Suitable existing GW minis for LRB5+/LRB6 starplayers

[landrover]

As per the suggestion in the viewtopic.php?t=29228&start=75&postdays ... highlight= thread, here is a thread to suggest, argue and (hopefully) reach consenses about the most suitable current GW minis for the starplayers that exist today.

If you have a suggestion for a mini, post here and I'll add it to the list. If you think you have a better suggestion, post here and start the debate.

This thread has been started in order to facilitate the production of LRB6 as a living rulebook, and to help move forward from the arguments that are rife.

Star Player: suggested GW mini
Barik Farblast: Ebay to get 2nd edition Barik Farblast
Bertha Bigfist: Convert an Ogre Cheerleader or a Female Maneater
Brick Far'th & Grotty: Ogre Thrower
Bomber Dribblesnot: Goblin Team Secret Weapons or Bomber Dribblesnot
Boomer Eziasson: Boomer Eziasson
Count Luthor von Drakenborg: Count Luthor von Drakenborg
Crazy Igor: Goliath Gang (miniatures on far left) - weapons snipped or a 3rd edition plastic Human Lineman or Vampire Thrall (painted differently from your team)
Deeproot Strongbranch: Thickroot Strongbranch
Dolfar Longstride: Ebay to get 2nd edition Elf Kicker #1 or Ebay to get 2nd edition Elf Kicker #2
Eldril Sidewinder: Ebay to get 2nd edition Eldril Sidewinder
Fezglitch: Plague Censor Priest or Plague Censor Bearers
Flint Churnblade: Flint Churnblade
Fungus the Loon: Goblin Team Secret Weapons or Fungus the Loon
Glart Smashrip Jr.: Skaven Mutants 1
Grashnak Blackhoof: Minotaur or Ebay for 3rd Edition Grashnak Blackhoof
Griff Oberwald: Griff Oberwald
Grim Ironjaw: Grim Ironjaw
Hack Enslash: Hack Enslash
Hakflem Skuttlespike: Hakflem Skuttlespike
Headsplitter: Head Splitter
Helmut Wolf: Ebay to get 2nd edition Helmut Wolf
Hemlock: Lizardmen Tehenhauin, Prophet of Sotek or Lizardmen Skink Regiment (use one with a dagger)
Horkon Heartripper: Horkon Heartripper
Hthark the Unstoppable: Hthark the Unstoppable
Hubris Rakarth: Hubris Rakarth
Humerus Carpal: BB Khemri Skeleton with arms repositioned up.
Icepelt Hammerblow: Ogre Kingdoms Yhetee
Ithaca Benoin: BB Dark Elf Thrower ... drill out the face and replace with a plastic skeleton face from Vampire Counts WFB range
J Earlice: Strigoi Vampire #3 or Paint up a BB Undead/Necro Ghoul in a different colour scheme than your team
Jordell Freshbreeze: Jordell Freshbreeze
Lewdgrip Whiparm: Lewdgrip Whiparm
Lord Borak the Despoiler: Chaos Khorne Champion (remove weapons) or Ebay for 3rd Edition Lord Borak the Despoiler
Lottabottol: Kroot Shaper
Max Spleenripper: Ebay for 2nd edition Max Spleenripper
Mighty Zug: Mighty Zug
Morg 'n' Thorg: Morg 'N Thorg
Nobbla Blackwart: Goblin Team Secret Weapons or Nobbla Blackwart
Prince Moranion: Prince Moranion
Puggy Baconbreath: Ebay for 2nd edition Puggy Baconbreath
Quetzal Leap: Chameleon Stalker (cut off tail and weapons)
Ramtut III: Ebay for LRB edition Ramtut III
Rashnak Backstabber: Ebay for WFB OOP Hobgoblin Sneaky Git
Ripper: Ripper Bolgrot
Roxanna Darknail: Dark Eldar Wych Succubus or paint up a Blood Bowl Witch Elf in a colour scheme not matching your team
Scrappa Sorehead: Goblin Team Secret Weapons or Scrappa Sorehead
Setekh: Settra or Tomb Guard Command (middle figure in image)
Sinnedbad: Pirate of Sartosa (drill out gun, cut off back banner, cut left hand off, cut sword at hilt and attach to left arm)
Slibli: Silibili
Skitter Stab-Stab: Skaven Assassin with Claws or Deathmaster Snikch or Skaven Assassin with Twin Blades or Ebay for Skitter Stab-Stab
Soaren Hightower: Ebay for 2nd edition Elf Thrower #2
Ugroth Bolgrot: Ebay for 2nd edition Ugroth Bolgrot
Varag Ghoul-Chewer: Varag Ghoul-Chewer
Wilhelm Chaney: Ebay for 2nd Edition Wilhelm Chaney
Willow Rosebark: Wood Elf Drycha, Branchwraith or Wood Elf Dryads
Zara the Slayer: Ebay for LRB edition Zara the Slayer
Zzharg Madeye: Ebay for WFB OOP Chaos Dwarf Blunderbuss


Some of these star players already have miniatures on sale. Others no longer have their miniatures on GW's shopping list, most likely they were 2ed or 3ed minis.

I'll update this thread as often as possible, please bear with me if a suitable mini has been posted and I haven't gotten round to listing it on the main post.

Cheers.

[Grim Reaper]

there is a good GW fig that is a Chaos Warrior (no infringement intended) that would work as a great Lord Borak (again)

[Lahatiel]

Off the top of my head, for a few who've never had figures:

Roxanna Darknail: 40K Dark Eldar Wych Succubus http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1050220

Icepelt Hammerblow: WHFB Ogre Kingdoms Yeti http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1040006

Fezglitch: WHFB Skaven Plague Censer Bearer http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1040006 or Skaven Clan Plague Priest http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1040021

Skitter Stab-Stab: one of three WHFB Skaven Assassins http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1040027 or http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1130282 or http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1040028

Willow Rosebark: WHFB Wood Elf Drycha, Brachwraith http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... prod800860

[Joemanji]

Good work. Those Skaven assassin links aren't working though. The plague priest is perfect... he even has a little helmet.

[Decker_cky]

Isn't Bertha Bigfist meant to be an ogre cheerleader conversion?
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1560095

All of these are currently available from GW:
Griff Oberwald
Head Splitter
Hthark the Unstoppable
Hubris Rakarth
Jordell Freshbreeze
Morg 'N Thorg
Ripper Bolgrot
Silibili
Varag Ghoul Chewer
Boomer Eziasson
Luthor von Drakenburg
Flint Churnblade
Grim Ironjaw
Hack Enslash
Hakflem Skuttlespike
Horkon Heartripper
Prince Moranion
The Mighty Zug

I think we should list unavailable recent (3rd/4th) bloodbowl models like Zara and Ramtut as 'GW can support' models too.

I'd also list 2nd edition stars who aren't available.

Then a list of star's who've never had a model, and a suitable GW replacement.

Then any stars who have had a model but don't anymore who we can find a replacement for can be listed.

Edit: I suppose updating the list would make sense.

Star Player: suggested GW mini
Barik Farblast: Old model
Bertha Bigfist: Ogre Cheerleader
Brick Far'th & Grotty: Ogre Thrower and Goblin Model
Bomber Dribblesnot: Goblin Bombadier
Boomer Eziasson: Current Model
Count Luthor von Drakenborg: Current Model
Deeproot Strongbranch: Treeman
Dolfar Longstride: 2nd edition Elf kicker?
Eldril Sidewinder: Old model
Fezglitch: Skaven Plague Censer Bearer or Plague Priest
Flint Churnblade: Current Model
Fungus the Loon: Goblin Ball and Chain or WFB Fanatic
Glart Smashrip Jr.:
Grashnak Blackhoof: Old model, any number of minotaur models
Griff Oberwald: Current Models
Grim Ironjaw: Current Model
Hack Enslash: Current Model
Hakflem Skuttlespike: Current Model
Headsplitter: Current Model
Helmut Wolf: Old human chainsaw. Chainsword + human player conversion
Hemlock: WFB Skink conversion
Horkon Heartripper: Current Model
Hthark the Unstoppable: Current Model
Hubris Rakarth: Current Model
Humerus Carpal:
Icepelt Hammerblow: WFB Yhetee
Ithaca Benoin:
J Earlice:
Jordell Freshbreeze: Current model
Lord Borak the Despoiler: 3rd edition model
Lottabottol:
Mad Max:
Max Spleenripper:
Mighty Zug: Current models
Morg 'n' Thorg: Current model
Nobbla Blackwart: Goblin chainsaw
Prince Moranion: Current model
Puggy Baconbreath: Old model.
Quetzal Leap:
Ramtut III: 4th? edition model
Rashnak Backstabber: OOP Hobgoblin sneaky git
Ripper Bolgrot: Current model
Roxanna Darknail:
Scrappa Sorehead: Goblin pogo
Setekh:
Sinnedbad:
Slibili: Current model
Skitter Stab-Stab: 4th edition model. Any skaven assassin.
Soaren Hightower:
Ugroth Bolgrot: Old model.
Varag Ghoul-Chewer: Current model.
Wilhelm Chaney: Old model.
Willow Rosebark:
Zara the Slayer: 4th edition model.
Zzharg Madeye: OOP CD blunderbuss.

Should be easy to correct and add from that list.

[ulvardar]

Roxanna Darknail: Mad Donna Ulanti, from the Necromunda range. Not sure if she's on sale yet.

http://www.gamehobby.net/images/photo_g ... ulanti.jpg

Berta Bigfist: Female maneater (unable to find a pic with no beard, lol)

http://www.gamehobby.net/images/photo_g ... female.jpg

[Lahatiel]

Good work. Those Skaven assassin links aren't working though. The plague priest is perfect... he even has a little helmet.

The last one worked but it was the commas I'd used that were messing up the first two; I edited the post and they should all be good now.

[ulvardar]

Willow Rosebark: Any plastic dryad, i suppose, as that's what she is.

[Digger Goreman]

Make sure to buy everything on the secondary market....

[Virral]

I use the Mutated Claw Skaven as Glart Smashrip Jr

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1560102

Max Spleenripper has an old OOP GW miniature

[purdindas]

There is a model for Varag Ghoul Chewer http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod1100016

[frogbear]

This thread makes baby Jesus cry

[Tim]

For Glart SmashRip Jr., i'm gonna try to covert the brand new Queek Headtaker

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... rod210014a

Remove the standard crap on the back, add a few subtle spikes/horns there. One weapon snip and a hand snip to be replaced by a claw from the bitz box. Weapons are very exponsed, so they can easily be removed and i think his armour looks quite blood bowly. The pose is awesome for a blitzer, very dynamic. The size should be perfect for a ST4 player.

Only thing i don't like too much are the rats under his feet. Could snip those and lower the mini, but then the pose would look odd. Or you could snip them and use a flight base. Need to check when i have the mini (in the mailbox today), but i might just keep the rats.

[Decker_cky]

Here's a few stars missing from the first post that should be listed as finding on ebay:

Ugroth Bulgrot

Puggy Baconbreath

Ramtut III

Zara the Slayer

Wilhelm Chaney

Lord Borak


edit - Converted sneaky gits:
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showt ... hp?tid=732
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthrea ... 58&page=12

Zzharg:
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showt ... hp?tid=193
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=61
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showt ... hp?tid=233

[Tim]

Here's another picture of the OOP CD Blunderbuss as Zzargh (minor conversions):
http://bbowl.gmxhome.de/gallery/chaosdwarf/zzharg_f.jpg