The Warforge Miniature Modelling and Conversion

Tiny leap in progress

Alrighty! Here's some more progress for you guys to (hopefully) enjoy. I know I've been working slow recently, but between school and all of the Valentines day shenanigans going on I haven't had much free time.

First, the bionic arm is coming along. I basically decided to use the hand section of the power klaw, as building my own fingers proved too much of a headache, and scratchbuilt the rest of the forearm. I haven't put the exhausts on it just yet, but they're in the works. I started on what will optimistically be the 'gauge' on the arm, as well as a couple of nuts and bolts and the vent. I even put the little power-plug outlet in, though it is so infinitesimally small that I will have to paint it with a microscope.

 

I'm starting to really like the look of things now.

As far as the KFF goes, I've done some digging through my bitz bins and come up with some parts that may produce a workable Kustom Force Field...

Of particular interest is the metal bit with exhaust stacks coming off it. That part is from a Warzones miniature (non GW game, I know, but I'll get over it even if tournament-mongers don't. ). I believe the original model was some sort of battle suit, but whatever. It fits fairly nicely on Booma's back, so it's got my gears turning right now. Here's a shot with it just pinned on:

 

Z and I have been bouncing ideas back and fourth as to what we could make of it, because he wants his art to reflect the miniature and vice versa. Some more thought still has to go into it for the time being, particularly because I would love to be able to fit a tiny red LED somewhere in whatever ends up being made.

As a little bonus, I've noticed that Booma is actually nicely poseable now. For example:

He could be holding something (like a whirring gubbin or beakie helmet) up infront of him and eyeing it up for parts. Alternatively...

He could be cranking a valve wheel on a busted Dreadnought.

Obviously, I don't intend on him doing these things on the final, playable miniature, but I just found it entertaining that he could be posed to be a bit more interactive with things. If I had the patience, time, and parts, it'd be fun to make a couple versions of him just doing things to pose in pictures with my other conversions, but I obviously have none of the above. I can't really leave the arm free-swinging on the final model, either, as paint would chip, bits would get broken, and I couldn't sculpt to fill in the seam between his upper arm and torso. Still, it's fun to photograph.