abdul666lw | 01 Dec 2011 10:34 a.m. PST |
Images from the comics series 'Le Scorpion': in French, but warmly recommended to all those enjoying 18th C. 'Pulp' / swashbuckling:
The masked warrior monks are reminding of the (unwillingly?) funny 'Neo-Nazi Ninja Monks on Amphetamines' of 'Crimsom rivers 2' link. Le Scorpion: Wiki: link Official site: le-scorpion.com . PS: hope some 28mm minis manufacturer will get inspired -specially if his sculptor can do comely feminines (Eureka?). |
Eli Arndt | 01 Dec 2011 11:44 a.m. PST |
Heck, it'd be nice if a 15mm sculptor was inspired by this. There seems to be a resurgeance of 15mm adventure/skirmish minis coming out in various genres. -Eli |
The Shadow | 01 Dec 2011 5:37 p.m. PST |
The only manufacturer that does female minis well is Dark Sword. link |
Eli Arndt | 01 Dec 2011 7:31 p.m. PST |
@Shadow, That's really not a fair assessment. Sandra Garrity and Julie Guthrie do some solid work for many manufacturers such as Reaper. In addition there are several other sculptors also do a fair job of portraying realistic female forms. Dark Sword's only claim to such fine females is their forsight in recruiting the talents of Guthrie. -Eli |
abdul666lw | 02 Dec 2011 5:08 a.m. PST |
Relevant thread on a largely ignored TMP board: TMP link And I'd like to add the sculptor of Maidenhead 'Babes that time forgot: link
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This one looks rather Scythian / Sarmatian / Ancestral Alcovian "Riders can be purchased separately at $4.00 USD 28mm
. Shadowforge minis also offer some good female warriors in their 'Fantasy' range, but are already better known than Maidenhead |
abdul666lw | 02 Dec 2011 7:00 a.m. PST |
There seems to be a resurgence of 15mm adventure/skirmish minis coming out in various genres. With (unfortunately) the same disagreements between sculptors as what is 15mm than we knew about '25 – 28mm'
. For instance from the photos the Blue Moon are rather good link
In good old time Elastolin proposed practically its whole range in both 40mm and 70mm; I remember when a manufacturer systematically issued its SF vehicles 15mm and 25mm. With the modern techniques of quasi-virtual pantography, it would be neither difficult nor an expensive investment to systematically make 'masters' in the two most popular sizes, 'heroic' 15mm and 28-30mm. Everybody (well, almost) would be happy
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The Shadow | 02 Dec 2011 8:31 a.m. PST |
Abdul Where many artists fail is when sculpting female legs and faces. The "Babes That Time Forgot" aren't as good as "Dark Sword" minis IMHO, but some like the one i'll link to look pretty good:
EMU2020 I haven't looked at the reaper line in a while. Can you link me to a mini by anyone at reaper that looks as good as my example from "Dark Sword"? I'm always looking for the best possible female minis to use in my games. Especially the ones with good legs and ankles. :-) |
abdul666lw | 02 Dec 2011 10:09 a.m. PST |
Good legs and ankles, but this one's shoulders look
very odd. But at least the hands and feet are not in 1/32 scale (the Foundry / GW syndrome). As for Reaper, don't know exactly what you are searching for, yet searching with 'sculptor + female' as keywords gives: Patrick Keith: link Sandra Garrity: link Julie Guthrie: link Gene Van Horne: link Werner Klocke: link Among other manufacturers, Brother vinni link Dwarftales dwarftales.com/galleries/11 , Freebooter link
Tin Man tinminis.com/index.htm to name a few show potential. I specially regret that Kingdom Death chose the odd 35mm link -though the poses are rather 'inactive'. Raging Heroes does good work link and the sculptors hired for Carnevale are quite good |
Eli Arndt | 02 Dec 2011 10:25 a.m. PST |
I would also like to mention that production technology and skills can make or break an artist. There was a time when neither myself or any of my immediate gaming group would touch a Julie Guthry figure because they always seemed to have very flat faces with lifeless eyes and uninspired poses. All of that said, that was some 15-20 years ago. I'm sure that over that span of time, but Julie's abilities and production technology has improved to allow her figures to pop like they do. -Eli |
abdul666lw | 02 Dec 2011 12:26 p.m. PST |
Why did I forget Guild of Harmony? link
Well, for sure I forgot some others |
The Shadow | 02 Dec 2011 12:45 p.m. PST |
>>Why did I forget Guild of Harmony?<< Not being into fantasy gaming I guess I missed some excellent female sculpts. This one is truly outstanding. link |
abdul666lw | 03 Dec 2011 1:07 p.m. PST |
"18th C. vampire prostitute" linkGood potential as a 30mm figurine, I guess. |
abdul666lw | 05 Dec 2011 5:18 a.m. PST |
With 'normal' ears this one would make an appealing mini ('Emma Peel'? Reportedly standing for 'men appeal'):
Specially for Carnevale: TMP linkTMP linkRemember: gaming figurines are not intended to be individually scrutinized under a magnifying glass, but to be seen from some distance: essential features are to be *emphasized* |
abdul666lw | 05 Dec 2011 5:29 a.m. PST |
18th C. swashbuckling / 'Pulp' / Horror heroes seem to follow an iconic archetype: Le Scorpion:
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The Marquis: link
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Grégoire de Fronsac:
(with:
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abdul666lw | 06 Dec 2011 5:59 a.m. PST |
Think what the Shadowforge 'Laughing Monk' link LADY JANES RIFLES
could have be -done by a good sculptor! The sculpting is rather abysmal as compared to most other Shadowforge minis, and their baggy gaiters have them looking as if suffering elephantiasis! |
Patrice | 06 Dec 2011 2:24 p.m. PST |
AAaaargh how can these girls fight with their breasts dangling free everywhere in the way. I have difficulty to believe all this, and also all these Pacte-des-Loups/VanHessling male costumes. I like fantasy and I also like half-naked girls (and all-naked girls!) but I don't like when it is mixed with history. Girls did not fight often and if they did (even in a fantasy world) they certainly would protect themselves to avoid breasts injuries. |
abdul666lw | 06 Dec 2011 3:26 p.m. PST |
Adults who play with toy soldiers have kept a very young mind Beside, we are dealing with 18th C. swashbuckling / 'Pulp' adventures -potentially games- NOT with historical simulation! 'The Scarlet Empress' was surrealist fantasy, yet a great, outstanding movie. Remember the *upstairs mounted charge* at the end?
A great moment of heroic fantasy, sure, but imho far more inspiring and memorable than the so much vaunted 'carriage rolling down the Odessa steps' of 'The Battleship Potemkin' link |
abdul666lw | 17 Dec 2011 2:08 p.m. PST |
A few young sculptors who deserve to be better known, recognized, and hired for the wargaming market: Thomas David: Blog: art.thomasdavid.over-blog.com Mainly Kingdom Death so far (and *his* characters are in a dynamic, not casual / inactive pose):
and for Carnevalelink
Patrick Masson Portfolio: the-small.daportfolio.com example (scale? A character from French cartoonist and illustrator Crisse
): linklink
and for Carnevale: link
Remy Tremblay blog: link and for Carnevale: link
Benoit Cauchies blog: link For Kabuki:
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Eli Arndt | 17 Dec 2011 3:44 p.m. PST |
There are plenty of examples throughout history of fighters using nudity, costume, and various outlandish modes of dress and undress that defy combat practicality. Most of the time this was done to either make a statement or unsettle the opponents. Perhaps these scanty clad ladies know the shock and awe value of showing a little cleavage or navel in the world of men can have. If they went into battle looking like every other soldier they would lose any advantage their god-given virtues might afford them. I would also argue that much of the uniform elements of conventional 18th C. warfare were not all that practical for combat either. Towering hats, some of them heavy with fur? Coats worn akimbo over the shoulder? What about armies that went around wearing wool in the tropics? -Eli |
abdul666lw | 18 Dec 2011 5:36 a.m. PST |
Another swashbuckling French comics / graphic novel: Rani
During the WAS, in France and India
Now turned into an epic French TV series (8 x 52 min) YouTube link
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abdul666lw | 18 Dec 2011 6:14 a.m. PST |
Perhaps these scanty clad ladies know the shock and awe value of showing a little cleavage or navel in the world of men can have. "Don't shoot until you see their..¿ ? hmm
wait, wait
don't shoot until you see their
Gaarglll!" . That's why the (in)famous chainmail bikini provides a better protection than any full suit of plate armor
(waiting for quite another pic, I suspect?) |
spontoon | 18 Dec 2011 7:38 a.m. PST |
I must learn how to post pics on here! There's some beautiful female figures with muskets from RAFM. Sculpted by Bob Murch of Pulp Figures. In their Flint and Feather range
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abdul666lw | 18 Dec 2011 8:45 a.m. PST |
Click on the image and (with Firefox at least) select 'copy image location' then paste here:
Our Venerated Editor's bright AI identifies the link first as a link ("http://www") then as an image by the extension (".jpg" for instance) if of a format accepted (well, most of the time: seems to have problems with long url). You can also open the image in a new tab or window, copy the url and paste here: more lengthy but works the same, of course. The minis look quite good indeed, but RAFM does not do them justice with such a small, low-resolution photo of 'crude' (not 'inked') figurines. |
abdul666lw | 18 Dec 2011 1:13 p.m. PST |
It worked 2 hours ago: ??? url of page: link url of pic:
(actually it took a lot of time to appear: or reappeared only after I posted the link again here??) |