dafrca
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Post by dafrca on May 19, 2016 16:17:07 GMT
Hello;
I can't paint miniatures anymore. Hands are too unstable. So in order to keep the cost of new minis down, I have added rebased minis to my collection. Here are a few shots of resent additions.
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pepebe
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Post by pepebe on May 19, 2016 20:17:24 GMT
Nice. I need to get more of those *clix models. There are quite a few minis among them that put official D&D/pathfinder minis to shame.
Mage Knight has also a lot of great minis (many of them from old ral partha molds). The only thing I'd have to complain is the paint job. 9 out of 10 are so ugly painted it hurts.
I love Dreamblade minis. Even though quite a few of them would have difficulties to show up in a standard D&D adventure, they are great base material for modding/scratchbuilding. Most of them are at least well painted and some of them are simply awesome. Its a pity that this game was abandoned by wizkids.
My main concern about Dreamblade is the size. Most of them fit into the 35mm scale and they stick out like a sore thumb among 25-28mm minis. On the other hand, they make great villains and boss monsters or statues. I have a huge collection of them, because you can get them for really small money on ebay.
If you want to add more images, you should sort them by manufacturer. Names would also be nice, but this might be difficult.
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dafrca
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Post by dafrca on May 20, 2016 0:20:14 GMT
Sadly at this point I would be hard pressed to name them all. I could ID the make and line of almost 100% though, but who they are within that line? I would fail quite a few.
I agree with you on Dreamblade. Some of the "human" types are just too large. But some of them make great monsters and fit quite nicely scale wise.
In this picture the green guys on the right are Dreamblade for example:
On a side note, I am also playing with small customizations. Here is a combat mage I made using an old Mage Knight figure.
EDIT: I can't spell to save my soul at times.
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pepebe
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Post by pepebe on May 20, 2016 7:26:29 GMT
I also have a problem with the names of the original minis. They get ripped/cut off their bases as soon as they come to my house. I can't recognize the bases you are using. I can see them in at least two different formats. Where do you get them? ------------ Regarding Mage Knight bases... Most of the time, the bases are dirty. Some of them have even mold growing on top of them! I guess the glue they are using is extremely yummy. After I have given them a good wash, I'm using the bases for a lot of other things. There are three types of bases I'm aware of. Depending on the type, the bases can be used for a lot of crafting projects. I use them to build pillars, pedestals, bases for large minis, etc.
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dafrca
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Post by dafrca on May 20, 2016 16:50:34 GMT
I can't recognize the bases you are using. I can see them in at least two different formats. Where do you get them?
Bases, well I use a few different types. The first will cause some folks to get angry, but when the Star Wars mini game died, there were some figures no one wanted and they sold for as little as .05 each. So I bought quite a few and cut the figures off the bases. I also bought and used some of the older Games Workshop Fantasy bases that didn't have any slots. I also bought some plastic plugs I found at an electronics store, but stopped using those as they seemed to have issues with the glue. Lastly I have used bases from Dungeon Crawler. They have several sizes. Here is their website; www.dungeoncrawler.com/store/16-combat-bases
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Post by dungeoncrawler on May 20, 2016 22:39:59 GMT
Thanks for the mention dafrca!
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dafrca
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Post by dafrca on May 21, 2016 5:37:29 GMT
Thanks for the mention dafrca! You are most welcome.
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Post by Sam on Dec 24, 2016 19:45:41 GMT
I have run into at least 4 styles of Heroclix bases. I have used the outer rings to make bases for flight markers, torch carrier markers and my beholders. I like the look of the pillars and will definitely need to steal that idea. The inner rings are 1-1/4" diameter and I use them to rebase figures. They are big for 1" grids, but I play gridless. Sometimes I leave the figure on the inner ring and just separate it from the lower ring, then flock it with sand. I like your mod on the combat mage. I have several figures with modern weapons and it gave me the idea to cover them instead of cut them off. Did you do a head swap on it? I love your stands with the purple beads, they look great. I do not recognize many of the figures. What is the small beige creature in the front row?
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