Kitbash: Minotaurs, Finished 2024-04-21

[bucketfoot-al]

Adding more spikes to the back for visual interest . . .

I see 3D-printed spikes . . . my world will never be the same

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Looking good Joe..

Agree with Spike - those spikes are adding serious "visual interest" to the build! As far as them being printed ... sometimes new technology is a GOOD thing!!!

[barad_dur]

Thanks !
Yup, I found a guy who was kind enough to print me several hundred spikes of various sizes.
They have already saved me a lot of time on this bash.
And I plan to use them to replace all my scratch sculpted (and not sharp enough) spikes on my fell beast dragon bash.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

By the way - good to see you back home safely & posting updates again! (we missed you!)

Hope the trip went well.

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[barad_dur]

Thanks!
We had a great trip !
We drove a total of 2,450 miles with no issues, had great weather at every stop, the 2 ren fairs were cool, visited and had fun with several friends, and drank lots of beer

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Thanks!
We had a great trip !
We drove a total of 2,450 miles with no issues, had great weather at every stop, the 2 ren fairs were cool, visited and had fun with several friends, and drank lots of beer

I usually avoid using this blimmin' "smilie" . . . but it's appropriate here . . .

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[bucketfoot-al]

Thanks !
Yup, I found a guy who was kind enough to print me several hundred spikes of various sizes.
They have already saved me a lot of time on this bash.
And I plan to use them to replace all my scratch sculpted (and not sharp enough) spikes on my fell beast dragon bash.

But of course. We never doubted you.'Back to the shop' she goes!

[tay666]

Thanks!
We had a great trip !
We drove a total of 2,450 miles with no issues, had great weather at every stop, the 2 ren fairs were cool, visited and had fun with several friends, and drank lots of beer

Glad to hear it.

[barad_dur]

Sharpened up and refined back spikes as I did not like the double row of spikes going all the way down to the waist.
Slimmed down the leg area directly above the hoofs, and reduced the height of the right hoof.
Started blocking in the colors

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I'm going to be honest - I preferred the previous take on the spikes - looked more natural & "nasty". The current version reminds me of a playing card suit (sorry).

But it's YOURS and so it's YOUR taste that matters.


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[barad_dur]

Thank you for the honest feedback Ian!
By previous version,
did you mean the single row of spikes,
or
Or the cluster of spikes but with more of them running all the way down the back?

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Thank you for the honest feedback Ian!
By previous version,
did you mean the single row of spikes,
or
Or the cluster of spikes but with more of them running all the way down the back?

I just liked the overall look of the unpainted placement (last post on previous page - 1 photo copied below).

I'm also wondering if it's the angle of the photos, or that it's now test-painted that's making the difference

It's also possible I'm a blimmin' idiot who cannot make his mind up!

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[bucketfoot-al]

I just love the way that you manage to add extra texture to your bashes, either with spikes or with raised scales.

It adds a lot of character and realism to the figures !

[barad_dur]

Thanks for the clarification Ian.
I think it may be a combination that the center line spikes were a bit bigger in prévious version and the differences in color of the spikes,
Making them appear more random and varied.

Let’s see how it looks once I paint the spikes. And I may lengthen and thicken some of the spikes again.

Thanks again for your honest and helpful feedback!

[Heavy Metal Spike]

. . . I think it may be a combination that the center line spikes were a bit bigger in prévious version and the differences in color of the spikes, Making them appear more random and varied . . .

• • • THIS !

Well-done for being able to take my gibberish and figure out what I was seeing even when I couldn't explain it myself


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[barad_dur]

Reworking the spikes.
Made center spine spikes bigger
Adding some more variable size spikes.
Running the spike pairs a little further down the back.
Good thing that I bought a couple hundred of the 3d printed spikes

[bucketfoot-al]

Looking good! Undoubtedly the "Hedgehog Minotaur"

[barad_dur]

Hmmm, well, as I have said before B-A, you often see my bashes in a totally different way than I do…
Please keep those comments coming though

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Reworking the spikes. Made center spine spikes bigger. Adding some more variable size spikes.
Running the spike pairs a little further down the back. Good thing that I bought a couple hundred of the 3d printed spikes . . .

Looks MUCH better now (for MY tastes anyways).

Looking good! Undoubtedly the "Hedgehog Minotaur"

I dub thee (well - not YOU - the beastie)- "Sonic" !


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[barad_dur]

Glad to hear you like the reworked spikes Ian, very good call on your part - thanks !
Still blocking in the base colors
Still have to tone down the greens and yellows, then do the detailing

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Cool.

Had you considered actually having the larger spikes a different colour (maybe pure white?)to break things up?


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