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chaos0xomega wrote:Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

Thanks
some sculpted, some converted

dwarf is a sculpt from greenstaff plus some bitz from WW2 soldiers

EPIC!!


thats all i have.

octavus wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

Thanks
some sculpted, some converted

dwarf is a sculpt from greenstaff plus some bitz from WW2 soldiers

Great work then! If I ever get around to starting up a mini company I may have some sculpting work for you... actually, I may have some sculpting work for you anyway!

chaos0xomega wrote:

octavus wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:Awesome! What are you sculpting/converting all these minis from anyway (if you're sculpting, what medium are you using?)?

Thanks
some sculpted, some converted

dwarf is a sculpt from greenstaff plus some bitz from WW2 soldiers

Great work then! If I ever get around to starting up a mini company I may have some sculpting work for you... actually, I may have some sculpting work for you anyway!

Thanks, that will be hard taking into consideration my slowness

Really awesome, really inspiring.

Awesome stuff man! You should go into business!

These are lovely, thanks for sharing I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

Thank you!

I am too lazy for that )


Last part for now:

This part called Artifacts:

1) Electric warmer for tea/coffee and other liquids:



2) Order of University, 2nd degree



3)Base fror steamgear model:




That is it for now, some works are actively pending

Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

octavus wrote: Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

According to the rules, you should open a new thread in the painting and modeling section, or you can ask the mods to move this to the P&M blog section and keep it all one thread.

Oh, and the electric beverage warmer is really cool

prime12357 wrote:

octavus wrote: Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

According to the rules, you should open a new thread in the painting and modeling section, or you can ask the mods to move this to the P&M blog section and keep it all one thread.

Oh, and the electric beverage warmer is really cool

It is really cool!

octavus wrote:

Question: By forum rules should I put WIP works here as well or I need to open new topic in WIP subforum?

Since this is a more of a blog you probably should have it moved over to the P&M Blog section.

Octavus, your work is seriously really amazing. I think you are selling yourself short by making this project a tie-in to the Warhammer world. There's enough strength with your concept and models alone that you could make this its own world, independent of Games Workshop - and I think you should. Make this your own world, leave GW behind. I think your work is better than just being second fiddle to another game universe!

That armored steam-marine, the dwarf... Really, really amazing stuff. I would buy those models if they were available, if you could somehow duplicate them. I know a lot of other people would as well. Have you considered casting duplicates of them? I seriously should, or find someone else that can do it for you.

Thanks. It is serious and thought provoking statement. Every true business needs time and money and dedication. If I finish good amount of model and earn enough as physician for start-up then probably one day I will try to expand it

Amazing stuff in here.

Wow. I had seen some of these in your other thread(s?), but most of this is new to me. The rest of the walkers are great, but the figures are absolutely amazing.

Starting up a whole company and producing kits yourself might not be feasible, but I'd seriously consider spending a few hours poking around online, researching commercial casting services. Limited runs mean the figures wouldn't be cheap, but this stuff is collector/serious painter quality - I'm sure there's a market for these models that would be willing to pay a premium.

You might want to consider something like Kickstart - at least, I think that was the program's name... Basically, people "invest" in projects by pledging money without actually paying. If the target amount is reached, the "investors" are charged and receive their items, once they're produced. If the target amount isn't reached, no one is charged and the item never goes into production. Could be a way to circumvent the start-up money issue, as your first run of models would be paid for in advance. Someone making resilient foam terrain pieces used this system, recently. Perhaps someone with a better memory than mine can point you towards their thread.

Subed, this is very interesting...

oadie wrote:Wow. I had seen some of these in your other thread(s?), but most of this is new to me. The rest of the walkers are great, but the figures are absolutely amazing.

Starting up a whole company and producing kits yourself might not be feasible, but I'd seriously consider spending a few hours poking around online, researching commercial casting services. Limited runs mean the figures wouldn't be cheap, but this stuff is collector/serious painter quality - I'm sure there's a market for these models that would be willing to pay a premium.

You might want to consider something like Kickstart - at least, I think that was the program's name... Basically, people "invest" in projects by pledging money without actually paying. If the target amount is reached, the "investors" are charged and receive their items, once they're produced. If the target amount isn't reached, no one is charged and the item never goes into production. Could be a way to circumvent the start-up money issue, as your first run of models would be paid for in advance. Someone making resilient foam terrain pieces used this system, recently. Perhaps someone with a better memory than mine can point you towards their thread.

Thank you, I will research about it

This is truly fantastic (in the true sense of the word) stuff you've done octavus. I am very impressed. Will be keeping a close eye on your blog in hopes of seeing some more of your marvelous machinations.

octavus wrote:

oadie wrote:Wow. I had seen some of these in your other thread(s?), but most of this is new to me. The rest of the walkers are great, but the figures are absolutely amazing.

Starting up a whole company and producing kits yourself might not be feasible, but I'd seriously consider spending a few hours poking around online, researching commercial casting services. Limited runs mean the figures wouldn't be cheap, but this stuff is collector/serious painter quality - I'm sure there's a market for these models that would be willing to pay a premium.

You might want to consider something like Kickstart - at least, I think that was the program's name... Basically, people "invest" in projects by pledging money without actually paying. If the target amount is reached, the "investors" are charged and receive their items, once they're produced. If the target amount isn't reached, no one is charged and the item never goes into production. Could be a way to circumvent the start-up money issue, as your first run of models would be paid for in advance. Someone making resilient foam terrain pieces used this system, recently. Perhaps someone with a better memory than mine can point you towards their thread.

Thank you, I will research about it

Kickstarter!
I have supported several projects on there. It is a great system.

Fantastic work by the way Octavus, very enjoyable.

i just stumbled via the gallery over your amizing work... i too try to meddle with steam punkj works... but i feel ashamed to even call my works that way now... the products of your imagination and your skills...i am totally floored...
i hope you will show us many more of your works...

the tank of yours is very inspiring for my... tried to make my own tanks and i think i just have to nick some of your ideas there...

i feel very glad to have seen your work!


vik

Mind = Blown. You should make moulds and put replicas on e-bay. You sir are one off the most tallanted sculptors that doesent work with sculpting i have ever seen. Btw, im alerting the mods to get this moved to the blog section

Viktor von Domm wrote:i just stumbled via the gallery over your amizing work... i too try to meddle with steam punkj works... but i feel ashamed to even call my works that way now... the products of your imagination and your skills...i am totally floored...
i hope you will show us many more of your works...

the tank of yours is very inspiring for my... tried to make my own tanks and i think i just have to nick some of your ideas there...

i feel very glad to have seen your work!


vik

thank you

MrTau wrote:Mind = Blown. You should make moulds and put replicas on e-bay. You sir are one off the most tallanted sculptors that doesent work with sculpting i have ever seen. Btw, im alerting the mods to get this moved to the blog section

c'moon
I know thousands of people who sculpt better

Really cool stuff I love your figures, especially the sardaukar. I would love to see them painted up!

Oh man...I think my mind just blew a fuse...these are BEAUTIFUL! You've definitely got me subb'd.

Ok... You mght be right, but your designs are awsome. And you put reeely much time into this.

Your models are jaw-droppingly awesome

Wow. Some absolutely gorgeous stuff.

Some of it is unpainted, and this is labeled a blog, so moving to blogs.

Wow, your work and creativity is absolutely amazing.... really fantastic!

+1 subscribed

It's some really insane skill you've got here! Absolutely amazing.
Definitely, I will keep an eye on this thread to draw inspiration out of here.
And yes, your models have a great selling potential - casting this miniatures will make a lot of steam punk fans happier, I'm pretty sure about that.

PS:
Соотечественники?

hey octavus, we're waiting for an update!

exalted, btw

oh and did you noticed, you mixed something up left and right here:

Dwarves of the Steam Era from mighty kindom of Karak Anghaz

the final variant is on the left:




Hope, you like it