Mammoth Pathcarver, 44111+44118+02638+02963

[Restless]

 

This is a bunch of minis in one. I was looking at my pygmy mammoth mini a couple of months ago and I just felt the need to dangle something from its tusks. I found some little bottles I had bought years ago from a Michaels or Joann and the rest of the ideas followed smoothly. I chopped some phosphorescent plastic from a little dino model you find in Fred Meyer and put those in the bottles and they do glow in the dark. I wasn't able to take a good photo of that, alas. I first saw the idea of a large pack animal with lanterns on it, traveling into an uncertain world, years ago when I saw this art: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/7638820 and fell in love with it.

 

List of materials

- Pygmy mammoth https://www.reapermini.com/search/mammoth/latest/44111

- Shadoweyes Catfolk rogue https://www.reapermini.com/search/cat rogue/latest/44118

- Adventuring accessories https://www.reapermini.com/search/02638

- Adventuring accessories II https://www.reapermini.com/search/02963

- green stuff (I used the silicone sculpting brushes and vaseline to get this level of detail)

- little bottles from Michaels or Joann

- phosphorescent plastic (I used the plastic support for the dino pieces from JARU, Inc. Dino World Glow Fossils - no dino pieces were harmed in the making of this mini)

 

Here are more close up photos.

 

 

And here is the making process.

 

 

He even has a uvula :)

 

 

I chopped off the platform and the swords from the rogue cat. And then I cut off its legs and tail so i could reposition them on top of the mammoth.

 

 

And then I summoned the green stuff.

 

 

It was really hard to detach the sacks from their metal anchor. I was basically chewing away at the metal with my pliers. But eventually they came off.

 

 

Priming this was challenging.

 

 

I sealed the base with a heavy layer of gloss sealer later on.

 

 

Invoking more green stuff, this time for the cape, blanket edges and the harnesses.

 

 

I used the cap on one of my new brushes to support the rolled up corner of the cape overnight otherwise it would have fallen flat. I smeared it with vaseline so it wouldn't stick and become a problem once the green stuff dried.

 

 

Sculpted the edges of the blanket because just painting the dangly threads on the mammoth looked flat and most unsatisfactory.

 

 

I think I'll name her Shen. And have her wreck havoc for my players in my D&D campaigns.

 

 

I don't have photos for the harnesses because after staring at this mini for so long I got dizzy and had to lie down. And then I forgot to take pics and I finished the piece. The harnesses are just twisted long strips of green stuff. I measured the distance from the tusk to the hand and then made them and let them dry before attaching them.

 

Hope you enjoyed this build :)

 

 

Edited January 25, 2021 by Restless
had a commercial link in there by accident, sorry

[Glitterwolf]

Awesome!
Great conversion and well done1

[Evilhalfling]

that is a great conversion! 

I really  like the addition of all the adventuring gear and the pattern on the blanket.

 

how long have you been working on it? 

[Restless]

it took me 2 evenings to paint the mammoth, about 7 evenings to paint and sculpt the rest.

and i thought about it for a month before actually starting : ))

[Metalchaos]

Amazing work, that's a huge project. Congrats on the achievement.

[Citrine]

Wow, that is amazing! Great conversion!

[Mystikant]

Wow, cool build!

[Iridil]

Amazing build/conversion/combination! Well done - and very creative

[WhiteWulfe]

Looks great! 

 

You'll want to remove the Amazon link though, as commerce links aren't allowed on the forums. 

[Restless]

Oh I'm sorry. I missed that when I was reading the post guidelines. I will remove it right away. Just wanted to give an example of what I used. 

[Poilu_1914]

That is an amazing piece of work!

[Venun]

Amazing, well done!

[Rigel]

Great conversion--the tusk lanterns really make it a cut above! I like the toe beans and the face on the rider, too.