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The Book of Splitting Images
- Thread starter Soundwarp SG-1
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Re: The Book of Splitting Images (PPT)
He's usually super aggressive, which is why he played Impulse better than me. So it sort of came as a surprise to me.
He's usually super aggressive, which is why he played Impulse better than me. So it sort of came as a surprise to me.
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (FE)
Thanks for the tests japes and Kid Arachnid!
Anyone have any thoughts/preferences on point cost? I could see going down to 50 as KA suggests but have no strong preference.
On doing some kinda pseudo-flying / climbing. It would be a cool thing to do for Speedsters, just not sure this is the place for it. These guys are already a bit text heavy and with their low move they're not really in a position to optimize such a thing anyway.
Honestly might be cool for a Thawne-as-Wells from CW Flash to have some kinda 'maximize your speed tricks' power that does something like that. Sorta like:
RUN BARRY RUN!
Figures you control with the Superspeed or Speed Force special power may ignore their height when moving up or down levels of terrain, move through obstacles, and do some other tricky thing.
Thanks for the tests japes and Kid Arachnid!
Anyone have any thoughts/preferences on point cost? I could see going down to 50 as KA suggests but have no strong preference.
On doing some kinda pseudo-flying / climbing. It would be a cool thing to do for Speedsters, just not sure this is the place for it. These guys are already a bit text heavy and with their low move they're not really in a position to optimize such a thing anyway.
Honestly might be cool for a Thawne-as-Wells from CW Flash to have some kinda 'maximize your speed tricks' power that does something like that. Sorta like:
RUN BARRY RUN!
Figures you control with the Superspeed or Speed Force special power may ignore their height when moving up or down levels of terrain, move through obstacles, and do some other tricky thing.
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (FE)
To create a pair of Splitting Images you'll need two copies of a Heroclix figure that's made of transparent plastic under its paint. The card happens to use the Flash from the Elseworlds set, but there are a number of other options.
Generally, most (but not all) clix that have some sort of transparent energy effect attached to the figure are made entirely of transparent plastic. The easiest way to tell if a figure is transparent is just to look at the bottom of its feet after you remove it from the clix base, it's pretty easy to notice the difference.
Once you obtain the figures you wish to use, you'll need to strip the paint off them. I use acetone for this, but there are other options. Acetone is used as fingernail polish remover and thus available at Food Lions and Wal-Marts and pretty much anywhere. Remember to get 100% acetone. Other concentrations don't work as well.
If you're using acetone, all you need do is poor a bit of acetone into a glass (important, don't use plastic) container of some type (that you aren't planning on using for eating/drinking out of later). Then you just throw the figure (do this before you base the figure) you're using in the container and swirl it around for a 30 seconds or so. The paint should start to come off. You can use q-tips dipped in acetone to get problem areas that don't come off in the first go or dip the figure in repeatedly, just don't leave the figure in the acetone over a long period or the acetone will turn it into goo eventually. If your figure is made of multiple parts, some paint will remain in the seems. But that won't matter for this case as we'll be doing some painting anyway.
After the paint is stripped to your satisfaction and the figure has dried, you just paint the whole thing with transparent red. Tamiya makes a good line of clear paints for this. You could also do transparent blue for a Quicksliver Splitting Image, yellow for Godspeed, etc..
And that's it! Now use your new found ability to make splitting images and go pat yourself on the back.
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Alternatively if you're lazy, you can get decent enough results simply painting a figure a solid semi-gloss color of your choice and calling it a day.
HOW TO CREATE A PAIR OF SPLITTING IMAGES
To create a pair of Splitting Images you'll need two copies of a Heroclix figure that's made of transparent plastic under its paint. The card happens to use the Flash from the Elseworlds set, but there are a number of other options.
Generally, most (but not all) clix that have some sort of transparent energy effect attached to the figure are made entirely of transparent plastic. The easiest way to tell if a figure is transparent is just to look at the bottom of its feet after you remove it from the clix base, it's pretty easy to notice the difference.
Once you obtain the figures you wish to use, you'll need to strip the paint off them. I use acetone for this, but there are other options. Acetone is used as fingernail polish remover and thus available at Food Lions and Wal-Marts and pretty much anywhere. Remember to get 100% acetone. Other concentrations don't work as well.
If you're using acetone, all you need do is poor a bit of acetone into a glass (important, don't use plastic) container of some type (that you aren't planning on using for eating/drinking out of later). Then you just throw the figure (do this before you base the figure) you're using in the container and swirl it around for a 30 seconds or so. The paint should start to come off. You can use q-tips dipped in acetone to get problem areas that don't come off in the first go or dip the figure in repeatedly, just don't leave the figure in the acetone over a long period or the acetone will turn it into goo eventually. If your figure is made of multiple parts, some paint will remain in the seems. But that won't matter for this case as we'll be doing some painting anyway.
After the paint is stripped to your satisfaction and the figure has dried, you just paint the whole thing with transparent red. Tamiya makes a good line of clear paints for this. You could also do transparent blue for a Quicksliver Splitting Image, yellow for Godspeed, etc..
And that's it! Now use your new found ability to make splitting images and go pat yourself on the back.
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Alternatively if you're lazy, you can get decent enough results simply painting a figure a solid semi-gloss color of your choice and calling it a day.
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (V-OD)
Ok I think everything is done here now so:
On Deck Y/N?
@Arkham
@Arch-vile
@LordVenoc
@Lord Pyre
@MrNobody
@tcglkn
Also @Ronin if he's feeling it
Ok I think everything is done here now so:
On Deck Y/N?
@Arkham
@Arch-vile
@LordVenoc
@Lord Pyre
@MrNobody
@tcglkn
Also @Ronin if he's feeling it
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (V-OD)
Actually this reminds me, do we care that say small sized Sonics or huge sized Blurrs could turn into medium Splitting Images?
Kinda sorta weird themewise but like... they should be able to do the general idea and I don't especially want to make separate copies of this card for every size.
Actually this reminds me, do we care that say small sized Sonics or huge sized Blurrs could turn into medium Splitting Images?
Kinda sorta weird themewise but like... they should be able to do the general idea and I don't especially want to make separate copies of this card for every size.
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (V-OD)
Remember me, Eddie? When I stripped your miniature, I talked... just... like... THIS!
Remember me, Eddie? When I stripped your miniature, I talked... just... like... THIS!
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (V-OD)
Down to LV here? Will be nice for Wave Planning to see the Flash wave wrapped.
Down to LV here? Will be nice for Wave Planning to see the Flash wave wrapped.
Re: The Book of Splitting Images (V-OD)
Ok, believe this passes. 1207 I think.
Ok, believe this passes. 1207 I think.
