Originally posted by Trevor
Can\'t beleive no-one has mentioned Spyglass yet, to my mind the best females anywhere...
Spyglass
OMG! you are a genius!
ok:
Rowena: centaur archer (by Steve Buddie)
Dot (by Steve Buddie)
are on my list! thank you! thank you!
GW\'s still got some of the best sculptors out there, but some are better than the rest for sure.
I like Juan Diaz, Jes Goodwin (awesome guy) and Brian Nelson the best personally.
Klocke dominates the Reaper catalog, every single Reaper fig I\'ve bought is one of his, and so are all the ones I have on my shopping list.
Rackham\'s got some awesome ones, but they occassionally have very \"flat\" models with unnatural folds in the cloth. I don\'t think they\'re worth all the hype personally... I\'ll shoot myself in the head if someone ever shoves a Wulfen in my face talking about how cool they are.
Steve Buddle\'s a really overlooked sculptor as well. I\'ve always loved his work, both with Spyglass and some of the commissions he did for GW\'s Specialist Range. The 54mm Judge comes to mind as a top notch model. Always wanted one of those... one of the few 54mm GW figs I haven\'t painted!
The staff Christmas present 54mm Wood Elf is on that list of must have\'s as well... but obviously that one\'s not gonna be easy to get ahold of!
Wow! thank you for your wisdom and expertise. You have made my research much more effective. It is going to take me some time to look up those sculptors. I will though, I will.
to say any one company has the best sculpts is absurd im sure we all have minis from lots of companies we like..which means biased opions on styles/sculptors we like..if youre only willing to buy from one miniature company you are hardcore for sure.
My ignorance on this topic has caused me to commit semanitc errors. I did indeed mean:
\"who are the best sculptors >and< who reliably mass produces or LEs their work in a durable and desireable format\"
The types of minis i prefer and am looking for
are, of course, my personal taste alone and not intended to defame any sculptor, any company or the hobby which we enjoy.
I stand by my first statement.
Sculptor over company.
Some of them hop from company to company, depending on theme or genre, or commissioned work.
I favour no particular company intentionally, though I do presently own more Reaper than anything else. Got a couple of big big lots from Ebay.
Thank you for your input. Klocke is right on the money. I am glad there are so many fantasy minis to chose from these days as compared to 25 years ago.
Here\'s hoping some of your ebay luck rubs off on me!:bouncy:
Hi lupine,
There are just so many cool miniature companies out there to choose from. It sounds like you\'re going to order your minis on-line so it\'ll be more convenient to just order from one company.
If there\'s a good mini store in your city I advise you take a trip on down there and take a good look at what\'s available.
My personal favorite mini companies include: GW, I Kore (Celtos), Reaper, Hasslefree and of course Privateer Press, Iron Kingdoms.
Check out this link: http://216.247.60.113/Gama2003_IK_Celtos.htm
Good luck.
Thank you sir. You are quite right. Since it looks like I may need to pick and chose from a number of companies... buying from a distributor may be optimal.
Thank you for your time and your reccomendation, that is most helpful.
Naukhel yeah i agree and youre right most freelancers..just not viable to work specifically under one banner as most companies cant afford to hold them under contract with amounts of work to keep them exclusive..so they work for alot of companies ..and youre like me you have tons of everyones minis..reaper..rackham etc etc but in 28mm scale I dont think reapers would match as they are now more 32mm ..now ive done it ive started a scale creep thread
scale creep does not bother me. 32mm is close enough to look like \"Tall\" and \"short\" (imho) which is a cool effect for a mini \"team\" or squad.
Are you >the< Eastern Front Studio? I was looking at the EFS website a few hours ago. That was my first visit. I really admire you guys.
Wave 1: Paladin (by Gael Goumon)
Wave 1: Antimage (by Benoit Lopez)
are on my list in a big way!
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well, thanks to you excellent ladies and gentlemen; I now have four minis on my list where before there were none.
Cheers!
please keep the enlightenment coming!
