Muscle power- found some, need more

Discover the age-old techniques of painting...

Moderators: Layne, xFallenx, cultofkhaine

Forum rules
Remember that picture file size should be no larger than 256KB.
For the full Painting and Modelling rules, visit [url]http://www.druchii.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27440[/url]
Post Reply
User avatar
Sezax
Black Guard
Posts: 280
Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:26 am

Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by Sezax »

I wish to create (convert) horde unit of exec./BGs, but I want them to be very very masculine with bare muscled chests. Since that is already very incoherrent with the idea of them having heavy armour, i want them to have at least some sort of two handed weapons, so that the models are not too confusing for gameplay. I am willing to do a lot of converting regarding the weapons etc, but I need at least a little acceptable models to start with.

Only beastmen gors and to lesser extent empire flagellants/chaos marauders are at least sort of acceptable for me, but I want better. I am searching (with very little success) for a site/company which provides such models, preferably a unit of such models.

To give you an idea I would like to present you one site with miniatures I love so much that I even consider buying the Chosen and have him as a statue of Slaanesh on CoB - http://shop.kingdomdeath.com/collection ... cts/chosen

Anyway is it too much to hope that any of you can direct me to some sources of this quality ? - http://monster.kingdomdeath.com/Starting-Survivors

The muscles are priority, reasonable cost would be very nice, at least remotely elven or demonic look (after only a slight conversion) would be preffered as well and the two handed weapon comes last. This is perhaps a best example of what I am looking for - http://pariah-miniatures.blogspot.cz/p/sculpture.html

Some of these would be good as well, long hair is especially usefull since it provides look of a mutated slaaneshi elf after painting.- https://www.google.cz/search?q=barbaria ... B523%3B480
User avatar
Brad
Executioner
Posts: 191
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:05 am
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by Brad »

How about something celtic or otherwise historical barbarians? Should be plenty of bare muscly chests in there - some of them even completely naked; doesn't get much more manly than that.

There should be plenty of manufacturers.
A missive from the desk of Kylekin, Prince of Nhaeroth, Land of the Setting Sun

8th ed stats (W/L/D)
DE: 1/0/0
DoC: 2/1/0
Empire: 0/1/0
WoC: 0/1/0
User avatar
Dalamar
Dragon Lord
Dragon Lord
Posts: 9675
Joined: Sat Sep 21, 2002 6:42 pm
Location: Designing new breeds of Dragons

Re: Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by Dalamar »

Heh, this Chosen is my friend's Slaanesh Demon Prince ;) Really cool mini.

I love Kingdom Death... except every miniature I want is always out of production... they seem to be doing limited runs only which sucks.
7th edition army book:
Games Played: 213
Games Won: 114 (54%)
Games Drawn: 33 (15%)
Games Lost: 66 (31%)

8th Edition army book W/D/L:
Druchii: 36/4/16
User avatar
Gerner
Noble
Posts: 455
Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:28 pm
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Re: Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by Gerner »

The Wyches is a model option, they are muscular and very lightly armoured. I don't know if they are masculine enough.

I immediatly thought about the "300" Spartan Dark Elf Army done back in 2010, but all the hot link is dead - still google it. :)

Maybe the Uruk-hai Berserkers are what you are looking for? http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat980022a&prodId=prod1500495a
Or the normal ones with head+weapon swap? http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat980022a&prodId=prod1500491a

Hope it helps. :)
User avatar
Lord_azoth
Highborn
Posts: 743
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:57 pm

Re: Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by Lord_azoth »

I follow you, I had the same aidea about my Exec...
Death before dishonor
User avatar
General Kael
Shade
Posts: 112
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 12:33 pm
Location: The land of chill (canada)

Re: Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by General Kael »

I think dark elder wracks look cool. Muscular, cool pants and evil looking helms, but lots of extra bits to chop off :(
User avatar
Sezax
Black Guard
Posts: 280
Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:26 am

Re: Muscle power- found some, need more

Post by Sezax »

I actually started by searching for celts and native americans historical miniatures, but was not able to find anything good.

Can´t find the Spartan DE army.

Thanks a lot for uruk-hai bersekers, best option so far and the only one I have overlooked at GW site.

I considered Dark Eldar wracks but I would rather switch to chaos marauders then them, marauders are not the best option, its hard to make them work with elven heads (heads too small, torsos too big) and there is not actually 20 of the horned-helmet heads in there, am I right?

Anyway Uruk-hai bersekers are best so far, but I still hope to find some site which sell some conan-like miniatures of longhaired semi-nude barbarians without bears with a lot of muscles :-D
Post Reply