Concerning the mini, so long as the linked mini matches the outfit it's a good one. As long as it's in pieces (the hands and axe aren't a single piece with the body) a few cuts would meet the need.
You could cut the axe in half, cut the axe off the bottom part of the right hand and pin it on top. Then it's only a matter of positioning and pinning the hands to the body. If the mini is a single unit then it's more complicated...
I figure that if dremel tools are needed, we'd be better off looking for an easier mod.
Darnit, all of this mini talk makes me wish I still had my old Grenadier dragon, the one that's descending on his treasure pile with his wings outspread. Now that I know about inserting metal pins into things (like where his foot meets the base), perhaps I could make it stand up for more than ten minutes. Crazy glue failed me SO many times on that one...
For custom jobs, I think lead would actually be a little easier to work with than plastic. Be easier I think to sculpt in the right manner than you want. Sort of strange to think of metal being easier than plastic, but anyways. That being said, I have a few suggestions from the D&D plastic mini line that might get close.
As for close approximations in plastic though, the D&D minis line didn't have a whole lot of dual wielders. Some potentials for a half-orc that might be able to be made to wield dual axes with a minimum of trouble are the Exarch of Tyranny from the Night Below set. Also the Orc Raider might be able to be made to work by whittling down the shield into an axe potentially. The Half-orc Executioner from Underdark might also be able to be modded. Stretching a little are the Anvil of Thunder and Crow Shaman from Aberrations. The Eye of Gruumsh from Dragoneye also has an Orcish double axe (as seen in the Reaper mini you posted a link to, but if you were going to mod one of them, I would suggest the Reaper mini.
Lead is slightly easier to work than plastic...BUT...teeny tiny little shavings of lead in a house with a youngin' is not optimal. The fumes from heated lead are bad as well. If you do work lead, do it outside or in the garage. Wear a mask to avoid breathing shavings, and wash your hands immediately, before you touch ANYTHING afterwards.
I've got an old parts washer cabinet, vented to the outside, that I use when I heat lead for casting bullets.
Yeah, since our kid has already proven to be unsafe around coins. :)
Is there still lead in those things? I have a bunch of really old ones (they bear the cryptic inscription of "Ral Partha") that are probably lead or lead alloy. In a way, I almost wish some of my older figs had been pewter or plastic. The second floor of a house with no air conditioning didn't do any favors to this gamer's childhood collection of skeleton warriors.
If you are looking for miniatures, you can always check out CoolMiniOrNot. I typed "half-orc" and sure enough, my first hit was a half-orc ranger with dual axes... They also have a shop, but the results there were not so awesome. Half orcs are not exactly popular material :/ An ogre (Warhammer style) could be a good alternative, though.
As for having a mini customized or even made from scratch, that's a lot of money, usually. A professionally painted masterpiece could cost you around 200$ easy, and I dunno how much it would be for a pure custom job on top of that.
On the plus side, they usually have a stand at GenCon, and given the amount of lines they carry, they'll be a great place to go ask for that sort of stuff in more detail. Or go check on their forums, that's probably even faster :)
Didn't realise the new Martin book was out yet, but I find laughable the idea that he's "approaching" Wheel of Time levels of complexity.
As a fan of both series, I'd say Song of Ice and Fire was always the more complex of the two. WoT perhaps has a larger total cast, but SoIaF has many more *important* characters to keep track of, and much more complicated interplay between them.
It was just a glib comment; a lot of people are jokingly worried that he'll pass away from old age before he's finished, and it's not like his stuff is light reading.
That said, he thankfully steers clear of Jordan's love of cramming every detail into a scene. Clothing is usually mentioned only if it's important or an identifying mark (like a certain dog-themed helmet).
I can't say who had the larger cast, but I did give up on WoT after the umpteenth person showed up who had been mentioned on a page three books ago and I was supposed to realize why they were important again, especially since I was reading them a year or more apart, usually.
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You could cut the axe in half, cut the axe off the bottom part of the right hand and pin it on top. Then it's only a matter of positioning and pinning the hands to the body. If the mini is a single unit then it's more complicated...
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Darnit, all of this mini talk makes me wish I still had my old Grenadier dragon, the one that's descending on his treasure pile with his wings outspread. Now that I know about inserting metal pins into things (like where his foot meets the base), perhaps I could make it stand up for more than ten minutes. Crazy glue failed me SO many times on that one...
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Now of course seeing you like Jim's stuff to I can leave myself to dream up a new KC metro super team. . .
BTW: You won't be disappointed in Ghost Story. Great flashback stuff and a killer final battle sequence!
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It's kind of like living in New York but having never gone to any of the museums. :)
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As for close approximations in plastic though, the D&D minis line didn't have a whole lot of dual wielders. Some potentials for a half-orc that might be able to be made to wield dual axes with a minimum of trouble are the Exarch of Tyranny from the Night Below set. Also the Orc Raider might be able to be made to work by whittling down the shield into an axe potentially.
The Half-orc Executioner from Underdark might also be able to be modded. Stretching a little are the Anvil of Thunder and Crow Shaman from Aberrations. The Eye of Gruumsh from Dragoneye also has an Orcish double axe (as seen in the Reaper mini you posted a link to, but if you were going to mod one of them, I would suggest the Reaper mini.
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I've got an old parts washer cabinet, vented to the outside, that I use when I heat lead for casting bullets.
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Is there still lead in those things? I have a bunch of really old ones (they bear the cryptic inscription of "Ral Partha") that are probably lead or lead alloy. In a way, I almost wish some of my older figs had been pewter or plastic. The second floor of a house with no air conditioning didn't do any favors to this gamer's childhood collection of skeleton warriors.
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I typed "half-orc" and sure enough, my first hit was a half-orc ranger with dual axes...
They also have a shop, but the results there were not so awesome. Half orcs are not exactly popular material :/
An ogre (Warhammer style) could be a good alternative, though.
As for having a mini customized or even made from scratch, that's a lot of money, usually. A professionally painted masterpiece could cost you around 200$ easy, and I dunno how much it would be for a pure custom job on top of that.
On the plus side, they usually have a stand at GenCon, and given the amount of lines they carry, they'll be a great place to go ask for that sort of stuff in more detail.
Or go check on their forums, that's probably even faster :)
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As a fan of both series, I'd say Song of Ice and Fire was always the more complex of the two. WoT perhaps has a larger total cast, but SoIaF has many more *important* characters to keep track of, and much more complicated interplay between them.
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That said, he thankfully steers clear of Jordan's love of cramming every detail into a scene. Clothing is usually mentioned only if it's important or an identifying mark (like a certain dog-themed helmet).
I can't say who had the larger cast, but I did give up on WoT after the umpteenth person showed up who had been mentioned on a page three books ago and I was supposed to realize why they were important again, especially since I was reading them a year or more apart, usually.
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