I started with 5 ankylosaurus toys. They were $0.59 each.
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Using a hand drill, I made some holes in their shoulders. I know that "real" rust monsters have feelers on their faces. I didn't want to ruin the faces, so I went with more of a "displacer beast" mode, where the feelers are tentacles growing out of the shoulders.
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I used 2-part epoxy to hold the copper wire in. Then I used epoxy putty to make their tail. I also wanted each one to look differently, so I added some embellishments to their armor.
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I made loops on the ends of their feelers/tentacles and formed some putty around them.
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When they are dry, I spray painted them black then dry brushed them with rusty orange. Yellow highlights finished them off.
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This guy isn't going to have armor and weapons for very long...
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5 comments:
Very clever! And they ended up looking very good.
Brilliant conversions, I love them (especially as they are so cheap).
@Desert Scribe -- Thanks!
@Springinsfeld -- Thanks! I tried to make them all unique.
I thought this was a great post so I added a link to it in my Best Reads of the Week! series. I hope you don't mind!
http://dyverscampaign.blogspot.com/2014/06/best-reads-of-week-expanded-edition.html
Really great conversion!
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