Sorry if I sounded abrasive
Re-reading my post (after some much-needed sleep) I realize I might of offended some people. What I was trying to say was that I LOVED the original \"One-of-a-Kind\" mini concept put forth by these two talented individuals. I was, of course, joking about my needs. I\'ve been moding stuff for 25+ years (maybe I invented figure moding?), and I KNOW chains are very difficult. An example of what i was talking about: I play WM Cryx, but I hated their
Satyx Raider models. I wanted to make my own, so I found a figure that had the look I wanted, then found a fig with the weapon (chain) I wanted. See below-
The horns were just a bow I cut up and bent the way I wanted. Voila, the mini I wanted for Eight bucks and about an hours work. I\'ve done alot of greenstuff to, but would never attempt a chain. It\'s much easier to steal one from something else.
Up \'till six months ago I only painted minis I didn\'t give a S__t about. I wouldn\'t paint the ones I really liked. Why? Because I didn\'t want to ruin them with one of my lousy paintjobs. Then someone I had shown some of my mods to told me if I really wanted to learn how to paint there were great tutorials on the
Reaper and
Privateer press sites. I read, I learned, I got better (a little, anyway). The PP site lead me to this site, since many of the pics displayed there were linked to CMON. Wonder of wonders! A site dedicated to people who love minis! Not a Minis-combat site, not an RPG site, etc... just a bunch of people who didn\'t care what you played (or if you played), as long as the minis were cool! I\'ve probably picked up more techniques by studying the pics here then all the tutrials I read. This site isn\'t about painting, thats only part of it. It\'s about making the mini excellent, and that includes moding, scratchbuilt, conversions, and yes, basing! I came here to learn. If I wanted to go on handing my \"good\" minis to someone else to paint I wouldn\'t have come here. That was my point. I didn\'t mean to strike a nerve with anyone. I just think people should try learning ALL aspects of creating interesting minis, not just painting.
Disclaimers: 1) The above mini is a WIP, don\'t judge the paintjob please . Sad part is I probably will never finish it, so many minis, so little time.
2) I don\'t ACTUALLY think I invented moding, that was a joke.
3) I do not, nor ever will, desire minis of young women in fur bikinis, I..... ummmm... wait a sec. Seems my example\'s got one of them on. Oh well, I guess I\'m busted.
