Irrational Number Line Games, LLC
Scorpion Flies
Butterflies! Everybody likes butterflies!
Scorpions! Everybody likes scorpions!
These pre-made butterflies come mounted on wires because they
are supposed to be put into bouquets.
We will use the wires, cutting them short and bending the end
to make a shape to mount on a base. And we will cut the ends
of the bodies to make a spot to mount the stinger tails.
Which means we have to cut up the scorpions. Fortunately, these
are in what I call "open" poses ... in poses that it makes them
easy to dismember. Removing the tail and the claws will be
enough to get the scorpion effect on to the butterflies.
Then we just glue the bits on to the butterfly bodies.
Apparently I didn't take a picture of it, but the other end
of the wire gets embedded in air dry clay and mounted on a
metal washer. The clay will keep the wire steady. I used metal
washers because they weigh more that twice the other components
together, so they will keep the balance.
And then just paint them up. I went with red for the bodies. I
did a fade from the red color on to the tails and claws, so the ends
of them retain the original rubbery translucent coloring. The eyes
are metallic red and the ends of the antennae are glossy black.
The weight of the washers keeps them stable, even on the curved
surface of the mushrooms. Basically, they're as stable as other
minis (which balance on these 'shrooms just fine).
But we still have the little bits of body we cut off. Can't throw
those away. Just mount them on bases.
And paint them up to make MAGGOTS! I've used lots of truncated
segmented bits to make other maggots. They form an important part
of monster bug scenarios, either being objectives or larval stages
of monsters that can mature within the tinmeframe of a game.
And the rest of the scorpion bodies are obviously good for this.
I like these ones because they are an intermediate size between my
other two brown spider
sizes.
|