Extensive Half-Orc Conversion

[Gospog]

My wife recently ran a Scarred Lands game (which was excellent). I wanted a unique miniature for the campaign, so I converted one up.

I took pictures at each stage, thinking it may be interesting to you all.

Tharag is a half-orc Barbarian/Druid. He carries around a giant tree trunk to hit people with, and eats "magic mushrooms" to get his Druid spells.

http://home.comcast.net/~gospog/tharag.html

Feedback always appreciated.

 

[James Heard]

Neat.

 

[kengar]

Very cool. I expect pictures of the paint job as well

 

[Gospog]

Very cool. I expect pictures of the paint job as well

Tharag will be painted tomorrow night. Thanks!

 

[pogre]

Very cool! Did you keep track of your time? How long do you have in the conversion?

 

[ledded]

Very nice.


I've been doing a bit of converting myself lately, using more and more sculpting to get what I want. Most of it has been hacking pieces of one minis to use on another, and your article makes me want to do a bit more sculpting and less 'hacking'.

 

[Gospog]

Very nice.


I've been doing a bit of converting myself lately, using more and more sculpting to get what I want. Most of it has been hacking pieces of one minis to use on another, and your article makes me want to do a bit more sculpting and less 'hacking'.

I am glad I inspired you. And humbled. But enough humility!
Click below for Tharag painted!!!

http://home.comcast.net/~gospog/tharag18.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~gospog/tharag19.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~gospog/tharag20.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~gospog/tharag21.jpg

Thanks for all of the feedback!

 

[James Heard]

Hmm. "Tharag was once mild-mannered scientist, Bruce Banner until he ate this really bad mushroom..."

I dig the purple pants.

 

[Gospog]

Hehe! Thanks. I didn't realize that I'd given a green guy purple pants till you pointed it out. Cool!

Pogre, sorry I almost overlooked your question in my haste. I started and finished in two weekends. I didn't work the entire weekend either time, of course. I would say I put about 2-3 hours a day into it. Maybe a little less.

A lot of that was drying time, which comes in 20-minute increments.

Using a pre-made body as the basis probably saved me two days in sculpting time, had I decided to build up from a wire frame.

Again, thanks for all of the feedback.

 

[kengar]

I like it!

One thought re: the pictures. How about a closer shot of the leaf pattern you did over his old chainmail loincloth?