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Update #69 May 23 2014
It's your Regular Friday Feeling
Yet another Friday is here and we have tons of stuff to show you... so why keep it to ourselves? Our sculptors keep sculpting, and we need to show it!
This week we have:
•sculpt work in progress updates from Allan Carrasco, Roberto Chaudon, Christian Hardy, Tre Manor, Patrick Masson, Hector Moran, Juan Navarro Pérez and Stéphane Simon;
• what miniatures we believe will be sent in Wave 1;
•updated lists of sculptors and sculpts;
• updated QuickStarter Rules, with current Muster Rules and Kindred Musters;
• what you can expect from us over the next few months.
Now, there will be no Friday update next week as I am on holiday, but the boys are still here so if you have any questions or points to note please feel free to email or message or comment as normal!
Right, let's go!
Aldhelm, Sceop of Mierce
It's took a long while for Christian Hardy to begin work on his sculpts for us but we're very, very pleased with the results. Aldhelm, sculpted from a concept by
Des Hanley, is looking great!
We're now confident that Aldhelm can be shipped in Wave 1.
Ffion Ferddig, Bard of Gwynedd
Juan Navarro Pérez is gathering pace and Ffion is nearing completion, amazingly - she's looking very cool as well. We can't wait to get our hands on her!
Ffion should definitely be a Wave 1 shipment.
Mag
ap Mag, Prifdynwocor of Powys
Fresh from completing the Sávrar, Roberto Chaudon is sculpting Mag
ap Mag faster than greased ferret up a drainpipe. He's looking great!
It looks very much like Mag
ap Mag will be a Wave 1 shipment now!
Erebius, Demiurion
Huzzah! Tre Manor has finished Erebius, and he's looking excellent. We can't wait to get our hands on him!
Erebius should definitely be a Wave 1 shipment now.
Gellius, Legionary
Hector Moran has been working on the Legionary Contubernium, Con I Modius, and the first Legionary to get his treatment is Gellius. He's not in pose yet, but it won't be long before he's finished!
Con I Modius comprises five miniatures, of course, so it will be a while before they're all done. Even so, we expect Con I Modius to be a Wave 2 shipment.
Gaarwäg, Mammax Tain
Whoohoo! Patrick Masson! The Small! How awesome is this guy? Gaarwäg is looking brilliant - it's early fur days yet, but we're very confident he's going to look fantastic...
Here's a scale shot from an early armature... he's a big 'un!
It looks very much like Gaarwäg will make it into Wave 1, which we're very happy about...!
Xontór, Gorgon of Khthon
Stéphane Simon is a very happy man at the moment, for one simple reason: he's finished Xontór's scales! Now Stéphane's done that, he can really work on that torso and armour, and we think Xontór could be even better than Ophios, who is one of our favourite sculpts ever.
We're quietly confident that Xontór will make it into Wave 1, but we'll see...
Knútr of Víkin, Skipari of Hrafnen on Horse
Allan Carrasco... what can we say about this man, other than - he's incredible? Allan is truly a master of his craft; they do say that horses are amongst the most difficult of creatures to sculpt right, but Allan makes it all look so easy...
We do very much hope that Knútr on Horse will make it into a Wave 1 shipment, but he does have Knútr on that horse to do yet, so we'll see.
Darklands: First Edition Fulfilment
There's plenty going on at the moment as we gear up for sending Wave 1. We now have a good idea of what will and what won't make it into your Wave 1 shipments, and whilst we have planned for delays, there are always some circumstances that ensure delays are unavoidable.
To maximise the length of time between now and Wave 1, and thus get more miniatures sculpted and cast, we're going to start shipping Wave 1 in the last week of June. Bear in mind, then, that shipments will continue into July and probably August, and as always we will prioritise orders in date order - i.e., if you ordered early, you'll get your stuff sent early!
What Ships When?
Here's an up to date list of what we think will be shipped when. Note that this list could change, but we'll keep it updated every Friday.
Items in bold will DEFINITELY be sent in that wave as we have the sculpt; items in italics should make it into that wave, but we don't yet have the sculpt.
• SHIPMENT WAVE 0: complete for this project.
• SHIPMENT WAVE 1 (beginning June): Dúngal on foot - Dúngal on pony - Ciniod - Itaina - Domnech - Bagseg - Eadric on foot - Aldhelm - Leofwen on foot - Broga - Urien on foot - Ffion Ferddig - Angedern - Mag
ap Mag - Ieuan Longshore and Taranau - Erebius - Mananaan on foot - Idruaada - Daarkan - Naraa - Gaarwäg - Scecchus - Xontór - Thelliatiss - Dawn of Khthon (Myrinna - Syntyss - Thillia - Phyllidii - Elthissi) - Thoth - Hanokh - Ágriosávra- Eikovra - Myrkranio - Knútr on foot - Knútr on horse - Birna - Víthar - Rollo Iron Head - Jörmungand - Crom on foot - Crom on horse - Annik - Zethag - Gondard (Gondard - Ekk) - Brugg - Uhtred Uhtredson - Finnan - Danilo Cruz
• SHIPMENT WAVE 2 (beginning August): Eadric on horse - Timoth - Hrōr - Urien on horse - Carys - Caedoc - Equitus Durio on foot - Equitus Durio on horse - Agathae - Velchior - Djiuzu - Con I Modius - Mananaan on horse - Baagath's Herd - Praach - Hrafnen Crew - Mälmord - Seza
• SHIPMENT WAVE 3 (beginning October): Cnebba - Gesith Unit - Trytheorn - Rick Boer's Frisian Warrior - Max Schüte's German Berserker
Have I ordered the right Waves?
Fairly obviously (and to remind you all that we won't split orders unless you've purchased more than one shipment wave) if you've only purchased one Shipment Wave item, your items will only be sent in one shipment when everything is ready. In a nutshell:
•If you have purchased Waves 1, 2 and 3, whatever is available will be shipped in each wave, with wave 3 waiting until everything's finally ready.
•If you have purchased Waves 1 and 2, whatever is available in Wave 1 will be shipped in June, with everything else waiting until everything's finally ready.
•If you've only purchased Wave 1, your orders will be shipped when everything's finally ready.
There's still time for you to change this by ordering more shipment waves of course - feel free to do so, but as soon as Wave 1 is complete, that shipment item will be removed from the webstore. so you'd best be quick!
Please be patient!
We would ask you all to be patient with both ourselves and our artists; sculptors live in the real world and real world problems often impinge upon their time, so please bear in mind that they are working as fast as they possibly can on our miniatures and giving us their full attention. We do not want to rush sculptors for the simple reason that rushed work is often poor work!
Sculpts and Sculptors
Here's the big list of who's sculpting what and when for Darklands: First Edition! Please bear in mind that this list may change over time, so don't take it as set in stone until the first work in progress shots appear.
• Olivier Bouchet: Olivier Bouchet has begun work on Thelliatiss.
• Stéphane Camosseto: Stéphane is carrying on with Eadric on foot and he will sculpt Eadric on horse after that. He has also now taken on Hrōr, so that he matches the Werwulfas unlocked as part of Darklands: First Edition II.
• Allan Carrasco: Knútr on Horse is underway, and then it's Cnebba.
• Roberto Chaudon: Mag
ap Mag is getting there, and then it's Mälmord and finally Djiuzu, in that order.
• Benoît Cosse: Work on Finnan has begun, and Praach and Baagath's Herd will follow.
• Thomas David: work on Timoth has begun, and we should have images in a week or so.
• Pedro Fernández Ramos: He'll soon begin work on Mananaan on horse.
• Jacques-Alexandre Gillois: Equitus Durio on foot and Equitus Durio on horse will be sculpted over the summer.
• Christian Hardy: Christian has begun work on Aldhelm (taken from Maxime Penaud), with Velchior to follow.
• Yannick Hennebo: Because Christian's a bit behind and Yannick is available, we've now given Agathae to Yannick Hennebo, with Christian's permission of course.
• Tre Manor: Tre has completed the sculpting of Erebius and that concludes his work for us on this project!
• Patrick Masson: Gaarwäg is now underway!
• Hector Moran: he has begun digitally sculpting Con I Modius, Legionary Contubernium with Gellius being the first example.
• Stéphane NGuyen: Stéphane should begin work on Seza soon, but we're not sure when right now.
• Juan Navarro Pérez: Ffion Ferddig is almost complete and she will be followed by Urien on horse, Carys and Caedoc. Juan has also agreed to sculpt Tomas Johansson's Geat Warrior, Trytheorn, although he's not sure when that will occur.
• Stéphane Simon: Xontór is half-way through and after him he'll have Crom on horse, the Holumenn Unit and the Gesíth Unit to do. He's getting there!
• Unknown: the remaining two descendants, which are Rick Boer's Frisian Warrior (due to be drawn by Stefan Kopinski) and Maximilian Schüte's Germanic Berserker.
Sculpts are certainly progressing now!
Completed Sculpts
We thought this would be a good idea, as things are cracking on - a list of completed sculpts, in kindred order! Completed sculpts are in bold; in progress sculpts are in italics.
• ALBAINN: Dúngal on foot - Dúngal on horse - Ciniod - Itaina - Domnech - Bagseg
•ANGELCYNN: Eadric on foot - Eadric on horse - Timoth - Aldhelm - Hrōr - Leofwen on foot - Gesith Unit - Cnebba - Broga
•BRYTHONIAID: Urien on foot - Urien on horse - Carys - Caedoc - Ffion Ferddig - Angedern - Mag
ap Mag
•BYZANTII: Equitus Durio on foot - Equitus Durio on horse - Erebius - Agathae - Velchior - Djiuzu - Con I Modius
•FOMORAIC: Mananaan on foot - Mananaan on horse - Idruaada - Daarkan - Naraa - Gaarwäg - Baagath's Herd - Praach
• INFERNII: Scecchus
•KHTHONES: Xontór - Thelliatiss - Dawn of Khthon (Myrinna - Syntyss - Thillia - Phyllidii - Elthissi) - Thoth - Hanokh - Ágriosávra- Eikovra - Myrkranio
•NORSE: Knútr on foot - Knútr on horse - Birna - Víthar - Rollo Iron Head - Jörmungand - Hrafnen Crew - Mälmord
•YSIANS: Crom on foot - Crom on horse - Annik - Zethag - Gondard (Gondard - Ekk) - Brugg - Seza
•SELL-SWORDS: Uhtred Uhtredson - Finnan - Danilo Cruz
•DESCENDANTS: Ieuan Longshore and Taranau - Trytheorn - Rick Boer's Frisian Warrior - Max Schüte's German Berserker
Let us know if we've missed anything!
Automatically Appended Next Post: I had to censor Gaarwag as he's a real man's elephant,
so I thought I needed to protect the childen/co-workers etc