BfSP box, Dark Elves, Warmaster and various other stuff - by sigur

[Satan]

Really great sculpt! And fantastic knight - the colours complement each other very well, with a realistic flair, that feels perfectly "warhammery". The owner of that mini can look at it with joy in his heart...

[sigur]

@Gargobot: As far as I know it's Rev and an undisclosed number of other people and I think we'll see a picture of all of the knights assembled around the time the fifth company of the Warseerers is seen together in one picture.

@catferret: Geez, how could I forget about the bloke? Hope you never finish him because he sure looks more impressive than Sir Sigur.

@Rhaivaen: Thanks very much. Which one is the "Hellblade" cannon? The shorter one with the bigger muzzle break?

@Mathean: Goddamnit, appointed to something I am AGAIN.

@Satan: Cheers, I hope he will!


Hey people, believe it or not, I got an update to post in here!



Not all that impressive yet because she's as WIP as can be. It's Alicia, female rogue. At first I tried a green dress with red hair but decided to go with my first impulse - red dress and blonde hair. The neck region reminded me of the dress the princess in The Princess Bride wears for most of the film so ... yeah, just red and blonde and a more badass version of the princess in that film. ("My Wesley won't come for me - so what?")

She's the second miniature I'm painting up for my review of Hasslefree miniatures (of which I finally placed my first order last week and, true to the legend, I got candy in the parcel (along with very, very pretty miniatures of course ). Plus,a hand-written "thank you" note. But I guess I should keep these infos for the actual review article.

[sigur]

Quick update on Alicia (now in her proper colours)



C&C welcome as always of course.

[Rhaivaen]

@Rhaivaen: Thanks very much. Which one is the "Hellblade" cannon? The shorter one with the bigger muzzle break?

The Hellblade is the optional weapon on the main turret of the Bane blade, I have 2, and need a 3rd for the eventuality I can make 1 group of 3 Eradicators.

[Caiphas Cain]

Lookin good sigur.

[Iesthir]

She's the second miniature I'm painting up for my review of Hasslefree miniatures (of which I finally placed my first order last week and, true to the legend, I got candy in the parcel (along with very, very pretty miniatures of course ). Plus,a hand-written "thank you" note. But I guess I should keep these infos for the actual review article.

I also ordered their miniatures for the first time recently, and I was really impressed with quality of sculpts (I went for fantasy range). Also bubble gum, thank you note and free "Danger tapes" were really nice addition.
I will definitely order Hasslefree minis again, and not just only for their bubble gum.

I am curious how is their resin range quality, because miniatures I ordered were all metal. I'm interested in their resin Kylee, but my adventures with resin (McVey's sculpts and GW Finecast) aren't really that great. I would say that details are on the same level as in metal but resin miniatures are lighter, more fragile, and harder to work with.

[sigur]

@Rhaivaen: You got PM.

@Caiphas Cain: Cheers!

@Iesthir: Thanks, I'll do my best to have the review up tonight. Until then I try not to spill the beans on my views on Hasslefree (although I mostly agree with you. )

[Rhaivaen]

@Rhaivaen: You got PM.

Jup, I know, read and replied already :P

[sigur]

@Rhaivaen: I know, I just didn't know what else to put in response to your reply above and I thought it was an acceptable phrase to put on there.


Right, the review of Hasslefree miniatures is finished and you can have a look here:

Sigur reviews Hasslefree Miniatures

From the very same review - finished Alicia:


In the review article you'll find more pictures of her along with her pal Hayden. Thank you very much for reading. C&C on both the article and the painted minis are highly welcome as always!

[Rhaivaen]

@Rhaivaen: I know, I just didn't know what else to put in response to your reply above and I thought it was an acceptable phrase to put on there.

Sure it was, lol.
PM send, with details.

[sigur]

@Rhaivaen: Yup, I'll send the bitz of too you asap.

Today I received the minis for a Fantasy commission bit which I was really looking forward to to break up the massive amounts of space Marines I've been doing for the past year and will be doing for quite a while into the future. For which I'm thankful of course because I love that stuff, it's just that Space Marines and Space Marines only can get a bit monotonous with the time.

Anyhow, so I got a fine team of Dark Elves for Bloodbowl to paint. Judging from the website, really nice sculpts (and they are) sold by Gaspez Arts with whom I was very pleased with before. So I unpacked the models and was a bit terrified (as were my little friends):




Those guys a HUGE. From toe to top of the head exactly 40mm. I guess that doesn't quite make them 40mm minis because I think you measure from toe to eye but still MASSIVE Dark Elves. Not that it matters much for BB but I have to say that I was surprised.

[N810]

Ohhhh Alicia turned out Quite nice.

[juicytomatoes]

So I unpacked the models and was a bit terrified (as were my little friends):

Hilarious! The space marine even looks a little doubtful... "Er... I'm not sure if the Emperor's finest bolter shells will drop them?"
And I'm not sure if it's intentional, but the thumbs down on the marine...

[sigur]

@N810: Thanks very much.

@juicytomatoes: Glad you enjoyed the little joke.




First update on the Dark Elves team. Not all that impressive (apart from size of course) yet but as a sort of preview you can see the test mini amongst them. I predict that layering all the skin on the whole team will be fun on four miniatures, then will become a chore and then will be fun again for the last two minis.

Anyhow, that's that. Sooooo......What's your weekend plans?

[Great horned owl]

The test mini looks good. Maybe you can paint them in batches of four and do something else in between. Or is the customer in a hurry?

I'm working on 10 high elf maiden guards for the TOFP. So far I 've only done few base colours.

[sigur]

Thanks, I was considering breaking them up into two batches. No hurry on the customer's side really but these days I prefer to do projects from start to finish so I don't end up with a ton of "about 75% stuff" on my table.

Oh, the ToFP. Fond memories. Let me know how the Maidenguards turn out! Beautiful models.

[sigur]

Update!



Captain's Log, star date -310542.1530307631: Painting is getting kind of annoying today. No, wait, people are getting annoying. It's hot, humid and there's people running across the house so I'll take a trip to the FLGS.

Captain's Log addendum: Found out about another difference between me and Kirk. He would have never used "No, wait" in captain's log entries. Shifted myself away from Kirk and towards the "Archer" end of the spectrum. Once again. The use of an "unhappy smilie" in a captain's log entry probably requires me to add another layer to the whole thing to allow shifting towards Neelix....

[EmperorNorton]

Why do they have light blue hair, Captain?

[sigur]

As per the Prime Directive we are not to mettle with the internal affairs of alien peoples. The same goes for their hair colour or style. No, it's just the colour scheme the client chose for his team.

[Rhaivaen]

Captain's Log addendum: Found out about another difference between me and Kirk. He would have never used "No, wait" in captain's log entries. Shifted myself away from Kirk and towards the "Archer" end of the spectrum. Once again. The use of an "unhappy smilie" in a captain's log entry probably requires me to add another layer to the whole thing to allow shifting towards Neelix....

Neelix always spoiled the series for me, I hate him with a passion, but do keep it up, your work is amazing