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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: Dags on 04 September 2013, 07:38:08 AM
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Most of you will know how this works by now but, those who don’t, here’s what it’s all about…
Every year(ish) we try and raise a few bob for Charities; specifically Cancer Research and the MS Society...
We do this by producing some very special miniatures and you do this by making a donation direct to the charities via two dedicated Just Giving pages. But, more of that later.
We’re extremely pleased that this time, in addition to our ‘usual suspects’ we've recruited a few new ones
Cast & Crew:
Miniature sculpting genius (read that as you will) Kev White of Hasslefree Miniatures needs no introduction (although he does regularly need a stepladder if anyone has a spare). Friend to the Gurkhas and all round top bloke.
http://www.hfminis.co.uk/
Ian ‘Geronimo’ Brumby of Fenris Games and Cthulu Wars is also back again and this time we’ve let him off basing duties so he can make something bigger, much bigger assuming the tentacles don’t get him first…..
Jo ‘Snuurg’ Brumby is also back for a second year on creature duties – we’re really grateful both the guys are finding time to help us especially with how busy they are – stars, the pair of them.
http://www.fenrisgames.com/home.html
Steve ‘Relic’ Blunt is another who’s a glutton for punishment – he’s a relative newcomer to the putty pushing lark but, as anyone who saw last year’s Aquila knows, he’s a bit handy
http://paintsplats.blogspot.co.uk/
And where would we be without a mould maker and caster? Nowhere, that’s where. Luckily they don’t come much better than Pete Brown. He makes a lousy cup of coffee but, thankfully, he’s much better with rubber and white metal.
http://cart.themouldmaker.com/
The Mystery Frother – once again we’re incredibly thankful to the assistance of the MF who has, most generously, offered to subsidise the postage – without his help this project would be almost impossible to run.
And joining up for the first time we welcome aboard
Nigel Higgins, a man who had enough sense to get out of the gaming industry but still, thankfully, retains several odd habits like supporting West Ham and searching for ghosts. He’s also a master of cutting up and sticking little bits of plasticard together so we’ve put him in charge of the fiddly bits.
Offering advice and assistance to Nigel and Ian is Ian Crouch; a danger to Kentish wildlife and a man once described as ‘looking like a psychopathic Russian hitman’. Personally I think that’s a bit hard on psychopathic Russian hitmen.
Last, but by no means, least, we’re incredibly grateful to top artist and all round good egg, Rufus Dayglo for the artwork for this years’ postcard. Ruf is possibly best known for his work drawing the Nesquik Rabbit (ducks and runs for cover) as well as 2000AD, DC Comics, Tank Girl and many, many others.
http://rufusdayglo.blogspot.co.uk/
We thought long and hard about the subject for this years’ Charity Thingy (no we didn’t) – trying to find a character that accurately sums up what Frothers is all about; loud, anarchic, foul-mouthed, probably a bit smelly and having an unhealthy interest in animals, guns and armoured vehicles. It could only be the one, and only…
TANK GIRL :)
Last time we raised £9,000 for the 2 charities – this time we want to raise a lot more.
To aid this…
Kev will be sculpting Tankie
Steve will be sculpting Booga
Jo will be sculpting Camp Koala
Ian (assisted by Nige & the other Ian) will be sculpting the Tank. Yes, you heard that right, the Tank!
Tank Girl, Booga & Camp Koala will be cast in white metal and limited to 200 casting initially and each Tank Girl miniature will be accompanied by an exclusive Rufus Dayglo postcard.
The Tank will be cast in resin and will be available in much more limited numbers.
So how do I get one?
Simple make a donation to one (or both) of the charities via the Just Giving pages:
Cancer Research:
http://www.justgiving.com/TheNextFrothersCharityThingy2
MS Society:
http://www.justgiving.com/TheNextFrothersCharityThingy1
And then, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, send us an e-mail to charitymini@gmail.com including:
1) Your Name
2) The address you want the mini(s) sent to
3) Your Just Giving donation reference number
If you don’t do this we don’t know where to send them!
How much of money should I donate?
All of it, of course! Seriously, we want to raise as much as is possible.
Suggested donations are:
Tank Girl £20
TG, Booga & Camp Koala £35
TG, Booga, Camp Koala and the Tank £70
When will I get them?
We’re hoping to have the sculpts ready to show by Dec 1 and going off for casting as soon as possible afterwards – veterans will know that this doesn't always go to plan; everyone involved is doing this in their spare time for nothing – no individual or company makes anything out of this so please be patient and we’ll try (for once) to get everything out to you as soon as humanly possible.
Cheers, and many thanks,
Dags
Tank Girl was created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewitt – without them this wouldn't be happening
Rough art from Ruf for the post card....
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/1235975_10200293854290713_907818887_n_zps5fb539e7.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/1235975_10200293854290713_907818887_n_zps5fb539e7.jpg.html)
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Who'd have thought that beneath Dags' rough and ready exterior beats a heart of gold?
Please dig deep and give generously, you LAFers!
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;D
Cheers, you smooth operator, you ;)
A quick update; we've raised £3333.33 as of now - which is brilliant in only a couple of days but the downside is that there are only 4 'complete' tank sets left to go so peeps will need to get in quick if they are tempted to be extremely generous....
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Over £4K raised now but all the tanks have gone
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First of this year's Charity sculpts :)
Booga by Relic....
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/Booga01_zpsfe52b429.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/Booga01_zpsfe52b429.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/Booga02_zps3978b947.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/Booga02_zps3978b947.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/Booga03_zpsea1265bf.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/Booga03_zpsea1265bf.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/Booga04_zpse0971618.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/Booga04_zpse0971618.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/Booga05_zps8fdc53bf.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/Booga05_zps8fdc53bf.jpg.html)
Steve's done, imo, a fu'uking brilliant job 8)
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That is a really cool sculpt.
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Any chance you guys add more tanks?
Thanks! (or is that Tanks!)
Jake
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Unlikely, I'm afraid - casting time (and costs) make it very difficult to be able to do more than 50 :(
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Dude - that totally looks like my brother-in-law!
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I don't really know anything about tank girl...but I know a figure that is just begging for paint...and this guy looks like a blast to paint.
Cheers,
Blue
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That is a crisp sculpt. Very nice!
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That is one COOL sculpt! :o :o I take it its 54mm? It's looks big.
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that's one of the bestest greens I've ever seen. :o
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Yeah, Steve's done one hell of a job (and Alan & Rufus - TG creator and artist) think its brill too 8)
That is one COOL sculpt! :o :o I take it its 54mm? It's looks big.
34mm - he's tall ;)
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Only 34mm!!! :o :o :o That makes it even better!!
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Unlikely, I'm afraid - casting time (and costs) make it very difficult to be able to do more than 50 :(
Second run? ;)
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Second run? ;)
No - postage costs will be more expensive (which we pay ourselves so all the money goes to charity) on a larger item plus casting time (and costs) make it difficult and unfair on the casters (who are doing this for nowt).
You know perfectly well this isn't a huge organisation or company.... it's me plus whoever I can rope in to help and I'm not prepared to take the Mickey Bliss with the guys generosity....
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:-*
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No - postage costs will be more expensive (which we pay ourselves so all the money goes to charity) on a larger item plus casting time (and costs) make it difficult and unfair on the casters (who are doing this for nowt).
You know perfectly well this isn't a huge organisation or company.... it's me plus whoever I can rope in to help and I'm not prepared to take the Mickey Bliss with the guys generosity....
Rope me into to help then Jon ;)
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Cool - you want to pay the excess postage?
I'll be able to cast another, say, 20, tanks but the postage on them will be roughly £100-150....
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You cant just get a booga either or can you?
Yes, I can do that mate - just make a note in the 'shipping details' email and I'll be able to sort it 8)
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Hi Dags,
Booga is looking great, and the idea to have a vignette with Tank Girl, Booga and a quarter scale tank (or whatever kit) sound interesting.
Are there any pictures of the figure of Tank Girl?
Or the Tank?
Maybe I'm blind, please help me out!
Cheers
Thomas
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Not yet - Kev hasn't finished her ;)
Will post pix as soon as I've got them (and they've been approved by Alan & Ruf)
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Cool - you want to pay the excess postage?
I'll be able to cast another, say, 20, tanks but the postage on them will be roughly £100-150....
I'll pm you.
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Where do I find pictures of the tank?
The expensive shipping makes me curious...
Thanks
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Again, its still WIP - I know what the size/weight will be so know the shipping costs both to the UK and RoW
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That £100-150 is not the price to ship each one is it?
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No, that'll be for 20 ;)
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That is with out any shadow of a doubt a fine looking fig. :-* :-* :-*
Great job Steve, Dags.
Looking forward to seeing the rest of them when ever they should be ready.
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No, that'll be for 20 ;)
That is what I thought.
If you decide you can get another 20 made, please let us know.
Jake
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Will do 8)
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That Booga is Fu'Uking phenomenal. Can't wait for that tank. Thanks for the update Dags!
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Will do 8)
Thought I would check and see if you great folks were able to make more tanks available.
Jake
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From the Frothers Forum:
WiP on the Tankie sculpt from Kev....
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/TG/BnT_zps81504876.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/TG/BnT_zps81504876.jpg.html)
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That's a great start on Tank Girl. That's a great cheeky wee expression in the face! Top notch!! :-* :-* :-*
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Thanks for putting up the update 8)
Thought I would check and see if you great folks were able to make more tanks available.
Jake
'fraid not :-I
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seems a little short.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-67v0whuxix0/UBL7aHoBffI/AAAAAAAAAho/xw285Ntz65M/s640/tumblr_m48ldunQQx1r51qbpo2_1280.jpg)
No, it's spot on - to use the 'classic' excuse, the angle is making the difference in height look bigger than it is.
Dont like the pose at all but otherwise its not bad.
Pose is based on a piece of classic Jamie Hewlett artwork
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When Alan Martin tells me what he wants the sculpt to look like I pay attention ;)
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(*if you drew hawkman in that pose would he look like a complete dick. If the answer is yes then it's a shitty sexist pose to put a character in.)
I actually like that formula. I'll be nicking that for my drawing classes.
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Like the old Hewlett/Martin era pin-up pages. :)
Love it. I had a photocopy of the pic with the baseball bat on my wall.
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Oh my god Tank Girl is hot.
(http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23700000/why-jamie-hewlett-23765002-484-700.jpg)
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Heh, I didn't realise that was the piece its based on until you posted that area23. I have that damn issue by my chair right now. 8)
I take it that its just the pose that's being used and not the clothing? I mean not that I have any problem with it, I was just thinking that she would be dressed as she was in the promotional image from earlier.
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if you drew hawkman in that pose would he look like a complete dick. If the answer is yes then it's a shitty sexist pose to put a character in.
I find it hard to believe ANYTHING could make this guy look more of a dick
(http://webspace.webring.com/people/ls/seanmacdonald_2000/hawkman1.jpg)
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Finally....
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Tankie/1959232_10152173398708796_874854949_n_zps9f4247d7.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Tankie/1959232_10152173398708796_874854949_n_zps9f4247d7.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Tankie/1964295_10152173398108796_1301994744_n_zps62ca89bd.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Tankie/1964295_10152173398108796_1301994744_n_zps62ca89bd.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Tankie/1957437_10152173398118796_1774193194_n_zpscff1d8ab.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Tankie/1957437_10152173398118796_1774193194_n_zpscff1d8ab.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Tankie/1947759_10152173398103796_777878882_n_zps9dafe208.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Tankie/1947759_10152173398103796_777878882_n_zps9dafe208.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Tankie/1927126_10152173398113796_1795862140_n_zpsa2ebd0e1.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Tankie/1927126_10152173398113796_1795862140_n_zpsa2ebd0e1.jpg.html)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Tankie/1947759_10152173398098796_849181153_n_zps1bd2b42f.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Tankie/1947759_10152173398098796_849181153_n_zps1bd2b42f.jpg.html)
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Youknow, last week I was thinking I needed another female model with a baseball bat. My life long dream is now fulfilled. :D
So, the release date's not too far in the future I hope? I mean barring your production facilities being swallowed by the earth, etc. And if we've ordered one of the older figures along with the models with this charity event they'll be being shipped in along with this stuff as well right? ...I feels like ages since I donated to pick up that Aquila fellow (though... ah I've still not decided on what I'll use him for, so maybe a wait longer is probably for the best).
Good work to Kev on those and the rest of you guys anyhow. ;)
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I think I'll need this...
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Just wow :o
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:o Gorgious ! :-* :-* :-*
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Absolutely flawless! I can't wait to get these 2 models in my hands. But I'm really excited about the tank. Bring it on. :-*
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Two absolutely fantastic sculpts, :-*
(and some good news for all those that weren't quick enough to get the tank, from Fenris Games Facebook page:-
"Fenris Games: There'll *hopefully* be a variant model of the tank, a way down the line, available from Fenris.")
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I hope it will be the same with Kev...plz Mr White, make a tank girl style punkette for your own brand...after all the "Charity tank girls" are gone, of course lol
Is there somewhere a good proxy of Tank Girl in 28mm ? ??? ???
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Bump. Anyone heard anything on how the tank is coming? I have the minis and they are wonderful.
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Still waiting, I'm afraid - Ian's just been so busy :'(
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Understandable. :) Thanks for the update Dags.
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If I wanted to acquire a Tank Girl figure, what is the process?
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It's all in the 1st post.
So how do I get one?
Simple make a donation to one (or both) of the charities via the Just Giving pages:
Cancer Research:
http://www.justgiving.com/TheNextFrothersCharityThingy2
MS Society:
http://www.justgiving.com/TheNextFrothersCharityThingy1
And then, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, send us an e-mail to charitymini@gmail.com including:
1) Your Name
2) The address you want the mini(s) sent to
3) Your Just Giving donation reference number
If you don’t do this we don’t know where to send them!
How much of money should I donate?
All of it, of course! Seriously, we want to raise as much as is possible.
Suggested donations are:
Tank Girl £20
TG, Booga & Camp Koala £35
TG, Booga, Camp Koala and the Tank £70
When will I get them?
We’re hoping to have the sculpts ready to show by Dec 1 and going off for casting as soon as possible afterwards – veterans will know that this doesn't always go to plan; everyone involved is doing this in their spare time for nothing – no individual or company makes anything out of this so please be patient and we’ll try (for once) to get everything out to you as soon as humanly possible.
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Yarp, they are still available as a) I've got the mould and b) Rufus has kindly allowed me to print extra cards to cope with the demand 8)
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It's all in the 1st post.
Thank you! Some of us (well, me) need our hands held as we go through life...