Space Boar, Kzinti, Lyran, and Gorn Captains

malleman · Post by **malleman** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:37 am

This some pictures of the Space Boar that I have been working on.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... d8747d.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... 3932ee.jpg

This is the Kzinti, Lyran, and Gorn Captains in progressto go along with my other captains.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... 3f23ad.jpg

malleman · Post by **malleman** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:46 pm

Updated Kzinti, Lyran and Gorn Captains

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... G_2105.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... G_2106.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... G_2107.jpg

Federation, Kzinti, Gorn, Klingon, Lyran, and Romulan Captains

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg26 ... G_2109.jpg

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:08 am

Great stuff. I wish I could sculpt figures like that!

malleman · Post by **malleman** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:11 am

Thanks Djdood I just wish my pictures would come out better.

If anyone has suggestions I am using a Canon Powershot S410 digital elf.

Mazza · Post by **Mazza** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:58 am

Hi malleman, try taking photos without the flash in good, natural light. That would take the "shine" off which distorts the colour of your painting slightly.

Your figures still look good but I know what you mean about photography changing the appearance!

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:02 am

Another thing to try:

With my camera, if I set-it to the "macro" setting and attempt to take photos close-up - they always blur.
The only way to get good close-ups is to use a tripod and the cameras built-in shutter timer. Anything else and the uncontrollable, small movements of your hands will cause blurring.

malleman · Post by **malleman** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:39 am

Hey guys, thanks for the tips! I will try them next time I take pictures.

I was reading the company web log for today on the bbs site and this is what I saw!

1. Somebody asked about new monster minis. We are sending the space boar and death probe to casting now. Reaper has good dragons and Iron Crown has a sun snake.

http://starfleetgames.com/discus/ for the full company web log

Pics of Death Probe

http://starfleetgames.com/federation/ph ... .php?t=813

Talk about cool!

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:27 am

Malleman - I picked up a Death Probe and 3 of the Space Boars while at Origins. Good job on those. I hope to have them painted in a week or so and will post pics.

malleman · Post by **malleman** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:08 am

Scoutdad,

I am sure you realize this, but the tusk on the space boar were made to where you could curve them up.

Sounds like you got the herd. Did you buy a momma, poppa, and a baby space boar?

Now your Lyrans have something to eat

!

Also, please hurry up and paint, because I can't wait to see pics of your finished monitor! Glad to see you had a fun and safe trip.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:48 pm

I bought so many new ones, that I haven't looked that closely at it, but if that is the case, they will be bent up prior to painting.

Now to decide what colors to paint them...

Nerroth · Post by **Nerroth** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:25 pm

That Space Boar should go quite nicely with the Pre-ISC Five Race ships, when Module Y2 is released!

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:04 pm

Gary:
Steve had the Y2 counter sheet on display at Origins... you are going to LOVE it!.

The ISC Y2 ship designs are based off of existing miniatures (for Silent Death, I think?) and the counter art is simply the image of those ships reduced and overlayed onto the racial colors.

They are quite possibly the best looking counters ever produced for a SFU product. And since it's SFB - those are only the 1/2-inch counters. There are no mega-hex counters. I can only imagine what those would look like.