Temperance
Sergeant
525 Posts
    
 | | 03/11/2006 10:12 PM |
| I've finished one of the trophies for the upcoming California Open tourney.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/116428
More will follow as I finish them over the next couple of weeks. | |
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/12/2006 2:31 AM |
| | Nice, the face has much more character now. He looks like a reeaal happy stone giant. The work on the base is a real nice touch. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 03/12/2006 3:10 AM |
| | Very nice! The colors are appealing to the eye and the base looks fantastic. The stone giant's face is also much more expressive. I hadn't noticed that before (have to take a closer look). | |
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Zozo
Warrior
218 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 10:35 AM |
| | Nice! Big improvement on the facial features, especially the eyes. Love the base btw. | |
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taliesin
Underboss
1113 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 2:06 PM |
| | The re-basing looks cool, and that giant looks really happy to be there. I like it. Now I just need to get the day off of work to play. The Open is in SoCal, right? | |
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Temperance
Sergeant
525 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 4:27 PM |
| Thanks, all! I was pretty surprised by the amount of detail that the sculpt of the face has.
The tourney is in SoCal; more info here:
http://www.maxminis.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15693 | |
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 6:11 PM |
| | Yea I really like what you did with him. The face is so much more defined. I rarely worry about the base personally, more worried about the miniature. I like him tho, good job. | |
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Temperance
Sergeant
525 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 10:46 PM |
| I think bases are pretty important. This one serves several purposes:
1. Individuality. It makes the figure stand out when compared to the regular version. (Hopefully the paint job does that.)
2. Stablization. There is a secondary plastic disk on the base making it a little more rigid; much more important on the Marut (which should be the next one.)
3. Resin experiment. The rock is a resin cast of a real rock -- it's for a super top secret diorama for a go at winning a Golden Demon. (Hopefully I have time to finish it before July!)
4. Presentation. The original Stone Giant leans forward a bit and is lopsided. By elevating the leg on the rock, he's standing straight up and looks more regal and proud -- more trophy-like. (The same thing was done for the Gen Con SoCal Half-Fiend Ogre trophies.) | |
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Runelord151
Underboss
1203 Posts
| | 03/12/2006 11:12 PM |
| | Nice job Pete! Very smooth and well blended as always. | | | |
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LargeMarmot
Sergeant
463 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 12:33 AM |
| | Very nice work. I never thought of painting that lump of plastic. I'll be honest I didn't even know that thing really had a face to paint. I love what you've done with it. | |
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Vash
Underboss
1995 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 8:36 AM |
| | Great work as always. I love the stone color. And thats some nice basing! [:)] | |
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orcmonk220
Underboss
1608 Posts
| | 03/13/2006 8:50 AM |
| A definate Stone Giant now! Great miniature and basing. One of my favourite so far. [:D]
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WakeXX
Warlord
10152 Posts
Edinboro PA
| | 03/13/2006 6:46 PM |
| | Nice work! | | | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 03/14/2006 12:20 AM |
| | he is stone! [:D] awesome job me very jelous! [)] | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12507 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/14/2006 3:26 AM |
| | I really like the alteration you did with the base. Is it painted foam, or a real piece of stone? Also, was it hard to bend the left leg in order to accomodate the height differential? | |
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/14/2006 3:53 AM |
| I did the same for one of the old Metal Ogres put out by wotc(pre-chainmail). By raising him up a bit he became less of a knuckle-drager and more of a threating figure.
quote:
Originally posted by Temperance
4. Presentation. The original Stone Giant leans forward a bit and is lopsided. By elevating the leg on the rock, he's standing straight up and looks more regal and proud -- more trophy-like. (The same thing was done for the Gen Con SoCal Half-Fiend Ogre trophies.)
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Temperance
Sergeant
525 Posts
| | 03/14/2006 11:30 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Thenameless
I really like the alteration you did with the base. Is it painted foam, or a real piece of stone? Also, was it hard to bend the left leg in order to accomodate the height differential?
It's a resin cast of a stone, allowing me to drill a hole into it so I can pin the figure to the base. (I try to pin everything; much more stable.) The leg isn't bent at all. The original stone giant leans forward and to the side, so I just built up the other leg until he was basically standing straight up. | |
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