Here is a great YouTube video focusing on these guys:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mxscuyi_m1Y&feature=related
Here is the Super Mario Wiki entry on Chain Chomps:
http://www.mariowiki.com/Chain_Chomp
After rushing to a local Burger King to get the latest Mario toys and cups (I am a Mario collector) I instantly noticed the potential for the Chain Chomp toy. It really is the perfect size for D&D scale (25mm I believe). I have some old 40K bases in the garage, and I recently got some wooden sticks from Home Depot I was going to use for another project that did not get anywhere. So I thought back on my cherished memories of this game and got to work with my dremel and pliers.
I plan to buy two or three more tomorrow to convert like this. I do not remember why, but I think the make up of Mario game levels makes four a good number for these.
Now I just need to figure out how to stat these things out. Any ideas guys/gals?
I managed to get the chain to extend just right so the figure reaches exactly 4 inches from the base, which I believe equals 20ft in D&D 3.5 scale. The base itself is equal to a D&D large creature. How this would work into the mechanics I do not know, but I feel it is important.
I am thinking it should be immune/resistant to arrows and ranged attacks as well? If it is not I feel PCs/players would just range attack the thing without much effort.
As always, any help would be greatly appreciated!