Runebound characters in mini-fig form

[Joebot]

I was inspired by a recent post from Sandy showing Lego versions of characters from the video game Soul Caliber. I play boardgames more than I play video games (I'm old school), and I decided to finally do something I've been thinking of for a while -- make mini-fig versions of the characters from the boardgame Runebound.

If you're not familiar with the game, the basic idea is that you pick one of the twelve available characters and go adventuring across the countryside, killing monsters, finding treasure, developing your character, and eventually taking on the Big Bad Guy before the other players do. My kids and I really like the game, but we find that the tiny, grey plastic miniatures that come with the game are kinda hard to tell apart. Of course you can paint them, but I lack the skills and materials to do that. Thus my idea for Lego versions.

First up is Ronan of the Wild. I couldn't figure out how to make his little fox or whatever that critter is on his shoulder. I do like the mini-fig head though. It's a near-perfect match for the character's expression.

Next is One-Fist. This guy gave me the perfect excuse to buy the Dwarven Defender set which comes with two of the new troll mini-figs.

This is Sir Valadir, one of the game's heavy hitters. I wish I had those dragon wing helmet pieces in white. All I have is red and blue though.

That's it so far. There are nine other characters, which I'll post once I get the pictures taken. I hope you enjoy!

[Razzer]

Nice ! When the new pirate sets become widely available you can change One-Fist's hook to gold...GOLD!

[Sandy]

Wow, these are actually quite nice! I see more resemblance between the minifigs and their respective characters the more I stare at them!

When building these, you probably noticed the fact that there's never just the right shaped piece with the right color at hand, so one has to make a lot of compromises - and that frustrated me greatly when building the Soulcalibur-minifigs. But one can only work with what's given, right?

Go, make some more!

[Joebot]

When building these, you probably noticed the fact that there's never just the right shaped piece with the right color at hand, so one has to make a lot of compromises - and that frustrated me greatly when building the Soulcalibur-minifigs. But one can only work with what's given, right?

Yes, exactly! It's frustrating, but it's a fun challenge. I eventually decided I should focus on capturing the "spirit" of the character, rather than an exact likeness. Especially in regards to hair. TLC has given us lots of new hair molds in the past five years, but some of them are hard to come by, and are still only available in one or two colors.

I have 11 of the 12 characters finished (I just need to take pictures of them). The 12th one is really frustrating me. I just can't figure out what head to use.

[KimT]

Nice figs JoeBot.

I especially like that you've added the card in the background and that you took the time to take so good pictures.

[pr0visorak]

Great job I too like the fact that you put the cards at the background It shows us how similar the minifig is to the actual thing.

[legobear]

The cards really show how similar the figs are to them! Love the work you did to the minifigs, love the background (card) chosen. We want more we want more!

[Joebot]

The cards really show how similar the figs are to them! Love the work you did to the minifigs, love the background (card) chosen. We want more we want more!

Okay, you got it!

Time for one of the ladies. This is Red Scorpion. She is the unfortunate victim of many tasteless jokes. Like, for example, is she really balancing on one foot ... or tipping over because she's top-heavy??

This is Mordrog, who worked out well thanks to those great new dwarven axe pieces. And the old Harry Potter troll head, of course.

And then this is one of the game's magic-users, Battlemage Jaes.

More coming soon! Thanks for all your comments!

[KinGanon]

Accurate interpretations, but the purple mage outfut has me baffled, what set did it come in?

[KimT]

Accurate interpretations, but the purple mage outfut has me baffled, what set did it come in?

I believe that to be Dumbledore from one of the Harry Potter sets.

Nice figs JoeBot.

Red Scorpion is

[Joebot]

Hey, everyone, I've got three more characters for you.

First is the death knight, Varikas. This is my son's favorite character. In fact, I don't think he's ever played the game with anyone other than Varikas.

This is Runewitch Astarra, a female magic-user. She's not quite as popular as Red Scorpion from the previous batch of pictures. :)

And this is Mad Carthos. I'm not sure if he's "angry" mad or "crazy" mad. Based on the picture, seems like it could be either one.

[Squidrobot]

Nicely done!

If you want a reason to buy yet another new castle-set, I think the death-knight character would look even better with one of the new, more mean skelleton-heads, black or white.