sorcerer clan orb replacement in progress..now with pics

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March 12th, 2005, 06:12 PM
Tortricidae

ok, I went out to wal-mart today to grab some turtle food, and decided I'd see if I could find anything to replace that fugly orb that the sorcerer dragon is holding.

I stopped off in the toy aisle to check there. No marbles or balls, but I did find two LOTR figures. I also picked up two small cans of model spray paint. black pearl, and purple metal flake.

I then went to the craft section, and picked up a pack of beads. the two I'm considering using are not round, but slightly oddly shaped faceted red beads. they're very deep and metallic and swirly, and might look really cool:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/orb1.jpg

I've painted the original orb with a few coats of the purple metal flake stuff, which is slightly shimmery (but not as shimmery as its name implies). The black pearl paint just wasn't shiny enough for me to use. I then painted gold and bronze swirls on it:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/orb.jpg

and the dragon holding it:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/sorcerer.jpg

I think the painted orb is a bit too close to the dragon's actual colors. I'm not sure if I like it yet. I'm going to leave him holding it for a while to be sure before I go ahead and cut the peg off.

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March 12th, 2005, 06:20 PM
Peter Peeker

so host yer pics @ www.tinypic.com [img]wink.gif[/img]
I wanna see.

btw, there's no case or book for that LotR game, as I got it in a 5-pk with some other games.
so you'll only be getting those cheap-ass paper envelopes, sorry.

what LotR figs did ya get?
March 12th, 2005, 06:25 PM
Tortricidae

Quote:

Originally posted by AcroPeek:
so host yer pics @ www.tinypic.com [img]wink.gif[/img]
I wanna see.

btw, there's no case or book for that LotR game, as I got it in a 5-pk with some other games.
so you'll only be getting those cheap-ass paper envelopes, sorry.

what LotR figs did ya get?

ah, I usually lose the books, and I don't mind there being no case, so no problem there.

I got Lurtz, and the Isengard Orc. The Lurtz figure is great, though one flaw..he has "arrow launching action"...but no arrow. just a bow.

I borrowed an arrow from the moria orc archer I got a few weeks ago. I'm never going to use the action feature, but I'd still like him to have at least one arrow in his otherwise empty quiver.
March 12th, 2005, 06:30 PM
Peter Peeker

so he has an action feature for an accessory he doesn't come with? [img]confused.gif[/img]

that's odd...
March 12th, 2005, 08:22 PM
Tortricidae

Quote:

Originally posted by AcroPeek:
so he has an action feature for an accessory he doesn't come with? [img]confused.gif[/img]

that's odd...

yeah I know. He has a quiver, but no arrows at all. kind of sucks that they didn't give him any, but I might've just happened to grab one that was error packed. I once got a moria orc with no shield, and took it back when I eventually found one that did have it.
March 12th, 2005, 08:26 PM
Peter Peeker

I have some extra arrows I can send ya w/that game.

I like the repaint, btw.
I'd say keep that one. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
March 12th, 2005, 08:27 PM
Guyver

Quote:

Originally posted by Tortricidae:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by AcroPeek:
so he has an action feature for an accessory he doesn't come with? [img]confused.gif[/img]

that's odd...

yeah I know. He has a quiver, but no arrows at all. kind of sucks that they didn't give him any, but I might've just happened to grab one that was error packed. I once got a moria orc with no shield, and took it back when I eventually found one that did have it.<hr /></blockquote>My lurtz came with arrows. but it was the first packaging. maybey they forgot it in he repackaging.
March 12th, 2005, 10:15 PM
Drau

Cool stuff Tort! [img]cool.gif[/img]

My boys wanted their own dragons after seeing mine so while picking theirs up; I too went looking for crystals to use.

Funny thing is my wife kept referring to it all this morning as "dragon hunting". [img]smile.gif[/img]

Anywho this is what I found
http://images.snapfish.com/34338%3A4...B8%3B735ot1lsi
...still not satisfied tho...

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March 12th, 2005, 11:12 PM
toymank

your repaint definately looks cool, but yeah, too close to the original colours

as for mishapen stuff, I think it's better! I know it's probably got significance in the story, but, it would look like the Dragon just came out of a cave where he found a crystal (or some shit, Im not goo at this whole "good story" thing!) [img]wink.gif[/img]

man, at first I thought that Dragon was kinda lackluster, but it's growing on me! Seeing them in person changed my views on alll of 'em!
March 12th, 2005, 11:38 PM
TCM Hitchhiker

Looks cool Tort, nice job.
March 12th, 2005, 11:47 PM
Tortricidae

new pics of other possibilities: (I clipped the peg)

with the bead:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/sorcb.jpg

with a glass vessel:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/sorcv.jpg

with a geode:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/sorcbg.jpg

with a smaller (and more in scale) geode:

http://www.serpentsdance.com/sorcgs.jpg

the smaller geode is a lot nicer than the pic shows..I just could not get it to photograph properly.
March 12th, 2005, 11:51 PM
Tortricidae

Quote:

Originally posted by toymank:
your repaint definately looks cool, but yeah, too close to the original colours

as for mishapen stuff, I think it's better! I know it's probably got significance in the story, but, it would look like the Dragon just came out of a cave where he found a crystal (or some shit, Im not goo at this whole "good story" thing!) [img]wink.gif[/img]

man, at first I thought that Dragon was kinda lackluster, but it's growing on me! Seeing them in person changed my views on alll of 'em!

yeah..they're cool in the pictures, but in person they're ten times better. especially the box set.

they're just sculpted so well, and their wings are all really cool. I love how nearly all of them have semi-transparent wings..I think the only one who doesn't is the berserker clan dragon.
March 12th, 2005, 11:53 PM
Josh Feltman

The painted orb looks really good. If you decide to go with something else, you might want to consider a fiber optic sphere:

fiber optic spheres

I think they're available in a variety of sizes.
March 12th, 2005, 11:56 PM
Galactus the Planet Eater

Quote:

Originally posted by Tortricidae:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by toymank:
your repaint definately looks cool, but yeah, too close to the original colours

as for mishapen stuff, I think it's better! I know it's probably got significance in the story, but, it would look like the Dragon just came out of a cave where he found a crystal (or some shit, Im not goo at this whole "good story" thing!) [img]wink.gif[/img]

man, at first I thought that Dragon was kinda lackluster, but it's growing on me! Seeing them in person changed my views on alll of 'em!

yeah..they're cool in the pictures, but in person they're ten times better. especially the box set.

they're just sculpted so well, and their wings are all really cool. I love how nearly all of them have semi-transparent wings..I think the only one who doesn't is the berserker clan dragon.<hr /></blockquote>I can get the feeling from those pics though. Although the first has colors close to the dragon, it still is a much better job than the original.

I'm gonna see what I cna find around. Thanks for the ideas though.
March 13th, 2005, 03:38 AM
sculpey

That geode is pretty frickin cool !! I think it's pretty neat how many different things people have come up with to replace the original orb. I'd like to see him holding some fire.
March 13th, 2005, 05:49 AM
Peter Peeker

wouldn't it melt? [img]confused.gif[/img]
March 13th, 2005, 12:17 PM
sculpey

Quote:

Originally posted by AcroPeek:
wouldn't it melt? [img]confused.gif[/img]

I'd use that new 'cold' fire.
March 13th, 2005, 12:45 PM
sculpey

I'll take some pics of mine sometime today. I have to get new batteries.
March 14th, 2005, 04:55 AM
Drau

That Geod is sweet, Tort! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]
March 14th, 2005, 12:32 PM
Andyman

This dragon ball must have set the record for the most replaced McFarlane accessory! So many cool ideas are being thrown about.
March 14th, 2005, 02:23 PM
toymank

Im loving that smaller geod!

*stares at the shiny, pretty stuff*
March 14th, 2005, 06:17 PM
Tortricidae

Quote:

Originally posted by toymank:
Im loving that smaller geod!

*stares at the shiny, pretty stuff*

yup..I think that's the one I'm going with. I might check and see if I can find a slightly more colorful geode to use.
March 14th, 2005, 06:23 PM
Darkest Angel

...you kow, I really don't hate the fugly "stock" orb.

...Tort, I vote for the orb you painted. yeah, the colors are close, but it looks best to me overall.
March 14th, 2005, 06:30 PM
baimun

I vote for a basket ball from a 6" figure....

... with several of the 3" NBA figures cowering at the Dragon's feet. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
March 14th, 2005, 06:39 PM
-megalithanod

I actually like the orb you painted, it is close in color, but fits for some reason [img]smile.gif[/img]