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Started by Taiidantomcat, October 18, 2008, 10:26:46 AM

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October 18, 2008, 10:26:46 AM Last Edit: October 18, 2008, 04:53:06 PM by Taiidantomcat
Why not a Figures GB? seems like a natural. All scales welcome, sci-fi, fantasy, and whatever you can come up with it. could be as simple as "steam punking" a spare 1/48 pilot. Figures are fairly easy and quick to assemble, so there is plenty of time for painting and folks could probably do a few. Modern Romans and Crusaders keep popping into my head for some reason...

doesn't even haven't to be "Human",a figure is a figure:



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Daryl J.

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October 18, 2008, 11:16:44 AM



Just in case you're a fan of an alternative StarWarzz beings. 

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jorel62

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October 18, 2008, 11:26:12 AM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:  WOW!!!!!!!!!!  That's all I can say...........

Weaver

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October 18, 2008, 03:06:13 PM
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Does a giant robot count as a figure or a vehicle? How about a really small scale Giant Robot scaleorama'd to a bigger scale?

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Okay, spoon deployed successfully - my work here is done....... :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

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philp

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October 18, 2008, 03:10:39 PM
Quote from: Weaver on October 18, 2008, 03:06:13 PM
Does a giant robot count as a figure or a vehicle? How about a really small scale Giant Robot scaleorama'd to a bigger scale?

My opinion is that if it is manned (Gundam, Battletech, MAFD) it is a vehicle.  If it is a true robot (C-3PO, Robbie) it is a figure.
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Taiidantomcat

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October 18, 2008, 04:56:51 PM
Quote from: philp on October 18, 2008, 03:10:39 PM
Quote from: Weaver on October 18, 2008, 03:06:13 PM
Does a giant robot count as a figure or a vehicle? How about a really small scale Giant Robot scaleorama'd to a bigger scale?

My opinion is that if it is manned (Gundam, Battletech, MAFD) it is a vehicle.  If it is a true robot (C-3PO, Robbie) it is a figure.

Philp makes sense
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

Weaver

#6
October 19, 2008, 02:48:08 AM
So if I got a 1/144th scale kit of a manned Battlemech, built it out of the box, and then claimed it was a 1/16th scale model of an autonomous robot, that'd be okay, would it?

Stir, stir....... :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:
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 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

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 - Indiana Jones

nev

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October 19, 2008, 09:41:18 AM
Great idea.
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philp

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October 19, 2008, 03:05:45 PM
Quote from: Weaver on October 19, 2008, 02:48:08 AM
So if I got a 1/144th scale kit of a manned Battlemech, built it out of the box, and then claimed it was a 1/16th scale model of an autonomous robot, that'd be okay, would it?

Stir, stir....... :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

Of course.
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Taiidantomcat

#9
October 19, 2008, 03:40:57 PM
Yeah that makes sense, its not a piloted vehicle if its an autonomous robot.  :thumbsup: Scale o Rama rocks
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"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

sotoolslinger

#10
October 19, 2008, 04:18:22 PM
Well just to be annoying I am assuming from the rules discussion that a Terminator HK would count ....Hows about a Bolo ?
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October 19, 2008, 04:32:25 PM
maybe we will say it has to have legs!  :wacko:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

philp

#12
October 19, 2008, 06:29:55 PM
Sure, do a Bolo, whatever.

Anyone remember the Magnus, Robot Fighter comic book?
Always had some funky looking robots.
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Weaver

#13
October 21, 2008, 04:35:33 AM
Quote from: Taiidantomcat on October 19, 2008, 04:32:25 PM
maybe we will say it has to have legs!  :wacko:

See that's just biased against the anthropomorphic robots built by the snake-aliens......... :wacko:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Mossie

#14
October 21, 2008, 05:37:26 AM
I proposed something similar a while ago, strangely didn't get a lot of interest, maybe I should have posted some cool pics like too!
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,17420.0/highlight,figure+paint.html

So it goes without saying then that I'd be up for it!  Figure painting is something I've never really got around to except for the odd pilot.  Sci-fi & fantasy are the obvious routes, Games Workshop do a dizzying range of figures that'd fit right in here.  I guess you could include vehicles as part of a diorama, but maybe the stipulation should be that the final judging should only be on the figures?
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