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Offline Shipka

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #90 on: August 23, 2018, 08:14:44 PM »
Yes but what about the Ming that have been intimated as coming?

Offline Bowman

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #91 on: October 23, 2018, 12:12:55 AM »
Just giving this a bump to see what progress there is.
"This I have known ever since I stretched out my fingers to the abomination within that great gilded frame; stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface of polished glass." 

H. P. Lovecraft, "The Outsider"

Offline Fig-man1

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #92 on: March 25, 2019, 07:14:15 PM »
I just thought I'd see if there was any progress on this. Here's hoping!

Offline Svennn

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #93 on: March 26, 2019, 05:29:02 PM »
Cheers guys. I had the chance to paint up one of the test figures (MI2), here's a pretty ropey photo. Figure is subject to revision (there are certain things I am not quite happy with.




I really hope this project does eventually see daylight as this sculpt was and is the most exciting Chinese I have seen and there have been some really good ones in recent times
"A jewelled sceptre plucked by order to serve their cause"

Offline clibinarium

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #94 on: March 27, 2019, 12:09:28 PM »
Hi guys, thanks for the continued interest and sorry for the lack of updates.
Unfortunately in the last year there has been illness in my family and the person in question passed away at the start of the month (please forgive the vagueness, but I am quite a private person). The last few months have been emotionally very hard, as is the grief now.

 From a practical point of view this stalled the Ming project completely, but I am slowly getting back to my day job (sculpting of course) and will be able to return to the Ming as well. My enthusiasm is starting to return as well, and I am looking forward to putting in some serious work on it over the next few months. I don't want to give dates or anything yet as life can easily torpedo that, but I will preview the work here when I am happy its good enough.

Offline Fig-man1

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #95 on: March 28, 2019, 09:04:59 PM »
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. The delay is perfectly understandable. I hope that sculpting will provide the therapy needed to get through this most difficult time.
All the best,
Jan

Offline The Dozing Dragon

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #96 on: March 28, 2019, 09:52:37 PM »
I hope everything works out ok. Sorry for your loss.

Offline Siaba

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #97 on: March 29, 2019, 08:18:36 PM »
Sorry for your loss. Take your time to recover and keep up the good job  ;)
"The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours, I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from. And if he was really evil at heart. What lies or threats led him on this long march from home. If he would not rather have stayed there ... in peace. War will make corpses of us all."

Offline Bowman

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #98 on: March 31, 2019, 09:50:50 PM »
Sorry to hear that. My condolences.

Offline Mick Boddy

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #99 on: January 03, 2021, 04:06:51 PM »
Any new updates on this thread, as really interested?

Offline clibinarium

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #100 on: January 04, 2021, 05:22:41 PM »
Well, things are beginning to shift into the needed gear. As mentioned above the project was dependant on learning a new skill; digital sculpting. While none of us has benefited from the arrival of the pandemic, being in lockdown gave me the time to learn zBrush. It's a case of "It's an ill wind that blows no good" I guess. I think without that time I may never have had the chance to learn it properly. It was a lot to get my head around and had I known how much time it would take I might not have tried.
But I have a decent handle on it now, and have also obtained a 3d printer, and having printed my first figures (not Ming), I know the process works. Now the real work is underway.

Again I don't want to give deadlines I can't keep, but I am currently working on the basic building blocks- armour, weapons and so on. All this gear is the meat of the work, and the posing is the (somewhat) easier part. In digital work you just make a helmet once, not multiple times like in hand sculpting (or casting dollies of it).
I should have stuff to preview in the next few months (especially if we go into more lockdown, which looks quite possible).

Thanks for your interest and patience. This has been a trail of tears, but I am finally getting there.

Offline Mick Boddy

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #101 on: January 05, 2021, 12:24:28 AM »
Thank you for the update, looking forward to seeing your sculpts.

Offline Siaba

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Re: Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?
« Reply #102 on: January 11, 2021, 07:36:12 PM »
It's good to hear from you.
In the meantime, I have begun buying Cavalcade Ming but I'm still looking for new units to add to my army  ;)

 

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