AthlorianStoners Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Anyone have any good suggestions for an alternative model to the rogue idol? Plastic would be preferable as I don't like working with resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Grimwood Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 It's not plastic but I've got one of these https://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=278 it not too shabby and reasonably priced. Some of the big things for Warmachine/Hordes might be in plastic and work, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 @AthlorianStoners - I'm in the process of converting one out of a Warhammer 40,000 Ork Gorkanaut. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWilddog Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I have seen this one used from mierce miniatures. Looks fairly nice after a few orc bits are added but is a little pricey. http://mierce-miniatures.com/index.php?act=pro&pre=mrm_dkl_abn_ftu_mbs_901_000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Grimwood Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 And for a little bit of shameless self promotion. http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/10191-scratch-built-idol/ [emoji5]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13on2D6 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 26 minutes ago, Ollie Grimwood said: And for a little bit of shameless self promotion. http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/10191-scratch-built-idol/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The link doesn't work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherJosh Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 [mention=6617]AthlorianStoners[/mention] - I'm in the process of converting one out of a Warhammer 40,000 Ork Gorkanaut.Chris do you have any pictures of the WIP?That sounds like an awesome model idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aginor Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, 13on2D6 said: The link doesn't work for me and it looks awesome! Edited August 23, 2017 by Aginor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Grimwood Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The link doesn't work for me [emoji20] You'll be able to go direct, it's in the painting and modelling section. It may be a page or two in, I updated it last week but there's a lot of traffic in that section. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I was planning using this one when orruks caught my eye some time ago. https://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=278 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 4 hours ago, AthlorianStoners said: Anyone have any good suggestions for an alternative model to the rogue idol? Plastic would be preferable as I don't like working with resin. I personally love this model And it's for sale: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NL/Rogue-Idol-2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthlorianStoners Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 all these are awesome, i really like the puppetswar model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiky Norman Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I have the Hordes Glacier King on hand to be converted into a Rogue Idol. Just got the new base size to match the one listed on Forgeworld today (170x105) :-) I plan on using some of the GW texture paints to make the snow into dust and dirt, and will paint him to look like something fitting the Realm of Ghur. Some skulls from the new skull-kit, twigs from Sylvaneth or nature, a handful of tufts and cutting off or covering of the icicles should do most of the work, then I hope the paintjob will do the rest to make it look like a pile of rocks, dust, skulls and debris got animated by Orruk WAAAGH energy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great ideal @Spiky Norman - That will look amazing. I'm a bit disappointed at the base size they've chosen for the Rogue Idol. I really wanted him on the same size as the Cabbage for symmetry purposes when displaying my army haha!! #ocd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Grimwood Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Oh dear mines on a cabbage base, it ain't going to come off either. I Guess most opponents won't mind as a large circular base is less advantageous than a oval. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpt_molo Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hello! You should check out new model from Bitspudlo https://hexy-shop.com/shop/fantasy-miniatures/monsters/ork-demigod-ahle-ghruda/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoah_twitch Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 9:32 AM, Spiky Norman said: I have the Hordes Glacier King on hand to be converted into a Rogue Idol. Just got the new base size to match the one listed on Forgeworld today (170x105) :-) I plan on using some of the GW texture paints to make the snow into dust and dirt, and will paint him to look like something fitting the Realm of Ghur. Some skulls from the new skull-kit, twigs from Sylvaneth or nature, a handful of tufts and cutting off or covering of the icicles should do most of the work, then I hope the paintjob will do the rest to make it look like a pile of rocks, dust, skulls and debris got animated by Orruk WAAAGH energy. what a nice model, characterful, fun. much better than forgeworld's chunks of styrofoam look imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ockbald Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hello there, sorry for reviving this month old topic, but I feel it's not a question big enough to create a new one from scratch. This old piece of scenery from Battle of the Skull Pass is very cheap on my local eBay. I am not sure if it would work as an alternative model? Is the size not good enough? It clearly has no feet to stomp too. I'm second guessing myself here. Anyone has an opinion on this particular model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakree Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Ockbald said: Hello there, sorry for reviving this month old topic, but I feel it's not a question big enough to create a new one from scratch. This old piece of scenery from Battle of the Skull Pass is very cheap on my local eBay. I am not sure if it would work as an alternative model? Is the size not good enough? It clearly has no feet to stomp too. I'm second guessing myself here. Anyone has an opinion on this particular model? It would be a conversion job rather than a proxy. The bad moon symbol on the top would work wonderfully as the "face" and you have a solid start to the body. You would want to add feet, arms and maybe bulk out the body a bit but it could be a very cool and unique looking Idol. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-170x105mm-Oval-Base That's the base size you would need to put it on in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ockbald Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Malakree said: It would be a conversion job rather than a proxy. The bad moon symbol on the top would work wonderfully as the "face" and you have a solid start to the body. You would want to add feet, arms and maybe bulk out the body a bit but it could be a very cool and unique looking Idol. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-170x105mm-Oval-Base That's the base size you would need to put it on in the end. That is a wonderful idea actually! Bulking up shouldn't be a problem, I just add some debris inside the "mouth" on the body of the mini. However, is there some ideas for the feet? Where would they go on the model? For the arms/hand I was thinking of wrecking balls, similar to Night Goblin's fanatic weapons. I mean this is going into a Moonclan/grot army list after all if I ever pick it up ( i have some Gobbos mounted on spiders already). Edited January 30, 2018 by Ockbald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakree Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Ockbald said: That is a wonderful idea actually! Bulking up shouldn't be a problem, I just add some debris inside the "mouth" on the body of the mini. However, is there some ideas for the feet? Where would they go on the model? For the arms/hand I was thinking of wrecking balls, similar to Night Goblin's fanatic weapons. I mean this is going into a Moonclan/grot army list after all if I ever pick it up ( i have some Gobbos mounted on spiders already). For this I would actually look at it from a "lore" perspective to work out how you want to go to it rather than a model equivalency. Quote When greenskins gather for war, their Shamans build mighty idols of Gorkamorka. Some are formed from the rubble of the Orruks’ recent conquests, mortared with noxious Squiggoth dung. Others are built using strange stone quarried in the deep places of the realms, or even incorporate volatile shards of realmstone or shadeglass within their lumpen forms. Daubed with crude sigils, lit by roaring bonfires, the idols sit silent and menacing as the Shamans dance around them and the tribes bellow their war chants. The idols soak up ever more Waaagh! energy until at last the innate magicks of the greenskins react spontaneously with those of the realms themselves. So basically imagine a bunch of crazed Greenskin shamans building up a giant pile as an effigy of Gorkamorka and then suddenly the thing wakes up, stands up and starts to go on a rampage. That's the Aesthetic you're going for and there is a bunch of flexibility in it I feel. Definitely going to require a bunch of work but get it right and it'll look super cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingmma Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 ... hehehehe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet.the.doctor Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, flemingmma said: ... hehehehe Proppa. Me seez Gorkamorka face in dat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingmma Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Zoggin great idol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teasquid Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) https://www.etsy.com/listing/737095633/rogue-idol-of-gork-or-possibly-mork?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 here is a model i made for the job, if you like you can find it on my etsy Edited September 16, 2019 by teasquid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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