I’ve decided to play underworld denizens in an upcoming one day Blood Bowl tournament. Only problem is that I don’t have a painted team. I have my skaven, but I don’t have enough goblins and I also want to use a the star players Glart Smashrip and Skitter Stab-Stab. Who can say no to an obese Strength 4 monster with claw and a backstabbing gutter runner?
Forgeworld have released a version of Glart Smashrip, but it doesn’t really fit with the oldschool miniatures that I collect so I decided to sculpt my own version. The result can be seen here.
I used the hands and feet from a lineman and the head from a kicker since those are the hardest parts to sculpt.
I don’t have time to paint all the needed miniatures before the tournament so I will have to use what I have and the team will look somewhat eclectic. As long as there are no unpainted miniatures though I’m happy.
I wanted to stay true to the original artwork, but I also wanted him to look a little more dynamic.
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| Glart Smashrip artwork |
I studied images of sumo wrestlers and decided on a squatting pose. Below are some work in progress pictures.
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| Work in progress |