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WAMP AWARD RESULTS bull EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS CLA
IN THIS ISSUE
raquo Details o the Prizes orWAMPEDII contest
raquo WAMP AwardsAnnounced
raquo
Brilliant KingdomDeath contest gallery
raquo Another great tutorialplus reviews news andthe best o this monthsminiature releases
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This model was one o a ew choices that I had sitting in the b
go but I knew that she would most likely be quite popular or entries too so she needed something more than a decent pa
make her stand out a bit more In the grey pile I also have the Mother who has a massive pair o wings that I had an inkling w
the 54mm model as much as the 35mm model that it was scuand ater a quick test t I ound that this was very much true sabout converting the kit to suit mostly getting the wings to t a
altering the cloak and hood to make it t somehow over the towings Fortunately the hair on the model looks windswept so
up and rebuilt the cloak to ollow the same direction and so mconversion was done The sword hilt broke while I was cleanin
model and I accidentally chopped o the little pommel piece couldnrsquot salvage so I drilled a wire through it and into the han(later on) tted a chain which I could wrap around the hilt and
(which helped to mask the join with the arm too)
The painting was a challenge to mysel to go all out on a ldquohigh
scheme I have seen the likes o Seb Archerrsquos work and wondejust how they get so many strong colours to work together Soa bit o discussion I came up with an ldquoaccented analogicrdquo sc
which is essentially taking a colour on the colour wheel then pldquoanalogousrdquo colours (- in this case a sort o blue was the main
green and purple as the analogics -) and lastly the complimenor the blue is orange It sounds a bit complicated but essent
look at a colour wheel it makes a kind o ldquoban the bombrdquo sign join the lines up
Colours chosen I started painting The cloak came rst and d
complex texture I painted it in monochrome tones to begin wittempted to leave it like that but it looked too fat so I added t
with blue undertones and I stumbled upon a nish that I was
The wings were done by glazing lots o strong colours over th
the wings rather than paintingas such I placed the green ldquohthen added blues next to that onto purples and nishing o w
magenta The nal eect was really quite striking and just whahoped or
Once I did the straps belts bikini and armour in teals and gre
worked the metals out relying on orange and blue inks to helpmatch the rest o the scheme (this was shamelessly lited as a
rom my mate Chris Octive aka ApaMonkeyman7x)
Last o all was the skin and hair I like the pale look o the hair
art so I did a similar colour incorporating blue and purple ton
The skin was the make or break part o the whole model and anything needed to be strongly ldquoorangerdquo to tie everything toge
a alse start because I had used the Andrea skin set which I non smaller models without incident but I just couldnrsquot get righ
picked out some GW skin tones mixing dark and bronzed fesalong with some P3 Khaki to get abase colour that I was hap
that it was a case o highlighting and shading individual areasmore khaki then VMC Deck Tan or highlights and mostly moto shade but therersquos dwar fesh tanned fesh and some blue
dark brown too) Because o her size shersquos BIG I needed to mthat the blends were smooth and brought attention to the right
model which involved a air bit o correcting glazing and re-ebut in the end it was my avourite part o the whole model
The base was made rom a BNS plinth with a Kerr amp King scebase attached I put a stony base colour down then used varrom the rest o the model in the various parts o the base tha
all together even more add reinorcing the otherworldly antas
And thatrsquos it in a nutshell I was absolutely bowled over to pick
win as I think that there were some incredibly strong entries acompetition itsel was really well supported by the members A
minis draw some pretty polarised discussion but they also brsome really great paint jobs which is largely down to the imagKingdom Death world now has I personally canrsquot wait to see w
coming along in the uture - not least the next 12 months beccompetition prize lol
Cheers and thanks or the votes and support
Scott
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Forum or rom company websitespertaining to the image and may not bereproduced (except or personal use)without prior written permission romthe said author artist Most productnames are trademarks owned by thecompanies that publish those products
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welcome to issue
WAMP Founder OGL and Co-Editor Brett Johnson
Layout amp Co-Editor
Shane Rozzell
Cover ImageTwilight Knight Pinupby Iacton
Proo Reader Martyn Dorey
Ian PurseyReview Team
NeatPeteCregan TurCaptain SproutNathanSHinton
Darklordshanerozzell
Contributors WAMPERS o the World
united)Find us at wwwwamp-orumcom
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Itrsquos Christmas
Well almost and itrsquos amanic time o year oro us that celebrate it abeen pretty manic hWamp too I have beenalising details oryearrsquos contest sponsoI have some excitinones or you Itrsquos a
demonstration o Wgrowing appeal that we are attracting the biggest names in the hobby to partwith us We have just had the nal two contests o the year nished The KiDeath one you can see the results o in this very issue Also the Red Box Gcontest has just closed and voting is currently underway on that so i yoursquoreyou could go and vote or your avourites in that one
Therersquos yet more contest goodness in the orm o Wamped II our big end ocontest thatrsquos open to any mini rom any manuacturer (even scenery amp terraa chance) I have some prize details or that in this issue to urther tempt yoentering
I have been able to breathe a big sigh o relie as one o Wamprsquos biggesprojects has nally come to realisation Itrsquos taken over 6 months (and been
pipeline even longer) but our new gallery is up and running Over the yearsWampers have asked or such a gallery and I nally took the plunge and inin one Itrsquos pretty much a custom build and it aims to take the rating conceptpopular by CMON but put Wamprsquos own slant on it with the ocus on havingand impartial voting system Itrsquos much more than just a voting gallery thougitrsquos open to people wanting to show o their work but donrsquot want rating (yochoose which (i any) o your submissions get voted on) I hope it can build ubecome a useul resource o both painted work and sculpts (sculpts eventheir own separate section) Itrsquos only been open a couple o days but itrsquos astarting to ll up nicely and I invite you all to pop a ew pictures o some owork up ndash doesnrsquot have to be new work show us your classic stu too
So all in all itrsquos been a busy month but also an exciting one I want to wish
a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I hope next year bringprosperity
Finally on a personal note I would like to pay tribute to my Father In Lawpassed away recently RIP Denis Wood you will be sorely missed
Hope you enjoy our nal issue o 2011
Until next year
Brett
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in this issue
News
Contest
Review
View rom the hill
Meet the WAMPER
Tutorial
WAMP Awards
Latest Releases
Spotlight on WAMP
Chris ClaytonInterview
Wiki
Thread-o-mancy
Gallery
Social Groups
CONTENT
TUTORIALS
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
The Wamp Review group take an in-depth look at Dark Sword MiniaturesCersi Lannister Is it any good and is it worth buying To nd out click here
We have another great tutorial rom those kind people at ManorhouseWorkshop In this issue they show us how to make realistic looking bushesor our display models or gaming boards Click here to jump to page 16
The results are in or this yearsWAMP awards To nd out who
got what click here
As a special git to you this estiveseason we have an exclusive
interview with one o the hobbiesbig hitters Click here or more
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Welcome to this the nal issue o or 2011 It hasbeen a pretty up and down year or me and at times myonly solace has been my hobby and the riends I havemade on so I would like to thank you all or making
2011 bearable and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year Anyway enough o the gushy stu andonto business In this issue we have a great insight into themind o one o the best in the hobby An exclusive interview
with none other than Chris Clayton aka GiganticDark
We also have details o the antastic prizes on oer oWampII painting contest and great Kingdom Death ga
You want More How about the results rom this yWAMP Awards as well as another very interesting arom Tim Fitch Anyway I hope you enjoy it )
Model Display Productshave been very busyo late Their range oMiniatures (War GrionMiniatures) is steadilygrowing and have somevery nice releasesplanned or the new
year MDPrsquos range ogaming bases is alsobeing increase this month with the release o several newsets The rst is a set o 30 40 and 50mm round lip baseswith a dockquayside theme and are a mix o paving andwooden bases ideal or popular skirmish and wargames onthe market making them ideal or Mercenaries Freebootersor Pirates or they can be used in conjunction with ourpopular range o display plinths and discs The second setis or our Fantasy range and are in 20 25 40 and 50mmsquare and 25 x 50mm square with a rocky theme thesecan also be painted up to represent cooling lava The third isa range o round Sci- bases with the release o 1 x 25mmset 2 x 40mm sets and a 60mm round base with a tech starship deck theme ideal or many o the popular skirmishand wargames on the market Further details and prices canbe ound atwwwmodeldisplayproductscouk
Manor House Workshop have added over thirty pre-paterrain pieces to their catalogue and several new sectiincluding small accessories dungeon walls and medieurniture These are purchase and play so no painting
building required For details and purchase inormationtheir websitemanorhouseworkshopmindstalkerswordpresscom
Forge World have annothat Imperial Armour VoluThe Doom o Mymeara available to order
This 224-page ull hardback book writte
Talima Fox is packedvehicle and inantry pthree Apocalypse datashcampaign section and anCorsair army list In additbook also contains a dbackground and tesection covering the eForge World Eldar range
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
manuacturers and developers to deliver the best prodthe most exciting games the most current news and rev
and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
the loyal support o gamers stores manuacturers
suppliers We wouldnrsquot be where we are without yo
we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
vision o an inclusive network o wargamers and those
uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
partners in this new world ndash who will help turn the visio
a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
Mantic Games makes Christmas Shopping extra eaChristmas wersquore oering Free Shipping on all o theideals and miniature kits over pound25euro35$75
Furthermore wersquove also lowered our UK and EuShipping rates Pay only pound1 or shipping i yoursquore livingUK and pay in Pound Sterling ndash Oer ends 21st Decem
Pay only euro3 or shipping i yoursquore living in Europe andEuropes ndash Oer ends 16th December
With postal services already struggling and our greagoing quickly check out Orcyrsquos Christmas Ghetto ostocking busting deal and take advantage o our DecShipping beore the deadlines
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Quite simply itrsquos a un painting league You challengeanother painter on the ladder to a lsquopaint orsquo Choose a themeand have up to 6 weeks to complete your mini - both yourentries are then judged by ellow members - the winnergains points and moves up the ladder Itrsquos ree to use andyou can challenge people to suit your ability
The ladder can be ound here
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DeaDliNe
The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Group Review
Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
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Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Barbarian Chietain in Wol-skin cloak
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
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4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
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to see
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This model was one o a ew choices that I had sitting in the b
go but I knew that she would most likely be quite popular or entries too so she needed something more than a decent pa
make her stand out a bit more In the grey pile I also have the Mother who has a massive pair o wings that I had an inkling w
the 54mm model as much as the 35mm model that it was scuand ater a quick test t I ound that this was very much true sabout converting the kit to suit mostly getting the wings to t a
altering the cloak and hood to make it t somehow over the towings Fortunately the hair on the model looks windswept so
up and rebuilt the cloak to ollow the same direction and so mconversion was done The sword hilt broke while I was cleanin
model and I accidentally chopped o the little pommel piece couldnrsquot salvage so I drilled a wire through it and into the han(later on) tted a chain which I could wrap around the hilt and
(which helped to mask the join with the arm too)
The painting was a challenge to mysel to go all out on a ldquohigh
scheme I have seen the likes o Seb Archerrsquos work and wondejust how they get so many strong colours to work together Soa bit o discussion I came up with an ldquoaccented analogicrdquo sc
which is essentially taking a colour on the colour wheel then pldquoanalogousrdquo colours (- in this case a sort o blue was the main
green and purple as the analogics -) and lastly the complimenor the blue is orange It sounds a bit complicated but essent
look at a colour wheel it makes a kind o ldquoban the bombrdquo sign join the lines up
Colours chosen I started painting The cloak came rst and d
complex texture I painted it in monochrome tones to begin wittempted to leave it like that but it looked too fat so I added t
with blue undertones and I stumbled upon a nish that I was
The wings were done by glazing lots o strong colours over th
the wings rather than paintingas such I placed the green ldquohthen added blues next to that onto purples and nishing o w
magenta The nal eect was really quite striking and just whahoped or
Once I did the straps belts bikini and armour in teals and gre
worked the metals out relying on orange and blue inks to helpmatch the rest o the scheme (this was shamelessly lited as a
rom my mate Chris Octive aka ApaMonkeyman7x)
Last o all was the skin and hair I like the pale look o the hair
art so I did a similar colour incorporating blue and purple ton
The skin was the make or break part o the whole model and anything needed to be strongly ldquoorangerdquo to tie everything toge
a alse start because I had used the Andrea skin set which I non smaller models without incident but I just couldnrsquot get righ
picked out some GW skin tones mixing dark and bronzed fesalong with some P3 Khaki to get abase colour that I was hap
that it was a case o highlighting and shading individual areasmore khaki then VMC Deck Tan or highlights and mostly moto shade but therersquos dwar fesh tanned fesh and some blue
dark brown too) Because o her size shersquos BIG I needed to mthat the blends were smooth and brought attention to the right
model which involved a air bit o correcting glazing and re-ebut in the end it was my avourite part o the whole model
The base was made rom a BNS plinth with a Kerr amp King scebase attached I put a stony base colour down then used varrom the rest o the model in the various parts o the base tha
all together even more add reinorcing the otherworldly antas
And thatrsquos it in a nutshell I was absolutely bowled over to pick
win as I think that there were some incredibly strong entries acompetition itsel was really well supported by the members A
minis draw some pretty polarised discussion but they also brsome really great paint jobs which is largely down to the imagKingdom Death world now has I personally canrsquot wait to see w
coming along in the uture - not least the next 12 months beccompetition prize lol
Cheers and thanks or the votes and support
Scott
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Forum or rom company websitespertaining to the image and may not bereproduced (except or personal use)without prior written permission romthe said author artist Most productnames are trademarks owned by thecompanies that publish those products
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welcome to issue
WAMP Founder OGL and Co-Editor Brett Johnson
Layout amp Co-Editor
Shane Rozzell
Cover ImageTwilight Knight Pinupby Iacton
Proo Reader Martyn Dorey
Ian PurseyReview Team
NeatPeteCregan TurCaptain SproutNathanSHinton
Darklordshanerozzell
Contributors WAMPERS o the World
united)Find us at wwwwamp-orumcom
wwwwamp-orumcomportalContact Portal at portalwamp-orumcom
Itrsquos Christmas
Well almost and itrsquos amanic time o year oro us that celebrate it abeen pretty manic hWamp too I have beenalising details oryearrsquos contest sponsoI have some excitinones or you Itrsquos a
demonstration o Wgrowing appeal that we are attracting the biggest names in the hobby to partwith us We have just had the nal two contests o the year nished The KiDeath one you can see the results o in this very issue Also the Red Box Gcontest has just closed and voting is currently underway on that so i yoursquoreyou could go and vote or your avourites in that one
Therersquos yet more contest goodness in the orm o Wamped II our big end ocontest thatrsquos open to any mini rom any manuacturer (even scenery amp terraa chance) I have some prize details or that in this issue to urther tempt yoentering
I have been able to breathe a big sigh o relie as one o Wamprsquos biggesprojects has nally come to realisation Itrsquos taken over 6 months (and been
pipeline even longer) but our new gallery is up and running Over the yearsWampers have asked or such a gallery and I nally took the plunge and inin one Itrsquos pretty much a custom build and it aims to take the rating conceptpopular by CMON but put Wamprsquos own slant on it with the ocus on havingand impartial voting system Itrsquos much more than just a voting gallery thougitrsquos open to people wanting to show o their work but donrsquot want rating (yochoose which (i any) o your submissions get voted on) I hope it can build ubecome a useul resource o both painted work and sculpts (sculpts eventheir own separate section) Itrsquos only been open a couple o days but itrsquos astarting to ll up nicely and I invite you all to pop a ew pictures o some owork up ndash doesnrsquot have to be new work show us your classic stu too
So all in all itrsquos been a busy month but also an exciting one I want to wish
a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I hope next year bringprosperity
Finally on a personal note I would like to pay tribute to my Father In Lawpassed away recently RIP Denis Wood you will be sorely missed
Hope you enjoy our nal issue o 2011
Until next year
Brett
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in this issue
News
Contest
Review
View rom the hill
Meet the WAMPER
Tutorial
WAMP Awards
Latest Releases
Spotlight on WAMP
Chris ClaytonInterview
Wiki
Thread-o-mancy
Gallery
Social Groups
CONTENT
TUTORIALS
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
The Wamp Review group take an in-depth look at Dark Sword MiniaturesCersi Lannister Is it any good and is it worth buying To nd out click here
We have another great tutorial rom those kind people at ManorhouseWorkshop In this issue they show us how to make realistic looking bushesor our display models or gaming boards Click here to jump to page 16
The results are in or this yearsWAMP awards To nd out who
got what click here
As a special git to you this estiveseason we have an exclusive
interview with one o the hobbiesbig hitters Click here or more
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Welcome to this the nal issue o or 2011 It hasbeen a pretty up and down year or me and at times myonly solace has been my hobby and the riends I havemade on so I would like to thank you all or making
2011 bearable and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year Anyway enough o the gushy stu andonto business In this issue we have a great insight into themind o one o the best in the hobby An exclusive interview
with none other than Chris Clayton aka GiganticDark
We also have details o the antastic prizes on oer oWampII painting contest and great Kingdom Death ga
You want More How about the results rom this yWAMP Awards as well as another very interesting arom Tim Fitch Anyway I hope you enjoy it )
Model Display Productshave been very busyo late Their range oMiniatures (War GrionMiniatures) is steadilygrowing and have somevery nice releasesplanned or the new
year MDPrsquos range ogaming bases is alsobeing increase this month with the release o several newsets The rst is a set o 30 40 and 50mm round lip baseswith a dockquayside theme and are a mix o paving andwooden bases ideal or popular skirmish and wargames onthe market making them ideal or Mercenaries Freebootersor Pirates or they can be used in conjunction with ourpopular range o display plinths and discs The second setis or our Fantasy range and are in 20 25 40 and 50mmsquare and 25 x 50mm square with a rocky theme thesecan also be painted up to represent cooling lava The third isa range o round Sci- bases with the release o 1 x 25mmset 2 x 40mm sets and a 60mm round base with a tech starship deck theme ideal or many o the popular skirmishand wargames on the market Further details and prices canbe ound atwwwmodeldisplayproductscouk
Manor House Workshop have added over thirty pre-paterrain pieces to their catalogue and several new sectiincluding small accessories dungeon walls and medieurniture These are purchase and play so no painting
building required For details and purchase inormationtheir websitemanorhouseworkshopmindstalkerswordpresscom
Forge World have annothat Imperial Armour VoluThe Doom o Mymeara available to order
This 224-page ull hardback book writte
Talima Fox is packedvehicle and inantry pthree Apocalypse datashcampaign section and anCorsair army list In additbook also contains a dbackground and tesection covering the eForge World Eldar range
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
manuacturers and developers to deliver the best prodthe most exciting games the most current news and rev
and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
the loyal support o gamers stores manuacturers
suppliers We wouldnrsquot be where we are without yo
we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
vision o an inclusive network o wargamers and those
uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
partners in this new world ndash who will help turn the visio
a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
Mantic Games makes Christmas Shopping extra eaChristmas wersquore oering Free Shipping on all o theideals and miniature kits over pound25euro35$75
Furthermore wersquove also lowered our UK and EuShipping rates Pay only pound1 or shipping i yoursquore livingUK and pay in Pound Sterling ndash Oer ends 21st Decem
Pay only euro3 or shipping i yoursquore living in Europe andEuropes ndash Oer ends 16th December
With postal services already struggling and our greagoing quickly check out Orcyrsquos Christmas Ghetto ostocking busting deal and take advantage o our DecShipping beore the deadlines
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The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
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of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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This model was one o a ew choices that I had sitting in the b
go but I knew that she would most likely be quite popular or entries too so she needed something more than a decent pa
make her stand out a bit more In the grey pile I also have the Mother who has a massive pair o wings that I had an inkling w
the 54mm model as much as the 35mm model that it was scuand ater a quick test t I ound that this was very much true sabout converting the kit to suit mostly getting the wings to t a
altering the cloak and hood to make it t somehow over the towings Fortunately the hair on the model looks windswept so
up and rebuilt the cloak to ollow the same direction and so mconversion was done The sword hilt broke while I was cleanin
model and I accidentally chopped o the little pommel piece couldnrsquot salvage so I drilled a wire through it and into the han(later on) tted a chain which I could wrap around the hilt and
(which helped to mask the join with the arm too)
The painting was a challenge to mysel to go all out on a ldquohigh
scheme I have seen the likes o Seb Archerrsquos work and wondejust how they get so many strong colours to work together Soa bit o discussion I came up with an ldquoaccented analogicrdquo sc
which is essentially taking a colour on the colour wheel then pldquoanalogousrdquo colours (- in this case a sort o blue was the main
green and purple as the analogics -) and lastly the complimenor the blue is orange It sounds a bit complicated but essent
look at a colour wheel it makes a kind o ldquoban the bombrdquo sign join the lines up
Colours chosen I started painting The cloak came rst and d
complex texture I painted it in monochrome tones to begin wittempted to leave it like that but it looked too fat so I added t
with blue undertones and I stumbled upon a nish that I was
The wings were done by glazing lots o strong colours over th
the wings rather than paintingas such I placed the green ldquohthen added blues next to that onto purples and nishing o w
magenta The nal eect was really quite striking and just whahoped or
Once I did the straps belts bikini and armour in teals and gre
worked the metals out relying on orange and blue inks to helpmatch the rest o the scheme (this was shamelessly lited as a
rom my mate Chris Octive aka ApaMonkeyman7x)
Last o all was the skin and hair I like the pale look o the hair
art so I did a similar colour incorporating blue and purple ton
The skin was the make or break part o the whole model and anything needed to be strongly ldquoorangerdquo to tie everything toge
a alse start because I had used the Andrea skin set which I non smaller models without incident but I just couldnrsquot get righ
picked out some GW skin tones mixing dark and bronzed fesalong with some P3 Khaki to get abase colour that I was hap
that it was a case o highlighting and shading individual areasmore khaki then VMC Deck Tan or highlights and mostly moto shade but therersquos dwar fesh tanned fesh and some blue
dark brown too) Because o her size shersquos BIG I needed to mthat the blends were smooth and brought attention to the right
model which involved a air bit o correcting glazing and re-ebut in the end it was my avourite part o the whole model
The base was made rom a BNS plinth with a Kerr amp King scebase attached I put a stony base colour down then used varrom the rest o the model in the various parts o the base tha
all together even more add reinorcing the otherworldly antas
And thatrsquos it in a nutshell I was absolutely bowled over to pick
win as I think that there were some incredibly strong entries acompetition itsel was really well supported by the members A
minis draw some pretty polarised discussion but they also brsome really great paint jobs which is largely down to the imagKingdom Death world now has I personally canrsquot wait to see w
coming along in the uture - not least the next 12 months beccompetition prize lol
Cheers and thanks or the votes and support
Scott
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Material herein does not necessarilyrefect the opinions o Portal Magazinesta who are not liable or said opinionsAll textual copy has been taken romthe Wargames and Miniatures Forumwebsite Artwork has also been eithertaken rom Wargames and Miniatures
Forum or rom company websitespertaining to the image and may not bereproduced (except or personal use)without prior written permission romthe said author artist Most productnames are trademarks owned by thecompanies that publish those products
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welcome to issue
WAMP Founder OGL and Co-Editor Brett Johnson
Layout amp Co-Editor
Shane Rozzell
Cover ImageTwilight Knight Pinupby Iacton
Proo Reader Martyn Dorey
Ian PurseyReview Team
NeatPeteCregan TurCaptain SproutNathanSHinton
Darklordshanerozzell
Contributors WAMPERS o the World
united)Find us at wwwwamp-orumcom
wwwwamp-orumcomportalContact Portal at portalwamp-orumcom
Itrsquos Christmas
Well almost and itrsquos amanic time o year oro us that celebrate it abeen pretty manic hWamp too I have beenalising details oryearrsquos contest sponsoI have some excitinones or you Itrsquos a
demonstration o Wgrowing appeal that we are attracting the biggest names in the hobby to partwith us We have just had the nal two contests o the year nished The KiDeath one you can see the results o in this very issue Also the Red Box Gcontest has just closed and voting is currently underway on that so i yoursquoreyou could go and vote or your avourites in that one
Therersquos yet more contest goodness in the orm o Wamped II our big end ocontest thatrsquos open to any mini rom any manuacturer (even scenery amp terraa chance) I have some prize details or that in this issue to urther tempt yoentering
I have been able to breathe a big sigh o relie as one o Wamprsquos biggesprojects has nally come to realisation Itrsquos taken over 6 months (and been
pipeline even longer) but our new gallery is up and running Over the yearsWampers have asked or such a gallery and I nally took the plunge and inin one Itrsquos pretty much a custom build and it aims to take the rating conceptpopular by CMON but put Wamprsquos own slant on it with the ocus on havingand impartial voting system Itrsquos much more than just a voting gallery thougitrsquos open to people wanting to show o their work but donrsquot want rating (yochoose which (i any) o your submissions get voted on) I hope it can build ubecome a useul resource o both painted work and sculpts (sculpts eventheir own separate section) Itrsquos only been open a couple o days but itrsquos astarting to ll up nicely and I invite you all to pop a ew pictures o some owork up ndash doesnrsquot have to be new work show us your classic stu too
So all in all itrsquos been a busy month but also an exciting one I want to wish
a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I hope next year bringprosperity
Finally on a personal note I would like to pay tribute to my Father In Lawpassed away recently RIP Denis Wood you will be sorely missed
Hope you enjoy our nal issue o 2011
Until next year
Brett
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in this issue
News
Contest
Review
View rom the hill
Meet the WAMPER
Tutorial
WAMP Awards
Latest Releases
Spotlight on WAMP
Chris ClaytonInterview
Wiki
Thread-o-mancy
Gallery
Social Groups
CONTENT
TUTORIALS
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
The Wamp Review group take an in-depth look at Dark Sword MiniaturesCersi Lannister Is it any good and is it worth buying To nd out click here
We have another great tutorial rom those kind people at ManorhouseWorkshop In this issue they show us how to make realistic looking bushesor our display models or gaming boards Click here to jump to page 16
The results are in or this yearsWAMP awards To nd out who
got what click here
As a special git to you this estiveseason we have an exclusive
interview with one o the hobbiesbig hitters Click here or more
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Welcome to this the nal issue o or 2011 It hasbeen a pretty up and down year or me and at times myonly solace has been my hobby and the riends I havemade on so I would like to thank you all or making
2011 bearable and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year Anyway enough o the gushy stu andonto business In this issue we have a great insight into themind o one o the best in the hobby An exclusive interview
with none other than Chris Clayton aka GiganticDark
We also have details o the antastic prizes on oer oWampII painting contest and great Kingdom Death ga
You want More How about the results rom this yWAMP Awards as well as another very interesting arom Tim Fitch Anyway I hope you enjoy it )
Model Display Productshave been very busyo late Their range oMiniatures (War GrionMiniatures) is steadilygrowing and have somevery nice releasesplanned or the new
year MDPrsquos range ogaming bases is alsobeing increase this month with the release o several newsets The rst is a set o 30 40 and 50mm round lip baseswith a dockquayside theme and are a mix o paving andwooden bases ideal or popular skirmish and wargames onthe market making them ideal or Mercenaries Freebootersor Pirates or they can be used in conjunction with ourpopular range o display plinths and discs The second setis or our Fantasy range and are in 20 25 40 and 50mmsquare and 25 x 50mm square with a rocky theme thesecan also be painted up to represent cooling lava The third isa range o round Sci- bases with the release o 1 x 25mmset 2 x 40mm sets and a 60mm round base with a tech starship deck theme ideal or many o the popular skirmishand wargames on the market Further details and prices canbe ound atwwwmodeldisplayproductscouk
Manor House Workshop have added over thirty pre-paterrain pieces to their catalogue and several new sectiincluding small accessories dungeon walls and medieurniture These are purchase and play so no painting
building required For details and purchase inormationtheir websitemanorhouseworkshopmindstalkerswordpresscom
Forge World have annothat Imperial Armour VoluThe Doom o Mymeara available to order
This 224-page ull hardback book writte
Talima Fox is packedvehicle and inantry pthree Apocalypse datashcampaign section and anCorsair army list In additbook also contains a dbackground and tesection covering the eForge World Eldar range
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
manuacturers and developers to deliver the best prodthe most exciting games the most current news and rev
and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
the loyal support o gamers stores manuacturers
suppliers We wouldnrsquot be where we are without yo
we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
vision o an inclusive network o wargamers and those
uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
partners in this new world ndash who will help turn the visio
a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
Mantic Games makes Christmas Shopping extra eaChristmas wersquore oering Free Shipping on all o theideals and miniature kits over pound25euro35$75
Furthermore wersquove also lowered our UK and EuShipping rates Pay only pound1 or shipping i yoursquore livingUK and pay in Pound Sterling ndash Oer ends 21st Decem
Pay only euro3 or shipping i yoursquore living in Europe andEuropes ndash Oer ends 16th December
With postal services already struggling and our greagoing quickly check out Orcyrsquos Christmas Ghetto ostocking busting deal and take advantage o our DecShipping beore the deadlines
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Newest MeMbers
wamp ladder
Quite simply itrsquos a un painting league You challengeanother painter on the ladder to a lsquopaint orsquo Choose a themeand have up to 6 weeks to complete your mini - both yourentries are then judged by ellow members - the winnergains points and moves up the ladder Itrsquos ree to use andyou can challenge people to suit your ability
The ladder can be ound here
Vern vs Specral Dragon
Squad MaGie vs ScottRadom
RBG Entry
Piratemama vs Vegascat
Fantasy Miniatures
Vegascat vs Waghorn41
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Endor vs Vegascat
Machine in motion
Nameless vs Synthet
40K Squad
Darklord vs skippen
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The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Group Review
Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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Tutorial
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Fruit di Mare - Muhani
Silver Welcometo the Jungle -Paul Valenx
belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
WAMP AWARD NOMINATIONS bull LOTS OF SPECIAL OFFERS bull WAM
IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Banelegions - Maelstom G
Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
Silver Red Box G
Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Gyrmn Walker Cockpit Closed
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Morgenstern
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Itrsquos Christmas
Well almost and itrsquos amanic time o year oro us that celebrate it abeen pretty manic hWamp too I have beenalising details oryearrsquos contest sponsoI have some excitinones or you Itrsquos a
demonstration o Wgrowing appeal that we are attracting the biggest names in the hobby to partwith us We have just had the nal two contests o the year nished The KiDeath one you can see the results o in this very issue Also the Red Box Gcontest has just closed and voting is currently underway on that so i yoursquoreyou could go and vote or your avourites in that one
Therersquos yet more contest goodness in the orm o Wamped II our big end ocontest thatrsquos open to any mini rom any manuacturer (even scenery amp terraa chance) I have some prize details or that in this issue to urther tempt yoentering
I have been able to breathe a big sigh o relie as one o Wamprsquos biggesprojects has nally come to realisation Itrsquos taken over 6 months (and been
pipeline even longer) but our new gallery is up and running Over the yearsWampers have asked or such a gallery and I nally took the plunge and inin one Itrsquos pretty much a custom build and it aims to take the rating conceptpopular by CMON but put Wamprsquos own slant on it with the ocus on havingand impartial voting system Itrsquos much more than just a voting gallery thougitrsquos open to people wanting to show o their work but donrsquot want rating (yochoose which (i any) o your submissions get voted on) I hope it can build ubecome a useul resource o both painted work and sculpts (sculpts eventheir own separate section) Itrsquos only been open a couple o days but itrsquos astarting to ll up nicely and I invite you all to pop a ew pictures o some owork up ndash doesnrsquot have to be new work show us your classic stu too
So all in all itrsquos been a busy month but also an exciting one I want to wish
a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I hope next year bringprosperity
Finally on a personal note I would like to pay tribute to my Father In Lawpassed away recently RIP Denis Wood you will be sorely missed
Hope you enjoy our nal issue o 2011
Until next year
Brett
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News
Contest
Review
View rom the hill
Meet the WAMPER
Tutorial
WAMP Awards
Latest Releases
Spotlight on WAMP
Chris ClaytonInterview
Wiki
Thread-o-mancy
Gallery
Social Groups
CONTENT
TUTORIALS
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
The Wamp Review group take an in-depth look at Dark Sword MiniaturesCersi Lannister Is it any good and is it worth buying To nd out click here
We have another great tutorial rom those kind people at ManorhouseWorkshop In this issue they show us how to make realistic looking bushesor our display models or gaming boards Click here to jump to page 16
The results are in or this yearsWAMP awards To nd out who
got what click here
As a special git to you this estiveseason we have an exclusive
interview with one o the hobbiesbig hitters Click here or more
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Welcome to this the nal issue o or 2011 It hasbeen a pretty up and down year or me and at times myonly solace has been my hobby and the riends I havemade on so I would like to thank you all or making
2011 bearable and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year Anyway enough o the gushy stu andonto business In this issue we have a great insight into themind o one o the best in the hobby An exclusive interview
with none other than Chris Clayton aka GiganticDark
We also have details o the antastic prizes on oer oWampII painting contest and great Kingdom Death ga
You want More How about the results rom this yWAMP Awards as well as another very interesting arom Tim Fitch Anyway I hope you enjoy it )
Model Display Productshave been very busyo late Their range oMiniatures (War GrionMiniatures) is steadilygrowing and have somevery nice releasesplanned or the new
year MDPrsquos range ogaming bases is alsobeing increase this month with the release o several newsets The rst is a set o 30 40 and 50mm round lip baseswith a dockquayside theme and are a mix o paving andwooden bases ideal or popular skirmish and wargames onthe market making them ideal or Mercenaries Freebootersor Pirates or they can be used in conjunction with ourpopular range o display plinths and discs The second setis or our Fantasy range and are in 20 25 40 and 50mmsquare and 25 x 50mm square with a rocky theme thesecan also be painted up to represent cooling lava The third isa range o round Sci- bases with the release o 1 x 25mmset 2 x 40mm sets and a 60mm round base with a tech starship deck theme ideal or many o the popular skirmishand wargames on the market Further details and prices canbe ound atwwwmodeldisplayproductscouk
Manor House Workshop have added over thirty pre-paterrain pieces to their catalogue and several new sectiincluding small accessories dungeon walls and medieurniture These are purchase and play so no painting
building required For details and purchase inormationtheir websitemanorhouseworkshopmindstalkerswordpresscom
Forge World have annothat Imperial Armour VoluThe Doom o Mymeara available to order
This 224-page ull hardback book writte
Talima Fox is packedvehicle and inantry pthree Apocalypse datashcampaign section and anCorsair army list In additbook also contains a dbackground and tesection covering the eForge World Eldar range
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
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and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
the loyal support o gamers stores manuacturers
suppliers We wouldnrsquot be where we are without yo
we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
vision o an inclusive network o wargamers and those
uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
partners in this new world ndash who will help turn the visio
a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
Mantic Games makes Christmas Shopping extra eaChristmas wersquore oering Free Shipping on all o theideals and miniature kits over pound25euro35$75
Furthermore wersquove also lowered our UK and EuShipping rates Pay only pound1 or shipping i yoursquore livingUK and pay in Pound Sterling ndash Oer ends 21st Decem
Pay only euro3 or shipping i yoursquore living in Europe andEuropes ndash Oer ends 16th December
With postal services already struggling and our greagoing quickly check out Orcyrsquos Christmas Ghetto ostocking busting deal and take advantage o our DecShipping beore the deadlines
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Quite simply itrsquos a un painting league You challengeanother painter on the ladder to a lsquopaint orsquo Choose a themeand have up to 6 weeks to complete your mini - both yourentries are then judged by ellow members - the winnergains points and moves up the ladder Itrsquos ree to use andyou can challenge people to suit your ability
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DeaDliNe
The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Group Review
Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Professional Miniature
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in this issue
News
Contest
Review
View rom the hill
Meet the WAMPER
Tutorial
WAMP Awards
Latest Releases
Spotlight on WAMP
Chris ClaytonInterview
Wiki
Thread-o-mancy
Gallery
Social Groups
CONTENT
TUTORIALS
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
The Wamp Review group take an in-depth look at Dark Sword MiniaturesCersi Lannister Is it any good and is it worth buying To nd out click here
We have another great tutorial rom those kind people at ManorhouseWorkshop In this issue they show us how to make realistic looking bushesor our display models or gaming boards Click here to jump to page 16
The results are in or this yearsWAMP awards To nd out who
got what click here
As a special git to you this estiveseason we have an exclusive
interview with one o the hobbiesbig hitters Click here or more
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Welcome to this the nal issue o or 2011 It hasbeen a pretty up and down year or me and at times myonly solace has been my hobby and the riends I havemade on so I would like to thank you all or making
2011 bearable and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year Anyway enough o the gushy stu andonto business In this issue we have a great insight into themind o one o the best in the hobby An exclusive interview
with none other than Chris Clayton aka GiganticDark
We also have details o the antastic prizes on oer oWampII painting contest and great Kingdom Death ga
You want More How about the results rom this yWAMP Awards as well as another very interesting arom Tim Fitch Anyway I hope you enjoy it )
Model Display Productshave been very busyo late Their range oMiniatures (War GrionMiniatures) is steadilygrowing and have somevery nice releasesplanned or the new
year MDPrsquos range ogaming bases is alsobeing increase this month with the release o several newsets The rst is a set o 30 40 and 50mm round lip baseswith a dockquayside theme and are a mix o paving andwooden bases ideal or popular skirmish and wargames onthe market making them ideal or Mercenaries Freebootersor Pirates or they can be used in conjunction with ourpopular range o display plinths and discs The second setis or our Fantasy range and are in 20 25 40 and 50mmsquare and 25 x 50mm square with a rocky theme thesecan also be painted up to represent cooling lava The third isa range o round Sci- bases with the release o 1 x 25mmset 2 x 40mm sets and a 60mm round base with a tech starship deck theme ideal or many o the popular skirmishand wargames on the market Further details and prices canbe ound atwwwmodeldisplayproductscouk
Manor House Workshop have added over thirty pre-paterrain pieces to their catalogue and several new sectiincluding small accessories dungeon walls and medieurniture These are purchase and play so no painting
building required For details and purchase inormationtheir websitemanorhouseworkshopmindstalkerswordpresscom
Forge World have annothat Imperial Armour VoluThe Doom o Mymeara available to order
This 224-page ull hardback book writte
Talima Fox is packedvehicle and inantry pthree Apocalypse datashcampaign section and anCorsair army list In additbook also contains a dbackground and tesection covering the eForge World Eldar range
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
manuacturers and developers to deliver the best prodthe most exciting games the most current news and rev
and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
the loyal support o gamers stores manuacturers
suppliers We wouldnrsquot be where we are without yo
we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
vision o an inclusive network o wargamers and those
uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
partners in this new world ndash who will help turn the visio
a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
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The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
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raquo
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thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
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Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
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Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
amp Co and Silor Tuts - miniNatur
Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
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Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
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Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
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Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
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Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
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Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
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For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Welcome to this the nal issue o or 2011 It hasbeen a pretty up and down year or me and at times myonly solace has been my hobby and the riends I havemade on so I would like to thank you all or making
2011 bearable and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year Anyway enough o the gushy stu andonto business In this issue we have a great insight into themind o one o the best in the hobby An exclusive interview
with none other than Chris Clayton aka GiganticDark
We also have details o the antastic prizes on oer oWampII painting contest and great Kingdom Death ga
You want More How about the results rom this yWAMP Awards as well as another very interesting arom Tim Fitch Anyway I hope you enjoy it )
Model Display Productshave been very busyo late Their range oMiniatures (War GrionMiniatures) is steadilygrowing and have somevery nice releasesplanned or the new
year MDPrsquos range ogaming bases is alsobeing increase this month with the release o several newsets The rst is a set o 30 40 and 50mm round lip baseswith a dockquayside theme and are a mix o paving andwooden bases ideal or popular skirmish and wargames onthe market making them ideal or Mercenaries Freebootersor Pirates or they can be used in conjunction with ourpopular range o display plinths and discs The second setis or our Fantasy range and are in 20 25 40 and 50mmsquare and 25 x 50mm square with a rocky theme thesecan also be painted up to represent cooling lava The third isa range o round Sci- bases with the release o 1 x 25mmset 2 x 40mm sets and a 60mm round base with a tech starship deck theme ideal or many o the popular skirmishand wargames on the market Further details and prices canbe ound atwwwmodeldisplayproductscouk
Manor House Workshop have added over thirty pre-paterrain pieces to their catalogue and several new sectiincluding small accessories dungeon walls and medieurniture These are purchase and play so no painting
building required For details and purchase inormationtheir websitemanorhouseworkshopmindstalkerswordpresscom
Forge World have annothat Imperial Armour VoluThe Doom o Mymeara available to order
This 224-page ull hardback book writte
Talima Fox is packedvehicle and inantry pthree Apocalypse datashcampaign section and anCorsair army list In additbook also contains a dbackground and tesection covering the eForge World Eldar range
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
manuacturers and developers to deliver the best prodthe most exciting games the most current news and rev
and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
the loyal support o gamers stores manuacturers
suppliers We wouldnrsquot be where we are without yo
we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
vision o an inclusive network o wargamers and those
uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
partners in this new world ndash who will help turn the visio
a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
Mantic Games makes Christmas Shopping extra eaChristmas wersquore oering Free Shipping on all o theideals and miniature kits over pound25euro35$75
Furthermore wersquove also lowered our UK and EuShipping rates Pay only pound1 or shipping i yoursquore livingUK and pay in Pound Sterling ndash Oer ends 21st Decem
Pay only euro3 or shipping i yoursquore living in Europe andEuropes ndash Oer ends 16th December
With postal services already struggling and our greagoing quickly check out Orcyrsquos Christmas Ghetto ostocking busting deal and take advantage o our DecShipping beore the deadlines
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wamp ladder
Quite simply itrsquos a un painting league You challengeanother painter on the ladder to a lsquopaint orsquo Choose a themeand have up to 6 weeks to complete your mini - both yourentries are then judged by ellow members - the winnergains points and moves up the ladder Itrsquos ree to use andyou can challenge people to suit your ability
The ladder can be ound here
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DeaDliNe
The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Group Review
Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Beasts o War and Wayland Games Join Forces to create a
Tabletop Nation hellip And yoursquore invited
Beasts o War and Wayland Games are proud to announce
an exciting new direction that will combine their resources
or the benet o the wargaming hobby
Tabletop Nation will bring together gamers local st
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and a multitude o events all interacting both on-line
through local gaming stores
Both Beasts o War and Wayland Games are grate
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we canrsquot get where we want to be on our own With tmind Tabletop Nation is seeking out partners who sha
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uel their passion
So what might Tabletop Nation mean to you Well lo
orwards both Beasts o War and Wayland Games w
making a signicant investment to create the rameand inrastructure but itrsquos the other participants ndash
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a substantive reality
Village accessories
Thomarillion is a German company that makes modelaccessories or gaming and display miniatures They have just released this village accessory set and theyrsquore suitableor 32mm miniatures There are plenty o other nice things ontheir website so check them out here
httpwwwthomarillionde
Mantic Games makes Christmas Shopping extra eaChristmas wersquore oering Free Shipping on all o theideals and miniature kits over pound25euro35$75
Furthermore wersquove also lowered our UK and EuShipping rates Pay only pound1 or shipping i yoursquore livingUK and pay in Pound Sterling ndash Oer ends 21st Decem
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wamp ladder
Quite simply itrsquos a un painting league You challengeanother painter on the ladder to a lsquopaint orsquo Choose a themeand have up to 6 weeks to complete your mini - both yourentries are then judged by ellow members - the winnergains points and moves up the ladder Itrsquos ree to use andyou can challenge people to suit your ability
The ladder can be ound here
Vern vs Specral Dragon
Squad MaGie vs ScottRadom
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The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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by sublimebrushwork
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The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
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raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
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What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
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Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
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raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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DeaDliNe
The closing date or entries is 6pm Wednesday 26th January2012 Supporter deadline will be 5 days later 6pm Monday31st January 2012
Times quoted are GMT
what caN i eNter
Anything It can be any scale genre manuacturer It canbe terrain duel dioramaa ull blown army even BUT Takenote it must be new work That means it must not havebeen shown completed anywhere I you have shown WIPelsewhere thatrsquos ne but not completed photos
categories
There will also be a Best In Show winner
Wamped has returned for its second year and
its hard makeover Gone are the manufacturer
categories and entries will now be split into genr
specific categories giving even more range for yo
bag some prizes
Prizes
Best In Show
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo La Meridiana Pyros (75mm)
raquo Model Display Products Anastacia (54mm)
raquo
Guild o Harmony Set Phonecia Vanys Blagrut and DorothyThe ollowing categories each have a prize pool 1st place will get frstchoice o a prize then 2nd and so on
Fantasy
raquo Imbrian Arts Set Gnoll Wraith Necromancer and Dragon Teeth
raquo Morland Studios 54mm Shar The Traveller
raquo Relic Knights lsquoKiss amp Scratchrsquo
raquo pound50 worth o Das Schwarze Auge
raquo Guild o Harmony Set Nagrot Jian Nai Eilwyn amp Qing Long
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) Ironwind Metals
Sci-Fi
raquo euro150 Credit at Kabuki Models
raquo Relic Knights lsquoOne Shot amp Fritzrsquo
raquo Gaspez Arts Tatjana
raquo $100 git voucher Ironwind Metals
raquo 3x battletech New Releases
Historical
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Hatasu
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Aria Bust
raquo MDP Oblong Display Plinth
raquo MDP 33mm Display Plinth
Scenery amp Terrain
raquo Foundations o War Village House
raquo Foundations o War Barrels Set
raquo
MDP 35mm PlinthlsquoEverything Elsersquo
raquo Morland Studios 32mm Sybil
raquo Gaspez Arts Sophie
raquo $40 git voucher Ironwind Metals
lsquoOOPSrsquo Themed Category
raquo pound30 Tor Gaming lsquoRelicsrsquo goodies
raquo Super Dungeon Explore Limited Edition lsquoCandy amp Colarsquo
raquo pound50 Demonworld goodies
Random Prizes
raquo Foundation o War Round Inested Bases (awarded to 1 randomthat hasnrsquot already won a prize)
raquo 3 x prizes o 1 Battletech new release
raquo 1 x prize o $40 git voucher Ironwind metals or most entries
raquo 1 antasy blister (TBC) rom Ironwind Metals - random voter
raquo MDP 41mm Display Base (awarded to 1 random voter)
Some o these prizes are unavailable or not yet released and Theremore prizes to be conrmed
Total Prize Pot pound1000 worth o Prizes
In addition this year will see the introduction o a bran
concept to Wamped Itrsquos one we have used in our contest the Wamp Monthly and it always brings up soentries
thetheMeD category
The Themed Category add a theme element to entriesa prize awarded in addition to the others The theme year is
lsquoOOPSrsquo
What you do with that theme is entirely up to you but be looking or originality and clever use o theme as wthe technical skill o the entry
Rules
Entries must be placed in the appropriate categoryWamped II Gallery
For a Full copy o the rules click here
raquo Fantasy
raquo Sci-Fi
raquo Historical
raquo SceneryTerrain
raquo Everything Else
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Group Review
Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
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4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
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For an example page visit
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Group Review
Manuacturer
Dark Sword Miniatures
Material Metal
Price $999
Contact
wwwdarkswordminiaturescom
Other Inormation
Sculpted by Sculpted by Tom Meier
Ratings
Q u a l i t y
95Exceptionalsculpting ampcasting
A s s e m b l y
975Single piecegure with next tono preparation
V a l u e
975 Typical DarkSword excellentvalue or money
Overall Score 96
dark swordrsquos cersi lannister
cregaNtur
I guess it would be wrong to slamthis miniature simply because itrsquos o aLannister Cersei the worst o themall to be precise but that would notgive any accurate inormation on theminiature itsel So put your swordsdown and eelings aside my ellow Starksupporters and indulge me in a airreview o Cerseirsquos attributes
This is a 2 piece white-metal kit that
eatures Cersei Lannister as a singlepiece and a white metal base Irsquoll tacklethe base rst since therersquos the least tosay about it Itrsquos simply a stonework daiswith some mossplant growth peekingout among a ew o the stones Itrsquos wellsculpted to look like shale or a similarlayered stone with a cutout where herdress can neatly t in so the abric sitsnicely on the ground Itrsquos a nice lookingand simple design but it only servesas something to put the miniature on Itdoesnrsquot add anything to the composition
This is a mini that screams or a goodbase so yoursquore going to have to makeone o your own
Irsquom not sure how one obtains arcanemastery over Lead but Irsquom pretty sureDark Sword has a Lead-o-mancer intheir employ as itrsquos the only reasonableexplanation or how they can get suchhigh quality casts Cersei has curlyhair that alls in strands rom her headleaving realistic gaps between some othe strands and they are all cast perectly
The amount o work required to prep thisgure is so negligible that it doesnrsquot meritmentioning
This gure is perect or a painter whowants to experiment with translucentabrics The dress is modeled to appearas i it were made rom very sheer
materialwhichmeans it is very orm tting but thea very delicate sotening o the cove
anatomical details that lends realismthe idea o a body covered by thin This is a very suggestive piece butthere is nothing overt about it The alls into a multitude o tight olds wrefects a thin abric quite well
There are many tiny details on herthat will require careul brush workSpecically all o her jewellery is tindelicate looking which ts the sculpwell Therersquos also a thin circlet in hewith a lot o tiny details The ace is
striking but I have to admit that I catell i shersquos supposed to have big oeyes or i they are lidded The lattersupport the pose better- this will justo be the painterrsquos judgment call
I you want a sensual elegant lookilady then I doubt you could nd a b
Painted by J
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Salute 2011
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Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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representation than this Therersquos notmuch action in the pose whichis ne but it means that shersquosnot going to be a good choiceor much outside o competitionwork or as a git I would besurprised to see her used aspart o someonersquos wargamingarmy
Irsquove never said this about a gurebeore but I really eel like sheis or experienced paintersonly The details are so neand precise that people newto the hobby may nd herrustrating to paint well
NeatPete
ldquoTo all the ladies in theplace with style andgracerdquo -yoursquove got somecompetition rom Dark
Swordrsquos Cersei LannisterThis miniature is fat outgorgeous
Her curly hair is sculptedbrilliantly and a tiny tiarapeaks through the crowno her head The curls alldown a beautiul ace that issculpted in a day dreamingstate o bliss The hair hangs to rest ongentle shoulders and a neck ordainedwith a tiny but detailed necklace Her
breasts all wide across her chest intoa thin dress that is draped wonderullyThe dress could be a nightgown o somehigh quality silk that only the Lannisterscould aord The dress twists down to theground giving the mini a slight sense omovement and urther emphasizing theday dreamy state
The detail on my miniature was reallyreally good Irsquom again impressed withthe detail Dark Sword achieves and thequality control they maintain There wasonly a tiny little spot where I would have
to le a mould line on her wrist and thatwould just take a second while the rest isliterally perect out o the box The curlyhair and draped abric are the majorstrong points o this mini or me
There are a couple really nice
opportunities or painters to workwith on this mini mainly abricsSheer eects or reehand are
understandably great choiceson this beaut The stance o thismini almost looking into the skyalso oers a nice OSL pose asshe could look into the morningsun or bask in the moonlight
shaNe rozzell
Winter is coming or so thesaying goes but in Kings
Landing itrsquos obviously stillpretty warm by looking atthe skimpy dress Cersi iswearing I love the GeorgeRR Martin books and I alsoreally enjoyed the TV serieso Game o Thrones so I wasvery pleased when we cameto review one o the stories
most infuential charactersimmortalised in miniature byDark Sword Miniatures
Now I get to look at a LOTo miniatures probably morethan most due to editingPortal so I have seen some
very nice versions o this miniaround the various orums One
thing that I have learnt over the yearsis that when painters produce thoseexceptional paint renditions a hugeamount o work goes into preparing the
miniature and this is what I expected inthis case I was very surprised that whenI picked up the Cersi miniature that it wasalmost perect and by ar the best DSmini I have had the pleasure to review soar As ar as I can tell there is only theslightest mouldline on her right hip and Ihad to really look hard to nd that one
The casting quality o this miniature isantastic and every part o her is verysmooth and all the detail is lovely andsharp Her hair closed eyes and jewellery
is ever so ne itrsquos hard to believe whatTom Meier has achieved in this sculpt
Unlike most other DS miniatures Cersicomes with a separate base and thatrsquos abig plus or anyone who wants to maketheir own diorama or display base Irsquomgoing to look orward to painting her
the ratiNgs
Cregan Tur
Quality 9 10 excellent castUnbelievable level o detabase is a real disappointmepart o the design
Assembly 10 10 Not just bshersquos a 1 piece gure- the qso great that you will barelto do anything beore yopainting
Value 9 10 very reasonabor such a good miniature much o a steal as some other ranges but I imagilicensing ups the price a bit
Overall 93 10 an excelleo a great sculpt You would pressed to nd another mwith such meticulous deatals
NeatPete
Quality 95 Great detail chand cloths
Assembly 95 Little to noready right out the box
Value 85 Decent price or th
Overall 92 Beautiul scucast
Shane Rozzell
Quality 97510 the quaminiature is exceptionally goby a long way the best DS mI have seen so ar
Assembly 1010 the act thais separate rom the base any assembly as easy as any
Value or Money 1010 a(pound640) a little more expensimany o the other DS miniatuthe casting quality really mworth while
Overall1010 Cersi Lann
a beautiul miniature in eveand one that every miniaturewould be pleased to have a c
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
wwwwamp-orumcom
Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Portal Magazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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It all seems ancient history now but
back in 1984 itrsquos difficult to overstate
the influence Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons (ADampD) had on the fantasy
world as a whole Though perhaps notthe best RPG it was certainly the most
widespread and widely played Making
miniatures to suit it made good financial
sense
ADampD had character classes such as ghters wizardsclerics and thieves so Citadel produced ranges o ghterswizards clerics and thieves Their clerics never carriededged weapons thieves never wore heavy armour and anawul lot o their character miniatures carried backpacks
thus indicating an adventuring background ADampD hadmonsters that were well described in the Monster Manual othe day and these too translated into some o what Citadelproduced Ogres were tribal and primitive trolls brutishand ugly True the orcs never had the pig snouts o themonster manual illustrations but that might have been an IPinringement too ar even then
Yet also the Citadel miniatures o 1984 showed an initial
start to stray away rom the guiding ideas o ADampD Yestill produced the core character classes and races buthe companyrsquos own ideas started to peep through
Code CO5 was a range o Oriental Heroes a good whbeore ADampD released their Oriental Adventurers sourbook They were good miniatures too done by a new
sculptor called Aly Morrison CO11 Halfings was anotslight departure These owed more to Tolkien and comlicence than a anything yoursquod actually go adventuringwith The new generation o trolls became more comiappearance too The rst range had been very realisticdesign brutal weapons bestial aces and a thoroughunpleasant manner These newer oerings though ugllook less rightening
ADampD had made great use o the Drow their name oDark Elves in a series o adventure modules They wepopular versatile and had caught the gaming imaginaCitadel thereore produced an initial boxed set back in
ndash 83 called the Night El Patrol Clearly modelled on thDrow they were properly el sized slight well equippelead by a emale In 1984 they released another batchthese were bigger human sized oerings Females eaprominently as both troops and leaders too another Dtrait However it was the C21 range o Cold Ones and that marked a bit o original thinking Dark Elves ridinglizards This was new
Citadel had used the word Chaos to mean evil rom its
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Salute 2011
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Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
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Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
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4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
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earliest ranges Quite why it chose to do so is a mysterycertainly other miniature companies used the word evil todescribe certain characters and didnrsquot seem to suer anybacklash However its now in 1984 that Chaos starts tobecome a genre type in itsel within the Citadel miniaturesworld Chaos warrior boxed sets and some single miniatureshad been released in 1982-83 Three Chaos monsters werealso described at the back o the rst compendium Nowin 1984 there were C27 Chaos Monsters Chaos Goblin
Mutants and Chaos Beastmen along with a new range oC35 Knights o Chaos It is here in these early ranges thatthe seed o using Chaos or evil rst started Now Chaos isa major part o the Warhammer world with whole actionsdeities abilities and histories in its canon
Goblin anatics rst appeared with their ball and chainweaponry though one was bizarrely armed with agiant boomerang The Slann also made their rst massappearance too Modelled with a strong infuence o pre-conquest South America they were certainly dierent i notentirely useul or most adventures
The second compendium also oicially includes Nick Lundrsquos
Chronicle miniatures line This is worthy o its own articlebut to suice to say it was a smart move on Citadelrsquos part
However despite the new miniatures company acquisitionsand general increase in prole there were still problems
The rst one came about through the diering styles oAmerican and Uk miniature sculptors Citadel commissionedTom Meier o Ral Partha ame to produce a range oHigh Elves or them He had already done a boxed seto troglodytes and lizard warriors all highly detailed andsuitably realistic so their condence wasnrsquot misplacedTom indeed came up with the goods a range o perectlysculpted high elves some mounted but most on oot The
problem was they were also perect 25mm scale and didnrsquott with anything else Citadel sold They were never oiciallysold in the US either so I suspect Tom may have been ableto sell them with his existing Ral Partha ranges too as parto the deal Regardless it let Citadel with a problem theylooked out o place Aly Morrision to the rescue and a partpage squeaked into the back o the Chronicle miniaturessection towards the end o the compendium
Another change was rather more undamental the cametal was altered Citadel had always cast in an alloy was mainly lead The results were usually pretty goodgrey miniatures that rom my own experience seem towell From the time o the second compendium thoughthis changed to a dark almost black alloy with even mworrying long term results
(Early Dwar against a later Slann )
The darker metal clearly has a higher lead content thaalloy it replaced I can only assume it was or cost reasreducing the price per unit at a time when the UK wasa recession What I do know is that it produced a rangminiatures more suspectable to lead rot than most othAgain lead rot deserves its own article but or those wmight not have seen its aects have a look at the pictbelow
This aside these are a great range o miniatures and worth collecting But what do you need to look out or
Well as with the earlier oerings the base is key For sreason Citadel really got their act together in 1984 andproduced a stamp to date all their gures It appearedversions square ramed ( pictured below ) and diamo
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
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Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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ramed both impressed and stating Games Workshop 1984
You can also sometimes nd GW 1984 scratched into thebase on some miniatures Perhaps they were nishedbeore the stamp was produced
One oddity to this were some o the White DwarPersonalities boxed set which though stamped GamesWorkshop 1984 was a raised mark as apposed to animpressed one
Sculptors initials disappeared apartrom a tiny AM that you may ndon the side edge o some o AlyMorrisonrsquos work Itrsquos not commonand very tiny He also seems tohave used only two base stylessquare and rounded sometimesboth in the same range
Probably the most dierent thing
though was the titling o miniatures on top o their basNot every range was done and not all to the same degDwarves and Halfings were just labelled such
Ranges sculpted by Mr Morrision provided the charactclass that the miniature was supposed to represent Agdonrsquot know why but it does once again show just how ADampD dominated the industry back then
So that just about concludes the collecting pre-slottaoverview There are o course many other things to mebut thatrsquos or another article Next time I want to take arom Citadel and explore the subject o lead rot in greadetail
Thanks or reading
Tim
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Meet the
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Why Advertise with WAMPWith over 1400 members and a 15 month on month increase as weas over 7000 page impressions daily not to mention Portal the No1 remonthly mini painting magazine that averages over 3000 downloads pemonth Wamp is a growing vibrant web based community with memberbased all over the world many o whom are regular contributors to othehobby based orums This means that advertising with WAMP will beone o the most positive things you can do to make your business grow
I you have products relevant to Miniature Painting Wargaming o
Roleplaying then WAMP members are your targeted market I notour audience are also interested in related products such as FantasyScience Fiction Historical and Military related media as well as Arand Photography so it is still a good idea to advertise with us becausWAMP is a vast community and or a lot o its members the rst placeto seek advice on books video games movies and much much more
Apart rom classied ads which ar
black and white only all adverts areull colour I need be we can evendesign it or you ree o charge will include your company logo andany images or text you require pludirect weblinks to your companyrsquowebsite
For more inormation go to
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wwwmaelstromgamescouk
see our full range of miniatures atbanelegionsmaelstromgamescouk miniatures not shown to scale
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Fruit di Mare - Muhani
Silver Welcometo the Jungle -Paul Valenx
belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
amp Co and Silor Tuts - miniNatur
Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Banelegions - Maelstom G
Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
Silver Red Box G
Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Barbarian Chietain in Wol-skin cloak
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
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Forge Priest
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BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
wwwwamp-orumcom
Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
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4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
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Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
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Name Donna McConnell
Alias Wiccanpony also known as Wheelie Witch arothe house
Website None
Wamp member since 26 11 2008
Bio - Irsquom a Vintage Navy brathellip me and AARP are dahellip I did commission horse paintings which helped whswitched over to minis Now a days besides minis andhobbies I just about live on the internet Irsquom very snoopwant to know whatrsquos going on in the world
When I pick a mini to paint I like to do something dierwith it something that tells a story and i possible a towhimsy and humour
Today Lizcam and I live together plus RogerB (in timegoing to wed the air Liz) Wersquore a blended amily now think we all met over the ldquowebrdquo
Paint sculpt or game Played Din the 70s but now Irsquom into the psidehellip As or playing curse you Wo Warcrat
Favourite mini company Gam
because I love their horses they so lie like I can almost smell the apples
Favourite sculpt I have a sot sor Hassleree Kev Whitersquos work(honest Sally wersquore just good rieinnocent blink blink
How long have you been in thehobby Letrsquos just say the 70rsquos anleave it at that )
How oten do you visit WAMPEveryday I donrsquot trust you people
burn the place down
Best thing about WAMP First ame the best are the people groueveryone
Tell us something interesting ayou Looks let looks right I likice my brownies with butter
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Silver Welcometo the Jungle -Paul Valenx
belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
Silver Red Box G
Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Morgenstern
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
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how to realize real-looking Bushes
Letrsquos rst have an overview o the
diorama ully completed withthe previous grass step just beore thework with the bushes
Tools o the trade needed
Like or the grass bushes do notrequire a lot o material You need
least 2 dierent types o green poone very thin and o clear colourthe other more thick and darker Tpowders rom Noch (used or tradiorama) are a perect choice
Then you need some lichens Yond them too into the same modeshops you can nd the powder balso in foriculture centres (where
After showing you how to
realise real-looking grass Iwill explain how to do the
same with bushes
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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usually cheaper and in bigger quantity)
Yoursquoll need o course the vinalil (glue or wood) and a hal-ull glass o water
Add some latex gloves and tweezers
Now letrsquos get to work mix the two powders inside acardboard box Mix everything well until you get anhomogeneous result
Then add the vinavil to the water until you see the level othe liquid reaching 23 o the glass Mix the two togetherThe nal result should be something very fuid still mostlywater-like
Now dividecut the lichens into small pieces o no morethan 7-8cm The bigger they are the more complex it is towork with them Anyway once treated the bushes can stillbe divided into smaller pieces as needed to better makethem t ollowing your needs into the diorama The idealdimension is the one seen in the picture
Take then one lichen with the tweezers and immerge it intothe glass (vinavilwater) and then squeeze it with your hand(in the latex glove) to let the excess liquid drop and put it ona sheet o newspaper
Repeat the operation until you have some 5-6 lichens
Immediately start then to put the lichens ull o glue ithe powder mix beore they start drying
It is important to note that you canrsquot really prepare mor5-6 lichens at a time due to the glue drying (and you wto happen on the diorama not on the newspaper) 5-6good number to still not have a painstakingly slow prowhile not risking to waste lichens
How to place your bush on the diorama
First use a brush o medium size to put some vinavil w
you want your bush to be For this process do not usediluted solution o water and vinavil but straight vinavi
Then put the bush (which is still wet with the watervinsolution) in place You will see that the vinavil in placedense will more or less x the bush there
Do not worry about the bush losing part o the powdeor about it being somewhat fattened due to you pressin place
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Tutorial
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Why Advertise with WAMPWith over 1400 members and a 15 month on month increase as weas over 7000 page impressions daily not to mention Portal the No1 remonthly mini painting magazine that averages over 3000 downloads pemonth Wamp is a growing vibrant web based community with memberbased all over the world many o whom are regular contributors to othehobby based orums This means that advertising with WAMP will beone o the most positive things you can do to make your business grow
I you have products relevant to Miniature Painting Wargaming o
Roleplaying then WAMP members are your targeted market I notour audience are also interested in related products such as FantasyScience Fiction Historical and Military related media as well as Arand Photography so it is still a good idea to advertise with us becausWAMP is a vast community and or a lot o its members the rst placeto seek advice on books video games movies and much much more
Apart rom classied ads which ar
black and white only all adverts areull colour I need be we can evendesign it or you ree o charge will include your company logo andany images or text you require pludirect weblinks to your companyrsquowebsite
For more inormation go to
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Fruit di Mare - Muhani
Silver Welcometo the Jungle -Paul Valenx
belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
WAMP AWARD NOMINATIONS bull LOTS OF SPECIAL OFFERS bull WAM
IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
amp Co and Silor Tuts - miniNatur
Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Banelegions - Maelstom G
Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
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Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
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Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
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What big teeth you have by Sister_
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Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
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Remember that bushes can grow vertically on suracestoo so i you wish to obtain that eect just use one or twodrops o cyanoacrylic glue (superglue) on the wall or verticalsurace you want the bush to ldquogrowrdquo and connect the bushwith it
It will immediately stick to it strongly due to the humidity olichen reacting to the superglue
With this kind o superglue be very attentive to your eyesand ngers while using it And be also careul i some othe superglue touch your gloves as not make it touch thebushes
Usually I do use the tweezers to manipulate the lichen bothin the watervinavil solution and when placing them on thediorama The tweezers are also easier to wash and cleanaterwards (any strong glue can be taken away with somecutter once dry)
Once the bush is placed take the bottle o ne and clearpowder and let some o it rain on your vegetation Donrsquotdrop too much o it you just need to cover the zones wherethe bush lost its color due to your positioning it in placeDue to the still wet nature o the lichen with the watervinavilmixture the powder will stick to it easily and permanently
Now repeat the process with another bush and thenanother one etc up until all bushes are placed on yourwork
You might have guessed that i you do not work a ewbushes at a time those will get dry And bushes once canrsquot be really manipulated and worked on easily makthe ldquoreal-lookingrdquo process much more diicult
When all bushes are placed and ully dried use a xintransparent opaque spray to x better the powder whicdidnrsquot stick ully to the lichen
Donrsquot spray too much else you will make the bushes ltoo dense and compact
To dispose o the excess powder still around turn upsdown the diorama and hit lightly with your hand its bathe powder to all naturally
For a multi-panel diorama o course proceed one pantime allowing you to get the nal result shown in thosepictures
Unlike grass which is in the end quite simple to realizerecreating a rich and realistic overall green area ull obushes is quite another matter both due to the necesdrying time o your bushes both due to the merging aplacing o the bushes to reach a good result which tsheighten the beauty o) your diorama
The example shown in those picture is a typical greenor gaming purposes complex but not as to compromplayability
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Ocourseyou can pushthe process even moreand getting even more realisticresults hellip but this will be the subject oanother articlehellip
hellip I will however tell you that you can get some interestingnew vegetation with ennel tuts and oregano
Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Salute 2011
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Until next time Lorenzo-Maniachouse-Marchetto
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Why Advertise with WAMPWith over 1400 members and a 15 month on month increase as weas over 7000 page impressions daily not to mention Portal the No1 remonthly mini painting magazine that averages over 3000 downloads pemonth Wamp is a growing vibrant web based community with memberbased all over the world many o whom are regular contributors to othehobby based orums This means that advertising with WAMP will beone o the most positive things you can do to make your business grow
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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WAMP A
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Gold Fruit di Mare - Muhani
Silver Welcometo the Jungle -Paul Valenx
belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
WAMP AWARD NOMINATIONS bull LOTS OF SPECIAL OFFERS bull WAM
IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Banelegions - Maelstom G
Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
Silver Red Box G
Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Latest Releases
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Gyrmn Walker Cockpit Closed
Azumi
Barbarian Chietain in Wol-skin cloak
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
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Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
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Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
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Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
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Barbarian Chietain in Wol-skin cloak
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
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Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Gold Fruit di Mare - Muhani
Silver Welcometo the Jungle -Paul Valenx
belle o tortugagurine -Marc Chicard (Tatoo)
WAMP AWARD NOMINATIONS bull LOTS OF SPECIAL OFFERS bull WAM
IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
Gold Portal Magazine
Silver Irregular Ma
(Tied) White Dwar WargamesIllustrated and Games ForcesMagazine
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
amp Co and Silor Tuts - miniNatur
Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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Gold Banelegions - Maelstom G
Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
Silver Red Box G
Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Latest Releases
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Gyrmn Walker Cockpit Closed
Azumi
Barbarian Chietain in Wol-skin cloak
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Late
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Latest Releases
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Flower Knight
Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
Pinup-Savior
Forge Priest
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BNB-020 - TalosColossus o Bronze
BNL-019 - Drast theHunched Hound o DunDurn
BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Late
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Lady NyvenneRobert o Carlisle
Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Itrsquos a great pleasure toannounce the results of
the Wamp Awards 2011
We started with initial
nominations for several
categories and from those
nominations we came to
a final short-list of 10 for
each category Each short-
list was then opened up
for voting and after weeks
of voting we now have our
winners
Gold Visions O Hatred - Raa (Picster)
Silver Zorabeth- Arsies
Bronze Masques- Rusto
So here they are and a worthy bunchthey are too The competition has beenmore erce this year and to even makethe short-list in a category shows anominee has something special to oerA massive congratulations to all thewinners and nominees and thank you toeveryone that took the time to nominate
and vote on the entries The resultsshow a nice range o genres romour hobby and its nice to see up andcoming companies and artists makingthe short lists
Until next year
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
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the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
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IN THIS ISSUE raquo Portal Article Contestresults raquo Details of this yearsWampedII contest raquo 2 Great Reviews raquo Tutorials News and aGreat Gallery and thebest of this monthsLatest Releases
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Trancheur
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Interview
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
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bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Gold Salute 2011
Silver (tied) Wamp2011 andFigureWorld 2011
Gold (Tied) Series 33 Brushes - Rosemary
amp Co and Silor Tuts - miniNatur
Bronze (Tied) The CompleteGuide to Miniature Painting D- Miniature Mentor and LiquidGreenstu - Games Worksho
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WAMP A
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Gold Banelegions - Maelstom G
Silver Smog 1888 - Smart Max
Bronze (Tied) George RRMartinrsquos Masterworkrsquos -
Darksword Miniatures and - Tor Gaming
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WAMP Awards 2011
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Gold Cang The Implacable - Coolminiornot
Silver (Tied) Bunny Girl -Poupee Canope and EmilylsquoFoxyrsquo Foxwell - StatuesqueMiniatures
Gold Studio M
Silver Red Box G
Bronze (Tied) Sodapop Miniatand Privateer Press
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Latest Releases
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Gyrmn Walker Cockpit Closed
Azumi
Barbarian Chietain in Wol-skin cloak
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Flower Knight
Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
Pinup-Savior
Forge Priest
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BNB-020 - TalosColossus o Bronze
BNL-019 - Drast theHunched Hound o DunDurn
BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Lady NyvenneRobert o Carlisle
Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
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Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
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For an example page visit
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Gallery
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
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Morgenstern
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Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Morgenstern
Jabba The Hutt
Trancheur
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Anastasia the Bride Old Gnome
El Embajador Mo
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Flower Knight
Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
Pinup-Savior
Forge Priest
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BNB-020 - TalosColossus o Bronze
BNL-019 - Drast theHunched Hound o DunDurn
BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Lady NyvenneRobert o Carlisle
Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Memories by MA5X
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Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
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A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
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Members 4
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For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
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Members 19Group Discussions 5
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
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to see
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
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Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
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4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
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For an example page visit
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Gallery
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Flower Knight
Survivor (male
Survivor (emale
Pinup-Savior
Forge Priest
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Latest Releases
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BNB-020 - TalosColossus o Bronze
BNL-019 - Drast theHunched Hound o DunDurn
BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Lady NyvenneRobert o Carlisle
Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Latest Releases
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BNB-020 - TalosColossus o Bronze
BNL-019 - Drast theHunched Hound o DunDurn
BNL-020 - Kraan Tain o Baalor (oot and mounted)
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Lady NyvenneRobert o Carlisle
Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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Spoltlight on WAMP
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Tinker Belle Tilly Tumbleworth
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
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In Issue 18 wersquoll
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the new wamp galleryWe have great pleasure in announcing the new Wamp Galleryopen Ater many months o blood sweat and tears the nextevolution o Wamp is here Our current gallery has served us wellbut has lacked a user riendly experience and this coupled withthe many requests I receive or a rating gallery led me to make thedecision to create a new one more suited to our needs
So I give you the new custom built gallery with no expense spared
So whatrsquos so good about the new gallery I hear you ask Well the
major change is the easy to use rating system To make the systemas air as anything like this can be a ew things were put into place
The rst is only registered members o Wamp can vote in thegallery anyone can browse it but you must be logged in to vote
You cannot vote or your own work and you can only vote on eachimage once These key eatures will help eliminate a lot o votingirregularities
To urther make voting airer an images current score is notshown on the rating page so will not infuence your vote Alsothe submitters identity is not in plain site on the voting pageEach image has a link to the artists prole so you can nd outwhorsquos work it is i you wish (also by hovering over the image willshow their name) this helps shield your voting mind rom undue
infuences i you like to work that way but still lets you nd out moreabout an artist whose work you admire
but i DoNrsquot waNt My work rateD
Not a problem I was aware some people didnrsquot want to be a parto the voting culture so I took this into account Every user has theability to decide which o their images can be voted on by othersYou can speciy this on an individual basis or each image or withone click make every image in your gallery rateable or unrateableas you see t
Sounds good so ar
Well therersquos more
You can arrange all your work into albums as you see t You can
even make these albums private and decide which users (i any)you allow access
You can see stats o your rankings prole views average rating -even how many votes you have received
Each image can be tagged on certain eatures such as whether ithas NMM or OSL or maybe that its a gaming piece This meansvoters get more inormation than just a description and it meansyou can lter search results withthese things - only want to seewizards with OSL well thatyou can do Therersquos a lot morebesides but you probably wantto jump in and get started
To Celebrate the launch o the new gallery wersquore running a pdraw to give you the chance to win either a Daemon Champrom Avatars o War or a $15 Wyrd Git Voucher
2 winners will be chosen at random with the rst name out ohat getting rst choice o the prizes
To get your name in the hat simple upload a valid image to tgallery during the next 5 days For every image you upload yname will be enetred into the draw once so the more imagesupload the more chances you have to win
The new gallery can be ound here Wamp Gallery
RulesYou must be registered on Wamp to upload an imageAny image uploaded must meet the gallery guidelines (Mustyour own work and must not be a WIP shot) unpainted sculppermittedImages can be o any genre subject or manuacturerSeparate images o the same miniature are not permittedOnly Images approved by the moderators or submission areeligibleEach valid image uploaded will result in your name been eninto the draw onceI you upload ten images you get your name entered ten timClosing date or entr ies is 12 noon 21st December 2011 (GM
You may only win 1 prize The rst name drawn will be oerechoice o either prize The second name drawn will receive tprize let overYou may upload a maximum o 31 images to your gallery (thincludes any images you already have in your gallery)
Entries posted rom this moment are valid
Good Luck I hope you like what I have tried to do with this makes your time on Wamp even more enjoyable
You all have your own personal gallery url too like so
wwwwamp-orumcomgalleryusersyourwampusername
Features
raquo Herersquos a run down o the main eatures o the new galler
raquo A user can choose to allow or disallow rating on their imeither on a per image basis or all their photos can be optogether (This option can be changed whenever they like
raquo You must be logged in to rate a photograph and you mayrate each photograph once
raquo You cannot rate your own work
raquo You can choose whether to rate just sculpts or painted m
PLEASE NOTE This gallery is designed or completed workWIP shots so please bear that in mind
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
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taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Award Winning Sculptor Painter andthe brains behind Giganticdark Miniatures Chris Clayton
what Do you Prefer PaiNtiNg or sculPtiNg
Painting and sculpting or me are very dierent sides o thelsquosame coinrsquo When sculpting a gure I always try to imaginehow it will look when it is nally displayed and try to makethe piece as easy and pleasurable to paint as possible Irsquovenever considered mysel a particularly great painter and ndit very diicult at times usually making judgements basedon intuition rather than prescribed techniques Irsquom generallyitching to sculpt when Irsquom painting and nearly always wish I
were painting what Irsquom only halway through sculptingwhere Do you like to get your iNsPiratioN
Inspiration can come rom many dierent and disparatesources I generally avoid looking at other modellers workor inspiration relying instead on more abstract elementsto kick-start an idea Scenes in movies passages romnovels and pieces o music walks in orests ragmentso memories or dreams and even birdsong can all beconsidered inspiring I not in the literal sense then more inthe initiation o the creative process
what three tiPs woulD you give the buDDiNg sculPtor or
PaiNterThe most important three tips I would give the buddingsculptor or painter would be to practice practice andpractice Seriously though practice is invaluable howevermuch experience you have Just because you havemastered a new technique donrsquot expect to be able to cast itover your gures like a magic wand or instant perection Itis essential to keep all o your skills up to date and not to bearaid o trying new methods or ear o ailure
Furthermore only paint or sculpt what you enjoy Beingtrue to yoursel and your interests will show through in yourwork I see excellent painters and sculptors talents subdued
because they are painting or sculpting what they think theyshould rather than letting go and having un
Lastly get up and go out There is nothing like a good strolland a ew gulps o resh air to get the brain working andthe creative juices fowing Spending all o your time atyour desk or your computer diminishes your lsquoworldrsquo I not alengthy hike then just a walk round the block every now andthen will give you a well earned break so you can return toyour modelling with a resh eye
This month we get inside the brain of
currently one of the best in the businessand find out what makes him tick
aPart froM your owN stuff what other MiNis Do yo
like
There are so many antastic miniatures and gures avthese days it would be impossible or me to pick a avoI donrsquot buy that many miniatures as I generally donrsquot ha great deal o time to give them the attention I think thdeserve and paint everything I liked I do however havreal sot spot or vintage miniatures by the likes o Gre(John Dennet and Andrew Chernak sculpts) Ral ParthCitadel (anything beore 1990) I also have a large colo Japanese garage kits by Fewture Falchion Max Fa
and Billiken
who is your favourite PaiNter aND sculPtor
There are so many incredible talented artists in themodelling community it would be unair to single outavourites as Irsquom sure I would omit as many importantpeople as I would include However there has been oconstant and driving inspiration and infuence or me great Japanese model maker Takayuki Takeya
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Takeya is one o the most original creative minds o ourgeneration I you are ortunate enough to spend time witha copy o his two-volume book o works Ryoshi no Kakudo(Angles o Hunters) contained within are not only Takeyarsquosincredible commercial pieces but also a rich antastic story
illustrated with amazing lielike dioramas For me Takeyachanged the way I perceived model making and encouragedme to think and try to work outside the conventions otraditional sculpting and painting
DiD you have aNy forMal traiNiNg as a sculPtor or is it
all self taught
Irsquove never had any ormal training as a sculptor I have adegree in illustration and during my nal year I produced anumber o lsquothree dimensional illustrationsrsquo I had been modelmaking or a number o years beore then but this was myrst real oray into ull sculpting and scratch building Atergetting a taste or sculpting I continued trying dierent
techniques and experimenting with newmaterials and tools
what Do you thiNk will be the Next big
thiNg as iN techNique to set the hobby
alight
Zenithal lighting seamless blending objectsource lighting and non-metallic metaletc etc These are techniques we haveall become amiliar with Each one has itsplace and in the hands o the right paintercan be used to great eect However or
me they are all just techniques or tools orthe painter to use as part o their arsenalI personally donrsquot believe a modelsrsquo worthshould be determined by how well alsquoglowing eyersquo eect or NMM armour hasbeen executed but rather by how well thepainter has incorporated those techniquesinto the piece and contribute to the overallsuccess o the piece
I have noticed recently that there now seems to be areaction against the pristine nishes everyone spent smuch eort trying to master Dirtier weathered painteexpressive paint jobs may be considered lsquoone to watchemulating the works o artists such as John Blancheand evoking an lsquoold schoolrsquo atmosphere Techniquesas ashions come and go and on their own stand todemonstrate the painters ability to master said techniqbut or me the lsquonext big thingrsquo will always be a beautiu
realised and engaging model regardless o the techniqemployed in its execution
i have NoticeD you DoNrsquot use NMM oN your Pieces
Regarding my previous answer non-metallic metal is atechnique and in the hands o a good painter can dispa huge amount o patience and skill For me howevernon-metallic metal has never really appealed to me orsuits the way that I tend to work It is sae to say that I increasingly obsessed with the reproduction o convinrealistic metallic suraces and will go to great lengthspolishing burnishing and painstakingly applying gold ltry to achieve the right look I like to be able to view a
rom all angles and let natural light play upon suracestextures In my opinion non-metallic metal can reduce eld in which the gure can successully be viewed
roughly how loNg DiD it take to coMPlete
DragoNslayer
The production o Dragonslayer along with most o mother display pieces was spread over several monthsalongside other projects I usually like to space out theconceptualising sculpting and painting to give mysel to properly evaluate my progress There is probably ab150 hours o work in Dragonslayer
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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wwwwamp-orumcom
Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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wheN aND how DiD you start iN the hobby
It is diicult to pinpoint an exact start point as there areprobably a combination o elements that rst initiated myinterest and passion or the hobby One o my earliestrecollections o exposure to miniature gures as a boy wason a trip to the city centre with my dad There was a storein a small shopping arcade with a window crammed withall manner o miniature gurines Mostly historical subjectsGreeks Egyptians and Carthaginians (I remember the
elephants) with other such gems o antiquity I think I wasprobably old enough to know that these were not toys butsomething dierent more precious
Later I stumbled upon a store called Games WorkshopThis was at a time when GW was an independent retailerand stocked everything rom Dungeons and Dragons toplaying cards and jigsaw puzzles Therewas a small cabinet within crammedwith miniatures Somewhat crude bytodayrsquos standards they seemed seriousand exotic adult dark coloured metalgures languishing in blister packs
on a bed o oam (ahh the nostalgia)Ater buying a ew gures I was hookedand soon I attended my rst GamesDay in 1986 It was there I discoveredminiatures rom many dierentcompanies Grenadier Dixon Essex andRal Partha some o which I still ownand have recently been painting someo the old avourites Over the ollowingyears my thirsts or model making leadme to explore beyond the realms ominiatures and into other areas o thehobby and the rest is history
Do you sketch out your iDeas for a
figure before you start
Beore I start a model be it eithersculpting or painting I usually spendan unhealthy amount o time thinking about it rst Irsquollthen very quickly make several thumbnail sketches andnotes to coagulate the various elements o my ideas andinspirations When sculpting Irsquoll work these thumbnails intoresolved conceptual images and diagrams to help map theidea and the orm o the piece I never used to use sketchesand ound that I would abruptly come to a rustrating halthalway through a piece not knowing what to sculpt next
because I hadnrsquot properly planned the gure Because othis I am now astidious in my preparation o any new pieceo work
what MaDe you choose aN ultraMariNe for your faMous
120MM re-sculPt aND have you ever coNsiDereD DoiNg
aNother sPace MariNe Maybe froM aNother chaPter
Ever since I rst saw the Forgeworld Large Space Marine
I wanted to do some kind o conversion on it I ound itdisappointing that Forgeworld had basically scaled-upSpace Marine miniature rather than using such a largegure to really explore the marine design Irsquod had one kits or a ew years and periodically made some notesthe conversion None o the notes had ever been chapspecic but I had always been drawn to the iconograpo the Dark Angels and Black Templar chapters as theleaned towards a very medieval styling with their robe
swords something that appealed to me However I reearly on in the project that I would really like to use themarine to try out some new techniques and that it woube prudent to choose a less ussy and complex stylingUltramarine was eventually decided upon as they are a lsquovanillarsquo and iconic chapter requently used to encapsthe idea o the Space Marine
The Ultramarine was such a huge project and i I did hthe luxury to revisit the idea o another Marine I wouldto do something completely dierent with the kit one oTraitor chapters or a pre-heresy suit perhaps
what Piece of yours are you Most ProuD of aND wh
I never really sit around and admire my pieces as I amalways striving to improve and learn rom my worksAlthough I have won awards or some o my pieces owhich I am immensely honoured I donrsquot linger on thosgures as Irsquom always looking towards the next sculpt TUltramarine was in retrospect a huge undertaking intowhich I put an incredible amount o time recording theprocess The Dragonslayer too was a real labour o lovsomething o an emotional roller coaster Winning BesShow brought closure to such a diicult piece
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
wwwwamp-orumcom
Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Gallery
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
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Interview
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I think however that i I were to single out a piece to whichI measure all my continuing work it would have to beGiantkiller This piece was a real turning point or me in bothpainting sculpting and building a narrative into a piece It isone o the ew pieces I eel airly satised with
hwhat Does the future holD for gigaNtic MiNiatures
Gigantic Miniatures has been an incredible learningexperience and great un so ar Partly setup to satisy mythirst or knowledge and experience about all areas o thehobby and partly to exorcise some ideas Irsquove had gnawingaway at me about producing large scale gures
When I initially launched GM it was a very hectic timeor me having just won Best o Show at EuromilitaireObviously I didnrsquot oresee this and in hindsight this probablywasnrsquot the best time or me to do this as there was a hugeexpectation or me to create the same type o gures that Ihad done or my display and competition pieces
I chose 120mm gures as I was used to sculpting in thisscale and it was a size I had become lsquoknownrsquo or However
my uture plans or the range included some huge piecand at 115 scale the gures would have been massivand very expensive to produce In addition I was doingeverything mysel rom the conceptualising and sculptto the casting web design and marketing Once the lagure was released the range came to a natural end amark this I produced a lsquoshow onlyrsquo limited edition gureFigureworld 2011 which completely sold out in about tminutes
Gigantic Miniatures is ar rom over though I am curreworking incredibly hard sculpting a brand new rangeo antasy gures They will continue my passion or
classic antasy lsquostandardsrsquo with human and demi-humaadventurers accompanied by all manner o enemies amonsters Stylistically I want to give them an old-schoowith a contemporary twist classic dungeon crawl charealised or a modern audience
Irsquom creating the gures at true 135 scale too so an avhuman gure will be about 50 mm tall This is a challeor me and Irsquom very pleased with my progress so ar W
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135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
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Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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Gallery
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54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Gallery
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Gallery
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
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wwwwamp-orumcom
135 Primarily the reason or this scale decision is or meto expand the range to include some truly gigantic beastsand terrain pieces without them being ridiculously hugeor expensive Furthermore I think rom the comments I
received over the previous range that they will be morecomortable to build and paint Not too large or a miniaturepainter to eel intimidated by and have to change theirtechniques or and not too small that people rom otherareas o the hobby would eel that they were exclusivelylsquogamingrsquo gures Lastly they will be easier or me to produceand will give me a chance to really push the boundaries othe mould making and casting process to deliver very highquality aordable gures Irsquom very excited about the newrange and really looking orward to release sometime in thenew year
what was it like to wiN best of show at euroMilitaire
aND DiD you thiNk that you woulD wiN
Winning Best o Show at Euromilitaire has to be one o thehighlights o my modelling career so ar I really like the Euroshow and or the past ew years it has become the ocus omy working year I never intend to sculpt a piece specicallyor competition it just turns out that Irsquoll produce a coupleo display pieces during the year and usually get themnished in time or the competitions held in the autumn
Dragonslayer was no exception only a little more thougwas put into the engineering o the piece as it had to btransported in a couple o pieces and assembled in thhotel the aternoon beore the competition
Irsquove never created or entered a piece o work into Eurowith the intention o winning anything I see it as a waydisplaying pieces Irsquove been working on over the last 12months and what is more important than to get a chanto see some truly astounding work by many many taleartists The competitive element always makes me eeslightly nervous on the morning the results are displayand this time or no good reason I elt particularly agiSo much in act that I had to send my wie to the comproom while I stayed in the trade hall She came back la little shaken and told me I had been awarded Best oShow I remember standing there with tears rolling dow
my ace in utter disbelie The rest o the day was a bita blur and it took a ew weeks or it to properly sink in never imagined a antasy piece would ever be awardeBest o Show at Euromilitaire let alone mine It was a day not just or me but antasy modelling had nally brecognised accepted and awarded at what is considea predominantly military and historical internationalcompetition
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Wiki
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
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Thre
wwwwamp-orumcom
Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Gallery
4 wwwwamp-orumcom
Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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Gallery
6 wwwwamp-orumcom
54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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wwwwamp-orumcom
White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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wwwwamp-orumcom
Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
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Wiki
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Minipainting Wiki is a community project set up to create a plinormation on all aspects o miniature painting and itrsquos related asThe content is entirely driven by you the users Each month in Po
will highlight some o the inormation people are adding to the wik
The more inormation we can gather the better anything rom detpainting contests tools painting and sculpting techniques clubs and even amous painters sculptors and miniature companies Yoadd as little or as much as you like rom a single sentence to entireo useul content its all welcomed rom everyone
Herersquos just a ew o the things added over the months
Legend
Link to page
Page doesnrsquot exist
taNk brush
A tank brush is a paintbrush designed or applying paintquickly to large surace areas (or example on vehicles) Itholds a large than normal quantity o bristles allowing ora larger volume o paint to be held and thus reducing thenumber o times the brush needs relling with paint
asseMbly
Assembly is a term used to describe the process oconstructing a miniature ready or painting and otenoverlaps with the term lsquopreppingrsquo Many miniatures come inmultiple parts or ease o casting or to oer various posesor equipment options It usually comprises o removing theparts rom the sprue (i plastic) removing any fash or moldlines then gluing and pinning (I necessary) Some painters
will attach the miniature to the base prior to painting whilstothers may do this once the miniature is done
scieNce fictioN
Science Fiction (or Sci-Fi to give it its common name)is a genre o ction dealing with the impact o imaginedinnovations in science or technology oten in a uturisticsetting It diers rom antasy in that within the context othe story its imaginary elements are largely possible withinscientically established or scientically postulated laws onature (though some elements in a story might still be pureimaginative speculation)
It is a very popular genre o miniature painting with manydedicated game systems devoted to it such as Games Workshoprsquos Warhammer 40000 or Epic and Rackhamrsquos AT-43
Many people dene Steampunk as a sub-genre o Sci-
waMP
Wamp is a miniature painting website that has been in various orms since 2005
History
It was originally known as lsquoA modellers Paradisersquo anset up by Brett Johnson as an ebay group In its originait was very basic with little orum structure and the activities were limited It was in these early days hothat one o Wamprsquos most amous eatures was estabthe Wamp Monthly painting contests It was later on ion eBay that the group changed name to WargameMiniaturersquos Paradise to create a more descriptive title
On the 26th November the group ound a new homrelocated to a dedicated orum based site at www
orumcom which also signalled the rst use o the acronym that has since become its more popular namnew site created much more unctionality and it gasite the basis o its current layout The main area worum but there was also a gallery and ront page Theto a dedicated site saw Wamp grow in popularity and become amiliar to the general miniature painting publsite had gradually moved away rom the gaming sidbecome a much more painting ocussed group The nealso saw the beginning o the well known Wamp Spainting contests
The 3rd March 2010 saw a major update to the site wintroduction o a much improved orum and Gallery anthe addition o Blogs articles and much more and same layout as you see today
Features
Reviews - One o Wamprsquos most visible eatures camein spring 2010 with the launch o its review systemseveral sites already did miniature related reviews movariable criteria and didnrsquot award a quantiable value ollowed the mode made popular within more here
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4356
Thre
wwwwamp-orumcom
Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4456
Gallery
4 wwwwamp-orumcom
Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4556
wwwwamp-orumcom
Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
6 wwwwamp-orumcom
54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4756
wwwwamp-orumcom
White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4956
wwwwamp-orumcom
Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5056
Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5156
wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
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Threadomancy is where we look at some o the mostinteresting and helpul post rom the recent past I you
wish to contribute to the thread click on the title
is our hoBBy shrinking
shanerozzell
A ew weeks ago TGN was bought by
CMoN and I had a ew conversationswhere people were concerned thatopportunity or independent newsand the ability to get news out into thewider hobby was diminishing At thetime I did think the TGN would become just another means or advertising orcool mini but so ar these misgivingshave not been realised
More here
Spectral DragonI donrsquot believe so shane i anything I think the act thesecompanies are able to get bigger is a sign that a lot osmaller companies are coming out o the woodwork Call
it a hunch
I see more and more people on WAMP alone who aretrying to make a living on the mini business all the time Idonrsquot think we are going the megacorporate direction justyet (save or GW obviously)
kdlynchWell bigger companies are known or doing just thatldquoSurvival o the ttestrdquo and all that brujah However Irsquom notso sure the detrimental eect will be as large as one wouldexpect in a d ierent market Our hobby at least the gamingside o it requires more than 1 person to play and usuallyyoursquoll want a who le little group to keep your battles lsquoreshrsquoAs a result one o the players having discovered ldquothe nextgreat gamerdquo will try to pull the others in their circle intothe same game Word o mouth advert ising basically thatbypasses the main news networks
rogimusOn one side itrsquos good that the independent boutiqucompanies are using larger distribution channels Mconcern on that ront is that they might bow to the p
o ldquomarketingrdquo instead o making minirsquos they are pasabout Creativity is best driven by that voice in yourinstead o ldquobusiness partnersrdquo
The removal o independent news and review sites the other hand really sucks eggs TGNrsquos coverage oindustry is (to me) no longer valid and has been remas a bookmark
DarklordHopeully the TGN move and other actors will helppush olks to publishing news on Wamp Itrsquos somethencourage though I suppose to many we are not sebig enough or indeed lsquotrendyrsquo enough
FaVourite artist and artwork
sublimebrushwork Herersquos one tomull over Do you have a particularavourite artist or piece o artworkrom the miniature industry Somepiece o concept art that sets your juices fowing Promo art that makesyou go lsquoooh Irsquom gonna try andreplicate that on a miniaturersquo Or isthere somebody that yoursquod just liketo shout about Irsquom going to get theball rolling by shouting out about DesHanley Hersquos a brilliant concept artistand illustrator who has done sterlingwork or GW AOW more here
shanerozzellNot really a concept artist but a antasy artist FrankFrazetta and his Deathdealer character
UndaveOne o my avourite artists is Les Edwards Hersquos not reallyanything to do with minis he mainly did covers or horrornovels and mags but there were a ew o his works in the
colour section o an old Cthulhu rpg rulebook and theyrsquovestuck with me
LOBOThere are to many to just name one Check out theSpectrum The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art seriesbooks they are well worth the investment or inspiration Ihave a ew o them The early ones will cost you though
IactonJust typing in the words ldquoconcept artrdquo into a google imagesearch is enough to get me dissolving into a happy poolo ideas Irsquom rather partial to Matt Dixonrsquos work He did a
air bit o stu or Privateer Press I believe He doesldquocurvyrdquo women robots and antasy stu but all havhumour about them
sublimebrushworkDenately with you both on Frazetta Edwards and I saw an exhibition many years ago in Brighton o Millerrsquos and Roger Deanrsquos art Two more distinctly o
styles you could not imagine being put together Whstruck me was the size o Millerrsquos work Many o thewe have seen on book covers etc are printed abousize His amous cover or Death on the Reik was (aas I remember) roughly 10rdquo high Certainly small ento t comortably on a sheet o A3 paper i not A4 Iremember slavishly copying his Nurgle swords romRealm o Chaos books back in around 1989 Brillian
tripod is it worth it
Spectral Dragon
I have gotten much better at takinggood photographs but Well assome o you may have noticed I amnot quite there yet
I have a Panasonic Digital Cameraand I was thinking o buying a tripodor it to help stabilize it I plan to sell aheck o a lot on ebay in the next yearand need to take the absolute best
pics that I can That said I donrsquot wantto break the bank and buy somethinguber expensive
thetang22All the tripod is going to do is keep your camera still whilegiving you a variety o angles I have a cheap-o tiny tripodthat came with my camera All you have to do is set thedelay to 2 seconds on the tripod click the button and let go
I canrsquot imagine there are any signicant advantages thatwould justiy the cost o a ancy tripod over somethingcheap but having any tripod will provide advantages
rogimusI have a small one rom WalMart that has the fexible legsand also use the tall tripod rom my astronomers telescope(yeah its the same mount) As Tang said you just want 2seconds o stability while you camerarsquos timer does its job
jcichon
Tripods are great but learn to use your camera properlyUse the custom white balance settings and go rom thereGood lighting is essential or pro quality shots Think ocamera equipment like buying paints and minirsquos Buy thegood stu
warhammergrimaceA tripod is essential or shooting close up work likeeveryone has stated it will allow to photograph a steshot I also use a quick release cable so I donrsquot toutripod Though I generally cant be bothered to set ulot when Irsquom photographing my minis I mainly use imacro work
Spectral DragonNabbed a cheap but durable tripod at Target or arobucks I played around with it and ater trying severout realized I could use the extreme zoom eature othe correct distance when I couldnrsquot do so beore Ntaking better pics every time and loving it
Nabbing a Tripod was denitely the next step I needorder to take better pictures Now I just go tta gure to set up the light correctly around my cheap homephotobox Beore and ater results can be seen in mchallenge with wag with the ater pic being the nathe gallery
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Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
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Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
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Gallery
6 wwwwamp-orumcom
54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
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White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
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Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4456
Gallery
4 wwwwamp-orumcom
Twilight Knight Pinup by Iacton Monster Hunter by Lan
KD- Great Game Hunter by CrookedEye
Kings Men by Century
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4556
wwwwamp-orumcom
Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
6 wwwwamp-orumcom
54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4756
wwwwamp-orumcom
White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4856
Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4956
wwwwamp-orumcom
Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5056
Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5156
wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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4 wwwwamp-orumcom
WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4556
wwwwamp-orumcom
Candy Game Hunter by noxGame Hunter by monkeyboy2769
White Speaker by boyzie
Preacher Pinup by Xenon_Wul
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
6 wwwwamp-orumcom
54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4756
wwwwamp-orumcom
White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4856
Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4956
wwwwamp-orumcom
Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5056
Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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4 wwwwamp-orumcom
WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5556
wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4656
Gallery
6 wwwwamp-orumcom
54mm Kingdom Death by DerSkuggan Who me by vegel
Play by KittenCeleste
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4756
wwwwamp-orumcom
White Speaker by Greene The Hunter by Neolis
Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4856
Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4956
wwwwamp-orumcom
Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5056
Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5156
wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
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4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
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Harlequin by jester
Great Game Hunterby Robert Facepalmer
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Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
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Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
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What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
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Gallery
8 wwwwamp-orumcom
Inquisitor Lord (Lady) by JTastic
The Preacher by Carb
Game Huntress by Necron_99Twilight Knight by mattimao
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4956
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
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Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 4956
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Gr e a t G am eH un t er b y I n q ui s i t i on
Memories by MA5X
Introducing the new skull light
by maxstyles417
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5056
Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5156
wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
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4 wwwwamp-orumcom
WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5056
Gallery
0 wwwwamp-orumcom
Savoir by waghorn41
Kingrsquos Men by StampedingVManhunter by Nameless
Pinup Great Game Hunter by Chameleon
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5156
wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5456
4 wwwwamp-orumcom
WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5556
wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5156
wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom_death_2 by aphorys
Kingdom Death Manhunter by Sparks
Big Game Hunter by Nomad
Man Hunter in the Graveyard by astolus
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5456
4 wwwwamp-orumcom
WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5556
wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5256
Gallery
2 wwwwamp-orumcom
Kingdom Death Preacher Pinup 35mm
by sublimebrushwork
What big teeth you have by Sister_
Hammer Time by slidedog
54mm Twilight Knight
by slidedog
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5356
wwwwamp-orumcom
Preacher Pinup by Stubbs
speakthis by TheProdigalG
The big black woods - Twilight Knight by Canuma
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5456
4 wwwwamp-orumcom
WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5556
wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
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miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
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Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
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bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
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Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
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WAMPs Social GroupsWAMPs Social Groups
Wamps social groups are a eature where you can join like-mellow WAMPERS and shoot the breeze about the things that maktick This link will take you to the social group area where you cawhat other groups are currently up and give the choice to join iconversation I you have an idea or a social group you can alwaysyou own Below is a small selection o the current crop
Skyrim Players Guild
A group in which to share your Elder Scrolls experiences
Group Maintained By Undave
Members 4
Group Pictures 0
Group Discussions 5
Parentz United
For all wampers with (real) ewoks goblins and terrimpacting the time and opportunities or hobby actiWant to share a good charming or unny story to about too little ree time and get sympathyothers in the same situation This is the group or yo
Group Maintained By Endor
Members 19Group Discussions 5
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While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
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wwwwamp-orumcom
While everyone can read thecontent on Wamp to theirhearts desire there are evenmore benets to registeringon the riendliest mini-paintingsite around Registration issimple and FREE
1 You can enter and vote onall contests
2 You can post in theorums including the Work InProgress and display cabinetsections - great places to geteedback
3 You get your own personalgallery on the site wherepeople can comment andrate your work i you wish
4 You can join the WLadder - a challenge branking system or painters
5 Have your own perblog space thats customisable
6 Join or create persocial groups with theimini site
7 Create articles revietutorials to help out oththe hobby
8 Get access to excmember only oers
I so and you would likea cheap and easy wayto get your ino out therewithout the hassle and costo creating a ull site thenwe may have the answermaybe you have your ownsite but want another way toadvertise
Wamp is now oering lsquominisitesrsquo or just pound10 a year
What you get
Full setup o your own pagewithin Wamp
Your own url at Wamp(yournameherewamp-orumcom) or link to it rom yourown domain name o yourchoice
Each page can include textphotos live cmon rankinglive eBay listings as well aslinks to your gallery emailand blogs and more
Pages will be linked via aprominent link visible acrossthe whole o Wamp
Member PagesAre you a commission painter or
sculptor
For an example page visit
wwwdarklordminiaturescom
In Issue 18 wersquoll
look orward towhat 2012 will brinor the hobby o
miniature paintingand start o with
the frst o theyears new releaseAlso well have theusual news viewsand interviews andlots o great Minirsquos
to see
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT
822019 Portal Issue 17 Nov-Dec11
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullportal-issue-17-nov-dec11 5656
Professional Miniature
Painting Service by
award winning painter
Brett Johnson
bull 5x Finalist at Golden
Demon UK
bull Winner of Silver Monster Gold Single Fig and
Best in Show at IMP2009
bull
Winner of Avatars of War and Westwindcontests at wwwwamp-forumcom
bull Winner of numerous GW Durham and
GW Regional contests
bull Finalist Iron Painter 6
For more
ADVERTISEMENT