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Amazing work I will say, and I think next paycheck I will pick some up. Only thing is that is a LOT of wings!!! Otherwise(and even the wings)amazing work!

Gargskull wrote:Their upcoming designs are all very beautiful but I don't play Fantasy. :(

Great time to start!

Seriously, though, I am also anxious about when they step into the sci-fi realm. Imagine what they can do for Tyranids and all those models that haven't been officially made...

Of course, by the time they have gotten all of these amazing fantasy models out of the way, GW might actually come out with the models.

Empchild wrote:Only thing is that is a LOT of wings!!!

I love all the wings, to me it really adds to how the once-revered heavenly mount Pegasus has been twisted and warped by the Chaos magics. The GW one looks like a horse with bat wings (cartoon-face/sculpt aside), making it difficult to fit into a Chaos army. But this one here is so clearly a perversion of nature's origin that I'd be quite happy to see it played in place of a disk for a Tz Sorcerer.

My biggest concern is how huge this model is, 8-10 inches! She is going to dwarf my hydra! To be fair, that's all wingspan making it so tall, but still!

I'm looking forward to the day my ahsarah-model arrives. When the quality satisfies, what I expect, then I will surely order some more. The models have a niche-oot-beauty. I dig that. I hope you will do fine with your work. Imo, the model market slowly boils down to publish distinctive work like your centerpiece over the top works.

Greets
Schepp himself

Edit: I suppose, after roaming your site, the next money will be on the vampire lord...

Oh the potential for Dark Pegasus has got me excited big time, looking awesome so far.


Also never even considered it was a possibility from you guys based on the first figs, but those Sisters of Eternal Mercy could be a shoe-in for the new Sisters of Sigmar warband I was considering putting together.

Very nice, so far.

That Pegasus is nuts...

Liking the Spirit so far... The skirt/swishybit is perhaps a little chunky, but a lot will come down to painting on that one.

Is there a large, semi-bestial Hunt Lord coming to accompany her?

kirbinator wrote:I do hope for two things regarding Asharah on the Manticore. First, that her pose will be different from whatever they finalize as her other mounts, I'm a sucker for unique minis. Second, that she wields a wicked lance as her primary weapon.

- The Manticore is meant for the Lord Vampire/Demon/Dark Elf and not for Asharah... However, we know that many may want to use such mounts for different characters.
We're trying to come up with a clever system to allow for standard switching between our riders and mounts, but it's really hard to do something that won't affect the quality of the mini. I guess the best may be to simply go the good old hand-made conversions route... In any case, we intend to make riders and mounts available together and separately for maximum flexibility.
- Asharah on her Dark Pegasus is definitely going to have a lance.

tre manor wrote:
How tall is that " 28 " mm version though? I mean from the bottom of the feet to the top of where the head would be.

- From the bottom of her 'actual' heels (not shoe heels) to her eyes, she is about 29mm tall.
From the bottom of her high shoe heels to her eyes, she's about 35mm tall.

Gargskull wrote:Really nice newsletter, professionaly done (...)
I see from it that Ashara and friends are very nearly done for 28mm and may even start shipping enxt week, cool if so and not as much of a delay as I was expecting so kudos to them again for getting back on track so quickly.(...)
Minor gripe, still nothing sci-fi ... :(

- Thanks for the good feedback! It was actually a lot more work than we had expected, but now that things are in place, we should be able to communicate more often.
- The delay is driving us completely crazy, but things are being sorted out.
- Sci-fi is definitely in the pipeline!!! But finding the right sculptors has been crucial. We have great people on board now, just have to fit the sculpting into their schedule...

Empchild wrote:Only thing is that is a LOT of wings!!! Otherwise(and even the wings)amazing work!

- Yeah, we do love our wings :-))

Kirbinator wrote:Imagine what they can do for Tyranids and all those models that haven't been officially made... (...)
My biggest concern is how huge this model is, 8-10 inches! She is going to dwarf my hydra! To be fair, that's all wingspan making it so tall, but still!

- Tyranids? Mmmmhhhh... Thanks for the vote of confidence but hey, we haven't done a hostile takeover of GW yet ;-) Tyranids, being GW's intellectual Property, are clearly off-limits...
- Yes, that's probably why we'll have to make a seriously butt-kicking hydra soon ;-)

insaniak wrote:Is there a large, semi-bestial Hunt Lord coming to accompany her?

- Not planned so far, but we're open. What exactly do you have in mind?

----> And now here's a question on which we'd love your feedback: Given that the 28mm version of Asharah on her Dark Pegasus will be 8-10 inches tall, that will make the 54mm version 15-18 inches tall. Is that a piece that anybody would want?

So, has anyone received one yet? I have money ready to pre-order stuff but I am still waiting for the first models.

For anyone who has received one please post a report on the casting quality.

Dang - its like being 12 at xmas all over again.

Raging-Heroes wrote:

insaniak wrote:Is there a large, semi-bestial Hunt Lord coming to accompany her?

- Not planned so far, but we're open. What exactly do you have in mind?

Can't remember the name of it, but I read a story years ago about a girl being chased around a forest by the Wild Hunt, led by a stag-headed character who was downright creepy.

I'm thinking essentially a more bestial version of Orion, in a similar vein to Studio McVey's new Pan model... Or perhaps a 'reversed' Orion (so stag's head, but human(-ish) body), to allow him to ride a suitably fey and angry-looking steed.

insaniak wrote:

Raging-Heroes wrote:

insaniak wrote:Is there a large, semi-bestial Hunt Lord coming to accompany her?

- Not planned so far, but we're open. What exactly do you have in mind?

Can't remember the name of it, but I read a story years ago about a girl being chased around a forest by the Wild Hunt, led by a stag-headed character who was downright creepy.
I'm thinking essentially a more bestial version of Orion, in a similar vein to Studio McVey's new Pan model... Or perhaps a 'reversed' Orion (so stag's head, but human(-ish) body), to allow him to ride a suitably fey and angry-looking steed.

Got it! May I suggest you write it in on our Your Dream Minis form, if you have a chance? This way, not only can we keep track of it, but we can also gift you one if/when we make it :-)

Raging-Heroes wrote:

Gargskull wrote:Really nice newsletter, professionaly done (...)
I see from it that Ashara and friends are very nearly done for 28mm and may even start shipping enxt week, cool if so and not as much of a delay as I was expecting so kudos to them again for getting back on track so quickly.(...)
Minor gripe, still nothing sci-fi ... :(

- Thanks for the good feedback! It was actually a lot more work than we had expected, but now that things are in place, we should be able to communicate more often.
- The delay is driving us completely crazy, but things are being sorted out.
- Sci-fi is definitely in the pipeline!!! But finding the right sculptors has been crucial. We have great people on board now, just have to fit the sculpting into their schedule...

Fantastic, great to hear that things are progressing, you seem to be moving very quickly for a new startup company, very impressive.

I've just seen your evil pegasus thing and it is jaw dropping stuff, I can't wait to see what kind of insane designs you have in mind for sci-fi games.

Just added new views of Spirit of the Woods and Asharah on her Dark Pegasus here.

For many reasons, I'd LOVE to see your version of a Hydra!

Raging-Heroes wrote:
- The Manticore is meant for the Lord Vampire/Demon/Dark Elf and not for Asharah... However, we know that many may want to use such mounts for different characters.
We're trying to come up with a clever system to allow for standard switching between our riders and mounts, but it's really hard to do something that won't affect the quality of the mini. I guess the best may be to simply go the good old hand-made conversions route... In any case, we intend to make riders and mounts available together and separately for maximum flexibility.
- Asharah on her Dark Pegasus is definitely going to have a lance.

Ah, I'm more than happy having the Lord on the Manticore, Asharah will be busy flying about on her glorious twisted Pegasus! I wonder how much the Lord will enjoy sharing his wingspan with the Manticore... And I'm sure we'd all much rather have the high quality miniatures we're expecting rather than a forced sculpt. And yay lance!

Raging-Heroes wrote:Yes, that's probably why we'll have to make a seriously butt-kicking hydra soon

I do recall putting just that very thing into a Dream Mini submission, though I'm sure I wasn't the only one. And yes, you will have to make a seriously butt-kicking hydra soon. Soon. Very soon. Very. Soon. Is it ready yet?!

Thought you'd like to see the Dark Elf head 3D sculpt image for the Lord Vampire/Demon/Dark Elf currently being sculpted.



Other image here.

Snazzy! It's certainly interesting all by its lonesome, I'm waiting for the body sculpt preview to be attached before drawing a conclusion.

Raging-Heroes wrote:Got it! May I suggest you write it in on our Your Dream Minis form, if you have a chance? This way, not only can we keep track of it, but we can also gift you one if/when we make it :-)

Done



The Dark Elf head: It's a nice start. Suitably pointy and evil-looking. Obviously sitting on the rest of the body will help it somewhat, but I'm thinking the vanes and the central spike are a tad large for my tastes.

I think an 18 in pegasus or however big it is would be rather unrulely for most painters and would be a rare sell. also I love the dark eldar head and definately look forward to seeing the rest of it.

That pegasus is truly mazing. I really like the eyeless headpiece, and the strange multiple wings.

Size may be an issue for those using it as a proxy in WHFB games, but one could always use it as a "Greater Dark Pegasus" (aka Black Dragon).

Looking forward to seeing that DE lord, too...

Savnock wrote:Size may be an issue for those using it as a proxy in WHFB games, but one could always use it as a "Greater Dark Pegasus" (aka Black Dragon).

I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of this, but that's definitely a great idea! I was going to just use it as a straight replacement for the pegasus, albeit a very tall one. It's not like I'd hide a Pegasus under a roof anyway. Though I am curious what base size they intend to put that thing on, I'm hoping the direct 40mm.

While Raging Heroes keeps us very busy, we also have the honour of being in charge of the Film and Video games (Media & Entertainment) conferences at Imagina (in Monaco). This year, we've invited Animation Project Manager Xavier Rang from Ubisoft and Nolan Murtha, Digital Effects Supervisor at Lightstorm Entertainment.

While this is not directly linked to miniatures, we figured many of you probably are Avatar fans and thought it would be nice to give you the opportunity to ask them some questions.

We can't guarantee that we'll get answers to everything, but we'll do our very best. Thank you for posting your questions in the comments of our blog before February 4.

See the command group hasn't shipped yet - at least they have a blog with it uptodate.

New Work In Progress images of the massive (I mean HUGE proportionally) Lord Vampire! Click me for latest news!

Also an update for shipping times for our much-awaited command group! They're coming soon!

Lol, I see they've been finding out just how difficult and fickle manufacturing can be.

Good to hear that they're almost there though.

That Vampire/Dark Elf Lord looks like he'd be a nice Avatar alternate with the helmeted head. Any idea how he'd compare size-wise at 54mm to the standard GW model?

Also, are those wings or a cloak? Will they be removeable?

Ooh, angry. Looking good so far.

These look great! The designs remind me a little of classic paintings by Blake or Bosch. What are the plans for releasing sci-fi models? Are there any images available?

More updates! Asharah and Moloss now shipping! The standard bearers aren't ready yet so for those of us who ordered the command set or a combination including the twins will still have to wait a little while longer.

More news here! Videos of the WiP Lord Vampire and a big response to the various threads giving us a little more information overall about upcoming minis!

gil gerard wrote:What are the plans for releasing sci-fi models? Are there any images available?

No images yet, but we should be getting on to our SF models in the next few weeks... Stay tuned!

And for some more news: here is the first alternate head of our Vampire Lord. Is it a vampire in full transformation? A greater demon? The choice is yours…
As with our other minis, the Lord Vampire will also be available in 54mm. We've designed it so that the 54mm version can be used as a greater demon or as a god avatar for your 28mm army. It will surely tower over the battlefield with its 30cm (12inch) height from foot to wing tip!

This is a digital render of our 3D sculpts. The Vampire is shown here without its cape and wings.
The mini will be available for pre-order in the next few days. More images here.

That's a bit nuts. Love it.

Yep, and the larger version of it, with wings and cloak, will make an excellent bloodthirster.