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December 12, 2021 at 8:24 pm #47997
Hi there everybody, here are some pics of figurines Chris has sculpted and which should have been produced/released yet…
MZ692 Bilbo facing Mirkwood spider
MZ704 Black Numenorean Standard BearerCurrently Chris is sculpting Firiel, along with a messenger bringing news of Ondoher’s death which should make a very nice scene
“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” (Gildor Inglorion, LOTR1)
December 13, 2021 at 12:55 am #47999Ahhhh, thank you very much dear Elf for providing these pictures. I’m glad that your contact with “The Man” seems to have been increased.
Yes, Gildor, thank you so very much.
And well, those sculptings by Chris are very much promising. To me that Gandalf is awfully well sculpted.December 14, 2021 at 1:57 pm #48000Thank you Master Gildor !
Glad to see news references.
Take care of yourself
December 14, 2021 at 3:21 pm #48001Here are the others, courtesy of Chris…. All of which are ready since August actually…..
Mz698 Variag draught beast driver
Mz700 Galadriel in the Swan boat
Mz701 Watch guard at the gates of Orthanc
Mz702 Gandalf and Pippin in Shadowfax
Mz703 Eowyn with the head of the Fell beast
“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” (Gildor Inglorion, LOTR1)
December 14, 2021 at 9:18 pm #48002I will start to save some money for January
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Elen silla lumenn omentilmoDecember 14, 2021 at 9:58 pm #48003Not to mention I just received news that Phaeton could also release a lot of new things in parallel
Definitly the show in Nantes in May 2022 could also be a great boost in martking/advertising, I think we should discuss that with Fabrice in more details !
(Chris may attend the meeting in Nantes, FYI)
“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” (Gildor Inglorion, LOTR1)
December 15, 2021 at 9:41 am #48004wow! Phaeton is back? Awesome news.
By the way… What do you thing about hybrid miniatures (resin / metal) in the future? It’s the end of an era – I don’t know is for better or worse.
Dernière modification par imisel (Wed, Dec15 2021 9:41am)
Ilsa:A franc for your thoughts.
Rick: In America they’d bring only a penny, and, huh, I guess that’s about all they’re worth.CASABLANCA (1942)
December 15, 2021 at 10:18 am #48005well there are pros and cons for resin , the way they are done by Chris let me explain :
the only resin figurine I have ever seen produced by Mithril before was the base of the MB279 Lord of the Nazgul, and it was GREAT in details and the resin was thick and heavy
Since then the only other resin figurines I have ever seen are those produced by Chris himself on his own SLA 3D printer, namely :
PM6 : Thor vignette released by Phaeton Design was the first hybrid : “Thor” body and the base were good quality resin, and the arms, and dwarves were in metal
a prototype of Palando the blue wizard (well I name it Palando but it could be Alatar, whatever, one of the blue wizards) which is , in this case totally in resin, both body and arm/staff and it is quite fine
As I said elsewhere, it is a 25microns 3D print using professionnal SLA 3D printers (price of such printers range from 4000 to 15000€)
We can see on the market many 3D prints which are very detailed, often more than metal, but they rarely are in the 32mm scale and are not “realistic” but “fantasy style” (Chris is unique in the fact he sculpts realistically in 32mm, which normally is used in 54mm,70mm or 90mm by other brands like Pegaso or Andrea)
now the main problem for me is the unpainting, cleaning of already painted figurines… Until now , when I needed to unpaint I was using industrial V33 paint remover which is really agressive and also the results are great because it dissolves plastics and does not affect metal… if I use that on resin figurines, that will melt down the figurine itself…
Hopefully I read yesterday there were other products that are not attacking resin figurines (provided they are RESIN, and not plastic… because it still dissolves plastic…)
as for the detail, and fragility, I think resin is better but it is amazingly lighter than metal and when holding a figurine while painting it it feels very very odd for painters who are used to metal.
“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” (Gildor Inglorion, LOTR1)
December 15, 2021 at 12:50 pm #48006I think it is an interesting CHANGE, and depends on how the brand manages it, it can be very good or a complete disaster.
And I really hope this has a direct impact on the price, and I do not mean the regular discounts they are now offering, I mean the regular price tag of the references, because I really think they are completely out of the market now.
As a side note… the sculpts are looking better and better and I think Chirs is working hard on this.PS.:@Gildor… There is plenty of tutorials and products there on the web to strip plastic and/or resin miniatures.. I think some included some regular household cleaning product called greenwash or green power or something similar, can’t remember.
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Mae govannen mellon nín.December 29, 2021 at 6:20 pm #48007Great to see next releases at last.
My purse is full, I need to buy some, let’s hope castings will start and keep the right pace
Milo Gamgee-Took of Bywater
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