Evilbob Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 So weapon swap and shield swap. Good? Bad? Suggestions? BTW: She obviously isn't primed so sorry for pic quality, and she's held together with blu tac ATM so the spear is a bit droopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voladilk Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Good. I like the weapon and shield swap. Definitely need the spear a little bit more upward though, but as you said, the blue-tac is a bit droopy. I think this one will come up nicely. Is she a one-off or are there going to be more like her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougrob173 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 The only thing I don't like is the angle of the shield, its a little too straight up and down for me. You may want to try a slightly different angle with the top of the shield angled closer to the face so it looks like its in more of a defensive position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helltown Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I agree with dougrob, the swap is awesome but the shield angle needs to change. Seeing the fist, I'd angle the top of the shield inwards a little to give it a little more dynamic pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayin Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 What they said about the shield. Nice swap though, I really like her with the spear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbob Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 I'm actually making the chick dwarves look more in line with the Fire Giant Queen, so the 4 Shield Maidens (2 braid, 2 buns, no silly pointy hat) will all have the shields and spears, kind of a dwarven chick spartan thing. I agree on the shield, and I don't think it will be to hard to tilt that angle, and the spear will deffinatly be more up and less obsuring the face. On Leia bun dwarf it will be in almost a William Wallace chearing pose. But I have to figure out a better way to drill the hand out before I move on to that one. Now I just have to finish 3 exchange minis and a Cthulhu and 2 touch ups, then I can prime and paint her, and her sisters, and the Giantess...so living up to my Goddess Title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwyn1st Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Adrienne: If you could bring the arm a little closer to the body, that would be good, too. The shield doesn't look like it would be effective protection held so far out from the body. I've found that the silicon padded pliers used in jewlery making are excellent for moving parts without damaging them. I love that shield, by the way. Where is it from? The filigree is going to look awesome when you get this painted up. As far as the Goddess thing is concerned, I'm right there with you. I have a dragon for a friend, 54mm Monique, two exchange minis (one about two years overdue), a table fig for a friend, and more unfinished Warlord models to update my armies than I care to think about. This is after finishing up about ten models last weekend. Sigh. It just never seems to end. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbdog Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Cerr, The shield is from the Reptus warriors. Personally, I love the thing just as it is, and think it will look great painted and can already picture a diorama involving them with the fire giantess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbob Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Yeah, its going to be sweet. Its not in a heat of battle pose, sort of a pre-fight "bring it" pose, so bringing the arm in wouldn't work for that, and then you wouldn't get to see all the cool stuff i'm planning for the cloth. Yeah, the reptus shields just seemed perfect, and I have a bunch of them (no time to pin 'em all to the lizards and they kept falling off at demos) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyrmgear Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Love the idea; big fan o dwarfs (or dwarves, depending on your preference), and this looks like a very 'natural' pose/setup (tilted-shield concerns aside). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurityThruFire Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Looks great, I love the swaps you did. I'm going to say the same thing about the shield, turning it in just ever so slightly would really contribute to the stance of the model. Looking frowaard to seeing this one get painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbob Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Ok, the spear is attached to the mini, and she's been based and primed...must finish exchange mini first, then I can start on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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