Suitable existing GW minis for LRB5+/LRB6 starplayers

[Norse]

for J Earlice I would recommend a Strigoi Vampire...

[Brage97]

for J Earlice I would recommend a Strigoi Vampire...

For a strength 3 player? Are you sure?

[Decker_cky]

Wouldn't the easiest way to do that be just to take a plastic human catcher and headswap on a plastic skeleton head?

[GalakStarscraper]

Wouldn't the easiest way to do that be just to take a plastic human catcher and headswap on a plastic skeleton head?

Norse speaks of J Earlice the ghoul ... I think you mean Humerus the Khemri catcher .... correct?

Galak

[Magic Dave]

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
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: Paint up a BB Undead/Necro Ghoul in a different colour scheme than your team
Jordell Freshbreeze: Jordell Freshbreeze
Lord Borak the Despoiler: Khorne Chaos Champion (remove axe and shield) or Ebay for 3rd Edition Lord Borak the Despoiler
Lottabottol: Kroot Shaper
Mad Max: Goliath Gang (miniatures on far left) - weapons snipped or a 3rd edition plastic Human Lineman works pretty well for Mad Max as well
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.

My new years resolution will be to try and complete this list with the right figures

[Norse]

for J Earlice I would recommend a Strigoi Vampire...

For a strength 3 player? Are you sure?

I'm not saying he's perfect, but the suggestion to use a regular ghoul painted a different colour really doesn't work for me either.. the strigoi looks kinda like a ghoul and is imposing, but still on a 25mm base...

just my $0.02..

[Nestyr]

Hi all,

Where are Crazy Igor and Lewdgrip Whiparm?

Also, hasn't Mad Max been removed, or am I missing something?

Personally, I'd just use the Thrall w/ball mini, and jazz him up a bit for Igor.

As for Lewdgrip, 2nd Ed Lewdgrip mini, probably through Ebay?

Cheers,


Nestyr

[Decker_cky]

The linked Khorne champion to use as Lord Borak doesn't seem right. Isn't this one a more appropriate start for a blood bowl player?

[asperon]

The linked Khorne champion to use as Lord Borak doesn't seem right. Isn't this one a more appropriate start for a blood bowl player?

I agree, and a much better looking one as well

[Tim]

Quick WIP shot of what i picture as Glart Smashrip Jr.

[Nestyr]

Hi All,

Here's a thought - for Humerus Carpal, what about a Khemri Cheerleader? Remove the flags, file off the bikini, and do two hand swaps for open hands (or one hand swap and a catcher mitt on one hand???).

Cheers,


Nestyr

[worthy]

Just like to say thank you to whoever created this thread as someone got me a Chaos Team for Christmas (i've not opened it yet), so I got myself the Khorne champion for Lord Borak as a star player, but I had trouble with the sword and shield (arm is attached to the shield, so I replaced them with some spare arms from my bits box (1 demon arm and 1 arm with a chaos power claw) and it works perfectly and it's given me an idea, so now when I get my Chaos team i'm going to stick to the Black and Gold theme (armour) and paint the the beast men to look like devils (the arms on Borak are painted to look like devils arms too) and fingers crossed I should have a good looking Khrone team.

[ManticoreRich]

This is what i've been using for my DE team:

Horkon


WFB DE Assassin with repositioned Knife & Skaven corpse.

Roxanna


40K Lileth Hesperix (sp?)

Morg


BB Ogre with WFB Ogre head & gut plate, with scultped shoulder plate

[Grumbledook]

taken from Rich's blood bowl teams thread off warseer:

[Tim]

LOL, same idea as mine. Missing the Claw though. And i removed the stuff on the helmet.