Flobnomdob's Custom Minotaur Army

[Flobnomdob]

Hi there!

This would be my first topic, so I wanted to start well.

Since the Series 6 Minotaur pics were leaked, I wished I could get a time machine and steal them all, but I don't have enough 'Power Functions Warp Vortex' parts and they don't come cheap, so I had to wait.

Being a Prince of Persia (and Clash of the Titans) fan, I would have loved to combine my minotaurs with the rest of my 'figs, but I thought 7 fully armed minotaurs versus 2 Persian Soldiers would be a bit unfair.

Now to stop gabbling and introduce the army (Freshly Photoshopped)!

[All pictures link to my photostream on Flickr]

Firstly, the leader of my army, a mutated human called Daedalus (If you know anything about Greek mythology you should know who he was). My bio-

Daedalus, a craftsman who was kidnapped and imprisoned in Crete to build King Minos's infamously inescapable Labyrinth beneath his palace. Unknown to the king, Daedalus hid his druidical powers from him, and that he in fact had hypnotic control over both the minotaurs in the maze, and was secretly breeding him on different islands around Greece and the rest of the world, to build a powerful minotaur army in order to gain control over the world's empires.

He uses a flame-tipped staff to burn enemies to deathand did not really rely on 'wax wings' to escape Crete.

Secondly, his second-in-command;

Slitzor was Daedalus's second trained minotaur, and travelled with him during his journey around the world seeking out other minotaurs for his mission. This sword-weilding beast is the mage's most loyal of bodyguards and will carry out a task given him single-mindedly until the job is done- perhaps a little too late. Once Daedalus sent him to fetch some eggs and Slitzor ran to a far-away dragon's cave, slayed it, stole one egg and slaughtered every living creature on the way and back...

Thirdly;

Actually my second go at painting any Lego parts, the first being the White Boba Fett, which didn't come out too well

I delibarately gave him yellow warpaint so his Barbarian legs yellow printing wouldn't look too weird. He looks better in real life and has back printing (Well, painting). Bio-

A minotaur native to the deserts of inland Africa, Krashni is used to hunting and gathering under the harsh sun. He can survive days wihout water and can chase down a cheetah with his excellent running skills. This makes him an invaluble tracker for Daedalus's minotaur army, and a worthy opponent in combat.

Fourthly (I'm beginning to lose count);

I wanted to give Theirn (These are completely random not-at-all-Greek sounding names, like the unrememberable naming of Ninjago baddies) some complicated tattoo-like patterning, with a permanent marker. There seems to be a strange variance in how stiff a Minotaur headpeice comes straight away, I used one of the weaker ones for this guy so I can fit a cape under withhout damaging it. The 'horn printing' was an effective afterthought. Bio-

Theirn is the tactical mind behind all of Daedalus's army's surprise attacks. He is certainly the mos intelligent minotaur in the army and usually works with Labbris. Daedalus may have hypnotic power to keep Theirn loyal to him but is Theirn too clever?

Fifthly;

This took a lot of paintwork on Photoshop, and I'm still not stisfied. Raukii looks as if he's walking on water, and Iv'e overdone the splashes so you can't see all the work I put into making his reflection. Bio-

Raukii had extensive knowledge of the nature of the seven seas, and was an excellent swimmer.

Sixthly (Honestly, these numbers get harder and harder to say and spell )

Droz is my favourite minotaur, but I think his painting could do with some work. Iv'e set him against a background of Llanberis Slate Quarry in Wales, which you may recognize parts of from the blind witches' lair in Clash of the Titans. I live near to here. Anyway, I think the subtle little leaves by Droz's feet make the whole image work a lot better. Bio-

Droz hails from the ancient barbaric northlands of Norway and Britain, and is used to harsh cold of the mountains and on ice. He is a formidable climber and can hide out of sight in any area. He was feared by the humble shepherds because of his uncivilized manner of snacking on their sheep after weeks on the cliffs.

Seventhly;

In my opinion Groknor has the best edited background, with a graffiti-like style inspired (Again ) by Clash of the Titans. (On that subject, is anyone here looking forward to the sequel? I am)

I may have overdone this effect a bit but I think this is effective. Biography here-

Groknor is Daedalus's army's brute strength. He does not care for brians, but offers his brawn mindlessly to the mage's cause.

Labbris was bought after the rest of my army, so he doesn't appear in my family photo (On my Flickr)

I thought it would be funnily ironic to have a minotaur using a ball of string to escape his own labyrinth, as his bio says-

Labbris is my minotaurian army's problem-solving genius, and is adept at seeing in the dark passages of Tartarus, and is in fact the original Minoan minotaur's brother, who escaped the labyrinth without helping his stupider sibling early on.

(Tartarus is the God's prison for Kronos, and will appear in Wrath of the Titans)

Well, that's it! I'm quite happy with my army, but I have no-one for it to fight except my 9 Royal Guards, and I don't think that'd be a fair fight. On the guards.

If anyone's wondering I use Humbrol (AKA Airfix) paint for my customs.

How did I go? Was I rambling too much? Pictures too large? Comments please!

Bonus image-

Edited March 16, 2012 by Flobnomdob

[TheBoyWonder]

These Minotaurs are cool.

I would recommend some Generic Minotaurs as well though.

[M-B-W]

Nice editing, especially on Groknor (gold horn, heh heh...) but I found a typo that's quite funny:

He does not care for brians,

. I think you meant brains.

[General Magma]

These look nice, as does the editing,

but I don't get "purist but painted" - was that intended to be a joke?

Nice editing, especially on Groknor (gold horn, heh heh...) but I found a typo that's quite funny: . I think you meant brains.

No no, he just hates everyone with the name Brian. He simply does not care about them! Poor Brians.

Needs a capitulated 'B' at that though.

~ General Magma

Edited February 22, 2012 by General Magma