I was trying to make monster minis for the Monday night D&D group. In this case undead wraiths who spin loads of sword blades around, creating a whirlwind of steel.
I went for card 'blades' stuck in lumps of hot glue. In the end I think they look a bit messy, but they did the job and chopped the heroes up nicely.
Initially I struggled to cut blades that looked right, then I though, nail clippers. They make ideal curved blades. You'll need a lot more of these than you think.
A blob of hot glue on a clear base to give the model some bulk.
Start sticking the blades into more hot glue
Carry on adding blades and hot glue, giving time for each lot to cool before adding more glue.
I made four of differing heights.
In play; the red rings indicated 'bloodied'.
In retrospect I would have been better using thin plastic rather than card as some of he blades are starting to bend at the tips. It would be perfectly possible to use spare weapons from models, but thsi was quicker than finding enough and cheaper too.
Looking at them they would make good markers for the cleric spell Blade Barrier.
Nice idea and effective too.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I was a little disappointed as they don't match what I had in my head. Still, they do the job (and are chopping up the heroes nicely).
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