BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Probably not the right place to put this, and if the mods wan to to move this then that's fine by me, but having purchased and assembled paper miniatures created by SquirmyDad (OneMonkMiniatures) it dawned on me: What would it take for Hero Games to produce Paper Miniatures of Iconic Champions characters? Metal and Plastic Models are expensive and take time and skill to paint, where paper minis are cheap (aside from what shouldn't be more than a $3 PDF and ink and cardstock), and only require a hobby knife, some white glue and a black sharpy to cover up the edges where the paper has been cut. From a production point of view, really all that would be required is paying an artist (unless I'm not seeing something). Sets I personally would like to see would include: Mechanon (as well as his famous summoned robots) Dr. Destroyer (as well as his minions) GRAB The Crowns of Krym A VIPER set with a couple of variations of troopers, mecha-suits, and maybe a tank. UNTIL and PRIMUS (possible use the same PDF as the VIPER one with separate Layers. So my questions are: What would it take to get purchasable PDFs of paper models for Licensed Champions Characters? I myself would be willing contribute to a Kickstarter aimed at doing this. Who here on the boards would be interested in this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 its pretty easy to create those, you just need the correct size and shape blocked out then drop the characters and a reverse image on each one with a name that goes on the bottom. Takes me about 15 minutes to create a single sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Baker Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 They made 3 sets of Cardboard Characters: http://www.herogames.com/forums/store/product/173-cardboard-characters-team-villains-1-pdf/ http://www.herogames.com/forums/store/product/172-cardboard-characters-master-villains-pdf/ http://www.herogames.com/forums/store/product/171-cardboard-characters-champions-pdf/ I'm not sure how well they sold, as they did not continue with additional sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Those are pretty much 1.99 products at most, though. Should drop the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Those also look like Tent Minis... the kinda I'm talking about are fold and glue then cut-out.... and show both the front and the back... not just a silhouette or a reflection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Trivia -- the original Steve Jackson superheroes Cardboard Heroes includes a lot of Aaron Allston's Strike Force PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I always loved those old SJG cardboard heroes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 For myself, I create my own paper minis. Using my paint program, I get the character picture & shrink it to about 220 pixels height making sure I have enough room for the fold flap. I copy the image, do a 90' turn and put that underneath the previous image. Cut out. Fold in middle, then fold the bottom flaps and tape bottom. I put multiple minis on same page and save. If mini gets destroyed, just print out the mini again - no fuss. Works well enough: the players like them on the battlemap episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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