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I don't know if pictures of these customs can be posted here as I have made use of what some consider verboten parts. I'm not into 'heavy' modding, only 'light' modding such as cutting capes. I have wanted to create a Drizzt minifig for years, but because of my aversion to heavy modding, there was no way of doing it until recently when suitable head and hair pieces became available.

Sorry about the rubbish photography by the way.

Questions, comments or thoughts about these minifigs?

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http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Amper ... _champ.jpg

I'm not familiar with the characters, but am interested in what you've done with the Kreo pieces.

What's the quality like? And how well do the parts connect with lego minifigs?

I saw these at TRU recently and wondered how some parts are attached. Is the hair removable and usable on minifigs? I might be tempted just enough to buy a small set.

Wow, those are interesting. Like Andhe, I am not familiar with the characters, but they look cool.

Awesome work! I like it, I especially like the chest!

andhe wrote:I'm not familiar with the characters, but am interested in what you've done with the Kreo pieces.

What's the quality like? And how well do the parts connect with lego minifigs?

The characters
Drizzt is a dark elf hero created by R.A. Salvatore. He has appeared in a number of novels and graphic novels. Some of the former have sold very well, appearing in the NY Times best-seller list. The character has a magical black panther as a companion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drizzt_Do'Urden My favourite online illustration of Drizzt is this one: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Drizzt-Do-Urden-312995209.

Gruumsh in the Forgotten Realms world of D&D is the deity of orcs (and goblins, I think). He only has one eye and his most ardent followers blind themselves in one eye as a sign of their devotion.

The chest with teeth is a D&D monster called a mimic. As its name suggests, it can take different shapes, often appearing as a chest to lure the unwary.

Kre-o parts
As for Kre-o, the parts are pretty good quality. The print/paint-work is not quite up to LEGO standards, but the quality of the plastic and the moulding specs are quite high. Clutch power is fine.

The Kre-o minifigs, called Kreons, are more articulated than LEGO minifigs but are butt ugly, especially their arms and legs which is why I only used the head and hair pieces in the Drizzt and Champion of Gruumsh minifigs pictured at the links in my opening post.

Kre-o head, hair, body wear, weapons, shields and brick pieces are 100% compatible with LEGO in both directions, e.g. you can use a Kreon head on a LEGO minifig or a LEGO head on a Kreon. However, the Kre-o torsos, arms, legs and pauldrons are not compatible and I can't see an easy way of making them fit without considerable heavy modding. You can use LEGO pauldrons on a Kreon.

Note that the weapons and armour of the minifigs in the linked pictures are neither Kre-o nor LEGO.

Quickblade22 wrote:I saw these at TRU recently and wondered how some parts are attached. Is the hair removable and usable on minifigs? I might be tempted just enough to buy a small set.

Yes, the hair is removable and usable on LEGO minifigs. You can buy Drizzt and the tree as one set and the Champion of Gruumsh and mimic (chest) as another. Other Kreons are available singly in so-called blind packs. I say "so-called" because a code on the back of the packet identifies the contents. The codes can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1slaI31-RLU

I am a fan of Salvatore's books with Drizzt and this is a nice rendition of the character. The head and hair have always been the toughest aspects to match. This white hair works pretty well, but if I recall correctly the dark elves in those books are actually black-skinned. I understand the dark gray works better in terms of facial features (I use light gray myself). Have you tried a black-skinned version?

athronieth wrote:I am a fan of Salvatore's books with Drizzt and this is a nice rendition of the character. The head and hair have always been the toughest aspects to match. This white hair works pretty well, but if I recall correctly the dark elves in those books are actually black-skinned. I understand the dark gray works better in terms of facial features (I use light gray myself). Have you tried a black-skinned version?

You're absolutely right that in D&D and the Forgotten Realms where the Drizzt stories are set, dark elves have pitch black skin. But, as you suggest, if you used black parts for the minifig, the print would have to be a contrasting colour such as white and that in my view looks strange. Given a choice between dark bluish grey with black print (which is what the Kre-o head is) and black plastic with white print, I prefer the former. It's more aesthetically pleasing even if it takes greater artistic licence. Most of my minifigs have yellow skin colour, so I'm already taking liberties when it comes to skin tone. Making Drizzt dark bluish grey seems pretty venial in light of that.