Currently I am playing through a fantasy-themed campaign, wherein I play an Orc 'Elf slayer' named Kwarr (or Kwarrrhr or Quarr; the spelling varies from session to session, as Kuarr is barely literate). It is something of a custom for me to create my own mini for my character in whatever campaign I'm playing, and this session I've had wire-wrapping on the brain, so I pilfered some old CAT6 cable scraps and created the following:
Astute observers will no doubt note that his Ancient Bronze Sword (Good (+2)) can be held in his back sheath. Also, Orcish fashion and/or genetics dictate that he wears his hair in a mohawk.
My coworker Timothy created a similar, but much more elaborate miniature for his Elf character. I don't have pictures of it, otherwise I'd probably upload them here.
In a fit of inspiration this evening, I pulled out the wire and my wife's beading pliers and made a wizard character for another one of the guys playing:
Dick (the wizard) likes to use fire a lot, hence the wand and staff on fire for this mini. Also, astute observers will note that one arm of his robe and his hat are not the same shade of blue as the rest of his robe. Yeah. Apparently, there is very little quality control when it comes to CAT6 wire coloration. I didn't figure this out until I had made the large portion of his robe (the hard part) and didn't have enough of the old shade to finish. I've decided to explain this away by saying simply that he's a wizard, and wizards like to wear clothes that are a little...odd.
Also note his awesome beard, and the fact that anywhere you can see through his robe you can see that he is wearing a full set of long underwear in a lighter shade of blue.
Oh, and the weird wing-looking things in the second picture are actually a stand I made to get the picture. That was before I figured out that he would stand on his own, given a solid surface.
Both of these minis have been or will be mounted on a base to help with stability. I discovered that washers make a good base for this. The washers are about the size of a half-dollar. Just cover the top with double-sided tape, and stick the little feet down. Then, if you feel like overachieving, take an old leaf and crumble it over the rest of the tape and tamp it down. Voila! Instant bracken-y ground cover.
Okay, observation test time: Can you guess what four colors are found in the twisted pairs of CAT6 cable? (Hint: there are really eight colors, but four of them are a lighter version of the other four colors.)
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