Snu
Skirmisher
30 Posts
    
 | | 03/23/2008 7:43 PM |
| If you're using a miniature in an RPG or as a piece for a boardgame, it doesn't matter a whole lot what its original stats were -- At that point, you're only concerned with how the mini looks on the table.
So... What sorts of mini reuses have people here come up with? Some reuses are pretty obvious (halfling mini -> RPG child), but for others I might have a miniature on hand for months or years before it occurs to me that it has a good alternative purpose. For example, here's a thread with the Heroclix figure called "The Question":
http://www.vicsage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7732
The human figure immediately struck me as good for noir purposes (after adding some details on the head). But I didn't think about uses for the pillar until just a week back. Cut off the question mark, and it's good as a brick/stone pillar in pretty much any situation. Or keep the question mark but cut the pillar three bricks down from the top, and you've got a really nice looking "mysterious thingy" marker for use in a variety of games.
For that matter -- Is there a good forum or database up on the net for seeing other people's creative uses for their miniatures? It would be fantastic if there were a prepainted minis wiki where people could contribute pictures, comments, tags and such on all the various lines of miniatures.
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
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Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/23/2008 8:46 PM |
| Well I make a fair amount of use out of my old Heroclix and Mageknight figures. Most of the games I run tend to be Pulp Adventure and Horror. I'm working on modding the Question right now actually.
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7617 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 03/24/2008 9:35 AM |
| I used the original heroclix Blade figure in a &D campaing a while back.
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Pedro
Commander
3926 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 03/24/2008 2:13 PM |
| | SW also has some nice looking minis up its sleeve. | |
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stephengroy
Underboss
1409 Posts
Tempe AZ Beeyotch
| | 03/24/2008 2:26 PM |
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The human figure immediately struck me as good for noir purposes (after adding some details on the head).
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Snu
Skirmisher
30 Posts
| | 03/24/2008 10:54 PM |
| Edit -- &#&*%@& board ate my whole post beyond the first paragraph, so I've rewritten the rest.
I
agree -- There's lots of good stuff (and lots of less good stuff) to
choose from in Star Wars, Mage Knight, and HeroClix. HorrorClix,
Dreamblade, and even the odd piece from CreepyFreaks or Axis &
Allies can be good at times. There are others I haven't looked at much,
though -- The Lord of the Rings stuff, MechWarrior, Pokemon, and no
doubt some I haven't heard of. And there are more lines coming out to
keep an eye on -- Dr. Who, World of Warcraft, Mutant Chronicles,
Monsterpocalypse. And there are also the non-random prepainted
miniatures from McFarlane, Safari, Schleich, etc.
My own uses are pretty varied. Mostly I use them for board games
(Dungeoneer, Dungeon Twister, Talisman, Heroes Incorporated, Arkham
Horror, Evo, Goldland, etc.), but also sometimes for RPGs (fantasy,
pulp/horror, and modern). So there are lots of different possible
applications I try to look for in a miniature.
Posted By stephengroy on 03/24/2008 2:26 PM:
Pics, pls!
I haven't doctored it, yet. For that matter, I'm not an especially good painter -- That's part of why I like the prepainted minatures! We'll see just where those eyes end up. ;)
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The Great
Choco Monster
Ghendar
Warlord
12367 Posts
The G Spot
| | 03/25/2008 4:08 AM |
| Posted By Snu on 03/23/2008 7:43 PM
I
So... What sorts of mini reuses have people here come up with?
Oh lord, there have been so many I'm not sure I can remember specific examples. Biggest alt use has probably been proxying for minis that we had no actual counterpart. I know I've used various undead as many types of other undead. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10987 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/25/2008 10:14 PM |
| I've got some painted and converted 'clix fiugres in the Craft section.
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10987 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 03/29/2008 11:43 PM |
| I ended up using Black Canary's head as a replacement for the Question. His figure is a bit on the smaller side, so her head was a good fit. Now I just need to prime the figure and paint it.
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7617 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 03/31/2008 10:03 AM |
| Looking good.
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bielmic
Sneak
67 Posts
| | 03/31/2008 2:07 PM |
| | if you live in the upper midwest where we've had a brutal winter, another use for unwanted d&d minis is to provide tire traction when your car is snowed in. an old test in the harbinger days showed that the minis survive being driven over! :) | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7617 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 03/31/2008 3:27 PM |
| Wow.
You win, good sir.
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Pedro
Commander
3926 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 04/07/2008 10:49 AM |
| Posted By Cthulhufnord on 03/29/2008 11:43 PM
I ended up using Black Canary's head as a replacement for the Question. His figure is a bit on the smaller side, so her head was a good fit. Now I just need to prime the figure and paint it.
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stephengroy
Underboss
1409 Posts
Tempe AZ Beeyotch
| | 04/07/2008 1:15 PM |
| There was a Red Dwarf reference and I missed it?
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 04/09/2008 11:06 PM |
| Posted By Pedro on 04/07/2008 10:49 AM Posted By Cthulhufnord on 03/29/2008 11:43 PM
I ended up using Black Canary's head as a replacement for the Question. His figure is a bit on the smaller side, so her head was a good fit. Now I just need to prime the figure and paint it.
That's Kryton (Kryten)! In the part where they encountered the Squid of Despair!
You're sooooo right.
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mazra
Sergeant
435 Posts
Canton, GA
| | 04/11/2008 2:08 PM |
| Hello Everyone,
This is more in line with Ghendar's post, but I use the Fiendish Tyranosaur for more Huge minis than any other. I recently used one as a Dire Tiger enlarged to Huge Size. I had the Dire Tiger fig, and kept it out for the looks, but needed the fig with a huge base for game play. The Fiendish Tyranosaur is definitely my champion of proxies.
Later,
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arbados
Underboss
1435 Posts
New York, USA
| | 04/14/2008 7:37 PM |
| | I use the Huge Fire Elemental for just about any huge elemental, ooze or anything else with no true form. I wish we had the other elementals. | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3394 Posts
Netherlands
| | 04/15/2008 5:00 AM |
| I'm using the babau for quth-maren from the City of the Spider Queen campaign. Subbing large chaos beasts and my single ochre jelly for all sorts of oozes. We do need more oozes, especially a huge black pudding.
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10987 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 04/15/2008 11:21 PM |
| My Chaos Beasts pull Sterling Duty as Shoggoths. 
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7617 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 04/19/2008 5:26 AM |
| Posted By Cthulhufnord on 04/15/2008 11:21 PM My Chaos Beasts pull Sterling Duty as Shoggoths. 
Been there, subbing in minis for other lovecraftian horrors as well. | |
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stephengroy
Underboss
1409 Posts
Tempe AZ Beeyotch
| | 04/22/2008 5:44 PM |
| Sahuagin=Deep Ones
Chaos Beast=Shoggoth
Yuan-Ti=Serpent People
Kobold=Sand Dweller
wyvern=shantak | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10987 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 04/22/2008 7:05 PM |
| For Serpent folk I tend to use the Ophidian from Death Knell. It works particularly well as a degenerate breed aka worms of the earth.
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7617 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 04/23/2008 7:52 AM |
| Posted By Cthulhufnord on 04/22/2008 7:05 PM
For Serpent folk I tend to use the Ophidian from Death Knell. It works particularly well as a degenerate breed aka worms of the earth.
I as well use this, although I usually remove the weapon if I do.
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