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2024/03/08 22:33:11
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Trigger-Happy Baal Predator Pilot
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Nice sculps, keep on the good work
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2024/03/09 04:13:46
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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[DCM]
12th Cadian Mech Regt Orphan Brigade
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Inso wrote:@ Colonel Jacka - Chris is casting some masters this week so the comms troopers should be available VERY soon .
Inso,
Awesome and I am just about to start on the Troopers as well. Is Chris only doing them in resin? Metal? Look forward to purchasing some of them, I think I need 6 - 10 figures. There were three types so that will work well. The Astropath looks great as well.
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Colonel Jacka
12th Cadian Mech Regt
Orphan Brigade
All Hail St Pius
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2024/03/09 12:00:10
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Colonel Jacka wrote: Inso wrote:@ Colonel Jacka - Chris is casting some masters this week so the comms troopers should be available VERY soon .
Inso,
Awesome and I am just about to start on the Troopers as well. Is Chris only doing them in resin? Metal? Look forward to purchasing some of them, I think I need 6 - 10 figures. There were three types so that will work well. The Astropath looks great as well.
I sent resin masters for Chris to cast in metal. The issue he's been having is with resin casting the masters, ready for metal casting. He out-sources resin casting but does metal casting in-house... so now he has the resin masters, he can cast up metal versions .
I sent three different comms troopers for casting so you will have three different options .
I'll contact him a bit later to see what's happening.
I'm quite happy with how the Astropath is turning out... not at all what I was planning but a more "shamanistic" look works quite well for a seer/sooth-sayer .
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2024/03/10 12:30:14
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The Astropath is finished ...
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2024/03/16 16:03:09
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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@ Colonel Jacka, you've got a Message :
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2024/03/24 19:54:31
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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[DCM]
12th Cadian Mech Regt Orphan Brigade
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Inso,
The Astropath is really good, a great looking character.
Good to see these Vox Lads done, they will round out my units nicely.
Nothing like metal Troopers. Very much appreciated Inso and give Chris my thanks.
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Colonel Jacka
12th Cadian Mech Regt
Orphan Brigade
All Hail St Pius
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2024/03/24 20:44:40
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Colonel Jacka wrote:Inso,
The Astropath is really good, a great looking character.
Good to see these Vox Lads done, they will round out my units nicely.
Nothing like metal Troopers. Very much appreciated Inso and give Chris my thanks.
No worries and will do !
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2024/04/01 15:32:00
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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A Squat adventurer today :
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2024/04/02 05:54:58
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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[DCM]
12th Cadian Mech Regt Orphan Brigade
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Inso,
Nice job, are they goggles on his head?
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Colonel Jacka
12th Cadian Mech Regt
Orphan Brigade
All Hail St Pius
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2024/04/02 06:27:18
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers ... and yes they are .
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2024/04/26 21:51:18
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Fixture of Dakka
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Some more nice work Inso,
Cheers,
CB
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2024/04/29 14:43:54
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers .
There is more on the way but I am working on a non-Squat commission at the moment that is taking up a lot of sculpting time... however, the next Dwarf sculpt will be something completely new so (hopefully) worth the wait .
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2024/05/06 09:46:13
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Just a heads up on the range... it seems things are not as rosy as they could be at Macrocosm Miniatures:
https://www.macrocosm.co.uk/2024/05/01/price-rises-incoming/
Especially the bit about "Going forward based on our websales we will be assessing the viability of continuing to run the shop."
I have no further news and am currently working on more miniatures for Chris but I have no idea what the future holds for the range as a whole (or even what will happen to what I am sculpting now).
Rest assured, I will keep you all posted when I find out any information... but in the meantime, the army build continues... the sculpting continues and there is going to be new stuff on the way .
In the meantime, this is what the hold-up has been:
Two human snipers for a commission from the USA .
Now that they are finished, I will be able to dedicate more time to my Squats again ... with a WIP sculpt that is so close to being finished that I'll wait until it is before I share images .
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2024/05/08 18:12:43
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Fixture of Dakka
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Nice ghillie suits Inso.
Cheers,
CB
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2024/05/09 19:16:40
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Thanks . They're sent off to the US of A now... and that means I can get back to sculpting some Squats again...
... that said, while I was working on the Ghillie twins, I was working on another sculpt:
It's a chaos Squat who is very predatory ... and now he's finished, I can get back to sculpting normal Squats again .
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2024/05/09 23:39:39
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Grumpy Longbeard
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So good!
Where can one aquire these lads?
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2024/05/10 07:20:03
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The snipers will be available from here (they are currently on their way across the Atlantic):
https://www.modelsandminis.com/
... and the others will be available from here (but I tend to sculpt a batch before I send them off so it won't be for a while):
https://www.macrocosm.co.uk/product-category/macrocosm/space-dwarves-macrocosm/
I am not affiliated with either shop and once the casts get to them, that is the end of any involvement I have and I make no money from them through royalties/sales .
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2024/05/10 12:07:27
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Grumpy Longbeard
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Thank you sir!
I just took advantage of the ModelsAndMinis 50% off deal.
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2024/05/19 11:11:22
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Mothsniper wrote:Thank you sir!
I just took advantage of the ModelsAndMinis 50% off deal.
Cool .
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2024/05/26 04:20:50
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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[DCM]
12th Cadian Mech Regt Orphan Brigade
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Good work Inso. Really Like the snipers. Not good about Macrocosom.
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Colonel Jacka
12th Cadian Mech Regt
Orphan Brigade
All Hail St Pius
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2024/02/27 09:41:36
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers .
I'll be nosy about Macrocosm at some point to try and find out what's going on. I'm going to have to be, just to find out if I'm wasting my time with his commission... The Chaos Squat is part of it.
The cool thing (for me, at any rate) is that my army is more or less complete so if things go awry, I can get the few figures needed by paying for them to be cast up (once they are sculpted). That doesn't help people who buy from the shop... but short runs of miniatures wouldn't be out of the question if I'm getting them cast up for myself...
I guess that, for now, we go with the flow and hope things turn out OK ...
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2024/06/17 09:14:57
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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I'm still alive and sculpting .
I am currently working on a small diorama for a couple of Squats but while I'm doing that, I have also been making some alien creatures... this one is a Rattle-Tailed Spiker:
... and this one is a Cyclopean Gill Worm:
The Squat is there to show scale.
I have been using waste putty for these creatures and it is a nice little palate cleanser... however, more Squats are certainly being worked on and will appear in due course .
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2024/06/17 16:27:38
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Fixture of Dakka
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Kudos for branching out Inso.
Cheers,
CB
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2024/06/19 15:02:48
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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It was mostly to use up wasted putty but it's also good to just have something different to sculpt so that you get to try different textures and ideas .
In the meantime, I've also been working on this:
I'm deciding on whether I make a custom base to go with it...
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2024/06/19 18:24:45
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Amazing sculpts! Lots of character in the last two.
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2024/06/21 19:40:51
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers . It's something I've been meaning to sculpt for ages and I'm relieved that it turned out OK (the grieving Squat diorama).
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2024/07/05 15:25:33
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The little diorama now has a base:
... and currently joins the rest of the finished sculpts that are languishing on my work bench...
I am currently working on the small unit of squats that are hunting the chaos Squat...
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2024/07/06 23:16:51
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Hardened Veteran Guardsman
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Impressive sculpting skills. Best I can do is make cables. Any basic advice for newcomers to sculpting?
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2024/07/07 10:00:37
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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blockade23 wrote:Impressive sculpting skills. Best I can do is make cables. Any basic advice for newcomers to sculpting?
Cheers .
Basic advice...
1. Choose a putty that works for you. I use Green Stuff but others prefer other types of putty. I think that Green Stuff is an excellent "novice medium".
2. Always work onto an armature or something solid. I use twisted, brass wire that is securely anchored into a cork.
3. Work in layers. Try not to get carried away and do too much in one go. Make sure that things are thoroughly dry before you start the next layer.
4. Keep your sculpting tools moist. Water, Vaseline, skin grease, spit... whatever... but a moist tool won't stick. (I use saliva... so there's that ).
5. You don't need a lot of tools... I tend to work with four sculpting tools and the odd shaped piece of something for specific indents.
6. Practice... practice... practice and when you've done that, practice some more. If I have too much time away from sculpting, I lack precision.
7. If you work a piece and you need to sharpen the details, leave it for 20 minutes and go back to it again. The partially set putty will enable you to get crisper edges.
8. Have patience when working on an area... if it isn't working straight away, keep at it. The more you work the putty, the more it behaves .
Here's a couple of links to my process (you'll need to scroll though the images and click on the "load more images" button at the bottom):
https://imgur.com/gallery/UoL4cfy
https://imgur.com/gallery/PEyURK8
These are my tools:
1. Scalpel (for cutting the Green Stuff to length).
2 + 3. Sculpting tools.
4 + 5. Clay Shapers (used for blending and soft details, like cloth).
6. Pin vice (for drilling holes through plasticard to sit on the corks and also to drill sculpts for pinning... 0.8mm drill bit).
7. Side cutters (for the wire).
8. 0.8mm diameter brass wire (for armatures)
9. Green Stuff (guess what for ).
I also use plasticard to sit on top of the corks. It makes a nice solid base and gives the base of the sculpt a smooth surface.
That's about it... if you need any more info, let me know . I have worked with Green Stuff, Milliput and a mix of both... also Brown Stuff (which is a version of Green Stuff that gives sharper edges but has different consistency) I have no experience with other putties.
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2024/07/28 11:42:43
Subject: The Squats of Inso's Reach
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The latest Squat:
Just the basing tab to go
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