[Archive] You want hats? Throw them at me ;)

Khunag:

Idea is this - i want to make a simple conversion kit, cast it and make it available to the general public - a sprue with 5 or 10 different big hats on it.

I need some concept pictures and such though to draw inspiration from, show me what kind of hats you would like to see, they need to be a bit different than GW ones.

GRNDL:

I have sketches I can throw your way, but what do feel is different enough from GW hats?

Patsy02:

You don’t need a feel, just sculpt some 40mm sized Babylonian hats with skulls on them. I don’t think GW has the copyright on Babylon.

Khunag:

Still - i don’t want them to look the same.

GRNDL: show me what you got, i just need some inspiration :wink:

Astranagant:

How about this as a source of inspiration?

http://www.thelensflare.com/large/steamboat-smokestack_47261.jpg

Bazil:

Floppy Hats!!! you need the floppy Persian/Babylonian/Assyrian hats those are key and amazing looking

GRNDL:

Here’s my contribution. They’re mostly sketches from a variety of projects I’ve worked on, mostly GH entries and just messing around. There’s nothing really revolutionary about them - most of them were done just so I could get into the hang of the style of the hat, but who knows - you might find something of interest.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh93/grndl8/Chaos%20Dwarves/CDHatssept20092.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh93/grndl8/Chaos%20Dwarves/CDHatssept2009.jpg

Scion:

Why not do some masks with it as well?. I like the Hats with masks attached GRNDL. They look very foreboding!!

GRNDL:

Thanks Scion. Although I love the Hat style, I believe Hats CAN co-exist with both Masks and Helms and I’ve been trying to find something that can appeal to all three, especially on a unit champion, hero and Lord.

Bazil:

As for the Big Floppy hats here is what I was thinking.



And for some reason I have always wanted to see a Chaos Dwarf in Roman Armour just like these guys just more Chaosy. Though I like the CD beards they cover the armour so you dont see much of it. And Chaos usually has very intricate designs.



Scion:

Can’t see the Roman Dwarves. The floppy hat would look great on some priests and acolytes. Maybe a bit less solid and mainly material. Could you do the heads with the beards on as well? GRNDL> I think you’ve found a great compromise, when I get my CD’s that’s what I’ll get.

Borador:

So how is the kit coming along?

Sounds like a fine idea ^^