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Blog Salamander Custom Mini - Xlanax_lot's Workshop

Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by Xlanax_lot, Apr 7, 2015.

  1. Just A Skink
    Skink Chief

    Just A Skink Well-Known Member

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    Those are beautiful sculpts!

    If you pre-order are they actual minis or stl files?
     
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  2. Xlanax_lot
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    Xlanax_lot Well-Known Member

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    thanks a lot man! Grad you liked them! They are actual resin miniatures fit in 35x60mm bases
     
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  3. Dragvindel
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    Dragvindel Well-Known Member

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    Truly beautiful sculpt, captures majesty and ferocity.
     
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  4. Xlanax_lot
    Troglodon

    Xlanax_lot Well-Known Member

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    Thanks a lot man! I wanted to put some dynamism into them but also making it look like a unit
     
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  5. ASSASSIN_NR_1
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    ASSASSIN_NR_1 Well-Known Member

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    Those look awesome!
    I gotta get me some of those.
     
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  6. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Great models, man!
    Do you also plan on creating Skink handlers?

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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  7. Oh_Man
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    Oh_Man Well-Known Member

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    I have purchased the Salamander set. Looking forward to painting them up!

    DEEP JUNGLE WARDEN REVIEW
    Purchased: 2 March 2020.
    Arrived: 27 October 2020 (exacerbated by COVID-related delay shipping to my country of Australia).

    The product arrived in a small white box pictured below.
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    Inside the box was some foam to protect the pieces of the mini. There were no assembly instructions included, but this is a very simple mini so it shouldn't be an issue for most people.
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    This mini is made out of a pure white substance I haven't encountered before. Nothing seemed broken upon inspection; however, there are some mould lines in places, but they do not obscure any detail and should be easy to remove.
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    The included 50mm base is made of (the same?) white material but it is very bendy. You can see in the below image I've bent it into this shape. I will be sticking with a Citadel black base personally.
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    I also got a discount code as an apology for my long wait time, thank you for that.

    Overall I am happy with this product so far and looking forward to assembling and painting it (hopefully) shortly.
     
  8. Xlanax_lot
    Troglodon

    Xlanax_lot Well-Known Member

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    Hi man! Thanks for the review and can't wait to see what you do with it! Please tag me when you do.

    Also if you think something could be improved i would suggest contacting The Clay project team directly ( i think they have their email on the website or instagram) as they have been very opened to changes when I worked designing the minis for them. I am sure they will hear you out.

    Cheers again! Happy to see you liked my designs!
     
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  9. Oh_Man
    Kroxigor

    Oh_Man Well-Known Member

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    So when assembling this mini everything fit together very well except the tail. Maybe I did something wrong but I couldn't get the tail to attach without there being a gap somewhere. So I'll just have to gap fill that.

    Now, the spear unfortunately suffers the same problem as the base in that it is very flimsy, and by flimsy I mean easily bendable, not brittle. I'm not really a fan of this but luckily there was a piece from a Carnosaur kit that seemed ready made for this problem:
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    The spears are almost identical except the Games Workshop one has a feather and a flat end, whereas the Jungle Warden's spear has a pointed edge. Regardless, I am happy with the final product. Waiting on obtaining a Citadel base atm but looking forward to painting him and adding him to my army!
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  10. LizardWizard
    OldBlood

    LizardWizard Grand Skink Handler Staff Member

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    Absolutely beautiful Salamanders! I might have to buy some even though my playscene doesn't allow for non GW brand models at events.
     
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  11. Delta_Chameleon
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    Those Salamanders are incredible. Love the individual character of each one.
     
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  12. generatorss
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    Very impressive work! Can you buy them somehow?
     
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  13. Xlanax_lot
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    yes, they are selling them at https://clayprojectminiatures.com/products/wolfdrakesunit

    if you use my code xlanax_lot you get a 5% discount.

    But check their instagram i think it is @clayprojectminiatures or @theclayprojectminiatures I think they have a larger discount for this weekend halloween
     
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  14. Oh_Man
    Kroxigor

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    Size comparison of the Deep Jungle Warden. Dwarfs even the mighty Gor-Rok!

    Fun mini to paint. Difficult to reach the inner area and back of the log though, so some people may want to paint those areas before attaching it to a base. There were some mould slips here and there. Really like his shoulder pad and roaring face.

    Here's hoping you make an epic Kroxigor next!
     
  15. Xlanax_lot
    Troglodon

    Xlanax_lot Well-Known Member

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    Man! This looks soo good! Turned out great! Thanks for sharing all the process! Happy you enjoyed it!
     
  16. Warden
    Slann

    Warden Tenth Spawning

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    Fantastic! Thanks for the size comparison, he is huge!

    And I still love the name :D
     
  17. Xlanax_lot
    Troglodon

    Xlanax_lot Well-Known Member

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    yes! Clay Project sent me a couple of their resin sets, they look fantastic but if they allow me I am thinking of maybe printing some for me twice their normal scale :)
     
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  18. Xlanax_lot
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    Trying to get Faster at painting my army wile at the same time keeping it a touch over tabletop quality, what do you guys think?
     
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  19. Imrahil
    Slann

    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Solid work, very smooth transitions on the scales and crystal:artist::artist:
    The Gold looks a bit flat, looks like it is missing a highlight or shade

    otherwise, outstanding Tabletop for sure

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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  20. lemmy
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    Fantastic! I love the highlighting style, the thickness gives it a cel-shaded look to it. Did you glaze the pointy parts of the green scales on the bastiladon or airbrush?

    I agree with Imrahil too - some highlighting on the gold bits would bring it in line with the rest of the model.
     

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