Tusserk
Member since: 2009I know I do!
Anyone else out there get a kick out of trying to make their little dudes LOOK like their characters? Hell, does anyone else out there play SWRPG over the table with minis? I have a lot of fun with it, anyway!! And would totally love to see anyone else's work, if there indeed IS anyone else that indulges in the frustration of creating teeny tiny war heroes. XD Heh.
Here's some of mine, if it helps get the ball rolling. :D
Tusserk! This is my little 'me', I love him to pieces. His robes are both a nod to his Corellian Master and his family on Alderaan, with the outer layer styled somewhat after an Alderaanian long coat. Repositioned his arm, and adjusted his snout slightly to better resemble the way I draw him!
More Tusserks. Original Tusserk was my first ever mod, and it's not very good, hah! He was green back then, too, back when he still inhabited the body he was born with. Then there's Tusserk-riding-Ora, featuring a slight paint adjustment on the varactyl and a heavily massacred Obi-Wan mini. ;)
Frakking Toaster! Our droid- who later turned out to be an Iron Knight- who has gone through so many incarnates its not funny! I killed myself over this mini, he has far more glue slathered over him than should ever be allowed. XD
Lonar. Our Twi'lek 'Captain', who at one stage was loosely affiliated with the Jensaarai. He doesn't really follow their philosophies any more, but he hangs onto the armour- modeled after a sand panther.
Klopan! Our beloved Ryn, both in and out of his armour! I love the way he turned out, I guess I like making Ryn! And yeah, he's got Jango's armour. Boba is naaawt going to be impressed if we ever run into him in game!!
Nimeq and Attichuk! No, not Chewie's dad. ;) Just our token wookiee NPC with a bit of a paint job, new hairdo, and a badass grav hammer. Nimeq, our Zabrak medic/professional soldier, was modded by her player. Bigger gun, paint job, and (somewhat re-tailored) robes we stole from an Imperial Guard...
Kit! Kit was my stand-in character while Tusserk was "dead". (Oh maaaaaaan it is fun convincing the rest of the party that your character is dead and gone forever...!) She's an Amaran Antarian Ranger, cute as all hell but not especially bright.
NPCs ho! We love our NPCs! The big guy is Frank. Frank is... ahh, special. And somewhat the result of having a mad scientist appear early on in the campaign. I haven't actually finished making him; he's meant to have big scary Acklay legs. They're coming. :P And our little Ranat, Ruttager. We're currently keeping the poor guy in a coma while we find a way to deal with his... issues. And V2-Alpha! Imagine Futurama's Zap Brannigan... in a droid body... and actually COMPETENT. He's both a hilarious and terrifying NPC to have around.
Great job, and great photos! Sounds like you have an awesome gaming group. Also, I can see you took a little time getting the poses, backgrounds, and focus just right. Awesome. :)
My favourite is 'Frank'!
Thanks! :D Especially for the feedback on the photos themselves... I do try! Focusing on the little buggers can be such a pain, heh.
Yeah, I love my group to bits and pieces. It'll be sad when the campaign is finally done! GM keeps joking that I'm not actually going to get Frank finished before the game ends, but I'm getting there... I've just finished murdering an Acklay mini to get his legs right...
Love that Varactyl!
These are amazing. I wish I had you around to make minis for my campaigns. Lol.
The GM knows the will of the force.
I have a buttload of fun doing it! Now, not making aaaany promises here, but maybe if there was a mini you wanted done for a special occasion or something, and provided I thought I could actually DO it and get it safely posted overseas... I might consider it!
That would be amaaaaazing!!!!
The GM knows the will of the force.
Question, what type of glue/paint do you use? And what to cut them? Lol
The GM knows the will of the force.
I've used a bunch of different glues, and honestly I have yet to find one that is a set favourite! The Games Workshop plastic glue is alright, especially for bigger bits, but for doing anything really fine I tend to go for some sort of superglue-- but I'll warn you know, it can end in tears. XD Oh, the times my husband has come across me sitting mournfully at the table with indeterminate bits of mini stuck to my fingers!! Gluing lightsabers is exceptionally frustrating, you need steady hands and a heck of a lot of patience. :P
When I can, I actually prefer to use Green Stuff (or 'Kneadatite') to stick pieces together, with the benefit of being able to sculpt it into shape to fit in even better. I get it from Games Workshop stores, and the little packet goes a loooong long way.
Now, cutting them up! Mwaha. I love slicing minis!! My knife of choice is an Exacto hobby knife with a lovely fresh blade. :D I'm pretty sure I've always picked them up from newsagencies.