", here is the Crimson Claw.

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So are you going t be running TGSVC?

[Blue]

Yes, when my game reconvenes, which will be a while. But I've worked it up and am ready to roll. Now I'm working on mods for all the other NPC villains from the game.

[Myrlyn]

Yes, when my game reconvenes, which will be a while. But I've worked it up and am ready to roll. Now I'm working on mods for all the other NPC villains from the game.


Very cool Blue! I'm actually going to be running the same story arc for my group. If you would like to collaborate on the character updates for fifth edition, etc. let me know! My own thought for the Claw was to actually make some minor alterations to the character concept, and use the Crimson Cowl (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=5507) figure from Marvel Heroclix:



Keith

[Blue]

So for your campaign the Crimson Cowl traded X and Y chromosones? That's cool. I've made too many female characters already to do that in my campaign.

I did a strict update to 5th on my lunch hour over a couple days, with no serious tweaking. I intend to give them a more serious going over when I've got the time. Right now I'm fooling with the minis. Sure, that's less important than a sound character, but it's where my head is right now :)

[Blue]

Rather than do a strict recreation of 4th edition Brother Basilisk (from the Great Supervillain Contest), I looked at all the available minis I had and decided I wanted him to probably look more like a monk. Couldn't quite reach that, but this does look interesting. It's based on a MageKnight Grave Robber (http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/figures/Rotating/MKRE/MKRE_032.gif).

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[Redmenace]

The color scheme is particularly nice.

[Blue]

Thanks. Funny you should mention that. This is paintjob #3 :)

The Great Superviallain Contest makes no mention of colors on any of the characters. Only thing I knew was that I wanted him to be gray in complexion.

#1 was predominately dark red and black. Too dark.
#2 was reddish brown with touches of green. Still didn't say "basilisk" to me.

Acetone comes in pretty handy.

[Myrlyn]

He looks great Blue. Really nice work. Now when you're done making a figure for each one of these villains, you'll have to let me know how I can borrow them for when I run the adventure. ;)

Keith

[Redmenace]

How are you planning on handling the other characters Blue? Is it possible to make a self respecting villain named Wee Willie?

[Blue]

Hehe. I think having villains with no self-respect pop up out of nowhere is part of the charm. They all want a piece of the action. I like the idea that the heroes are scratching their heads and asking, "What on Earth made these guys think they could take on us?"

I'm also trying to figure out a good way to get the players involved on the villain side. I've got one hero who is practically a villain already (the other players just don't know it). But I'm deciding if I want them to make low-level villains to take on a few heroes or if I want divide up the group (say, have four heroees at one scene when a handful of villains pop up) and have the other players play the villain NPCs. If I do this last part it won't be until after the plot has been somewhat exposed.

[red_eagle123]

While Laid up due to surgery, here are a few of the miniatures I'm working on:

First up in one of three villains for a group I'm going to toss at my players soon. They're the Acolytes of Apocalypse. This is War, the axe and shield transform the bearer into a host for the Asgardian Tyr, god of War.

The figure is from the Reaper Acolyte of War, and one of my best jobs thus far (IMO).

[red_eagle123]

This is Famine, the second of my Acolytes of Apocalypse. I haven't come up with a definitive background for him yet, but the bow turns the human host into Famine. I tried to paint the figure as a Native American, not sure how well it came out.

The figure is Reaper's Acolyte of Famine.

[red_eagle123]

This is the last of my Triad of Acolytes. This is Death. His powers come from the upper half of the scythe. One of the players has a Museum Curator secret ID and is currently examining a skull with a spine fused to it. She's determined it's magical but that's it. My idea is that when attacked to a stick, the mouth emits an energy blade in the form of a scythe.

That's why the blade is red, I was trying to show that it's an energy blade. The rest of the outfit is just a costume, so you can see a peek of skin on his arms behind the gloves.

The figure is a Reaper Acolyte of Death figure.

[Blue]

Wow. They certainly didn't surgically remove your painting talent.
If only I had that kind of patience and steadiness of hand. Mostly the patience.

[red_eagle123]

Since I haven't yet figured out what I'm going to do for a fourth Acolyte of Apocalypse, I'm also working on some other villains. This is the leader of a team I'm going to call the Elementals.

One of the subplots I've got going is that someone is attacking companies that are polluting the environment. Since one of the players has a history of eco-terrorism (before becoming a hero), and has been missing, the initial blame is being focussed on her for now.

The character pictured here is a Summoner, summoning spirits of the elements to serve him. The figure is a Reaper figure, an Earth Wizard. The little hand came with the figure.

[red_eagle123]

Here is the first of the four elementals I worked up, this is a Fire Elemental. Again it's a Reaper figure.

[red_eagle123]

This is the Water Elemental

[red_eagle123]

This is the Earth Elemental. Again, a Reaper Figure.

[red_eagle123]

This is the last of the Elementals, Air. Still a Reaper figure.

I like Reaper figures, since they have a lot of detail on them. Problem is they're more suited for a fantasy D&D game than Champions.

[red_eagle123]

This is a Reaper Troll that I'm going to use as a Mad Scientists genetic abomination. I've got a couple other figures that will also have been created by this same mad scientist, but they're not near enough complete to take pictures of.

[red_eagle123]

These last two are figures that can easily be used in a Super Hero setting, but as of yet I haven't come up with any campaign use for them yet. The strong man is finished, and is painted from a Reaper Flesh Golem. I'm debating whether to add some tatoo's or something to him, since he's kinda bland at the moment.

The Martial artist isn't complete yet. I still have to do the hair and the gauntlets on his arms. Everything else is done. I'm still debating on a hair color, although I'm leaning towards a sandy brown color (Yellow base, brown drybrush highlights). This is a Reaper Monk figure.

[red_eagle123]

Wow. They certainly didn't surgically remove your painting talent.
If only I had that kind of patience and steadiness of hand. Mostly the patience.

Thanks Blue, it feels nice to be painting again. I've gone about 6 months since I last picked up the brush. And I had to do something to keep myself busy while laid up on the couch. Today's the first day I've been able to do anything besides lay there with my leg elevated.

[teh bunneh]

The character pictured here is a Summoner, summoning spirits of the elements to serve him. The figure is a Reaper figure, an Earth Wizard. The little hand came with the figure.

I really like the white-brushing. It makes him look (alternately) dusty, or illuminated by some light from beneath. Stellar work!

Reaper puts out some awesome figs, I totally agree. :)

Bill.