Hi guys
Good to have you back, I was worried there for a second.
Anyhoo, thought you might like to see my latest 54mm creation. After last month's Frankenstein Monster I thought I'd tackle my idea of Dracula. And here he is...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/grasientus/EO54-005.jpg)
He's 58mm to the top of his head and a single piece casting with a separate base. The head would probably remove very easily as he has a defined collar and resin cuts pretty easy.
He's £18 but I have an offer on to buy both Drac and Frankie for £32 should you so wish.
www.eolithminiatures.com
Brilliant work as usual Steve. I think I'm going to have to get me one of these bad boys as well. A cigar chomped between his teeth, an Imperial Aquila on his chest and a stubber or some kind of power sword in his left hand, and he's the Lord Noble that I've been looking for!
You've done Frankenstein's monster and Dracula - so are there more famous monsters to come Steve? The Mummy? The Wolf Man? A Steve Buddle version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame or, better yet, the Phantom of the Opera could be very cool...
Well, I'm not sure yet. There are a lot of figures I'd like to do. A Wolfman, Bride of Frankenstein, Van Helsing etc...
The big thing is how well Frankie and Drac sell. The next figure sculpted will be a female Vampire Hunter which is a nice crossover between regular fantasy and the gothic horror range. By the time that's out I'll know better if the horror stuff is going to sell or not.
Steve B
A very nicely done model. A sword in the opening between the leg and the cloak though would have been very nice but that's just me though.
I think this is a brilliant base for conversions, and even as a standalone model has a certain look to it which appeals to me.
The sword idea is certainly something I thought about. In the end I felt that Dracula wouldn't be wandering around with a sword but it wouldn't be too much problem to add one. Besides, the fact that the area is blank gives space for a gun holster if you are so enclined.
Quote from: steveb on August 03, 2009, 06:28:22 PMThe next figure sculpted will be a female Vampire Hunter which is a nice crossover between regular fantasy and the gothic horror range.
I for one will buy this. hmm... new warband time. I don't think I've ever done Ordo Hereticus, or non radicals for that matter!
Drac looks amazing. I particularly like the head which is incredibly characterful, full of smug malice. Dracula and Frankenstein were my two novels for my coursework at Alevel English Literature, I think you've done a great job on them!
Adam
Quote from: steveb on August 03, 2009, 06:28:22 PMThe next figure sculpted will be a female Vampire Hunter which is a nice crossover between regular fantasy and the gothic horror range.
I'm looking forward to seeing that.
Please, please, please create some zombies in 54mm :-*. Ideally with lots of options, but perhaps that is a tad unrealistic. Even one zombie would be groovy 8).
I'd like to do a zombie if the Gothic Horror stuff does well. Will be watching sales of Drac and Frankie closely.
Well I for one will be putting in a Dracula order tomorrow, and for what it's worth, a 54mm zombie (with several options?) would be top of my 'want' list :D
Right, yeah, I think I'll buy this. Brilliant work, as usual, and very adaptable for Inquisitor.
-EDIT- I've put in an order for this guy and a few more; Anyone have any idea how long it would take to ship to New Zealand?
-Aidan.
Well, it'll ship today and I'd expect you to have it around the end of next week. Possibly a little into the week after depending on how the mail services are feeling...
We have a few postal strikes occuring in the UK at the moment. Most of the fine employees (:-X) of Royal Mail are working as normal, but...well, it is Royal Mail, so there could be some delays.
I don't suppose there's a chance of us lovely people at the conclave being granted a sneaky peak of your female vampire hunter is there? :P ...
Not for the moment. The fig looks a total mess due to being a mix of resin, old procreate, new procreate and greenstuff. I doubt I'll show it until I have resin cast to photograph. Just to let you know how under wraps it is, the figure is based on a friend of mine and I haven't even shown her a WIP.
Steve B
:D fair enough man, am just excited!
Very nice work, Steve. The expression on his face is very nicely executed, and I really like the flowing texture that you've worked into his cloak.
I'm sorely tempted to buy one for a few conversions that I've got planned, but unfortunately, until my broken wrist heals, there isn't a whole lot of a point.
Great, the models arrived on time and intact. This'll be the start of a whole new warband...
Thanks,
-Aidan.
Glad he's arrived safely. I didn't think it'd take more than about a week to get to you but I don't like to quote times too much on the off chance it's the anomaly that takes longer for no adequately explored reason...