I wanted a set of giant spiders to use as nuisance monsters. I was not wanting really giant bugs, but for my first set some thing about the same size as my giant rats and bats. I checked a lot of miniature sites and just could not find a set of spiders that would work as 1/72 nuisance monsters. Every set I found was just way too big.
I was about to give up and move on when I noticed some charms in the bead section of a craft store, and I wondered if the internet had any spider charms that I might use. I went to eBay and searched for pewter spider charms and I found these little fellows.
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I thought a quick snip to remove the loop on its back side and I would have my spiders. I am still hoping to find a use for the spider webs. After searching for a while to find the best price I ordered 12 of the little guys. The charms survived the surgery from take them from jewelry to miniature with no complications.
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I took a pair of pliers and adjusted the spiders arms to give the models some variety and then glued the spiders to the cork. The last touch was to add some sand to the bare spots on the washers and I was done.
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After an about face you get the view from the figures from the other side. I think that adjusting the arms and placing them in different locations on their respective boulders has taken one figure and given it a lot of variety.
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They are now ready to prime and paint. I will be showing pictures of the completed colony/swarm/cluster/nest and individual spiders in my next post. Questions and comments are always welcome. Thanks for reading...
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That's a terrific idea. I'm inspired!
ReplyDeleteExcellent thinking. Those sorts of charms and earrings can provide a multitude of useful bits and pieces (particularly good for flagpole and banner tops).
ReplyDeletevery Nice spiders !
ReplyDeletegood idea also .
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Nice, I'd like to see how they paint up. I'm kicking myself for not buying a bag of plastic spiders at Party City last Halloween.
ReplyDeleteLOL! That is pretty gross! :-)
ReplyDeleteRon, are you still around?
ReplyDeleteThanks for asking. I am still here, I allowed my life to get busy and just need to come back and blog about a couple of projects I have in the works.
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