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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1300 on: May 22, 2017, 09:23:20 PM »
Sorry, should have said Kickstarter.

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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1301 on: May 23, 2017, 03:23:59 PM »
Ah I see. Well the kickstarter was organized by TAG who took over that part of the range, but so far, they have expressed no interest in taking on the humans, so for the time being, these will only be available direct through me. Of course, for bigger orders, we can always see if something can be worked out.  :happy:

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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1302 on: May 24, 2017, 01:19:41 PM »
Dem beards, dem beards tough... :blush:
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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1303 on: May 24, 2017, 03:38:19 PM »
Good or bad?  :blush:

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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1304 on: May 24, 2017, 04:04:01 PM »
The Bear Knights are the most cartoonish WK models. Both the over-exaggerated poses and the armour details.

(Well... Of course all GW style Dwarfs, Goblins and Halflings tend to be cartoonish... So obviously talking of WK Human models here.)

Hard to decide if I like that or not. It's sort of charming and annoying at the same time. Which might be one definition for meaningful, thought-provoking art.  :wink:

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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1305 on: May 24, 2017, 04:35:14 PM »

The difference is that we are used to bareheaded Teutogen Guard, so the helmets - notably the sallet style look a bit odd.

I must admit I prefer the hairy headed one.
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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1306 on: May 24, 2017, 08:57:20 PM »
The difference is that we are used to bareheaded Teutogen Guard, so the helmets - notably the sallet style look a bit odd.

I must admit I prefer the hairy headed one.

But you know you'll buy them anyway.  :-P

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Re: WK's secret empire project - Bear Knight greens (19/5)
« Reply #1307 on: May 25, 2017, 10:05:34 AM »
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Some of you may remember the greens I posted almost a year ago for the Dwarf footknights of the order of the Great Bear. It seems like good timing that, shortly after I posted the greens for their human counterparts, I can now announce that the dwarf footknights will join the rest of my former dwarf range at The Assault Group, who are running a 4 day long kickstarter to release them right now:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/584137481/tag-28mm-dwarf-empire-bear-knight-miniatures/description

Brilliantly sculpted by the lovely John Pickford and gorgeously painted by Paul Sanderson.

I will let the pictures of the painted figures speak for themselves:




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I wonder if you posting this has anything to do with the fact there has been a sudden spurt in backers to take it over the funding target .........................  :engel:
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Wow. Those are beautiful. I am going to have to figure out how to get some of those. I love them!
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Don't look at the previous ones on the TAG site then - you might have an even bigger problem.  :engel:
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48h left! If the next stretchgoal is reached, a bear mascotte will be sculpted and added!

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4 hours to go now!

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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1314 on: January 05, 2018, 06:49:06 PM »
It's been a while since the last update, so first things first, the current state of affairs regarding the human bearknights on foot that were previewed some months ago. They have been mastermoulded and the mastercastings all came out perfect, so this weekend I will spend some time cleaning mouldlines off the masters to prepare them for production moulding. If all goes well, they may be available in greater quantities next month.

Meanwhile, I had Mick Darpa slaving away at the next set of figures which are three Witchhunter/Daemonhunters to complement the earlier Witchhunter/Vampirehunter set. I was so pleased with the first set, that I had to do a couple more and here they are.

The first character is a Daemonhunter holding up a freshly acquired trophy, the head of a large beastman champion that he has slain. The God of Death will look favourably on his servant.





The second is a female witchhunter in sensible armour (read: no breastshaped breastplates, fashionable thin waist or high heeled armoured boots). She's holding up a decree proclaiming the witchhunter's mission and powers, while casually resting a hand on a holstered pistol, implying "or else...". In my head, I call this one "We have a warrant!"



The last one is a specialised daemonhunter, going after those who would spread plague and disease in the realm. He is wearing a mask filled with herbs to keep away disease and carries a torch to burn the afflicted.



There you have it. I hope to be able to mould this soon, so you won't have to wait as long on the next update.

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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1315 on: January 05, 2018, 07:52:37 PM »
I like the first two very much - not so sure about the last one. I think it is the sword that seems out of proportion, and maybe the right hand, but that might be the angle of the picture.

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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1316 on: January 05, 2018, 10:20:29 PM »
did I hear plague doctor,


can you read my thoughts white knight because this was exactly what I have been looking for
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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1317 on: January 05, 2018, 11:17:40 PM »
oh snap love it!!! Great idea the plague guys..... I think a few plague doctors and priest would be cool and henchmen ( bring out your dead) etc lol
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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1318 on: January 06, 2018, 10:50:58 AM »
I love new Witchhunters, and girl without boob armor also  :engel: :happy:
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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1319 on: January 06, 2018, 10:53:25 AM »
I love new Witchhunters, and girl without boob armor also  :engel: :happy:

Thanks! The girl was a bit of a risk, as giving her sensible bulky armour also means there is less to identify her as a girl.

oh snap love it!!! Great idea the plague guys..... I think a few plague doctors and priest would be cool and henchmen ( bring out your dead) etc lol
can you read my thoughts white knight because this was exactly what I have been looking for

Job's a good'un then.   :closed-eyes: I initially wanted to do a classic plague doctor in addition to some witchhunter figures and at some point in the design phase, the idea came to merge those two concepts together. I think it both makes sense and offers something quite original at the same time.

I like the first two very much - not so sure about the last one. I think it is the sword that seems out of proportion, and maybe the right hand, but that might be the angle of the picture.

Well, I havent received them in the flesh yet, but I'm going to guess that probably it's a trick of perspective on both counts. The sword is the same as used on some of the other figures (and in any event, still smaller than a Warhammer hero sword). :mellow:

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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1320 on: January 06, 2018, 11:39:05 AM »
These witchhunters are superb! A great improvement from the original set, and loads of added character.  :eusa_clap:

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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1321 on: January 07, 2018, 07:28:51 PM »
Great witch hunters there WK I love them all
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Re: WK's secret empire project - An update and new Witchhunter greens (01/05)
« Reply #1322 on: January 08, 2018, 10:57:31 AM »
Great job :eusa_clap:

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Re: WK's secret empire project - Witchhunter General green (01/09)
« Reply #1323 on: January 09, 2018, 07:32:47 PM »
Thank you gentleman. I have one more from this batch:

The most fierce and feared of all the witchhunters is their Lord Commander, sometimes referred to as the Witchhunter General. The model is a bit of a collaboration between two sculptors, as the basic horse blank and armoured body are the ones done by FP, that also serve as the basis for the mounted knights and the additional detail is sculpted over that by Mick Darpa who did the footknights and witchhunters.



A close up of just the rider, with his pet raven.



And a closer look at the horse:



I initially wanted the horse to be a singlepiece casting, but when I checked with the mouldmaker, he was of the opinion that it would be too wide and wouldn't cast properly (which I guess is why these type of barded horses in metal are usually multipart). Not wanting to go the split in the middle route I tried to work out a way to keep the naked horse body one piece and the barding separate. As the thin barding pieces from the mounted knights presented their own challenges in moulding, I wanted more solid pieces, which meant reducing the bulk of the horse body. Fingers crossed that it will all work out as planned in moulding.



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Re: WK's secret empire project - Witchhunter General green (01/09)
« Reply #1324 on: January 09, 2018, 11:46:22 PM »
Thank you gentleman. I have one more from this batch:

The most fierce and feared of all the witchhunters is their Lord Commander, sometimes referred to as the Witchhunter General. The model is a bit of a collaboration between two sculptors, as the basic horse blank and armoured body are the ones done by FP, that also serve as the basis for the mounted knights and the additional detail is sculpted over that by Mick Darpa who did the footknights and witchhunters.



A close up of just the rider, with his pet raven.



And a closer look at the horse:



I initially wanted the horse to be a singlepiece casting, but when I checked with the mouldmaker, he was of the opinion that it would be too wide and wouldn't cast properly (which I guess is why these type of barded horses in metal are usually multipart). Not wanting to go the split in the middle route I tried to work out a way to keep the naked horse body one piece and the barding separate. As the thin barding pieces from the mounted knights presented their own challenges in moulding, I wanted more solid pieces, which meant reducing the bulk of the horse body. Fingers crossed that it will all work out as planned in moulding.

I love it, think about girl on horse also  :engel:
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