winterdyne Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thought I'd share this here - my first kit back from the casters - a 28-35mm scale Spartan Shield, Spear and Lakonian shortsword and scabbard. This is exactly the same design spear I used on the Sanguinary Phalanx commission (just without the purity seals). Cast in a fairly flexible resin, the spear staff has quite a bit of flex to it (even when painted) so it shouldn't snap so long as it's kept / transported sensibly. Alternatively you could simply cut the pieces off the shaft and use a brass rod. Bubble free! Here's the unpainted pics: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/products/spartan_set.jpg Very rapid paintjob last night just to have something to show. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/products/spartan_set_painted.jpg A better pic on a terrain item: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/products/spartan_set_painted2.jpg And a pic of the spears on some marines: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/all_1024.jpg The symbol on the shield is cast on, but would be easy enough to file off if you wanted a plain shield. The spear and shield grips are pretty close to the right diameter to fit in a marine hand, but to fit the spear you'd need to cut it. I'll put a pictorial guide together for the process at some point in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakkin'Outta'Control Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Holy Schmokes!!! Moar pics of those marines pretty please =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 This thread is the showcase for those: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=236036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Nice stuff cool to see resin done without the hugh miscast some companies foist off on there customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassill Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Those would be perfect for some Iron Snakes! Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yep, or Minotaurs. Or anything else with a greco-roman theme going on. I will most likely do a plain shield variant of this kit before I do anything else though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isiah Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Superb sculpt and casting. Knowing how big a 1p piece is you can really appreciate the effort that's gone into the smaller details on these items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks, glad you like them. I was particularly surprised that the half chain links on the scabbard came out so well in the cast, but I could even string the cast scabbard onto the chain those links came from. Very pleased with my caster - http://blackdragoncastings.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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