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Offline Stormwind

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #105 on: May 12, 2014, 11:13:57 AM »
Oh wow, can't wait to see the lizard men!
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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #106 on: May 13, 2014, 12:31:24 PM »
So remember, these are test models just to get a feel for the size and style and the actual models that will be a part of the range will have a variety of weapons and poses etc.

You can easily get a 5 model frontage on a 40mm wide base and the little guys fit a second rank no problems on a 20mm deep base, however the big guys don't fit a second rank, hence I'm requesting a more upright pose and the tail to point more to the ground rather than extend far to the rear.

I'm 100% happy with the little lizardman, no changes requested.

The big lizardman I have asked for a few changes to be made;

1) Increase shield size by around 30%
2) A more upright standing pose with tail pointing more to the ground (to facilitate ranking on the base)
3) A single tooth added to either side and towards the front of the mouth (to give it a bit more of a ferocious look)
4) Slightly increase the height (having a more upright pose will also help this)

So now I'm giving the go ahead on these, the sculpting of the actual range will begin.

The models in the two bottom pics have had a black wash so I could see the detail better as it is a bit hard to see it with a bright light shining on a silver model. Also, the tails are blurred in the last pic.




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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #107 on: May 13, 2014, 12:41:31 PM »
oooh they look great, I think your proposed changes will only make them better! :)
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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #108 on: May 13, 2014, 12:42:23 PM »
I like the smaller guy, the bigger guy less so. The head looks too cutesy and the shield more like a rock than a turtle shell (what I assume it's supposed to be). It might be hard to get many of them on a base when they're that long too.

The other criticism I have for the little guy are that his feet look a bit big.

Otherwise nice stuff. Also, not steal your thunder ASD, but I had eye candy as well waiting for me in my inbox this morning:

Landsknecht Zweihänder sculpts (Great Swords)
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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #109 on: May 13, 2014, 05:55:23 PM »
Oh my goodness! Finally the possibility of really good Reptilemen proxies appears.

Love them!
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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #110 on: May 14, 2014, 08:38:50 AM »
Lovely lizardguys! I second yours and David's comments, although I would take them as they are, too :)

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #111 on: May 16, 2014, 02:02:03 PM »
those look splendid!

Let us know when we can get them (and how)
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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #112 on: May 17, 2014, 04:13:50 AM »
Otherwise nice stuff. Also, not steal your thunder ASD, but I had eye candy as well waiting for me in my inbox this morning:

They're looking very nice mate, a lot of variety for the unit!!!

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #113 on: May 17, 2014, 04:17:34 AM »
Thanks for the comments on the Lizardmen guys. I'll certainly keep you guys updated on their progress on here. It's going to be a full range to provide alternate proxies of all the units so it will take a while to complete and at the end they will certainly be available for purchase for anyone who wants them.

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #114 on: May 17, 2014, 01:04:06 PM »
I'm in, the lizards look great, if the rest of the range looks as good it will be awesome, do you have any ideas on timescales at this point? Not neccessarily for finished product but for various units/designs etc? I'm keen to follow this project along!
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Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #115 on: May 17, 2014, 01:56:29 PM »
AHD. These are Eureka yeah?

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #116 on: May 18, 2014, 06:35:25 AM »
I'm in, the lizards look great, if the rest of the range looks as good it will be awesome, do you have any ideas on timescales at this point? Not neccessarily for finished product but for various units/designs etc? I'm keen to follow this project along!

I'm not sure how long the project will take to finish. I was given a very rough time frame of 3 months after the sculptor starts on the range, however I'm trying to get a bit more of an accurate time frame at the moment.

In terms of a time/period of miniature style for the Lizardmen, I'm aiming for similar styles to what we currently see but also a mix of older styles as well.

Once the project kicks off properly, I'll start a separate thread so I don't clog this one up and people can follow it there.

AHD. These are Eureka yeah?

Eureka will be handling the mould making, casting and sales mate, yes.

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #117 on: May 18, 2014, 09:50:05 AM »
It certainly looks like things are picking up as far as figure availability goes. Between now and next Christmas, (more or less!), I make it that we've got the following to look forward to:

Yann's Evil Men
Dave's Greatswords/Pikes
Bels' Steppe Goblins
Awesome's Lizardmen
Magister Militum's greatly expanded fantasy range

Happy times ahead  ;D

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #118 on: May 18, 2014, 06:05:57 PM »
Yes Andy, from the distant places of the world 10mm comes, very interesting distribution:
 
Europe Italy
EEUU
Russia
Australia
Europe UK

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Re: Army Sculpting Commission
« Reply #119 on: June 03, 2014, 07:34:00 AM »
Those lizards are looking downright wizard! :D
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