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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2010, 16:46:30 »
The Brown top is one of my favorite bodies, but I don't see this group particularly as baddies. Mercenaries definitely, but they don't seem vewry menacing with their helmets all askew. 

The leader doesn't really look like he belongs. If he had a brown cloak and matching shield, I think he'd fit in better.

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2010, 17:08:03 »
Hi,

Very nice customs, Wolf Knight. The captain, in particular, looks very menacing.

As you might guess, I, too, appreciate your efforts to make each  figure an individual.

A suggestion: have you tried making your brown-body troops even more varied by using a couple of the torsos from the recent Arab Warrior special? I know the shade of brown isn't quite the same, but it's still pretty close, and it would add another degree of variation. Just a thought...

Anyway, very nice, and I look forward to seeing more!

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AndrewL

Hi andrew, Thanks for your feedback!!! I like your suggestion but i've already tried it and i did not find it very appealing to my design. I think that fits better with vikings....I did try the brown torso that has smaller silver spots (how are they called again??) they fit much better but i want to use them in a different group....
I keep basic design the same as I might find a new idea about an accessory that i will really like to use in a single group, or a single individual...
My organisation of the troops is also a bit hierarchical so i like to keep inividual designs for officers or unique warriors and give the troops uniformity but differentiate the faces...

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2010, 17:25:52 »
The Brown top is one of my favorite bodies, but I don't see this group particularly as baddies. Mercenaries definitely, but they don't seem vewry menacing with their helmets all askew. 

The leader doesn't really look like he belongs. If he had a brown cloak and matching shield, I think he'd fit in better.

Hi Martin, thanks for your feedback!!

Oh they are mercenaries...they are just a guard for the keep of the bad duke...they are not supposed to be scary ....the duke has other klickies to do that for him(they become scarier as the move along)...these guards have been recruited from various parts of the realm and most of them were thieves, muggers etc (at least in my scenario)...small time crooks, just a group to throw into battle and see what the enemy tactics will be... If someone survives or shows a great skill or determination, he can make it to the Black Knights...then into the Dark Guard....and maybe, finally be able to make it to the Dark Sentinels... (how a simple mugger can achieve this...do not ask...)

The thing with the captain is that he is so twisted and evil...that he has no need to look scarier....he just acts...and he can determine who of them makes it further....

Remember, there is always more about someone than meets the eye....

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2010, 17:42:20 »
Nice customs, Wolf Knight!  I agree with Martin that they look great as mercenaries.  I really like the story behind them and their leader.  I can't wait to see your all your good and evil knight battalions revealed and what they and their leaders are up to!
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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2010, 17:55:09 »
Nice customs, Wolf Knight!  I agree with Martin that they look great as mercenaries.  I really like the story behind them and their leader.  I can't wait to see your all your good and evil knight battalions revealed and what they and their leaders are up to!

Thank you Justindo!!! The whole scenario is not laid in yet...but i am getting there...

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2010, 21:01:08 »
Nice work, chief  ;D
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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2010, 04:30:41 »
Nice work, chief  ;D

Thank you Giorginetto!!!

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2010, 04:19:06 »
Good job Wolf Knight! I like the way you achieve a cohesive look while maintaining that sense of the individual, look forward to future installments.  :wave:

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2010, 05:34:50 »
Good job Wolf Knight! I like the way you achieve a cohesive look while maintaining that sense of the individual, look forward to future installments.  :wave:

Thank you Gepetto!!! Stay tuned for more!!! ;)

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Re: Bad Guys.... Guard
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2010, 20:12:49 »
Great customs Wolf Knight!
They all look great, and I think you have done a fantastic job making them all individual.
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