Good Morning Jungle,

once again something drops in.

This time it is an Orc/Ogre sculpt by Scibor, a big guy in 32 mm, painted by Roman on a very free ride in colors and ambience.










This miniature was sold to a private collector.
Thank you for your support in Roman's work, passion and art.

Keep on happy painting!

Hi Jungle Painters,

the NOVA OPEN 2017 is ready and event registration is open.
Check MV's review on the NOVA Open 2016.

MV's Roman will be there again to teach some high quality and fun seminars and also help to judge the capital palette. This will be a great time for sure again in Washington D.C.



Get yourselve ready for registration and see you in D.C.

IMPORTANT Links:

NOVA Open Schedule: http://www.novaopen.com/schedule/

NOVA Open Store (registration): https://novaopenstore.com/NoVACart/Home/EventContainer/15

NOVA Open Webpage, seminars: http://www.novaopen.com/seminars/

Mike Brandt's Annual DakkaDakka Post:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/714710.page

Facebook: Nova Open Tabletop Wargaming Convention:
https://www.facebook.com/Nova-Open-Tabletop-Wargaming-Convention-252501694765689/

Hey Jungle,

another Hasslefree Miniatures' paintjob arrives.
As a pure fun paintjob for relaxation here comes "Zetta" in 32 mm.

Roman already painted her some years ago,
but with less clothes on, here you can check this out.






Here is a Work in Progress photo showing her in hand:

Time for another review here on MV. 


This is review #97 - if you are interested in getting to know more products or miniatures we regularly use, check the overview on the Miniatures/Material Unpacked, in short MU.

http://www.nonsenseminiatures.com/home/62-orc-bust.html

Inside we find - wrapped up - in bubble wrap: The Orc bust we will speak about. Cast in resin.
First impression: A beginner friendly bust as it does not take ages for building.
Packing recieves 2/5 points.


Assembly
The bust arrives in three parts. Main body and two horns for the Orc's helmet. Assembly points reached 5/5.


Sculpt
Having a closer look the sculpt of the Orc shows plenty of details, cast in one piece this is really nice if you look at all the little horns, rings, hair and details. The sculpt itself does not show a brand new subject, nor a specific design of an Orc, but delivers the character pretty well. Some parts of the sculpt look really well done - face, skin and details, where other areas lack final detailing, for example fur. The sculpt itself recieves 3/5 points.

The sculpt offers plenty of different materials to work on, like bones, orc skin, hair, metals, leather, fabrics and other armour materials. Together with the easy assembly it makes him a good training project for beginners and intermediate painters alike.

The quality of the cast is good. 3/5 points here. 
Out of the box it looks a bit shiny and you might have to clean it with soap before priming.


Preparation
Cleaning the model was quite easy as there was no major mould line or such to be found. The only thing - if you want to do it - is removing the resin part under the model, but this could also be used for placing it to a plinth.
4/5 points here.


Due the shine it was quite hard to take good photos of the sculpt so we assembled him - even we decided to place the horns in a different angle - and primed him black and white, without cleaning him first. GW's black primer did a good job on it and we are not sure if you really have to wash the model, but please decide this for yourself.







Allright, let's sum this up:

Packing: 2/5
Assembly: 5/5
Sculpt: 3/5
Cast Quality: 3/5
Preparation: 4/5
Price: 4/5 
Overall: 21/30

This Orc bust is a very beginner friendly sculpt that can bring you quite the fun if you like Orcs and do not want to spent ages with cleaning and preparing. A good training on different materials and texture can be done on all these several different materials.


More information about Nonsenseminiatures:

Good Morning Jungle, 

these days are a little more quiet here in the jungle, mainly due Roman is doing a little spring break from his painting table and other apes are abscent too.

Nonetheless once in while a post on the blog will drop in, no matter what.
This time it is another fun paintjob Roman did a while ago as a gift to a friend.

It's "Haleth" by Hasslefree Miniature in 32mm.
If you did not know yet, Hasslefree brings you some of the most magnificant and characterful sculpts in 32mm. Believe it or not. It's like that.

Time for another review on MV. 

This is review #96 - if you are interested in getting to know more products or miniatures we regularly use, check the overview on the Miniatures/Material Unpacked, in short MU.


NEKOGALAXYMINIS(at)GMAIL(dot)COM

A sticker on the back of the box gives all information you need to reach out for the company. And the logo of Neko Galaxy is supercute.

Opening the box you find three resin parts of the bust, a cute neko galaxy sticker and - again - the digital artwork of the model. All was packed beside some white packing ... uhm, stuff that stuffed the miniature parts for secure travels. Not the best packing ever, but also not bad.

Looking closer at the bust parts she quickly reveals her beautiful character.

Sculpted in 3D by 3D Artist Miroslav Dimitrov the character is something many miniature painters where waiting for. Not another fantasy barbarian nor a historical subject, this bust arrives in a futuristic design to fit perfectly into a SciFi setting like Shadowrun.

Dressed in little armour, some farbrics and cool details. 


Equipped with some kind of power sword that makes her stand out as a fighter. Also her gloves show that she is used to give orders, not follow them. A powerful lady.

The quality of the 3D print is good and so are the resin casts. No blurry edges, everything is sharp and ready to be painted. Here and there you can find a mould line and a little preparation time is needed to make her ready for priming.

Although the bust looks like quality management took hold and with it some areas have been cleaned from the roughest remains of casting by the manufacterer. Still if you are a perfectionist, some work awaits you here.



The fitting quality of the arms to the main body is superb. Glue - pinning if you need it - and you are good.


Overall a great bust that stands out with her pose, subject and beautiful female features.
The best part for me personally is the face and the stubborn character she represents.


Positive:
+ beautiful female SciFi Character bust
+ good level of details without being overloaded
+ different material to play with color and material preferences
+ beginner friendly due three pieces only
+ great fitting
+ reasonable price

Negative (not really):
- not the best way of packing
- some minor clean ups needed

Overall a really cool bust that might see some color here in the jungle!

NEKOGALAXYMINIS(at)GMAIL(dot)COM

Keep on happy painting!

Since the museum is reopened with a first special exhibition, we ask all the participants to buy an entrance badge at the ticket office. The Museum offers staggered tickets for one, two or three days at a very fair special price.

Free Painting demonstrations
We are happy to announce that some of our judges will present their painting skills during the Duke of Bavaria Show.

These are the time slots:

Saturday:
11.00 - Alfonso Giraldes (Painting a Bust) - English
12.00 - Roman Gruba (Painting Textures) - English
13.00 - Sascha Buzcek - in German

Sunday:
11.00 - Roman Gruba (Painting Faces) - English
12.00 - Alfonso Giraldes (Sketching Session) - English
We are looking foreward to the Show!