Looking for a good mini sculptor....

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chrismisterx

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Hi guys I need to find a mini sculptor for a one off mini I need.

I am unsure the best way to go about this and could use some advice on the best way to find a good sclupter.

So if anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great!
 
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DaN

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Well a description would be handy first off :D lol

What scale etc
What you actually want scultping - along with any sketches etc
Any particular style?

I know there are a few people on CMoN who sculpt, but I\'ve no idea what any of them charge and who might be the best for you though...
 
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lono

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Yup, what do you want and what do you want to spend. Put that down and any folks browsing the forums who are up to the task can respond if interested. Also, check through the top rated scratch builds, look and see if any of those people also sell their pieces, then work out which has the style that best suits what you are after, check out their website, IM them etc. And that should do it.
 
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chrismisterx

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Well its really 2 maybe 3 models.

2 of them are fun sculpts of my friends, as a present, maybe ogre or ork size.

The main one is for a year long campain I am joining, its for a Primarch, Sanguinius.

I have started painting the blood angel force and hope to have the full chapter\'s worth by the end of the year, but it would be great to field the Primarch when we do the defence of terra battle mid way in the campain.

So if you know who could do a nice Primarch, Sanguinius that would be great!
 
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Bill

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Neither of those come close to Degra or plenty of other people. But it\'s probably not so easy to get hold of these guys, and expensive too I\'d imagine.
 
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Undave

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This Is one of the best Sanguinius models I\'ve seen. It\'s very true to the Horus Heresy artwork and it mystifies me how these guys can get away with selling them. They are also reasonably easy to get hold of, I have Magnus and Mortarion from the same series.

I\'ll try and find a source for you if you are interested, or you can try Ebay but they are rarely sold under their Primarch names. Magnus was \"the Scarab Lord\" and Mort was \"Death Knight\", I can\'t remember what Sanguinius was called. Winged Knight maybe???
 
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nick232

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its a bit late now though because :bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip::flip: is in 4 days!!!!
~nick
 
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generulpoleaxe

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find a sculptors work you like and ask them if they can acomodate you and how much they charge.

if you want good then you will be looking at £150+ for 28mm
and roughly £500 for 54mm.

talent costs, but it\'s worth it as cheep labour is dead money man.
it will only bring you low quality products, go where the talent is.
 
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Nexus17

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You might want to have a look at heresy\'s new angel, which would be the perfect basis for your Sanguinius; it would also save you some money.

As for the other two, I do some sculpting. Whoever you want sculpting them, you\'re probably looking at $100 minimum and chances are they won\'t be perfect at that price. Especially for bigger stuff, you\'re looking at a much larger figure (ha ha).

@Nick232: I can only assume you\'re taking the mickey.
 
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lono

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Originally posted by Undave
This Is one of the most ridiculous models I\'ve seen. It\'s very true to an image of an ill proportioned man holding a tiger thing in a headlock and it mystifies me that anyone would want to buy one. They are also unsurprisingly easy to get hold of, and likely to cause all kinds of sick to form in your mouth.
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Fixed your post!
 
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Undave

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@lono lol

Just because I said it was the best I\'ve seen doesn\'t mean that I actually like it. I\'ve never had a soft spot for the whiney Blob Angels or their winged ponce of a primarch. It is spot on to the HH artwork though. I just offered it up as a cheap solution.

I\'ll also add that I\'ve had to do some extensive alterations to my Mortarion (mainly so the poor guy has a neck), the magnus was actually quite good despite having tiny hands.

The tiger thing certainly does look like a cuddly toy with the stuffing missing though lol
 
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Swordwind

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Originally posted by nick232
scibor he is probly the best theres also GRYTZ. ether of them are amazing.
~nick
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Is that the same Scibor that doesnt actually sculpt anything and instead just pressmoulds computer designs and other sculptors works?
 
JesterzUSMC

JesterzUSMC

Recovering Megalomaniac
GRYTZ are nice ones, and reasonably priced too.
BUT, he is booked until March-ish.

Scibor\'s is good, but yeah, cookie cutter and such. At least he does alot of it. Whatever the method. It produces, and sells. so you can\'t knock \'im. :p

I\'d say a one off would be more expensive from a one off sculptor. If you can get one of the mini-moulder producers that make more than one, you might get a deal. I did a sketch for a company and paid for the first run, and I got .05% off the enrtire sales of the first 500 castings. Talk with them, work out a deal. They\'re in it for business and some are just in it for the joy of creation.

Doesn\'t hurt to check.
 
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Einion

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Originally posted by Swordwind
Originally posted by nick232
scibor he is probly the best theres also GRYTZ. ether of them are amazing.
~nick
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Is that the same Scibor that doesnt actually sculpt anything and instead just pressmoulds computer designs and other sculptors works?
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Hey, that\'s going a bit far. Production-lining though a lot of the components are that\'s still part of sculpting. And he has shown he can sculpt from scratch, he just doesn\'t for the bread-and-butter stuff since, well, he doesn\'t need to since it sells the way it is.

Einion
 
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chrismisterx

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Thank you all for the replies and PM\'s.

Let me explain more fully here first what I need and I will reply to the PM\'s later on ( xmas shopping day to day )

The two fun sculpts are to be based on my friends photo\'s, I want the face on the mini to look as close as it can to my friends but still keep the theme of either ork or ogre. ( one is for a manager of a Gw and needs to look very cool, think I would want him to be like a ogre hehe )

Now Sanguinius I really want to look the part, and be as close to the way he was supposed to look like in the heresy, I am willing to save up and spend a few 100 pounds on this to get the best sculpt I can afford. Also If I have the money maybe even have an honour guard made also.

Unpainted would be fine, I would like to try and paint him myself I think.

Time scale, we are starting the campain end of feb, but wont need the Primarch\'s untill later on in the campain, most likey the summer when we move from small games to the large battles.

Oh Undave,
If you can find were I can buy them models would be great, I am not completely sold on the mini, but would be a good pratice one for me to learn how to paint him !
 
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