My project to kitbash the canon party from the Baldur’s Gate game (BG1)

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Not sure if I’ve plugged it on this board yet…

I’m blogging about my 1/6 action figure hobby quest to kitbash the canon party for the Baldur’s Gate game (BG1) at onesixthbaldursgate.com. But…(!)

… It’s a kitbash project but with a broader aim. I’m trying to achieve good enough results with the kitbash to hopefully drum up interest among collectors, such that if a company was to pursue getting the license to make such a line they could have confidence that there’s a good market out there for the figures.

Yes, that larger goal is a total longshot! I do realize that. However if no company ever makes such a line, the blog will at least chronicle for other collectors a DIY resource to kitbash the characters. Hope that makes sense.

Anyway, especially if you‘re a fan of the BG games and would love to see a line of figures for them (provided that you appreciate the kitbash results I get as ‘proof of concept’)… or even if you‘re a non-BG player that just feels that the figures look cool in their own right… please support the blog and post comments here as I provide updates.

I’m making a video this weekend to display the body for the NPC Minsc with all his clothing and gear. I.e., the whole shebang including custom leather chest armor.

But for now here’s some quick photos of the pants (for a Persian soldier) and two-handed sword (Scottish Claymore) that arrived in the mail yesterday. (Note: before putting stuff away overnight I had the cape handy so I threw it in just to get a look at how it drapes. Boots are great third party knock-offs from the Assassin’s Creed line.)

And if you‘re wondering where the head sculpt is… I’m still trying to find someone to print the STL file for me! If you can recommend someone I‘d greatly appreciate it!

 

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For those unfamiliar here’s what the character looks like. In-game images are all pixelated since the game is over 20 years old. There’s only his portraits and two dimensional artwork from Wizards of the Coast to go from for him.

 

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Here’s what the STL file for the head sculpt looks like, and artist’s rendering of painted head sculpt.

 

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And here is the video as promised!

 

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Some stills I took today of my kitbash of the NPC Minsc from the Baldur's Gate game. Still looking for someone to print the STL file for the head sculpt. If you can recommend someone please advise!

 

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impressive tailoring.

 

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impressive tailoring.

Thank you! The armor was custom made by Gustavo Bautista Ponce.

 

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Latest video:

 

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I looked in vain for this thread earlier and couldn’t find it, so I made another post about this. But anyway, the head sculpt has finally been painted and is on its way to me from across the pond. Looks awesome to me!

 

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Update: Imoen now completed. Next up is Kivan.

Lol, apologies for spamming some photos I’ve already shown in the thread for Imoen specifically, but this thread is about progress on the project of building a party of six. It’s the completionist in me.

 

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The plan now is to assemble Minsc, Imoen, Kivan, Viconia, and Dynaheir.

Plus a young me as half-elven Fighter-Mage, haha!

I think I’ll complete the above lineup and then in addition go on to make Jaheira, Khalid, Edwin, and Garrick… probably Xzar and Montaron… perhaps a few more NPCs… to periodically swap out with other figures for the display, a party of six.