Dramatic SFB: [OT] Hydran Marine mini

[Randy Blair]

Chuck,

I'm basing it on established canon artwork.
I agree that something that has trilateral symmetry would not have heads
like that, but all the established artwork says they do, unfortunately.


On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 12:04 AM Charles Carroll <mastrvran at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well I see little wrong with it personally. But then it also depends on
> scale. Is this a 3 foot or 4 foot tall creature? The head used is
> humanoidish. Which brings up the ear idea. Do the need ears? And if so
> would they be external or like Gorn internal. Why are the legs too long?
> Unless he is on little stubs...they have to have a use. Are their heads
> more like squids? Why dont they have 3 eyes? Creatures that are
> symmetrically tripodal would have 3 ears and eyes.
>
> Anyway...tentacles implies more octopod ancestry to me.
>
> But then what do I know lol.
>
> Chuck
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 11:55 PM Randy Blair via SFBdrama <
> sfbdrama at lists.mattnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Well that didn't work...
>> Here they are again, in order.
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> Ok, things I know already.
>> Mini is too tall.
>> Legs need shortening.
>> "abdominal space" in armor needs to be shortened.
>> Space between front tentacle and armor collar needs to be shortened.
>> Ears need to be added.
>>
>> I'm having a helmet and weapon made separately.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 11:23 PM Randy Blair via SFBdrama <
>> sfbdrama at lists.mattnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Gentilemen and Scholarships,
>>>
>>> If *anyone* doesn't want me posting to the list for this off topic post,
>>> please let me know, and I will cease immediately.
>>>
>>> Attached are some pics of a Hydran Marine mini that I'm having done for
>>> a game I'm running at Gen Con.  I would like the input of my esteemed
>>> colleagues.
>>> Please be brutally honest.
>>>
>>>
>>> Left - artwork I found online
>>> Right - first draft of figure.
>>>
>>>
>>> Current WIP.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Top view.
>>>
>>>
>>> Please let me know what you think.
>>>
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