Jonathan's customs - Agent DeSoto, Zettian Infiltrator -3/12

[Jonathan]

Alright, here's two more from the last batch of "activity (more pics on p. 4). As always, any and all comments and suggestions are appreciated:

Agent DeSoto came about because the thought of a Samurai Agent always seemed cool (I had seen the movie "Six String Samurai" in college and that image of dude in suit with sword seems to have stuck with me). With the extra SotM Drake, all of the pieces came together to create Mr. DeSoto.



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Zettian Infiltrator came about when I realized that Drake 2's helmet had this weird flat overhang that seemed perfect for a Zettian face. I loved the grapple gun ability, and wanted to do something else with it - make a figure that does not become the center piece of your army. The "Zettian Handshake" ability is kind of silly, but matches the theme of "infiltration" and "surprise, I'm a robot from Utgar".



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Ju-Kree-Sa is a modded Ne-Gok-Sa that started out when I had a little extra modeling compound made up and nothing else to do with it. I stuck a tentacle on Ne-Gok-Sa, and it looked so cool, I went back and added 2 more. Switched out NeGo's head for a Marro Warrior's, and painted him up.

With the abilities, I wanted him to be anti-swarm, which is where the Tentacle Drain comes in. He only gets to drain after his attack, so he should only be able to heal himself when he's engaged with multiple squaddies or a big ol' bad hero.



More pics on p. 4!

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For some reason the sculpt for Tor-Kul-Na always looked like the "first" vampire from countless vampire movies - somewhat sub-human, but very scary-looking. So chop that Marro off, add some undies and a little paint, and viola!



Let me know what you think!

Pics on page 3

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I'm sure there's been 75,000 Dreadguls customs created, but here's mine:



If anyone else out there has one, let me know and we can compare These guys were made from Minions and a little putty to cover up the wing-wounds.

Pics on page 3

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Here's Beastwalker 8000:



Originally, I wanted to make a flying mount for the soulborgs, but the wings made the character too busy and I found it just looked cooler without them.

more pics on page 2.

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Once I saw the hair on the Einar Imperium, I knew it must be done. I'm not super-proud of the faces - I need to work A LOT on my sculpting skills, but they look pretty cool if you're not staring at their grills.

Hands courtesty of some AE and Krav.




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This guy gets to fly... sometimes. Seems to work pretty well, and is really fun when accompanied by "rocket" sound effects I chose Einar, since if Einar's picking the best of the best soldiers, he should have at least one American, and tricky because the dude wears a jetpack.



More pics on page 2.

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So the thought behind these 2 was that if there is a glyph of Kelda, and a Kyrie named Kelda, why can't the same be true for other Glyphs/Kyrie?

So, enter Lodin, a tricky Kyrie for Vydar who used the body from Tommy Krav, hands from an Imperium, and wings from Raelin. The blindfold was added because if the dude's so lucky, he doesn't need to see.



For Rannveig, my first though is that he was angry - a screamer. Why is he angry? He disobeyed Utgar and got his wings cut for it, that's why. So his aura affect all characters as he has been WAY UPSET ever since. Even without his wings, he's still the fastest of the Kyrie, and unleashed on the battlefield is a force to be reckoned with. He was created with a Parmenio head, a Spartacus body, a home-made neck, and chopped wings from a Minion.



Let me know what you think. Thanks!

[Hahma]

I really like those guys Jonathan. Lodin would certainly be great to use with the Anubian Wolves, much better than the Dork Lord. He'd also be great to use with the Marro Drones and Warriors, much cheaper than SBN.

Regarding Rannveig, I really like this guy. He can certainly be used to help protect some units on high ground from getting attacked from flying units. Imagine the Minions or Sentinels actually having to walk elevation up to reach their prey, it would take them forever and make them sitting ducks. Also would keep Charos from flying in and engaging and tying up a bunch of guys. Since he doesn't have breath, he'd be out of luck in many cases trying to reach his prey.

They both look very nice as well. Good job!

[DingoDarkly]

Good customs. I like the idea of creating the characters from the glyph names.

[Ugly-Caco]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

The blindfold was added because if the dude's so lucky, he doesn't need to see.

So how does Lodin manage to have a 4 clear site when he can't see? Hehe I'm joking, man. I think your customs are awsome. This dual wielded guy kicks butt.

Yep Parmenio is a beautiful man compared to Spartacus HAHAHA. I mean Spartacus' face reminds me of Bruce Lee in Green Hornet rather than a gladiator . Rannveig looks like the way a hero should be and he has a great ability. Wind Aura would be really useful in the battlefield, specially when your enemy drafted a lot of flyers.

[Jonathan]

[quote="Ugly-Caco"]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

So how does Lodin manage to have a 4 clear site when he can't see? Hehe I'm joking, man.

He just knows, just like he knows that you're making fun of him right now.

Duh-Duhn!



Thanks for the kind words!

[cycoduck]

These two are nice. Great job. Would you have any pics of the figures themselves? Interested in seeing how the chopped wings came out.

[yagyuninja]

Those look great! Well made figures and reasonable costs. I'd love to field those guys!

[Cavalier]

Very Cool!

[NecroBlade]

Cool stuff. Lodin doesn't have to say his aura doesn't affect Lodin, because he doesn't have anything to roll the d20 for.

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by NecroBlade

Cool stuff. Lodin doesn't have to say his aura doesn't affect Lodin, because he doesn't have anything to roll the d20 for.

Hot Lave Death?

I'll try to post some "action" pics later.

[NecroBlade]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Hot Lave Death?

I'll try to post some "action" pics later.

Isn't "hot lava death" the player rolling the d20 and not the figure?

EDIT: Indeed it is:

Originally Posted by Molten Lava Tiles on .com

When a figure moves onto a molten lava space, you must roll for molten lava damage.

Rolling for molten lava damage: Roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 20, your figure has miraculously survived. If you roll a 1-19, your figure is destroyed.

Emphasis mine.

[Jonathan]

Well, I was stretching Thanks for the check on that!