The Squats of Inso's Reach (TANKS!!!).

[von Lucky]

Very nice.

Stupid question, and I feel ignorant for asking it - do you sculpt professionally (e.g. is there a company that sells your sculpts/commissions you for work/etc)?

[Inso]

Very nice.

Stupid question, and I feel ignorant for asking it - do you sculpt professionally (e.g. is there a company that sells your sculpts/commissions you for work/etc)?

I sometimes do commissions but I can be very unreliable... I respond to PMs and if I am available, I will talk about commissions . At the moment, I am not in a position to sculpt for commissions (I have recently started work as a health care assistant in a dementia care home so the last thing I need is additional pressures when I am getting used to the demands of a very challenging job).

I have some miniatures for sale from various places but They are not under my control.

Example: https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/ru13-halfling-snipers-full-gillie-suits/

[von Lucky]

Completely understandable, thank you.

[Grimmnar]

(I have recently started work as a health care assistant in a dementia care home so the last thing I need is additional pressures when I am getting used to the demands of a very challenging job).

Were you not suppose to retire and then take over the world in your spare time?

Grimm

[Inso]

Were you not suppose to retire and then take over the world in your spare time?

Grimm

I actually planned to work part time and fund my charity work... but went full time for a charitable trust instead (I get paid but the company is a charity not-for profit organisation). On my time off I am part of another charity as their committee treasurer... so I don't have much time for taking over the world .

My little dabble in the miniature sales market (Halfling snipers) helped me realise that if I was going to do it, I would need to focus on it... and I couldn't be bothered .

[Inso]

I've hit a firework moment .

You know? When you want to focus on one thing but there are so many bright and sparkly ideas out there that you spend all your time watching and thinking... and no time actually DOING? Yep... it's like that at the moment.

I've got Ogryns in the form of Minotaurs on my mind...

...so I've ordered some cheap, Russian, 54mm Minotaurs ( http://www.tehnolog.ru/images/forthcoming/art_minotavri.jpg ) to act as donor models for the project. I've ordered 12 so there will be plenty to mess around with / chop up... and they cost £13.00 including postage so not very expensive at all.

I've also pre-ordered 3 lots of Ambots (six models in total - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Necromunda-Ambot-2019 ) to convert into Hearthguard Assault Frames (Space Marine Centurions)... and I must confess that I am extremely keen to get my hands on those ...

... and that means that I have sort of lost my sculpting muse and have stopped sleeping . Creative processes, eh?

[von Lucky]

Don't fight it - it's rest for the hands, but exercise for the eyes and brain still

[Grimmnar]

I've got Ogryns in the form of Minotaurs on my mind...

...so I've ordered some cheap, Russian, 54mm Minotaurs ( http://www.tehnolog.ru/images/forthcoming/art_minotavri.jpg ) to act as donor models for the project. I've ordered 12 so there will be plenty to mess around with / chop up... and they cost £13.00 including postage so not very expensive at all.

The pic doesnt show, you were able to get the hard plastic figs right? Those models come in 3 types of plastic soft, hard and semi hard. Always wanted to get some of them. But i can now let you be the guinea pig and let me know how they go.

I've also pre-ordered 3 lots of Ambots (six models in total - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Necromunda-Ambot-2019 ) to convert into Hearthguard Assault Frames (Space Marine Centurions)... and I must confess that I am extremely keen to get my hands on those ...

Ambots? You change your mind?

Grimm

[Inso]

I inadvertently got the semi-hard plastic Minotaurs so I am hoping that I can work with them... but we'll see .

Anyway, this happened (five complete shotgun vets):



... but now the Ambots have arrived... this happened as well:



There is more information on my blog (as usual):

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2019/03/happy-camper.html

[Inso]

Finished Hearthguard Assault Frame Squad:

[Suber]

Nice! I really like this approach!

[Dr Mathias]

Very cool, is there a pretty good range of 'posability' with the ambots?

[Grimmnar]

Finished Hearthguard Assault Frame Squad:

Need a side by side with your previous big boys.
Line em all up for roll call if you can find the time please.  :-)

Grimm

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Those look good.

[Inso]

Very cool, is there a pretty good range of 'posability' with the ambots?

Short answer... no (unless you get cutting).

There are four options:

Legs A with Left arm A or B.
Legs B with left arm A or B.

My image shows From left to right:

Legs B, Arm B - Legs A Arm A - Legs B, Arm A

The body fits to the legs in one position only (with no swivelling).

However... if you get creative, the waist joint would be easy to change but the rest... not so easy .

I hope to have another squad built soon so you will see the fourth pose at some point .

@ Grimmnar - At some point... if I can find them .