Yes, great painting, but the sculpts don't look like real apes. They seem very well suited to use as some kind of ape-monster, rather than the real thing. Perhaps something from a lost world, or a secret evil experiment.
It's not a long way, you're just there!
To all those budding explorers of African mammals: These apes are NO Gorillas. The range is called Darkest African
FANTASIES and not What-Copplestone-didn't-do-in-Darkest-Africa or the cheap-alternative-to-Foundry - besides the silverback they do is far too big!
Nowhere in the shop it say "gorillas" They are called
Lords of the Jungle -
and they are.
BTW a gorilla standing on his front feet (hands?) is rarely taller than a human figure. These minis are about 4,5 cm tall, so considerably taller than that.
The other question which crept to my mind is: what is voted for - painting or sculpts? I know that you hardly can seperate them but you can mess up a good scuplted mini as well on the other hand expert painters like Admiral Benbow can even turn out a poor sculpt into a small piece of art (that doesn't mean the LotJ are poor sculpts!)!
So my vote is clear in favour of A.B. as he has a fantastic painting style and takes on unusual subjects.
From my point of view as a sculptor I vote only for the unusual and not those things you always get to see in competitions or on miniature painting sites unless they are done in an exceptionally frilling style.
Darren: no credit card needed - only a Paypal account.
Cheers JO
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