D&D mini modification

[ledded]

I can't disagree with this more. Xylene is extremely hazardous. I work in a neuroscience lab and we use xylene frequently. We always use it under a commercial fume hood, and never handle it without wearing nitrile gloves (no, latex is not good enough). It is a very powerful solvent (which is why it strips paint so well), and easily absorbs through your skin or lungs. Aside from the cancer issue, it is toxic to your nerves, liver and kidney. Which one of those would you be okay with damaging?

Um, buddy, maybe I should have did a smiley or something, but I was *kidding*. Xylene is very bad, and it's reasonably easy to figure out even for the layman because it fricken' says so on the bottle. Plus a quick google will tell you that also. Sorry, I assumed our usual audience was old enough to read . But you are totally correct, it's nasty stuff.

I've used goof-off for other applications and I would be willing to bet that if you left it on a plastic fig for more than a few seconds you would quickly have a puddle of goo on your hands.

So be very careful & definitely follow ledded's advice to test it before using it whole scale.

Oh, it's some poweful nasty stuff. It might do something nasty to, say, a plastic fig like Games Workshop makes, but I left some MK and Heroclix in goof-off for days and while it softened them up a little, it did not have any permanent effect whatsoever (besides totally obliterating the paint). After removal and several good washings they were like new in a couple days (except, well, for the paint, which was gone). I'm sure certain plastics could be crazed or melted by this stuff.

And for the record, I wear nitrile or other appropriate gloves, a mask, and a decent pair of safety goggles (not just glasses) any time I work with dangerous stuff, including cutting/sanding old lead minis and sanding resin, using chemicals (well, except beer and coffee), etc, which is what I consider "normal safety measures", i.e. the stuff you are often told to do when dealing with dangerous stuff. I mean, you're crazy if you don't. Especially chemicals like xylene, thinners, etc, because if you use a toothbrush on the minis like I did to remove the paint after soaking, you can sling small particles that would probably be *bad* to get in your eye (another reason why goggles/full-coverage glasses are better IMO than just glasses... stuff can get around glasses sometimes). So really, I kid sometimes, but be careful kids.

 

[JVisgaitis]

For our demo game at Gencon last year I had to convert a bunch of D&D minis. If you are used to using greenstuff and converting GW plastics, you shouldn't have a problem. I just painted them in the same style as the current minis are painted to save on time. I used GW paints and they worked fine.

 

[Desdichado]

Of course, the sad thing is, it's entirely a moot point. I couldn't get either the Archfiends half-orc barbarian (my first choice as a base model) or the Aberrations Longtooth barbarian as a single mini from our game store, and I'm gonna buy a ton of blisters to see if I can just get lucky.

 

[Romnipotent]

Of course, the sad thing is, it's entirely a moot point. I couldn't get either the Archfiends half-orc barbarian (my first choice as a base model) or the Aberrations Longtooth barbarian as a single mini from our game store, and I'm gonna buy a ton of blisters to see if I can just get lucky.

or you can trade on www.maxminis.com
look at the trading site here, or ask someone for one... like me, I have one I could throw at you... it may not land near you so get ready for a long walk.

 

[ledded]

Of course, the sad thing is, it's entirely a moot point. I couldn't get either the Archfiends half-orc barbarian (my first choice as a base model) or the Aberrations Longtooth barbarian as a single mini from our game store, and I'm gonna buy a ton of blisters to see if I can just get lucky.

Have you checked out ebay, www.popularcollections.com, or www.pjcc.com? (I'm not sure if pjcc sells D&D singles though)

You should be able to get one. Heck, if you're planning on buying a bunch of blisters, then repainting, why not buy one of the many barbaric-looking half-orc metal miniatures on the market?

I'd try ebay before I'd buy a bunch of packs, I can almost always find something I want there even if it's a bit more pricey than I'd like to pay (but cheaper than a ton of blisters).

 

[Christian]

Of course, the sad thing is, it's entirely a moot point. I couldn't get either the Archfiends half-orc barbarian (my first choice as a base model) or the Aberrations Longtooth barbarian as a single mini from our game store, and I'm gonna buy a ton of blisters to see if I can just get lucky.

I was shopping for figs on eBay just yesterday, and saw both of these listed ...

 

[Desdichado]

Sorry, I meant I was not going to be buying a bunch of packs. I could go with a nice Reaper fig of some kind; the nice thing about the Archfiends half-orc barbarian is that he's already 90% there. Sculpt a little cloak on his back and repaint him, and he'll look just like my shifter character.

 

[ledded]

Sorry, I meant I was not going to be buying a bunch of packs. I could go with a nice Reaper fig of some kind; the nice thing about the Archfiends half-orc barbarian is that he's already 90% there. Sculpt a little cloak on his back and repaint him, and he'll look just like my shifter character.

Ah, I thought that might have been a mistake; I knew that you, at least, were a good bit smarter than that

It does suck when you find some plastic mini that's part of one of the many "collectible sliding rarity" shell games that these guys hawk that you actually like and then cant find/afford the damn thing. Just burns my britches, it does.

Maybe you'll have luck on ebay.

 

[Desdichado]

I might have to check out ebay after all. Anyone know what the rarity of those two minis is?

 

[Qlippoth]

I might have to check out ebay after all. Anyone know what the rarity of those two minis is?

Both are Uncommon.