28mm busts

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28mm busts

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I had a crazy idea last weekend, but I'm not sure if it has been done before.

I want to try to cut up a regular 28mm figure to create a bust from it.

The idea behind this is to have a smaller paint surface to try out new things without having to paint the entire figure or put time into making a base. I have some 40k figures on which I want to try out this.

So what do you think? Crazy? :bonk:
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crazy :)
but, go for it, if you want it
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If anyone can do it you can :D
Getting back into the thick (or rather thin as in thinning my paints) of it, not picked up a brush in some time so this may hurt a bit until I get used to the feel of them again :doh:
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good luck - I'm waiting to see the results! :D
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sounds like madness that I could actually like :twisted:
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what are you going to do with the lower parts of the models?
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czlowiek.morze wrote:what are you going to do with the lower parts of the models?
Throw them into the trash :roll:
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You could create a leg monster ! or replace all your gaming vehicle's wheels with legs :lol: but still 28mm bust is a funny but novel idea :) show us results ! :wink:
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think of it this way: new Space Wolves will come with 44 heads for just 10 miniatures. Also 28 shoulder pads.

So you can create leg-stomach-shoulderpad-head monsters :lol:
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Ok time to get this thread back on track :D

I've been cutting up a plastic Black Reach Terminator last night. I've made a rough cut just beneath the breast plate and used my Dremel to create a flat surface, slightly diagonal so I ended up just beneath the 'exhaust' grill of the backpack. Both arms have also been cut.

I still need to clean some moldlines off the arms so I haven't completely assembled the bust yet.

I don't think a Terminator is the best figure for this because off the big shoulder pads. This bust is three times as wide as it is high :)
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