Post by Balgin Stondraeg on May 19, 2009 14:30:35 GMT -5
Okay, I'm annoyed. Why am I annoyed? Well, these preview pics have been up for what seems like months now and I just want to get them painted up. I've refrained from posting about them here yet because I wanted to hold off 'till they were released before getting anyone's expectations up. However, now there's hints they may finaly be getting released soon (although those came almost a week ago ...) so I've given in to temptation and decided to post some links for you folk.
First off I think this knight would make a great knight of the realm. I like his battered and weathered look. He should be lots of fun to paint. I really like the knackered in shield. I might look into trying to do an old skin tone. I get the impression he's leading a patrol of Border Rangers on the edge of the Darklands and has lost his trusty steed to a Giak spear (or treacherous mountain path). I might try to have a few arrows sticking out of his base and maybe one or two in the shield as well (one snapped off, two with feathers still on).
Secondly this generic ranger type ought to make a good Kai Monk. Yes there are plenty of "ranger" minis out there but nobody's been making any new ones since the 90's (well, since the 80's really) so the lack of good quality ranger sculpts out there is disturbing. I'm not sure with the position of the weapons. They seem abit too static and while I don't want to see them being waved about, they do give the impression of flat modelism (except for that side shot which shows they aren't just flat against the body). I'm not happy with the sword and dagger combo either. I'd like him to be wielding a mace or something distinctive for variety. A conversion wouldn't be too hard but the scabbard at his side means changing the sword would be difficult so I'll probably be painting him as is. Also he doesn't suffer too much from the silly straps & bondage fetish features that many recent miniatures seme to have been afflicted with.
This magician looks good too. I don't think he'd work well as a Magician of Dessi or a member of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star (doesn't seem composed and rtaditional enough) but he could make a good villain or maybe an adventuring Shianti Sorceror.
Hopefuly soon they'll get released so I can update this thread again (and let people know they're on the way to my house where paints await for iminent daubing).
First off I think this knight would make a great knight of the realm. I like his battered and weathered look. He should be lots of fun to paint. I really like the knackered in shield. I might look into trying to do an old skin tone. I get the impression he's leading a patrol of Border Rangers on the edge of the Darklands and has lost his trusty steed to a Giak spear (or treacherous mountain path). I might try to have a few arrows sticking out of his base and maybe one or two in the shield as well (one snapped off, two with feathers still on).
Secondly this generic ranger type ought to make a good Kai Monk. Yes there are plenty of "ranger" minis out there but nobody's been making any new ones since the 90's (well, since the 80's really) so the lack of good quality ranger sculpts out there is disturbing. I'm not sure with the position of the weapons. They seem abit too static and while I don't want to see them being waved about, they do give the impression of flat modelism (except for that side shot which shows they aren't just flat against the body). I'm not happy with the sword and dagger combo either. I'd like him to be wielding a mace or something distinctive for variety. A conversion wouldn't be too hard but the scabbard at his side means changing the sword would be difficult so I'll probably be painting him as is. Also he doesn't suffer too much from the silly straps & bondage fetish features that many recent miniatures seme to have been afflicted with.
This magician looks good too. I don't think he'd work well as a Magician of Dessi or a member of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star (doesn't seem composed and rtaditional enough) but he could make a good villain or maybe an adventuring Shianti Sorceror.
Hopefuly soon they'll get released so I can update this thread again (and let people know they're on the way to my house where paints await for iminent daubing).