Innsmouth Bad Boys - Completed

 These little guys were a bit of an experiment so I'm not 100% happy with them, but they gave me a bit more experience in designing 3D figures. till, they expand my 'Assault on Innsmouth' collection and have given me some ideas for future fantasy projects.

'The Snapper Brothers' - Frog Man
A swivel-gun totting amphibian psychopath - the elder brother of this duo, his toxic bite is as deadly as the bark of his canon-ette !

'The Snapper Brothers' - Shark Man
He never sleeps and his search for prey is ceaseless! He'll get you, by tooth or he'll nail you...

These models take me slightly away from my original peg format with their modified bodies. I think I could have made something similar out of wood, but the great advantage of 3D modelling is it allows a lot more latitude for on the fly experimentation which encourages trying new ideas.

So, that's my monsters and now I'll have to finish off this small series with a few more human cast members. It'll be fun, though, setting these up against 'normal' figures in a skirmish game! 😁

Link to all posts in this project series: Innsmouth Bad Boys/Assault on Innsmouth.

Invasion of Mars, 1899 - Grenadier Officer

Well, I completed my first prototype figure for my 'Invasion of Mars, 1899' series. It was a bit more involved than my normal 50mm peg soldiers but I did enjoy making it.

I can now get on with the rest of this unit (six figures total) with the 'ordinary ranks' carrying heavy rifles with under-slung rockets. 

Unfortunately, I didn't take into consideration the magnetising of this unit which would have been handy as the air tanks make it rather top-heavy. I am now wondering if I can modify it with a tiny magnet which I could fit into the shallow base. ???

If I can manage to fit a magnet I could then make a unit base with it's own small magnets. Hmmm (today's project).

Latest Pegs - Lovecraftian Heroes Plus One

 It's been a busy week at work and as I come up to my annual leave I am suffering from that pre-holiday fatigue where I'm finding it very hard to be motivated and just want to veg in front of the TV with my feet up! 😴

The Good Guys...
Still, I did manage to finish off a small batch of my 3D printed 'peg' characters, all of which are 'Call of Cthulhu' pulp horror RPG themed. For my 'Assault on Innsmouth' series I managed to complete a couple of 'heroes' in the form of a US Navy shore party seaman and a Federal Agent...

And the Wise Guy!
This is a bit of a bonus figure! Someone commented - after seeing my detective - that they would love to see a mobster version of him with a Tommy Gun. This intrigued me as it was a chance to try out my idea of my 3D printed 'pegs' being multipart kits - so just changing a couple of arms and the gun should easily give me the basis for a gangster...

Well, I'm kinda Lovecrafted out at the moment - really I will have to sit down a doodle some designs for the next batch in the series as they might be a little more tricky! So, next I think I will get back to my roots and make some peg soldiers!

I still have a couple of my 3D printed prototypes to paint, both 'toy soldiers' in Napoleon-esque type uniforms. So we'll see how they turn out. 😁