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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/10/22 12:52:11


Post by: Briancj


HAH! You captured that Lego theme perfectly!

--Brian



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/02 08:33:06


Post by: The Brave


Some time ago I posted a poll on facebook to see which miniature paint next. The winner was a chaos warrion on a bear.



So here the miniature.














































Let see how it look near all my other chaos figures. So many colors... 





























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Sometimes you need a volture man. It's a classic of fantasy movies and games.
It's made of a Frozen troll toy.

I tried a new setting on the camera, let me know if it is better.



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/04 14:24:22


Post by: Boss Salvage


That not-Skeksis is inspired! Chaos Bearman is ok too


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/14 06:25:19


Post by: The Brave


A gladiator descends into the arena. An Executioner heroclix with some bits and a new paint job. This guy is tall, almost like a stormcast.

The only other similar miniature is that Huntik toy.




































































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/18 11:07:21


Post by: The Brave


This one was a blast, I made it in a day and it is all toy. The torso of a Gormiti toy, the leg of a dragon keychain, the arms of a Digimon toy and the rest is from a toy spider. The original idea was to make a cave troll, but in the end I got this strange glowing alien.

































































































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/18 11:15:31


Post by: The Brave


This one was a blast, I made it in a day and it is all toy. The torso of a Gormiti toy, the leg of a dragon keychain, the arms of a Digimon toy and the rest is from a toy spider. The original idea was to make a cave troll, but in the end I got this strange glowing alien.

































































































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/18 11:32:53


Post by: The Brave


Ops, douple post. How can I delete this?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/18 14:37:14


Post by: Briancj


You have to ask a mod, I think.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/18 15:48:07


Post by: Viktor von Domm


double post of awesomeness!!! this is a hack-job that made something totally new! and original! i really like that model!!!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/18 21:39:16


Post by: Wirecat


It is remarkable how Your efforts bring such diverse parts together! Both thumbs up!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/11/29 00:02:11


Post by: The Brave


Funny story about this thing.
Not about the making, it is my usual toybash: a random slug toy and a lot of Warhammer bits.
No, the funny story is I forgot this poor guy near the heater when it was half done and the paint and the plastic melted. You can notice it pretty clearly on the spear.
Well, I finished it anyway.








































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/08 15:16:36


Post by: Wirecat


 The Brave wrote:
Funny story about this thing.
Not about the making, it is my usual toybash: a random slug toy and a lot of Warhammer bits.
No, the funny story is I forgot this poor guy near the heater when it was half done and the paint and the plastic melted. You can notice it pretty clearly on the spear.
Well, I finished it anyway.


It is said that no plan survives contact with the enemy - here is the one about the "heat of the battle" . Being able to joke about such mishaps is a part of the happy hobby, I think. Congrats anyway! It is still a very wacky model and now it's got its own story.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/08 15:57:31


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


That's really cool, reminds me of Reaper's pack turtle but it's even funkier!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/10 00:00:31


Post by: The Brave


The Tarellian got some friends. The kitbash kill team is growing, but I think it needs at least one more member. Any ideas?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/18 15:23:15


Post by: The Brave


I found the last soldier for this team

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/25 09:51:38


Post by: The Brave


Some scatter terrain made from real trash. I'm particularly proud of the tires
The bases are pocker chips.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/29 22:21:54


Post by: Wirecat


Now say that again about someones treasure... Great eye for possibilities You have, Mr. Brave! Very cool looking scatter.

Happy New Year!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2019/12/31 08:50:50


Post by: The Brave


Last mini of the year. And now the squad is complete.
Happy new year!

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/09 10:50:05


Post by: The Brave


Quick thing to warm my painting skill. It was in my bits box for ages.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/10 15:13:14


Post by: gobert


Cool little painting warm up!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/12 19:31:17


Post by: The Brave


And check this Kinder egg toy.


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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/15 01:13:10


Post by: Camkierhi


As always just brilliant. Tons to take in. And so much to enjoy.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/31 00:37:39


Post by: The Brave


Rejoyce, an update!

A proxy bloodbowl #ogre player made from a Marvel's Rhino toy. I'm very happy of this one. A very nice paint job for a 50 cents toy.

The base is a little small, maybe I'll rebase him.
























The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/31 12:01:04


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Nice! Can we see the original?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/01/31 16:12:50


Post by: The Brave


Ok.
Here the original.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/02 08:16:28


Post by: Viterbi


Wow, that is truly amazing after looking at your finished version Really well done!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/08 17:06:07


Post by: The Brave


Thanks, now I need an idea for the other Rhino. He's so naked.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/13 11:35:10


Post by: The Brave


A random collection of miniatures and experiments.

The alien is an Exogini toy with some new hands, the wood sprite is an unknown toy and the archer is a failed 3d printed miniature with some bits to recover the damaged body.

I tried something new with the colors but the results are meh.











































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/13 14:41:49


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Brian dude is very cool


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/13 14:47:21


Post by: Boss Salvage


Buff brain boi with an axe is pretty great


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/15 13:50:16


Post by: Wirecat


Brain with a force is good, but I vote for an archer, despite overly thick weapons and a weird arrow nocking - from below? Not bad for a recovery!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/02/25 01:17:38


Post by: The Brave


Another minotaur. But this one looks Egyptian.




































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/13 13:52:37


Post by: The Brave


It's not Dune. But still, a lot of sand.



Some old Warhammer and proxy Warhammer miniature. The guy was alone, so I give him two powerful girls as guards. From Mutant chronicles.... maybe? I don't know.
































































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/13 14:18:19


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


I like the consistency among the 3. The girls might be Demon Forge? The guys who did the GWAR game back in the day.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/13 18:40:33


Post by: The Brave


Now that I think about it, there was GWAR written on the blister.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/19 12:17:49


Post by: The Brave


A piece of terrain made from a cheap toy set.


































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/19 20:49:49


Post by: Briancj


That tree terrain looks great!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/20 23:36:44


Post by: The Brave


Something different. Fenryll demi-orcs. I think it means half-orc.

They are one piece resin, with the base already sculpted in. That's unfortunate, I'd like to rebase them, but the resin is too brittle to try.

































































Nice sculpts, they are very old school, perfect for dnd.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/21 11:38:11


Post by: Viktor von Domm


i am currently hunting for fenryll stuff on ebay... it´s my favorite range of sculpts atm...


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/03/30 08:28:31


Post by: The Brave


The lock down is helping me with some old projects.

Some time ago I found this toy perfect for a catobeplas. I never used one in my games but better be prepared.

The colors are a little dull, but all the pictures I saw of this beast are a little dull and derpy.

But I like the eyes.

In the end is a big boar-cow-dinosaur thingie.




















































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/04 08:57:08


Post by: The Brave


Some heroclix miniatures painted as yetis and an Ice devil.

Plus a couple of more artic terrain and a saberthoot tiger I had around.


































I don't know if you can see it, but I have dry brushed a little drop of silver paint on the blue to make it shine a little. It's very pretty up close. 















The bases are poker chips, very cheap alternative.





The painting was very simple. Gray paint, blue wash and then a lot of white drybrush.













The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/04 09:37:46


Post by: gobert


Cool frosty guys, the leader looks a bit like the wight king from Game of Thrones. The shininess really looks good too


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/04 11:53:55


Post by: Viktor von Domm


thats wendigo and sasquatch from alpha flight! cool....not that often seen on ebay etc...!!!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/12 19:49:35


Post by: The Brave


What a little fun project. It started as a way to clean some random plastic.

I'm very pleased with the result.

I liked the goblins, a classic paint scheme but I think it suits very well. Very cartoony. I got a little bored with the bases but who cares.























































































































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/12 20:42:55


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Wow, catobeplas, there's a name I've not seen in a long time.

Fantastic job on him!

And I love the goblin human cannon!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/12 23:24:47


Post by: gobert


Ha! Great gobbo balls, excellent build the brave. Thanks for sharing


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/04/19 11:50:25


Post by: The Brave


This is a big boy!
A cheap toy, but great results.




































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/03 09:16:28


Post by: The Brave


Big hulkbuster toy used as a mecha for my Space Marines.




































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/03 11:24:33


Post by: gobert


They look really Cooke, it’s a great orange you’ve chosen and some wicked conversions too


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/03 22:09:28


Post by: Wirecat


 gobert wrote:
They look really Cooke, it’s a great orange you’ve chosen and some wicked conversions too


Seconded. Very nice color scheme for "stormtroopers"!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/07 23:16:39


Post by: The Brave


It's coming.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/11 13:08:42


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Tau puppy drone?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/15 16:00:19


Post by: The Brave


I'm sick of this paint scheme!
Fortunately I have no more space Marines to paint.
To tell the truth I have a box of old broken Marines with jetpacks, and a lonelt classic space marine... But I don't think they will fit in.



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/16 07:34:49


Post by: gobert


It can certainly be a drag painting lots of Marines The same scheme. Your space rangers style looks cool though. I like the shot at the end facing off against the ice guys


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/16 11:02:26


Post by: The Brave


The monsters are outnumbered, I should paint more of them.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/17 21:08:08


Post by: Wirecat


"More enemies - more glory" - "Molto nemici, molto onore". Just... don't follow the Italian way and monsters will be fine.

But I am liking the "good guys in power armor" too! Please keep up!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/27 19:14:54


Post by: The Brave


Something simple.

A group of Gormiti with a new paint job.









































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/27 20:01:35


Post by: JoshInJapan


What an amazingly eclectic P&M blog! Lots of interesting, original stuff to look at.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/27 22:25:41


Post by: The Brave


Thank you. Limitation is the mother of creativity. And when you are stingy like me you got tons of limitations.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/29 13:20:47


Post by: The Brave


I found a stormcaster in my bits box and I tried a color scheme. What do you think? In my opinion the previous 2 I made in green were better.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/05/30 20:56:22


Post by: Briancj


It is certainly different, but I do like the original two better.

YMMV.

--Brian



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/06/06 17:03:00


Post by: The Brave


Look what I found, a Battle Masters soldier.

And an Empire knight.



A blast from the past.
































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/06/18 15:11:00


Post by: The Brave


After 14 months I finally painted more bandits for my small goblin band. Now with more hobgoblins.
I tried to paint outside my comfort zone, so a lot more washes and less vibrant colors.
All Warhammer bits except for the wolf body.



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/07/10 11:29:23


Post by: The Brave


No fancy title this time.
Here an update on the last miniatures I panted.



First of all some Fenryll bandits.

The Fenryll lines is perfect for dirt and quick washes, but unfortunately they are a solid piece, with the base attached. And they are so fragile that I don't take the risk to rebase them.

Also, bandit #2, nice mullet.



















Then some undead, from Heroquest to some Fantasy football, plus a knight. 



































































The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/01 08:40:12


Post by: The Brave


I recently tried Mordheim, I'm full of zombies so I went with the undead, but I needed a ghoul and a vampire. So time to kitbash again.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/03 14:14:34


Post by: Boss Salvage


Nice kitbashed mutants


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/04 09:31:02


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Great job with those Heroclix! I would never have recognized them!

How well do they hold paint?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/06 11:04:17


Post by: The Brave


Surprisingly well. I was lazy and painted over the existing paint job. Let's say it is basecoat.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/23 09:16:06


Post by: The Brave


 Long story short, I bought the game Runewars and one of its expansions.

A game for 3 people with 60 miniature at 50€ it's not a bad deal. 


The miniatures are a little flexible but they are easy to build. No customization at all and no extra bits, it's a very easy game, good for new people in the hobby. 


Some sculpts are very good, most are generic but detailed. 

Worst case scenario, you can prox a full undead Warhammer army for 50 bucks. 


Here some pictures. 























The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/23 09:48:56


Post by: Viktor von Domm


saw split up sets of runewars on ebay for quite some time now... will be interesting to see what you can come up with the minis and your magic


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/23 09:54:33


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


I really like your scale dude.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/08/23 10:32:05


Post by: The Brave


 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I really like your scale dude.




The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/09/07 16:58:14


Post by: The Brave


Not a big story here, I found some very old chaos dwarves, before they went Mesopotamic, repaired and painted them.

Also, I looted my bits box to double their number. 

You can easily see the intruders, but if you squint they work together. 


And purple and green as any Marvel's villain.



















The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/09/25 10:14:10


Post by: The Brave


Some very dark photos (you are welcome cloudy autumn) for this mordheim band of druchii. I'm still missing 2 beasts for the beastmaster, but I don't know what to use. 

I had not so much parts for this band, so it is a little 40k-ish.
Not my best paint job, but the photos are so crappy you should not notice. 













 I tried 2 more palettes before this, so here a little extra.



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/10/08 10:08:45


Post by: The Brave


Yup, another one.

I finally painted all my mummies and they are enough to make another band for Mordheim. 
To tell the truth I lack a couple of scorpions, for now I'm going to use the 3 vultures instead.
There is a Heroquest mummy in the mix, the base is a little larger, but I have not the guts to cut it away. And he lacks bling, all the other guys are showered in gold.
Poor mummy. 























The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/10/08 16:03:29


Post by: Boss Salvage


Lil bebe scorpion is adorable, rest of the team is rock solid as well


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/10/23 19:57:11


Post by: The Brave


Working on a new project.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/18 19:45:22


Post by: The Brave


Some more wips

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/19 09:52:06


Post by: The Brave


Finally an update.
A small one. 
4 minis from Deadlands.
They are not very good, they are very flat, you can almost see how the two halves of the mold work, but at least they have character.
The mad scientist is the best: goofy and crazy at the same time.





















The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/20 07:06:59


Post by: gobert


A cool bunch of updates, the Orc Pirates are fantastic, great idea.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/23 23:54:25


Post by: The Brave


Some testing with colors and washes.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/29 13:40:41


Post by: The Brave


 I'm really happy of these.

Not my best paint job, but a good one for my standards. 

This was originally a Mordheim band for Orctober, but it developed in something more. 

The crew is still growing!

























The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/29 18:33:21


Post by: gobert


These guys are so much fun, great sculpting on the buxom Ork wench. We’re the bases made with balsa wood? They look really cool


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/29 18:39:22


Post by: The Brave


Popsicle sticks.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/11/29 20:23:11


Post by: gobert


Cool, I’ll have to get some lollies for the kids...


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/12/05 11:32:10


Post by: The Brave


​You cannot have goblin without squigs, so here some custom ones.
Sculpted with milliput.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/12/05 18:16:02


Post by: Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll


Super unique squigs! Now I want to see a whole AoS squig army with shark-squigs, that's a brilliant idea.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2020/12/07 16:30:37


Post by: Boss Salvage


The hammerhead is particularly great


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/01/21 12:44:46


Post by: Camkierhi


I am so glad I have come back, these are amazing. Truly love every last thing I have looked at. Brilliant.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/02/07 19:43:05


Post by: The Brave


 And the band is done with this last recruit.








The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/02/08 06:58:16


Post by: gobert


Wow! Great River Troll to finish off the gang, such a characterful bunch, great conversions and painting


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/02/19 18:10:06


Post by: The Brave


Old Vs new. I was not happy with the vampire and the necromancer of my mordheim undead band, so I painted new ones. The vampire is a kitbash, you already know it, but I have no idea about the origin of the necromancer.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/03/19 18:02:57


Post by: The Brave


This was a lot, I wanted a Daemon Engine for my dwarves, but I found no solution for a steampunk slave-collecting murder machine.
In the end I simplified the concept and with the help of various cheap toys and bits I made a simple cage on wheels.
It works, I think.









I made 2 versions, but in the end the first one was too big for the base and too bulky. 






The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/03/20 08:12:01


Post by: Ragsta


There is so much awesome work displayed here, just had myself a good browse and the toy conversions and terrain bashing are darn great! Lovely painting style.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/03/20 08:48:16


Post by: RobertsMinis


That Deamon Engine looks great! I really like it.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/03/21 23:51:10


Post by: The Brave


Thanks, both of you.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/04/11 11:56:47


Post by: The Brave


I found some more skaven thanks to some trades and I'm updating my old band.

Work in progress pictures.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/04/15 09:24:59


Post by: The Brave


Only 5 miniatures of this band are new, all the other were painted ages ago and I simply touch up some areas and add some washes. 
Can you tell which one is new and which one is pre-painted?



















The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/04/15 11:44:21


Post by: trexfever45


Good stuff!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/04/16 10:13:26


Post by: gobert


That’s a great bunch of minis, the green goo looks really cool


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/04/27 23:15:47


Post by: The Brave


A new project.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/05/22 20:50:45


Post by: The Brave





My entry for this month contest on the Italian Mordheim page.

I also made a story but at the moment I'm too lazy to translate it in English, so as a bonus I add a custom image I made for this character.
 
 

 



 



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/05/24 11:16:02


Post by: gobert


He’s a fancy one! Great colour scheme, really sells him as a North African noble. Did he start life as a High Elf?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/05/24 12:56:05


Post by: amazingturtles


He's a very well decorated fellow! I'd like a cloak of that just for myself, somehow


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/05/24 22:40:42


Post by: The Brave


 gobert wrote:
He’s a fancy one! Great colour scheme, really sells him as a North African noble. Did he start life as a High Elf?

Unknown mantle, empire head, dwarf right arm (2 parts), skaven left arm, high elf body, dark elf legs and various bits.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/05/25 06:48:49


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Very nice, he looks seamless despite the number of parts. Is the turban green stuff?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/05/28 01:43:04


Post by: Thumpingbear


What a great Arabyan, that cloak is stunning. Any plans to make a full warband?

Also can you share a link to the Italian Mordheim page? I'd like to see the other entrants for the contest.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/06/18 22:12:05


Post by: The Brave


 The Italian Mordheim group has a montly contest, and this month theme was Sisters of Sigmar.

And I have none.

But with some kitbashing I got something close enough.

There is also a story, but, of course, it is in Italian.










The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/06/22 17:38:32


Post by: The Brave


And I finally found some chaos hounds for this Marauder band (or are they Norse?).
A nice collection of Massive Darkness, kitbashes (I hate clones), Games Workshop, Reaper Bones and even Heroclix. And I'm tempted to introduce a pre-painted Pathfinder mini in the group.





The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/07/28 16:40:14


Post by: The Brave


Today I had no work to do so I finally finished some miniatures.
I'm too lazy to post all the picture this time: check the blog
https://toy-hammer.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-are-dangerous-at-short-distances.html

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/01 09:21:14


Post by: gobert


Those marauders are really cool, nice work masking the clones too.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/03 12:11:36


Post by: Eilif


Nice work on those dwarves. Fantasy Warriors era Grenadier has such a great look.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/05 01:55:01


Post by: The Riddle of Steel


Really fine looking dwarves you have there. The green and silver set off by the golden brown hair and beards looks great. They stand out with their bright and contrasting colors. And then those nice bases just set it off.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/05 06:31:45


Post by: The Brave


Thanks you all.

Do you know I have Instagram too?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4HFkBnsxc/?utm_medium=copy_link

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/05 08:20:22


Post by: Warboss_Waaazag


Interesting color scheme on those daemons. They really pop.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/13 09:40:51


Post by: The Brave


Some concrete ruins made of polystyrene.
I have plenty of that material and I want to find a way to use it.


 






 
 
 
 

And as a bonus some crates made from wood.




The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/27 13:10:34


Post by: The Brave


I completely forgot to finish and show those.
A Chaos dwarfs band. Made with miniatures from Massive Darkness and A LOT of sculpting and kitbashing.

I'm pretty happy with those. They are not my favorite band (my pirate orcs are the darlings of my heart), but they got a solid silver medal.





















The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/27 17:28:42


Post by: Llamahead


Excellent stuff.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/28 19:17:55


Post by: gobert


They’re very deserving of that Silver medal, a one bunch of dwarves they are. The lava bases are really nicely painted, and the bits of OSL glow from it are cool too


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/08/30 17:30:28


Post by: Boss Salvage


Great crew, and particularly great centaur

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/09/21 23:32:46


Post by: The Brave


Trees.
Why not.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/09/26 11:08:47


Post by: The Brave


Working on some knights.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/10/08 18:55:30


Post by: The Brave


Orktober is here.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/10/10 09:21:11


Post by: gobert


Woah, that’s a cool Harlequin Ork, was he a kitbash, conversion or purchase?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/10/10 10:28:36


Post by: Slinky


 gobert wrote:
Woah, that’s a cool Harlequin Ork, was he a kitbash, conversion or purchase?


Think he's an old Weirdboy.

Very cool model, and awesome paint job


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/10/10 19:37:17


Post by: The Brave


Yes, he's a bad moon weirdboy.
The classic color scheme is yellow and blue, but I don't care


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/10/26 14:13:47


Post by: IGtR=


Love him - unconventional colour scheme or not!

Thanks for sharing


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/11/01 21:13:52


Post by: The Brave


I sculpted a squig, again. 
This time a classic squig, no fishy business. 
I'm going to call it Snot Nose.














The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/11/05 13:39:45


Post by: gobert


That is one cool squig, nice sculpting and painting!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/11/19 12:35:17


Post by: The Brave


This one is a no-brainer, you only need to find the right resources.
The small pebbles are from a bag of decorative sand for fish tanks. The bigger ones are for home decor. They are both transparent plastic and for some reason they hate superglue. 
To be honest, superglue can work, but it takes ages. It's better to use hot glue or pva glue. 

In the end you only need to glue together everything, it's like flocking. I drybrushed a little of black and gray to show the crystals are being digged out. 












The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/12/17 20:32:10


Post by: The Brave


Better post something or you think I'm dead.

Here some gladiators of various races. 











The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/12/22 19:54:11


Post by: Thumpingbear


Nice bunch of pit fighters The Brave. Are you making a warband for Mordheim or just for fun?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/12/24 19:53:22


Post by: The Brave


Both. The plan is to ride a bit the bits box.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2021/12/29 22:09:56


Post by: The Brave


Next project, but I have not forgotten the pit fighters.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/01/06 23:54:10


Post by: The Brave


Let's begin the new year with this massive Neferata rescue project.
I got mostly of Neferata body from a trade with a friend, but she was missing half of her body. A kitbash later we are here.





The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/01/07 06:35:29


Post by: AustonT


That Neferata is so freaking cool!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/01/07 06:55:38


Post by: Guardling


Nice!
Not familiar with the original mini but I never would of guessed it was a Kitbash...


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/01/15 12:44:50


Post by: The Brave


Another big boy.

I'm pretty happy with the result. 










The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/01/16 18:17:04


Post by: Llamahead


So you should be those last two models are excellent


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/01/17 08:45:33


Post by: Wirecat


Necro-commenting a little, that centaur and this troll (I think) would look very well together. Your painting makes them some Rackham aura. Very well done, cheers!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/05 17:10:05


Post by: The Brave


And now something simpler.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/06 12:49:43


Post by: Ragsta


Simpler he says! That painting is lovely, great stuff!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/09 07:09:00


Post by: The Brave


I resque some beastmen I have around. They were all in bad shape. A perfect opportunity to kitbash them.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/11 21:03:12


Post by: The Brave


They are growing.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/14 08:38:30


Post by: gobert


Cool batch of retro Marines. Will they be getting The Brave embellisments or painted up as any chapter in particular?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/17 10:42:13


Post by: The Brave


They will be Blood Angel. With the classic red color and only a touch of personalization here and there.
I know, it's very strange to me too.
For me doing something new is to make it "by the book".

It's a long project, in the meantime here: take an eldar.


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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/20 13:01:24


Post by: The Brave


It never ends.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/20 17:14:01


Post by: gobert


That’s some serious retro-hammer. The hazard stripes are fantastically crisp


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/02/26 20:10:04


Post by: The Brave


Progress.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/03 19:36:29


Post by: The Brave


Done for now.
For the full gallery check here
https://toy-hammer.blogspot.com/2022/03/blood-angels.html

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/04 12:30:33


Post by: Camkierhi


Classic and brilliant, really nice work. Old school charm.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/04 16:03:10


Post by: Ragsta


I really liked that Eldar, and the Blood Angels look excellent. Basing very complimentary to the painting too.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/05 14:52:35


Post by: The Brave


Do you remember when I wrote I was lacking 4 backpacks for the oldhammer marines? Well, a friend wrote me he had something to complete the band...
Now I have a problem
Thank you man, you are amazing.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/05 20:11:54


Post by: gobert


Serious hazard striping in the marines! Good luck getting the new arrivals ready too. I’m quite jealous of the space hulk terminator though, very cool minis


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/08 12:30:36


Post by: The Brave


And I'm also thinking to convert this toy into a dreadnought.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/18 00:19:44


Post by: The Brave


Back to my first love. Toy bashing.
And yes, this is the same toy from the previous post. 2 of them.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/03/18 01:36:32


Post by: Captain Brown


Wow The Brave,

That looks completely different.

Cheers,

CB


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/03 19:08:45


Post by: The Brave


They are multiplying.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/07 18:39:38


Post by: The Brave


Even more!

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/10 15:19:37


Post by: gobert


That’s an awesome amount of oldhammer! I love it!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/18 06:23:57


Post by: The Brave


Thanks.
I fixed the tank.
And made a small house for it.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/28 20:08:17


Post by: The Brave


Long time no see, I was very busy. 

Recently, I found a very promising bit of packaging and I decided to finally make some terrain. 

Here is a step by step gallery of the project. 

First, composition. Not a lot of work here, the packaging was already looking like a hangar, I simply cut half of it with a knife and glue it together with toothpicks and  school glue.

Then 3 coat of glue+water+sand+paint.

Beads and skewers as details and stairs.


These beads to be precise.

Some dressing made with paper and corrugated cardboard. The re numbers and other posters are small scraps from a newspaper.

Drybrush, drybruks, drybrush.


And a brown wash later here we are.

The front door is only dry fit, so I can drive my rhino inside.


And I can use toy guns for firepower.

More dressing, made with toy parts.


And more newspaper scraps for posters.




And next?

I'm working on some toy soldiers stuff to add some obstacles on the table.

 

What do you think? I'm very happy with the result, and it took a little more than an afternoon.





The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/28 21:26:31


Post by: Meer_Cat


From the high quality appearance, it looks like it should have taken more than an afternoon- great work!

I also dry-fit a door into a project from long ago and far away so the interior of the structure could be used as a tank garage- I like the weathered, realistic look yours has. The extra bits and bobs you've crafted add that element of detail that makes a colored piece of packaging a real set-piece of terrain.

I'm very fortunate in that my better half not only doesn't chide me for seizing on every bit of plastic and foam that comes into the house- she saves things for me to see if I want them!

Here's to the better halves, God bless 'em!

More pics of progress work, please.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/04/29 10:18:31


Post by: The Brave


Unfortunately, these photos are all I have.
For next project I will be more detailed.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/05/08 07:11:32


Post by: The Brave


One done, 70 to go.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/05/18 17:11:12


Post by: The Brave


After the big fortress I still was in a terrain mood.
So here some more scatter terrain. 
Some is old, some is new, but it is all for my WH 40k little guys. 





Some toy soldier stuff, the cannon is decent once painted. 






My pride and joy. Cacti. 




The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/05/18 19:49:59


Post by: Wirecat


If only mood was easily transformed into awesomeness like this! Amazing stuff from humble materials. Congratulations!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/05/21 18:05:28


Post by: gobert


It’s always a joy to see classic 40k cacti! That toy gun really did paint up well, nice one!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/05/31 15:57:03


Post by: The Brave


Another band made with old recycled and kitbashed miniatures. 
I'm particularly proud of the minotaur. 
The bases are not finished yet.
It took me months to finish the band and the photos are all over the place. 



 




The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/05/31 16:46:47


Post by: Captain Brown


Nice work The Brave.

Cheers,

CB


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/02 18:16:35


Post by: gobert


Fantastic beasts, the tweaks on the monopose Beastmen are really cool, nice job!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/07 07:09:11


Post by: Camkierhi


Nice work bud really buzzing along.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/07 17:34:37


Post by: Wirecat


Looking very good. That "new" shaman really impresses me! And his cape is top.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/11 14:20:06


Post by: The Brave


I don't remember if I posted these lads before.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/12 07:06:50


Post by: Camkierhi


Page roll..


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/23 09:43:03


Post by: The Brave












The big guy is finally done and with some decent photos too. This is a toy from the "how to train your dragon" movie with a new face and a tail to make it looks like a fairytale troll. The small boar on his shoulder is a decorative bead.
I tried a lot of new techniques on this guy, so it looks a little bit different from my usual style.

I have no intention to play with him, so the base is not legal for any game, but I think he can fit well in Mordheim. 
Barbarian for scale.


You can also check my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CfI_lgHt02j/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=




The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/23 13:50:03


Post by: Boss Salvage


Troll looks great! Fun project, paint really pulled the sculpting together. Boar bead is a cutey.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/06/23 14:02:08


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


That styrofoam fort is ace! great bit of upcycling!

Someone should do a 1 off KS of styrofoam for terrain so we don't have to go around buying TVs and computers just to make toy forts


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/07/01 22:18:21


Post by: The Brave


A little friend for the troll.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/07/06 21:10:07


Post by: Wirecat


Masterpieces! They both need a noserub in a good sense!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/07/10 10:28:16


Post by: Camkierhi


Love them, excellent work all round, but last 2 are cool.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/07/12 12:53:39


Post by: The Brave


I raided the bits box to add some men to this old band of elves.
Some are good elves, some are evil, I don't care, they all wear red now.









The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/07/16 12:13:28


Post by: gobert


Elves is Elves! They look great theBrave, the common colours work well to bring them together as a single unit


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/09/02 15:59:22


Post by: The Brave


Apparently sculpting faces is hard.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/09/10 11:41:54


Post by: The Brave


In the end I went this way.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/09/10 19:06:35


Post by: Camkierhi


Good solid work.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/10/02 11:05:28


Post by: The Brave


More kitbash.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/10/06 11:53:55


Post by: gobert


Cool BattleMasters conversions, really effective in making them Unique


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/11/14 12:40:19


Post by: The Brave


I saw a lot of tutorials on the argument, so I wanted to try.
I have one of those free stormcaster and a discounted set of 3 metallic sharpies, so let's try. 
The only thing I conceded was a black undercoat and some touches of black where I slipped. 





First of all, the silver was dry out of the box. Now I know why the pack was on a discount. 

The results are meh, but consider this: no glue, no paint (except the black undercoat), it took 20 minutes and it is tournament legal. 

Food for thoughts. 




The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/11/15 19:19:31


Post by: gobert


That’s pretty impressive results for a few pens and 20mins! Could be an option for freehand projects I suppose?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/12/05 19:56:22


Post by: The Brave


From ork to orc, 40k years of evolution gone in an instant.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/12/06 07:15:24


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Good job on that old bugger. Wow those 2nd edition starter models were bad, just terrible, much worse than the RT models they replaced.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/12/19 12:42:41


Post by: The Brave


Squig & Squig.



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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/12/19 12:42:51


Post by: The Brave


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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/12/25 03:38:16


Post by: Camkierhi


Merry Christmas bud


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2022/12/26 09:16:55


Post by: The Brave


Thanks


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/05 22:00:46


Post by: The Brave


Here we go with another project, because I have not yet enough.
I want to make a mordheim Kurgan (marauders of chaos) warband.
But only with old models. I'm looking for old Talisman or heroquest-like models. Possibly without breaking the bank.
Do you know other barbarian-looking monopose models from the 90s?

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/08 23:58:23


Post by: The Brave


Yes, I'm still alive. 

 I'm also in a very old school mood lately, so I bought some very old models and here the first test for a small band of humans.






The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/09 15:05:24


Post by: Eilif


Nice halberdier! Battlemasters?

As for monopose Barbarians with a similar aesthetic and size to 90s GW, the best option is probably Fantasy Armies barbarians. I think they were sculpted by Mark Copplestone in the early 90s and they are carried today by Merliton and EM4. A nice deep range with all manner of weapons options, leaders, shaman and even mounted options. Very affordable too.



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2039/04/25 19:24:19


Post by: The Brave


Yes, battlemaster, with a couple of modifications.
Thanks for the tips.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/10 01:19:40


Post by: Eilif


 The Brave wrote:
Yes, battlemaster, with a couple of modifications.
Thanks for the tips.


You're very welcome. Where is the shield emblem from? It's a great addition.

I used WHFB shield emblems to improve the shields on the Battlemasters figures I used as the core of my Chaos army.

Chaos warriors and knights got emblems from the Skeletons set and the Beastmen shields got Skaven emblems.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/12 13:11:44


Post by: The Brave


Not sure about the emblem, it was in the bit box. Someone suggested it maybe be from a Black Templars kit.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/16 21:03:49


Post by: gobert


Those old BattleMasters minis hold up well I think, the Black Templar icon on his shield is a great idea. Good luck sourcing some more barbarians. I’ve bought stuff from em4, they were really fast and very well priced!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/25 19:26:53


Post by: The Brave


 I made this band last summer, but I never took decent photos of it.

These photos are not decent, but at least they are new. 

The miniatures are a mix of GW and Kings of War stuff (I think) and they should both work as Cult of the Possessed and Carnival of Chaos bands for Mordheim. 

Even if they are very Slaaneshy. 

The paintjob is nothing spectacular, but I'm particularly happy of the 2 demon clowns.










The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/02/26 08:28:32


Post by: Llamahead


Great stuff really nicely painted I personally prefer this more detailed realistic style to a lot of what you've done


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/03/25 16:51:12


Post by: The Brave


Another band is done.
More pictures at https://www.instagram.com/p/CqN_NxstMyE/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/04/22 23:50:29


Post by: The Brave


Battle. Master chaos archer.
Not bad, but he's missing something.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/04/24 06:51:35


Post by: gobert


Loving the Chaos and Empire bands, cool bunch of minis nicely painted. The BattleMasters archer is fantastic too, I see on the Empire lads you modelled the bow string and an arrow too, fine work!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/04/25 18:49:08


Post by: The Brave


I added the string in this guy too.
And I also painted this awesome guy.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/04/27 13:19:42


Post by: Eilif


Adding the bow string is a very nice touch. Also, the blue details is a nice divergence from usual chaos schemes.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/10 23:00:30


Post by: The Brave


And more.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/13 08:59:05


Post by: tzurk


They look beautiful all together. Echoing Eilif's comments about the blue being a nice touch!

I have about 20 of those chaos bowmen sitting around somewhere. Hopefully one day they get done justice like yours!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/20 09:35:45


Post by: gobert


A cracking little warband! I love how the now string just completes the mini, you’ve got me seriously considering adding string to my 50ish High Elf Archers…


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/22 06:18:29


Post by: The Brave


Here another project I wanted to make for a long time. 
An 80's style warband. Something it looks like it came from an He-man cartoon. 
Unfortunately I have not enough old monopose miniatures for a full warband, so I added some more modern miniatures. They will be replaced in the future, maybe. 
I'm also lacking monster men with the right look. Maybe some old Warhammer lizardmen? 

The monopose are from Talisman, warhammer quest, dark world, Battle master and harlequin miniatures. The big snake is a toy, but it fits. As for rules: this should work as Kurgan (marauder of chaos) warband for Mordheim. But mostly as a d&d encounter.






























The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/22 11:40:09


Post by: IGtR=


Wow, fantastic inspiration on the Talisman mini (a rarely painted chap who lies in my 'to be painted' pile having received a very dodgy bright green undercoat some time ago!)

Thanks for sharing


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/22 14:09:41


Post by: Camkierhi


That is insane brilliance right there. Fantastic work.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/05/22 19:39:38


Post by: gobert


Cracking job on these guys, love the string on their bows


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/06/08 15:29:53


Post by: The Brave


I'm not at home for a couple of weeks and I have limited resources, but I still have my trusted speedpaints and a box of 3d printed hobgoblins.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/06/08 21:02:24


Post by: makeitorky


The highlights on the armor look great!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/06/09 23:08:53


Post by: The Brave


Thanks.
Here some more tests with the 3d printed hobgoblins. A simple head swap and a brighter paintjob to make a human warrior.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/06/10 07:02:30


Post by: Llamahead


Excellent improvement on your painting the chaos warband is exceptional.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/06/18 16:25:09


Post by: gobert


That headswap is really good, looks like it was the bought model


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/03 07:27:36


Post by: The Brave


A classic.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/03 07:54:55


Post by: Guardling


Always good to see some classic Heroquest stuff!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/03 19:27:09


Post by: Camkierhi


Awesome work.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/10 20:18:40


Post by: The Brave


More classic stuff.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/11 11:00:42


Post by: muette


Beautiful green boys! Love the gritty colour scheme.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/11 12:22:14


Post by: Slinky


That goblin on the left, I am sure he and his brothers stabbed me many times when I tried to get them out of their box


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/15 09:51:59


Post by: gobert


Nice green gang! I really think you’ve stepped up the painting lately, matched your kitbash levels!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/15 15:08:25


Post by: The Brave


Thanks to all, here a custom squig for the band.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/23 18:26:09


Post by: The Brave


Because I got a lot of questions, here a basic photo tutorial for my monopose orc recipe.

P.s. The unlabeled bottle is deathguard green.



The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/07/31 13:16:25


Post by: gobert


Sure effective recipe, the Orks look great with it!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/08/01 19:13:16


Post by: The Brave


I finally finished this big project, thanks to Gork and Mork for the speedpaints!
So many miniatures!
I tried to make this as oldhammer and cheap as possible.
Almost all the minis are from boardgames or are very common old plastic miniatures, the damaged one where kitbashed.
The only exceptions are the troll and the squigs. Because I don't want to pay those old metal buggers as jewelry. And the new plastic ones are too modern. So, all the squigs you see are sculpted by me, or are cheap toys I found at the thrift store.
Other notes: the troll is from bones reaper,it fits very well with the monopose look. The shaman is kitbashed from a damaged orc archer. It's a bit more dynamic than the others, but I don't want to pay gold for an old shaman. I have a painted weirdboy around that can fit the band, but I don't want to strip the paintjob.
One of the heroes is a 40k ork with a new bow.
The orc "rogue" it's from Dark World.

For the full gallery
https://toy-hammer.blogspot.com/2023/08/oldhammer-orc-and-goblin-warband.html


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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/08/07 20:08:41


Post by: gobert


Amazing horde of minis. Awesome work on sculpting/repurposing the squibs, they all turned out great!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/08/23 18:51:11


Post by: The Brave


After the massive work with the orcs, it is time to a smaller project.
So here some wip of an unit of thunder warriors.
Now, how can I sculpt a fluffy mantle?

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/08/24 01:46:47


Post by: makeitorky


 The Brave wrote:
I finally finished this big project, thanks to Gork and Mork for the speedpaints!
So many miniatures!
I tried to make this as oldhammer and cheap as possible.
Almost all the minis are from boardgames or are very common old plastic miniatures, the damaged one where kitbashed.
The only exceptions are the troll and the squigs. Because I don't want to pay those old metal buggers as jewelry. And the new plastic ones are too modern. So, all the squigs you see are sculpted by me, or are cheap toys I found at the thrift store.
Other notes: the troll is from bones reaper,it fits very well with the monopose look. The shaman is kitbashed from a damaged orc archer. It's a bit more dynamic than the others, but I don't want to pay gold for an old shaman. I have a painted weirdboy around that can fit the band, but I don't want to strip the paintjob.
One of the heroes is a 40k ork with a new bow.
The orc "rogue" it's from Dark World.

For the full gallery
https://toy-hammer.blogspot.com/2023/08/oldhammer-orc-and-goblin-warband.html


These look lovely! I love how much character they all have. Thanks for sharing.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/08/26 19:45:42


Post by: gobert


Those Stormcasts make great looking thunder warriors.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/09/09 20:07:39


Post by: The Brave


Quick detour with some kitbashed skaven.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw-qQWpt_Kl/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ==

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/09/18 09:17:51


Post by: The Brave


And even more skaven, but in a different style.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxTrKuHN5pO/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ==

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/09/18 09:59:03


Post by: Slinky


Very nicely done!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/09/18 15:05:40


Post by: Boss Salvage


I appreciate how very different those two batches of ratmen are Nice work, especially on the second set with the ratty wizards.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/09/20 05:03:19


Post by: The Brave


And now something completely different.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/10/02 19:31:19


Post by: The Brave


A fun "little" project after the orcs.

This started as a way to make me like the Stormcasters. I had 3 or 4 of those free minis that GW sometimes gifts around and I wanted an excuse to paint gold.

In the end a friend suggested to instead use those bits to make a small band of Thunder Warriors, an unit I never heard off.



A quick Google search and I liked the idea, so kitbash it was. 

The recipe is simple, mostly stormcast bodies, old and space marine arms, cadian heads, orc hair (except one guy who has a demonette scalp, because I finished the orc heads) and a bit of sculpting to blend it together, plus a big fluffy mantle. 


I received some comments on the wips, so here the answers. 


What colors did you used? 

Vallejo's gold, bronze and silver paints, agrax shade and Army Painter's speedpaints. 


The weapons/the insignia are not lore accurate. 

I don't care. That's what I had around. 


Why don't you used/sculpted goggles, as in Blanche's illustrations? 

I don't like the goggles. Too goofy for my taste. And I have no goggled heads. 


The weapon choice is sub-optimal for a kill team. 

Those are the bits I had. 





















For better framed photos check 


https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx6CmFJNIw2/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ==


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/10/03 07:00:14


Post by: Camkierhi


Well they look bloody awesome to me! Fantastic job. Optimisation is overrated and for the anal. It's more fun with rule of cool, and these boys oooooze cool!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/10/03 11:46:22


Post by: usernamesareannoying


good stuff, i really like the leader.
in your first pic i was like oh man what happened to the poor guys face with no helmet but it turned out to be a half robot face... lol


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/10/03 16:11:59


Post by: The Brave


He threw that hand granade too late.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/03 11:35:09


Post by: The Brave


Another project done.
Sewer watch.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/03 14:11:01


Post by: Illumini


Very characterful band


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/03 17:24:05


Post by: ph34r


The thunder warriors and sewer watch look great!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/03 18:51:57


Post by: Captain Brown


Great Sewer watch there The Brave.


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/04 21:06:41


Post by: gobert


Great bunch of minis you’re producing. Love the sewer watch, they have loads of character


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/28 13:30:11


Post by: The Brave


After, I don't know, 5 years? I finally made the Malal's chaos warriors I wanted.

It's a very random collection of bits, but mostly from GW and Kings of War. 













The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/11/28 15:26:51


Post by: Boss Salvage


Great crew of bitter, vaguely stunted anarchists. Dig the generized Khorne demons


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/02 11:24:16


Post by: gobert


Super cool. The 2 tone grey is a great idea. Works well on them. Neat conversions as usual!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/02 22:56:17


Post by: The Brave


This should have been a quick project, but I lost myself into textures. 
I tryed some new materials and techniques for this big boi, but I wanted something old style.


















The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/03 15:06:35


Post by: Kid_Kyoto


Battle Master! He is a big boy!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/04 19:49:26


Post by: gobert


Awesome work on this lad. The stripey trousers and fire in his belly are great!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/22 17:17:32


Post by: The Brave


I have a milion space marine to paint, so better learn how to paint red.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/27 20:29:09


Post by: Captain Brown


The painting carries on. Good work The Brave.

Cheers,

CB


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2023/12/29 23:25:46


Post by: The Brave


Last bunch of minis for this year.
This, as usual, began as an easy and quick project and in the end was longer than expected.
I tried a lot of new things for these gobbos. First of all, they are not green. The orange goblins are more a D&D thing, but I think it works. Also, I'm tired of painting greenskins.
They are mostly build from old skaven bodies, lizardfolk and goblin arms, various feathers and goblin heads and shields. The exception it's the more feral one that is made with a ghoul body and arms.
Some of them have 5 fingers, some 4. I don't care.
Now they need a leader and like 12 more gobbos.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/01/01 17:33:16


Post by: gobert


Saw these on insta, such a cool concept and they look amazing all painted up!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/02/05 23:54:59


Post by: The Brave


I'm ghosting my space marines to make this guy from a Happy Meal toy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2--GoCN12F/?igsh=MWZpaGc1bHVnM3lvMg==

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/02/17 21:35:47


Post by: Llamahead


Excellent giant what did the original toy look like?


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/02/20 21:53:32


Post by: The Brave


Like this.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/02/20 21:57:52


Post by: Slinky


Very nice transformation!


The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/03/18 13:22:52


Post by: The Brave


From big to small with this little dude.
From Darkworld: Village of fear.

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The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions  @ 2024/03/24 19:03:21


Post by: gobert


Little and large are stunning! The giant is a particularly impressive toy hammer conversion