Necromunda Brass Monkey's Sculpting Shenanigans

[brassmonkey]

Hey there Yaktribe!

I'm starting this thread as a place to show my finished and not-so-finished miniature sculpts. They are all characters that would be at home anywhere from the Underhive to the Spire and possibly even the wastes beyond...

I'll start by posting my first Underhive denizen, one Trap Jaw from the fighting pit. Apparently he upset Skeletor and ended up being evicted from Eternia via the warp. Not sure what he did, but he ain't too happy about it.

 

[Deleted member 10658]

He looks like a badass. What is the base model?

Oh, and Welcome to the Tribe by the way!

 

[brassmonkey]

Cheers Sump Dweller! 100% original sculpt mate. I'll upload some of the WIP shots to show some of the stages in the process. It was sculpted in Fimo over a ProCreate skeleton.

 

[brassmonkey]

A couple of WIP shots of Trap Jaw. Plus one with his claw arm

 

[Deleted member 10658]

Okay... there needs to be a jaw-on-the-floor smiley. That is absolutely fantastic work.

Are you going to paint it, or get it cast?

 

[Punktaku]

Nice work! Could also be the end result of selling a captured Goliath heavy to the slave pits.

 

[ToxicHierophant]

Very impressive skills!

 

[MedMos]

Joining the chorus, great work there! Welcome, and keep the pictures coming, more pictures is more good.

 

[Kommissar Shriken]

trap jaw looks fantastic. in my childhood i played with he-man and was a big fan so its a pleasure for me to see this toys turning into necromunda! great!

 

[brassmonkey]

Thanks guys!

I did get 50 cast up in resin but they are sold out. I really need to get another batch cast...

Yep, he could easily be a captured Goliath sold to the slave pits and lovingly 'modified' by his new owners

Here he is in resin:

 

[Punktaku]

Resin... it’s always resin... (i have a smoldering dislike of resin)

 

[brassmonkey]

Resin... it’s always resin... (i have a smoldering dislike of resin)

Haha, fair enough! Resin is certainly not for everyone. Being an old git, I will always have a preference for metal just because it 'feels' right

My reasons for using resin were two-fold:

1. Detail - resin tends to hold detail better than metal
2. Cost - because I was only getting a small run of figures, resin was more cost effective than metal. That's not to say I may not get a load cast in metal one day!

I will say that the resin used for Trap Jaw (and all my minis, for that matter) is very good quality and the caster is very skilled. It is definitely superior to Failcast!

 

[soundwave810]

Looks amazing! Put me down for one if you ever do another run of castings!

 

[brassmonkey]

Looks amazing! Put me down for one if you ever do another run of castings!

Cheers Soundwave, will do!

 

[Stroezie]

That is one fine looking miniature !!!
love the design of his claw arm.
Almost makes me want to play 28mm again

Cheers,
Stroezie

 

[brassmonkey]

Thanks @Stroezie!

Here's another pic of Trap Jaw after a mate of mine got hold of him and put him through Photoshop

 

[Stoof]

Wow, very nice work! I'd be keen to get one of him as well if you do another run

 

[Biggle_Bear]

You are such a skilled sculptor. I have given sculpting a try but this must have taken a lot of years and hard work to learn.

 

[brassmonkey]

You are such a skilled sculptor. I have given sculpting a try but this must have taken a lot of years and hard work to learn.

Thanks Biggle Bear! Yes, it does take a lot of study and practice but, like anything, if you work hard enough at it you can improve your skills. If you want to give sculpting another go I recommend studying anatomy - lots of it! - and watching all the videos by Tom Mason on his excellent Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AvatarSCA

All the best!

 

[Deleted member 10658]

@brassmonkey - Are you a professional sculptor?