Hello All,

I just recetly found my way here and figured I would sign up and jump right in! My name is Tre manor.....hence the user name yeh? I am a sculptor of 32mm scale figrues ( don't let the number fool you, they are smaller than what you migth think. ) and the owner operator of Red Box Games.

RBG was started to provide a line of figures consistent with the highest standards of the industry in terms of product quality and of a very strong " Old School " aesthetic. As you may have guessed the name " Red Box Games " is a play on the old " Red Box " rules set for DnD. That was my first gaming product ( though not quite my INTRODUCTION to the game ), and thus the intent of the company is to bring back the " Old School " flavour but updated for modern tastes. Right now I am focusing my efforts on a very Norse theme for most of the armies to be featured in the coming game that I am also workign on to use with the miniatures. But don't get the wrong idea, they are intedned for whatever use you put them to. As such I have on offer a range of Dwarves ( Dvergr ) 15 figures strong and counting, Elves ( Aelfar and DokkAelfar ) 11 figures strong and counting, Norse Humans ( Njorn ) 7 figures strong and counting, marauder humans ( HelsVakt ) 7 figures strong and counting, and Goblins ( Goblins ) 5 figures strong and counting. I intend to expand these ranges significantly with heroes and units, and plan to add more ranges as well.

All figures are cast in high quality white metal and are built to work well with most manufacturers ranegs, btu are usually a bit smaller than most of them.

One disclaimer here... The Dwarf figures pictured as green are slightly larger than the dwarf figures pictured as gray. All future Dwarfs will be sized identically to the gray dwarves.

As an example here are two of nine new figures due for release this month ( hopefully in the next 2 weeks ).

Ymir the White, Lord of StoneGate;



Clemundr LongSeer of StoneGAte



And a few examples of my previous stuff..........

Bolverk the Bold



Ulfgar of Auldheim



WoldVagner the Wise



Yrsa the Accursed



Conradt the Crazed



Aurelius the Adept



Myrianna of Aelfheim



Yvander Halfblood MarchWarden scout



Dagny of Freyja



Mordred of Niflheim Wyrm'sBane



Crowbiter Goblin Shaman



Hostrom Hammersmite





Anyway, hello all and I hope that I can contribute in a positive way to the Dakka Dakka community.

Tre'

Awesome sculpts and welcome to the boards! : )


Hm... visions of using your "WoldVagner" model as an Inquisitor are dancing through my head...

Hi, welcome. Do you have a site?

I've been following the RGB stuff on Frothers for a while now... Lovely work.

Those are some fantastic sculpts! When will they be available?

BrookM wrote:Do you have a site?

Your Google-fu is weak:
http://www.red-box-games.com/shop/index.php

Would be nice to see them side by side with GW minis.

I have ordered "Red Vanielle the Dark Beloved" from the web shop Battlefield Berlin to convert into an Inq28 assassin (haven't arrived yet).

If she is in GW scale I will probably also buy the following:
Shadowblade Reyviande - will also become an assassin
Dagny Mistress of the Dawn, Priestess of Freyja - convert to an Imperial noblewoman
Yrsa the Accursed - ?

Finding good female character minis for 40k is hard.
This range looks really good (despite being Fantasy).

Holy snotballs.

VERY nice stuff.

Any idea on prices for these things?

Also... I don't see any "old school" in these things. The heads and hands would have to be disproportionately large with FAR less detail on the models. LOL

Eric

Gorram, these are some sweet models. I may just have to put in an order. I especially love that you know how to sculpt female faces, it seems to be a skill somewhat lacking in parts of our little hobby.

MagickalMemories wrote:Holy snotballs.

VERY nice stuff.

Any idea on prices for these things?

Also... I don't see any "old school" in these things. The heads and hands would have to be disproportionately large with FAR less detail on the models. LOL

Eric

well.. the WEBSTORE linked above has most of those models at $8.99 each... some are as low as $6.50, and he has packs of 3 for about $17..

welcome to Dakka, Tre...

nice to see you on yet another forum...
everyone is being nice, 'cause your new here...
soon enough they will be tearin' you a new hole...

you know i'm a fan...
i can't say enough good stuff about your minis...
be sure to load all your sculpts in the gallery, so even more people will see 'em...

cheers
jah

MagickalMemories wrote:Also... I don't see any "old school" in these things. The heads and hands would have to be disproportionately large with FAR less detail on the models. LOL

You know, something about them (lack of ridiculously oversized weapons, more "adventur-y" gear, static poses on the wizardly types, etc.) reminds me of those really, really old Grenadier D&D figs.

Great work, RBG. Looking forward to picking these up.

Wow! These are fething sweet! The Adept guy is just the ticket for a WHFB Empire wizard, and the rest all look great for D&D minis.

porkuslime wrote:

MagickalMemories wrote:Holy snotballs.

VERY nice stuff.

Any idea on prices for these things?

Also... I don't see any "old school" in these things. The heads and hands would have to be disproportionately large with FAR less detail on the models. LOL

Eric

well.. the WEBSTORE linked above has most of those models at $8.99 each... some are as low as $6.50, and he has packs of 3 for about $17..

...which wasn't there when I STARTED typing my post... JERKWAD! : )


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Also, now that I've tried to visit the store, I've discovered that it is :sniffle: blocked at my work.

Eric

These are fantastic! I know you said they are 32mm scale but I'd like to see how they compare to some standard rank & file troops from the Warhammer range.

The Goblin Shaman and any figure with a cloak = love.

Beautiful!

And since I'm getting the gaming group back together, these will definitely be on the menu when we're rolling up characters!

WOW! Thanks everybody!

Oi Insaniak!

Oi Joshua!

When will they be available?

Only the Ymir and Clemundr figures are not yet availble, btu they should be within the next two weeks ( SHIPPING by then )

some are as low as $6.50

Actually the newer dwarves are $5.99 and there is a gnome theif for $4.99.

I know you said they are 32mm scale

Well when I say 32 mm scale, I mean that the average human male is built on an armature that measures 32 mm from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head, with both feet together and back straight. So the human males tend to be between 32 and 34 mm tall, their poses of course alter the standing height, but this is the idea. Elves tend to range bewteen 29 and 31 mm tall, dwarves ( the older ones ) tend to range between 22 and 26 mm tall while the newer dwarves tend to range between 20 and 23mm tall ( this is the scale that all future dwarf releases will fit ).

I hope this has been helpful. I am ALWAYS open to criticism and suggestions.

Best Regards,

Tre'

Wow! Those are fantastic!

Great to see you on dakka, i have followed your work on warseer and I am a huge fan

I really enjoy seeing alternative models, that can be used for WH fantasy, Red Box Games is a prime example of this.

Keep up the great work.

Beautiful! Thanks so much for the comparison photos. Absolutely stunning. This gives me many ideas that will no doubt cost me money I don't have

Emails have been sent, and Tre and I are talking. I want these in my stores ASAP!.)

Very nice looking models.

And I want to paint some.

Wow, I really love the style on these.
Excellent work!

tre manor wrote:

WoldVagner the Wise



Yrsa the Accursed




Anyway, hello all and I hope that I can contribute in a positive way to the Dakka Dakka community.

Tre'

Aha, new recruits for my forthcoming Slaaneshi WoC army! Very nice work.

Welcome to the Boards Tre'

Tre, I love you.

Yvander Halfblood and Mordred would be great for a Naggarythe themed army.

Yvander especially would be awesome for an Alith Anar stand-in.

So, how about a unit of Halfblood scouts in that vein and I give you my wallet?

Absolutely fantastic.

However, only one thing.

All the Dwarves seem a bit static, but other than that, great work!

Great stuff!

Vale,

JohnS

Have visited site.

::swoon::

These models=Fething awesome.

I don't play Fantasy but I wouldn't mind buying some just to paint.

Absolutely fantastic work.

Well, this line is going on the shelves at Showcase Comics quite soon. Just sent off the order. Posted the link up on my forums and people are already placing orders. Everyone is quite impressed.

I'm a big fan of Tre Manor's work for Reaper. Those minies look great.

Very nice stuff

Fantastic models. Really putting other sculptors to shame.

Wow, some great looking figures. The detailing and faces look fantastic.

Absolutely outstanding.

Your dawi are truly fantastic. Going to get some of them for characters in my Dwarven army that I am working on in the coming year.

Lets see....Hammersmite as a character for my Hammerers, Britehammer would make a fun Thane, Wilhelm for my Quarrelers, and though you might not find it in Grudgebearer, a female Runesmith as Lafhelga. Expect an order soon!

-Eric

I love the models, but am disappointed they are lead alloy casts. Lead-Free would be a better path.

Tironum wrote:I love the models, but am disappointed they are lead alloy casts. Lead-Free would be a better path.

Why is that a problem? Seriously, DON'T EAT YOUR MINIS. Lead exposure from minis is so tiny you would have to fondle hundreds of them for hours a day to have a problem.

Don't chew on them, and don't eat the dust from filing off mold lines. After they are painted, seal them with an extra coat if you are really paranoid.

You'll be fine.



Side Note: I intend to place an order for a few minis in the near future. Very nice Nordic figures, and several other great sculpts.

Many many thanks guys!

I am currently in the process of moving my production from one service to another. Once this process is complete the figures will all be 100% lead free.

If having lead in them keeps the costs down, then don't worry about it. As has been stated, there's so little lead in them that it's not really a problem.

Eric

I am currently in the process of moving my production from one service to another. Once this process is complete the figures will all be 100% lead free.

Good to hear, in the mean time I would suggest, at a minimum, getting some legal info up about not for children under 13 due to the new CPSC rules that go in effect next month. Other lead laws are going into effect in other countries as well. Due to the lead paint commotion in young children's toys over the past couple years, the monitoring of lead exposure has a lot more attention drawn to it. You have some really great looking stuff and I wish you much success!

Clearly these are not toys for children, and I am just trying to provide some friendly advice. I do not wish to derail this thread, so if folks really want to discuss this further we can start a new thread. Having lead in the models means you must segregate the models and filing dust from children and pets. It is not being paranoid to bring this up, it is being realistic about the current social environment, legitimate health risks, and legal issues.

Here is some info for folks to start learning more about lead:

You should not be so quick to dismiss the hazards of lead nor the legal hysteria at this time. If you have lead in your minis then you need to make sure to clean up 100% of your filings if you do it in a home with kids.

Leaded alloys usually cast at a higher temperature then lead free alloys. This will burn out your molds quicker, resulting in higher replacement costs. The type of models being cast will have an effect as well, like deep undercuts in the molds. Saving a little on the alloy may not cut the overall pricing.

Learn about current lead laws, they have become very serious and one complaint can cost you a ton of money.

No problem tironum. I am paranoid about these thigns myself. I DO regularly send otu emails remindign my customers of the lead content of the models which have it and also that the figures are not intended for young children. I also have it orinted on my card inserts which are in all retail packaging. When I ship direct I pu tthe figures into baggies and pop a card into the envelop, but I suppose a blurb on the shop page would not go amiss either.

These are truly great models. My only thing is they are metal and I try to shy away from metals. But these models are so great I just may get them anyway!

New releases are now up for pre order. Scheduled ship date is the 29th of January. It may be sooner, btu I want to allow some breathign room this time.


Clemundr Hawkeye



frieta Ymirsdottir



The Mighty Grum



Merry Stigandr, HornSkald



Ymir the White, Lord of Stone Gate



Ingrior of Aelfheim



Leofric of Aelfheim



Olsvalter the Aged



Weglaf of Arnholdt's Hill



Svartulf the Savage



Bloody Garm



Hakar the Horrible



Weapon Sprue



HelsVakt Hordesmen pack B

Well, I think you have hit the "old school" mark with a bulls eye. I really remeber the red box D&D days when I look at these ( still have a copy with the dice in the bag..lol ) Good is Good no mater what the decade and this are good! Will be looking to add some of these to my collection soon. Thanks

Me likey. Me wanty. Outstanding!

Weglaf looks awesome, Tre', perfect for my D&D character. I'll definitely put an order in!

These look awesome

Mmmmmmm............... tempting........

Svartulf!!! Look at that stash!

Tre I think you just sold another red box mini. ^^

Just got in our first order from Red-Box Games and are chucking it onto the shelves as we speak. So if you're near Philadelphia and need some of these very nice figures, stop on by. We'll be getting in new sculpts as they come out.


Mike at Showcase Comics

WOOT!! I actually just emailed you Mike. DId I forget the paper invoice??

Anyway to sign up for getting a notice when theyse go lead free?

I've got several little ones running around my place, and the wife has made me pack up all my old OLD GWS models due to lead.

I will let you know. Certain figures may take longer than others as I had to recently restock a few figures ( namely Bolverk, WoldVagner, Yrsa and the Helsvakt modulars )

However all parts numbered 31 and higher are 100 % lead free. I may be discontinuing parts RBG0002,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11. Not 100% sure but I may.

I can't really get excited about fantasy stuff anymore, but those are darn fine looking minis. Well done, and if I get bitten by the bug again I will definitely be looking to pick some up!

Very nice. I see some future additions to my Dark Elves here...

I now have a very nice wall of figures that I didn't have a year ago:

-Red Box Games
-Avatars of War
-Ultraforge

We had a large group of guys up last weekend for a big tournament. Some of them had never seen anything from any of these companies, and it was funny to watch them as they looked at the figures.)

Wow, more very nice figures. I love Ingrior - female, but not OTT boobs and underwear female that so many female models are.

Great stuff.

I will bookmark you so that if I ever need fantasy models, you will definately be getting an order

I think its save to say that everyone on this board want to steal your talent with some kind of talent stealing devise, the humans are especially amazing

Many Thanks Guys!

Oi Mike! Thanks for findign a pot fro my stuff man. May the figures bring you........................

OK There have been some issues in the production of the latest Helsvakt Hordesmen that will hold their releaseuntilt he next round of figures is ready....which it almost is. I am working on the last two this week. Both are Njorn characters. One is a warrior with sword and shield... though he may become a modular I am not sure, and the other is a female ranger type...

I am somewhat hung up as to whether these should be adventurer types complete with packs and bedrolls, rope, etc. etc. Or should they be unit hero types free from the trappings of the long traveler.



BTW the new batch SHOULD have come in today but has not..... I expect I will have to run it down again tommorrow....


ANyway, thanks for takign the time.

Hero types.
Most painters don't want to paint something that looks like an adventurer should look. They want to paint something that looks like we ENVISION an adventurer... which is without the trappings.

You could always make the extras separate, so they could be used, thrown out or (like most good modelers) added to something entirely different. : )

Eric

That is a good point MM, however, I do not like makign modular btis fro the sake of modularity. If I put something on a model I like for it to be plausible. For instance; were I to put a back pack on a character, there will be appropriately placed harness straps by which to fasten the pack to the character's back. If the pack is modular then I have to choose between makign the pack look liek it is simply velcroed to the character's back OR I sculpt the straps on and defeat the prupose of modularity all together.

In the end I haev decided to give this guy a bedroll, belt pouch, water / mead skin, seax knife, thorwing axe and money purse.....I am still trying to decide what weapon type he will carry. His pose works for both two handed battle axe and for sword and sheild, or dual weilding ( though I don't see the character as dual wielder ). Dependign on what I choose he may get a sword scabbard as well......


BUT the main reason I am posting is to let everyone know that the new release are in hand and ready to ship! There are however some quality issues with Merry STigandr and Ymir the white which will prevent these figures from shipping. I trying to get this matter resolved as quickly as possible and I hope to have it corrected very soon, but it is likely to take at least a couple of weeks. The good news is that the next batch of figures is ready to go to the caster, the bad news is that I have not yet received the original by which I can repair Ymir and Stigandr...... SO they will be held up until I DO get those figures.

Anyway the rest fo the figures are awaiting your order!

Personally I like all the accessories. Since I'd be using these for D&D etc, I like the figures looking like adventurers on the move rather than the unit champion who left all his gear back at camp. I love your work so far, keep it up!

MagickalMemories wrote:Hero types.
Most painters don't want to paint something that looks like an adventurer should look. They want to paint something that looks like we ENVISION an adventurer... which is without the trappings.

You could always make the extras separate, so they could be used, thrown out or (like most good modelers) added to something entirely different. : )

Eric

See, I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this. Perhaps it's just me, but when I see an adventurer I see someone who has, in addition to the classic hero look, everything they need to survive a trek in the wilderness. Backpack, rope, extra weapons, torches, whatever it be, I say throw it on. Give me more Sam-and-Frodo in the mountains (pots and pans a-clangin'), less of this guy with nothing but a sword.

I agree with the calls for realistic equipment.

LotR is what I imagine adventuring to be like, not some prancy fellow with a mule train to carry all of his gear.

Two of the next new releases;


Alevialdo the Ardent



The Keeper

Looking great as usual. I need to put together an order, now that I've got some extra cash. Also, I'd love to see some painted shots of some of these guys, if you have any.

That keeper looks like a good daemonhost for radical DH armies.

Beautiful, simply and utterly beautiful. I very well might pick up some of these mini's for my DnD chars.

A couple of the new releases due to ship very vsoon.

Hi Tre,

do you have a distributor in the US yet? You had emailed me last year about carrying these but you didn't have a distributor back then.

Oi Oi! pm imminent SGT Horse

Great stuff, particularly the ladies. Will add you lads to my list of cool-models-I-need-buy-and-paint

- Salvage

wow, that barbarian has some serious buns of STEEL!

lasgunpacker wrote:I agree with the calls for realistic equipment.

LotR is what I imagine adventuring to be like, not some prancy fellow with a mule train to carry all of his gear.

Sam did have a packpony, they just made him get rid of it. Poor old Bill.

I received my order of Weglaf and Aurelius from RBG last week and was blown away at the level of detail and quality that Tre' delivered. The mold lines were very light to non-existant and every bit of detail is present. I thought that the models would be slightly larger than they actually are, probably because the photos posted here don't have a scale comparison, but they're pretty much on-par with Reaper's Dark Legends. I'd like to thank Tre' for his excellent work - I'm looking forward to picking up more from RBG.

Many Thanks Gavin. I am right now sorting out a few quality issues on the Ymir the White figure, this will be the SECOND roudn of fixes to that figure....ugh...... and I am working on fixing a few issues with the Cleric figure as well. Teh other figures of the most recent previews are all good to go and have been cast successfully, I am just waiting to get these other two fixed and in for the fabrication of the production moulds so that all the new releases can be availible at one time.

I will be overnighting the repaired masters to the moudlmaker tommorrow and woudl then imagine mayeb a couple of days or so before the castings are on their way back to me. At which point I will begin takign pre orders on the new stuff.

Mmm some lovely figs here, and I have to say some of the best female faces (and figs in general) that I have ever seen.

I'll be following new releases with interest, and I can see me using many of these amazing figs in Mordheim in the near future.

Judging by your user name I am guessign you are a fan of Psychotic elf chicks yeh?

If so be on the look out for the next batch in particular, I've a new DokkAelfar Sorceress in the works I think you may find interest with.

Oh and thanks for answerign my question about your avatar.

Me like!!!

Yvander I love and must have!
Is there any UK distribution please Tre

look forward to seeing more in the future

Well, it does appear that mammaries are in season . . .

Very nicely done, though.

Oi Chibi! Yeh man. Allsortsemporium carry my figs, as do a number of other European retailers. Germany, Spain, Italy, there was one in France but I think they have since closed shop.

Cool Thanks Tre
will check em out
think I have them bookmarked


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Gotchya!

Forgot to say I am loving some of the poses you model the figures in. Really excellent posture and movement in the sculpts.

Wow...those are some great models you got there man!

I've never bought anything but a GW miniature before, but I may make an exception for those grey dwarves. They remind me of the dwarves from the animated Hobbit movie! If you have a newsletter of any kind, may you PM me so I can give you my email address? Thanks!

New releases are now up for pre order!

All new releases, AND the repaired errant releases are now availible for pre-order. COnfident shipping date set fro the 26th of March.

Unfrotunately Alevialdo will nto be in this batch. There were some pretty serious collapses in the original during mouldign that would have just delayed the new release for too long. So he may or may not follow in the next releases.

http://red-box-games.com/shop/index.php ... 565397dcef

NOW SHIPPING!! WOOT! On tiem for a change!

got my first Red Box minis from my distributors, these minis look awesome, great job

(my only regret is since I don't play RPGs, they are too small for my Chaos army )

Thanks Sergeant Horse!



:( Which ones did you get?

oh we got a big mix of about 15-20 different packs.

Ah Ok then.

Here is the Njorn footman hero I talked about not too logn ago. He would not fit into the master mould with the rest of the figures in the last btach so he had to sit that round out. He will be availible in the next batch of releases headed to the mouldmaker on tuesday next... or so....

I am tempted to helm him ( as I prefer warriors to be helmed if not armoured ) but I wonder if that may be a marketign mistake. So I am askign you guys.......again.....as per the scehdule.

So what sayest thou all?

Amazing sculpts! I look foward to adding some of these mini's to my collection.

Superb!

I can see use for Ardent and the Keeper.

Two uses for the keeper, or three, Plenty of project ideas with him in mind.

Hi Tre, superb sculpt as always ! Regarding the helmet question I would say that this guy is very expressive and IMO it would be sad to lose this. The only way I might envision a helm better than this great head sculpt would be to have a helm with a very strong and a bit extravagant design, but hey, that's me and and my love for baroque, supersized head pieces ;-)
BTW, I also like your Keeper very much!

Many Thanks RH! Congrats on your success!

I think I am probably just going to go ahead with it as is. I may make a fully armoured version of the character later on. Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Quick question, are the bases the models pictured on 25mm circular bases? I'm interested in getting a few of the barbarians for a warlord army I'm putting together and was wondering about scale. Also, while I'm asking questions, do the minis come with bases and if they do are they square bases or circular? Awesome work by the way.