tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post8472297681564893505..comments2024-02-28T03:17:32.022-08:00Comments on King's Minis: Review: Illithid raiding partyDelaney Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789378414519528023noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-24613566810459470562015-04-05T03:10:32.643-07:002015-04-05T03:10:32.643-07:00Seriously, those are that bad?
I have some Chainm...Seriously, those are that bad?<br /><br />I have some Chainmail figures from 2001 and they held up well over the years so it's suprising that these newer ones are so bad.<br /><br />I'm wondering after looking at that box image, if those sculpt's and moulds were originally designed for the material that they used to make the D&D miniatures range out of back in the mid 00's, you know the ones made of rubbery plastic and came randomly in boxes.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215536877653190810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-71496405090324723772015-04-05T00:23:16.057-07:002015-04-05T00:23:16.057-07:00Posting a bit late but I've painted the whole ...Posting a bit late but I've painted the whole dark elf set from GF9. And compared to that set the details for the Illithid Raiding Party are chunky. After that I decided that I'd only get the large monsters. They assemble and paint fairly well... the Umber Hulk has some weaker joints but is still standing.<br /><br />In the end though these sets are marketed to gamers more than display painters, the choice of materials is wrong. In 30 years time there is certainly not going to be any collectors buying them off Ebay. Gaming or even assembly would have destroyed them by then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167306532031108710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-62510729027434833412015-04-03T11:55:57.690-07:002015-04-03T11:55:57.690-07:00I'm fairly sure these were all hand sculpted b...I'm fairly sure these were all hand sculpted but I'm prepared to be proven wrong!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021239618737327349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-4636430855014248492015-04-02T05:37:35.696-07:002015-04-02T05:37:35.696-07:00is this a case of digital sculpts again? ive seen ...is this a case of digital sculpts again? ive seen lots of digital sculptors create models of infinite detail, to which they can also make the model to any ridiculous size to create said detail. thus not for 1 second considering what will happen when scaled down to 28mm and cast as an actual thing you can hold in your hand.AmpersandDIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567997090277449116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-18312839013802038072015-04-01T08:32:47.696-07:002015-04-01T08:32:47.696-07:00I gave my optivisor away, and replaced it with a t...I gave my optivisor away, and replaced it with a twenty buck +3.00 reading glasses from the chemist. They do not dig into my nose or neck, are quick to clean and magnify just enough to remove eye strain. When I am cashed up I will get my optometrist to make some X3.5 mags.Delaney Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789378414519528023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-43920448785970878292015-04-01T08:29:39.388-07:002015-04-01T08:29:39.388-07:00There is a trend with modern sculptors, I can name...There is a trend with modern sculptors, I can name a handful, who sculpt first, think casting / assembly/painting/handling later if at all. All brilliant at sculpting, but inconsiderate- In one person I know flatly arrogant ("it's my vision, dammit!")<br /><br />I come from the old school where form follows function. You keep the mould line in your mind at all times- if you can shift the pose or add a strategically positioned pouch to allow for casting, you do.<br />Heck, I spend $$$ getting a Dwerg mould redone because an axe head had slightly worked away from the handle along the wire, making it easily snapped. Recast. The lot.<br /><br /> Millions of miniatures exist that are cast in one piece and survive years of gaming. I doubt you can find many, say, Privateer Press minis that boast that durability and ease of assembly. Hell, I would buy many dozens of their figures right now if they where one or two pieces.<br />Delaney Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789378414519528023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-51442801673322953292015-04-01T08:20:29.431-07:002015-04-01T08:20:29.431-07:00Nah, the moneys tainted. :)Nah, the moneys tainted. :)Delaney Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789378414519528023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-70494423979066481082015-03-31T15:12:16.127-07:002015-03-31T15:12:16.127-07:00Get your money back, Delaney.
One the one hand th...Get your money back, Delaney. <br />One the one hand these on the other Reaper Bones, but I have to admit I buy bones but I wont buy these thanks for the heads up.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028920392149987916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-41037277647771840982015-03-31T04:45:52.707-07:002015-03-31T04:45:52.707-07:00I think Steve Buddle coined that term but I may be...I think Steve Buddle coined that term but I may be mis remembering!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021239618737327349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-15547225811469257042015-03-30T22:38:52.991-07:002015-03-30T22:38:52.991-07:00Painting for the internet. Great way to describe i...Painting for the internet. Great way to describe it stonecoldlead consider it stolen.Minitrolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922412141162967651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-3397405363618470022015-03-30T16:05:25.234-07:002015-03-30T16:05:25.234-07:00I remember you posting about the dark elf on Froth...I remember you posting about the dark elf on Frothers or OW forum maybe.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021239618737327349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-31201445531727979862015-03-30T16:04:42.795-07:002015-03-30T16:04:42.795-07:00I can't even understand how people work with a...I can't even understand how people work with an optivisor. I messes with my depth perception something chronic! Also, if you hold the mini at the right distance to focus you end up bashing the lens with the tools/brushes! Definitely right, Simon, sculpt/paint for the eye, not the camera/internetz!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021239618737327349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-81307230057458890592015-03-30T08:21:03.426-07:002015-03-30T08:21:03.426-07:00Oh I'm fully with you here and if you think th...Oh I'm fully with you here and if you think that too given you're a damn skilled painter that says a lot !<br />What I meant with "achieving something" was actually ignoring such details or letting the washes work their magic if they can ;)<br />I can understand the appeal of super-hard-to-paint details for competitors or internet painters but models so fragile they threaten to break with just a breathe, that's something I dont expect anyone liking.Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-19718353730878250642015-03-30T08:07:02.098-07:002015-03-30T08:07:02.098-07:00I hate details that are so tiny they could have on...I hate details that are so tiny they could have only been sculpted with the aid of an optivisor. That means you need magnification to paint the damn things and the only way to appreciate the models is to blow the images up super huge. Then you're in the realms of painting for the internet rather than the eye.stonecoldleadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561266165773076600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-24857870622119138022015-03-30T07:59:22.749-07:002015-03-30T07:59:22.749-07:00I think I painted a dark elf from this range. Came...I think I painted a dark elf from this range. Came with a pre-broken in three places staff that was too thin to pin. I've seen equally insane design choices from other manufacturers as well. Flimsy spears, even banner poles (with sculpted banners!) cast in resin. Some sculptors may be brilliant at what they do but there's a difference between a one off sculpt and something that's going to have to go through the manufacturing process. The blame doesn't just lie with the sculptor either. There are people who have to OK the sculpts and of course there's the mould maker. Somewhere along the line these issues should be raised and rectified but I expect whoever has the final say is just clueless and tells everyone to work with what they've got. Seen that happen.stonecoldleadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561266165773076600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713233528414337607.post-46297327073641775682015-03-30T07:36:10.381-07:002015-03-30T07:36:10.381-07:00I'm always puzzled by details you can't pa...I'm always puzzled by details you can't paint like on Tom Meier's sculpts or some of Bob Olley's but there's always a way to achieve something, now a model you can't repair or alter.... that's a "no go" for me. Wrong scale I guess.Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.com