Don_Quixote on 18/7/2007 at 00:15
Hi there everyone, long time (occasional) lurker, and now I find myself needing a little info/help. I'm trying to create a Thief boardgame. I'm basing the rules system on an existing boardgame called (
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/12622) Hour of Glory- in a sense, it's like a boardgame 'total conversion'- most of the mechanics are already in place, but I'm stripping the game down to just two players (the original is 2-4), and adding in a bunch of more Thief-specific stuff.
In any event, I need some help. I need to create cardboard stand-ups for the game (garret, and guards/enemies/whatnot), and so need front (and hopefully rear, too) shots of all the models in T: DS (I prefer those because they were the best looking in the series). In a perfect world there'd be a gallery out there of at least frontal views of the models, extracted from the game (I'm not really counting on this, though). I am willing to put some work in, so if someone wants to help me by giving me directions to do this myself, I'm game. I think I just need to know how to extract the (skinned) models, and a usable freeware model viewer that I can take screenshots with.
And, it goes without saying that if anyone else is interested in the results, I'm willing to share.
Thanks in advance,
--justin
Solabusca on 18/7/2007 at 04:37
Sounds fairly interesting, but you do have other options - I mean, you can head down to your local games shop and pick up some pre-painted Minis you can use as guards and/or a thief.
Look in the (
http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp) WizKids Figure Gallery for MageKnight (a quick check found (
http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figuregallery.asp?unitid=1457) THIS model appropriate - it's a common, you should be able to buy one for less than a buck), or the (
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mix/gallery) D&D Miniatures (again, commons should run you less than a dollar - look through the sets to get an idea). As they're already painted, most of the work is already done for you!
(
http://www.rpgshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=38231&) Torin, Thief or (
http://www.rpgshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=35938&) Talbot, Thief from Reaper Miniatures makes for a good metal sub in, and as you really only need one thief, it can be metal. But again, there are pre-painted taffer-style minis out there.
.j.
Don_Quixote on 18/7/2007 at 06:37
It's funny, I bought a huge bunch of D&D Minis monsters last year when I built a set of Warhammer Quest (an old dungeoncrawl-style boardgame), but I didn't think to look into them for this game. Thanks for jogging my memory! Though, I would still like them to look like the Thief characters, so my original message is still in effect.
Yandros on 18/7/2007 at 07:11
I imagine someone proficient with the T3 editor could get you screenshots of the fronts and backs of a few AI pretty easily, like Garrett, a couple of guards, a Hammer, a Pagan, etc. I'd do it as this sounds like an interesting project, but I've never even installed the editor.
Dark Arrow on 18/7/2007 at 14:25
Try asking in the T3 editor's guild. They might be able to help you out.
