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Is that Devilman in the background there?

Seeing the whole dragon, his head does seem quite big, and it isn't a good sign when the photographer seems to be holding the miniature to stop it from falling over.

 General Seric wrote:
Seeing the whole dragon, his head does seem quite big, and it isn't a good sign when the photographer seems to be holding the miniature to stop it from falling over.

Maybe it will be stable enough when it's transferred into the bones material. It's pretty light material compared to the current dragon (which looks to be 75% green stuff).

To be fair, 90% of the models I have need to be glued down so they don't fall over. It doesn't seem odd at all to me that an unfinished green needs a bit of supporting. For that matter, I think it looks like the wing isn't attached at all and he's using the backside to give leverage enough to hold it in place without obscuring the model.

... However: the head is awesome, the body is good, but they don't fit with each other. :(

 Rainyday wrote:
Is that Devilman in the background there?

Good catch - and I do think you're right!

 Rainyday wrote:
Is that Devilman in the background there?

And the American McGee Cheshire Cat behind him...

Wish there was a way to reset my pledge calculator and add more shinies to it now that I have more money >.>

 General Seric wrote:
Seeing the whole dragon, his head does seem quite big, and it isn't a good sign when the photographer seems to be holding the miniature to stop it from falling over.

The dragon is not fixed to the scenery it's standing on.

The models proportions are actually look perfect compared to the concept art.

 lucasbuffalo wrote:
The models proportions are actually look perfect compared to the concept art.

you're right. it's actually beefier than the concept art because the concept art has almost nothing connecting the front and back halves of the dragon.

It looks awesome to me. My only complaint is that I have to wait a few more months before I get mine.

The sculpting looks so smooth. Normally at this stage you can still see tool marks but not on this one! It does look a little unbalanced but I think the angle of the shot has something to do with that.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I'd like to see another angle, but something looks really off about his proportions.

You're right, but I think there is more sculpting to be added done for the front of the neck/torso and possibly the back as well. Notice how the neck plates just sort of end with nothing below? I think more will be added there.

The pic makes me very glad I didn't order him. Not because of the sculpt ( I think it will be pretty cool when finished) but because it's so large it is virtually useless for tabletop wargaming, and I'm not the sort to display dragons on my shelves. So, if I ever got around to painting it (and if it's not used for a game I probably wouldn't), it would just sit in a box.

I have an ebonwrath and the small dragon pack coming and that will likely be all the dragons I'll ever need.

Eilif wrote:
need

"Need" has no place in miniature gaming/collecting

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Because that's the ONLY WAY someone could ever complain about a dragon that could swallow its own ribcage.

Just a typical heroic scale mini where heads are almost as big as torsos... that said, I'm very glad I ordered one.



Knight: "Now just where did that darn dragon get to anyhow?"

 Alpharius wrote:

I am REALLY looking forward to painting this beast.

Theophony wrote:
Picture makes it look so front/top heavy that the photographer is having to hold the backside down.

Really? I assumed the hand was holding the as-yet-not-attached wing in place.

Would guess the issue is more relating to the figure not being done yet as opposed to an intrinsic problem with the balance. Once it is done - I would guess that it will stand upright on its own.

Regarding the artwork/sculpt - if you look at the concept it is fairly dead on (the head might actually need to be a little more pointy and long). The ribcage and torso are tiny on the artwork and it is reflected on the sculpture.

Once I get mine, I will probably extend the sternum much like you find on real life birds to give the illusion of an enlarged attachment point for the pectoral muscles to power the big wings. Granted, that would probably use up half a stick of GS given the size of it - but I think that should be enough to bring it into balance with what I think it should look like.

Has anything started shipping yet?

The early shipping US stuff has shipped now (Sophies, figure cases and tshirts I think).

Herzlos wrote:
The early shipping US stuff has shipped now (Sophies, figure cases and tshirts I think).

That's correct, they've also sent the above items out to Canada too

The rest of the world will get everything in one shipment with the Bones minis due in March

*gasp* figure cases too!!!??!? *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

Sorry to disappoint, but the figure cases haven't shipped yet. They come with everything else in March. Just Sophies, T-shirts, and ball caps so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t1T_DoWqb4w

Unboxing video of the prototype vampire pledges that have been shipped from China.

Oh yes

that's the stuff baby

*drooool*

Now back to reality, where/what in the hell am I going to do with all this stuff?

New D&D campaign, here I come!

OMG!! That's a serious amount of minis
And the big one on top of that... I think I am going to need a bigger boat

I am getting really, really anxious for when this will actually ship out.

That is, indeed, a lot of minis. I hope that they figure out a better way to ship them that in individual plastic bags. That would be a lot of garbage.