Alpharius wrote:Disagree - they look fantastic!

After the slight disappointment of the Hydra, this is a fine return to form - well don!

Kirasu wrote:Still dont understand what genitals really add to the model. Offended? Nah but it doesnt add much. Guess I dont particularly enjoy painting balls either

Maelstrom Games wrote: Flint-Fang is our latest release and he'll be followed by Ophias (a Gorgon so his lower half is reptilian he's genital free ) next month.

Maelstrom Games wrote:For the none-genitalia inclined it's the work of 2 secs with a pair of clippers to eunuch him up real good.

AvatarForm wrote:

Maelstrom Games wrote:For the none-genitalia inclined it's the work of 2 secs with a pair of clippers to eunuch him up real good.

Alternatively, you could make them a separate piece that could be added or not to a model during assembly or left off.

Da Boss wrote:But then my bits box will be fulll of ... bits!

Scottywan82 wrote:

I would actually love to see a BaneLord take on a Vampire Count. I've been leaning on AoW for one as well, but I think - having seen the Dark Elf - that you guys could do a stellar job with it.

AvatarForm wrote:

Maelstrom Games wrote:For the none-genitalia inclined it's the work of 2 secs with a pair of clippers to eunuch him up real good.

Alternatively, you could make them a separate piece that could be added or not to a model during assembly or left off.

lord_blackfang wrote:In fact you could sell the "bits" separately, maybe offer a variety pack. I know a few Slaanesh players who would be all over that.

-Loki- wrote:I'm impressed you guys manage to put out something this impressive so often. Other game companies with full lines don't get close to matching the quality and quantity of output.

Awesome piece but as to be expected from Rackhams former number one sculptor. Very reminescent of his work with the Ophidians and Apostates which is where I'll try and proxy this guy into.

Hekal Xul wrote:Awesome piece but as to be expected from Rackhams former number one sculptor. Very reminescent of his work with the Ophidians and Apostates which is where I'll try and proxy this guy into.

Scottywan82 wrote:

Hekal Xul wrote:Awesome piece but as to be expected from Rackhams former number one sculptor. Very reminescent of his work with the Ophidians and Apostates which is where I'll try and proxy this guy into.

Wow! Didn't know that, but no that you say it, it completely makes sense!

Any chance he'll be sculpting some of the BaneLords?

Maelstrom Games wrote:Hey guys - 20% off RRP voucher coming your way!

Your 20% off UK RRP discount voucher ends on Monday the 8th of August 2011 at midnight (GMT)

maersdet wrote:

Maelstrom Games wrote:

Scottywan82 wrote:

I would actually love to see a BaneLord take on a Vampire Count. I've been leaning on AoW for one as well, but I think - having seen the Dark Elf - that you guys could do a stellar job with it.

We have a Vampire Lord planned for later in the year Oct. Remy Tremblay (the same guy that sculpted our Vagrant Knight) has sculpted him and he's done a great job. He will be previewed the month before release, 1st Mon of the month as usual.

In fact, October will see us release 4 BaneLords!

Hekal Xul wrote:

Scottywan82 wrote:

Hekal Xul wrote:Awesome piece but as to be expected from Rackhams former number one sculptor. Very reminescent of his work with the Ophidians and Apostates which is where I'll try and proxy this guy into.

Wow! Didn't know that, but no that you say it, it completely makes sense!

Any chance he'll be sculpting some of the BaneLords?

He already has.
Ulric the Defiler, Autonomor
The Rose of Ker-Ys, Witchling

Blog
http://simonminiaturesculptor.blogspot.com/

maersdet wrote:

Scottywan82 wrote:

Hekal Xul wrote:

Scottywan82 wrote:

Hekal Xul wrote:Awesome piece but as to be expected from Rackhams former number one sculptor. Very reminescent of his work with the Ophidians and Apostates which is where I'll try and proxy this guy into.

Wow! Didn't know that, but no that you say it, it completely makes sense!

Any chance he'll be sculpting some of the BaneLords?

He already has.
Ulric the Defiler, Autonomor
The Rose of Ker-Ys, Witchling

Blog
http://simonminiaturesculptor.blogspot.com/

Some more then? Maybe something non-mutated?

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Maelstrom Games wrote:

Commander Cain wrote:The rat dude looks very cool but the warrior queen looks very oddly proportioned and does not looks as good a the artwork imo

Wehrkind wrote:I don't think it is that bad, but the paint job sort of makes it unclear to the eye where the torso is under all that armor and fur. Note that from the back with just the cape it looks fine. At least to me.

NAVARRO wrote:I think your tweaks, specially on the hip do not consider the fact the body is packed with gear and clothers around that area... so if you take off the clothes and gear with your version you will have a either a anorectic or male figure...

NAVARRO wrote:I dont agree with some of your critics mate sorry...
... When the hips are turned a bit the leg looks out off place on woman...

Wehrkind wrote:Women especially, since the thickness of the armor and general shape do a lot to hide the form, given that it is a non trivial proportion of many female thicknesses and doesn't follow their curves. In my experience, unless a woman is very tall, armor does often make them look a bit like they are wearing a barrel, unless it is very flimsy or extremely well made. Even chain mail tends to hang strangely and distort their shape.

Wehrkind wrote:I would like to meet this woman, and congratulate her on her proportions! If that is wrong, I don't want to be right!

Hi there,

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insaniak wrote:The Beastman standard is brilliant.

'Viktor'... I want to like it, but the way they have based him is throwing me off. I'm trying to look at the detail on the model, and instead I'm just waiting for him to fall over...

Maybe I just need more coffee.

Maelstrom Games wrote:BaneBeast preview time.

November’s BaneBeast is one that we think will get more than a few puzzled looks and more than a few scratched heads. Much of the feedback we have received over the past year, at least when it comes to BaneBeasts, has been of the “But what can I use it for?” variety, to which our normal reply is “Whatever you wish to use it for”, without trying to sound too clever or too smug. However, here at BaneLegions towers we feel it is time to reveal a little more of our plans and tell you exactly why we are making such esoteric beasties as Keirioc-cró, Conjunct XIII and Ophius, to name but three. In the interests of keeping the next BaneBeast at the forefront, however, we’ll do that next week rather than now – so expect some lovely new concept art, along with a few pointers as to what we are actually up to, during October!

For now though, focus your attention on November’s BaneBeast, Keirioc-cró, a mighty primeval sea-land creature brought to you by the insane talents of artist Stefan Kopinski and sculptor Stéphane NGuyen van Gioi. Be warned: he’s absolutely massive – that’s a 100x100mm base he’s on!

(snip)

Available to pre-order here http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=mae_blg_bnb_mon_017_000 Released 5th Nov 2011

JOHIRA wrote:CKAARACK is the first Banebeast that I have to say is just bad. It's still better than the average GW sculpt mind, but compared to the rest of the line it's really disappointing. The details are nice, but there is absolutely no sense of motion. In fact, it rather looks like what I would expect if I asked a model to pretend they were mid-swing but to hold the pose for an hour while I draw them.

KRAAN is good though. And Eirik is a joy to behold. He may be the best they've done yet. There's a fabulous sense of motion about him. I won't comment on the concept art that lacks minis other than to say that there is the potential for a lot of great stuff to be in the pipeline.

Last week, when unveiling the superb BaneBeast Keirioc-cró to you all, we mentioned that we’ll be revealing a little of our plans for the BaneLegions range in the future. We don’t want to reveal too much – for the future is, as always, a little nebulous – but we’ll be telling you about some of the exciting miniatures planned for 2012 as well giving away a few snippets about where BaneLegions is going.

As a range of miniatures, the BaneLegions will expand greatly over the next twelve months, and you can expect at least one BaneBeast and at least one (probably two) BaneLord per month to be released in 2012, just like in the latter half of 2011. This means there’ll probably be around thirty to forty BaneLegions miniatures released in 2012 – which, at least for us, is a lot of miniatures! We are very confident that they’ll match and even surpass the quality of those released in 2010; obviously we can see the concepts and work in progress and you guys can’t – we generally work around three or four months ahead of the release schedule – but we’ll show you some of those miniatures nearing completion today, as well as quite a few concepts that will be turned into miniatures over the next year or so.

December

First up, let’s show you what’s around the corner in December.

We have Ckaarakk (pronounced Karak), Tain of the Tarvax, who looks simply superb; and Maru, a Swordtooth that is incredibly large – he fits on a 50x100mm base! These two will make great Christmas presents, hint hint…

Some Work in Progress

Once those have sunk in, here’s a couple of the 2012 BaneLegions work in progress eye-candy to drool over…

Eirik Longaxe – our first true Norseman – is virtually ready, thanks to the awesome Sebastian Archer’s very quick sculpting skills, so will probably be a January release; and Kraan shouldn’t be too far away either, as Kraan on foot is now complete. If you look further down this page you can see Kraan’s concept, and thus work out he’s actually a foot and mounted set. He’s actually my personal favourite and I can’t wait to see the supremely talented Jacques-Alexander Gillois finish Kraan’s bear…!

The BaneLegions range

After you’ve recovered from all that, note above that we said as a range of miniatures. What this oblique reference means is that BaneLegions is not just a range of miniatures; with a few exceptions, each miniature is a part of something greater, a race if you like (in some cases a faction within a race), within a setting that will, ultimately, be familiar to most. In short, If you read the background of each miniature we have released so far, you will find some clues as to which race or faction they belong to, but little more than that. We have been deliberately implicit. In this post, we’ll be a little more explicit – starting with the names of some of the races (and the factions within those races, in brackets) that will feature – at least initially – in this setting. These are, in no particular order, the Seaxons (Mercia); the Fomorians (Baalor); the Érainn (Uí Néill); the Albainn (Fortriu); the Norse (Scylfing); the Ysians (Ker-Ys); the Atalantians (Ilios); the Khthones (Gorgo); the Romani (Brython).

In stating these, you should be able to work out exactly why this setting should be familiar to most: it is our own. An alternate version, maybe, but it is still recognisable. For anyone who knows their history, they will understand that there are many other races and factions within this setting and period of history – and therefore, the above are simply the start.

Let’s go into a little detail with some of these races.

Seaxons (Mercia)

The fierce and brutal Penda the Bloody-Handed, King of Mercia, has fought against both his enemies and himself to become the pre-eminent power in Britain. As a direct descendent of Woden and ruler of the only Seaxon kingdom to stay true to the Old Gods, Penda believes that only he and his Mercians are strong enough to turn back the raids of the Norse, to fight against the incursions of the Fomorians, to resist the depradations of the Ysians in this age of darkness the Romani have created. The Christian kingdoms of the Brythons and the Seaxons are too weak; the Albainn too insular; the Érainn locked into a war they cannot win. Only Mercia can bring light back into the world.

Meloda, Warrior-Queen of Mercia; Cearl, Werwulf Thegn; Creoda, Gúthwulf

Fomorians (Baalor)

Evil, degenerate sea creatures from the ice-bound realms beyond the north-west of Eriu and Alba, the Fomorians are a declining, decaying race that subjugate humans and beasts alike to keep their flesh alive. The foul, self-proclaimed Destroyer of the North – Baalor, the Eye in the Ice – is hell-bent on overpowering the kingdoms of man and will stop at nothing to expand the power he already wields from his island fortress upon Toraigh. As well as the Warriors and Reavers of Baalor – men that have willingly turned to his side – the Gabrax, the Tarvax, innumerable ice-beasts of many different kinds and sea-devils that lurk beneath the water bring darkness to the world in his name.

Kraan, Tain of Baalor; Tundaar, Skull-Bearer of Baalor; Maagaan, Warlock of Baalor; Brunchaath the Vile, Tain of the Gabrax; Daachuch the Broken, Skull-Bearer of the Gabrax; Ckaarakk, Tain of the Tarvax; Kaastaruk, Skull-Bearer of the Gabrax; Keirioc-cró, The Sea Devil; Maru, Swordtooth

Albainn (Fortriu)

Kermorannac, Savage Oghurüc

Norse (Scylfing)

The Norse, under their expansionist Yngling Kings, are raiding the coasts of Midgard more and more in search of plunder, land or even just for battle. Already the Seaxon kingdom of Bernicia pays tribute to the Scylfing King, Ingjald Anundsson, and it is only a matter of time before the longship raids – raids that bring Norsemen, Troll, Jötunn, Risar and many other foul giants of the northlands to war – strike against other lands of the weakling south and west.

Eirik Longaxe, Steersman of Hrafnen; Vörtun, Troll Jarl; Gjöll, Troll Vane-Bearer

Ysians (Ker-Ys)

The Ysians of Armorica are no longer bound just to that desolate and broken land, for the Merovingian kings now kneel to Euryalia, the Queen of Ker-Ys. The Ysians, with their degenerate fleshsmiths and theurgists, their drunes and aberrations, their mutants and vivicocts, have brought fear and loathing to the lands in the east and the seas in the west. The madness and depravity of a people without order or law, a ruinous anti-society that even mother earth turns from, is destroying and subverting everything in its path; for the lures of the cities of the Ysians, lures that have no bounds or rules, have a power that few can resist.

The Rose of Ker-Ys, Witchling; Ulric the Defiler, Autonomor; Euryalia, Queen of Ker-Ys; Conjunct XIII, Vivicoct

Khthones (Gorgo)

The Khthones, once simply called the sklávoi, have taken advantage of the Atalantians’ hubris to rise against their former masters and break the chains of their slavery. Led by the implacable Gorgon known as Ophius, and counting among their number the Gorgonar, Krokodar and Sávrar – as well as other mighty beasts of Khthon – the ferocious savagery of the Khthones is only matched by their hunger for the downfall of Atalantia and its people. Their motivation is purely that of vengeance; whilst they will defend their crumbling lands against the raids of the Fomorians and the Ysians, as they have done in the past for their former masters, only the death of the Atalantian race – or, at the very least, their return to the stars – will satisfy the rage of the Khthones.

Ophius, Gorgon Lord; Vilthiss, Champion of Khthon; Issithill, Shrieker of Khthon; Svrill, Wielder of Khthon; Megálávra, Bull Krokodar; Vókkinak, Krokodar Blood Drinker; Kadámastar, Ancient Devourer

Ending Speculation

Now we’ve got all that out of the way, it’s probably time to end a bit of speculation we’ve read out there in internet-land. We are most definitely working towards releasing a skirmish wargame that will be appearing at some point over the next few years. We cannot say much more than that simply because we will not be restricted to any kind of deadline. It will be ready when it is ready, and not before. To be clear, most of the miniatures within the BaneLegions range will feature in this wargame, either within the races/factions mentioned above or others not mentioned; just not initially. We will not say which ones won’t, because (like all things) nothing is set in stone and, when all’s said and done, we do not wish to restrict ourselves to just the above setting anyway. If we fancy releasing a cool miniature that has no bearing on the forthcoming skirmish wargame, we’ll release it! So fear not, if your favourite BaneLord or BaneBeast is not listed above!

Phew!

Crikey! We hope you’ve found all this illuminating and interesting, and we also hope you’ll stay with us for the foreseeable future. There’s exciting times ahead, not least because there are even more surprises than the above in store for you all. We believe that one miniature in particular – almost ready for release – will have even more of an impact than the superb Terror of Fortriu; sculpted by the incomparable Daniel Cockersell, the mighty Krull will knock your socks off.

Until next time, keep it BaneLegions!

Maelstrom Games wrote:Zed,
I applaud what you have done - it pleases me to see that somebody has taken the time to think about it all - and you are almost right with everything you say. Well done sir!

Our game - the name of which will be revealed over Christmas - will be set within an alternate Dark Ages around northwest Europe, beginning in the year 650; it is an exciting and mystifying time in our own history (at least from our viewpoint but probably not from theirs), and in reality almost all (western) fantasy stems from this period, thanks to Tolkien mostly.

All right.

Seaxons - spot on, but Beowulf at this time is already a legend within the Seaxons. In reality the Mercians were originally Angles (Anglaland, England), but using Angles, Jutes and Saxons could get a little confusing so I'm just going to call them Seaxons.

Fomorians - spot on.

The Albainn are the Picts, pure and simple. They are not Scots - there is a difference, for the Scots were originally an Irish tribe, of course. Dál Riata will feature but that kingdom is totally subservient to the Albainn (as they were in reality at that time).

Norse - spot on.

Érainn (Uí Néill) - spot on.

The Khthones and the Atalantians have a symbiotic relationship. They both reside on Atalantia - Atlantis, which is slowly crumbling into the sea around the northern Bay of Biscay, well into the Atlantic. The Atalantians are men; the Khthones were their slaves. The Ilioses are "sun people" - there are other factions within the Atalantians, such as Astéres, Fengáres... if you know your Greek you'll work those two out too. (There's another clue there also). I won't say too much about these two as yet - I've got to leave some stuff nebulous! - but expect the first Atalantian miniature in early 2012.

The Brythons are the Romano-British left in Wales/West Wales after the Romans left. Here be Dragons... and Artos... but not as he is depicted in high fantasy.

The Romans will definitely be a part of things, but won't be called Romans. In 550 they re-conquered Italy from their eastern empire and in our setting's time they are hell-bent on recovering their lost empire of the west. There's two clues in there... and yes, Ulmons will be a part of them...

Rat-men... yes, but I'll leave that nebulous for now. There should be some secrets!

I can tell you now: there will be no Orcs; there will be no Elves; there will be no Dwarfs. They have been done to death and we are, frankly, fed up of seeing such things. Our setting is man and beast. fethed up man and beast, but man and beast nonetheless. Thus, Erec One-Arm - whilst you are indeed correct that Càrn Corm is, effectively, Cairngorm - he will not feature and neither will his fellows. That's not to say that Orcs, Elves and Dwarfs won't feature as separate miniatures in BaneLegions, of course - because they already do.

One more thing: our game will be dark fantasy. It won't be for the faint-hearted. We may even self-impose an 18 rating on it. It will be a game for adults and will depict many horrifying things. There will be no black and white: it will be all shades of grey...!

With that, just time to say that I'm glad you all like what we're doing, and hopefully you guys will be as excited as we are now when it all surfaces...!

Cheers

Rob

Fenriswulf wrote:Mjagnir. Now that's what a Chaos Troll should look like! It's going on my want list.

bobilero wrote:WOW!!
Let me guess the sculptor.... Daniel Cockersell

bobilero wrote:Can you "tease" the size?

Maelstrom Games wrote:

bobilero wrote:Can you "tease" the size?

BIG! ;-)

Maelstrom Games wrote:Hehe Galagaak is more like face to chest ahainst Krull........

AgeOfEgos wrote:What's the release schedule like for any more gators?

Maelstrom Games wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:What's the release schedule like for any more gators?

Our guys will actually be crocodilian

Nothing till 2012 on that front.

Maelstrom Games wrote:Werewolves Jotunn will be first half of 2012 - nothing more concrete than that at the mo I'm afraid! I'm not being deliberately coy - these things take time and we'll know more after Xmas.

scipio.au wrote:Who is the guy with the crusader shield in the pics?

praetor24 wrote:Not just bits and pieces Please

SilverMK2 wrote:

praetor24 wrote:Not just bits and pieces Please

I don't think they've shown us his bits and pieces yet actually

Have to say that the more I see some of these guys (especially the big chaps), the more I am interested in getting a couple. Perhaps in another 50 years when I have finally finished my other projects

AgeOfEgos wrote:RE: Your crocs--what scale do you imagine they will be--say compared to heavy Warbeasts...or?

Maelstrom Games wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:RE: Your crocs--what scale do you imagine they will be--say compared to heavy Warbeasts...or?

Probably bigger than the Wrastler, but they'll fit on a 50x50mm base. That's all I'm saying!

Cheers

Rob

Maelstrom Games wrote:...and here:

http://banelegions.maelstromgames.co.uk/?tag=bnb-019

Painter: Ben Komets
Master: blah

Maelstrom Games wrote:The Jötunn will be released in the first quarter of 2012, all being well.

Yes, our wargame will include all sorts of troop types - not just monsters and characters. Watch this space!

Maelstrom Games wrote:
Yes, our wargame will include all sorts of troop types - not just monsters and characters. Watch this space!

bobilero wrote:Simply AMAZING , I wish I couls see him face to face with a FW Bloodthister (wich is 40L more expensive) to see this 2 titans together!

Kroothawk wrote:For the same reasons the Maru model is not working for me:
The bloated nose looks wrong, the mane is of the Trish school and has no resemblance to real fur (both correct in the concept sketch). And the leather strap on the hind leg is a fetish thing without any purpose.

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Maelstrom Games wrote:I don't quite know why Maru has evoked such opinion - I would have thought it was obvious he was a fantasy monster, myself, but what do I know...!

Maelstrom Games wrote:Guys,
What can I say? The head looks fine to me, I have the model in front of me right now and I see nothing wrong with a) how it was intended and b) how it has turned out.

Bobilero,
It's very kind of you to suggest how you think Maru should look, but to me what you've done makes him look like a wolf.

Maru's not changing - as far as I'm concerned, he's fine as he is and exactly how we intended him to be. You don't have to like him in any way, but it's pointless to tell me how he "should" look - because he looks exactly how we intended him to look.

Cheers

Rob

Maelstrom Games wrote:Guys,
What can I say? The head looks fine to me, I have the model in front of me right now and I see nothing wrong with a) how it was intended and b) how it has turned out.

Bobilero,
It's very kind of you to suggest how you think Maru should look, but to me what you've done makes him look like a wolf.

Maru's not changing - as far as I'm concerned, he's fine as he is and exactly how we intended him to be. You don't have to like him in any way, but it's pointless to tell me how he "should" look - because he looks exactly how we intended him to look.

Cheers

Rob

StarFyre wrote:the bane demon is very cool so will get for sure, but it's considerably smaller than the FW bloodthirster.

The bloodthirster, IIRC, is about 8-9 inches to the top of it's head (12 inches with the axe/wings).

The bane demon is listed as 150 mm, which is about 5.9 inches tall.

Sanjay

Maelstrom Games wrote:Apart from... here's Eirik:

Maelstrom Games wrote:Guys
I really appreciate you taking the time to post pictures of big cats, but I think you need to take a step back a little. Maru is a Swordtooth - he's not a big cat and nor is he a sabre-toothed cat, he's our version of a monstrous felid.
...
I don't quite know why Maru has evoked such opinion - I would have thought it was obvious he was a fantasy monster, myself, but what do I know...!

scipio.au wrote:...I'm not sure a human can pull off the odd angle combination that his arms and the axe make due to the extreme over-rotation of his right forearm.

Maelstrom Games wrote:The Albainn are the Picts, pure and simple. They are not Scots - there is a difference, for the Scots were originally an Irish tribe, of course. Dál Riata will feature but that kingdom is totally subservient to the Albainn (as they were in reality at that time).

Maelstrom Games wrote:Heh,
We all thought that when we saw Seb's work, too; but it turns out that it's entirely possible. I agree it takes your eye a bit of getting used to, and my eye immediately thought it wasn't correct, but after trying it - well, I can do it, and so can some of the fatties on our staff. Admittedly with a broom. So it can't be impossible, because we can bend ourselves that way.

I'm happy with Eirik, very happy with him, just like I'm happy with Maru. As long as I'm happy then the sculpt is fine and we'll release it, regardless of what anybody else thinks. We will never, ever go down the route of canvassing opinion before we release a miniature, because that way madness lies and we aren't releasing what we want to release - we're releasing what we think people want, which is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Maelstrom Games wrote:Heh,
We all thought that when we saw Seb's work, too; but it turns out that it's entirely possible. I agree it takes your eye a bit of getting used to, and my eye immediately thought it wasn't correct, but after trying it - well, I can do it, and so can some of the fatties on our staff. Admittedly with a broom. So it can't be impossible, because we can bend ourselves that way.

Maybe someone would like to try it, and take a photo (not barechested though, eh?)

I'm happy with Eirik, very happy with him, just like I'm happy with Maru. As long as I'm happy then the sculpt is fine and we'll release it, regardless of what anybody else thinks. We will never, ever go down the route of canvassing opinion before we release a miniature, because that way madness lies and we aren't releasing what we want to release - we're releasing what we think people want, which is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Watch out for painted versions of December's releases over the next few weeks!

Cheers

Rob

Maelstrom Games wrote:Praetor24,
And I tell you, that pose is not impossible. I've done it. Some of the staff have done it. Ergo, it's not impossible, whatever you claim.

Believe me, we have a lot of back and forth between ourselves and the sculptors, and if we didn't believe it was right, we would have had it changed. It's not as if Seb just sent him to us without having any discussion about it. There is a large element of QC to each miniature we make.

I can't help what you believe, but I know Eirik's pose is perfectly feasible. <shrug> Not a lot more I can say, because I sense you won't be swayed on that, just like I won't be swayed. Let's just agree to disagree.

Cheers

Rob

lord marcus wrote:I agree with praetor, the wrist would be dislocated.

Dysartes wrote:

lord marcus wrote:I agree with praetor, the wrist would be dislocated.

Interesting - I've just tested the pose, and while it was uncomfortable, it seemed to be doable.

Kroothawk wrote:

Dysartes wrote:

lord marcus wrote:I agree with praetor, the wrist would be dislocated.

Interesting - I've just tested the pose, and while it was uncomfortable, it seemed to be doable.

The static pose in itself is doable, but it is impossible to hit someone with the axe without getting one hand off the axe.

Maelstrom Games wrote:Praetor24,
And I tell you, that pose is not impossible. I've done it. Some of the staff have done it. Ergo, it's not impossible, whatever you claim.

Maelstrom Games wrote:Lol @ Scipio. Are you sure?

I'll get Tim to do it and photograph him when he gets back off holiday, he's a lanky sod like Eirik.

Never mind all that...

How about a 25% sale on all BaneLegions miniatures, from now until the 21st of November?

http://banelegions.maelstromgames.co.uk/

Check it out, guys...!

scipio.au wrote:You've never heard that phrase? Usually a comeback to someone when claiming that they did something (or someone(!)) awesome. I thought it would be humorous in this context, with people (including me) saying NOOO and you saying YESSS. Also, it would work to shut people up. (once again, including me).

Sidstyler wrote:Indeed, I love Krull. Especially the head, that's what a demon is supposed to look like, a sinister mother-fether that's going to rip your skin off. Not like the GW version of a "demon" which is grinning stupidly at you like a child would after farting loudly in public.

lord marcus wrote:Hip protecting lammelar would be longer.

kenshin620 wrote:I do have to wonder though, how would this compare to say a 1/16 greek hoplite model?

Maelstrom Games wrote:There's a scale pic on the blog

Maelstrom Games wrote:There's a scale pic on the blog

Released 4th Jan 2012 - available for pre-order now here http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=mae_blg_bnb_mon_020_000 You can save 17% using the ITS-CHRISTMAS-2011 voucher at checkout (expires 4th Dec)

New lord (or two) to come one Monday!

Maelstrom Games wrote:Monday, the 5th of December ;o)

Maelstrom Games wrote:Glad you like Kraan and Drast guys!

Bobilero,
Yes, Kraan is a "foot and mounted" release, so you get both foot and mounted versions for the £29.99 (RRP).

Regarding Krull, he's proved very popular and we have struggled slightly to keep up with demand; however, we're confident all pre-orders will be sorted by the end of this week. Apologies, but his popularity has proved even greater than we thought...

Great!

Navarro,
No, Aragorn now works for GW; but we had a few sculpts from him before he started work for GW that we haven't released yet; Drast is one of them.[/quote]

Even more great!! Some big monster or Minotaur maybe...?