Sunday, 14 April 2019

" NOBLE BY BIRTH "

"NOBLE BY BIRTH"


So in the recent AAR, you got a first tentative glimpse of the new blue skinned Traventi noble model. But now (trumpet fanfare: Tra-Laa-Laaaa) for a proper introduction. As mentioned in the last post she is on a state of the art hover chair; while her pet sabretooth cat rests half on her lap.. purring away hungrily! On the back of the chair we have some sculpted detail, including the same cool skull symbol you see on the favour tokens.


Next we have the cast and painted version of the Avian race, and with all the arana beasts having been released by the Nisari, this hunter creature could be very busy for quite some time.

Details of the Avians will be revealed in much more detail within the pages of the skirmish game, once these have been released and made available at Salute.



" NISARI "

Speaking of the Nisari, I have completed the first model based on Jez's design. This one here is the female version: but with tight bandages.. the breast area is quite subdued.



Next up is a Nisari priestess. I was so inspired by Jez's concept that I thought it would be really cool to make the priestess who runs the coven. She has a Dust Vyper in each hand for extracting the venom to administer to her followers.



" CREMINISCI "

I have also been working my way through these fishy aliens. As T had done three great sketches, I decided to make 3 genders, a male, a female, and a Null. 

Pictured below is the female and the Null. As I'm still sculpting the male for both competition winners.



Until next time Have Fun


Cheers Dave
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45 comments:

  1. Phil2 December 2017 at 19:34
    Strange and wonderful characters, well done!
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  2. Dave Stone2 December 2017 at 19:37
    Thank you Phil, Being an Alien world, a lot will be strange
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  3. Carrion Crow2 December 2017 at 20:44
    Very cool, Dave. Whilst we may have seen some of these 'in the green', it's reaaly goid to see them painted up. Obviously, the Nisari are my favourites (can't think why...lol) and the Dust Vipers, with their triple-split heads, are cooler than I had envisaged. Yay!
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    1. Dave Stone2 December 2017 at 20:47
      Thanks Jez, can't think why the Nisari would be your favourite ! LOL glad you like the extra touches with the dust vyper
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  4. Steve3 December 2017 at 10:06
    Ooops, I`m slow replying this week, busy busy here as November gives way to December and an eye on the calendar reveals only 21 days until the main event itself (scary scary). So much to do and.... frankly, "heeeeellp" getting it all done in time for guests arriving, presents purchased and wrapped (or waiting for them to arrive if purchased on line), house to decorate (bedding and room prep for all six bedrooms to get ready for the guests) , food to plan, wine and beer to make (for guests), and that`s before even getting to all the other commitments LOL. Aaaaaaah you gotta love Christmas - actually, we do. No "Bah Humbug" in THIS house. Its happy happy marry making all the way.

    Aaaaaanyway hehe..

    I still like the Traventi noble woman best, I think shes simply smashing, and I have ideas for her in my games careening through my mind in abundance. Shes nicely sculpted and I really like the colours and tones you have used to paint her.

    Okay, they`re all nice. And I am looking forward to developing the Nisari... especially the priestess sect, with their crimson red eyes and macabre blood soaked rituals.

    While the Creminisci, they intrigue me, and I am looking forward to getting my hands on those, as I have a great idea going on in my head how I want to paint mine up. All involving pastel green and deeper hue algae, coral blues and subtle pinks, with the slightest dash of translucence and watery sheen.

    Nice post Dave, and in keeping with my focused work load this week, as I paint and prepare for the next skirmish game adventure, which should be quite a biggie I think.
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    1. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 10:14
      Your not wrong Steve with it being a busy time of year, luckily the xmas prep the good lady does in our house while I try to keep the work side running smoothly with the increase in xmas present orders from grand parents and loved ones.
      Looking forward to seeing how the skirmish game plays out and should be great with all the new pieces in it
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    2. Hils3 December 2017 at 10:20
      Poor Stevie is going to have to do all of our Yule prep this time round I fear, as I just can`t with my knee :-(
    3. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 10:56
      Poor Steve double duty then, to make life easier don't do anything DM or skirmish related until the new year mate and enjoy the holidays !
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    4. Steve3 December 2017 at 11:54
      to make life easier don't do anything DM or skirmish related until the new year}}}}}}}

      Um... do you mean me or her *wink*
    5. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 12:10
      Both mate, enjoy the holidays !
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    6. Steve3 December 2017 at 14:14
      Priority for me (game wise) is the rules right now. Don`t panic Mr Mainwaring, they will be ready sooooon hehe
    7. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 14:20
      Plenty of time if you need the break mate, as always contingency dates are moveable ! LOL
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    8. Steve3 December 2017 at 14:24
      bless, naaaaaa... the rules are on track and nearly oh so nearly ready. Playtests are all positive and just working out stats for all (you keep making so many new models I need to include hahaha), and then its the photography and then more last minute testing, and then proofing and then, formatting and then......

      BINGO!
    9. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 14:32
      Are you hinting to stop making new models ! LOL that would be like water not being wet !
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    10. Steve3 December 2017 at 14:37
      {{{{{Are you hinting to stop making new models !}}}}}}

      Noooooooooo, dont stop.... EVER>


      {{{{{LOL that would be like water not being wet !}}}}}}

      *phewww* I LIKE water being wet, LOL
    11. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 14:40
      That's good on both parts, going to request I'm buried with some modelling materials as I don't want to be bored through eternity ! LOL
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    12. Anonymous3 December 2017 at 15:07
      oh gosh, I can see it now. In centuries to come Tony Robinson the XIIth will uncover this ancient tomb with.. no, not a terracotta army, but a resin one. Was it some strange human like alien, or just a important king of old? Generations of visitors in the British Museum will ogle and take photos (there will be postcards too of course) of these intricately crafted little people. Servants, perhaps, to serve this important elder in the happy sculpting land of beyond.

      And from up in a cloud game heaven, in there will by Mr Dave, chuckling away merrily to himself going "If they only knew"
    13. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 17:16
      I can just see it now a whole new line called FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE ! ROFL always like to add a little mystery
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    14. Carrion Crow3 December 2017 at 22:16
      As the Egyptians placed Ushabtis in their tombs, there is a precedent for having sculpted figures in with you. Imagine H G Wells breaking into a tomb, seeing all the figures lined up and turning to his companion and saying "Got any dice?"...lol
    15. Hils3 December 2017 at 22:23
      Ooo shabti what a cool idea. I think T would like that one. But imagine they had animated souls embedded in them. If a tomb they are in is disturbed, they might scuttle about like very mischievous imps, delivering cruel (prolonged) mayhem upon those foolhardy enough to enter.

      As for Wells, I would imagine he got burried with his dice clenched firmly in his fist. But then again, maybe those pesky Ushabtis prised them from his grasp and ran off with them hehe.
  5. Hils3 December 2017 at 10:18
    When I see the Nisari I see a dark, macabre nature twisted version of Frank Herbert`s Fremen, from his classic Dune sage: especially as portrayed in the 2 series HBO version made for TV and DVD. The Avian looks interesting and I find myself thinking of "Enemy Mine" (Dennis Quaid) for some reason hehehe. I look forward to seeing these in the flesh and in all their feathery-ness. The three sex Creminisci remind me of an idea covered many times in Star Trek over the years, of a symbiotic species requiring a complex three tier mating ritual process for procreation; most interesting, especially the (what I assume are totally silent for some reason) Null alien.

    The noble.. well shes essential kit isn`t she :)
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    1. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 11:02
      It's good you can see bits you can relate to Hils as you can find a connection, it is hard to come up with something completely new but if you do people don't always get the concept
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  6. Simon Quinton3 December 2017 at 10:36
    Nice looking minis Dave. Keep up the good work.
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    1. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 11:03
      Thank you Simon, will endeavour to keep making more
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  7. Luke Fletcher3 December 2017 at 14:01
    everyone here picked up one of those winter bugs and have been hacking and sneezing all week, but wanted to try and comment. i like the new figures and more for my eventual list of things to buy. the creminisci are my favourite i think. or the nisarit, but the noble woman is so nice too. too many choices so will have to have them all.
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    1. Dave Stone3 December 2017 at 14:13
      Hope you all feel better soon Luke, I always find it hard when someone says what's your favourite as I like many models for many reasons, so can fully understand what your saying.
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  8. Luke Fletcher4 December 2017 at 09:34
    i am curious, are you guys working with osprey games and north star by any chance. did you know Null is their property, and quite fiercely copyright by them.

    https://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrittersmasher.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F06%2Fimg_3644.jpg%3Fw%3D736&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrittersmasher.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F06%2F23%2Fplaytesting-and-ulterior-motives%2F&docid=zLxf_F8Z5XYoLM&tbnid=8fcqR7xYb0kJoM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwipjeGAhvDXAhVInRoKHfkvCCAQMwhuKCYwJg..i&w=736&h=981&bih=662&biw=1366&q=Frostgrave%20Null&ved=0ahUKEwipjeGAhvDXAhVInRoKHfkvCCAQMwhuKCYwJg&iact=mrc&uact=8

    and

    https://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrittersmasher.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F06%2Fimg_3598.jpg%3Fw%3D736&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrittersmasher.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F06%2F14%2Fthe-big-null%2F&docid=vtlEiWNatGAsaM&tbnid=7t2LQKjTsRB9XM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwipjeGAhvDXAhVInRoKHfkvCCAQMwhJKAswCw..i&w=736&h=981&itg=1&bih=662&biw=1366&q=Frostgrave%20Null&ved=0ahUKEwipjeGAhvDXAhVInRoKHfkvCCAQMwhJKAswCw&iact=mrc&uact=8
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  9. Anonymous4 December 2017 at 09:48
    Quite hard to copyright a standard word Luke sweetie. Games Workshop used to try that trick a lot I believe. Null is in fact a standard dictionary word (actually, often applied in computer terminology). The word signifies neutral behavior. Null means, nil or None. Used to suggest a person.. it would mean someone who is undefined, empty, or who has meaningless value.

    Hope that helps.
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    1. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 10:02
      No we are not working with either of those companies Luke, and as T very rightly points out you can not copyrite a word in the english language, and they are not the first company to use the word either, it has been used in sci-fi and fantasy many time over the years.
      Thank you for the heads up, always useful, and if need be can always come up with a new name that I will copyrite, like with Scabendi, Exuvium and Ceratid
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  10. Luke Fletcher4 December 2017 at 11:01
    that makes sense i wasnt sure, as i know steve has done work with osprey books before, which i discovered when i bought some of their history and uniform books for my second world war and my "sharpe" napoleonic skirmish. i didnt know he was quite so famous in the historical and literary world until i actually went looking for books.
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    1. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 11:11
      He is a man of many talents Luke, you should check out his singing on you tube as well
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  11. Hils4 December 2017 at 11:53
    What we like best about the new WTW DM/Skirmish range is that.. unusual for the hobby (a bit like it being unusual to show women miniatures clad in anything other that men`s fantasy ideals of slinky garments and sensual ornamentation) is that less than half of Dave`s figures are portrayed with weapons in their hands.

    In play testing the new rules, I have now watched dozens of games and played between over twenty different people; and one overriding observation has come out every time I`ve watched: the rules are more about non combat (bribery, persuasion, seduction, betrayal, quick talking, computer hacking and file extraction, bullying, love and courage - and so on) much more than being about combat. Where combat does takes place, its often fast and furious and as likely to be a quick sneaky stab in the back along a darkened corridor, than a head on weapon to weapon fight. It all makes running your adventures feel more like watching an episode of I Claudius, or Riddick, than it does endless hack and slash. and THATS why I am so impressed by this new range of models, which makes playing more mature games of this nature so much more aesthetically enjoyable. Nothing worse than two model guys meant to be having a chat, and one is pointing a pistol at the other one`s head, while the other in retort is swinging an axe at his companion`s sternum.
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    1. Hils4 December 2017 at 11:57
      .......... anyway lol, back to modeling and painting Vallatrix`s palace, in readiness for Stevie`s next skirmish/rpg ARR.
    2. Hils4 December 2017 at 11:58
      AAR even lol
    3. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 12:12
      Hils you are always an insightful voice of reason, why I always love reading your comments and posts.
      In the modelling world I may not make decisions based on the norm, or even popular but I like to change things up ! LOL
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    4. Hils4 December 2017 at 12:26
      I`m sure many hate me Dave hehe. I don`t like painting things in colours that are lies. I don`t know how to flatter, and I dont know how to play favouritism games. In other words, I dont jump through hoops or do team play very well, effectively shooting myself in the foot at every twist and turn LOL. See, I`m my own worst enemy *grins*
    5. Hils4 December 2017 at 12:40
      {{In the modelling world I may not make decisions based on the norm, or even popular but I like to change things up ! LOL}}

      Hmmmm, yes I see that. I mean, your humans are the space scum of the galaxy, your heroes and heroines are Moreton Bay Bugs, Space Prawns (Exuviums), Zen Rhinos (Ceratids.. and Horned Hominid are so cool) and Scaley Skinned Lizard Aliens (Scabendi). Not exactly running with the main pack Dave *winks*
    6. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 12:42
      Yet you fit in perfectly in cupboard ! We are all individuals at the end of the day, which is what can make for interesting conversations, and really like being on here where people arn't afraid to speak their mind which can lead to a better product at the end of the day taking on board all the feedback we get
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    7. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 12:51
      Unfortunately if you look at human history, we see something we want we go and take it by force ! You can imagine alien species passing us by going " OH don't go there they've got humans ! " like we are considered as some sort of virus, as we never look at the long term effects we have on society or our eco system, it's very sad really !
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  12. Hils4 December 2017 at 13:06
    {{we never look at the long term effects we have on society or our eco system, it's very sad really}}

    Horrifyingly and frighteningly so, I fear.

    This is e-x-a-c-t-l-y how Stevie feels about the world (very much in line with Sarah`s thoughts on this too). I used to like everyone and trust everyone, and over time I grew to realise he had the right of it, and now I`m as hermit like, world weary and jaded, and as cautious as he is haha. Thats another thing he taught me: that we may not be able to change the world, but by immersion into this hobby, we can at least `play act` like we can make a difference. I think that`s why I love role play so much. When I play "Ravenloft" its good versus evil, and `winning` makes you feel good inside, defeating the bad guys and freeing the defenceless. Your game may show humans as the ultimate evil parasite of the galaxy, but the way Stevie and myself play it, we have our human heroes TRY against the odds to redeem themselves in the name of the human race.

    Oh I do so love make belief :)
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    1. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 13:29
      It's probably why we get on so well, as we have witnessed and been victims of some of the worst bits of humanity can throw at you. Have also seen some of the best bits of humanity and great to hear your including that in your games
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  13. da Gobbo Grotto4 December 2017 at 18:28
    My faves? Definitely the “fishy aliens”! Love ‘em
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    1. Dave Stone4 December 2017 at 18:39
      Thank's Andy, one more to show yet on them and the Nisari, as soon as I finish sculpting them
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  14. Wargame Addict5 December 2017 at 09:59
    Absolutely astounding work (and work rate) Dave :-)
    The whole "arena" genre is a non-starter for me, but the mini's are so cool I'm sure some of 'em will find a place in other sci-fi games!!
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    1. Dave Stone5 December 2017 at 10:45
      Thank you Addict, yes arena gaming is not for everyone, which is one of the reasons for developing the sister game. But as you say easily usable in other sci-fi games
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