[white knight]

A slightly unfocused pic of that handless dwarf, now with hands plugged in:

[Goldo]

Lovely empire dwarfs collections. If you sold copies people would buy them.
Perv you really don't like those Halflings ? Alright they r not that detailed but
they certainly r great! Of course that depends on the price...
How much do they cost?

[white knight]

Goldo, on 04 February 2010 - 08:33 PM, said:

Lovely empire dwarfs collections. If you sold copies people would buy them.

Well, since I'm having some figures sculpted by John Pickford, I suppose I could make some conversions of those that don't violate anyone's IP (since these versions make use of GW bits. Will be a while off though.

Goldo, on 04 February 2010 - 08:33 PM, said:

Perv you really don't like those Halflings ? Alright they r not that detailed but
they certainly r great! Of course that depends on the price...
How much do they cost?

They are rather good value, I think, at £5 for 5.
http://www.blackhat....7200759f6556a44

[Perv]

Actually Goldo, now i've seen them painted they look much better, the faces looked a bit deformed in the unpainted versions but with a bit of paint on I can see they are fine models £1 each, my kinda metal figs

You may want to contact Black Scorpion minitures White Knight, they do Pirate Dwarfs and are bringing out new pirate Dwarfs soon. I think its a 1 man company so you may be able to collaborate with him and merge yours into his, enhancing the range

Saves you having to design website and hope for customers as he's already established and fairly well known.

Hasslefree would probably sell them too so there are options if you're a bit daunted by the whole process.

I really do think you should put your skills into making some figs as you not only have talent, you also have imagination which a lot of sculpters lack.

[white knight]

Perv, on 04 February 2010 - 09:47 PM, said:

Actually Goldo, now i've seen them painted they look much better, the faces looked a bit deformed in the unpainted versions but with a bit of paint on I can see they are fine models £1 each, my kinda metal figs

Probably due to the bad pictures I took of them then.

Perv, on 04 February 2010 - 09:47 PM, said:

You may want to contact Black Scorpion minitures White Knight, they do Pirate Dwarfs and are bringing out new pirate Dwarfs soon. I think its a 1 man company so you may be able to collaborate with him and merge yours into his, enhancing the range

Saves you having to design website and hope for customers as he's already established and fairly well known.

Hasslefree would probably sell them too so there are options if you're a bit daunted by the whole process.

Both are fine companies though both are sculpting in a style that is rather different than the old marauder style I'm aiming for. This being said, I get along fine with Kev (Hasslefree) so never say never.
The thing is, I don't want to found a real business, with webshop and advertising and all that. Just want to have some figures made for my collection and if selling some of them to the rest of you can help to fund more of them, then we're all winning, but it's not the main goal. We'll see.

Perv, on 04 February 2010 - 09:47 PM, said:

I really do think you should put your skills into making some figs as you not only have talent, you also have imagination which a lot of sculpters lack.

[white knight]

Another one almost done, though I see I'll need to redo the shoes, looking a bit sloppy there. Sorry about the bad picture quality, best I could get today.

This one is intended to be a knightly hero type in classic Empire style. He actually looks quite good in real life, but doesn't photograph very well. Using bits from the 6th edition plastic dwarves and the empire knightly order sprue.




His shield is a foundry metal shield (slightly smaller than the plastic GW ones) with some added detail (griffon head, ribbon):



And finally, his ride (unconverted marauder miniatures griffon). I've had this for years but didn't know what rider to put on it (the original had a chaos warrior in a kneeling pose). Then recently it occurred to me there was enough room for the stumpy legs of a dwarf. And given the relationship between dwarf and griffon, it's even fluffy.

[Ok Okri]

That is sweet!

[Perv]

Fair enough mate, as long as you are happy to do us copies I wont complain

I think Khazadson may take a liking to the Griffon rider, fits in with his fluff I like it a lot but not keen on the actual Griffon model. It looks a bit robotic in its pose but I may have to blame your camera again Did you use the "Dwarf on Pony" Dwarf as inspiration at all in the model?

Not sure I like the feather on his head though.....

[white knight]

Perv, on 07 February 2010 - 04:33 PM, said:

Fair enough mate, as long as you are happy to do us copies I wont complain

I think Khazadson may take a liking to the Griffon rider, fits in with his fluff I like it a lot but not keen on the actual Griffon model. It looks a bit robotic in its pose but I may have to blame your camera again Did you use the "Dwarf on Pony" Dwarf as inspiration at all in the model?

Not sure I like the feather on his head though.....

The Griffon is this one: http://www.solegends...schampgriff.htm

The feather comes from a plastic empire knight and was in my bits box so I used it. It does look a bit insufficient perhaps. oh well, I'm not going to change it at this point.

I am the proud owner of the dwarf on pony, but while it inspired me a little, I didn't look at it much during this conversion.

[Perv]

Yeah think I'll stick with my original thought of not liking the Griffon model. Must be one of the very few Marauder sculps I'm not keen on though.

Something a bit more grander would be good for the rider than just the single feather, maybe a 3 feather plume? He looks a bit too RnF to be a Griffon rider I think. Cant adorn him in too much armour and metal as it wouldnt allow him the freedom he'd need riding that beast. On top of the head is about the only place you could add something fancy without compromising the rest of the model.

I wonder how many people own the Dwarf on Ponys? There must be quite a few knocking around, not including recasts that is. Last one went for $300 on Ebay

[white knight]

Perv, on 08 February 2010 - 02:52 PM, said:

Something a bit more grander would be good for the rider than just the single feather, maybe a 3 feather plume? He looks a bit too RnF to be a Griffon rider I think. Cant adorn him in too much armour and metal as it wouldnt allow him the freedom he'd need riding that beast. On top of the head is about the only place you could add something fancy without compromising the rest of the model.

I think I should have something suitable in the bits box, like a griffon head or something. Will see.

Perv, on 08 February 2010 - 02:52 PM, said:

I wonder how many people own the Dwarf on Ponys? There must be quite a few knocking around, not including recasts that is. Last one went for $300 on Ebay

Was that last week? I saw that one. I'm happy to say I didn't pay that much for it (by far).

[Perv]

A griffon head would be great and matches perfectly Or even a winged helmet but this may get in the way of the Griffons wings

Yeah that was the last one to sell on US Ebay but I think Unreleased stuff usually sells higher on the US version. I got mine for £75 which I thought was a bargain but I've heard of people paying much less. Its all down to who you know

[LordAldrack]

The stretcher bearer is very nicely done. Have a cold one on me!

[Barin]

I don't like his boots - I mean he is armrored noble, why should he wear landsknecht's leather footwear?

Maximillian armor, a base for empire knights, features metal boots similar in form to those you've made for your hero.
http://www.civilizat...ges/ausa01b.gif
Another option is pointy metal boots, but I haven't seen this style on empire knights.

[white knight]

Perv, on 09 February 2010 - 01:14 AM, said:

Yeah that was the last one to sell on US Ebay but I think Unreleased stuff usually sells higher on the US version. I got mine for £75 which I thought was a bargain but I've heard of people paying much less. Its all down to who you know

I paid less and it was indeed down to who I knew.

Barin, on 09 February 2010 - 11:29 AM, said:

I don't like his boots - I mean he is armrored noble, why should he wear landsknecht's leather footwear?

Good point and I was unsure about that too. Well, as I said, I planned to redo them anyway, so might as well change them. I don't want to go with the metal footwear, as I've deliberately left his legs mostly unarmoured (it's hard enough to hold his grip on the griffon and try to steer it with those short legs as it is). But maybe proper leather boots then.

[Drakkol]

very nice...this one in particular...


chapeaux...

[white knight]

A WIP of a field hospital set to go with the stretcherbearers. Much remains to be done.

[Dorack]

I really liked your idea of a injured dwarf being carried away. I´m afraid I´m not good with greenstuff. I was wondering if there is any injured / dead dwarf miniature that can be used for this?

[white knight]

Maybe a drunk dwarf lying on it's back could be used? There are some OOP GW ones and I think ziterdes may do one too.

[BLOOD AXE]

Paint them up!!!