Popular Post Jordan Peacock Posted January 19, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2015 For an IKRPG campaign (that I'm finally starting next weekend -- yay!) I have a few "Farrow" minis (from Hordes/Minions) who are basically boarmen, and fit a nice niche as creatures that COULD be intelligent, or COULD just be very monstrous, and, what's more, there's considerable variety in terms of what sizes the things come in. I've got a boxed set of "Rorsh & Brine" that consists of a relatively civilized-looking smaller Farrow (Rorsh) with a flintlock, and a huge savage warbeast Farrow (Brine) who's all about "ME SMASH!" I used some Instant Mold to make a crude temporary mold of one of Brine's spiky shoulder pauldrons (included in the set as a separate pieces that nicely hide the attaching points of the arms). I used a bit of putty to give Gnort a loincloth and to add on a shoulder-guard to make Gnort a little less "nekkid." (Not that I'd imagine the Farrow would mind that much, but none of the Warmachine/IKRPG depictions of Farrows has them running about in the buff, so I figure this'd make it fit in a little better and look a little less like "Look! The cheapskate GM is using PROXIES! (gasp!)") Oh, and the base was a very carefully textured bit of putty that ... uh ... got totally obliterated when I tried putting just a little bit of flocking on it here and there. Blargh! In the background are two Mage Knight "wereboar" minis. (I've actually found quite a few old Mage Knight minis are surprisingly usable for Warmachine/IKRPG -- especially some of the clunkier "steam golem" type models.) The original wereboars were bipedal but with hoof-hands. I had a baggy of spare parts left over from someone's "Ogre Kingdoms" box set from Warhammer Fantasy, and the wrists were just the right size that I could chop off the hooves, do some pinning, and add on weapon hands from the ogres. Their shoulder guards are optional belly guards from the same bitz collection. Since Mage Knight minis are already painted, the only "painting" there was basically just to try to get the transplanted hands to blend in, plus a little bit of detail work (and now that I've taken a close-up picture, I can see a lot MORE areas that could use touch-up). 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice converting and paint. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korimar Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice work on those hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiniest rhombus Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroorex Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Great development and sculpting I like 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Peacock Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 A new piggy to add to the mix: This is Reaper Bones #77308 "Boar Demon," except that I've removed the wings and re-based it on a Tropicana orange juice lid (because the base diameter is about 60mm across). In our present IKRPG Unleashed campaign, it's serving to represent a "Large Specimen" Giant Hog that our Farrow Warlock has subjugated in order to draft it as a warbeast. Normally, a Giant Hog would be on a 50mm diameter base, but in Iron Kingdoms there are "templates" that a GM can apply to monsters to make them more interesting, and we had a chance for our Farrow Warlock to go hunting for a special example of such a warbeast rather than settling for a "generic" Giant Hog as his next battle-pet. Iron Kingdoms doesn't normally have creatures with 60mm bases, but it seemed more sensible to go with 60mm, when the next base size up is normally "Huge" at 120mm. I used a bit of putty to add a "stone" texture to the top of the base, and some more putty to give the big pig a loincloth, since I was tired of seeing his piggy backside. During the battle to subdue this creature, it suffered a "Lost Eye" critical injury, so I reflected this by painting a "scar" across one eye, and painting it blank/blind. (I suppose a more realistic case would be to have an empty eye socket, but I just thought it looked more interesting like this.) The white stripes on the base are direction markers. The Tropicana lid works especially nicely for this, since the "Gothic arches" on the side are evenly spaced and 12 in total -- so it's a very simple matter to determine the four cardinal directions. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 ***Drools at the sight of all that delicious Bacon!!**** They look great!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Peacock Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) ***Drools at the sight of all that delicious Bacon!!**** They look great!!! Since you mention "bacon".... A specialty bacon/jerky shop opened in the shopping plaza right across the street from the GM's residential area, and so we've had all sorts of strange jerky brought to the game, with a bit of a "theme" going on. Gator jerky for the gatormen, elk jerky for the Nyss in the group (as the Nyss in the game write elk-like creatures called "ulks"), buffalo jerky for the trollkin (as the trollkin rides a bison), and of course bacon jerky for the Farrow (boar-man). (I would note that with many of the more exotic "bacon jerky" strips, it ends up being a combo -- i.e., "alligator and pork" rather than just "alligator," since I suppose you wouldn't expect much fat to be in a strip of alligator meat.) Carrying on in such silly directions, in the name of "themed game accessories," I sewed up some custom dice bags for the game, including a couple of faux "gator hide" dice bags for the two players of Gatormen in the group. Alas, I have not been able to find novelty "bacon" pattern fabric locally, or else I would try making a "bacon" dice bag for the Farrow player. (I've seen such fabric online, but there's a minimum yardage requirement that makes it a bit pricey if all I'm planning on doing is to make ONE dice bag that normally only calls for an 8" strip of fabric and some cord to make.) Edited February 24, 2016 by Jordan Peacock 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted February 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2016 Very cool!! I've got one or two of those MK wereboars around; consider that idea stolen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 ***Drools at the sight of all that delicious Bacon!!**** They look great!!! Since you mention "bacon".... A specialty bacon/jerky shop opened in the shopping plaza right across the street from the GM's residential area, and so we've had all sorts of strange jerky brought to the game, with a bit of a "theme" going on. Gator jerky for the gatormen, elk jerky for the Nyss in the group (as the Nyss in the game write elk-like creatures called "ulks"), buffalo jerky for the trollkin (as the trollkin rides a bison), and of course bacon jerky for the Farrow (boar-man). (I would note that with many of the more exotic "bacon jerky" strips, it ends up being a combo -- i.e., "alligator and pork" rather than just "alligator," since I suppose you wouldn't expect much fat to be in a strip of alligator meat.) Carrying on in such silly directions, in the name of "themed game accessories," I sewed up some custom dice bags for the game, including a couple of faux "gator hide" dice bags for the two players of Gatormen in the group. Alas, I have not been able to find novelty "bacon" pattern fabric locally, or else I would try making a "bacon" dice bag for the Farrow player. (I've seen such fabric online, but there's a minimum yardage requirement that makes it a bit pricey if all I'm planning on doing is to make ONE dice bag that normally only calls for an 8" strip of fabric and some cord to make.) That's cool, keeping in the spirit of the game..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidless Eye Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Nice conversion! I used the Mage Knight Stone Boars as alt Minotaurs for my Beastmen and proxy Farrow too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Peacock Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 While we were checking out the local Hobby Lobby for craft materials, Wendy found a novelty fabric perfect for a dice bag for the player of the Farrow warlock/bushwhacker in our Iron Kingdoms Unleashed RPG campaign. I had little choice but to get a few inches of fabric and make up a drawstring bag: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limey72 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Great work Jordan ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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