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I'd agree on the following guideline if it's OK for everybody. Basically what Tasoe said, but more anal-retentively expressed.

One of the following has to be original HeroQuest:
- at least half of the miniature's mass
- the base plus the mini's scale (the base can be a replica, like the self-made ones from Sjeng and Zealot's HQ-bases; of course an HQ base can be used as a basis for a beautiful basework - it doesn't have to be, but may be flat)

The mini has to be Fantasy in style (No Sci-Fi, no steampunk etc.) and fit into an HQ game.
The miniature may be a showcase piece, but then it's gotta be at least half and recognizably an original HeroQuest figure.

Did I forget something? Or is it too restrictive?
This aims to have us paint up and modify/convert a figure that either is playable in an HQ game with original HQ minis or is a beautiful piece of art to be showcased and scream "HeroQuest".

I'll just chime in that I love being able to actually play with my gift miniatures.
It's always a hit when washi's orc and tasoe's drummer orc rips up the place - or Spiky's wizard runs amok!
At the very least I'd personally prefer HQ bases being a must.

Goblin-King wrote:I'll just chime in that I love being able to actually play with my gift miniatures.
It's always a hit when washi's orc and tasoe's drummer orc rips up the place - or Spiky's wizard runs amok!
At the very least I'd personally prefer HQ bases being a must.

Basically, I feel the same. Are Zealot bases included? The ones with the skulls and stone tiles?

Honestly, i am more on tasoes side.
Yes it must seamlessly fit inbetween HQ models, but it is not necessary to have rules like "half or more original" - that's overly restrictive. Especially as there are LOTS of (evil) characters without model. What would Wardoz possibly look like before he is turned into a zombie? The Witch Lord?

No way building them if you restricted to using a cylinder of original plastic in the middle in order to fulfill that requirement.

I would more go by "it has to be recognizeable without name on the base"

So if you get a Balur the Fire Mage, everybody should see on the first glance that this is Balur and no-one else. So i would go for size-bound (to fit with the rest) and for story-bound (has to be somebody from the game); but i would not go for plastic-bound (Ampersands Elf is a beauty - why not using!)

And - i certainly would send a model with a HQ base, but anybody who receives my name: Me, personally, i don't need a HQ Base! Mine are on a transparent base and anything i receive will also be on a transparent base half an hour later; so anybody who receives my name: for me the base doesn't matter.

I can more than live with that. Didn't even think of special characters to be proxied.

sorry guys, please remove me from the exchange.

whitebeard wrote:sorry guys, please remove me from the exchange.

No no, don't worry, look it's not that complicated. Just paint a HQ miniature.

That's basically the rule. Paint a HQ mini and write your name underneath.
And don't be a dick pushing the limits of what constitutes a HQ mini.

It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that.

I specifically said I was using anal-retentive words and then declared twice that it was bullshit.
What the fraggle is going on now?

This:

whitebeard wrote:sorry guys, please remove me from the exchange.

sounds like it's my fault when no other reason is given.

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Thanks for posting the 2013 exchange results on the blog. looking through the minis I'd say, there are the rules for 2015.