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This topic contains 9 replies, has 6 voices, and was last updated by mbdeyes 5 years ago.
Hello all.
I am looking to do my first dramatic mod (not just a weapons’ swap).
I really like the mechanics of the new ‘Rippa’s Snarlfangs’ but I have never liked GW goblins. LotR, yes. Warhammer/Warcraft, not so much.
However, these guys put me in mind of a certain clan of stunted, wolfriding elves I was hooked on in the late 80’s.
In short I’m looking for tips on how to make this:
Into this (likely Cutter, Strongbow, and Pike, though):
Elf Quest deserves its own miniatures range, but I reckon you could take parts from Wargames Atlantic Halflings, or wait for their elves, to make some decent Elf Quest conversions. Let us see when done.
I’ve had a look at the sprues of GW’s website. I really don’t like the way the legs are moulded onto the bodies of the wolves as it is going to be a pain to remove those feet and add elf looking ones. How good are your sculpting skills? You might end up having to do quite a bit.
FYI Ral Partha has (had) a whole range of actual licenced ElfQuest minis.
They are much smaller than todays GW offerings though.
I’m wondering if I’ll need to file off the feet and try to greenstuff on some leather boots. I’m a little afraid they’ll end up looking like socks, though.
Boots were pretty much leather socks until relatively recently (stiff soles even changed the way we walk) so socks would look ok. I’d give it a go. If you want to practice without risking a mini just bend a bit of wire, greenstuff an approximate foot shape on and once dry, give it a boot. You never know, you could be the next Paul Hicks!
@moonunit I like what Wargames Atlantic are doing, but the haflings are all very helmeted.
@somegeezer Yup… pretty much leather socks on these guys:
I remember those elves! Lovely project. Good luck. Please make a project and show us how you are getting along.
I saw this posted in the Oldhammer Community yesterday. It is not goblins-to-elves but similar so maybe you can use it as inspiration (pretty cool execution if you ask me).
@puyzen That’s a pretty good use of those goblins.
To a lot of people, the Wolfriders won’t look much like elves. You can see in the last picture I posted that there are some more standard tall thin Tolkien style elves in the World of Two Moons as well, but compared to them (and the humans) these guys are more Hobbit or Dwarf sized. That’s why I figure Rippa’s Snarlfangs are a good size for them. Also, there’s only three models in the set, so it’s probably a better place for me to start than, say, trying to do this for a full Kings of War army.
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