hyejinx1984 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 So I was thinking of embarking on some Warcraft related Minimate Customs..... MY GOD DO MY FINGERS HURT! The biggest issue of course is the scale since so many of the races are known by they're various heights. If anyone has already attempted this, PLEASE share your knowledge. If not, here's what I have so far... For Taurens and Draenei: This one is fairy simple, just use DC oversized characters like Bane, Braniac and Kilowog. Kilowog works best because he actually has a powerhouse chest. Orcs, Undead, Blood Elves and Humans: This is also relatively simple, just use the standard size minimate figures. Dwarves and Gnomes: Ok... this is where your fingers will start to bleed. You have to find a way to make the minimates SHORTER. You can't really customize the upper leg because both ends have important joints, the only thing you can do is mess with the lower leg and feet. For Dwarves, cut the lower leg in half as close to the center as possible. This is easier said than done, because for SOME reason the plastic for legs is insanely hard to cut, and even once you do you're gonna have to do a bit of sanding to get it flat. Doing this should leave enough of a hole to attach a foot to, though you may have to cut the foot peg in half so you don't have excess. For Gnomes, follow the same procedure above, but use Penguin feet, or cut the soles of standard feet down to Penguin size. These are by far the HARDEST to do. Trolls and Night Elves: These, actually, are pretty cool... you know the half of the leg you cut off for the Dwarves and Gnomes? Well, remove feet and line these "half-leg" pieces with the lower leg of a standard minimate, then use some super glue to attach. Let it dry and become connected. Once that's done, sand down the sides to make it look smooth and reattach feet. Ta-da, you have a taller minimate figure that isn't quite a tall as the Bane, Braniac and Kilowog ones. You can also use this technique for Orcs if you want to make them taller than Humans, although the playable Orcs in the game are the same height as Humans. This should help you maintain some semblance of scale... though, believe me, you will curse and suck on your fingers more than once during the process of trying to create Gnome and Dwarf feet. Now, if only we had solution for elf ears, horns, antlers, huge shoulder pads, shields, swords... uuhhh... my head is starting to hurt. Are Warcraft minimates worth it? Mmm... let's see. I think we should all try to work on these and see what we can come up with! .. .. .. *waits for ANYONE to respond to this thread...* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 heres how i would do it.... Tauren and Dranei: 3 inch Orc and night elf male: 2.5 inch undead blood elf human troll: 2 inch dwarf: 2 inch with penguin/mahunkel feet gnome: no freakin idea! that would make your fingers hurt less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 heres how i would do it.... Tauren and Dranei: 3 inch Orc and night elf male: 2.5 inch undead blood elf human troll: 2 inch dwarf: 2 inch with penguin/mahunkel feet gnome: no freakin idea! that would make your fingers hurt less! orcs are "about" the same size as the humans/blood elfs/undead the trolls would be closer in size to the night elfs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 heres how i would do it.... Tauren and Dranei: 3 inch Orc and night elf male: 2.5 inch undead blood elf human troll: 2 inch dwarf: 2 inch with penguin/mahunkel feet gnome: no freakin idea! that would make your fingers hurt less! orcs are "about" the same size as the humans/blood elfs/undead the trolls would be closer in size to the night elfs woops switched them around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customizer Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Warcraft Mates are a good idea. Miniature poseable orc's, trolls, knights, gnomes, etc...how could you go wrong? Now Starcraft minimates might be an even better idea but that depends on if your into Sci Fi lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyejinx1984 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 When it comes to Blizzard I'm much more of a Warcraft kinda guy. What are the odds of AA doing mates for them? DC's doing the action figures... is this a possibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 When it comes to Blizzard I'm much more of a Warcraft kinda guy. What are the odds of AA doing mates for them? DC's doing the action figures... is this a possibility? Loving the scale ideas, I've been hoping for years that someone does WoW Minimates, while technically it could happen sadly its doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aapje Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 heres how i would do it.... Tauren and Dranei: 3 inch Orc and night elf male: 2.5 inch undead blood elf human troll: 2 inch dwarf: 2 inch with penguin/mahunkel feet gnome: no freakin idea! that would make your fingers hurt less! orcs are "about" the same size as the humans/blood elfs/undead the trolls would be closer in size to the night elfs well i thought a gnome with pinguen feet, a dwarf normal 2, and undead blood elf night elf(higher feet) human troll and orc(big chest) 2,5 and keep the tauren and dranei 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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