Gwex Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 So, I'm wondering, with Desperate Mercs being rare 4 and having only 2 sculpts, does anyone have recommendations for good proxies for them (preferably non-Malifaux ones, to keep confusion to a minimum, though I'm potentially leaning towards altering the old Gun Viktoria model)? Hamelin's billion rats all in the same 3 poses stressed me out enough, I'd like to find something to keep all of my human models looking different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruglyother Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Can't offer much. But I did make a merc on an alter (for sacrifice by my BB Shaman). I used a missculpt of a Latigo pistolero with some work done on him. In about a year, there will be the Though the breach sprues which will likely make great D. Mercs. Maybe these will give you ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranhamoose Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Well, if you don't mind waiting, the multipose sprues from the Through the Breach kickstarter should be available in August(?). They'd be tournament legal because they're made by Wyrd, and the concept art for them looked amazing, so you'll probably be able to make really cool looking models. Other than that, I've got no advice. I'm heading to my lgs soon so I'll ask people there if they know of any good models from other companies and report back my findings for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMort Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I use models from a company called 'Freebooter Miniatures' as alternate Desperate Mercs. The versions I use (they were only just assembled and added to 30mm round bases when these pics were taken) can be seen at the following blog post... http://gmortschaotica.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/desperate-merceneries.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwex Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Hmmm, Doc Taranto from the freebooters stuff looks pretty useful, assuming one takes off the mechanical arm backpack and adds in a sword. As for the build a character stuff from wyrd, how would it be tournament legal? I understand it's a wyrd product, but wouldn't it need a matching card or something? Otherwise confusion would reign as lots of people showed up with characters they were claiming were whatever model they didn't like the sculpt of and it would be hard to tell them apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Wall Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 There will also be the Eric the red figure from the evil baby orphanage kickstarter that will be an official desperate merc figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cain Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Ronins have the correct weapons and look desperate enough. Or the Latigos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Our group uses Black Scorpion's Tombstone models for extras. http://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/index.php?cPath=28&osCsid=ml5vvn5lql09t09ok6lq0b19o6 I especially like this old codger and the aiming rifleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuanti Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I am not a fan of the woman desperate merc. The latigos look okay, but I definitely prefer the dirtier look on the male desp merc. How do those black scorpion compare in height/size? They have a good selection on their website. the world can't have enough moustaches (on men). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 The Tombstone range size perfectly with Malifaux models, there bases however must be replaced as they are very much like or are 40K bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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