Howto article by Jim Darlack - centaurs
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Howto article by Jim Darlack - centaurs
Hey all,
Remember Jim Darlack's CCC honorable mention custom centaur Abusson, you may have wondered how it was made. Well, he's written up a How-to article on this and other custom centaur techniques. I have to apologize to Jim - it was actually written up a while ago and I forgot to post the link.
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Remember Jim Darlack's CCC honorable mention custom centaur Abusson, you may have wondered how it was made. Well, he's written up a How-to article on this and other custom centaur techniques. I have to apologize to Jim - it was actually written up a while ago and I forgot to post the link.
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Great article, although I don't plan on splitting open a house soon.
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Nice tutorial! Maybe someday I'll have enough horses to do this. I need cavalry though.
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Yes, thats a really nice tutorial!
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I really hope so. But if you should decide to split one open, please dont take the one i live in .Forestboy wrote:I don't plan on splitting open a house soon.
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I build centaurs like this - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/579956/brick-battles. It give me the opportunity to have centaurs without losing any of my horses.Forestboy wrote:Great article, although I don't plan on splitting open a house soon.
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*Smacks forehead* Oh, sorry! I meant HORSE not HOUSE . Oh the joys of miss typing something..Albatross_Viking wrote:Yes, thats a really nice tutorial!
I really hope so. But if you should decide to split one open, please dont take the one i live in .Forestboy wrote:I don't plan on splitting open a house soon.
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Who is Miss Typing?*Smacks forehead* Oh, sorry! I meant HORSE not HOUSE . Oh the joys of miss typing something..
On topic: this article is great, I like how he's compiled a list of other techniques, not just his own.
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I really like the look of these in the tutorial. This would be my alternative idea, though, based on the "old-school" brick horses from the yellow castle. Disadvatage: blocky looking. Advantage: A six-year old kid could build them without tearing up his other toys.
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I did this once, and instead of taking the horse apart, I just cut off the head, sanded it down, and glued some studs on the top. It worked okay, but I haven't taken any pics yet.
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Re: Howto article by Jim Darlack - centaurs
If you would prefer not to mutilate your horses, but want something more than a brickbuilt centaur, check this out.
Mariann Asanuma of the Modelbuildingsecrets' Blog recently posted about Brickworld 2010. In it, she included some pics of new Brickforge prototypes, including what looks like a new custom centaur body:
Check out the blog post / flickr link for pics of more brickforge prototypes!
Mariann Asanuma of the Modelbuildingsecrets' Blog recently posted about Brickworld 2010. In it, she included some pics of new Brickforge prototypes, including what looks like a new custom centaur body:
Check out the blog post / flickr link for pics of more brickforge prototypes!
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jdarlack wrote:If you would prefer not to mutilate your horses, but want something more than a brickbuilt centaur, check this out.
Mariann Asanuma of the Modelbuildingsecrets' Blog recently posted about Brickworld 2010. In it, she included some pics of new Brickforge prototypes, including what looks like a new custom centaur body:
Check out the blog post / flickr link for pics of more brickforge prototypes!
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Great article! But wow! That BrickForge prototype looks awful promising. I'll have to get a good amount of those one they're out!
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That centaur body looks awesome, as do the other items in the picture. Brickforge keeps making interesting parts, apart from the usual weaponry!
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