Imperial Governer Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) I got this idea from one of my friends (also a LEGO fan). The 1st idea was how to make bayonets from the musketts in the Pirates sets. The 2nd idea was how to create 1888 French Zouaves from an imperial body and a pirate cap. Well, here is a not-so-centered-well pic of my mini-figure MOC: Now, to compare, here is a picture of a real 1888 French Zouave: Do you think my Lego Zouaves are as detailed as a regular French Zouave? Tell me what you think. ARRGH! Edited June 26, 2009 by Imperial Governer Quote
Guss Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 use a hand to hold a "baïonnette" is a good Idea, but I think you should use a dark grey or a grey hand ^^ and you should use bluecoat I think, but apart from this , this is nice ( and the hand use is cool ) ^^ Quote
Admiral Croissant Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 They look quite similar, maybe custom made decals could improve it even more. A very important thing on those soldiers are their trousers, but it's very hard to make lego-feet like that. Also funny idea to make the bajonets that way Quote
Imperial Governer Posted June 26, 2009 Author Posted June 26, 2009 Thanks guys for all the kind words! I don't have any Bluecoats in my collection (because I became a LEGO fan 1 and a half years ago), but hope to get some! I will see about using grey hands for the bayo's, and maybe when I get the Skull Island (1995 edition), I can use the torsos from the 2 Imperials to make it more "Zouave" like! Quote
commander Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 I got this idea from one of my friends (also a LEGO fan). The 1st idea was how to make bayonets from the musketts in the Pirates sets. The 2nd idea was how to create 1888 French Zouaves from an imperial body and a pirate cap.Well, here is a not-so-centered-well pic of my mini-figure MOC: Now, to compare, here is a picture of a real 1888 French Zouave: Do you think my Lego Zouaves are as detailed as a regular French Zouave? Tell me what you think. ARRGH! they are great! i actually use the hand for a bayonet-holder as well. what a coincidence! Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 I really like that brilliant and simple way to attach a sword to a gun to create a bayonet. The bandages make them look like pirates, I like them though! Some kind of colonial troops. I also recommend to use dark grey hands. Tell your friend I steal like his idea! Thanks for posting it! Quote
Commodore Hornbricker Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Good technique but I have to agree with others on the color of the hand. Also I think the new governor's toro would work very well as a match for your reference picture. Quote
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