I couldn’t resist. I’m in for three sets. Learn more about the Dwarven Forge Caverns Kickstarter here.
Category Archives: 28-32mm fantasy
KICKSTARTER, Dwarven Forge’s Caverns
Posted in 25mm fantasy, 28-32mm fantasy, D&D general, Kickstarter
Tagged Dwarven Forge, Kickstarter
ANAKRON MINIATURES STUDIO, Restock and New Accessory Kit
tentacles accessory kit
Anakron Miniatures Studio recently restocked their complete line of miniatures and added a new tentacles accessory kit to their store. Some of these restocked items have been out of print for a few years, so if you were wavering before now’s the time to pick them up.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Anakron Miniatures
Tagged Anakron Miniatures Studio, Bits, Dark Fantasy
RED BOX GAMES, Norse Warriors Kickstarter
Red Box Games‘ Norse Warriors Kickstarter is down to the final hours at this point. This is definitely break the 10k mark this evening, but I’d love to see this end at least in the neighborhood of $15,000. It is an incredible deal for six models by one of the industries most talented artists; and your contribution will ensure that more of the same will follow.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Kickstarter, Red Box Games, Uncategorized
Tagged Kickstarter, Red Box Games
IMBRIAN ARTS, Basilisk/Cockatrice
The Basilisk
Imbrian Arts released today the next model made possible in part by backers of their first Kickstarter campaign. Behold the Basilisk. In a post on Frothers, Jody SIEGEL, owner and lead sculptor for Imbrian, described his “[f]reaky dinosaur loin cloth wearing bird man” creation as something of a “a middle evolutionary step between dinosaur and bird.” I’m not entirely sure what that means, but it’s unique concepts like this that set Jody’s work above and beyond a lot of traditional fantasy fare.
The Basilisk measures 45mm to the tip of the wings, and comes with an alternate head (see concept art below) allowing one to build the Cockatrice variant of the beast.
Basilisk concept art with alternate Cockatrice head
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Imbrian Arts, Kickstarter
Tagged Imbrian Arts, Jody SIEGEL
ANAKRON, Le Goelier de Cadwallon
Anakron recently shared this preview of his entry for a painting contest in France, “Le Gaelier of Cadwallon” (Jailer of Cadwallon). This is a combination of stock Rackham models and some unique elements designed specifically for this piece (i.e. the tentacles).
Anakron’s work ceases to amaze me, and I wish him all the best at the contest.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Anakron Miniatures, Rackham (old)
Tagged Anakron Miniatures Studio, Cadwallon, Confrontation, Rackham Miniatures
STONE COLD LEAD, RBG Aenglish Footmen
Stone Cold Lead recently posted pictures of their beautiful renditions of the Aenglish footmen from Red Box Games.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, painting, Red Box Games
Tagged Red Box Games, Stone Cold Lead
TWILIGHT, Eragu Warrior
Twilight recently offered this preview of their Eragu warrior and news of releases on the horizon. From their announcement:
It’s been quiet over the summer, but I’ve got a bit of a backlog of new Twilight releases that I’m going to be showing off over the next few weeks.
The first is from a new little line of miniatures we are doing looking at random races from across Anyaral (the world in which Twilight is set). He is an Eragu warrior, from a race of Fubarnii who live on the frozen coasts to the North West of the Empire. They are occasionally seen as mercenaries in militias across the Empire, towering over their southern cousins. This sculpt showcases the talents of two new World of Twilight artists, with Andrew May providing the sculpting talents and Joe Karame showing off his skills with a brush.
He’s going to be released as a resin cast initially, but will eventually make his way into the main range.
I’ve always been a fan of Twilight. I bought their largest starter set a while ago, but haven’t gotten around to it quite yet. (Fatherhood and a busy day job will do that.) I remain, however, an ardent fan and follower of the project. It’s been a treat watching their range grow over the years, and I hope the future brings them nothing but more exposure and greater success.
MANNIKIN STUDIOS, The Old Squaw, Puss in Boots, and the Ogre
Mannikin Studios has just released two new model sets for their range of Arthur Rackham characters. From the announcement on their website:
The Old Squaw is based on artwork from Rackham’s illustrated edition of Rip Van Winkle, and is our third release for this series. It is a four-part resin model and measures 31mm to the highest point. The Old Squaw comes with a 30mm round base, a cauldron, and one familiar.
Puss in Boots and the Ogre are based on Rackham’s illustration of the two characters in Charles Perrault’s tale “Puss in Boots” (Le Maître Chat, ou Le Chat Botté). Puss is a single part model measuring 13mm to the tip of his nose, and matches the size and build of our Grimm’s Cat. The Ogre is a three-part model and measures 41mm to the top of his head. Both models are cast in resin and come with a 30mm base.
The Old Squaw, Puss in Boots, and the Ogre were sculpted by Jody SIEGEL of Imbrian Arts and cast in resin of the highest quality. These models are comprised of small, delicate parts, and as such are intended for advanced modelers.
Both sets are available now from our store for just $16.50 USD each + $3.00 worldwide shipping.
There is a limited number of casts currently available for this release, but we may produce more based on demand.
ALCHEMISTS OF DIRZ, Atropos, the Aberration 4-12
Stéphane N’Guyen (a.k.a. XUR), recently shared his completed entry for the July/August 2012 DragonPainting challenge. The theme of this challenge was “large humanoid” or anything that would fit on a 40-60mm base. I have a feeling he’s going to win this “contest” hands down, assuming it is indeed a contest.
Be sure to check out the rest of the thread to see this beast come together via a series of great WIP photos.
Who is Stéphane N’Guyen? I offer up this as a reminder, for those of you still scratching your head.
CONFRONTATION, New Card Sets Coming
UPDATE: Unfortunately, something came up the day after I posted this, and I won’t have a chance to work on the new card downloads until the weekend of 15 September. Details to follow.
A reader recently wrote to me about a couple missing cards and images in the Aarklash Archive (see right cuff), which is being phased out and replaced by the more robust and scalable Miniatures Archive. He was kind enough to provide some of this missing content, including the cards featured here. I was in the process of adding them to the zip file that is currently available for the Dwarves of Tir-Nâ-Bor when I discovered that I have more cards than I thought.
I’m going to prioritize creating these new card packs this weekend, and make them available for download from the Miniatures Archive after the holiday. They may not be complete, but they’ll be closer than what is currently online here.
In the meantime, here are the cards for the Meteors of the Aegis, courtesy of a generous reader.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Rackham (old)
Tagged Confrontation, Rackham Inc, Rackham Miniatures
MAGAZINES, Kinetic7, Issue 1
Kinetic7 has announced the publication of the first issue of their digital magazine and the public launch of their website. Kinetic7 is devoted to skirmish games, painting, modeling, and introducing a number of important individuals in the miniatures world through articles and interviews.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, magazines
MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Familiars Page Finished
All of the content and metadata for the Rackham familiars have been uploaded to the Miniatures Archive. There is a main page for the familiars as well as pages devoted to each blister. I still need to add a link to download the cards, and will likely add more information to these pages. For now, however, all images, concept art, and metadata are accounted for.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Rackham (old)
Tagged Confrontation, Familiars, Miniatures Archive, Rackham Miniatures, wiki
MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Alchemists of Dirz Complete
I just uploaded the final model profile for the Alchemists of Dirz page in the wiki. I’m going to do some lower-hanging fruit next before starting the next big faction page, Cadwallon. In the meantime, enjoy the Dirz profile pages.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Administrative, Rackham (old)
Tagged Alchemists of Dirz, Rackham Inc, Rackham Miniatures, wiki
MINIATURES ARCHIVE, Alchemists of Dirz Half Complete
I just uploaded the page for the Kassalis Vanin & Sidiamie blister in the new wiki archive. With that the Alchemists of Dirz catalog is half complete. I’m getting pretty fast at this, so the second half should not take as long. That being said, this is a very manual process, and the old archive (see column on the right) is still there for now.
For what it’s worth, I’m also making a small dent in the companies entries.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Rackham (old)
Tagged Alchemists of Dirz, Cadwallon, Confrontation, Rackham Miniatures, wiki
STONEHAVEN MINIATURES, Kickstarter Update 21
Stonehaven Miniatures have updated their Kickstarter campaign page with a photo featuring all seven greens completed so far. I must say, I’ve been extremely impressed by the way this campaign has been run and the speed at which the sculpts have been finished. I thought we’d be lucky to see three sculpts by the end of the campaign, and already we have seven. Wow.
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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Kickstarter
Tagged dwarves, Kickstarter, Stonehaven Miniatures