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 Lockark wrote:
I was looking around on your website, and saw some new art in the gallery. I hope you don't mind me posting this.
This is my only response towards this new unit.
{Spider}

Alittle more on the planning for CoE.. While overall the insects are a mixed army, and we're not going to restrict your enlistment options, you will see 3+ distinct Hives belonging to the various Queens.

You've already seen the Black Queen, and the Red Queen is visually similar.

North of Axony and surrounded in fog is the isle of webs, home to Queen Medb and her Unseen Court. The Brown Queen is a Wolf Spider (Don't click that..).

While there are 3 Spider Units planned for the faction, this piece of art doesn't represent any of them. Its from Historia Rodentia's bestiary, and might be changed into an Exemplar in the future.

 Lockark wrote:

Also more wasp.
{Wasp}

...And then there is also the Queen in Yellow. That piece of art *might* be used for her troops, but I'm not 100% on it.

I clicked...

You just reminded me I still never got around to ordering my hard copy of that book.
>.>


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 Alfndrate wrote:
I clicked...

It can't be that bad-

Oh god, I think I just screamed like a little girl when I saw that.

I can only hope that CoE will give rise to a portion of the nightmare fuel that nature has created.

 Cyporiean wrote:
I can only hope that CoE will give rise to a portion of the nightmare fuel that nature has created.

I'm just gonna bring a jar of bugs and release them on the table

 Cyporiean wrote:

Spoiler:

 Lockark wrote:
I was looking around on your website, and saw some new art in the gallery. I hope you don't mind me posting this.
This is my only response towards this new unit.
{Spider}

Alittle more on the planning for CoE.. While overall the insects are a mixed army, and we're not going to restrict your enlistment options, you will see 3+ distinct Hives belonging to the various Queens.

You've already seen the Black Queen, and the Red Queen is visually similar.

North of Axony and surrounded in fog is the isle of webs, home to Queen Medb and her Unseen Court. The Brown Queen is a Wolf Spider (Don't click that..).

While there are 3 Spider Units planned for the faction, this piece of art doesn't represent any of them. Its from Historia Rodentia's bestiary, and might be changed into an Exemplar in the future.

 Lockark wrote:

Also more wasp.
{Wasp}

...And then there is also the Queen in Yellow. That piece of art *might* be used for her troops, but I'm not 100% on it.

Random thing I thought/question I once had for Exo's fluff. Since their is spiders in the faction does that make other arachnids (like scorpions) and even other creatures with exoskeletals might be a part of the faction? Stuff like crustaceans (Crabs) and Myriapoda (millipedes and centipedes)?

Even if they aren't playable units, I think it would be a fun nod in the fluff if the Crustacean's names were references to the creatures from lovecraft.
Mantis Shrimp deep ones?
Dagon Spider crabs?


Also since I'm on the topic of mantis shrimp, I have a excuse to share this comic.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

 Lockark wrote:

Random thing I thought/question I once had for Exo's fluff. Since their is spiders in the faction does that make other arachnids (like scorpions) and even other creatures with exoskeletals might be a part of the faction? Stuff like crustaceans (Crabs) and Myriapoda (millipedes and centipedes)?

Scorpions/Myripoda - Yes, but not at first.. or at least not in CoE, and not as you might expect.

The Deep Ones will be touched upon in the CoE fluff, and a bit more in the FSV fluff. I think we mentioned them slightly in Historia Rodentia.

I can't bring myself to click the link, I hate spiders so bad I might have heart attack or something.


Also, this seems like a decent place to put this: I've decided I am definitely going to try my hand at sculpting something Brushfirey as soon as a finish my Nork Warboss. I've not decided which yet but I want to do something that's less likely to get an official sculpt soon after I'm finished. I'm very open to suggestions, what do you all think?

 Lockark wrote:
Also since I'm on the topic of mantis shrimp, I have a excuse to share this comic.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

Excellent . Thanks for that!

Now I'm scared of those things, though

 Casey's Law wrote:
Also, this seems like a decent place to put this: I've decided I am definitely going to try my hand at sculpting something Brushfirey as soon as a finish my Nork Warboss. I've not decided which yet but I want to do something that's less likely to get an official sculpt soon after I'm finished. I'm very open to suggestions, what do you all think?

This:


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This:

Hah, that could be fun. What unit/Exemplar would that be so I can check out the artwork?

 Casey's Law wrote:
Hah, that could be fun. What unit/Exemplar would that be so I can check out the artwork?

A Hyperian Hero, no art yet

 RiTides wrote:

 Lockark wrote:
Also since I'm on the topic of mantis shrimp, I have a excuse to share this comic.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

Excellent . Thanks for that!

Now I'm scared of those things, though

The Mantis Shrimp is the Harbinger of
Blood-Soaked Rainbows

 Cyporiean wrote:

 Casey's Law wrote:
Hah, that could be fun. What unit/Exemplar would that be so I can check out the artwork?

A Hyperian Hero, no art yet

Ooh, that's interesting... But would it be more sensible to work from artwork? Decisions, decisions...

I need more options methinks. Bram's artwork appeals to me but he might be rather complex for my first attempt.

Perhaps a generic hero from a faction you like. Converting a marmot medic into a tactician general, he's already wearing the fancy hat; A Tanuki samurai wearing a specially painted general's cloak, wielding a signal/battle fan; or A hamster hedge knight, so much fluff, you won't know what to do with yourself!

That's a really nice idea, I could always plunder my Axony warband and make a character for that Highlander army I had planned. Ideally I'd like to scratch sculpt something though as I want to get better at that. It's an option I'm now considering though, it certainly the quickest option too which is a bonus.

I had a long look through the unscheduled artwork and I realised that the big pieces are most appealing to me. It's just what I'm used to sculpting I guess! So the Jotnar and the Siege Tortoise are bumped to the top of my list. If I was going to go more complex then I really love the shapes and pose of the Lu Pang artwork. Lastly, if I decide time is an issue I'll tackle something much smaller like Roland or Bram.

Are any of those 5 likely to get an official miniature very soon? If I get one under my belt that I'm happy with I'm likely to attack the other options including those you suggested.

Make a custom Siege Tortoise, Casey! Looks like it's not in the near-term pipeline, and it'd be awesome.

You got it are-tee! As soon as the Warboss is under my belt I'll make it so. Keep an eye on the old blog for it.

Excellent . The damsels of darkmeyre (sp?) kickstarter turtle sculpt may give some good inspiration for it, too . Will link later when not on my phone.

Thanks for the heads up, found it, loved it, saved it. That puts the reference folder up to 6 images including Heath's artwork, I'll get some references of actual tortoise later.

Any chance I could get some measurement recommendations from you lovely OTL chaps? I'd rather get this perfect for the job than bash something out lazily. I could definitely use some guidance on my scale measurements before I even build and armature.

The only measurement I can give, besides, "FETHING HUGE!" is this: The tortoise is on a 120mm base, or a CD

And then I'll stop cluttering up your thread.

 Casey's Law wrote:
And then I'll stop cluttering up your thread.

Lol, it's okay man. I don't know any of the measurements myself, though if I remember correctly, it's roughly the size of the Skorne Siege Animantarax

Sorry Alf, that was meant to auto append but Dakka just stopped loading from my phone for some really weird reason and you ninjad me. Had to restart to get access again.

Thanks for the info but we have pretty much the same info, frakking huge and a 120mm base. To be specific, I could use a length, height and width. The rest of it will slip together from reference pictures.

 Casey's Law wrote:
Sorry Alf, that was meant to auto append but Dakka just stopped loading from my phone for some really weird reason and you ninjad me. Had to restart to get access again.

Thanks for the info but we have pretty much the same info, frakking huge and a 120mm base. To be specific, I could use a length, height and width. The rest of it will slip together from reference pictures.

I gave you a start place with the Skorne Siege Animantarax

Based on the battlefoam for it, I'm thinking something along these lines:
5 inches tall
6 inches wide
7 inches long

Haha, you know I don't play that blasted game! ...yet.

5x6x7 eh? Shii... I'm going to need like 72inches of greenstuff for that, haha! I'll have to make a tinfoil armature actually or it'll just be a waste. Hmm, that is really a lot bigger than I thought it would be. Ah, well I love a challenge!

Considering that the Siege Tortoise is supposed to be on the same size as Loxodon I think 5x6x7 ain't too shabby.

You could always start by buying a plastic tortoise toy... that'd save some hassle.

Ooft, is he coming in that big too?

A plastic toy is too much of a cop out for me! Nah really though, I'm trying to improve my sculpting so I'm looking to do it all on my own. I've been gradually sculpting more and more of each big project I take on.

5x6x7 will be fine. If you're not sure then I'll wait for conformation but I as I say I won't be starting until after the Nork Warboss is off the bench.

Well, the plastic toy would basically give you the armature with which you then spread your fimo, brown stuff, green stuff, etc... over and sculpt from there.

7 inches tall is way too much for the tortoise itself- if you look at one, they're rather "streamlined" in that they're a bit low to the ground compared to their length.

That foam height is for a big tower-thing on the model. Personally, I'd just grab a base size and go from there.

Given that 120mm = 4.7 inches, I think all of those numbers are too large, as it would be hanging off the base in all directions... but particularly the height.

So, my personal recommendation would be 4.5 inches long (plus tail, which could hang off), 3.5 inches wide, and perhaps 3.5" high for the turtle itself, but adding on additional height for the gun on top.