Miniature 13

Here's something a little different for you!  It's been a while, but I have some more images of Miniature 13 figures on the way.

A link to the website:

http://www.miniature13.com/

These are very highly detailed resin figures, which are done in both 28mm and 54mm scale.

Here's a peek at an earlier version:

http://wappellious.blogspot.com/2015/07/concept-to-mini-to-painting.html

I also had a lot of fun painting this Overseer:

http://wappellious.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-overseer.html

The Overseer

Here's one more figure from Miniature 13, called the Overseer.

I had a lot of fun painting all the subtle tans, greens and purples!

The camo cloak was done to carry some of those angles of the armor onto the flowing cape.

I did use a bit of weathering powders along the bottom of the cloak to create some dust and dirt, and feather out the pattern even more.

The idea behind the pattern was to give the impression that the hexes would mimic the surrounding colors when activated, blurring his appearance.

Purple and tan are natural colors to use together.  Most of the shading on the armor was done by mixing purple in with the tans.

Side by side with the concept art!!!

Go check out Miniature 13, where more concept art, prints and casts can be seen.

Concept to mini to painting!

Here's a painted example of a Miniature 13 figure.  They have created some very nice sci-fi miniatures as part of their recent kickstarter.

I had a lot of fun making a base to match the conduits that were part of the actual miniature.

There were plenty of fun details!

Here's a little comparison of the concept art to the painted figure.

Bricks and casings

Here's a fun set of bases for those Miniature 13 figures.  It had been a long time since I had a chance to paint my classic blasted concrete bases.

It's the usual process, working with some of the Secret Weapon opaque washes such as concrete.  It really does create an interesting effect!

Seeing the world in Miniature

That would be Miniature 13.  They recently launched a successful kickstarter, and they have been hard at work producing all the miniature since!

Here are two of the first miniatures, which were very nice casts!

You can see that having great concept art can lead to very nice figures to paint.

And here she is in miniature.  I made a base which I thought would continue the setting which was established by the sculpt itself.  I am going to paint her in these colors, which means we will have a very fun set of side by side images coming!!

It was very easy to get these figures assembled, which is always a plus.

And now a look at the other figure.  He is standing on a 40mm base.

You can even leave the cloak off the figure, so that you get to see all the work on the tail and back plates.

Another sculpt that will join the previous figures.  I love the lines on this!  There's a fantastic flow to the chest and arm details that will make them very easy to paint.

So, check out Miniature 13, and see what they are all about:

https://www.facebook.com/miniature13/timeline

Concept to cast... Miniature 13 begins

Here's something fun for you.  It's a new company diving into the sci-fi realm with some interesting miniatures!  They might be finding their way to this house of madness soon. :-)

It has been many years since I have painted any sci-fi minis which were not GW, so this seemed like it would be a lot of fun for me!  These might be just the figures for some of the Alien Temple Secret Weapon bases!

I liked these shots, which showed the concept art, the render, and the cast.

As we all know, a lot can happen during these three processes.  In particular, from render to cast, as you better get yourself a very good initial master print :-)

These are the two early characters.  They have glowing stuff... me happy :-)

Elegant posing here means that I have a chance to create some very interesting bases.

Hit tech and grim dark.  Yes.

And now for the size comparison...

This exclusive should be fun as well!!!!!

The link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1590314354/miniature13-creating-miniature-realities