{"id":8469,"date":"2019-09-18T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T02:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/?p=8469"},"modified":"2019-09-17T23:04:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T05:04:50","slug":"working-with-what-you-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/?p=8469","title":{"rendered":"Working With What You Got"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I talked a bit last time about green stuff usage for my Ronin in Test of Honour.  After a bit of work, I was able to get through most of the figures and get them ready to be primed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8315.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First up is a simple Ronin Thug.  The equivalent torso pieces for the card art where a bit lacking so worked up some shoulder pad wings to help play the part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8457\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8316.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll see how it all turns out under the primer and it will likely hide a bit under the stark black and white pattern of the cloak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8459\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8318.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next is my Ronin Brute.  Sorry, no Lucille callbacks, Russ, just a plain old thumpin&#8217; stick. The only thing I needed to change was the feet as the kit seems to want their Samurai bow-legged. A little bit of surgery later and the brute has a more appealing open stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8323.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This extra figure had no equivalent card to go by so I played around with the pieces I had left and found that with a bit of surgery, I could get a pretty decent pose out of this stiff sprue set.  I had to cut the hands off to rotate them and pull the left arm pretty far across his frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8322.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some torn up green stuff shoulder plates help complete the pose.  The hand-to-arm placement wasn&#8217;t perfect so things can look a bit off if you look at all angles but I was still pleased with how this one came out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8324.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remaining sprue options didn&#8217;t leave much so I had to improvise a little more. This time, a drunk Ronin, complete with sake gourd.  The gourd was easy to do by creating two small green stuff balls and stuffing one into the hand, then shaping it appropriately.  Follow that up with the second ball (with some super glue) and then shape that hourglass shape a little more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326-198x198.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326-88x88.jpg 88w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Test_of_honour_ronin_8326.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the leader of the Ronin, Tadashi.  Nothing really to do here except base him on the my standard sand approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/test_of_honour_ronin_8293-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8446\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/test_of_honour_ronin_8293.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/test_of_honour_ronin_8293-198x264.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/test_of_honour_ronin_8293-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do have one final Ronin to complete but I&#8217;m waiting to my set of Masked Men to complete the head.  Outside of the extra shoulder pad armor, this model came together pretty easily.  As soon as I get the head from the other set, I&#8217;ll update on the progress of these ne&#8217;er-do-wells. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I talked a bit last time about green stuff usage for my Ronin in Test of Honour. After a bit of work, I was able to get through most of the figures and get them ready to be primed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[533,901,535],"class_list":["post-8469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-test-of-honour","tag-green-stuff","tag-ronin","tag-test-of-honour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8470,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8469\/revisions\/8470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}