Posts Tagged ‘modified’
Flashfire
The Flashfire is one of the Solaris VII BattleMech designs and in my opinion one of the nicest Iron Wind Metals miniatures so far. I modified this Flashfire from the stock miniature by filing off the spikes and cutting the feet of the ground plate so I could reposition the legs into a walking pose. Underneath the raised foot I ‘sculpted’ a sole texture by Continue reading Flashfire »
Locust
I always like the Project Phoenix Locust BattleMech – especially the 5V variant with the underslung lasers. The only thing I didn’t like was the arms with those boxy missile launchers. Recently I came across a blister in the “sales bin” where the arms were missing. A quick browse through my bits box, cutting up a few plastic parts, gluing everything together and some putty work later I had new arms which I like much better than the original. Of course the official 5V stats no longer fit the look, but I think I have created an interesting new variant. Continue reading Locust »