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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: Evil Doctor on 25 May 2016, 11:00:54 AM

Title: Made a snow troll!
Post by: Evil Doctor on 25 May 2016, 11:00:54 AM

Fancied having a bash at home-casting, and made myself a old-school style snow troll for Frostgrave. No phone call from GW's sculpting team yet  ;) but I'm happy with how the fellow turned out. Making a few conversions next. Sorry the pictures are so huge!

(http://66.media.tumblr.com/575c576b4915c17fa99fb1a942c31f02/tumblr_o7q8hgwgMH1tw5z6to1_1280.jpg)

(http://67.media.tumblr.com/ef5c95ae4e907897a332f0d8cb4f25f0/tumblr_o7q8hgwgMH1tw5z6to2_1280.jpg)

(http://66.media.tumblr.com/20ec75377247fec3b265983d14684e5a/tumblr_o7q8hgwgMH1tw5z6to3_1280.jpg)

(http://67.media.tumblr.com/3cf388903bdc459b944d408984505467/tumblr_o7q8hgwgMH1tw5z6to4_1280.jpg)

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: beefcake on 25 May 2016, 11:09:35 AM

Very cool. I really like the paintjob you have done on him.

What do you use to cast this up, it's done in metal right?

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: jp1885 on 25 May 2016, 11:20:21 AM

I've never tried sculpting and casting my own minis, so bravo!
In addition to a snow troll, he'd make a great construct or golem.

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: Evil Doctor on 25 May 2016, 11:29:38 AM

Cheers guys!

He's cast up in metal, some old Prince August casting metal I had laying around (I have some of their molds too). It was fun to do, and actually pretty easy. I was surprised it worked so well!

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: beefcake on 26 May 2016, 08:55:34 AM

Sorry, I meant what did you use to mold him? :) do you plan on creating more beasties?

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: DegenerateElite on 26 May 2016, 09:58:31 AM

Well done.

It almost looks like the old Jack Scruby fantasy figures.

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 26 May 2016, 10:43:01 AM

I think he is rather cute.

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: Dr. Zombie on 26 May 2016, 10:56:19 AM

Cool.

It might be the colours but somehow he makes me think of Adventure Time.

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: Evil Doctor on 26 May 2016, 12:46:51 PM

Quote from: beefcake on 26 May 2016, 08:55:34 AM

Sorry, I meant what did you use to mold him? :) do you plan on creating more beasties?

Ah OK. The mold was made from a two-part room temp cure silicone. Easy to find on evilbay, just make sure it is resistant to the temperatures neede for metal casting.

I have a load more beasties on the way, most are being cast up properly by someone who know what they're doing...

(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0371/5545/products/shm89_600pix_large.jpg?v=1462987833)

But I thought I'd have a go with the troll myself!

Title: Re: Made a snow troll!
Post by: Romark on 26 May 2016, 07:51:37 PM

Nice work on that troll  :)