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Howdy all, I've been hunting for ideas lately, so I decided to stray away from
Star Wars and Space and try my hand at some Castle stuff. This is the first
result. Though he isn't nearly Craigo quality, I think he is the best minifig
I've done to date. (I realize most of mine suck.) When I get around to
building a kingdom for him, this guy'll be the main character. I'm already
working on a story. You can see the knight at:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/duke.html
Please let me know what y'all think!
Oh yeah, all of the inspiration came from the Takara game Battle Arena
Toshinden, but more specifically, the character "Duke."
Greg Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html
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In lugnet.castle, Greg Majewski writes:
> Howdy all, I've been hunting for ideas lately, so I decided to stray away from
> Star Wars and Space and try my hand at some Castle stuff. This is the first
> result. Though he isn't nearly Craigo quality, I think he is the best minifig
> I've done to date. (I realize most of mine suck.)
I don't think this fig sucks at all = )
He has a very interesting "fantasy/superhero" quality about him...I confess
I am unfamiliar w/ the game you reference, but your character has a Fial
Fantasylook to him...The boots are a nice touch, I have always thought that
the plain legs lack detai when compared to torsos.
Is the green hair from a new set? or your own design?
I really like the silver shoulder guards...are the shoulder boars from
cannibalized Ninja armor?
I have always wanted to put a point on one of those silver broad swords...my
first attempts were rather disappointing and sadly lacking in skill...I
tried fashioning a point with symmetrical cuts using an exacto, but I took
off too much chrome near the point...
Other attemts using wire cutters and scissors failed as well, often causing
a series of white folds or fractures in the laminate...
When I get around to
> building a kingdom for him, this guy'll be the main character. I'm already
> working on a story. You can see the knight at:
> http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/duke.html
I am always interested in new stories = )
I will have to get around to updating mine...
> Please let me know what y'all think!
I wished I possessed the artistic ability and vision to "customize" my
figures in more than the general rearrangement of torsos, heads, and
legs...Heck, I haven't been able to rearrange arms lately without damaging
the the arms or torsos....
John
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:
> I don't think this fig sucks at all = )
Why thank ye, thank ye very much!
> Is the green hair from a new set? or your own design?
It's a hacked up Qui Gon hairpiece that got painted. That piece has got to be
the most versatile hair out there.
> I really like the silver shoulder guards...are the shoulder boars from
> cannibalized Ninja armor?
Nope, they are just made of paper. I don't have any Ninja sets (yes, you did
hear me right), but that armor does look cool.
> I have always wanted to put a point on one of those silver broad swords...my
> first attempts were rather disappointing and sadly lacking in skill...I
> tried fashioning a point with symmetrical cuts using an exacto, but I took
> off too much chrome near the point...
> Other attemts using wire cutters and scissors failed as well, often causing
> a series of white folds or fractures in the laminate...
Xacto knifing it into a point only took me a few seconds.. I found that using
the really wide bladed ones with a good solid handle work best for things like
that. All you have to do is position it and push down and off comes the
unwanted section.
Greg Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html
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