The body is Wargames Atlantic Cannon Fodder, the head is Warlord Games Project Z Male Survivor, and the arms are Warlord Games Project Z Spec Ops. The dice are about 5 mm, and they come from old Wizkids Pirates (constructable card game) packs. I don't think this figure is top-tier work, but it looks good enough for tabletop use and it has a neat, unique theme.
The miniature uses a Stargrave female body with Frostgrave Wizard II head and arms. I used the head with the hair whipping to represent the winds swirling around; I angled it with the body to make it seem like she's holding herself against a strong gale while conjuring her powers. The color scheme is green with a dark gray-green. It sort of makes her look like a Green Lantern.
As another interesting development, I used my 3D printer to make the 50mm bases for these models. They turned out usable, but I need to dial in the system a bit before I print any more. Still, much cheaper than buying bases.
Dr. Chiyo Kimura (because Kimura looks/sounds vaguely similar to Chimera) is a well-intentioned extremist. Born August 6, 1936, Chiyo Kimura (Ph.D., M.D.) has seen first-hand the damage that humanity is capable of doing to itself and its homeworld. When humanity wipes itself out (whether by war, damaging the environment, or scientific accident), Dr. Chimera and her creations will survive and adapt. She will see to it that humanity survives, even if its form is completely different than it is now. She sees herself as an ignored harbinger, and she believes this justifies doing what she does; the rest of the world is short-sighted and self-destructive.
Dr. Chimera is immensely intelligent and resilient, can shapeshift to suit her needs, can regenerate, and explicitly cannot be killed by any known means. She also has minor psychic abilities, the most notable of which is a kind of hive mind with her biological creations. All of these powers are self-developed by altering her own genetic code based on collected (largely stolen) samples.
The miniature's main body and head are from Stargrave parts while the alien legs emerging from her back are from the Wargames Atlantic Harvesters box. The alien legs are in the same colors as my growing alien horde to tie this miniature in with them. The body goes with a white and green color scheme with a Nuln Oil wash (instead of the Agrax Earthshade) to make the two sections noticeably different.
This is one of my favorite figures that I've done this year and is a great example of what can happen when a weird kitbash goes well. Figure of the Year Nominee!
These figures have great detail, but they're really fiddly to build. Also, gluing them to a base is a nightmare, since they stand on tiny claw points. There's hardly anything for the glue to adhere to! I'm probably going to try snipping off the tips so there's more surface area going forward. Also, I think I put the back legs on his front and vice versa; this figure is going to be a bit taller than his peers.
After trying a few base sizes, it looks like these creatures need a 50mm base to have any posing options.
I'm happy with how this creature turned out and will definitely make more soon.
This is basically the same color scheme that I used for the Rock Worms, but I didn't write it down then, so I can't be absolutely sure. For future reference, I'm writing it down now:
The basing material is Vallejo "Dark Earth" Earth Texture (26.218), which is about 1/7 the price of Citadel basing stuff like Stirland Battlemire (about $2 per oz compared to $14 per oz). I prefer Battlemire in general, but this looks nice and is just so much more economical.
I only have the exterior finished so far, but I'll get to printing the interior soon. Hopefully by the end of the year it will all be printed... and then I have to figure out how to paint this 24" monstrosity!
Once again, they're painted up in a drab color scheme so that they don't really stand out. Each has at least some Gingerbread-style dappled brown, so they all fit together cohesively. The weapons are incredibly dated, but hopefully that just lends them a nostalgic charm. Also, they can be perfectly slotted in for pulp games.
This brings our little gang up to seven members:
There are a lot of greens on this model.
The model is from the Wargames Atlantic Landsknecht Ogres box (making it the fourth I've made from that box), but this does mean that even with the helmet and armor, he still has Landsknecht pants. Thankfully, as I was writing his backstory, I remembered the Anachonists and their love for Landsknecht costumes, so there's some decent reason "in universe" for the fashion choice.
In addition to his modern supervillainy, the Sergeant could also be used in pulp WWII games in a more heroic role.
These could stand in for any number of monsters like werewolves, or they could be used for a two-stage boss battle with the little one turning into the big one.