[P-65 Earth Elemental]

Hi Glitterwolf,

 

That looks incredible! Thank you for the helpful links!

[P-65 Earth Elemental]

Has anyone got some good tips for painting the various rocks? I don't want this to come out too bland. It is a really nice miniature!

 

Perhaps somebody could point me towards a tutorial on painting rocks in miniatures?

[P-65 Earth Elemental]

I has now been over a decade since I ordered this miniature and set it aside. Last night I finally rebased it and undercoated it to start painting it! The 50mm base didn't do it justice, so went with a 65mm base instead.

 

 

[Commissions?]

Does Reaper do commissions?

 

WardCo. is about to re-release our main game, and I am looking at having a special miniature created to mark the occasion.

 

I was looking at a mutant ape, with six arms and eyes.

 

Would Reaper be interested in handling this, and if so, what sort of cost could I expect to need to pay?

 

Thanks,

 

Craig J. Brain

WardCo.

[Chronscope minis we'd like to see thread 2]

I'd be keen to see a few more modern accessories, such as a briefcase, laptop, PDA, Tablet, mobile phone a vacuum cleaner etc.

 

Craig J. Brain

WardCo.

[Conversions]

Here's a couple more :)

 

I think one of these is an old Grenadier miniature, but am not certain.

 

The next miniature that I am sending the Scott is this one:

 

We'll add some stuff to it to make it suitable for sci-fi gaming :)

 

Craig J. Brain

[Conversions]

Hi Everyone!

 

It's been a while since I last posted here. I've been working overseas for a spell, and while I was away, a friend of mine finished painting and/or converting a few miniatures for me. Yes, I know the turtle is a Eureka figure, but some of the pieces added are from Reaper :)

 

Craig J. Brain

[P-65 Earth Elemental]

This is a really exciting release. I haven't looked forward to the release of any miniature, as much as I am this one. What date can we expect to be able to place an order for it?

 

I am putting pocket money aside for it right now - it's perfect for crushing robots! :)

 

 

Craig J. Brain

[Game Table]

This looks really good! I love the modular design - that makes putting in water features etc a snap too :)

I just went to my local Games Workshop for a visit and saw their new modular boards - at $450.00 Australian for four boards - this set up looks even more attractive :)

 

Craig J. Brain

[Chronscope minis we'd like to see thread 2]

I'd love to see a "tentacled horror" that can grab characters and drag them into the swamp or lake etc.

 

You could have optional eye stalks, beaks, maws etc. Each horror could be unique :)

[Creating Robot Tentacle Arms]

The creature Conversion pack has tentacles but they are organic. Not sure if that is the look you want. If you are looking to make your own take a look at throtle cables. The type I'm thinking of is a ridged metal one I haad on an old lawn mower. I think it could be the right size and is ridged and could look segmented. Or, and I just thought of this, you could try a metal gitar string. they come in different thincknesses and again are ridged for that mechanical look. Good luck and make sure you post you creation whatever you use.

 

Thanks very much for the suggestions. I'll have to look into that guitar string idea :)

 

Craig J. Brain

 

I just found some info on metal guitar strings and they are exactly what I am after :) A little touchup with a Dremel and I have my robot arms ready for the addition of some grapples etc.

 

 

Thanks very much,

 

Craig J. Brain

[Creating Robot Tentacle Arms]

The creature Conversion pack has tentacles but they are organic. Not sure if that is the look you want. If you are looking to make your own take a look at throtle cables. The type I'm thinking of is a ridged metal one I haad on an old lawn mower. I think it could be the right size and is ridged and could look segmented. Or, and I just thought of this, you could try a metal gitar string. they come in different thincknesses and again are ridged for that mechanical look. Good luck and make sure you post you creation whatever you use.

 

Thanks very much for the suggestions. I'll have to look into that guitar string idea :)

 

Craig J. Brain

[Chronscope minis we'd like to see thread 2]

I'd like to see a tool conversion pack.

 

Wrenches

Screw drivers

Pliers

Drill

Spanners

Wrecking bar

Hammer

Multimeter

Stanley knife

 

Just a few ideas.

 

Craig J. Brain

[Creating Robot Tentacle Arms]

There is a conversion pack that has these. otherwise, break out the green stuff!

 

I thought that I had looked all over for a conversion pack. Would you happen to have a link?

 

Thanks very much,

 

Craig J. Brain

[Creating Robot Tentacle Arms]

Hi all!

 

I have just picked up some miniatures for conversion and want to add some extra robotic tentacle arms (like Marvel's Doctor Octopus).

Does anyone here have any suggestions for creating some of these?

 

Thanks,

 

Craig J. Brain

[Killer Plants?]

www.hydraminiatures.comMatt Beauchamp's Hydra Miniatures has some killer plants available and more coming.

 

www.hydraminiatures.com

 

I have some of these, and my only complaint is the size - I found them too small for what I wanted.

 

However, they make up for that in numbers :)

 

Craig J. Brain

[Sci-fi Frogs]

http://www.reapermini.com/pages/figure_fin...jpgℑ=3

 

gave them guns, a backpack, and a gadget belt.

 

I'd love to see your conversions, I've got these ones :)

 

Craig J. Brain

[SciFi minis you'd like to see.]

I'd also like to see some sci-fi credit chips in different denominations.

[SciFi minis you'd like to see.]

I am looking at conversions of some of the Reaper figures that I have picked up and realized that nobody does improvised weapons, such as clubs made from parking meters, or traffic lights. Shields made from stop signs or rubbish bin lids, or bits of tyre armor that can be added to miniatures to give the an immediate post-apocalyptic look.

 

Just a thought.

 

Craig J. Brain

WardCo.

[Killer Plants?]

This got me thinking:

 

http://io9.com/5074291/watch-the-real-reas...feed-the-plants

 

We need a good Audry II mini. Heck, a whole killer-alien-plant army would be pretty cool, and as far as I'm aware, unique. Might have to start one for CAV.

 

These guys might fit the bill. Unfortunately they are resin, but a pretty decent product anyway :)

 

Craig J. Brain

WardCo.

[Mushroom & Fungi Forest]

Really lovely mushrooms. There are a few cracks in some places. Luckily since you're using DAS they should easily be smoothed out by some wetsanding to make a nice finish before you paint them up.

 

Wetsanding? Yep, I'll give that a go :)

 

BTW, the CMOS article on mushrooms is brilliant, and I'm going to use that technique to add mid-sized mushrooms to my collection. This should help give some depth to the forest that I plan to create :)

 

Craig J. Brain

WardCo.

[Mushroom & Fungi Forest]

I'm sure Craig would be please to show us how he has done them !

 

Simon,

 

I'd be happy to! I'll take a few pictures on the next one I do and post it when I get back next week.

Thanks for the explanation of CMON, I'll have to check that out.

 

Craig J. Brain

[Mushroom & Fungi Forest]

There's a really neat mushroom sculpting tutorial I saw on CMON somewhere that you might want to look for.

 

Thanks for the tip!

 

What's CMON?

 

Craig J. Brain

[Mushroom & Fungi Forest]

Hi!

 

Thanks for the links and the suggestions. I've got some ideas now for proceeding over the weekend :)

 

Here's an EM-4 miniature trooper and a couple of old Grenadier figures for an idea of scale:

 

 

 

 

When I get my other Reaper figures, I'll post an update with those for scale.

 

Craig J. Brain

WardCo.

[Mushroom & Fungi Forest]

I am getting better with a bit of practice:

 

 

50 of these won't take long at all!

 

Craig J. Brain