completed Reaper Bones 4: Enthusiasm and Commentary Thread

[Grayfax]

6 minutes ago, TGP said:

 

Yanno...that would be a nice addition to the Dire animals Set. 

I mean, it is a Dire Lion, but... with the Saberteeth... it counts in my book!

And actually it seems kind of like a cross between a sabertooth cat and a frostsaber looking cat.  Which is definitely a plus in my book.  Can't wait to see it from the side!

[Sirithiliel]

i want that add on for the cat

 

and for my dragon duel of death, still torn between red vs white or green vs gold. But luckily i have a looong time to consider it

Edited August 20, 2017 by Sirithiliel

[Grayfax]

Just now, Sirithiliel said:

i want that add on for the cat

It comes with ... oh a giant is in there too?  Ok, sure... bonus bones...

[Club]

modern Scenics. Well, there went $60

[TGP]

Just now, Grayfax said:

I mean, it is a Dire Lion, but... with the Saberteeth... it counts in my book!

And actually it seems kind of like a cross between a sabertooth cat and a frostsaber looking cat.  Which is definitely a plus in my book.  Can't wait to see it from the side!

What wait? There is one? (I saw a huge Croc and a Dire Boar today...they said there was a third but I thought it was something un-Cat-like.)

[Argentee]

Just now, Club said:

modern Scenics. Well, there went $60

I know! Three sets are almost required... I keep trying to tell myself I could settle for two and failing.....

[Grayfax]

1 minute ago, TGP said:

What wait? There is one? (I saw a huge Croc and a Dire Boar today...they said there was a third but I thought it was something un-Cat-like.)

Yep.  Scroll way down on Update #36!

[Cyradis]

Dag nabbit. Reaper's going to take MORE of my money. The Dance of Death dragon thing coming up is so darn good! Gauth didn't really do it for me. Ma'al (what I see now - wasn't on previous KS's) is amazing... but not my favorite sort of dragon. This? bah hum bug. It is a good thing I don't need many calories, because money goes to dragons instead of foodstuffs. 

[breegull]

The Mother of Dragons has really outdone herself this time. Dance of Death is so fan-elfin-tastic. Literally breathtaking.

 

When I die, they are going to have to bury me with all my Julie Guthrie dragons. Hopefully I will have managed to paint all of them by then.

[TGP]

Terrain

 

I wanted to write a couple of words about something from the livestream video that is not going to happen. There was a big 6x6 inch [8x8?] plinth that was previously shown as a display base for a giant cobra. It won't appear in B4. 

 

I think this is wise. Because...any scratch terrain builder can whip those out easy-peasy. A novice at terrain building could follow a SBStep and turn one out as their first piece. It would be the simplest thing to try as a first piece. 

 

What would be an excellent idea (for terrain) is to grab the plinths from the Greek statues, the Zombie dragon's big plinth, the dragon turtle's base, maybe Kalydrax's Hill and offer them as a group add-on. 

 

I do realize there could be obstacles to this. Mainly that some of these items are planned to be in a steel two part mold along with whatever goes on top of them. 

 

But maybe now is the time to plan things out so that some of them can be cast separately? 

 

Find out if the new dies to be created can be built with valve kits[?] or parts so that it is possible to cast only the plinths.

 

What if the digital model of Kaladrax Hill was reduced a little (maybe 75%) and it reappears this time as a stand alone terrain piece (leverage a pre-existing design FTW)??

 

What if the Greek statue bases were added around the edges, maybe at a second size (meant to fit any 28-30mm figure) plus the original and all that was a Terrain mold?

 

Just spitballing some ideas. I think some British company is in the business of making highly detailed, incredibly expensive, plastic terrain features. They do manage to sell some. But the business of making highly detailed, reasonably priced, plastic terrain features looks wide open to me. 

 

The things to focus on would be very detailed, **conveniently dimensioned, structures that would be time-consuming for a scratch builder to create. 

 

A big plinth that could be slapped together out of two pieces of blue or pink EPS insulation foam...never mind. Good call going back to the drawing board on that. 

 

Instead Think Arcane Gates that lead to islands on ***The Sea Between the Worlds™ kitted out with steps that **perfectly fit 25-32mm figure bases, with lots of nice detail (friezes, heraldry, arcane runes)...just as a for instance. 

 

***

I totes made up The Sea Between the Worlds™ just now.  But, truth-in-advertising, it is merely a homage to C.S. Lewis' "Wood Between the Worlds©"  from 

The Magicians Nephew.

[jsalyers]

Saw this in a random Facebook add and thought it might be appreciated here. Not going to say that Cat-Word that Reaper has not promised us. :)

 

J--

 

[Lidless Eye]

Now we just need a Frost Giant Hunter with a Winter Wolf to complete the set.

[breegull]

1 minute ago, Lidless Eye said:

Now we just need a Frost Giant Hunter with a Winter Wolf to complete the set.

 

Or a polar bear! We don't have any polar bears in Bones.

Or a young remorhaz, but that might not match as well with the dog and cat 

[TGP]

Just now, breegull said:

Or a polar bear! We don't have any polar bears in Bones.

 

All the Bones bears are polar bears until they get painted...  

[Lidless Eye]

3 minutes ago, breegull said:

 

Or a polar bear! We don't have any polar bears in Bones.

Or a young remorhaz, but that might not match as well with the dog and cat 

Polar Bear would be cool, Winter Wolf just seemed more traditional.

Though we do have a lot of Large-sized wolves in Bones already.