I have been hunting high and low, for this figure for ages. Ever since the whole VSF, GASLIGHT, Empire of the Dead thing took off, I knew he'd be perfect, but in two broken parts, which always seemed to be in different places to each other, I was never able to find both at the same time to effect a repair, until Sunday...
In a fit of tidying, I discovered both parts, at the same time...
The repair was easy and a bit of themed re-basing and, Voila!
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| TinMan - now Infernium powered! |
The figure is a very old Citadel figure from way back in the late 80's, if I recall correctly... he came with a little dwarf engineer with a blow torch ... and were part of a cartoon strip story from the then Citadel Journal, the story involving a Chaos Ogre in full Black Plate armour, called Skragg, again if I remember it right...
The paint job is old, but serviceable, though I may need to touch up the slightly chipped paint on the end of the hammer...
Here he is paired with Professor Erazmus, from WestWinds Empire of the Dead game...
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| TinMan and the mad professor, his creator? |
I'll just have to come up with some stats for him in the game... anyone any ideas, comments welcome below!
It looks great! Perfect for EOTD. Not sure what stats I would give him. Probably would do something similar to what I did with my Supernatural Branch before the rules for them came out, just use stats and rules from a different faction. I could see it as an infernion powered werewolf or ape from gents and jackanapes.
ReplyDeleteHard to find this guy :) I have one of these too.. he's perfect for EotD.
ReplyDeleteFor stats, it depends how you'd want to run him & in what faction.
You could simply make him a 'pack master' from the wolf faction : he only has close combat weapons, his 'sight' would likely not need daylight and being a machine he's pretty tough. He could use the same stats & abilities as a pack master and make him a hired sword?
Or if wanting to use the mini without bending (too many) rules, he could be any hero from a human faction. Give him Full Armor, 2 Bludgeons, Steam-powered Exo-suit: (increases strength), pre-ambulator boots (bc he isn't slowed down by the exo-suit: it is him)and your choice of missile weapon depending on what you feel his power-source is: Tesla projector or Steam Cannon: the weapon is the Tin Man releasing some of his energy. Having one of these weapons would mean he'd have more hands-worth of weapons than he should,but the shooting weapon is a discharge, not a hand-held weapon, but to compensate for that advantage, just say it has to recharge for a turn after it has fired.
Thanks guys, both good ideas, keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteVery cool figs, Scott. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteVery good job Scott. some nice ideas. Perhaps re-skin some of the Gentlemen and Jackanapes. Maybe a proxy Cedric or Apeman?
ReplyDeleteA very nice model indeed. Have to find one too.
ReplyDeleteI like him, definitely full of character!
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