Deep One Hybrid sculpts (updated 7th Sept)

[Bungle]

Personal preferences.

I like gaming with my figures, and a join over the largest area possible between the figure and base gives the strongest join. Which allows for the roughest accidental handling.

soles of feet to a penny just doesn't hold well enough, which is why I hate tabs, you end up having to use plastic podiums for the figures to stand on or faff around trimming and filing and gluing to only get a poor hold to the base.

Resin display bases are not as strong for gaming either as a base or the hold to the figure.

But they can look very pretty... so its a choice between practicality for gaming, and  ease of conversion for the resin base user.... one of many different types of base... resin/displaybase, slotta, washer or penny, square of plasticard to name a few. The only type that it is harder to use on is the resin/display type...

don't you always flock your slottas?... a good thin base isn't noticable under flock

[jnr]

I pefare flat bases as I solder my figures to ether a penny or two pence peace, but if they sloted just need cut slot of and still solder there tiny feet to a penny or even to a brass washer give them hieght then to a penny, all that said only if they are made out of pewter

[Bako]

To mirror everyone one else, I would love to get my hands on some casted figures . They are just perfect, not too fishy, not too mannish .

[Uncle Mike]

Working up some 'Hybrid' rules for Strange Aeons...regardless of who gets to cast 'em. Great figures...especially the little girl! 

[Mancha]

And don't be so rude my american friend!  Isn't freedom of speech one of your constitutional whatsit's?

I encourage you to express your opinion.  What I was objecting to was your seeming suggestion that everyone shares it.  In fact, slotta bases do not "keep everyone happy".  They make me, for one, very sad.   

Sorry for my apparent rudeness though. 

[demi_morgana]

are you casting yet?

[marko.oja]

are you casting yet?

my words exactly. These should look great with the new Black Cat Deep Ones - and from what I understood, there should be more of those coming out too

Marko

[Commander Vyper]

I encourage you to express your opinion.  What I was objecting to was your seeming suggestion that everyone shares it.  In fact, slotta bases do not "keep everyone happy".  They make me, for one, very sad.   

Sorry for my apparent rudeness though. 

No I was just expressing my opinion, but....awwww that's ok I love you too! 

 

To keep everyone happy the frother's figure sculpting comp packs that have slottas also come with little mini metal bases that give the appearance of a solid base.

Maybe the source of those could be located?

Personal preferences.

I like gaming with my figures, and a join over the largest area possible between the figure and base gives the strongest join. Which allows for the roughest accidental handling.

soles of feet to a penny just doesn't hold well enough, which is why I hate tabs, you end up having to use plastic podiums for the figures to stand on or faff around trimming and filing and gluing to only get a poor hold to the base.

Resin display bases are not as strong for gaming either as a base or the hold to the figure.

But they can look very pretty... so its a choice between practicality for gaming, and  ease of conversion for the resin base user.... one of many different types of base... resin/displaybase, slotta, washer or penny, square of plasticard to name a few. The only type that it is harder to use on is the resin/display type...

don't you always flock your slottas?... a good thin base isn't noticable under flock

True mate very true, I use jed's urban bases and Ian's bases and toppers for gaming no issue so far.

With regards to gravelling or flock bases I just don't like the 'hump' it gives and it gives me the hump!

I have recently tended to cut the solids off if it looks like its able to be done without damaging the mini, and on other stuff (TAG and Copplestone) I've actually countersunk the solid base into the slotta, that looks great too.

Anyway all we all want is them cast up so we're all agreed on one thing.

Cheers mate

The Commander

[matakishi]

I'd like a set of these too

As far as bases go, I agree with Bungle, small integral bases are best for me so feel free to keep the greens as they are. Oh, and could you sell them to Black Cat as they're nearer and will keep my postage rates down.
Oh, and er, make more, lots more

[Commander Vyper]

I'd like a set of these too

As far as bases go, I agree with Bungle, small integral bases are best for me so feel free to keep the greens as they are. Oh, and could you sell them to Black Cat as they're nearer and will keep my postage rates down.
Oh, and er, make more, lots more

Careful, you know where opinions will get you...



(Yeah I went for Blackcat as a UK company, suits their ranges and as they're not a bad bunch either!).

[Alxbates]

Thanks for posting the pictures with the additional figures for scale reference, and for myself, I prefer the small integral bases to slottabases.

-Alex

[Bako]

Maybe the source of those could be located?

Eureka does that. I never use them, too small methinks.

[demi_morgana]

any news about castings today?

[Commander Vyper]

Here are two pictures of some Deep One Hybrids I sculpted recently. I'd be interested to know what people think. I might look into getting them cast at some point, or selling the greens if a company is interested in casting them.

cheers..

So.....

The winner is.......................

 

[blackstone]

I can't say anything about casting at the moment. I am working on some more figures though...

Anyways here's a picture of some small scenery pieces I sculpted a while back, to go with the figures.

Thanks for looking!