Annerios' Custom Units

[Annerios]

They say the third time is the charm. ;)

Here is the new version of my custom unit thread.

Some of these units have been around since 2004. I'd like to give a big thanks to Thecia, Scott, Matt, David, Trevor and all of the good people at Heroscape.net, HeroscapeHQ.com and Heroscapers.net who have helped to shape these cards with their insight and, in some cases, playtest data.

I always consider these works in progress, since Heroscape keeps adding rules and units that sometimes force you to tweak a custom unit. I usually print these cards in grayscale and only commit them to color printing when they have been playtested a bit and the people I play HS with are comfortable with them.

Please note: HEROSCAPE and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. © 2006 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

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Predator Cards

These cards are a project Rhydderch and I worked on. They've been posted in the AvP thread, but I thought I'd archive them here as well.

Box image courtesy of the talented Doc_Savage!
With many thanks to Doc_Savage, Lilnewbie and Ninthdoc for their assistance with this project.

Rhydderch has updated all of the card art, stats and bios for the Predators as of 04-18-2009.

ELDER
The Elder stepped forth from the wreckage of the ship, his eyes fixed upon the winged man who stood before him and the Predator who stood beside the Kyrie. He knew the Predator, a blooded warrior that the earth warriors had once called Skull. The Elder lifted its head, and an odd chitter escaped from beneath the shimmering, metal mask he wore. Skull responded with a single quiet chitter, before pointing at the very ground that he stood upon. There, half-covered in grass and dried mud, lay the crested skull of some massive beast. The Elder understood. Here, the hunt was plentiful and the challenge was worthy of a hunter's honour.

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JEHDIN
The Aliens swarmed around the Predator, their lithe bodies glistening in the half-light of the derelict spaceship. They flitted past his vision, to the left and right of him, behind him and even on the vessel walls above him, so many that Jehdin had lost count. The Predator drew his Combi-Stick, and with a slow, deliberate motion, removed his mask - the only armor he wore. A chorus of clicks sounded from his mandibles, almost a laugh, and Jehdin began the dance of death that he knew so well...

Even amongst his own kind, Jehdin is said to be possessed by a warrior's will. He refuses to fight with the ranged weapons of his Yautja kin, and relies instead on his weapon, Chiva. It is a name that means trial, and indeed Jehdin sees every hunt as a test of his skills with his chosen weapon. Because of his prowess in battle and his love for the hunt, Jehdin is called the One by his fellow predators, a title reserved for those hunters who have proven themselves above and beyond their own blooded kin.

In Valhalla, Jehdin continues to wield Chiva with deadly finesse, and he is the most dangerous predator: undefeated in his world, Jehdin has never used the Self-Destruct device upon his wrist and carries it still, making him deadly in both life and in death.


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SKULL
Cold eyes scan the rolling hills. They see the great, golden-domed structure built atop the crystal clear lake and they settle upon the rows and rows of tall men with great wings who stand under the arches of a great bridge. The creature watches the winged men, and then it begins to hunt. A metal mask is pulled down across the cold eyes, the creature takes its first step towards the bridge, and it disappears.

A flurry of feathers rain down from the sky as a tall man lands before the creature. The man speaks, quietly but quickly, his voice filled with strength. Visions flow through the creature's mind and though the creature does not understand all that is said, it does understand this: it has been promised a hunt so great it will never end.


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SLASH
Slash was a newly Blooded hunter when he was cut down by a rogue predator known as Bad-Blood. Shamed by his defeat, Slash activated his self-destruct device and waited for the end. It never came. Mere moments before the detonation of his self-destruct device, Einar summoned the young predator to Valhalla, and offered it a new chance to earn honor and skill. Slash accepted and has come to serve Einar faithfully.



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SCAR
He awoke to a world of darkness and pain; his body alight with fire. It ran through every nerve, every muscle, and seared into his very brain. He screamed, an inhuman scream, and then he knew no more...

He awoke again. The pain wracked his body still and he saw a great black beast with jaws that could tear through steel and a long, whip-like tail. A voice called out to him in the darkness, that of an earth female, and then there was a pain that lanced through his chest, and he knew no more...

Scar opened his eyes. The world around him had changed. He was in a ship now, the very one he had been brought to the Pyramid upon, and there were no more Aliens, no more humans, only the burning pain - that and the odd voice that spoke to him. It was a strange voice, raspy and slow, and it spoke in a language he could not understand. But he did know this, he had died and was now alive again. He had been shamed and only a new hunt could bring him honor again...


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CELTIC
An unblooded Predator, Celtic was one of three predators who ventured into the pyramid on Earth's Bouvet Island to hunt the Aliens within. However the hunter can quickly become the hunted when the prey is as deadly as the Xenomorphs, and the young Predator was outmatched by the vicious cunning of the Alien known as Grid. Only a timely summons from Einar and the eldritch touch of Durnipia were able to save the dying Pred. Now Celtic fights in the war for Valhalla, seeking the honor that was denied him and the Alien he marked so long ago...


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ALEXA WOODS
As the strange vessel rose high above the Antarctic ice, Alexa shivered. She'd seen so much in her short time in the pyramid, and she knew she could never go back to her old life. Images of terrifying Aliens with acid blood filled her mind, as did the screams of those she had lead into the accursed pyramid. Friends and colleagues, all gone now, and one by her hand. She looked down at the strange alien weapon she had been given, and drove it deep into the ice and snow. In memory of you guys, she thought. Then she shouldered the makeshift spear and shield that one of the aliens had made for her, and set out across the cold wastes. She was never seen on earth again.


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BAD BLOOD
When Utgar first encountered the Predators summoned by Einar he was impressed by their ferocity and power. He sought a hunter of his own. He turned his visions towards the relentless Yautja and saw a powerful warrior poised to strike the final blow upon a second Predator. Utgar delighted in the strength of that hunter and summoned it to Valhalla. He thought he could command the Predator: he was wrong.

Utgar learned that day of the Yautja's refusal to hunt the weak, and also of their independent spirit that would bow to no one - not even to him. Utgar would come away from his lesson with a scar on his chest, and an undying hatred for the honorable Yautja. He was no longer satisfied with the promise of a warrior who would kill the slaves of Jandar. He wanted a Yautja who would hunt its own.

Now a deadly hunter serves Utgar, its fury unrestrained by any sense of respect or honor. On its homeworld, it revelled in the challenge of hunting its own. It killed with no remorse and with no mercy. But the hunter can quickly become the hunted in Yautja society and the Predator soon found itself the prey of an honorable Yautja sent to kill it. The chase was long and hard but the dishonorable hunter could not defeat the more experienced Predator. It saw its Stealth Suit and Plasma Caster destroyed, before it found itself facing imminent death. But the dishonored was saved by Utgar and the Predator known as Bad Blood has come to serve him. The Prey has become Predator again.


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The directional marker was made by the talented Malechi and was featured as a way to move Zombies in the old "Meat Grinder" HS scenario. The figure is a Screambent Lunatic from the Dreamblade line.

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These are some very cool Mage Knight insects I have enough of to make several common squads . A big thanks to Justjohn for his advice on points and defense on these.

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The miniature is a conversion of a Heroscape Ninja using parts from a Heroclix Ghost Rider figure and lots of other spare parts from HS figures.

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Drake is about to take a swim in some lava. "Get over here!"


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The figure is Skeletal Maiden from the Horrorclix line.

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The figure is Irradiated Zombie from the Horrorclix line.

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The figure is Zombie Trooper from the Horrorclix line.

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The figure is Hive Pincer from the Dreamblade line.

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Michael Moorcock's albino incarnation of the Eternal Champion. Games Workshop made some nice figures that can be used for Elric or you can mod your own.

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The classic character from James O'Barr's comics. I have another figure mod of him on my workbench right now and will post photos of him. The figure above was my first experiment with modding a Heroscape figure (Agent Carr) back in 2004. I believe this was the first custom figure to have 0 in Life.

Strange, but fun to play.

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The lovely Selene. There are many figures that can be used for her. Copplestone Castings and Hasslefree make the ones shown above. If you are playtesting, just use a spare Krav Maga female agent.

This card has now been revised to take the castle rules into account and limit her leaping ability when jumping up and down.

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This card has now been revised to take the castle rules into account and limit his leaping ability when jumping up and down.

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This is the fourth revision of the Queen. I removed the "crappy bonding" with the Aliens and instead gave proper bonding on the Alien Warriors and Facehugger cards to give her the mobility and speed some players thought she lacked in playtests. I also gave her a power to help the defense of Alien units within a certain range. The Queen has a telepathic link with her children and this reflects her ability to give them better orders in battle than what they would select on their own.

The Konami Alien Queen figure can still be purchased online at e-Bay or other vendors.

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The fourth revision for the Alien Warriors. They now have proper bonding with the Queen and a slight boost to attack power to address some of the point issues that were brought up. They are tough melee fighters, but can be shredded by ranged fire (as illustrated in the films and comics). If you let them get close to you, however, if their claws or teeth don't get you, their acid blood probably will. Of course, you must be careful not to place any friendly non-Alien units you have adjacent to them. This is a nasty little drawback that I've seen exploited when using these guys.

The Horrorclix figures used on the card will be available to the public in Jan 2007. I've left the photos of the old metal Aliens and my custom ones for the sake of HS history and inspiration for those that don't want to buy the Wizkids figures.

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This is the fourth revision of the Facehuggers. They now have bonding with the Queen, the Facehugger special attack was cleaned up to sound more HS like and the Climb power neatly solves their movement issues in earlier revisions.

The deployment of the Alien Warrior you get as part of a succesful Facehugger attack was also changed a little. It is more atmospheric and fitting for the Alien to pop out from somewhere where it was already hiding instead of having to start at the back at a starting zone.

The facehugger "figures" are custom made using the hands of some Mage Knight figures and other bits and pieces. Some are made from the chests of Marro figures as well.

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Grid is a new addition from the Horrorclix line. He is an Alien that survived a Predator net attack. He shows a little more cunning than his brethern in the AvP film and is instrumental in getting the other Aliens to free the Queen, so he gets slightly better stats than a warrior and the ability to make their attacks more powerful as a group.

This figure is included in the AvP Horrorclix boxed set.

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From Frank Herbert's Dune universe.

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From the Japanese film Versus. This guy is a bit obscure, but foreign film fans always get a kick out of him.

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A fun figure that helps you use all of those extra sand pieces you have accumulated from the expansions. :)


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A flying unit with range that is not overpowered and works quite well. Vydar needs a flying kyrie like figure!

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Roland meets up with some tough cowboys.

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The Gunslinger vs the Slow Mutants.

From Stephen King's Dark Tower novels.

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The badass from the TV show 24.

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A custom Marro I made long ago with a fun mind control power that is not as powerful, but still cool to use.

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My first common hero to help the drones.

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The once and future king who makes it into every fantasy world one way or another. This time it is my fault.

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From the films Escape From NY/LA. The figure is from Mystic Spirals.

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From the films Pitch Black and the Chronicles of Riddick. The figure is from Heresy miniatures.


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The classic G.I. Joe character. Evasion Mastery was borrowed from the Black Hand of Kyogi custom. A very nice custom by JustJohn that I still use in my games.

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Snake Eyes' enemy (and friend). The figure is a modified Taskmaster Heroclix figure.

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Another G.I. Joe character currently in playtesting. Photos of the finished figure will be posted when complete.


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From Terry Brooks' Wishsong of Shannara novel. A unit made in collaboration with Rhydderch and Reapersaurus on HQ.
A lot of work went into getting him right and he is one of my favorites.

It is a modded Mage Knight Venthian Assassin figure. You can find it here: http://gamingetc.safeshopper.com/1556/15637.htm?333

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The ninja from the Tenchu videogames. Hidden was borrowed from one of Screamingtruth's units. This is a young Rikimaru (probably from right after the events of Tenchu 2). He is no stranger to traveling to other
dimensions. . .

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Unit from the film The Warriors made with suggestions from Hex_Enduction_ Hour. I still don't have the figures done for these, but I like the idea. It is a good way to put cheap Sportsclix figures (like the one in the photo) to good use. Photos of the finished figures will be posted when complete. Plus they make a good team with H_E_H's Droogs from A Clockwork Orange.

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My first zombie card from long ago that has been played and tweaked many times. It owes a lot to the classic cards from Aratak and H_E_H.


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Card made with suggestions from Screamingtruth, Rhydderch, Hex_Enduction_Hour and others. Sudema needs a little help and these guys do that.

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From the John Woo classic Hard Boiled. The Quick Draw mechanic was borrowed from a great unit by Atmospro named Kaleb the Bronze. Photos of the finished figure will be posted when complete.

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These guys are based on the Vampire Nation soldiers seen in the Blade films. The bodyguard mechanic is the same one I think was developed for the Anubian Bodyguard (not by me, but very cool).

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For those of you that want to print these in color, here is what I use for the back of the cards.

I also have higher quality .BMP files of some of the CARDS. PM me if interested.

[LilNewbie]

Great stuff, Annerios!

Newb.

[Annerios]

Great stuff, Annerios!

Newb.

Thanks!

It took a little while because I wanted to add some new photos for you guys that visited the previous incarnations of this thread (just to keep it interesting).

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Rikimaru: Annerios, how does this guy do with that type of defense and life? He must be a new custom as I haven't seen him before?

And Please direct me to some cheap Baseball clix figures! I WANT THE BASEBALL FURIES!!! I did a search many months ago when I was fiendin' for some Furies, but the prices I saw weren't low enough for me to purchase them.

Glad everything of yours is making its way over here. So when will Sudema's Arrival make its arrival?

[Annerios]

Rikimaru: Annerios, how does this guy do with that type of defense and life? He must be a new custom as I haven't seen him before?

And Please direct me to some cheap Baseball clix figures! I WANT THE BASEBALL FURIES!!! I did a search many months ago when I was fiendin' for some Furies, but the prices I saw weren't low enough for me to purchase them.

Glad everything of yours is making its way over here. So when will Sudema's Arrival make its arrival?

Rikimaru has been around since mid 2005, I think. He is an older one.

My wife schooled me using Rikimaru the other day! She got him in position on a ledge where I had to jump down to get at her and I did not have any flying figures close by. It was a scavenger hunt type scenario and she used his speed and grappling hook to stay ahead of me. My gorillinators almost killed him, but she kept using that Hidden special to her advantage. I could not see all of his target zone because he was too high and I was at a bad angle.

I have used him well before. He looks weak, but if you keep him in the shadows (just like in the videogame) he can be a great asset.

This site sells Sportsclix singles rather cheap; although they may be cheaper on e-Bay:

http://gamingetc.safeshopper.com/1124/cat1124.htm?384

Sadly, Sudema's Arrival seems to be lost in Limbo. I could not access any part of that thread on HQ after the last crash. I have the photos, but not the text. It was requested for the Codex, but I don't have the time to even try to recreate the whole story again. :(

I'll have to do a new battle report for this site soon. Lilnewbie's War of the Robots being gone too sucks. I hope he can salvage that one. That is a classic!

[Rhydderch]

Hey Annerios: I had tried to post earlier but the school computer did not let me. Anyway I'll write a shorter version of what I wrote before =P

I'm personally not familiar with Vampire Nation but I like the units' abilities. The Stun Baton is a nice ability for a common hero and I like smoke grenade. My only concern would be how you know whether the smoke screen blocks line of site since you have three dimensional space. So for instance one might wonder how many height levels above the space the screen affects, or a player might claim he can see a figure from the side of the screen and no one would really be able to prove him/her wrong. Maybe you could design a smoke screen figure =P

I did like that smoke grenade chooses a "space" instead of a figure. I have a few abilities that also do that so its cool to see someone else come up with that mechanic independently, even though its a natural one. One of my abilities basically prevents a figure on the space from attacking or using any abilities that require line of sight - kind of like a smoke screen that only affects figures on the space.

Anyway good job again and I'm definitely happy to see your custom post up. I'll have to get to work on posting my own customs now that heroscapers is definitively the new heroscape site. =)

[Wilkerson74]

wow.....those look awesome!

[hextr1p]

Beautiful work on display now in the confines of 'Scapers.com.

I can't wait to see how the Stormshadow fig comes out!

[reapersaurus]

Great thread - glad to see it make its way up here.

That Garet Jax sure does seem like a dangerous foe - I like the way the unit gets that across. A powerhouse, to compete against the big giants and dragons (as he should be) ;)
Thanks for the credit on him! I wouldn;t expect that, but seeing my name on the card IS pretty cool! Re-spect, man.

[Annerios]

Hey Annerios: I had tried to post earlier but the school computer did not let me. Anyway I'll write a shorter version of what I wrote before =P

I'm personally not familiar with Vampire Nation but I like the units' abilities. The Stun Baton is a nice ability for a common hero and I like smoke grenade. My only concern would be how you know whether the smoke screen blocks line of site since you have three dimensional space. So for instance one might wonder how many height levels above the space the screen affects, or a player might claim he can see a figure from the side of the screen and no one would really be able to prove him/her wrong. Maybe you could design a smoke screen figure =P

I did like that smoke grenade chooses a "space" instead of a figure. I have a few abilities that also do that so its cool to see someone else come up with that mechanic independently, even though its a natural one. One of my abilities basically prevents a figure on the space from attacking or using any abilities that require line of sight - kind of like a smoke screen that only affects figures on the space.

Anyway good job again and I'm definitely happy to see your custom post up. I'll have to get to work on posting my own customs now that heroscapers is definitively the new heroscape site. =)

I'm glad I salvaged some of the posts about your units we were discussing before HQ got shut down. You have some cool ideas in there, especially with those aquatic abilities I'm gonna have to borrow! :wink:

You have to get those ideas (and photos) up when you can, so other people here can enjoy your work.

There is a 3-D object to use for the smoke. I need to post a photo of it in use. All you really need is some pillow stuffing (since is it easier to shape than cotton) and a base to mount it on so it does not fly away. :D

It is like a small column of smoke that works like a tree. It definitely blocks LOS. It would be useful to throw on a single span bridge, for example.

I did not include any rules in there for it dissipating, because I figure each HS round is probably between 15-25 seconds of "real" time (this is something, like keeping track of ammo, that is just not in the scope of a simplified game like this) so it would be ok for the smoke to just sit there during the battle.

I have run some playtesting scenarios with these, but no one else has played them yet, They'll probably get used in our next game.
When I have new customs to test, I always have them in a separate pile that players have to pick at least one unit from during the draft.

There is another thread Lilnewbie started up involving these acrylic fire pieces that would be great to use for a similar mechanic. I have some homemade fire markers I use, but those acrylic ones are great. You may want to check out that thread.

[Annerios]

Thanks for the credit on him! I wouldn;t expect that, but seeing my name on the card IS pretty cool! Re-spect, man.

You and Rhydderch gave me a lot of input on how to make him work, so you definitely belong there. I just did the grunt work. :)

I can't wait to see him do battle against the Raknar's Vision figures. :twisted:

[Rhydderch]

Hey Again:

I've finally posted a few of my cards in a thread so you can print those out if you want to playtest some of them. I only posted 3 for now and you've seen them already but hopefully you'll have some fun with them =)

Glad to hear you have a smoke object already. I suppose you might have an issue with glyph missions since a grenade thrown on one could prevent units from holding the glyph. Maybe you should change it so that the grenade cannot be thrown onto a glyph to prevent abuses of the ability for games that require each player to land on an enemy glyph or other such goal.

One alternative would be to make the player roll a 20 sided die at the start or end of every round. If they roll over 12 (or whatever number you choose) the smoke screen stays. If not all three are removed. That would replicate the randomness of the wind blowing away the smoke.

Anyway good to see the creative juices working. I'll try to post some more of my customs when people have had some time to look at my first 3. Didn't want to post too many at once. I have a few changes in store for my aquatic abilities since I talked to you about them so I'll probably post the 'gator next =)

[Annerios]

Glad to hear you have a smoke object already. I suppose you might have an issue with glyph missions since a grenade thrown on one could prevent units from holding the glyph. Maybe you should change it so that the grenade cannot be thrown onto a glyph to prevent abuses of the ability for games that require each player to land on an enemy glyph or other such goal.

One alternative would be to make the player roll a 20 sided die at the start or end of every round. If they roll over 12 (or whatever number you choose) the smoke screen stays. If not all three are removed. That would replicate the randomness of the wind blowing away the smoke.



You can only throw the grenade on an "empty" space, so no tossing on glyphs is allowed as written (or at least that was the intent).

Right now the way it is written, they only throw one grenade, but I may make it 3. That may not be clear in the wording. I did not know if so many LOS blocking objects appearing would be problematic.

I thought about making the smoke vanish after a certain number of rounds or rolling, as you suggested, after 12 rounds or something. These are all possible. These guys definitely need some playtests to work these things out.

I saw your thread and was the first one to reply. Strange, because by this time of day I'm usually far from the PC. I'm glad I caught your post early. :lol:

[Annerios]

Here are some shots of the 3-D representation of the smoke grenade.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Smoke_Markers.JPG

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Smoke_Markers_(1).JPG

Notice the height and how it can be placed to block LOS. :johnwoo2:

These markers can be painted to represent different things:

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Smoke_Markers_(2).JPG

Poison Gas, magic portals, flames, smoke, tear gas etc. A lot of possibilities. . .

[Rhydderch]

LoL! Thats a *very* creative use of pillow stuffing. I never would have thought of that. I don't see a base. Do they actually stand on their own or are the bases hidden by the plumage of smoke?

As for the number of grenades I think one is enough, at least as long as the Familiars are a common squad. I think three grenades per squad would be painful if a player drafted 3 squads of these guys and placed all 3 turn markers on them first round. With 9 smoke screens they could potentially lock down a linear path. For instance a figure with 4 move might not be able to cross a bridge at all if it was filled with smoke since they would have to end their move on the bridge.

Still the figures with flying, stealth leap, carry and summon might counter that problem. I guess you would just have to try it out. Mostly I just think the ability to permanently change the landscape needs to be balanced since there are certain scenarios (not all but some) which could become highly unbalanced.

The sight blocking itself creates less of a balance problem since a hand or foot will inevitably stick out on some figures and in HS that's all you need =P I did have one question: if you can see a part of a figure through the wisps of the smoke (pillow stuff) does that count as line of sight? I would guess the smoke acts like any other obstacle in HS so that you would be able to attack that figure through the smoke but let me know if you had intended otherwise.

Finally not sure how much you try to copy the official wording on HS cards but you might want to add the "(or cards if your opponent has more than one common card for that figure)" text from Dund since a player could have more than one card for a common hero.

Anyway thanks for posting the smoke screen pictures. I got a bit of a laugh since they're pillow stuffing as well as a bit of a awe - since its pillow stuffing =P

[SlikkRikk]

Wow, those clouds are straight genius. Good work.

And Annerios - incredible work man. Love the GI Joe guys as well, can't wait to see the unveilings.

I love being a nerd LOL.

[Annerios]

LoL! Thats a *very* creative use of pillow stuffing. I never would have thought of that. I don't see a base. Do they actually stand on their own or are the bases hidden by the plumage of smoke?

They could stand on their own, but I used some white glue to attach the pillow stuffing to a Heroclix base. That allows it to remain lightweight and yet not able to fly off the table. I concealed the base with the stuffing and it if sticks out, I just paint the base to hide it.

As for the number of grenades I think one is enough, at least as long as the Familiars are a common squad. I think three grenades per squad would be painful if a player drafted 3 squads of these guys and placed all 3 turn markers on them first round. With 9 smoke screens they could potentially lock down a linear path. For instance a figure with 4 move might not be able to cross a bridge at all if it was filled with smoke since they would have to end their move on the bridge.

Still the figures with flying, stealth leap, carry and summon might counter that problem. I guess you would just have to try it out. Mostly I just think the ability to permanently change the landscape needs to be balanced since there are certain scenarios (not all but some) which could become highly unbalanced.

The sight blocking itself creates less of a balance problem since a hand or foot will inevitably stick out on some figures and in HS that's all you need =P I did have one question: if you can see a part of a figure through the wisps of the smoke (pillow stuff) does that count as line of sight? I would guess the smoke acts like any other obstacle in HS so that you would be able to attack that figure through the smoke but let me know if you had intended otherwise.

They are common and what you mention is the exactly the kind of unbalancing I was afraid of. It is unlikely that I would field more than 2 squads of these guys, but even 6 markers could be troublesome.

From a visual standpoint only one of the figures actually has the grenade in his hand, so I made it 1 to kind of account for that feature of the physical figures. These guys did not bring enough supplies when they got summoned ;)

The pillow stuffing is more dense than cotton, so you can't see through it unless you stretch it to make it so you can peek through. It is more likely that due to its amorphous shape you will be able to see an occasional hand or foot sticking out more than with the hard plastic trees.

Finally not sure how much you try to copy the official wording on HS cards but you might want to add the "(or cards if your opponent has more than one common card for that figure)" text from Dund since a player could have more than one card for a common hero.

Thanks. Good point. I do try to stick close to the official wording. I think I missed that because originally I only made the power affect "unique" heroes. Then I thought, why limit it? Maybe that sticking point was in the back of my head the whole time. :D

Anyway thanks for posting the smoke screen pictures. I got a bit of a laugh since they're pillow stuffing as well as a bit of a awe - since its pillow stuffing =P

Yes, it is kind of ridiculous, but it works. :)

Cotton and pillow stuffing has been used for a long time by historical gamers to simulate smoke, etc. I always found that interesting and went on a bit of a quest to make fire markers some years ago to place them on cars, tanks and other vehicles to indicate that they had been taken out during battle. The pieces worked quite well, so I kept them for HS.

[Annerios]

Wow, those clouds are straight genius. Good work.

And Annerios - incredible work man. Love the GI Joe guys as well, can't wait to see the unveilings.

I love being a nerd LOL.

Thank you.

It is good to see some new blood hanging around these parts. :mrgreen:

[Annerios]

Finally not sure how much you try to copy the official wording on HS cards but you might want to add the "(or cards if your opponent has more than one common card for that figure)" text from Dund since a player could have more than one card for a common hero.


I decided to scale it back to unique heroes. It just does not make sense that one common hero gets hit by a stun baton and another one across the board loses the turn too. This makes this guy a little weaker too, which is fine.

[Fallen Templar]

Annerios is their a figure that goes with Roland of Gilead

[Annerios]

Annerios is their a figure that goes with Roland of Gilead

We have been using stand in HS cowboys, but I am working on a mod of one.
I've just been indecisive with what I want to do with him. :confused:

I kind of go with the flow with my figure creation and if my mind is not into it at the moment I wait until inspiration hits. I'll get a photo of the figure up when I get him done.

The next figure I'm going to finish is Violet from the movie Ultraviolet.
She is proving to be a bit of a pain to do, but coming out ok.

[Doc_Savage]

I look forward to seeing your Violet. I'm just gonna wait for Horrorclix and mod one of those...

[reapersaurus]

The next figure I'm going to finish is Violet from the movie Ultraviolet.
She is proving to be a bit of a pain to do, but coming out ok.Is it different from the Ultraviolet card I already saved from your previous thread, I think?
And what mini are you using? The Horrorclix one? ;)
Whatever you do, I give a big :thumbsup: for the attempt.

[Annerios]

The next figure I'm going to finish is Violet from the movie Ultraviolet.
She is proving to be a bit of a pain to do, but coming out ok.Is it different from the Ultraviolet card I already saved from your previous thread, I think?
And what mini are you using? The Horrorclix one? ;)
Whatever you do, I give a big :thumbsup: for the attempt.

The card is Doc_Savage's work. My wife liked the card too, so I decided to mod a figure for it.

The figure mod is a bit of a "Frankenstein" creation from various figure's bits and pieces. If it comes out decent enough, I'll probably enter it in Cupidart's contest.

[Larry_lovage69]

My Girlfriend LOVES Stephen King's book she will love Roland...very cool

[Annerios]

My Girlfriend LOVES Stephen King's book she will love Roland...very cool

Thanks, I have the modded figure for him on my desk. I'll post a photo when he is done being painted.

[Rhydderch]

Hey Annerios: I was looking at the Sardaukar again and think they could use a tiny boost when compared to the Krav Maga and the Microcorp. The Krav Maga have imo a much better defense ability (since the triangle requires all 3 Sardaukar and limits your movement options) and similar stats. They can also gain height advantage with their ranged attack unlike the Sardaukar whose ranged attack is locked at 3. Similarly the Microcorp have two defense abilities, the ability to move in water and can also get up to 4 attack with height advantage.

So maybe you could play with their abilities. I think the Sardaukar triangle could use a boost. Maybe they could receive 2 extra dice instead of 1 when in the formation. Also I'm not sure if you specifically wanted the Lasgun to be a special attack or to take height advantage out of the picture, but you could make the card more similar to other HS cards by giving the Sardaukar 7 range and 3 attack with an ability like Carr's Sword of Reckoning. Did they ever name the martial art the Sardaukar used? Wikipedia lists it as the Weirding Way but that sounds.... well, weird :P Here is the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_martial_arts

Anyway these are just some thoughts I had. These changes might increase the cost of the Sardaukar by a few points but I figured you might still be interested. And btw what figures did you mod for the Sardaukar again and how much work did it take? I like the look and feel of the squad but I'm not sure I'd be able to make one that looks as good as that.

I still need to find good figures to use as a Sardaukar-style squad =)

[reapersaurus]

I'd just reduce their points to around 70 or 80 points.
You're right - they are no match for the Krav or even the Microcorps. Good call, Rhyd.

[Annerios]

Hey Annerios: I was looking at the Sardaukar again and think they could use a tiny boost when compared to the Krav Maga and the Microcorp. The Krav Maga have imo a much better defense ability (since the triangle requires all 3 Sardaukar and limits your movement options) and similar stats. They can also gain height advantage with their ranged attack unlike the Sardaukar whose ranged attack is locked at 3. Similarly the Microcorp have two defense abilities, the ability to move in water and can also get up to 4 attack with height advantage.

So maybe you could play with their abilities. I think the Sardaukar triangle could use a boost. Maybe they could receive 2 extra dice instead of 1 when in the formation. Also I'm not sure if you specifically wanted the Lasgun to be a special attack or to take height advantage out of the picture, but you could make the card more similar to other HS cards by giving the Sardaukar 7 range and 3 attack with an ability like Carr's Sword of Reckoning. Did they ever name the martial art the Sardaukar used? Wikipedia lists it as the Weirding Way but that sounds.... well, weird :P Here is the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_martial_arts

Anyway these are just some thoughts I had. These changes might increase the cost of the Sardaukar by a few points but I figured you might still be interested. And btw what figures did you mod for the Sardaukar again and how much work did it take? I like the look and feel of the squad but I'm not sure I'd be able to make one that looks as good as that.

I still need to find good figures to use as a Sardaukar-style squad =)

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/figures/Rotating/HMCT/HMCT_010_rot01.jpg

The Sardaukar are simply converted and repainted Heroclix AIM Agent figures. They are dirt cheap too. I went for a "look" based on the description in the books and from their depiction in Lynch's film. I hated the way their uniforms looked in the Dune mini-series, so that was not a reference.

This unit has seen various incarnations. The idea was to make a tough squad of human hand to hand fighters with flexibility to have ranged attacks as well. I did not make them incredibly tough (although if you look they are way up there as one of the most powerful HS hand to hand squads), because as depicted in the novels, the Fremen are actually tougher and I hoped to make a Fremen hero or squad. They used to be a common unit too, but then I switched to unique because I was not planning to make more figures and thought I could then increase their values if needed.

Their defense is not high, because they are not supposed to have access to the personal shields (since they are carrying lasguns, which when fired at a shield would cause a nuclear explosion) and to stick somewhat with their description as " their training emphasized ruthlessness and near-suicidal disregard for personal safety." That implies aggressive tactics with not that much emphasis on defense. The triangular formation is referenced directly in the novels as one of their fighting tactics and is rather unique, so it has to be included to make them accurate, IMHO.

Combat in the Dune universe, despite what the video games depict, mostly centered on hand that hand combat when it occured. So, while they have guns, they are not the unit's main focus. That is why I capped the lasgun attack at 3. Those guns are described as firing continuous beams from what I remember, so they would be tricky to wield anyway.

I think since they are unique, taking them to 5 attack would not be bad and increasing the defense in the triagular formation by 2 dice would be good. That formation is rather hard to pull off and makes them a target for units like the AE and Mimring.

They have performed well in playtests, but I also felt that perhaps they need a little boost to make them more fearsome. I'll try out some of these ideas next time we run a playtesting game.

By the way, the "weirding way" in the Lynch movie was some completely goofy thing made up for the film. It was a "voice command" type of power having nothing to do with martial arts. I think they depict it more accurately in the mini-series, particularly in the battle between Paul and Feyd. The Bene Gesserit are particularly deadly because of their use of this skill. They are like mysterious, kung-fu nuns! :wink:

[Rhydderch]

Hey Annerios: Thanks for the information on the Sardaukar. As I've mentioned before I read the first Dune book awhile back but do not remember it so well. And yeah I had guessed you made the Lasgun attack a special attack for a reason but figured I'd throw the suggestion out there anyway.

Also good to know the Weirding Way was introduced in the movies. I did not remember it in the books and felt it sounded off - Herbert usually gave his creations cool names such as Bene Gesserit.

I'm not sure about the 5 attack - especially if you intend to create a Fremen squad. I think 4 is fine. I would just up the triangle bonus to 2 dice. I think its appropriate since the formation is hard to use and as you said makes the Sardaukar a good target for figures such as the AE and Shotgun Sullivan.

Oh and to address your comment Reaper: I think it fits the Sardaukar better to give them a boost since they were once the most elite squad of fighters in the Dune universe - which means some of the best from a selection of both humans and aliens. I'd guess they would beat the Krav Maga or Microcorp in a fight, though its hard to tell since the HS universe isn't very well fleshed out right now.

Now onto a slightly off-topic discussion: I think it would be fun to let the Sardaukar have their shields =P Just imagine what happens if you make a unit of 2 Sardaukar. Send the first in and shoot him with the other... hehe. Not reasonable for HS since you would wipe the board but it is funny to think about since those two figures would basically be a portable nuclear bomb =P

[Annerios]

Now onto a slightly off-topic discussion: I think it would be fun to let the Sardaukar have their shields =P Just imagine what happens if you make a unit of 2 Sardaukar. Send the first in and shoot him with the other... hehe. Not reasonable for HS since you would wipe the board but it is funny to think about since those two figures would basically be a portable nuclear bomb =P

That would make for a good frustration move when you are losing. I think someone had something similar on a Predator unit card a while back.

The Predator triggers the self destruct and a mini nuke clears out the game board. Although, apparently heroes hiding behind rocks and trees (like Dutch) emerge unscathed. :poorpost: :rofl:

[Annerios]

For you Stephen King Dark Tower fans, here is Roland Deschain, "The Gunslinger":

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Roland_Figure.JPG

I added him on the first page next to his card. It is a complex mod of a couple of HS cowboys and a Heroclix figure.

This is a younger Roland from before the timeline in the novels; probably as he will be depicted in the new Marvel comic series.

[Fallen Templar]

dude is that a custom figure it's amazing

[Rhydderch]

Thats a sweet figure Annerios! Very nice job. If HS had given us figures that looked like that I might've actually liked all those cowboy heroes. Very very cool. Now when are you gonna send me one in the mail? =P

[Annerios]

Thats a sweet figure Annerios! Very nice job. If HS had given us figures that looked like that I might've actually liked all those cowboy heroes. Very very cool. Now when are you gonna send me one in the mail? =P

:P

Thanks! Roland was a bit of a pain to make, but he is mostly made from HS cowboy parts. It is essentially Guilty with Deadeye Dan's head and a duster taken from a Heroclix Punisher figure. Add a little putty and some paint. :wink:

Roland is one of my favorite King characters, so I knew I had to make a figure for him.

I'll have to take some photos of him in battle.

[Rhydderch]

Will you make an updated card with the figure too? He seems to warrant it. Ok I see you changed the target pic but will you add the figure to the main picture area?

Also what exactly is the rationale behind the "Death, But Not For You..." ability? Does he trade places with someone whenever he goes through a dimensional door? Sorry if I sound ignorant but the Dark Tower series is one I have not read.

[skyknight]

I love Roland, I am not big on bringing in heroes from movies and such. I do not like superheroes and starwars guys on my Heroscape board. This I will make an exception for . Roland is one of my favorite all time characters. Great work man.

[Annerios]

Will you make an updated card with the figure too? He seems to warrant it. Ok I see you changed the target pic but will you add the figure to the main picture area?

Also what exactly is the rationale behind the "Death, But Not For You..." ability? Does he trade places with someone whenever he goes through a dimensional door? Sorry if I sound ignorant but the Dark Tower series is one I have not read.

I was thinking about changing the image for the figure image, but in some ways leaving the image that is there works better, because that way people can use any figure and still know who the character is. That particular image contains a lot of elements from the books that are very important (the tower, the rose, the gunslinger, etc.), so people instantly recognize it.

Hmm. Regarding the door, he does not change places with someone, but goes go to another world. Let's just say that in the Dark Tower there are "other worlds than these". The Dark Tower series is one of the best fantasy series written in a long time. It is worth checking out.

[Annerios]

I love Roland, I am not big on bringing in heroes from movies and such. I do not like superheroes and starwars guys on my Heroscape board. This I will make an exception for . Roland is one of my favorite all time characters. Great work man.

Thankee-sai, for making an exception; I take that as high praise.

It is a shame more people won't know the character until they finally make a film adaptation of the books.

[LilNewbie]

Roland a cowboy? Wasn't he a knight of the round table? :D Great mod, Annerios! Hmmm....now to find a suitable mini for the card. I agree leaving the picture on the card to allow alternate figures to be used since it is a true "custom" mini. BTW, Christmas is coming and a Roland figure in the mail would be a nice present (hint, hint). ;)









Just kidding!

[Annerios]

Roland a cowboy? Wasn't he a knight of the round table? :D Great mod, Annerios! Hmmm....now to find a suitable mini for the card. I agree leaving the picture on the card to allow alternate figures to be used since it is a true "custom" mini. BTW, Christmas is coming and a Roland figure in the mail would be a nice present (hint, hint). ;)
Just kidding!

:rofl:
Man, if I started making all of the figures you'd want my hands and eyes would be worse off than those of Santa's slaves. Err..Umm..I mean elves. :P


The cool thing is I have King Arthur and Roland now, so they can fight side by side! I am going to draft those two with some knights of weston and the 4th Mass Line for one hell of a "good guy" army.

[Rhydderch]

King Arthur plus Roland looks to be a pretty cool army. Somehow those two seem to fit together although one is a cowboy and the other is a knight!

So if Roland simply escapes from a door why does the ability on his card cause a new figure to appear on the board? Sorry for asking the same question again but I'm still unsure of how this is supposed to work. I wonder if wikipedia would say... *ponders*

[Annerios]

King Arthur plus Roland looks to be a pretty cool army. Somehow those two seem to fit together although one is a cowboy and the other is a knight!

So if Roland simply escapes from a door why does the ability on his card cause a new figure to appear on the board? Sorry for asking the same question again but I'm still unsure of how this is supposed to work. I wonder if wikipedia would say... *ponders*

Ther are very strong connections between Roland and Arthur.

Well, in theory, the door could open anywhere. There are doors on alternate versions of earth that lead to the world Roland is from which is like our own, but different.

In terms of why it does that on the card, it is a game mechanic to simulate the possible uncertainty of stepping through some doors. Nasty things can on the other side or something good.

I like using drawback mechanics on some cards and one thing about Roland is that the people who align themselves with him don't often survive. It was a way to work that sort of curse that hangs over him into a card; plus, it makes him survive and that is important because of who he is.

Don't spoil the books on Wiki. Read them or better yet, listen to them on the audio CD's (which are awesome). You will be in for a hell of a ride.

[Rhydderch]

Ahh ok. So Roland is not the only one who can go through a door and its possible someone on the other side will enter through the door. Got it.

Also I had thought there might be a connection between Roland and Arthur when you said you wanted to put them together but since I have not read the books I decided I should not make such an assumption. Any sign of Merlin in the books? Or any other Knight of the Round Table for that matter?

Hrm. Mods of Lancelot or the Green Knight would probably be fun.

[Annerios]

Ahh ok. So Roland is not the only one who can go through a door and its possible someone on the other side will enter through the door. Got it.

Also I had thought there might be a connection between Roland and Arthur when you said you wanted to put them together but since I have not read the books I decided I should not make such an assumption. Any sign of Merlin in the books? Or any other Knight of the Round Table for that matter?

Hrm. Mods of Lancelot or the Green Knight would probably be fun.

There are allusions to Merlin and others. The best way to describe it is that in Roland's world the gunslingers were the knights. Roland is the last.

There is a lot of Arthurian lore, Lord of the Rings references, Wizard of Oz references and many more things brought into these books. In fact, many of King's others novels make references to the Dark Tower books and vice versa. In some instances characters from his other works are included in this series. If you read Salem's Lot, for example, you are in for quite surprise in the later books.

[reapersaurus]

few thoughts:

1) Roland's ability probably requires the biggest effort to satisfy of any custom ability in the game. :(
Having a stack of your Large and smaller units to pick randomly from, ready whenever he is eliminated, is quite the effort! Kudos for your balls in making that ability (especially if it matches the theme/background of the character).

2) What figure did you use for Garet Jax? I don't know if it was mentioned, but could it be edited into the display of his card? Thx.

3) The zombies need more power to warrant their high cost (50 points). With only 1 defense, they will go down like flies. I like the re-spwan ability - the best I've seen for any zombie unit, and easy to distinguish (Human card type). But from a bang-for-buck standpoint, they are only worth at best 30 to 40 points per 4 figs. If you made them 3 attack, and 40 points, they MIGHT see some play, as a alternative to Frenzy (but are so slow they still wouldn't be as good).

[Annerios]

few thoughts:

1) Roland's ability probably requires the biggest effort to satisfy of any custom ability in the game. :(
Having a stack of your Large and smaller units to pick randomly from, ready whenever he is eliminated, is quite the effort! Kudos for your balls in making that ability (especially if it matches the theme/background of the character).

The person who drafts him gets the punishment of having the cards ready. Roland gives you benefits, but can be a burden. :lol:
The moment when you have to draw that card is a scary one. You have to be careful where he is on the board when he is close to taking that last wound.

2) What figure did you use for Garet Jax? I don't know if it was mentioned, but could it be edited into the display of his card? Thx.

It is a Mage Knight Venthian Assassin figure. You can find it here:

http://gamingetc.safeshopper.com/1556/15637.htm?333

It was modded and painted to fit the character. Rhydderch made his Garet with that figure and sent me a photo. It came out real nice. He posed him a little differently than I did.

3) The zombies need more power to warrant their high cost (50 points). With only 1 defense, they will go down like flies. I like the re-spwan ability - the best I've seen for any zombie unit, and easy to distinguish (Human card type). But from a bang-for-buck standpoint, they are only worth at best 30 to 40 points per 4 figs. If you made them 3 attack, and 40 points, they MIGHT see some play, as a alternative to Frenzy (but are so slow they still wouldn't be as good).

They work well when used in large numbers and on roads, since they are so slow. We use them with a custom unit Truth created named Rhastghoul that gives them +2 to attack when adjacent.

The other aspect of them that can be used to your advantage is the fact that they can only be hit in the head. Players use the terrain to try to hide their heads behind other figures, etc and that helps them. They are a specialist unit, since if your opponent does not have many human figures, there is little point in drafting them. The same applies if there are no roads or if the map is too large. They work better on small maps. I'm ok with those kind of niche units though.

This is a card I intend to revisit because I want to change the figure images to include some of those nice Horrorclix zombies. I'll keep your suggestions in mind.

[Rhydderch]

2) What figure did you use for Garet Jax?

The Venthian Assassin is pretty easy to come by and is the same figure Truth has proposed for use with Knoll by Turtleboy.

Here is the Garet Jax card with the figure I made:

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10052/2_Garet.jpg

I took the picture from the front because most of the HS cards have the figures from the front or at an angle. I think the figure looks quite a bit better than it turned out on the card but oh well.

As for how to make the figure I just took Annerios advice:

Cut off the dagger and the snout on the Venthian Assassin. Add a sword to the raised arm and a staff to the lower hand. Paint the clothes black. Mold a cloak out of epoxy or other model material. I used some Paper clay for this. Since the Venthian Assassin is a girl you may want to take your knife to the chest region or plaster over it with some more clay. Finally I had cut my figure in half at the waist and swivelled the figure to face forward more. In retrospect I think Annerios was right to keep the original pose.

And as long as I'm on the topic thanks again Annerios for the card and the instructions on how to make the figure!

[justjohn]

I'm unsure if his face is tired poet enough for me... just kidding!

Incredible. Just really, really neat. That is one really, really accurate and clean representation of the last of the line of Eld. The Dark Tower series are my favorite books, I've been through all of them so many times.

I had an idea of making Jake Chambers of New York/Jake Chambers of Midworld flip custom forever, but the closest mini I could find to use for him was a Harry Potter figure from some board game, and that wouldn't do Bama any justice.

I am very sorry that I missed this custom before, you did a great job.

-jj

[Annerios]

I'm unsure if his face is tired poet enough for me... just kidding!

Incredible. Just really, really neat. That is one really, really accurate and clean representation of the last of the line of Eld. The Dark Tower series are my favorite books, I've been through all of them so many times.

I had an idea of making Jake Chambers of New York/Jake Chambers of Midworld flip custom forever, but the closest mini I could find to use for him was a Harry Potter figure from some board game, and that wouldn't do Bama any justice.

I am very sorry that I missed this custom before, you did a great job.

-jj

Thanks JJ.

He's got a bit of scruff and the blue bombadier's eyes; you just can't see them in photos! :)

I've been meaning to get this figure completed for a while. We had been using HS cowboy proxies for playtesting. I used the Whelan paintings and some of the designs from the new Marvel Comics King is doing as inspiration.

The Horrorclix line has priest that could be modded into Father Callahan, so I am kicking that around. He would make for a nice vampire slayer type considering all of the things King describes him doing in the books.

[skyknight]

I love Father Callahan and that fig you are talking about is almost perfect with a bit of repainting. :P

[justjohn]

Man, I never noticed that figure before. Replace the book with a ruger and the severed hand with a schildpada (can't remember how it's spelled, the damn chunk of turtle beak off of the statue in the park). A little paint... man, you could make that look so good, Annerios.

[skyknight]

OOOHHHH I thought you were talkin about the black priest who has the spectre by the neck, also a cool fig

[Annerios]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/Kissarmy77/Horrorclix/horr4.jpg

It is the Faith Priest. With some white hair and a change to the items he is holding, it may be perfect.

I think the ivory turtle was the sköldpadda.

[skyknight]

I like yours better, fits the theme well. Did you see the one I was talkin about? here he is. I like this guy alot.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h287/Skyknightsalbum/misc/IMG_0345.jpg

[Annerios]

I like yours better, fits the theme well. Did you see the one I was talkin about? here he is. I like this guy alot.


Yes. Three figures for the price of one! That one has possibilities. Nice mini diorama on its own.

That tree is mean looking too.

[skyknight]

I want that tree :D I really need to find a fig for Roland that I like. I may do some surgery but I have not tried it yet. i love this whole idea.

[Rhydderch]

I think the tree comes as part of the starter set - as a terrain piece or something like that. Not sure though.

[Annerios]

I think the tree comes as part of the starter set - as a terrain piece or something like that. Not sure though.

The tree is part of the starter set along with a tombstone and some other 3D artifact. It may be a coffin or altar. I don't remember.

[Rhydderch]

Coolies. Thanks for confirming that Annerios.

[reapersaurus]

If anyone finds a good pic of the tombstone, please let me know. They may be very important for a set of customs I have.

[Rhydderch]

Hi Annerios:

Sorry to dredge up one of your older cards for comments but since your Selene was recently nominated for the Barracks I figured I'd suggest a change to the Blood Drinker ability:

When attacking, Selene may remove 1 wound marker from this card for every wound she inflicts on an adjacent Human, Wolf or Vampire figure.

Basically the "remove wound" mechanic fits with other HS cards better and eliminates the need for a life gain cap.

I voted yes on your card by the way =)

[Annerios]

Hi Annerios:

Sorry to dredge up one of your older cards for comments but since your Selene was recently nominated for the Barracks I figured I'd suggest a change to the Blood Drinker ability:

When attacking, Selene may remove 1 wound marker from this card for every wound she inflicts on an adjacent Human, Wolf or Vampire figure.

Basically the "remove wound" mechanic fits with other HS cards better and eliminates the need for a life gain cap.

I voted yes on your card by the way =)

That is one of those cards I have not revisited yet because I was waiting for the castle rules to be released.

Selene needs a cap on how high she can jump. In the movies she jumps down from great heights, but not up. Blade has the same problem.

So, Vampiric Movement is going to get revised. I will see about making the other text more Heroscape-like as well.

Since the HS we play is really more like "Advanced HS" than what most people play on this board, those wording issues sometimes get past me. Some of those HS wording conventions are a bit clunky too. :wink:

Anyway, I probably won't be around much for a couple of weeks, since it is confirmed that I'll be moving out of Florida this Friday. I just took a short break from packing boxes and saw the HS e-mail notification (which had not been working for a while).

I'll catch up with you guys when I'm settled in again.

Later!

[Rhydderch]

Cool Annerios. Good luck with the move! I hope you get to your new home with no hitches and that you enjoy it there. Hopefully you'll find a good HS group too =)

Best wishes til we see you next.

[reapersaurus]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Garet_Jax_REV_4.jpg
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Garet_Jax.jpg

From Terry Brooks' Wishsong of Shannara novel. A unit made in collaboration with Rhydderch and Reapersaurus on HQ.
One of my current favorites.

It is a modded Mage Knight Venthian Assassin figure. You can find it here: http://gamingetc.safeshopper.com/1556/15637.htm?333Did Reaper just put out a great mini for Garet Jax finally, or am I seeing things here, Annerios?
(well, it will be out soon)

http://www.reapermini.com/images/green/06_07_17_Thief_01.jpg

http://www.reapermini.com/images/green/06_07_17_Thief_02.jpg

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Love the face veil on the figure's head.

[reapersaurus]

found a pic of one idea of him (from Wishsong of Shannara)

http://www.sorgentedelcielo.it/Shannara/Darrel_Sweet/wishsong-garret.jpg

[Rhydderch]

Did Reaper just put out a great mini for Garet Jax finally, or am I seeing things here, Annerios?
(well, it will be out soon)

http://www.reapermini.com/images/green/06_07_17_Thief_01.jpg

http://www.reapermini.com/images/green/06_07_17_Thief_02.jpg

Awesome find Reaper! Definitely a nice figure for Garet that I would use if I were still in Vermont and did not already make a figure for him. I especially like how one hand is held behind his back, sort of like he is ready to toss a dagger from beneath his cloak. He just needs a staff which should be easy to add. The paint job would be simple since he wears all black =)

PS: Vermont = game shop with Reaper miniatures for me =P

[Annerios]

Wow. That figure is dead on. With a nice paint job, that will be a great figure for Garet.

That old B&W image is the one I used as a reference. Years ago I used an old Citadel LOTR Ranger of Ithilien figure as him in a game. They are similarly garbed as well.

[Grungebob]

You know you're not allowed to post here until you hook up with some Texans for a game or two!! :rules:

[Annerios]

You know you're not allowed to post here until you hook up with some Texans for a game or two!! :rules:

:P

I was almost able to make it to the last gaming meet-up. :frustrated:

[Grungebob]

I've found our group to be very custom friendly so you should fit right in.

[LilNewbie]

I've found our group to be very custom friendly so you should fit right in.

Except Annerios seems sane....


*ducks

:D

Newb.

[Annerios]

I've found our group to be very custom friendly so you should fit right in.

I have to salvage my customs from storage to bring with me.

[Annerios]

I've found our group to be very custom friendly so you should fit right in.

Except Annerios seems sane....


*ducks

:D

Newb.

:lol: Was that an Ultradoug joke? :P

[Annerios]

I missed all of the barracks threads and posts regarding my units and just got caught up on reading them.

There were some good points in there and since Selene needed tweaking to keep her from jumping too high anyway (due to the new castle rules), I have now revised her again along with Blade.

I am up to revision 5 on Selene. I really like the character in HS and I think she works well as just an anti-wolf unit or mid-power unique hero. I have seen people use her in many games with great success utilizing the Blood Drinker ability to keep her alive much to their opponent's frustration.

Some people don't like movie themed characters, but I love 'em and enjoy the challenge of trying to condense their powers onto a HS card. I've also found that these characters actually help draw people into the game who might not normally play.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

You know you're not allowed to post here until you hook up with some Texans for a game or two!! :rules:

You lucky ducks. Why couldn't Annerios come over our way to California?!/ Damn, just one more well-regarded 'Scaper that's also a Texan.... :?

[Annerios]

You know you're not allowed to post here until you hook up with some Texans for a game or two!! :rules:

You lucky ducks. Why couldn't Annerios come over our way to California?!/ Damn, just one more well-regarded 'Scaper that's also a Texan.... :?

I was just reading your BBQ thread today. It looks like it was great fun, although you did not get to play as much as you liked. :D

[reapersaurus]

Wow. That figure is dead on. With a nice paint job, that will be a great figure for Garet. I was looking closer at that Venthian Assassin figure that is on Garet's card - do you know that it is female? :shock:
And that it has like some sort of snout, like a female dog-person?

I'll consider this rev 5 the version of Selene to use, but really - she's been fully playable since way back. :johnwoo:

[Annerios]

Wow. That figure is dead on. With a nice paint job, that will be a great figure for Garet. I was looking closer at that Venthian Assassin figure that is on Garet's card - do you know that it is female? :shock:
And that it has like some sort of snout, like a female dog-person?

I'll consider this rev 5 the version of Selene to use, but really - she's been fully playable since way back. :johnwoo:

Yes, in the old thread where we first discussed Garet I had mentioned that Venthian was a chick with a weird snout. That took a little work with the X-acto to fix, but if you are careful it is not noticeable after the figure is painted. I have no idea what a Venthian is, since I don't play MK, but it is an odd creature.

The figure you posted photos of really is fantastic for Garet. It is a shame he does not have a staff, but the pose he is in looks real threatening. I may have to buy that figure, even though I've mostly been sticking with plastic figures only for HS.

Selene has always been playable, but I think the cleaner, more HS style wording on Blood Drinker helps. I also don't want her jumping up 30 hexes onto a castle wall either. I know you and a couple of the people that tested her with me were the only ones who noticed that possibly unbalancing ability and it always bothered me. It is just that we never played on maps with that kind of elevation, so it really was not an issue.

[Rhydderch]

Wow. That figure is dead on. With a nice paint job, that will be a great figure for Garet. I was looking closer at that Venthian Assassin figure that is on Garet's card - do you know that it is female? :shock:
And that it has like some sort of snout, like a female dog-person?

I'll consider this rev 5 the version of Selene to use, but really - she's been fully playable since way back. :johnwoo:

LOL! The snout is quite odd. Both Annerios and I lopped it off. As for the chest of the figure I just used some paper clay to cover over it which worked pretty well.

[Annerios]

I had a chance to do some updates, so I took some of the suggestions from this thread and implemented them.

The Sardaukar and Walking Dead are now updated. Selene's card also had a minor text fix.

Check out page 1 of this thread for details.

[skyknight]

uuuhhhmmmm Annerios are you selling Selene by chance? I hope so otherwise you are gonna be pissed :(


http://cgi.ebay.com/HEROSCAPE-Custom-Figure-SELENE-w-card_W0QQitemZ140015515972QQihZ004QQcategoryZ2537QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Annerios]

uuuhhhmmmm Annerios are you selling Selene by chance? I hope so otherwise you are gonna be pissed :(


http://cgi.ebay.com/HEROSCAPE-Custom-Figure-SELENE-w-card_W0QQitemZ140015515972QQihZ004QQcategoryZ2537QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Thanks for the head's up. No, that is not me. Last one I sold was a prototype Selene that looked much better than that and it was months ago.

As Truth saw a while back, there is not much you can do about this kind of thing. Someone was selling an old one of my Aliens cards last week, but he had the courtesy to give me credit for the card.

I'll send him/her a message and let them know that is not cool and if the person acts like an a-hole, I can probably make some trouble for them on E-bay (I've been selling and buying there since 1998).

That is the old card anyway. The new one takes into account the castle rules and the wording on the blood drinking ability has been simplified.

I'll try to get my e-mail question to the person to post in the auction page and mention Heroscapers.com is the place to get the card for free! :mrgreen:

[skyknight]

I am going to rip him apart!!!!! :twisted:

[reapersaurus]

So let me get this straight - EBay people think it's OK to sell cards made by people on this site, by simply slapping some unneeded paint on a Master Set figure and charging >=$11 for it to some unsuspecting buyer? :shock:

:headshake:

[Karkadinn]

Blech. I know there's not a lot you can do Annerios, but if you could do everything you can do, it'd be great. IMHO this sort of thing is outright destructive to the community and should be stamped out whenever spotted to discourage it.
Once again I turn my thoughts to copyrights and not for sale for profit notices et cetera....

[Annerios]

Blech. I know there's not a lot you can do Annerios, but if you could do everything you can do, it'd be great. IMHO this sort of thing is outright destructive to the community and should be stamped out whenever spotted to discourage it.
Once again I turn my thoughts to copyrights and not for sale for profit notices et cetera....

I can't talk much regarding that specific character, since I took someone else's copyrighted character and image to use in the game. :unsure:

He probably won't make much money anyway, since the big money seems to be going to some of those converted large D&D figures.

He did admit that the card was created by someone else, however and gave me credit on the auction rather than trying to claim he created it.

He also has a Ghost Rider card up. Anyone know if that was another card made by someone here?

[reapersaurus]

Blech. I know there's not a lot you can do Annerios, but if you could do everything you can do, it'd be great. IMHO this sort of thing is outright destructive to the community and should be stamped out whenever spotted to discourage it.
Once again I turn my thoughts to copyrights and not for sale for profit notices et cetera....

I can't talk much regarding that specific character, since I took someone else's copyrighted character and image to use in the game. :unsure:

He probably won't make much money anyway, since the big money seems to be going to some of those converted large D&D figures.

He did admit that the card was created by someone else, however and gave me credit on the auction rather than trying to claim he created it.

He also has a Ghost Rider card up. Anyone know if that was another card made by someone here?That Penance Stare and Chain Lash sound AWFULLY familiar......

Were those the abilities OzmanStrange thought up?
I sure hope they weren't truth's..... :unsure:

There is already a disclaimer on the bottom of every page on this site that expressly forbids what this guy is doing, BTW : The Materials and Services on this Site are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws and any unauthorized use of the Materials or Services of this Site violate such laws. Except as expressly provided herein, the creator of this site does not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information with respect to the Materials and Services displayed on or provided by this site. No portion of the information or documents on this Site may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the Site Adminsitrator or the orginal creator of said material.What I think is funny is that he changed Selene on one ability, and simply made it much worse - now the vampire's regeneration has nothing to do with taking blood. :headshake:

[Annerios]

What I think is funny is that he changed Selene on one ability, and simply made it much worse - now the vampire's regeneration has nothing to do with taking blood. :headshake:

Yeah. I put a reference to Heroscapers in my remark at the bottom of his auction, so if someone does buy it, they can get the better quality card from my gallery folder here. :buttkick:

[reapersaurus]

then what would they be paying this guy $11 and ~$5 shipping FOR? :confused:

[skyknight]

i don't think he will answer my comment :twisted:

BTW I did not want to fill your custom thread over this dirtbag so I started a thread here.

http://www.heroscapers.com/community/posting.php?mode=editpost&p=54774

You seem pretty calm Annerios, I get so mad about these things I would try to break this guys nose if he lived close enough :x

[Annerios]

Ok. The story goes a little deeper. The name sounded slightly familiar. I talk to various people via PM regarding advice making custom figures and don't think much of it. I went back in my PM's and noticed this Scorpio2525 that had messaged me regarding where to get figures to make certain characters.

This guy may just be mining the community to make a profit and that is seriously uncool. :bs:

[Rhydderch]

Ok. The story goes a little deeper. The name sounded slightly familiar. I talk to various people via PM regarding advice making custom figures and don't think much of it. I went back in my PM's and noticed this Scorpio2525 that had messaged me regarding where to get figures to make certain characters.

This guy may just be mining the community to make a profit and that is seriously uncool. :bs:

Ugh! That is horrible. You have my deepest sympathy Annerios. I really hate it when people are total bastards. He knew your screenname well enough to send you a PM but not to credit you? :wtf!:

If he could PM you he could also do a quick search to find out who made the original card. Or I'd bet he could find either his own PM or yours in his inbox/outbox. For that matter it says Annerios on your card which is where he most likely took your design from!

Plus I cannot stand how he credited you:

Some information on this card was taken from Annerios, the rest was created by me.

He took your design along with most of your stats and two out of three abilities. What Ebay Bob "created" was a dumber version of your Blood Drinker ability and a missing target zone. Sounds more like he destroyed and removed rather than created. Here is what he SHOULD HAVE written:

The vast majority of this card - everything cool, in fact - was created by Annerios. He made the abilities and designed the card. All I did was make the card worse: I replaced a thematic ability with an idiotic one and removed the target zone. Oh I ALSO took Annerios' name off the card so I could say it was mine. In other words I just stole his card and made it worse.

Anyway sorry for the rant. I have the utmost respect for how you have handled everything. Its one of the things I think is so cool about you: you're always calm and collected. You'd make a good hitman. j/k :twisted:

I would have been much less happy. Back when someone jacked the Spiderman card Truth made, it was enough for me to delay my custom posts while I waited to see what could be done. It turned out to be a long delay... HQ died shortly afterwards! =\

[Annerios]

You'd make a good hitman. j/k :twisted:

Damn, you found me out. Now I'll have to kill you. :P :johnwoo2:

Grungebob is the real hitman. The dude is already banned. :twisted:

I called him out in another message via E-bay (although, I doubt he'll respond) and will contact E-bay support to see if they will shut down the auction. The original card he posted was an old one, but he then took info from a card posted here and those are protected, so I can inform E-bay about that.

[Doc_Savage]

this blows. I hate these thieves.

[Doc_Savage]

double post

[Rhydderch]

Not sure if you already saw but it looks like Scorpio took his Selene off the auction block at Ebay. He also replied to your comment. So we can all think a little better of him now =P

Also it will hopefully get the message out to some other people that its not ok to just take a custom and sell it after a tiny change or two.

[Annerios]

Not sure if you already saw but it looks like Scorpio took his Selene off the auction block at Ebay. He also replied to your comment. So we can all think a little better of him now =P

Also it will hopefully get the message out to some other people that its not ok to just take a custom and sell it after a tiny change or two.

Yeah, I saw it and have kept up with the thread. I spent some time chatting with Skynight on Saturday when this all came up. I heard back from E-bay, but their response is to sign up for some special program they have for preventing IP infringement. I have to fax some papers in so E-bay will actually do something when notified.

I hope Scorpio learned his lesson and that all of this foolishness will be forgotten in the glory of Gencon surprises. :lol:

[Annerios]

This one is for Turtleboy and Hextr1p:

Here are a couple of photos of the Storm Shadow figure I am working on (or was until I moved :( ). He still needs to have some painting completed. The figure has a lot of straps and belts, plus the pads for his legs, that need to be have the colors selected for and detailed. From the reference photos, his garb willl be predominantly red, white and black.

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IMG_2658.JPG

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IMG_2660.JPG



The figure is a modified Taskmaster Heroclix figure. He has a modded bow courtesy of Syvarris, a blade from Sgt Drake and a bits and pieces from other figures. You can see a strand of hair on the photo on the figure that I am going to use as the bowstring. That is an old trick from the days of painting D&D orcs. :lol:

He looks like he just jumped off a rooftop and landed while in the middle of a battle.

I don't usually post works in progress, but you guys asked. I hope it is of use.

Also, keep in mind that you can now use one of the official Hasbro Ninjas for a simple Storm Shadow mod. Hell, with some white and gray paint, it could probably be done fairly quickly.

I'll probably do a samurai vs ninja battle with the Hasbro figures, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and the Black Hand of Kyogi just for fun one day. :D

[LilNewbie]

That is awesome, Annerios! The dynamic pose works great for that character.

Newb.

[hextr1p]

Here are a couple of photos of the Storm Shadow figure I am working on...
:shock:

Okay, I was impressed when I saw your Snake Eyes mod... but this is amazing. Seriously. I am blown away.

When you're able to get back to this, if you really want to pay attention to detail, you should add Stormshadow's tattoo he has on his right forearm: teh Arashikage Clan tattoo!

http://www.yojoe.com/comics/declassified/declassified1large.shtml

That image is of Snake Eyes' tat, but both he and Stormshadow have the mark in the same place.

Again, great work on this. A beautiful piece, truly, to go with a great card!

[Annerios]

When you're able to get back to this, if you really want to pay attention to detail, you should add Stormshadow's tattoo he has on his right forearm: teh Arashikage Clan tattoo!

http://www.yojoe.com/comics/declassified/declassified1large.shtml

That image is of Snake Eyes' tat, but both he and Stormshadow have the mark in the same place.

Again, great work on this. A beautiful piece, truly, to go with a great card!

Now you are getting into the really fine details. I actually did remember that from the comics and was going to try to work it in. I think only you would have noticed though!

That is a great reference photo, btw. I am going to use it.

I am still kicking around whether he should have any Cobra markings on him. Since he is in Valhalla, he may be free of affiliations. :lol:

Thanks for the encouragement. When I find my paints, I'm going to finish this guy. He will be a nasty surprise in those castle siege games. :wink:

[CupidsArt]

NICE WORK! :shock:

Love the pose, ;)

[Rhydderch]

Hey Annerios. Nice job on Storm Shadow. Looks like he'll have some nice Northern Ninja competition soon which should be fun. Does the hair really work for a bowstring? Seems like it would break or decompose!

Also I don't mean to take away from your Storm Shadow discussion but I saw this figure and remembered our conversation about possible Shannara characters for Heroscape:

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/figures/Rotating/HMSN/HMSN_007.jpg

He is Swordsman from the new Heroclix Sinister set. I think he could make a decent Panamon Creel with some red paint and a few modified bits:

http://www.timefold.com/brosimages/sword.jpg

http://www.sorgentedelcielo.it/Shannara/the_world/panamon.JPG

[Annerios]

Hey Annerios. Nice job on Storm Shadow. Looks like he'll have some nice Northern Ninja competition soon which should be fun. Does the hair really work for a bowstring? Seems like it would break or decompose!

It works. My hair seems to last a long time. :D
You can use other materials too, but hair is very fine and works well. I've used carpet fiber for hair on some miniatures like this zombie:

http://upload4.postimage.org/903932/GWZombie_1_.jpg (http://upload4.postimage.org/903932/photo_hosting.html)

I once used a spider carapace as a decoration on a base, but that did disintegrate after a few months. All of those chemical fumes around the paint table can make you wacky sometimes. :P


Also I don't mean to take away from your Storm Shadow discussion but I saw this figure and remembered our conversation about possible Shannara characters for Heroscape:

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/figures/Rotating/HMSN/HMSN_007.jpg

He is Swordsman from the new Heroclix Sinister set. I think he could make a decent Panamon Creel with some red paint and a few modified bits:

I've seen it and I'm buying it. He looks like a Flash Gordon character or Errol Flynn. Too cool to pass up. He would be a great starting point for Creel. I think I'll add that one to my project list for the future. I have a friend that would get a kick out of seeing a figure for him.

[Turtleboy]

Wow Annerios the Storm Shadow i made is blow out of the water and into the blue heck from yours! i must say man, awsome job, id like a full post of details and such as now i must go buy a taskmasker and mod him!!

[Rhydderch]

I once used a spider carapace as a decoration on a base, but that did disintegrate after a few months. All of those chemical fumes around the paint table can make you wacky sometimes. :P

A real spider as a decoration? I'm not sure whether I should be awe-struck or disgusted! =P

Rhydderch = hates spiders.

On a more serious note it is too bad it disintegrated. Thats a pretty cool idea, even if it does mean I'd need a pair of gloves before I decided to touch the figure!

And yeah I expect the Swordsman could be a relatively easy mod. It will be nice to paint over all that purple! I think he looks closer to the black and white Hildebrandt picture which is also cool since I prefer it to the newer colored pic for Panamon.

[Annerios]

I once used a spider carapace as a decoration on a base, but that did disintegrate after a few months. All of those chemical fumes around the paint table can make you wacky sometimes. :P

A real spider as a decoration? I'm not sure whether I should be awe-struck or disgusted! =P

Rhydderch = hates spiders.

On a more serious note it is too bad it disintegrated. Thats a pretty cool idea, even if it does mean I'd need a pair of gloves before I decided to touch the figure!

And yeah I expect the Swordsman could be a relatively easy mod. It will be nice to paint over all that purple! I think he looks closer to the black and white Hildebrandt picture which is also cool since I prefer it to the newer colored pic for Panamon.

:lol: You would hate Tallahassee then. There are lots of spider there; or there were close to my house. I would find these lightweight ones that would go in the pool all the time and are able to run over the surface of the water.

I saw a photo of a diorama for a GW Space Marine commander that featured a Tarantula carapace. It was bloody awesome! That thing probably disintegrated too, but it would have freaked you out. It looked life-like. I am not afraid of spiders, but I do have a respect for them. Especially those suckers with bites that give you necrosis. That is really unpleasant.

I always liked that B&W picture from the Shannara book. It is amazing that I actually remember so many of those images, since I read those books many years ago. To this day, whenever I head BOC's "Don't Fear the Reaper" I always think of that Elfstones of Shannara novel.

[Annerios]

Wow Annerios the Storm Shadow i made is blow out of the water and into the blue heck from yours! i must say man, awsome job, id like a full post of details and such as now i must go buy a taskmasker and mod him!!

Glad you like it. I hope the photos explain what I was saying about the design a bit better than what I described.

I think with the Taskmaster figure, the bow from Syvarris, and Drake's sword you are pretty much set. I think I was able to steal the arrows from Syvarris and made the quiver from part of a minion's axe blade that I had left over from some other mod.

This is a strange Storm Shadow image, but it is one I used for reference:

http://upload4.postimage.org/904329/BROCKLEE_SS.jpg (http://upload4.postimage.org/904329/photo_hosting.html)

I have no idea who the heck that little guy is or what this photo is from, but SS looks awesome there. I also like this image:

http://upload4.postimage.org/904334/comic20_l.jpg (http://upload4.postimage.org/904334/photo_hosting.html)

I like to save a bunch of reference photos and study them before working on character mods. Those are just a couple of the many I had saved.

I have not received my Wave 5 Ninjas yet, but I am curious to see how easy it would be to mod one of those into looking like Storm Shadow.

The thing that is cool about the Taskmaster figure is that he looks like a ninja and has all of those belts and straps that are often featured in Storm Shadow illustrations. The 1st Storm Shadow GI Joe figure was more traditional and not as modern looking.

[Rhydderch]

Hey Annerios: I was just wondering how the Storm Shadow mod was coming along. Any progress or has all the new HS stuff consumed ya? Anyway I still want to see how your hair stands up to life in Valhalla! =P

Also what is your new avatar from? I don't recognize it.

[Annerios]

Hey Annerios: I was just wondering how the Storm Shadow mod was coming along. Any progress or has all the new HS stuff consumed ya? Anyway I still want to see how your hair stands up to life in Valhalla! =P

Also what is your new avatar from? I don't recognize it.


:)

Unfortunately I have no access to my paints and supplies, so Storm Shadow is just sitting in a box waiting. I probably won't be able to get at my stuff from storage until mid-October. :(

It is a shame, because I did get my hands on that Swordsman figure you recommended and wanted to try out that Panamon Creel mod, plus another figure conversion I was kicking around with JustJohn.

I have a bits box full of extra figure hands, weapons, heads etc that is crucial to all of the modding work. I have to find that too.

On the upside, I have gotten my hands on two castle sets, all of Wave 5 with doubles of the commons, the double commons I was missing from Wave 4, 3 snow sets, Raknar's Vision and another set of orcs. Tons of stuff to catch up on. I also have a bunch of figures I purchased coming in next week for HS conversions. I'll have plenty of mods to keep me busy over the winter.

I managed to locate my box of official HS figures, so I can get in some practice for the upcoming Texas tourney in Oct. It has been a busy holiday weekend so far, but I hope to actually play HS today instead of just sitting around with my daughter building castles just for fun.

The avatar is David Lo Pan from John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China.

[Rhydderch]

Ahh too bad about the paints and extra bits but I'm sure you'll find them soon. I just moved into a new place as well and all of my HS stuff is a mess! I need a better way to store them =P

Nice that you're all caught up on the HS material though. I have yet to find Raknar or Zanofar or Thalaenk or Fortress or any of Wave 6! LOL! Sad part is that I probably will not have enough money to buy all those when and IF I ever find them =P

Big Trouble in Little China was a fun movie. I remember it now albeit vaguely. Its been a long time since I saw that movie. No wonder I did not recognize the old chinese dude!

[Annerios]

I just moved into a new place as well and all of my HS stuff is a mess! I need a better way to store them =P

Man, you ain't kidding! I have a mess here too. I bought a couple of tackle box things to store the customs I found. That is working well.

Some of my figures got bent in the heat even though they were in a miniature case. The case I had worked fine for the metal figures I used to collect, but not so well for plastics. I had to spend some time with the blow-dryer fixing them.

I :verymad: hate moving. I don't like not having my reference books and usual junk close at hand. I can't wait for life to get back to normal. I am planning to buy a huge table for the new house to lay out HS maps and just leave them there without having to take stuff apart all the time.

Hopefully life in limbo land won't last much longer. :lol:

[Agent Minivann]

Hey Annerios. Nice job on Storm Shadow. Looks like he'll have some nice Northern Ninja competition soon which should be fun. Does the hair really work for a bowstring? Seems like it would break or decompose!

Also I don't mean to take away from your Storm Shadow discussion but I saw this figure and remembered our conversation about possible Shannara characters for Heroscape:

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/figures/Rotating/HMSN/HMSN_007.jpg



With a little work he could make a nice Man in Black/Dread Pirate Roberts/Wesley.

Nice work Annerios, I look forward to the completed Stormshadow.

[Karkadinn]

Wow, that guy looks WAY too much like the Phantom Limb from Venture Brothers for me to think of him as anything else... @_@

[Annerios]

That figure has a lot of potential for various conversions or just for spare parts. :chainsaw:

[Rhydderch]

Hey Annerios: I just wanted to let you know your Walking Dead are up for discussion for the Barracks. I'm not sure you realized your cards were up for vote the last two times so I figured I would give you a heads-up here.

The link to the Walking Dead thread is here:

http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=2688

You cannot vote yet because the discussion period lasts 1 day. After that the polls will be opened. Discussions will probably continue after the polls are opened. Also you are allowed to edit the card at any time if someone gives you a great idea or if you just want to make some minor changes.

At the moment only a few of us have posted, mostly to say the Walking Dead could use a tiny, tiny boost. That and some people wanted to see the Warrior class changed =P

[Annerios]

Hey Annerios: I just wanted to let you know your Walking Dead are up for discussion for the Barracks. I'm not sure you realized your cards were up for vote the last two times so I figured I would give you a heads-up here.

The link to the Walking Dead thread is here:

http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=2688

You cannot vote yet because the discussion period lasts 1 day. After that the polls will be opened. Discussions will probably continue after the polls are opened. Also you are allowed to edit the card at any time if someone gives you a great idea or if you just want to make some minor changes.

At the moment only a few of us have posted, mostly to say the Walking Dead could use a tiny, tiny boost. That and some people wanted to see the Warrior class changed =P

I just posted some info over at that link. Thanks!

[Rhydderch]

Bump for one of my favorite custom threads. Any luck finding your paints and extra bits? Or have you been too busy with your castle and snow sets? :P

[Annerios]

Bump for one of my favorite custom threads. Any luck finding your paints and extra bits? Or have you been too busy with your castle and snow sets? :P

I found my customs ( that was all Lilnewbie's fault, btw :) ), but not my paints. :( It will be until December or so until I can work on new figures and finish the works in progress.

The good thing is that I have acquired a ton of new figures for conversions. I've also had the chance to buy figures to use for many of my favorite custom units other people have created here and on the old HS sites.

The new house I'll be moving into will have plenty of space for working on figures and a separate gaming room with a door, so maps can be left up without worrying about interfering children and felines!

I have been testing some of the figures from the Horrorclix customs thread and reworking some of the cards, as some of the ideas just did not work out well or needed clarification.

I'll try to post some new things I've been kicking around here, as there are some that have me perplexed on what points they should have, etc.

[Alton]

hey would you be willing to sell the following squads...

Sadukar
vampire nation famialirs
aliens

and the following heros
king aurther
prisoner

[Annerios]

hey would you be willing to sell the following squads...

Sadukar
vampire nation famialirs
aliens

and the following heros
king aurther
prisoner

I sell or trade figures sometimes, but only when I have duplicates. Unfortunately, I don't have doubles of those to sell.

You will be able to pick up some official Aliens figures in Jan 2007, by the way, from the Wizkids Horrorclix line. I believe the set of Alien warriors will cost $30.

[Alton]

god so much money for maby .50 cents worth of plastic and paper

[Annerios]

god so much money for maby .50 cents worth of plastic and paper

Yeah, they are not cheap but, thinking on the bright side, they were going to be charging people without coupons $40 originally. :twisted:

Licensing fees jack up the $$.

[Alton]

well if u get ne doubles let me know

[Rhydderch]

hey would you be willing to sell the following squads...

Sadukar
vampire nation famialirs
aliens

and the following heros
king aurther
prisoner

Hrm. You should probably let Alton know some of those figures are mods Annerios. Otherwise he may spend endless hours trying to find non-existant figures :P

I think the Saurdaukar, small Aliens, and King Arthur were mods? Maybe the Prisoner as well?

BTW the Prisoner has got to be Sudema's worst nightmare. He gets 4 attack at range and 7 up close! Luckily he is on the same side as her :P

[Annerios]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/AlienQueenRev4.PNG

This is the fourth revision of the Queen. I removed the "crappy bonding" with the Aliens and instead gave proper bonding on the Alien Warriors and Facehugger cards to give her the mobility and speed some players thought she lacked in playtests. I also gave her a power to help the defense of Alien units within a certain range. The Queen has a telepathic link with her children and this reflects her ability to give them better orders in battle than what they would select on their own.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/AlienWarriorsRev4.PNG

The fourth revision for the Alien Warriors. They now have proper bonding with the Queen and a slight boost to attack power to address some of the point issues that were brought up. They are tough melee fighters, but can be shredded by ranged fire (as illustrated in the films and comics). If you let them get close to you, however, if their claws or teeth don't get you, their acid blood probably will. Of course, you must be careful not to place any friendly non-Alien units you have adjacent to them. This is a nasty little drawback that I've seen exploited when using these guys.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/AlienFacehuggersRev4.PNG

This is the fourth revision of the Facehuggers. They now have bonding with the Queen, the Facehugger special attack was cleaned up to sound more HS like and the Climb power neatly solves their movement issues in earlier revisions.

The deployment of the Alien Warrior you get as part of a succesful Facehugger attack was also changed a little. It is more atmospheric and fitting for the Alien to pop out from somewhere where it was already hiding instead of having to start at the back at a starting zone.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/AlienGridRev1.PNG

Grid is a new addition from the Horrorclix line. He is an Alien that survived a Predator net attack. He shows a little more cunning than his brethern in the AvP film and is instrumental in getting the other Aliens to free the Queen, so he gets slightly better stats than a warrior and the ability to make their attacks more powerful as a group.

They have only been playtested three times in this updated incarnation, but so far they seem to work much better as a team.

Once we get better images of the Wizkids Queen I may consider making another Queen card variant. Since the Wizkids Queen separates from the base, perhaps a flipper card would work nicely.

[NecroBlade]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Selene_rev_5_1.JPG
*Pets teh Selene*

>>
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I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM! I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT! :shock:

[Annerios]

*Pets teh Selene*

>>
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I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM! I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT! :shock:

:screwy: Ok, back to the Aliens. . . :johnwoo2:

[justjohn]

These look great, Annerios. Grid is a nice addition. I can't wait to get my hands on these so I can give them a proper whirl. The figures look great, and your customs for them look equally as good. Great stuff!

[Annerios]

These look great, Annerios. Grid is a nice addition. I can't wait to get my hands on these so I can give them a proper whirl. The figures look great, and your customs for them look equally as good. Great stuff!

Thanks, JJ. My two boxes of Aliens have supposedly been shipped.

I'm looking forward to playtesting these guys some more with the "official" figures in hand.

I was away when the Queen and Warriors got voted into the barracks and did not get to contribute to that discussion, but I took some of what was said there into account to try to make them more like "official" HS units in terms of wording and graphics.

They are not going to stand up to a hail of fire from the 4th Mass line, but then again, as shown in the films and comics, they are quite susceptible to ranged attacks. Once they get in close, though, they can cause havoc with strong melee attacks and that dangerous acid blood.

[LilNewbie]

Nice job on the updates, Annerios. The Alien boxes should be showing up any day now....

hey, what's this strange pod doing on my front door step? Cool, it's opening up....

;)

Newb.

[Annerios]

Nice job on the updates, Annerios. The Alien boxes should be showing up any day now....

hey, what's this strange pod doing on my front door step? Cool, it's opening up....

;)

Newb.

:lol: I can't wait to finally see them. If you'd told me a couple of years back we'd be playing HS with plastic, pre-painted, licensed 30mm Aliens, I would not have believed it.

[CupidsArt]

Nice job on the updates, Annerios. The Alien boxes should be showing up any day now....

hey, what's this strange pod doing on my front door step? Cool, it's opening up....

;)

Newb.

:lol: I can't wait to finally see them. If you'd told me a couple of years back we'd be playing HS with plastic, pre-painted, licensed 30mm Aliens, I would not have believed it.

Thanks for re-working your cards, can't wait to get my set in to play these guys, ;)

[Annerios]

Thanks for re-working your cards, can't wait to get my set in to play these guys, ;)

I just got mine today. They are just. . .awesome.

[Doc_Savage]

Thanks for re-working your cards, can't wait to get my set in to play these guys, ;)

I just got mine today. They are just. . .awesome.

How do they stack up in sized to the unauthorized metal minis?

[Annerios]

How do they stack up in sized to the unauthorized metal minis?

These guys are tall, Doc. I don't have any of the metal figures anymore, but they always seemed a little small to me. The acid tail alien is almost as tall as a Sentinel of Jandar.

I'm going to re-base them, so I'll take photos alongside some official HS figures.

[hextr1p]

The acid tail alien is almost as tall as a Sentinel of Jandar.
As you mentioned earlier in the thread, this is really how it should be. Better to hear they are a little larger, rather than a little smaller.

As always, looking forward to pictures when you get chance! :)

[Annerios]

New photos of the Aliens posted on page 1 and in this thread:

http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=85&start=90

[Annerios]

Here are a couple of new zombies to complement the Walking Dead custom zombies. They can be used with the Zombies of Morindan too.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IRRADIATEDZOMBIECardrev3.PNG

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/ZombieTrooperCard.PNG

The figures are from the upcoming Horrorclix Lab set.

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/HiveWarriorCardrev2.PNG

Here is one for one of my favorite Dreamblade figures. Nothing fancy, just a tweak on the Cyberclaw.

[justjohn]

Annerios, Zombie Trooper is awesome! It's so... so zombie trooper. No other way to describe it. The random fire is perfectly executed. Follow The Horde is a neat addition to your zombies.

Great work.

[Skeletor]

Annerios it is good to know there is someone else out there besides me Zombifiying Heroscape.

I wish I had the conenctions to make a board game I have some great ideas for an adult orintated Zombie minture board game.

[hextr1p]

I wish I had the conenctions to make a board game I have some great ideas for an adult orintated Zombie minture board game.
I'd be interested in hearing some of these ideas. :D Seriously, PM me some of your thoughts, as I'd really like to see if there is a way to incorporate them into the zombie game I'm putting together. Or at least modify the ideas to work into the rules and mechanics I'm trying to implement.

[Annerios]

Annerios, Zombie Trooper is awesome! It's so... so zombie trooper. No other way to describe it. The random fire is perfectly executed. Follow The Horde is a neat addition to your zombies.

Great work.

:lol: I knew you'd like that possibly nasty drawback.

I don't usually like zombies with guns, but there is something cool about this figure.

[Annerios]

I wish I had the conenctions to make a board game I have some great ideas for an adult orintated Zombie minture board game.
I'd be interested in hearing some of these ideas. :D Seriously, PM me some of your thoughts, as I'd really like to see if there is a way to incorporate them into the zombie game I'm putting together. Or at least modify the ideas to work into the rules and mechanics I'm trying to implement.

I was just about to send him your way. . .

:zombie:

That image in you sig cracks me up, Skeletor. It looks like Stephen Dorff getting choked to death.

[netherspirit]

Irradiated Zombie
I like this custom, my only worry with him is that I am not sure on the cost, 20 points might be too low. Comparing to 1 Mardden Hound (30 Points) you have +5% chance of wounding the figure, a guaranteed move of 4 with the opportunity to move 2, and the head only target area. However, the zombie is medium so its more susceptible to size related specials than the hound, but has more manevering capabilities, it has -1A and -2D, maybe those things balance out and it justifies the cost of 20, I don't know. To me it just seems that he should be priced more closely to the Marrden Hound, as I am really not seeing the 10 point difference. Like I said I don't know that is just the first thing that popped into my head when I saw him.

Zombie Trooper
Random Fire Special Attack is really cool. Nice work. The negative effects of it could be just enough to keep his cost low at 25.

I like the Infection power but I am thinking it should only work when he destorys a figure with his normal attack, unless the bullets in his gun carry the infection. :) Just a thought...

Nice work.

Hive Warrior
Nice work on this one too. I think Pincers needs a little rewording to make it clear whats going on with the attack die roll. I think it should be its own sentence. Something like this, "At the beginning of each round roll 1 attack die for each figure adjacent to the Hive Warrior. Each figure rolls defense dice separately." Something like that...maybe...

Nice work on the Common Heroes. I love me some common heroes.

[Annerios]

Irradiated Zombie
I like this custom, my only worry with him is that I am not sure on the cost, 20 points might be too low. Comparing to 1 Mardden Hound (30 Points) you have +5% chance of wounding the figure, a guaranteed move of 4 with the opportunity to move 2, and the head only target area. However, the zombie is medium so its more susceptible to size related specials than the hound, it has -1A and -2D, maybe those things balance out and it justifies the cost of 20, I don't know. To me it just seems that he should be priced more closely to the Marrden Hound, as I am really not seeing the 10 point difference. Like I said I don't know that is just the first thing that popped into my head when I saw him.

I originally had him at 25 points, then I thought that I had to bring him down a bit, because he can't infect anyone and the zombie trooper seemed stronger to me. I'll keep what you mentioned in mind. I have not playtested either one yet, so they can use some tweaks.

Zombie Trooper
Random Fire Special Attack is really cool. Nice work. The negative effects of it could be just enough to keep his cost low at 25.

I like the Infection power but I am thinking it should only work when he destorys a figure with his normal attack, unless the bullets in his gun carry the infection. :) Just a thought...

The ranged infection was intentional. Usually a zombie with a gun is not scary, but if the bullet from the gun he has been bleeding on (and who knows what else) can carry the infection, that makes him terrifying. A stray bullet kills a Roman on the castle wall and suddenly you have a zombie inside the walls to deal with. :twisted:

Hive Warrior
Nice work on this one too. I think Pincers needs a little rewording to make it clear whats going on with the attack die roll. I think it should be its own sentence. Something like this, "At the beginning of each round roll 1 attack die for each figure adjacent to the Hive Warrior. Each figure rolls defense dice separately." Something like that...maybe...

Good suggestion. There is plenty of space on the card, so I don't see why not.

Nice work on the Common Heroes. I love me some common heroes.

Yeah, I've been thinking more and more about low cost common heroes and even uniques like Eldgrim to fill those small point gaps when trying to build armies.

[Mikestir]

I love horrorclix, and thanks to Annerios i'm hooked. I saw the aleins coming out and fell in love. I don't have coupon so I have to wait to get me some sets.....

Question can you find these in common stores such as Wal-mart or are they sold and certain places?... With my bad home computer ordering online makes things difflcult....

[netherspirit]

Nice work on the Common Heroes. I love me some common heroes.

Yeah, I've been thinking more and more about low cost common heroes and even uniques like Eldgrim to fill those small point gaps when trying to build armies.

That reminds me that I need to get with hextr1p about some playtest results for the Horgle project!

[Doc_Savage]

Irradiated Zombie – This is a good card… This is from the Lab Horrorclix set, yes? I am not sure about the radiation, though. The way you have it is fine, but it just a little too much like plague for me. Maybe have it affect soulborgs and not humans? Less fun in play, I know…

Zombie Trooper is good as well. I will have to get a couple of those figures when they come out…

Hive Warrior – As said earlier, you say on the Pincers power, “Figures affected by the Pincers cannot be moved by any special power on an army card or glyph and roll one attack die once at the beginning of every round they are adjacent to a Hive Warrior." That reads that the Hive Warriors victim rolls the attack dice…

I think this figure will get many customs. This is the 2nd one I’ve seen and I have 3 of them based and I was planning on making a squad of them…

[Annerios]

I love horrorclix, and thanks to Annerios i'm hooked. I saw the aleins coming out and fell in love. I don't have coupon so I have to wait to get me some sets.....

Question can you find these in common stores such as Wal-mart or are they sold and certain places?... With my bad home computer ordering online makes things difflcult....

I don't know that you'd find the Horrorclix in Wal Mart or, at least, I have not seen them there. You will be more likely to find them at your local comic book or gaming store.

[Skeletor]

That image in you sig cracks me up, Skeletor. It looks like Stephen Dorff getting choked to death.

Skeletoroma NEW SCREEN WONDER OF THE AGE!!!!


I allways thought it looked like Ben Aflik




I think this figure will get many customs. This is the 2nd one I’ve seen and I have 3 of them based and I was planning on making a squad of them…

check it out ;p 4th one down

http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=4559

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Here are a couple of new zombies to complement the Walking Dead custom zombies. They can be used with the Zombies of Morindan too.

Ah man, Annerios. These are sweet Zombie Customs! I LOOOOVE Random Fire! I'm very tempted to jump in head first with Horroclix collecting. I may have to get that lab set.
Wonderful work, man!

[Doc_Savage]

I was just looking through your page 1 pics. The alien figures look great.

Sometime after the Lab comes out, you should stage a battlefield with ALL your zombies on it....

How much work did you have to do on the aliens and the human you pulled off the pillars?

[Doc_Savage]

Here are a couple of new zombies to complement the Walking Dead custom zombies. They can be used with the Zombies of Morindan too.

Ah man, Annerios. These are sweet Zombie Customs! I LOOOOVE Random Fire! I'm very tempted to jump in head first with Horroclix collecting. I may have to get that lab set.
Wonderful work, man!

Don't do it HeH!!! Everytime I go ahead and buy packs of a CMG I regret it. Just buy the figures you want on line and in bulk. I wait until there are a couple of sets I want figures and then order them all at once. The commons are just a few cents and the uncommons not that much either. It is only the rares that are costly, and the odds of getting the one you want are rediculous...

[Annerios]

Irradiated Zombie – This is a good card… This is from the Lab Horrorclix set, yes? I am not sure about the radiation, though. The way you have it is fine, but it just a little too much like plague for me. Maybe have it affect soulborgs and not humans? Less fun in play, I know…

Yes, he is from The Lab and won't be out for a little while yet.

Initially I thought of just making any adjacent figure take one damage (how do you fight radiation other than wear special suits?), but then I considered that would be too strong (since other official figures make you roll for those kind of powers). I thought the Soulborgs would probably be shielded against radiation and people would want that, so I added it for flavor.

Zombie Trooper is good as well. I will have to get a couple of those figures when they come out…

Yes, I want to get a couple to add to the horde.

Hive Warrior – As said earlier, you say on the Pincers power, “Figures affected by the Pincers cannot be moved by any special power on an army card or glyph and roll one attack die once at the beginning of every round they are adjacent to a Hive Warrior. That reads that the Hive Warriors victim rolls the attack dice…

I think this figure will get many customs. This is the 2nd one I’ve seen and I have 3 of them based and I was planning on making a squad of them…

I'll clean up the text on this guy.

I only got two, so I went with common. Dreamblade has all sorts of fancy figures, but this simple one is probably my favorite. It has a 1950's sci-fi look to it and tons of detail on his chitinous surface. On an HS base it practically looks official too. I hope we'll get some insect like creatures at some point from Hasbro, but until then, I'm adding my own.



Here is another insect card I can't figure out the points for (disregard the 40 on there):

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ForestSwarmlingsCard.PNG

They are incredibly powerful, but have the biggest drawback in the game, instant death after a successful attack. So, if you are facing a squad of vipers and manage to get initiative, you will probably kill them all, but the battle would be a draw, because all of your figures would be dead as well!

These guys can shred figures like the gladiators, but can be taken down by ranged fire rather easily. I had it set with A6 and D0, but many times they would not even leave the starting zone, so I bumped up the defense to give them a chance.

I'd appreciate any input on what would be fair for points. At what cost would you draft them (if at all)? I love the figures. They are another great sculpt and I have like 12 of them. Ullar needs more flyers anyway. :lol:

[Annerios]

I was just looking through your page 1 pics. The alien figures look great.

Sometime after the Lab comes out, you should stage a battlefield with ALL your zombies on it....

How much work did you have to do on the aliens and the human you pulled off the pillars?

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/Wizkids_Aliens_for_HS_%2811%29.JPG

There are a lot more photos in the Aliens for HS thread. http://heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=85&start=90

I am definitely doing a zombie scenario soon. My wife loves the zombies, so I know she wants to try that.

They were not too bad. It was just a matter of being careful not to damage the Aliens' hands or feet when cutting them off. The human almost popped off the base, so it was not bad, but he needed the most work to repair. The pillars got a little paint and some battle damage to fix them up.

[Doc_Savage]

I love the swarmlings. As you said - superpowerful but die if successful... I have no idea about the price, but the powers and stats are good.

Fun!

[Annerios]

Here are a couple of new zombies to complement the Walking Dead custom zombies. They can be used with the Zombies of Morindan too.

Ah man, Annerios. These are sweet Zombie Customs! I LOOOOVE Random Fire! I'm very tempted to jump in head first with Horroclix collecting. I may have to get that lab set.
Wonderful work, man!

Don't do it HeH!!! Everytime I go ahead and buy packs of a CMG I regret it. Just buy the figures you want on line and in bulk. I wait until there are a couple of sets I want figures and then order them all at once. The commons are just a few cents and the uncommons not that much either. It is only the rares that are costly, and the odds of getting the one you want are rediculous...

I regretted buying the first Horroclix set initially, but between the rares I did not need that I sold for decent money and a nice trade with Lilnewbie, it worked out fine. I ended up getting what I wanted, but it was a lot of work to do so. HS is so much easier.

The temptation for the next set is the predators, but I only want one box of those, so I may forego the brick order this time. It is easy to get what you want after the fact on e-bay.

[Annerios]

I love the swarmlings. As you said - superpowerful but die if successful... I have no idea about the price, but the powers and stats are good.

Fun!

In one test I kept throwing squad after squad against the ninjas and they completely confounded them. The Swarmlings kept failing attacks and the ninjas would disappear and then kill them. I think they took out like 4 squads before dying.

[Doc_Savage]

In one test I kept throwing squad after squad against the ninjas and they completely confounded them. The Swarmlings kept failing attacks and the ninjas would disappear and then kill them. I think they took out like 4 squads before dying.

If your playtests keep coming out like that you'll have to make those bugs cheaper!

[Annerios]

In one test I kept throwing squad after squad against the ninjas and they completely confounded them. The Swarmlings kept failing attacks and the ninjas would disappear and then kill them. I think they took out like 4 squads before dying.

If your playtests keep coming out like that you'll have to make those bugs cheaper!

That's what makes it diffcult to determine the points. The next time, they'll turn around and slaughter the Kozuke Samurai or take down Mimring in 1 turn, etc.

They are a gamble, but can help you if you can protect them.

There is nothing really to compare them against, since all of the HS figures with an attack of 6 cost in the mid to high 100's. I don't know that I would want to invest that many points into a squad with such a big drawback.

Justjohn, if you are around, I'd like to hear your thoughts, since you are the master of these drawback style cards.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/Wizkids_Aliens_for_HS_%2811%29.JPG

Sweet! Nethead's in there stirring up trouble.
The converted Aliens looks real good. Spectacular!
Zombies and heavy snow = fahgettaboutit



My wife loves the zombies, so I know she wants to try that.

You lucky duck. Can your wife meet my wife and convert her to the fun of gaming minatures? I show my wife the wave 6 figures and ask her what she thinks. Not much that's for sure. :lol:
I can't get her to play! She's more partial to Catan. :?

[Annerios]

Sweet! Nethead's in there stirring up trouble.
The converted Aliens looks real good. Spectacular!
Zombies and heavy snow = fahgettaboutit

Check out the better photos in the Aliens for HS thread.
Yeah, heavy snow is a zombie killer. Those corpsicles are in trouble if they get into it and your opponent has ranged attacks.



You lucky duck. Can your wife meet my wife and convert her to the fun of gaming minatures? I show my wife the wave 6 figures and ask her what she thinks. Not much that's for sure. :lol:
I can't get her to play! She's more partial to Catan. :?

We've never played Catan, but my wife likes to try just about any board game. She liked Zombies! a lot for a while. She also likes other games like Cranium, Loaded Questions, Nightmare, etc. My sisters love boardgames too, but that is from being around me when growing up.

My wife loves HS because she is good at it. Oddly, she was not a fan of Zombie Plague. I think she was turned off by the graphics/presentation. I'm hoping she likes the new approach Hextr1p is taking with his version, so I'll have someone to play against. :)

I'm sure my wife would convince her, but if you are not into games it is hard to get excited about this stuff. Of course if you are around us and you don't want to play you have to watch the kids alone and listen to us laughing and carrying on as we play, so you better play! :lol:

[DarkDino]

What Figure did you use for Roland, you did an aawesome job with him!

[Annerios]

What Figure did you use for Roland, you did an aawesome job with him!

Thanks!

Roland of Gilead is a Frankenstein-like creation made from parts of the Heroscape Deadeye Dan and Guilty, plus parts from a Heroclix Punisher figure. Add a little modelling putty and some paint and that is the end result.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IRRADIATEDZOMBIECardrev2.PNG

I love the concept of this figure! I came across a miniature a gamer who had painted a skeleton a glowing green back when I was looking for an archaelogist figure on that HS.net team contest. I still his page bookmarked!
Anyway, he painted up a skeleton to be a Toxic Zombie. I simply loved that idea.
Here's his figure (click the image to see his other gaming figures):
http://greywolf.critter.net/images/deadlands/minis/toxiczombie.jpg (http://greywolf.critter.net/gallery/deadlandsminisgallery.htm)

Annerios, your custom unit fits this niche perfectly for me. I need to get that figure - or better yet, a whole slew of them!!!

[Karkadinn]

Can you say Fallout homage? I think you can. :D

[Annerios]

Can you say Fallout homage? I think you can. :D

That is a great game.

http://www.duckandcover.cx/gallery/albums/Fallout_Bonus_Art/normal_034.jpg

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

I edited my above message to make more sense...sorry for any confusion!

[Annerios]

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/HiveWarriorCardrev2.PNG

Hive Warrior card updated!

[Mikestir]

sweet dude just sweet...

[Annerios]

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IRRADIATEDZOMBIECardrev2.PNG

I love the concept of this figure! I came across a miniature a gamer who had painted a skeleton a glowing green back when I was looking for an archaelogist figure on that HS.net team contest. I still his page bookmarked!
Anyway, he painted up a skeleton to be a Toxic Zombie. I simply loved that idea.
Here's his figure (click the image to see his other gaming figures):
http://greywolf.critter.net/images/deadlands/minis/toxiczombie.jpg (http://greywolf.critter.net/gallery/deadlandsminisgallery.htm)

Annerios, your custom unit fits this niche perfectly for me. I need to get that figure - or better yet, a whole slew of them!!!

I have seen that guy's site and remember that figure. That is a neat idea.

I like that this Horrorclix figure seems to be translucent. I'm surprised Hasbro has not experimented more with that kind of material (like on the Obsidian guards; although they are kind of opaque).

[GForce3062]

i don't know if this was already discussed (i didn't have time to look through all 12 pages) but King Arthur's Excalibur special attack is way too powerful. You could bring charos down to 1 life instantly. either change the number of wounds taken or make his points much higher! other than that i like your customs.

[Annerios]

i don't know if this was already discussed (i didn't have time to look through all 12 pages) but King Arthur's Excalibur special attack is way too powerful. You could bring charos down to 1 life instantly. either change the number of wounds taken or make his points much higher! other than that i like your customs.

Most of the discussion for this character was on HS.net quite a while back. He went through several revisions.

Arthur's attack is powerful, but it is offset by the fact that if he uses that attack, he goes down to an attack of 3 for the rest of the battle. Also, the attack does not automatically kill the opponent, it just wounds them badly. This usually means Arthur may take a wallop in the next turn when the big monster strikes back. A 4 defense is not that great anymore. The attack has to be powerful; I mean, you are talking about one of the most famous and powerful swords in literature.

I've actually tested this character quite a few times and it is not that easy to pull off that attack with all of the ranged fire that usually dominates the battlefield. He can get cut to pieces before he even reaches his target (although his high life helps you). Sometimes it is going to be so difficult, that you just end up keeping the 6A and not even using the sword in that manner. Just the threat of having that ability makes your opponent play differently.

Paired with a nice teleport by Saylind, though, he can be effective.

The only thing that kind of skews his points now (this unit has been around since Wave 2) is the appearance of Spartacus, but it is acknowledged that character's points seem way too high at the moment. The only other comparable human figure is Sgt. Drake and Arthur does not have his anti-range benefits. I think once we see how the common gladiator squad works with Spartacus, the points could be tweaked on this character.

[Annerios]

This is a new unit I want to try, based on the Shades and with a power similar to one of my early customs, Re-gor-sa.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/BloodShadeCard.PNG

The figure is Skeletal Maiden from the Horrorclix line.

[ikkyu142]

Annerios,
Hey I just wanted to let you know I used Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes on the same team and was almost able to take a castle with the two of them. Shadow is great like the AE just being able to drop in right on top of the wall. And Snake eyes’ Plastic Explosive, can actually take a big dent out of the door if you get a good roll. The theme of both units is distilled nicely.

I have two taskmasters and two deadpools and would like to get a run down from you on how you’ve done the conversion. Thanks

[Annerios]

Annerios,
Hey I just wanted to let you know I used Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes on the same team and was almost able to take a castle with the two of them. Shadow is great like the AE just being able to drop in right on top of the wall. And Snake eyes’ Plastic Explosive, can actually take a big dent out of the door if you get a good roll. The theme of both units is distilled nicely.

I've always wanted to try that. Instead, they seem to get drafted to fight against each other in the games I've played. :?

It is cool to hear that they work well as a team, as they should. :thumbsup:

I have two taskmasters and two deadpools and would like to get a run down from you on how you’ve done the conversion. Thanks

Ok.

Deadpool as Snake Eyes: Your main things to tackle in this conversion will probably be the visor and fixing the sword on his back. You need to find a visor, or something resembling its shape that you can mold into what you need so you can glue that over the figure's eyes. You will probably need to use some putty as well. I actually carved the visor off of a Heroclix SWAT figure and shaped it with an X-acto knife.

The crossed swords on his back don't look right, so I cut them off and replaced them. On one version I just put an empty scabbard there, because I put the sword in his left hand; on another I changed the sword handle to the eagle headed blade I remembered from one version of the action figure.

The left and right hands come into play as well. I've left the pistol on the right and added a silencer or completely replaced the hand with one wielding an Uzi. Same for the left hand. It really depends what bits you have in your spare box.

The rest is just painting and highlighting. I ended up making a couple of these guys and may make a third as a contest prize in the future. I find him to be a fairly easy conversion.

Taskmaster as Storm Shadow: This one gave me a hard time. I have changed my mind on it so many times, that I can't even tell you everything I've done. As a matter of fact, I am thinking about replacing the sword on his left hand to something a bit smaller.

He has a modded bow courtesy of Syvarris, a blade from Sgt Drake and a bits and pieces from other figures.

This one's paint job is much more difficult because you have to deal with white paint, plus a lot of flesh. He has eyes that need to be painted, etc.

I will be getting back to work on him soon and posting the finished pictures. Frankly, though, it may be easier to take an extra Ninja of the Northern Wind and covert him into Storm Shadow. :P

What I like about the Taskmaster conversion is that it looks dynamic, like a ninja. It seems like he just landed from a flip or something. I like the oddness and musculature that figure has. He looks like he can wipe the floor with the HS ninjas.

I hope that provides some insight into a mad figure Frankenstein's way of thinking about mods. Post some photos when you convert yours, I'd like to see them.

[justjohn]

Bloodshade's great, Annerios. Simple, yet fairly powerful. Price seems right. She's a great addition to the Shades.

Good stuff, man.

[Annerios]

Bloodshade's great, Annerios. Simple, yet fairly powerful. Price seems right. She's a great addition to the Shades.

Good stuff, man.

Thanks. I have not tried her yet, but I'll give her a try next game with the Shades to see how she plays.

[Fuzzie Fuzz]

Very nice! Nice use of pillow stuffing, too.
How about people from Garth Nix's Abhorsen series, or Inspector Cluso from the Pink Panther?

[LilNewbie]

Blood Shade is very cool! Nice use of the possession ability...makes the shade a big target.

Newb.

[Annerios]

Blood Shade is very cool! Nice use of the possession ability...makes the shade a big target.

Newb.

Thanks!

I tweaked her a little bit thanks to a suggestion from Rhydderch.
It gives her a drawback and lets you know what happens to her if the character she possesses manages to get killed while the Blood Shade is controlling him.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/BloodShadeCard.PNG

[Annerios]

Very nice! Nice use of pillow stuffing, too.
How about people from Garth Nix's Abhorsen series, or Inspector Cluso from the Pink Panther?

:lol: Thanks.

I'm not familiar with the Abhorsen series, but I looked it up and it sounds interesting.

[Doc_Savage]

Temporary Possession is really cool with that drawback...

[Annerios]

Temporary Possession is really cool with that drawback...

I like the fact that it makes a player think twice about doing things like making a figure step into pool of lava for an insta-kill.

[Annerios]

I have not had the opportunity to make too many customs in the past 6-7 months, but I'm finally getting back to my figure modding projects.

Here is one I've been wanting to make for a long time. The inspiration for this one was a card Turtleboy made back on .net. I've always liked this Mortal Kombat character:

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ScorpionCard.PNG

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IMG_1062.JPG

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IMG_1066.JPG

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IMG_1067.JPG

The miniature is a conversion of a Heroscape Ninja using parts from a Heroclix Ghost Rider figure and lots of other spare parts from HS figures.

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IMG_1059.JPG

Drake is about to take a swim in some lava. "Get over here!"

[LilNewbie]

Two words for Scorpion: "Frickin' Sweet!!"

The card and figure are both awesome. I love the little flames on the base. Great job!

Newb.

[Fallen Templar]

I'm impressed one of your best work Annerios :up: :up:

[NecroBlade]

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/ScorpionCard.PNG
:shock: I want one.

[Annerios]

Thanks guys. The figure was not that easy to put together, but I think it
turned out looking like the character.

I love the little flames on the base.


I don't usually use those scenic bits, but I thought it was appropriate for him.
Scorpion is often depicted around flames or with a flaming background; plus, he has that fatality where he breathes fire all over his opponent. :twisted:

[johnny139]

So, how long until we see Raiden? :joke:

Great custom, I would have never guessed he was a ninja if you hadn't told me.

[Annerios]

So, how long until we see Raiden? :joke:

:P Actually, I did think of that one and found a figure that may work. I like his hat. Either like MK or as one of the 3 storms from Big Trouble in Little China.

Great custom, I would have never guessed he was a ninja if you hadn't told me.

Really? I thought people would notice that one right away. I guess I spend too much time looking at these figures to steal their parts for customs.

[justjohn]

Holy frijoles, Annerios. That is amazing. It's difficult to top any of your great conversions, but this one takes the cake. I also would have never guessed that this used to be a HS Ninja. The flames on the base are a great touch.

Your human conversions never cease to amaze me, you have such an awesome grasp on making human customs, they're just amazing. Your putty work is astonishing as well. Just a stunning figure, man.

[Annerios]

Holy frijoles, Annerios. That is amazing. It's difficult to top any of your great conversions, but this one takes the cake. I also would have never guessed that this used to be a HS Ninja. The flames on the base are a great touch.

Your human conversions never cease to amaze me, you have such an awesome grasp on making human customs, they're just amazing. Your putty work is astonishing as well. Just a stunning figure, man.

Coming from the HS customs master, I take that as high praise. Thank you, kindly.

I'm just glad to be back working on figures again. It is frustrating to have a bunch of ideas and no material to work with.

Surprisingly this guy actually did not involve that much putty work. Most of it was to hide where I joined the arm and some fill-in on the plastic piece I added to his chest. His arm and the rope he has bundled under his arm were a bit of a hassle. The neatest thing is the translucency of the fire from that Ghost Rider figure. Sometimes when it catches the light, it looks awesome.

I have a bunch of stuff on my work table again and hope to finish off some of those lingering projects like Storm Shadow, Serpentor, etc soon. I'd like to tackle a Dumutef captain or something, since I have a bunch of those figures and they need a leader. I'll probably work on more monsters at some point, but D&D, Dreamblade and Horrorclix do them so well, it is hard to find some to do that need to be modded. :D

[Turtleboy]

Well Annerios, like every other freaking sweet guy you make, id like a detail write up of how he was made, cus im defently making this one.

You've really outdone yourself, and i hope we will see Subzero?

[Annerios]

Well Annerios, like every other freaking sweet guy you make, id like a detail write up of how he was made, cus im defently making this one.

You've really outdone yourself, and i hope we will see Subzero?

:P Hey TB! I'm glad you got to see the figure.

This guy is made up of so many parts, I can't even recall them all. What I can tell you is that you need the ninja figure from the HS pack and the Heroclix Ghost Rider figure with the translucent flames. If you can get your hands on those two things, you are in good shape. The skull is what really makes the figure and you don't even have to paint that. It looks great as is.

You need some pieces for his leg guards. If I had to do it again, I would have taken some armor pieces from the HS samurai to enhance his Japanese look. The spear tip is from Raelin. The skull belt buckle is from Krug's Skellblade. His wakizashi blade came from Deadpool (I think). He is a hodgepodge of stuff. :lol:

The yellowish paint was done using orange underneath, then gold metallic paint with ochre yellow highlighting to dirty up the metal look. It sounds weird, but it works.

I'm kind of "ninjad" out for now. Rhydderch asked me how many ninjas I had for HS now, and it is a lot. :D

Raiden sounds interesting, though.
There are many cool MK characters that could be made. Scorp's my favorite, though.

Check out the Cool Figures for HS Thread for pictures of the Wizkids HALO figures that are HS scale. I know you asked me about making a Master Chief figure long ago. I think, like the Aliens, you are going to get that this year without having to mod it.

[Turtleboy]

Haha thanks for the help man! and that Halo scale set sounds awsome as well. :D

[ZBeeblebrox]

:jawdrop:

One Word:

Marvelous :!:

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

The miniature is a conversion of a Heroscape Ninja using parts from a Heroclix Ghost Rider figure and lots of other spare parts from HS figures.
Whoah. You're amazing. Simply amazing.
That's a spectacular conversion!.


http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/ScorpionCard.PNG

[philowar]

re: Scorpion

This is one the best looking and potentially funnest to play customs I've ever seen. Wish I could duplicate him.

"Outstanding!"

[Annerios]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ElCiegoCard_Rev3.PNG

This is a new card I am trying out. The directional marker was made by the talented Malechi and was featured as a way to move Zombies in the "Meat Grinder" HS scenario. I've been using it for some civilian figures and thought it might be interesting to actually work it into a custom figure. It makes him very unpredictable.

The idea behind it is that since he can't see, he receives direction from his teammates and listening to his prey. Unfortunately, since he is insane, he does not always hear well, so he charges off like a berserker, striking everything around him. He could wail through a group of heroes or just as easily run himself off a cliff or into a castle wall.

The figure is a Screambent Lunatic from the Dreamblade line. I think it looks a little like a Cenobite from the Hellraiser films.

I've only tried him a few times and this is the newest version thanks to some input from Rhydderch that toned him down a bit; he was stronger and harder to keep control of before.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ForestSwarmlingsCard.PNG

These are some very cool Mage Knight insects I have enough of to make several common squads. A big thanks to Justjohn for his advice on points and defense on these.

[Fallen Templar]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ElCiegoCard_Rev3.PNG

This is a new card I am trying out. The directional marker was made by the talented Malechi and was featured as a way to move Zombies in the "Meat Grinder" HS scenario. I've been using it for some civilian figures and thought it might be interesting to actually work it into a custom figure. It makes him very unpredictable.

The idea behind it is that since he can't see, he receives direction from his teammates and listening to his prey. Unfortunately, since he is insane, he does not always hear well, so he charges off like a berserker, striking everything around him. He could wail through a group of heroes or just as easily run himself off a cliff or into a castle wall.

The figure is a Screambent Lunatic from the Dreamblade line. I think it looks a little like a Cenobite from the Hellraiser films.

I've only tried him a few times and this is the newest version thanks to some input from Rhydderch that toned him down a bit; he was stronger and harder to keep control of before.

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ForestSwarmlingsCard.PNG

These are some very cool Mage Knight insects I have enough of to make several common squads. A big thanks to Justjohn for his advice on points and defense on these. I like El Ciego reminds me of the Berserker's from GOW. El Ciego reaps flavor and is priced about right. I like the sense that he kills anything that gets in his way friend and foe. I also like the direction gauge on the Card bottom as well :up: :up:

[Rhydderch]

These are some very cool Mage Knight insects I have enough of to make several common squads. A big thanks to Justjohn for his advice on points and defense on these.

Yay! The return of the kamikaze bugs. I always liked these figures and your card for them. Suicide Sting is a great ability name that is fitting and makes use of the alliteration so common to HS. The bugs themselves remind me of an old Magic card:

http://www.magicdeckvortex.com/cardpics/GREEN/deadly_insect.jpg

Not only are they big bugs with stingers but they have similar stats! In terms of mechanics your bugs are probably closer to the old Ball Lightning which had 6 attack and died after the end of the turn so you could only attack once with it.

Definitely one of my favorite simple customs out there. I cannot seem to find those bugs though, a problem I seem to have with most of the MK line =P

[NecroBlade]

The blind monster totally makes me think of the guys from RE4
http://media.arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.media/resident-evil-4-20050106113632084.jpg

Both of these are very creative and cool customs.

[Annerios]

. I also like the direction gauge on the Card bottom as well :up: :up:

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/directional_marker.jpg

Yes, I like it too. As I mentioned, Malechi created it and the green "elvish" looking version. You can print them on label paper and place them right over an extra glyph. It is handy to have the actual piece, so players make no mistakes about which way to move after they roll.

Since gamers (and even non-gamers) usually have a D6 around, it seems like no big hardship to integrate into a custom.

The only problem with this guy is that he might be frustrating to play if you can't keep your figures close and have terrible D6 rolls. He could strand himself in water, walk right into molten lava or end up killing a bunch of his teamates.

[Taelord]

El Ceigo is amazing. I have been trying to implement that sort of idea into one of my customs that I'm waorking.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ElCiegoCard_Rev3.PNG

Ah man! I've been here! Back on Utgar's Mockery ( :lol: )
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/jonan_jello/LINEAR.jpg

Actually, I think having a Stealth Fly ability might make a random movement character even more interesting...

Question about the movement for El Ciego. He must move his full value. So conceivably, he could walk himself into a pool of Molten Lava if he's not careful. Excellent!

[Annerios]

Ah man! I've been here! Back on Utgar's Mockery ( :lol: )
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/jonan_jello/LINEAR.jpg

Actually, I think having a Stealth Fly ability might make a random movement character even more interesting...

Question about the movement for El Ciego. He must move his full value. So conceivably, he could walk himself into a pool of Molten Lava if he's not careful. Excellent!

Cool! I missed that one. So how did she play when you tried her out?

Flying makes it easier, because the figure can avoid many of the pitfalls El Ciego can't. On the other hand, he is really strong and can cause some major damage; so the temptation to draft is high.

He can walk into lava (it is not a good idea to draft him on a lava map) or more annoyingly, into a castle wall or something and just sit there. The bad part is if he runs right into a group of your own guys and has to attack them all.

[NecroBlade]

Most of us should have d6s around, but in case we don't, I was thinking of a version of the direction glyph that just had one arrow on it and you simply turned it up side down, spun it randomly, then flipped it up and moved in the direction of the arrow. I was going to use it for my mortar custom, but it would work for the blind guy, too.

[Annerios]

Most of us should have d6s around, but in case we don't, I was thinking of a version of the direction glyph that just had one arrow on it and you simply turned it up side down, spun it randomly, then flipped it up and moved in the direction of the arrow. I was going to use it for my mortar custom, but it would work for the blind guy, too.

I think someone (maybe H_E_H) had a spinning counter on a custom.

It is the same idea, but sometimes those spinning things can be a pain to use. My daughter has one game where you have to spin the wheel and she kept breaking the spinner until I secured it. That game company designed it badly.

[NecroBlade]

Most of us should have d6s around, but in case we don't, I was thinking of a version of the direction glyph that just had one arrow on it and you simply turned it up side down, spun it randomly, then flipped it up and moved in the direction of the arrow. I was going to use it for my mortar custom, but it would work for the blind guy, too.

I think someone (maybe H_E_H) had a spinning counter on a custom.

It is the same idea, but sometimes those spinning things can be a pain to use. My daughter has one game where you have to spin the wheel and she kept breaking the spinner until I secured it. That game company designed it badly.We had the same problem with the spinner on Pirates Life. Still, if I ever get to test my mortar custom I'm going to mock up the spin glyph and test that out too.

[justjohn]

El Ciego is GREAT, man. Super creative. I like the idea of ignoring his blindness if there is a friendly figure close by to guide him. Only thing that I sort of don't care for is the "?" But that's a minor thing :smile: Good stuff, as usual!

[Annerios]

El Ciego is GREAT, man. Super creative. I like the idea of ignoring his blindness if there is a friendly figure close by to guide him. Only thing that I sort of don't care for is the "?" But that's a minor thing :smile: Good stuff, as usual!

That is a little tribute to Truth. He used that on one of his customs and I thought it was pretty funny. "We have no idea what that thing is!"

Big, purple, people-killer does not fit in the space. :P

I'll have to see if we can come up with a creature name when we test him. Right now he is more of a "theory-scape" unit than anything else.

[Doc_Savage]

Yes, HEH had spinners on several cards...

[Fallen Templar]

Annerios whats the best way to dismount the Aliens on the Pillars?

[Annerios]

Annerios whats the best way to dismount the Aliens on the Pillars?

I don't know about "best", but I can tell you how I did it. I CAREFULLY cut them from the pillars using an X-acto knife blade.

Notice the emphasis on carefully. More than a couple of people have ended up with nasty gashes using blades around here so, if you are going to try it, be very careful. If you are not good with a blade, have someone with a steady hand do it for you. I do this stuff all the time and every once in while I still manage to get a small cut.

I was not too concerned about the pillars, since I realized they would end up looking battle damaged anyway, so I focused on not ruining the Alien figures. You need to go slow to avoid accidentally damaging their hands or feet.

The figure that has the pillar, Alien and human was the biggest pain, so you may want to leave it for last.

[Rÿchean]

Annerios! I can't thank you enough for having put this on a prize table at a tournament you weren't even in! He is an amazing piece of work. I can't wait to play him.
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/Snake_Eyes.jpg

[Annerios]

Annerios! I can't thank you enough for having put this on a prize table at a tournament you weren't even in! He is an amazing piece of work. I can't wait to play him.


Thank you for the kind words and congratulations to you and Funrun on your win.

I'm glad Snake Eyes is getting a good home. :)

[hextr1p]

Annerios! I can't thank you enough for having put this on a prize table at a tournament you weren't even in! He is an amazing piece of work. I can't wait to play him.
I was just glancing through some of the images posted from the Texas Team Tourney and saw that this was on the prize table. I became immediately jealous. Truly my favorite mod Annerios has designed.

Congrats on your victory and your prize, Rhy.

[DFlynSqrl]

I got a really good look at Snake Eyes on the prize table at the Texas Tourney... mostly because I just kept wandering back to it. :wink: That's an awesome job you did on that custom Annerios. I was very jealous of Rychean.

[Annerios]

Thanks guys. I've actually made 3 of those Snake Eyes figures. Lilnewbie has one, now Rychean has the second and I have the last one which has a slightly different design. I'll have to put photos of it up when it is done.

I think it is the first time I've made the same figure so many times. :)

[kurisenshi]

I REALLY like your Scorpion fig. Good job on him. Are you going to update your Alien Queen once again now that the new Horrorclix fig is out? And what about Predator? Do you have him in the works?

[kurisenshi]

I saw him at the Dallas tourney, too. Very impressive.

[Annerios]

I REALLY like your Scorpion fig. Good job on him. Are you going to update your Alien Queen once again now that the new Horrorclix fig is out? And what about Predator? Do you have him in the works?

Thanks. I will probably do an alternate card for the smaller Alien Queen, but I probably won't change much except the Life and Size. I also want to do a destructible object card for the egg sac that can be used with either Queen figure.

That is a bit on the back burner, because I am hard at work with a friend putting together cards for all of the Predator figures that are coming out.

So, there will be 7 or 8 Predator cards, not just 1. With any luck they'll be posted by the end of March, but as I mention, they are still being worked on. The Predators are a bit more difficult to do than the Aliens.

[Rhydderch]

So, there will be 7 or 8 Predator cards, not just 1. With any luck they'll be posted by the end of March...

Each Predator figure should be a unique heroe. In the movies the Preds appear to be separate characters with different mixes of abilities or equipment. They are more like unique heroes rather than generic warriors or soldiers. Anyway there should be some fun abilities to capture the movie Preds and maybe one that can alter the game dynamics.

I look forward to the Preds. Too bad I need to wait until the end of March or April to see what they can do ;)

[Annerios]

Each Predator figure should be a unique heroe. In the movies the Preds appear to be separate characters with different mixes of abilities or equipment. They are more like unique heroes rather than generic warriors or soldiers. Anyway there should be some fun abilities to capture the movie Preds and maybe one that can alter the game dynamics.

I look forward to the Preds. Too bad I need to wait until the end of March or April to see what they can do ;)

:wink:

[Turtleboy]

Each Predator figure should be a unique heroe. In the movies the Preds appear to be separate characters with different mixes of abilities or equipment. They are more like unique heroes rather than generic warriors or soldiers. Anyway there should be some fun abilities to capture the movie Preds and maybe one that can alter the game dynamics.

I look forward to the Preds. Too bad I need to wait until the end of March or April to see what they can do ;)

:wink:

That shifty eye fron Annerios makes me more excited for his customs than wave 7 :twisted:

[Doc_Savage]

All this winking smacks of conspiracy...

Anyway, I think it would be cool in addition to the Predator heroes you are doing to take 3 of them and make a Unique Squad... That would make it more possible to have a 400 or 500 pt playable Predator army...

[Annerios]

A few new figures for old characters:

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IMG_1466.JPG
This is the version of Snake Eyes I kept for myself. I had an extra sword from the ninja set and I found an Uzi like gun instead of the silenced pistol.
He has a little more of a throwback look to the first Snake Eyes action figure.

This figure is really dark black, but the flash makes it look bluer than it actually looks, since some of the highlighting was done with dark blue instead of just gray.

http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgallery/albums/userpics/10013/IMG_1500.JPG
Yet another version of a character I've made various customs of: Selene from Underworld. This time she was made from a Jessica Jones Heroclix figure and some spare parts. I think she may actually look the part even more than some of the others I've made. She is skinny and pale, with the piercing blue eyes she gets when agitated. Plus, this figure has the full trenchcoat; the others I made only had her in the latex catsuit.

[NecroBlade]

Plus, this figure has the full trenchcoat; the others I made only had her in the latex catsuit.Full trenchcoat, latex catsuit, you can't go wrong with Kate Beckinsale! :hugs: :drool: :excited: :hump: :bowdown: :whistle: :unsure:

[Annerios]

Plus, this figure has the full trenchcoat; the others I made only had her in the latex catsuit.Full trenchcoat, latex catsuit, you can't go wrong with Kate Beckinsale! :hugs: :drool: :excited: :hump: :bowdown: :whistle: :unsure:

You'll get no argument from me! :mrgreen:

[whitestuff]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/ElCiegoCard_Rev3.PNG

This is a new card I am trying out. The directional marker was made by the talented Malechi and was featured as a way to move Zombies in the "Meat Grinder" HS scenario. I've been using it for some civilian figures and thought it might be interesting to actually work it into a custom figure. It makes him very unpredictable.

The idea behind it is that since he can't see, he receives direction from his teammates and listening to his prey. Unfortunately, since he is insane, he does not always hear well, so he charges off like a berserker, striking everything around him. He could wail through a group of heroes or just as easily run himself off a cliff or into a castle wall.



This guy must be a tonne of fun to play with. I can imagine you'd laugh and cry in equal amounts. Very nice indeed.

[Annerios]

This guy must be a tonne of fun to play with. I can imagine you'd laugh and cry in equal amounts. Very nice indeed.

He is very different to use. I've found that pairing him with squad of Deathreavers helps you to keep him under your control.
When he moves randomly, though, he does some really nonsensical things like jumping off bridges or walking into walls. :P

[Annerios]

Predator Cards

These cards are a project Rhydderch and I worked on. They've been posted in the AvP thread, but I thought I'd archive them here as well.

Box image courtesy of the talented Doc_Savage!
With many thanks to Doc_Savage, Lilnewbie and Ninthdoc for their assistance with this project.

Rhydderch has updated all of the card art, stats and bios for the Predators as of 04-18-2009.
ELDER
The Elder stepped forth from the wreckage of the ship, his eyes fixed upon the winged man who stood before him and the Predator who stood beside the Kyrie. He knew the Predator, a blooded warrior that the earth warriors had once called Skull. The Elder lifted its head, and an odd chitter escaped from beneath the shimmering, metal mask he wore. Skull responded with a single quiet chitter, before pointing at the very ground that he stood upon. There, half-covered in grass and dried mud, lay the crested skull of some massive beast. The Elder understood. Here, the hunt was plentiful and the challenge was worthy of a hunter's honour.

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Elder.jpg


JEHDIN
The Aliens swarmed around the Predator, their lithe bodies glistening in the half-light of the derelict spaceship. They flitted past his vision, to the left and right of him, behind him and even on the vessel walls above him, so many that Jehdin had lost count. The Predator drew his Combi-Stick, and with a slow, deliberate motion, removed his mask - the only armor he wore. A chorus of clicks sounded from his mandibles, almost a laugh, and Jehdin began the dance of death that he knew so well...

Even amongst his own kind, Jehdin is said to be possessed by a warrior's will. He refuses to fight with the ranged weapons of his Yautja kin, and relies instead on his weapon, Chiva. It is a name that means trial, and indeed Jehdin sees every hunt as a test of his skills with his chosen weapon. Because of his prowess in battle and his love for the hunt, Jehdin is called the One by his fellow predators, a title reserved for those hunters who have proven themselves above and beyond their own blooded kin.

In Valhalla, Jehdin continues to wield Chiva with deadly finesse, and he is the most dangerous predator: undefeated in his world, Jehdin has never used the Self-Destruct device upon his wrist and carries it still, making him deadly in both life and in death.


http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Jehdin.jpg

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Glyph_1.jpghttp://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Glyph_2.jpg


SKULL
Cold eyes scan the rolling hills. They see the great, golden-domed structure built atop the crystal clear lake and they settle upon the rows and rows of tall men with great wings who stand under the arches of a great bridge. The creature watches the winged men, and then it begins to hunt. A metal mask is pulled down across the cold eyes, the creature takes its first step towards the bridge, and it disappears.

A flurry of feathers rain down from the sky as a tall man lands before the creature. The man speaks, quietly but quickly, his voice filled with strength. Visions flow through the creature's mind and though the creature does not understand all that is said, it does understand this: it has been promised a hunt so great it will never end.


http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Skull.jpg


SLASH
Slash was a newly Blooded hunter when he was cut down by a rogue predator known as Bad-Blood. Shamed by his defeat, Slash activated his self-destruct device and waited for the end. It never came. Mere moments before the detonation of his self-destruct device, Einar summoned the young predator to Valhalla, and offered it a new chance to earn honor and skill. Slash accepted and has come to serve Einar faithfully.



http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Slash.jpg


SCAR
He awoke to a world of darkness and pain; his body alight with fire. It ran through every nerve, every muscle, and seared into his very brain. He screamed, an inhuman scream, and then he knew no more...

He awoke again. The pain wracked his body still and he saw a great black beast with jaws that could tear through steel and a long, whip-like tail. A voice called out to him in the darkness, that of an earth female, and then there was a pain that lanced through his chest, and he knew no more...

Scar opened his eyes. The world around him had changed. He was in a ship now, the very one he had been brought to the Pyramid upon, and there were no more Aliens, no more humans, only the burning pain - that and the odd voice that spoke to him. It was a strange voice, raspy and slow, and it spoke in a language he could not understand. But he did know this, he had died and was now alive again. He had been shamed and only a new hunt could bring him honor again...


http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Scar.jpg


CELTIC
An unblooded Predator, Celtic was one of three predators who ventured into the pyramid on Earth's Bouvet Island to hunt the Aliens within. However the hunter can quickly become the hunted when the prey is as deadly as the Xenomorphs, and the young Predator was outmatched by the vicious cunning of the Alien known as Grid. Only a timely summons from Einar and the eldritch touch of Durnipia were able to save the dying Pred. Now Celtic fights in the war for Valhalla, seeking the honor that was denied him and the Alien he marked so long ago...


http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Celtic.jpg


ALEXA WOODS
As the strange vessel rose high above the Antarctic ice, Alexa shivered. She'd seen so much in her short time in the pyramid, and she knew she could never go back to her old life. Images of terrifying Aliens with acid blood filled her mind, as did the screams of those she had lead into the accursed pyramid. Friends and colleagues, all gone now, and one by her hand. She looked down at the strange alien weapon she had been given, and drove it deep into the ice and snow. In memory of you guys, she thought. Then she shouldered the makeshift spear and shield that one of the aliens had made for her, and set out across the cold wastes. She was never seen on earth again.


http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/5_Pred_Alexa.jpg



BAD BLOOD
When Utgar first encountered the Predators summoned by Einar he was impressed by their ferocity and power. He sought a hunter of his own. He turned his visions towards the relentless Yautja and saw a powerful warrior poised to strike the final blow upon a second Predator. Utgar delighted in the strength of that hunter and summoned it to Valhalla. He thought he could command the Predator: he was wrong.

Utgar learned that day of the Yautja's refusal to hunt the weak, and also of their independent spirit that would bow to no one - not even to him. Utgar would come away from his lesson with a scar on his chest, and an undying hatred for the honorable Yautja. He was no longer satisfied with the promise of a warrior who would kill the slaves of Jandar. He wanted a Yautja who would hunt its own.

Now a deadly hunter serves Utgar, its fury unrestrained by any sense of respect or honor. On its homeworld, it revelled in the challenge of hunting its own. It killed with no remorse and with no mercy. But the hunter can quickly become the hunted in Yautja society and the Predator soon found itself the prey of an honorable Yautja sent to kill it. The chase was long and hard but the dishonorable hunter could not defeat the more experienced Predator. It saw its Stealth Suit and Plasma Caster destroyed, before it found itself facing imminent death. But the dishonored was saved by Utgar and the Predator known as Bad Blood has come to serve him. The Prey has become Predator again.



http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/3_Pred_Blood.jpg

[SmokeScreen]

That snake eyes character is absolutely beautiful! What fig is he adapted from? I would love to do a Stormshadow version too!

[Annerios]

That snake eyes character is absolutely beautiful! What fig is he adapted from? I would love to do a Stormshadow version too!

Thanks. Snake Eyes is a modded Heroclix Deadpool figure. I've made three
of them with slight variations.

Storm Shadow's card is up on the first page of the thread along with some photos of my prototype figure for him. Unfortunately, every time I get back to that figure I decide to change something about it, so I have not finished painting it. I really have to get that guy completed, because he is fun to pair up with or pit against Snake Eyes.

[Annerios]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/StormShadowCard.PNG
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IMG_2661.JPG
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IMG_2658.JPG
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IMG_2660.JPG

Snake Eyes' enemy (and friend). The figure is a modified Taskmaster Heroclix figure.

[Jonathan]

Nicely done! The pose makes him look a little craaazzy, so it should work well for an intimidation factor.

How does he test out in terms of playability?

[Annerios]

Nicely done! The pose makes him look a little craaazzy, so it should work well for an intimidation factor.

How does he test out in terms of playability?

The pose is very dynamic. He looks like he was about to fire the bow, got interrupted by an enemy and leaped forward and slashed him. Kind of odd, but I like that it is not the usual static pose.

Of course, now you can probably make a nice Storm Shadow easily using Izamu. I had a tough time with this one. I kept changing my mind about the parts to use, etc.

He played well, but needs more testing. He is hard to kill and deadly with range (hence the high points). If playing a siege scenario, if he is on the besieger's side, he can create all sorts of havoc. The Snake Eyes' custom in this thread was made as his counterpart/foil. They are an awesome team, but are great to pit against each other.

[Erasmas]

Out of curiousity (and if you don't mind disclosing it), what parts did you use? As a customs maker, I like to hear that kind of stuff.

I really do need to learn how to take pictures of my figures with my digital. I'm way behind in posting an update.

[Annerios]

Out of curiousity (and if you don't mind disclosing it), what parts did you use? As a customs maker, I like to hear that kind of stuff.

I really do need to learn how to take pictures of my figures with my digital. I'm way behind in posting an update.

Sure. Hopefully I can remember it all. :P

Heroclix Taskmaster for the main figure. Syvarris' bow, right hand and arrows. The left hand and blade from a HS ninja. The quiver is a modified piece from a minion's axe.

I had to remove some parts from the Heroclix figure's body to make it look better.

That (and a complete repaint) is about it.

[hextr1p]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/Annerios/IMG_2658.JPG

:shock:

You even added the Arashikage tattoo... FRIGGIN' BRILLIANT!

http://www.yojoe.com/comics/declassified/declassified1.jpg

As big a fan as I am of the Snake Eyes customs you've done, I think I like Stormshadow just a tad more. Admittedly, I was on the fence. But then I saw the detail of the tattoo, and was sold.

Excellent work, Annerios. I can't say enough about the quality of the mods you produce, as well as the corresponding cards.

[SmokeScreen]

Wowie-wow-wow! You guys are my heroes! I have soooo many sweet modded figures, but I only have cards for a few of them. I'm horrible at photoshop and thats the only program I have access to. I can't download GIMP because I dont have a computer, yet I work at a University's Computer lab (yes, I'm a student and I don't have the administrator password, etc...). I might just try to post some pictures anyway... :)

[Annerios]

You even added the Arashikage tattoo... FRIGGIN' BRILLIANT!

As big a fan as I am of the Snake Eyes customs you've done, I think I like Stormshadow just a tad more. Admittedly, I was on the fence. But then I saw the detail of the tattoo, and was sold.

Excellent work, Annerios. I can't say enough about the quality of the mods you produce, as well as the corresponding cards.

:lol: Thanks, man. I had that image saved from when you reminded me of it long ago. His gloves were longer before, so I shortened them, so I could get part of the tattoo on there.

[Annerios]

Wowie-wow-wow! You guys are my heroes! I have soooo many sweet modded figures, but I only have cards for a few of them. I'm horrible at photoshop and thats the only program I have access to. I can't download GIMP because I dont have a computer, yet I work at a University's Computer lab (yes, I'm a student and I don't have the administrator password, etc...). I might just try to post some pictures anyway... :)

Do it! I always enjoy seeing the figures people have created or are working on.

[Erasmas]

I need to get a better fine-point brush to do detail!
What number do you use for stuff like his tattoo?

Your customs really are something to aspire towards, Annerios!
Job well done!!!

[Annerios]

I need to get a better fine-point brush to do detail!
What number do you use for stuff like his tattoo?

Your customs really are something to aspire towards, Annerios!
Job well done!!!

I'm glad you like them. I got a chance to look at your thread and you have some great stuff in there. I like what you did with the elephant. I've been holding off to see what Hasbro does about a war elephant. If we don't get one this year, I'll have to pick up one of those. It rocks with the dark color scheme and red paint.

I did the tattoo with an Armory red sable 10/0 brush.
I have a 5/0 that I use to dot the eyes, but the 10/0 works better for lines.

If you want to see more figures, check out this thread where I keep the figures I make for other people's custom cards, etc:
http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=336&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I've been getting more time to paint, so I should be adding more stuff to both threads soon.

[deadeyedan42]

EHy annerios, where can I pick up one of those Preditor sets to use with your customs? They look awsome! :D