Hello all,


edit:

here is a link to the Ogres&Orcs kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aenorminiatures/ogres-and-orcs


here is a link to theTrolls & Goblins kickstarter for people who clicked on page 1 first!
Trolls & Goblins Kickstarter campaign



I'd like to introduce my new miniature range: Aenor Miniatures

as you can see the first models are fantasy characters and modern horror. The scale is 30mm (you can see some comparaison pics on the fb page)
for now there are just high quality resin castings, but there will be metal versions later

you can follow us on the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AenorMiniatures/
and get the miniature from our website: https://aenorminiatures.com/en

Nice looking stuff so far!

Awesome stuff. I like the barbarian and priest!

Looks good!

I liked the zombies so much I ordered them. We messaged over FB & I paid via PP. He gave me an eta (today) & that's when they turned up! Great casts with little flash.
Cheers!

thanks for the feedback (and for the order, now I'm waiting for you to paint them! )

I'll post a few previews later, I'm interested in feedback from gamers perspective

for now I have posted a few scale comparaison pictures with different manufacturers, they should mix with a lot of range. I'll make some GW comp pics later, need to figure what pertient (and modern) models I have around.

next to hasslefree:


next to zombicide:








next to rackham


next to reaper:


redboxgame:

The website is now online! https://aenorminiatures.com/en

You can order the miniatures from here and for the holidays you will get free shipping for all orders of 60€ and more (until the end of the year).
You can also get the miniatures in bundles at a reduced price (this should last until more realeses come).

I'm not really sure how this works, but is there a U.S. reseller (or a way to get them over here)? That barbarian is absolutely beautiful.

thanks!
no resellers yet, but you can order them from the online shop: https://aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/all (barbarian is on p2, or just check the fantasy section)

shipping is 2€ for France, 3€ for UE and 4€ for rest of the world (I should write it somewhere, still working on the site!) but as said above you get free shipping for orders of 60€ and more until the end of the year

let me know if you have any problem!

Awesome miniatures, looking forward to more stuff!

Uh, I absolutely love that witch. This looks like a mighty good start.

here is a little preview of some goblins... coming later this year, there should be enough for a warband or even a small army if the reception is good enough






I'd be interested to hear from a gamer perspective what kind of weapon options you'd like to see, if you prefer to have the shield cast with the mini or be optionnal, etc...
I guess those would be used in skirmish games with small warbands, but you could use them to build regiment as well if you prefer mass battle games.

Wonderful.

These look wonderful, so full of character.

Personally I'd prefer final look and practicality over loads of different options if you can get it to look natural and get the fit to be pretty secure then options is good.

But thin joins that will fall off all the time or compromised poses would be bad.

What kind of future plans for them are you mulling over? Frostgrave warband perhaps?

With metals, as close to single-piece castings as possible (with good strong join points on any pieces that do require assembly) is my preference.

Lots of single-pose castings would probably be best.

Really great sculpts, your sculpting for Mantic was fantastic.

thanks guys!

I have in mind any game you may want to use them for, but of course Frothgrave looks like the best choice (even though I have to admit I've never played it and don't know that much of it).
I've also had someone comment he'd like to use them for a Saga warband and if I can get enough of them produced you could even have regiment of them for WFB/AOS, 9th Age or KoW, but resin/metal minis are probably a bit pricey compared to the plastic options around when building large regiments.
Not sure yet how much of them there will be, I plan to use crowdfunding to realese them as it would be very hard/long to build a full range of them the traditional way.

@scarletsquig, I like the ideas of many single pose castings too (and maybe relying on conversions to get more poses done rather than options)
and @Vorian, I also prefer look over multipart option

However on another forum they are all for optionnal shields (though I don't think it works nicely on very detailed minis, you can't have handles or straps like on those).
What do you think about having some without shields and an optional shield to add either on left arm or to a straop on the back?

For some of them I'll have to separate the hands/weapons for casting/pose, so I may have alternate weapons here, but it would be the exception rather than the rule

how does it sounds?

if the minis are sold in packs would you mind if they have different equipement options or if some are cast with their shield while other have a separate one?
with regiments in mind I'd think you'd want packs of similar models, but a horde of missmatched guys could be good for goblins?

what are the prefered weapon/armors in the different games?

I'll keep posting new models for feedback (already have some done but I need to make good pics, and maybe to keep some surprises for later!)

Your goblins are really cool! Any chance of hobgoblins?

Well, I would be interested in them more to paint - and as you point out if the shields are optional you can't have the straps etc so you've compromised the look for variability.

With something like Frostgrave you have quite a bit of freedom with weapons because they are defined so loosely.

The different types of warriors are listed here: http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/building-frostgrave-warband.html?m=1

I love the hodgepodge nature of them, so all sorts of spears, swords, halbards, clubs, clevers etc with the same fantastic character to them! A few archers would be welcome too.

I think in terms of heroes a Chieftain, wizard and wizards apprentice are the minimum you'd want to go with.

Looking forward to seeing more!

I would definitely vote against separate shields. It just doesn't make sense on models like these.

I imagine these will mostly be used for either painting fun or low count skirmish games, so you definitely need a few archers, a distinctive leader, a wizard, and some sort of big brute, monster, or cavalry option to cover most things people look for in a skirmish size game.

I also think you should change the face of the one with the spear/halberb to be more morphologically similar to the other two. He looks like a different species and seems out of place to me.

Just fantastic! My wife and I have plans to make a cityscape using Tabletop World's beautiful buildings with a wall around it. I think I just found some characterful villains for the setup!

There's no need to change the thin faced one, the variety of faces is a great thing.

Aenor, I don't suppose you have any scale photos of them do you?

I love the one with the cleaver

@MLaw: not in the short future, but I have been thinking about it too. No real plan though, I've been thinking about all kind of greenskins, including half-orcs and more Tolkien like orcs (opposed to the big muscular ones). But depending what you expect from hobgoblins that may work? The taller, skinnier goblins could also be half hobgoblins in my mind, I wanted a mix of body types.

@Vorian: thanks for the link, very helpfull! I should get the rules someday but this is a good start, and I've some wip that would fit some of the warrior types.
I have some bowmen, the chieftain almost done and an old wise goblin who could be the wizard (though I may do an actual wizard too) as well as a shaman WIP... and the wizard apprentice is a great idea, lots of potential!
No comparaison pics yet, but I'll make some. Those ones are 24mm top of the head except the tall one who is 26-27mm top of the head.

@Gallahad: yes I agree for shields. What I have in mind is to make optionnal ones when the joint would be mostly hidden, so it wouldn't really matter, or just supply a shield you could glue on the back for minis with back straps so if you just want cool looking minis you can ignore the shield and WYSIWYG players can still have the correct equipement.
Big brutish goblin would be nice to vary body types and I've some monsters on the way. I plan to do cavalery too but probably later as those are big plans!
I like the head on the tall skinny goblin, as I said I want them to be as different as possible, to make them a real mix of sizes and morphologies rather than clones like plastic ranges. Once there as more he may blend better with other goblins who would have a morphology halfway between those.

@SlaveToDorkness: eheh, maybe your city would be some kind of labyrinth?

@RiTides: what about one with TWO cleavers?!

Hopefully the apprentice Is comically inept!

Will we get a gloriously fat little goblin?

Really nice selection of models.

thanks Silver!

Vorian wrote:
Hopefully the apprentice Is comically inept!

Will we get a gloriously fat little goblin?

hopefully, and maybe

here is a new survivor, suited up for the zombie apocalypse, ready to smash heads with his hockey stick or pistol (I guess he could be a secret agent as well!)
30mm scale, sculpted with beesputty






he's available for preorder from https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en
you can get 1 resin master, or 2 at a discounted price if you want to build both options (you also get free shipping on orders of 60 euros and more)






and next to the other minis:

Nice! Looks like Neal Patrick Harris.

I didn't push the facial likeness as much as I could, but let's say I may have been inspired by a character he played
I was considering naming him Swarley, any thoughts?

Reminds me of this guy

I'm sure it is entirely unintentional...

But you have captured someone's likeness pretty well


I would go with a "Benny" or other name that subverts the classy vibes this guy is putting out.

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Reminds me of this guy

Yes I get the feeling someone has been watching iZombie too. And for the record Mr Anders is a bad ass! I have loved his characters since I first saw him in Alias

So a great sculpt that is like him but wisely, not totally like him for obvious reasons. Shall have to pick this one up!

 Siygess wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Reminds me of this guy

Yes I get the feeling someone has been watching iZombie too. And for the record Mr Anders is a bad ass! I have loved his characters since I first saw him in Alias

So a great sculpt that is like him but wisely, not totally like him for obvious reasons. Shall have to pick this one up!

I have been watching iZombie (saison 1, need to watch saison 2), but no, I didn't even think of him at all!
if that was him I wouldn't have said he was a survivor, rather the zombie hunting humans for their brains
but I can see the likeness indeed! funny, I also saw him in 24 just 2 weeks ago.

 Vain wrote:
I'm sure it is entirely unintentional...

But you have captured someone's likeness pretty well

Spoiler:

I would go with a "Benny" or other name that subverts the classy vibes this guy is putting out.

that's more like it, for the pose at least. Of course I had to depart a bit from the character to make him a proper badass zombie hunter
and that's where I was going with the name "Swarley" (remember the events at a Starbuck-like coffee shop)

Any idea how far the goblins are off?

That is one dapper zombie hunter.

Vorian wrote:
Any idea how far the goblins are off?

I'm curently busy with comissions and want to have a few more stuff ready (maybe some casting and paintjob too) before launching a crowdfunding campaign, so we are a few weeks away from that, maybe 1 or 2 months just to the start of the campaign!

Good news, looking forward to it

the suited survivor is now in stock and ready for shipping

https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/all

sorry for those who have been waiting for the goblins, but things keep beeing delayed, hopefully the invasion can start this summer!

here is a teaser with 2 more of them




and here is an alien adventurer looking for lost treasures (maybe in a jungle, considering his machete)
he'll come before the goblin, but I'll give you more details in the next few days!

 Aenor wrote:

and here is an alien adventurer looking for lost treasures (maybe in a jungle, considering his machete)
he'll come before the goblin, but I'll give you more details in the next few days!

Now that is one awesome figure!

No doubt he is off chasing after crystal skulls...

I really can't wait for those goblins. They are excellent

thanks guys!

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:


No doubt he is off chasing after crystal skulls...

Heresy!
OK, I confess I was considering this as an option myself

surprise! alien invaders from outer space are coming on kickstarter!


please have a look: Alien Invasion Kickstarter campaign



I'd post individual pics, but they are about the same size, so I'll rather post multi-angle pics later when they are edited


these are not part of the kickstarter but I have some painted pics of the zombies to show too (btw, the aliens may be responsible for the zombie outbreak!)






and for those wondering about the goblin, they are still coming, but I'm testing KS with a low scale campaign before launching a bigger one with greener, meaner invaders

Love the Einstein alien!

The zombies are really nice as well.

Is there any chance to get scale shots of them next to a popular board game zombie (Zombicide) for scale purposes?

I need that trucker zombie with a "MAGA" hat!

the aliens are about 20mm to the eyes, 22-23 top of the head, I'll make pics next to humans for scale

I posted comparaison pics of the zombies and other minis in the range page1 but something messed with them, here you have some pics of the zombies next to BP ones
Aenor's one should fit in zombicide


if the images vanish again you can see many comparaison pics on the facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/AenorMiniatures/photos/a.1091077977680151.1073741831.1089525861168696/1091078181013464/?type=3&theater

Thanks!

Those scale nicely. I need some zombies now.

everybody needs zombies

and here are the multi-angle pics of the aliens:











KS address reminder : Alien Invasion Kickstarter campaign

here is the first stretch goal from Alien Invasion Kickstarter campaign

you had a preview, but here he in all his glory!

And he was just funded, at least in resin! There is now a pledge level just for him, or he can be added to another pledge
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785203465/alien-invasion?ref=3z5uvj
The metal version should be unlocked soon, and then another alien may be introduced!

Do'Kjonnz the clumsy Tomb Raider has been unlocked, but it looks like in his quest for lost idols, he's now facing a terrible adversary...

The Unnameable High Priest of the Elder Gods from Outer Space!

this is the next stretch goal, and like the previous one, it'll be unlocked in resin first (with scenery) and then metal (with or without scenery)

(the miniature is still a work in progress sculpt, more WIP will be posted during the campaign)

I have also added pledge levels for the new miniature + scenery options

The Unnameable High Priest of the Elder Gods from Outer Space has been funded in resin with his scenery elements, and should be unlocked in metal as well soon
here are a few more wip




less than 2 days left if you want to pledge!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785203465/alien-invasion

last 24h and a new stretch goal:



K'Ri is an authentic princess, but she left the comfort of her palace for a life of adventures. She travelled through a large part of the galaxy, smuggled toys for poor kids with a sleigh rider, fought against, and along, the space pirates, escaped a zombie apocalypse, discovered some ancient idols in lost temples with a charming archeologist... or was he a scoundrel? she isn't quite sure... but most of this was for a greater goal: defeating the Evil Galactic Empire!
Anywhere she goes, she is accompanied by her fluffy little follower: Mr. φ.Sher. This small creature indulges in sleeping and catching small aquatic creatures. But he also occasionally proves himself useful in action!
The third member of the trio looks like a rolling garbage can, or maybe a cooler for preserving Mr φ.Sher's prey? And why does it keep emitting all those annoying Bip Bip Biiip sounds? Nobody really knows what the deal is with this piece of scrap metal... until it's too late!

The Aliens are now in the online shop!

https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en

I didn't post the final picture of the High Priest, but here he is:








and here are some new fantasy characters! they are on preorder in the shop (read here)

a thief with 2 left hand choices





a barbarian warrior with 2 head choices





and a gipsy witch with her cat

Those humans are lovely, will have to order them.

Also, the traditional enquiry about the goblins... any sign yet?

Wonderful models.

These sculpts are great Sylvain!!

thanks guys!

Vorian: I'll be posting soon about the goblins! they should be on kickstarter next month


btw, I forgot to say, but there is currently bundles at reduced price on the 3 preorder models or the older models (just the fantasy ones, or fantasy+horror)

and there are bundles for Halloween with the Aliens or Horror figures at reduced price, until November first!

I love everything about that barbarian except the noodle axe. It is a personal pet peeve and seems to be becoming a trend. If anything, the axe haft should be bent in the opposite direction. A haft bent the way you have sculpted it would send the force up and away (relative to straight haft) from whatever skull he is trying to cleave.

I like the witch.

 Aenor wrote:


Vorian: I'll be posting soon about the goblins! they should be on kickstarter next month

Yay. Are there many sculpts finished that we haven't seen yet?

Gallahad wrote:I love everything about that barbarian except the noodle axe. It is a personal pet peeve and seems to be becoming a trend. If anything, the axe haft should be bent in the opposite direction. A haft bent the way you have sculpted it would send the force up and away (relative to straight haft) from whatever skull he is trying to cleave.

interesting and constructing comment... I figured this would increase the force a bit, but I guess I got my physic wrong, and of course you can't trust other designers and sculptors! I'll stick to straight axes for now. Hey, you can have a look at the other barbarian, he has much simpler axes

Vorian wrote:

 Aenor wrote:


Vorian: I'll be posting soon about the goblins! they should be on kickstarter next month

Yay. Are there many sculpts finished that we haven't seen yet?

depends what you call many, or finished... I have a certain number of finished ones, some of wich you have seen, and others you haven't, and a greater number of unfinished ones you haven't seen!
and also something that is not completly finished, and not goblins!

Intriguing, Orcs? Trolls?

well... not orcs

My boy loves Trolls of all varieties for some reason - next month could be getting expensive!

I'll be posting more about the goblins and their "little friends" later this week, but for now just some pics with a reminder of 2 bundles you can get for halloween!



https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/halloween-horror-bundle





https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/bundle-aliens-complete-serie

you can get these bundles for 40€ each until November 5th

I'd love to see that Swarley model with just a briefcase.

now that's an idea!


but for now, here is a little teaser of things coming!

Yay, more Goblins. Out of the many lines of them, these are my favorite by a country mile

Loving the goblins! They will definitely make an appearance as antagonists in my upcoming fantasy city build!

Those goblins are perfect!

thanks for the comments about the goblins, they are my favourite miniatures to sculpt!

and now they are live on Kickstarter, with some hired muscles! (the troll is still a WIP)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785203465/trolls-and-goblins

Let's get lots of these Goblins unlocked now


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And funded already, yay

Eager to see the new gobbos!

That troll is a sexy beast.

thanks guys!

the first goblins stretch goals are here, the first is already unlocked, and the second should be soon!

Past 1, 500 now, so that's both the new guys added and on to the next reveals!

yep, here is the next one!



This is Skrohll the venerable, this old Goblin likes nothing more than collecting (or rather stealing) books, scrolls, or any kind of papers, although he generally loses interest once he gets his hands on them, and moves to the next one. He may not look very dangerous, but don't underestimate him, goblins don't live to be this old without a few tricks up their sleeves!

Ha, awesome - does he have an apprentice to come maybe??

that's something I'd like to add at some point
I don't have started to work on him though, and there is a lot I want to add too!

Would just make it suitable for Frostgrave

if it's just about having 2 magic users, you may re-read the 2nd update for a hint

but for now, the next stretch goal is a new troll!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785203465/trolls-and-goblins

That new troll must be a plumber! Lol

Love it.

I absolutely love these, first minis in a long time that I just look at and want to paint right now.

thanks, it's a pleasure to read such comments

and now the 2nd troll is funded, next is another goblin with bow!
and then we'll just need a last one for a full unique sculpts goblin warband!


(wip)

I like the bare chest on him - reminds me of a goblin version of the Red Box "The Craven"

He isn't bare chested, he just has bare arms

here are some better pictures
(the new guy wiht bow is still a wip)

taking a break from the goblin KS , all the new releases are now in stock (see previous page)
you can get them individually or as a bundle (we also have bundles for the first releases, all ending december 15th)

https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en


ok, not a real break, here are some new pics of the trolls!

The new goblin with bow has been unlocked, as well as a second head for the first troll

so technicaly you can now do a band of 3 different trolls for your favourite wargames and I've added a pledge/add-on for 3 Trolls for 60€

(everything is WIP, especialy the nex head, expect it to change a lot)




and the next SG is a champion in rusty armor (wip too, as he is a change of plan)
he'll come with a choice of shield or dagger for the left hand



and just so I don't leave you with just WIP, here is a teaser of more Goblin who could be unlocked later

That champion is very different to what I was expecting. An interesting take! Will his weapons be rag tag like the rest of the goblins or more finely crafted like his armour?

I really hope we get up to 20 unique sculpts!

He'll have an old, broken and rusty knight's sword and shield, but don't worry, he should blend well with the other one, his armor won't stay that clean and finely crafted

I hope we unlock 20 unique sculpt, but we need to find some new backers for that! don't hesitate to spread the word to any place you can think of

Those are some lovely goblins!

Edit - link to the Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785203465/trolls-and-goblins

thanks RiTides

the 10th Goblin has been unlocked, so the Warband pledge now comes with 10 unique sculpts!

and the 11th Goglin is this one:

Love him. Just the individual looking mook I want!

hopefully he'll be unlocked soon

here is a new WIP of the Goblin Champion:



and a graphic of what you get in the Warband pledge:



and you now have the option to get miniatures individualy if you just want some of them

Champion turned out amazingly, good job!

thanks!

next stretch goal is a goblin with club:




and we now have graphics to show what's in each pledge and what you can add/get individually

there is a new stretch goal, a big boss!


and I've posted some scale pics:

Those Trolls are awesome! I realy like the Big Boss too!

after a crazy night, and with 37h to go, we've unlocked 4 more Goblins!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1785203465/trolls-and-goblins

some are WIP





and the current SG (he'll also have a bow option)

we are having a crazy final, trying to unlock a half giant, after unlocking a total of 20 goblins! so the 20 minis pledge is all unique sculpt!









he's 7cm tall!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

​the giant is in!


and here is the standard bearer, if we unlock him we can make proper regiments!

options for regiments of 20 goblins with hand weapons and shields or with bow!

Some fantastic sculpts here . Congrats on running such a great campaign!

22 little Goblins in the end? Great to see it doing so well

Thanks guys!

Yes, 22 goblins, 2 trolls and the giant! the last hours were crazy!

I haven't updated this thread in a while, but the Trolls and Goblins have been realesed in the shop in resin and now metal (for the goblins)

https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/trolls-goblins




(the trolls and the giant get 2 head choices each, will post pics later as I need to resize them for the forum, but you can check on the website)


and the adventurers are now available in metal too! The barbaress isn't available in metal though, but we have an old hermit taking her spot.... you can get them individualy or as a bundle If you prefer resin, the bundle is available in both materials.



https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/bundle-fantasy-m

https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en/shop/bundle-fantasy-r

hi, I didn't show anything for quite some time, but here are the first 2 of my new orc warband, I hope you like them, more are coming soon!




also if you are interested in the other ranges, you can still benefit from a 10% discount with the coupon code HALLOWEEN during checkout and some bundles on aliens and horror miniatures
https://www.aenorminiatures.com/en

These are just as full of character as your goblins. Love them

thanks Vorian, I hope you'll like the next ones as well as the ogre too!

the ogre is about 60mm tall



and a 3rd orc


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NEED that Ogre!

 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
NEED that Ogre!

eheh, he's on his way!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aenorminiatures/ogres-and-orcs

there has been a few unlocks during the campaign: an alternate bearded head for the first ogre, a second ogre and a few new orcs, includinc looters and an archer shooting fire arrows

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aenorminiatures/ogres-and-orcs




WIP





WIP

WIP

Great and characterful sculpts!

Absolutely loving this stuff. Short on cash, but will definitely look to pick some up if I can find a way.

thanks guys! here is a new orc looter and group pictures with the other minis on the raiding thematic

 Elbows wrote:
Absolutely loving this stuff. Short on cash, but will definitely look to pick some up if I can find a way.

the best way to do it is to pledge 1€ now and add what you want in the survey, you won't help unlocking more minis, but you'll get them at KS price (they will be a bit more expensive once in the shop)


4 days left! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aenorminiatures/ogres-and-orcs

only 36 hours left https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aenorminiatures/ogres-and-orcs
and we have more minis on the way!
some new orcs and ogre/giant,





and I also wanted to show what you can do with all the sprues you get with the orcs: these are the 7 same guys built with different arms

Main boss up next?

it's a new archer first, and I was thinking about a 3rd next, but if popular demande prefer the boss, I'll oblige

I think the boss would have a bigger bump to the total towards the end than a 3rd archer, but I'll take whatever comes!

well, they are all unlocked anyway!

lots of new unlocked minis, and a new pledge to get 15 orcs, new ogre, etc... but I don't have the courage to post them atm, so is anyone is interested have a look https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aenorminiatures/ogres-and-orcs