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Thanks for the feedback.
New resin Van Diemenn's world devils could well include some legs wearing shorts.
Brodie helmets, not a big seller. Will expand the Balmorals into a 10 head set first, but will still keep the Brodies going.

Shorts will be most welcome in the future, they'll go nicely with my alternate Harker model. That the Devil head sprue comes with a spare hat is a godsend btw! Shotgun arms with rolled up sleeves and no armour panels would also be sweet later down the road.

 vic wrote:
Thanks for the feedback.
New resin Van Diemenn's world devils could well include some legs wearing shorts.
Brodie helmets, not a big seller. Will expand the Balmorals into a 10 head set first, but will still keep the Brodies going.

Now that is great news

 vic wrote:
Brodie helmets, not a big seller. Will expand the Balmorals into a 10 head set first, but will still keep the Brodies going.

Right, I'll be ordering some soon as they'll be great for the WW2 British based IG army I'm working on.

I bought a couple of the penal legion sets a while ago and have nearly finished the models.
I'd just like to say they are great quality casts and well worth the price, top stuff.

The price of the trench raider arm set from the Beastman squad, has been dropped to bring it in line with the other Vic Minis arm sets.
You can now grab 6 pairs of tooled up bare arms for only $6.50.
Cheers,
V
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Oh come on, I bought that like three days ago!

Any chance you will be releasing the trench raider torso's? 'm not interested the beastmen but I do want like the Flak armour and want to extend it's use.

 EchoJ7 wrote:
Any chance you will be releasing the trench raider torso's? 'm not interested the beastmen but I do want like the Flak armour and want to extend it's use.

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Those were out before the Broolian Beastmen were? Check under torsos on her site: http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/products/torsos?pagesize=12

I think he means the flak armour torsos that come in the Broolian beastmen kit, they have extra details and bandoleers sculpted on them as opposed to the plainer torso available at the moment. I have some these torsos myself but i'd also love some of the trench raider torsos too for a bit of variety.

I just figured since EchoJ7 wasn't interested in beastmen, they would be more to his liking. But I see your point VC!

Yes I am waiting on those torsos as well.

I'll be honest, I'd really love it if you were able to do some sort of bad type guys. The penal squad is pretty good in this regard, but something kind of mean would be nice. The old gas mask heads work pretty neat for this as well. But something a bit "chaotic" would be fantastic.

Some evil guys would be an interesting edition to your line Vic.

I'd also love to see your take on some "at rest" arms. Like a gun or sword resting on a shoulder, drinking from a canteen, afixing a bayonet. etc etc.

 Snrub wrote:
Some evil guys would be an interesting edition to your line Vic.

I'd also love to see your take on some "at rest" arms. Like a gun or sword resting on a shoulder, drinking from a canteen, afixing a bayonet. etc etc.

I like this idea! Swords on shoulders, hands casually pointing and the bayonet idea are great. I really like the smoking guy you already make. I have one, but I have not put him together yet, because I am afraid that I cannot paint him in the way he truly deserves, yet.

Hi, thanks for all the awesome feedback and suggestions. Here's a pic for those who have been requesting this head from the Penal Custodian as a separate sprue. It will be coming with the second wave of resins.
First wave is at the casters now.
Cheers, V

I realize that this is a modeling question and so this isn't necessarily the right thread, but considering this is where all the Victoria Miniatures enthusiasts collect, I'm hopeful to get some ideas here - particularly as it does touch on the issue of special weapons which Vic has recently begin to do more with.

I've got a load of the Rolled Sleeve Rifle Arms that I've bought to refit my Veteran Guard army - and they look fantastic! I plan on most of the units being Plasma Vets - and so, I've got a ton of plasma guns to use. Unfortunately, I'm not sure the best way to go about converting the Rolled Sleeve Rifle Arms to hold the Plasma Guns. The V.E.R.A. Gun and Fusion Gun arms would work from a grip perspective, but unfortunately don't go with the Rolled Sleeve aesthetic.

Any thoughts, Vic Fans?

Is there a way you could cut the laser rifle and keep the stock? I suppose should look at making some blank arms (no weapons).


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Hi, Its been a long time coming but here are the much asked for female troop test sculpts.
I have been asked many times to sculpt some female versions of the modular regiments in my range that are non-sexualised, but still recognizable as females and fit in alongside the male troops.
You can see these photographed with males dressed in similar uniforms that could be part of the same unit.
This is a big project as it involves re-sculpting every part. At this stage I greatly welcome any feedback, and will keep you updated with further sculpts.
I ultimately aim to have equal M/F options for all my 'Galaxy's Finest' regiments.
Thanks, V

This pleases me to no end! Both a female flak armour torso and female Tannenburger? Yes! Hello future veterans and hello future Rough Rider expansion!

Great news on the head sprue FANTASTIC

The female troops look pretty cool so far but I have a small issue are they on original leg sculpts as they seem a little tall in comparison to the head size ratio, but it could just be me

Are the kilts going to resin ? if so will both sets be going into resin production

The leg sculpts look like new ones, judging from their waists.

 BrookM wrote:
The leg sculpts look like new ones, judging from their waists.

Yes I just noticed that but I think ( but could be wrong ) they are the same legs with a different waist, this is why they look a little strange as the feet are to big (although some woman do have big feet ) and leg width ( some woman have wide legs ) just seems off.

Same legs, different waist. Shorter torso, arms will be smaller too.
As a female of 5'9 I generally find it very hard to find women's shoes big enough to fit and often end up with men's joggers and hikers. But I was thinking of making the shoes on these minis smaller since it will help with the the overall look.
Thanks for the feedback.

 BrookM wrote:

Basically, this. They look brilliant and I look forward to seeing more!

 vic wrote:
Same legs, different waist. Shorter torso, arms will be smaller too.
As a female of 5'9 I generally find it very hard to find women's shoes big enough to fit and often end up with men's joggers and hikers. But I was thinking of making the shoes on these minis smaller since it will help with the the overall look.
Thanks for the feedback.

I thought this was the case but don't get me wrong I like the overall look, but I think a need to reduce sizing a little to make that gender change noticeable especially in this scale.

Otherwise they could become completely lost in a unit, I know it is easy to over exaggerate proportions of the female form ( we have seen plenty representations of this already ) but you need a noticeable difference at the same time.

Yes but joggers and hiking shoes are way more comfortable anyway

Great news everybody !!

I'm excited for the female models. Your work is amazing Vic.

Some times you read something so beautiful that it just makes your whole day brighter. Today this is that thing.

Victoria Miniatures, First Female Troops test sculpts. pg 32. feedback welcome

Seriously Vic, you've made my crappy day better with but 5 words.
The sculpts so far look nothing less then marvelous. Did you plan on having them helmeted or unhelmeted? If unhelmeted what sort of hair styles were you considering?

 BrookM wrote:

I would like to 3rd this sentiment.

I'm way enthused about these latest sculpts. They may finally inspire me to assemble the Vic rough riders I bought last summer...

Coming along very nicely. The torsos are great. The legs and boots are a little thick when compared to the torsos. They need to be slighter to work with the narrow waists that you've given those torsos. The heads are hard to see, but don't look up to par at this stage when compared to your male heads - they look like something familiar.. 1st Edition WarZone females? I can't quite place them.

The custodian heads look outstanding.

Echoing the leg opinion. I think they need to be juuuuuust a bit slimmer than the men's legs.

The torsos look aces, though.