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ManicMan
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Okay.. for reasons of being an idiot, I decided a while back that I would quite like to have a set of Fantasy Regiment figures. I have the Skaven, of course, but that was pretty much it from back in the day.
So far I have one painted up for the set, an I got another mostly done, I just need to finish him off and sort out the shield. and the other day, I picked up a small joblot of Fantasy Regiment plastics, so yay, that mostly completes what I need.
The idea was not to be insanely stupid but have 2 of each figure. As people should be well aware, the fantastic regiment original boxset came with 60 plastic miniatures, 10 of each for what was claimed to be the main 6 species. Each one had no head on the body and 2 heads on a sprue to give head options, 3 of them came with alternative weapon options, and there was a sprue of 5 shield designs. My plan was to have one figure for each head option basically. Where possible, one of these figures would have the alternative weapon option (If I was being stupid.. and I was very tempted and might still happen if I can't control myself, I would do both head options for each weapon option.)
Anyway.. The figures and options were:
* Wood Elf with Bow (Hooded or Unhooded)
* Goblin with Bow (helmet and bare, the 'face' Shield was designed for them it appears and goes on the back if you wish)
* Dark Elf with Cross Bow (Helmet or bare head. official box pictures show a shield on there back, most likely the plane one, but it doesn't really go with the figure)
* Dwarf with Axe (replaceable with Hammer Head, horned helmet or skull cap, Shield with Hammer is designed for them)
* Orc with Big Sword (replaceable with Cleaver blade, Helmet or bare head, the Grinning Moon, though mostly seen as a symbol for Night Goblins, is shown with them)
* Skaven with Sword (replacable with different type of sword blade, Hooded or unhooded, the Shield with the skaven.. erm.. Triangle glyph for them though box art also shows blank as possible).
while based on 20mm, I also plan to make a little display for them.. I'm wondering If I can get a frame (or make one) and do a flat diorama scene they can slot into. fun.
Anyway.. Right now I have:
* Skaven with Default blade (bare head) with Clan Shield finished, Skaven with Alternative blade (and hood) almost done. but need to sort out the shield (I think I got some spare)
* Orc with Default sword (bare head) and Orc with Helmet. I have the Moon Shields. These need a bit of minor stripping and see if I can remove some of the plastic glue. while the box photo did show the moon shield.. I'm not 100% sure if I like that as it is more of Goblin design to me, and I think the Grinning face (ogre some have said) is more Orcy)
* 2 Dwarf with Default Axe and Hammer Shield. I have some spare Hammer heads so I can do that swap but I only have the Horned Head, so I need to source the other head
* 2 Wood elves with the two head options
* 2 Dark Elves but I only have the Helmeted head option. So I need unhelmeted option.
So I'm missing:
* Dwarf Head with skull cap
* Goblin with bare head
* Goblin with Helmet
* Dark Elf head without Helmet
* One grinning Shield (if I have to... I can work something out ^_^)
I think I'm really gonna need to sort out what I think of the Dark Elf Shield situation... Fantasy Regiments box shows it on there back, but there isn't really a spot for it. Fantasy Fighters set shows them without it. No design for their shields is in the set, but there are blacks which are possible
On a side note.. Before I do something I might regret, anyone know what the stripping situration is on these white plastics? biostrip to melt or strip? I know there were TONS of Fantasy Regiment sets out there, but they still aren't... common enough for me to want to just put a good one in some stripper for it to melt.
So... Any ideas on the shield issue? or the Biostrip issue.. or the missing parts ^_^ oh and...I might have some (not a huge amount) of spares from this..
So far I have one painted up for the set, an I got another mostly done, I just need to finish him off and sort out the shield. and the other day, I picked up a small joblot of Fantasy Regiment plastics, so yay, that mostly completes what I need.
The idea was not to be insanely stupid but have 2 of each figure. As people should be well aware, the fantastic regiment original boxset came with 60 plastic miniatures, 10 of each for what was claimed to be the main 6 species. Each one had no head on the body and 2 heads on a sprue to give head options, 3 of them came with alternative weapon options, and there was a sprue of 5 shield designs. My plan was to have one figure for each head option basically. Where possible, one of these figures would have the alternative weapon option (If I was being stupid.. and I was very tempted and might still happen if I can't control myself, I would do both head options for each weapon option.)
Anyway.. The figures and options were:
* Wood Elf with Bow (Hooded or Unhooded)
* Goblin with Bow (helmet and bare, the 'face' Shield was designed for them it appears and goes on the back if you wish)
* Dark Elf with Cross Bow (Helmet or bare head. official box pictures show a shield on there back, most likely the plane one, but it doesn't really go with the figure)
* Dwarf with Axe (replaceable with Hammer Head, horned helmet or skull cap, Shield with Hammer is designed for them)
* Orc with Big Sword (replaceable with Cleaver blade, Helmet or bare head, the Grinning Moon, though mostly seen as a symbol for Night Goblins, is shown with them)
* Skaven with Sword (replacable with different type of sword blade, Hooded or unhooded, the Shield with the skaven.. erm.. Triangle glyph for them though box art also shows blank as possible).
while based on 20mm, I also plan to make a little display for them.. I'm wondering If I can get a frame (or make one) and do a flat diorama scene they can slot into. fun.
Anyway.. Right now I have:
* Skaven with Default blade (bare head) with Clan Shield finished, Skaven with Alternative blade (and hood) almost done. but need to sort out the shield (I think I got some spare)
* Orc with Default sword (bare head) and Orc with Helmet. I have the Moon Shields. These need a bit of minor stripping and see if I can remove some of the plastic glue. while the box photo did show the moon shield.. I'm not 100% sure if I like that as it is more of Goblin design to me, and I think the Grinning face (ogre some have said) is more Orcy)
* 2 Dwarf with Default Axe and Hammer Shield. I have some spare Hammer heads so I can do that swap but I only have the Horned Head, so I need to source the other head
* 2 Wood elves with the two head options
* 2 Dark Elves but I only have the Helmeted head option. So I need unhelmeted option.
So I'm missing:
* Dwarf Head with skull cap
* Goblin with bare head
* Goblin with Helmet
* Dark Elf head without Helmet
* One grinning Shield (if I have to... I can work something out ^_^)
I think I'm really gonna need to sort out what I think of the Dark Elf Shield situation... Fantasy Regiments box shows it on there back, but there isn't really a spot for it. Fantasy Fighters set shows them without it. No design for their shields is in the set, but there are blacks which are possible
On a side note.. Before I do something I might regret, anyone know what the stripping situration is on these white plastics? biostrip to melt or strip? I know there were TONS of Fantasy Regiment sets out there, but they still aren't... common enough for me to want to just put a good one in some stripper for it to melt.
So... Any ideas on the shield issue? or the Biostrip issue.. or the missing parts ^_^ oh and...I might have some (not a huge amount) of spares from this..
symphonicpoet
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The barn turned out pretty well. Nicely done! 