Hoth Yourself a Very Merry Giftmas

Yep, a hefty bit of brass rod shoved into the feet of the tauntauns after drilling some holes into the soles and bases. I have learned that international shipping is not kind so I intend on having these turn up in one piece. I’ve also been liberal with the use of 5 min epoxy in order to make sure these f******s are as solid a single piece as possible. Thinking that I will need to turn these about in order to paint them they aren’t yet affixed to the bases. This also gives me some leeway with decorations later like with Santa Fett last year and I know there’s something about keeping the quadrants visible that I’ll get to later.

Considering the modification that will need to be done, for the awkward arm of the rider on the stationary tauntaun, I’m glad to have this portion done. It gave me a bit of ease to feel solid heft from the size of the figures and knowing that there is support that “should” hold as they cross the globe. I think there might only be a slight drawback from the fiddly bits to give the festive flair. Red noses seem fun but a little much. There are already horns so antlers seem redundant.

Honestly, I think that the previous coal/switches and candy/toys idea is the best thing to run with. On top of that I’ll chuck on tinsel and some wreaths to fill up visual space. Having just played with painting up a Bear GGuy Gundam model fancy schmancy true metallics are now going to be the working option. Going back to the matter of the bases I think that oversized candy canes popping up will fit nicely. Snow is mandatory to keep with both Hoth and the winter theme. Beyond that I will see what ideas come to mind.

If this continues it might start to take the place of the North Pole battle report set out by our dear @oriskany . Yes, its ludicrous and I have been accused by sundancer of being “a looney” on a few occasions. Without absolute silliness and a general sense of humor these games get too serious. (Not to self, build/paint Malifaux crew based on booze for the hell of it). More to post later.

Addendum: After getting done with the post and feeling a little antsy on getting some work done I committed to slotting the extra left arm properly. Trimming the excess off the tab the incorrect left arm fit nicely with a new “L” tab. I proceeded to cut the arm at the flex of the elbow and I’m in the process of resculpting the area over a wire. I’m also adding a new wire for the reins that will be textured as the aforementioned tinsel.