If you're still with we after a near
two month “hiatus” then thank you.
First things first:
The Website – still very much a
failure to launch scenario, but I'm not too concerned about that for
now. I think in all honesty I'll downgrade myself from a “boutique
webstore” to a garage supplier.
Purchasing – if
you want either the Desert Insurgent or Techno Communion set's drop
me an email, sales at miniaturesofthenorth.com. I've gone through a
fair few runs of the mold so far, thanks to all who picked some up, I
may yet break even... one day. (I have about 5 Techno Communion sets
left and around 20 Desert Insurgent sets). Payment though paypal.
Sculpts –
Pictures or it didn't happen right? Oh well, pics below.
Projects –
Narrowing and solidifying. I'll chuck “refining” in there as
well. By that I mean clear direction, solid designs, crystal clear
'universe' and... rules. I'll be creating separate pages on the blog
to house all this.
Right so here's the
important bit:
Space Opera:
Rebellion Protocol. More sci-fi armour and less bayonet gothic. All
very much WIP.
Bronze Age: Fantasy
Hoplites (tests)
Cyclopes and Dwarf
Stone Golem
Also tests in 10mm and
15mm
Tests for something
new... 19th century clockpunk. Frankenstein like Black
Praetorians will probably get done first, all your favourite horror
elements (bats, black dogs, evil scarecrows, witches and all that
good fun stuff.
Yes yes yes, you're back! I'm really digging the Clockpunk stuff. Rebellion Protocol sounds interesting, can't help but think of stuff like Moebius when seeing it.
ReplyDeleteThe Clockpunk stuff is really scary, I'm very curious to see where you're going to take this. Is this also the next step in the evolution of the Redemption Sector, or will you be ditching that material?
Check out the TFM forum for the Clockpunk, posted over there as a potential member kickstart trial.
DeleteRedemption Sector is really the setting for Rebellion Protocol, it just sounds better! It's changed a ton though, the last few months have seen me finally (I mean it this time) lock down all the ideas. Words and rules are done, the page layout and graphic design is whats slowing me up
Really liking the clockpunk stuff too.
DeleteKickstarter would be quite tempting :)
Just to clarify, I have no interest in doing a kickstarter. Over at the Troll Forged forum however there is talk of potentially doing small scale kickstarts to fund members sculpts. I might put these sculpts forward as a pilot for the scheme.
DeleteWelcome back and wonderful stuff. Especially curious about the 10mm stuff, how did you find sculpting stuff at that scale? I think the Praetorian stuff is my fave of that batch.
ReplyDeleteThe smaller you go the more you have to practice abstraction! Cleaner shapes and silhouettes become crucial. I've still not nailed it yet, but it all comes down to design and abstraction: at 6mm a head can be a simple sphere with zero features (well maybe a hat or a little hair). More practice required for me I think.
DeleteNice to see your doing some 15s, do you plan on doing your Rebellion Protocol in that scale?
ReplyDeleteSeriously contemplating it! My main experience is in 28-30mm though so I'll need to do a lot more test sculpts. 6 mm for sure, but that's to realise vehicles and mech's.
Deletejust wanted to say that i love your sculpts - i've just converted several Fallen Dwarves to Chaos Squats and they look amazing.
ReplyDeleteIs there any more info on further models for that range? the sorcerer-looking character models, for example, would make excellent psykers and/or techpriests for my army.
and the idea of a palanquin on that giant rhino beasty is just awesome! please tell me that model is coming!
keep up the good work
Thanks Nicky. The Fallen Dwarves are a long term project that I'll keep plugging away at, I have lots of plans but until they are further forward and actually realised I try not to talk about it too much (all talk and no action). Anvil Industry will get first refusal on all future sculpts.
DeleteCool. Please keep plugging away!
DeleteI'll buy anything else you make for them!
If you're interested in seeing what I've done to them, I've started a gallery here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-77206-39526_Chaos%20Squats.html
Cool nice work! I accidentally removed this post I think. I'll add you to the Fallen Dwarf list, once I have casts I'll let you know.
DeleteI'm doing some evil future dwarves with the dollies too, the concept right now is they have a techno-organic virus infecting them (kind of like Phalanx form the x-men)
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