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Sophia wrote:We are seriously serious about value and after seeing what other big companies charge for their large resin cast minis we feel darn good about it too!

We are actually coming out with a larger female demon that you may like for only 60 or 70 bucks in about two months. She will be released with two large wings but will have a non-winged option on month after her initial release. Will have WIP pics up on the site in a few weeks.

::swoon::

Sophia wrote:We are actually coming out with a larger female demon that you may like for only 60 or 70 bucks in about two months. She will be released with two large wings but will have a non-winged option on month after her initial release. Will have WIP pics up on the site in a few weeks.

<3

I like how you're doing versions of things, kinda like Heresy does with a lot of its sculpts

- Salvage

Being the proud owner of two of the new giants, I had to give a testimonial.

Having owned the treeman of old, since I hated the GW treeman, I was pretty happy to see UF back and with new models. I ordered two giants, one for e, one as a gift for a friend.

First off....it got here pretty quickly from time of ordering to arrival of doorstep: 8-9 days from Canada to here in the US. Thats pretty good.

Second: The model is as impressive if not more. Placed next to a 25mm models and it towers over them. Its as big as lit looks in the pictures.

Third: It goes together fairly easily. It comes in 6 pieces: base, lower body, upper body, head, left hand, right hand. Dry fitting puts all but the hands together without any work. The hands will need to see the fitting sanded a touch to make the fit. But overall easy of assembly.

Lastly, and one I think most important:

No clean up. Any of you that have bought the overpriced GW forgeworld stuff like I have KNOW how much flash and such and other issues you have with them.

The giant comes not only CLEAN, with just some tiny mold lines at best, but any bubbled areas or imperfections have been filled in already. any spots that perhaps may have had bubbles have already been taken care of.


So in closing? If you remotely need a giant, buy it. You wont be disappointed. I cant wait for the end of the month for the 2 demon models...frankly I would easily preorder them just based on the giants quality and the green picutes I've seen

Don't review it. I can't spare the money!

GRrrr....

malfred wrote:Don't review it. I can't spare the money!

GRrrr....

Its the best ~$80 you'll spend for the money. I kick myself now for buy some GW resin now that I've got this one? For the moeny you spend on the forgeworld stuff, they should clean it up before sending it out.

Resin also is as good quality wise as they say.....

I hate you.

malfred wrote:I hate you.

Only because I have it and you dont.....I have to see if I have a GW forgeworld itemn to compare resin....

Come on, sell some GW models and buy one....

I just got my tree woman in the mail yesterday- talk about QUICK service! The entire model is well cast, no issues whatsoever and she was easy to put together. I added some additional branches on her top using plastic bits from GW dryads. I also added a number of GW sprites and some etched brass leaves I have. I'll post some pics up soon of her, all primed and ready to paint.

Truly a great model- I am very happy!

I am thrilled you guys are happy!

I forgot to mention that we pretty much clean up every piece of flash and fill and imperfections for you. I suppose that is worth mentioning, but I always enjoy buying a model and having it ready to paint straight away. It is a nice surprise. I also hate waiting for stuff to come in the mail so we make every effort to get it to you as soon as possible.

Please show us some painted pictures! Jeremy and I freak out when we see our stuff all painted up, so please email them or post them if you get a chance.

Sophia wrote:I am thrilled you guys are happy!

I forgot to mention that we pretty much clean up every piece of flash and fill and imperfections for you. I suppose that is worth mentioning, but I always enjoy buying a model and having it ready to paint straight away. It is a nice surprise. I also hate waiting for stuff to come in the mail so we make every effort to get it to you as soon as possible.

Please show us some painted pictures! Jeremy and I freak out when we see our stuff all painted up, so please email them or post them if you get a chance.

You really should mention that! That is an important thing. I was pleasantly suprised by it.

It will be a while for painted pics....maybe my friend will have hers done sooner.

Wow. That giant is amazing. Brilliant facial expression.
I'm not so much into the elf stuff, but the tree woman/dryad is a wonderful sculpt.
I'm looking forward to the plague demon.
I'm going to post a thread about this on my club's forum, because I know some chaps who might be interested.

Any chance you'll be doing anything besides these huge models?
If you can do these large models this fast, I'd think you can do smaller stuff even faster.

I'm thinking of things like wings.. Demonic, birdlike, zombie-esque, buglike, batwings... I'd wager you'd do great sales in these things, once word got around that you were making them.

I can tell you right now... I'd buy Daemon Prince wings from you LONG before I'd buy them from GW, even at a higher price! Same goes for Forgeworld (though I doubt yours would be at a higher price).

I'd imagine that, in the next 10 posts, you could see a horde of achievable "accessories" you could do.

Eric

Female demon with no wings???????? Thats hot, I am right now trying to find a female looking demon to represent a generic greater demon for my emporers children. Seeing as dumb as GW decided to yank all the bits, I will just give you the money I would have given them, and use yours instead.

So, how long until images of your next model(s) is(are) added to the site?

Also, who paints them for you?

Finally... Are you going to have a gallery where you post images of the models painted by customers?


Eric

Id love to have a gallery for customer painted minis. Ill add one as soon as I get some pictures. There is a seriously nothing that thrills us more then seeing our minis used in wargames all painted up. That is the greatest reward for us.

So far the painting has been done my Jeremy and myself. I did a little more of the base coating and large sections of wet blending and Jeremy did a lot of the fine detail and patterns. I got to stick most of the little twigs on the Treewoman tho which was a lot of fun. Future Ultraforge minis will be painted by a variety of people, as I am going back to school soon and Jeremy is focused on sculpting more Ultra minis. There are two award winning painters I know who Id love to paint for us in the Vancouver area, so Ill be knocking on their door as soon as these new demons are cast.

I also love the idea for accessories, demonic and other. Wings are a great idea as there never seems to be enough around! All sorts of infantry squads have wing options and there are very few to choose from. Tho we were not considering doing anything small just yet we might have to consider making some accessories and see how they do. Any opinions on which specific things to sculpt are very welcome.



The female demon WIP is up on the Ultraforge Miniatures site now. She is wearing her wing option in the picture. When I get the casts back from the first run I will be able to modify her so she has a bare-back wingless option. It was very important for us to include both a winged and non-winged option for each demon, but we have to wait an extra month to get her into a wingless state. I personally like her better without the wings, but Jeremy likes them better with.

Also included is an 'ol classic, the Lord of Pestilence. I love him becuase he is quite controversial and has undergone a few changes. He is also based on Ultraforge's first mini ever produced. His newest incarnation features some re-sculpting in order to add some detail and much needed depth. I also wanted a more cyborg-ish feel so we added real cables and wires.

is it wrong to find that demon attractive?

when will they be available, am gonna order a couple of models from you next week when i get paid.

has anyone got a pic of one of these next to a regular mini for size comparison?

Mh...I second the wingless option. Looking at this picture, the wings don't seem to fit in just right, if you know what I mean. I wait for some photos from other angles.

And what I just figured: When she stands back up, wouldn't the knee armor be bended? A little nitpicker, but still...

I totally love the Plaguelord-mutant-guy... If I had a Nurgle army, he would be on the top spot on my shopping list. How big is that fella?

You guys make serious progress, keep up the good work you two!

Greets
Schepp himself

Sophia wrote:Also included is an 'ol classic, the Lord of Pestilence. I love him becuase he is quite controversial and has undergone a few changes. He is also based on Ultraforge's first mini ever produced. His newest incarnation features some re-sculpting in order to add some detail and much needed depth. I also wanted a more cyborg-ish feel so we added real cables and wires.

This chap looks immense! Also kudos your approach to both your business and prospective customers, it's spot on. Really looking forward to seeing this chap with an "add to cart" option next to his name on your site so I can get my chubby Nurgle loving tentacles on one.

Those are just amazing. This is what I don't understand, with so many talented people out there who can create absolute masterpeices like this, why can't GW do a little outsourcing to bring some armies up to speed? Nevermind, that's something for a completely different thread. I'm loving the Lord of Pestilence, reminds me of Bioshock . Just wondering though if we could get a picture of these guys next to some regular 28mm chodes for scale?

Yeah, both of these models are incredible. If I played Slaanesh, I'd be picking up the female demon and that Lord of Pestilence is just begging for me to build a Death Guard army around him.

You know, you mentioned the possibility of doing wings as all sorts of Infantry Squads have wing options...GW used to make some cool old-school turbofan jump packs, but it's now been a long time since they've produced them. There's still demand for them, though - I see folks asking about them with regularity on the trading boards. That might be something to consider as well.

I really do love the female daemon, even if her right... gland... seems a little out of proportion (probably just the pic.) It is really making me want to do the "Fallen Sisters" Slaaneshi army I was knocking around in my head.

So, seriously, any chance of you doing something that will pull back form the path of heresy and help me return to the Emperor's light? Inquisitors, Cannonesses, Living Saints... etc?

Oh, woe is me!
I can tell from the comments here that these are nice looking minis, yet, again, i cannot see them from work (your photo hiosting site is blocked).
Alas, I must wait until the evening!

(Dammit... Jericho's on tonight, too... It'll be LATE before I get to see these!) LOL



Eric

Wehrkind wrote:I really do love the female daemon, even if her right... gland... seems a little out of proportion (probably just the pic.)

If "gland" means "breast" than I on it, too. Her boobs just don't look natural...maybe I'm too European to appreciate it, but I would dig a more natural look myself.

Or those leather thingies are just solid gold when it comes to holding power...

Just something to consider.

Greets
Schepp himself

I thought it was just because I prefer mine smaller, and possibly in multiples of 6 ((seriously, lil' metal demonettes = awesome))

They do strike me as quite "full" and even fake. She is demonic though, so no worries? :S

- Salvage

I think it's just the angle of the shot that makes the breast look a little off. The left one looks fine... How does one make comments about the breasts of a figure and not feel... weird?

I want to see the back of that female demon. She is getting bought and used for a greater demon of slaanesh.

If the wings are a separate piece, then why not just cast it so the wings just fit over her back muscles?

You ever conscider alternate heads?

Maybe a more evil non human face like this one: http://www.freewebs.com/millenniummage/demon_face.jpg

Optional horns, or horns with long flowing hair would rock!

What ever ya do, its bought anyways



You are awesome.

My money will be your money as soon as the wingless one is available.

Wings look ok on the female demon. Need a better pic to see more of it....

I have that funny feeling that I need to be beaten for.

Can we see that demon up against one of those 28mm sculpts?
Wouldn't mind seeing it in scale.

Since FW seems like they are taking forever to do a good Tzeentch deamon, are you guys thinking about doing one?


If you did I would buy it

Dang, forgot to get my photobucket upgraded and ran out of bandwidth. Sorry about that. It sucks to hear about pictures and not see them.

I was prepared for a bit of criticism when it comes to the size of the female demons boobs, hehe. I went for the Californian goth porn star look with her and have no regrets. When she is all painted up with white skin and black leather she is gonna look sexy and unrealistic basically. I assure you her boobs are the same size, there is just a black shadow that goes across one in the pic.

I agree that shot of her from the side is one of the less flattering wing shots. I am however very happy with the way the wings turned out. The base of the wing is just clashing with the thinness of her arm. Once you take the whole thing in it becomes more balanced and natural. We also do not get to really see her lash, blade, legs or stand so when you see the whole thing it may provide a different perspective.

The 'PlagueLord' and the 'Pleasuredemon' are both relative in scale to the other two demons, and make use of the same scenic base.

Her armor is based on historic metal and leather armor. Studded leather for the corset, and plate steel for her legs and forearms. The knee is a rigid plate that does not bend, but the "lames" of armor that come out from it do. In this respect, the armor functions as it would if it were actually made for real. A lot of time was take to make sure the armor is riveted in the right spots as well, so it would articulate properly if it moved. Hard to see in the pic but I will get some more up as soon as we get her back from casting. Thanks Jeremy for watching way too much Lord of the Rings, hehe.