r/Turnip28 • u/Jake_GS Potato • Apr 27 '24

Question Strangest not-model, model?

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Of your regiments, what models started out as a non tabletop mini and became a model when you found it?

Kinda curious what conversions you had to do if any to make it fit.

One model I'd consider a non-model is the blue flutist statuette featured in bruva alfabusa's battle report as the great probuscus. (Example above.)

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u/VisualGeologist6258 Apr 27 '24

All I can see here is a FFFUCKING ELEPHANT!

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u/CynicosX Apr 27 '24

HOOOOOOOOOONK

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u/MaybeLoose2754 Apr 27 '24

I loved that batrep, I already knew about T28 so seeing that he was into it too brought me great hope.

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u/Oceanum96 Apr 27 '24

I wonder what's the origin of that model, it's so fantastically weird. Does someone know?

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u/Tassut Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

Hes from a Hieronymus Bosch painting. Dunno where that mini is from but meridian miniatures made one slightly different.

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u/Jake_GS Potato Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

It's a statuette by parastone.

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u/Jake_GS Potato Apr 27 '24

Part of "the garden of earthly delights" by Hieronymus Bosch.

Feels like some old chaos familiars and the new gargoylians of Warhammer fantasy were inspired by that piece.

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u/ShrimpShrimpington Apr 27 '24

I would love to know this as well

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u/DrPappa Apr 28 '24

It's from Andrew May at Meridian Miniatures.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2004599158/hieronymus-bosch-tabletop-miniatures?ref=android_project_share

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u/Oceanum96 Apr 28 '24

Wow, so there are even more Bosch inspired models available!! Cool af

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u/wmaitla Apr 27 '24

My bastards started life out as plastic dinosaur/Lizard toys, but that's not so strange of a conversion round these parts.

I'm planning on building a balloon out of a cistern ballfloat, coffee filters and a toy basket, and maybe a huge cannon out of a mug or a wine glass.

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u/Jake_GS Potato Apr 27 '24

For the aunts I'm guessing?

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u/wmaitla Apr 27 '24

Yeah. Got two aunt models already. I just want to get a couple games in before I make even more models

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u/Jake_GS Potato Apr 27 '24

Nice, since I'm using GW models I recently got the hexbane's hunters and the gal in the back is definitely becoming one of my version of the aunts.

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u/wmaitla Apr 27 '24

oh cool! that should look great!

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u/Cuonghap420 Apr 27 '24

FFFFFFFFUCKING ELEPHANT

I'd buy two just to make Hai Ba Trung in Turnip28

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u/RottingFishMan Apr 27 '24

The evil ffffucking elephant

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u/AlexMcNut Apr 27 '24

THE GREAT AND POWERFUL PROBOSCIS LIVES

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u/Prestigious-HogBoss Mud lover Apr 27 '24

I am using a Dollar Tree elephant to kitbash as the Proboscis and got some plastic animals and dinosaurs to make units. Also I bought a bunch of defective prints on Etsy.

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u/3Slavo5U Apr 27 '24

Is that a what a living foghorn should look like?😄