Saturday, February 28, 2015

Gob'Da Close-Ups... Is that really WISE ?


Gob'Da "The Wise"... So, they say !
Hi Everyone !

Less than 2 days before Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Campaign is closed !


Bonjour à Tous,

Moins de 2 jours avant que la Campagne Brik-A-Brak ne se termine !





I thought then I should show you some detailed pictures of our Gob'Da, the Exclusive Miniature for this campaign...
Remember ! No other way to get it than pledge the campaign !
Go ! Now ! :)

So, since I said picture...
Here are some views of Master Gob'Da himself...
Time for the pics !

J'ai donc pensé que je devrais vous montrer quelques photos détaillées de notre Gob'Da, la Miniature Exclusive de cette campagne...
Rappellez-vous ! Pas d'autre moyen de l'obtenir que de participer à la campagne !
Allez-y ! Maintenant ! :)

Bon, puisque j'ai parlé de photos...
Ici, voici quelques vues du Maître Gob'Da lui-même...
Place aux photos !

Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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A look at the phial and tube of his Narguile...
Un coup d'oeil à la fiole et au tube de son Narguile...

Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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And some views of the Tree...
Et quelques vues de l'Arbre...

Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Like it ?
Well, you know what to do to get it ;)

And since it's about pictures, I hope you will like these ones...

Enjoy !
M.

Vous aimez ?
Bien, vous savez ce que vous avez à faire pour l'avoir ;)

Et puisqu'il est question de photos, j'espère que vous apprécierez celles-ci...


Faites-vous plaisir !

M.



WIP — Sergeant'Gob (Skulls Mini)

WIP — Sergeant'Gob (Skulls Mini)

Zaporavo for Conan by Monolith/Bombyx

WIP — General Conan (Bombyx)



Monday, February 23, 2015

Master Gob'Da "The Wise", Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Campaign Exclusive !


Gob'Da "The Wise"  ... So They Say !

Hello Everyone,

So, now is the time for new articles with lot of pictures !
I guess you rather like that !
:)

Bonjour à Tous,

Bon, le temps est venu pour de nouveaux articles contenant plein de photos !

Je pense que c'est ce que vous aimez !
:)

Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Today, it's all about Gob'Da, an old litlle green guy leading a bunch of superheroes (or so they think they are...) goblins !

Gob'Da is the Exclusive Model for the Brik-a-Brak Indigogo Campaign.
The campaign ends at the end of this very month, so if you like this model, don't waste any time, GO PLEDGE NOW ! :)

You won't be able to get it in any other way !


Aujourd'hui il est question de Gob'Da, un vieux petit gars tout vert guidant un groupe de superhéros (enfin, c'est ce qu'ils pensent qu'ils sont...) gobelins !


Gob'Da est la Figurine Exclusive de la Campagne Indigogo Brik-A-Brak.
La campagne se termine à la fin de ce mois-ci, donc si vous aimez ce modèle, ne perdez pas de temps, ALLEZ PLEDGEZ MAINTENANT ! :)

Vous n'aurez pas la possibilité de l'obtenir autrement !





Freely inspired from another very famous little green master of the well known Sci-Fi saga of the Jedis, Gob'Da found its own character and design to become a trully character himself.

You may find more about him and his own story HERE and HERE.

I was really excited by the original idea of Gob'Da when Antoine from Skulls Mini introduced his Brik-A-Brak project. He already had several ideas about this character and when he showed me the design, I loved it !


Librement inspiré d'un autre petit maître vert très connu de la non-moins connue saga Sci-Fi des Jedis, Gob'Da trouva son propre caractère et design pour devenir un personnage à part entière.


Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur sa propre histoire ICI et ICI (en Anglais).


J'ai vraiment été emballé par l'idée originale de Gob'Da lorsqu'Antoine de Skulls Mini me présenta le projet Brik-A-Brak. Il avait déjà plusieurs idées concernant ce personnage et quand il me montra le design, je l'ai adoré !




Gob'Da Original Design by Stephano Moroni.
— Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive —
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Gob'Da Colorized Version by Jean-Michel Brisset.
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The model itself was a totally new kind of work for me for several technical reasons : the design of this litlle goblin was new to me, but also, I never worked on a project standing "in the air" like that, with a base (the Rock) and the character sat on it.

I also loved the composition with lot of details and tiny elements separated from the central volume.

My idea was to get a compact result and yet flotting in the air with lot of aeration due to these elements.

And I'm pretty proud of the result !


Le modèle en lui-même m'obligea à une nouvelle approche de travail pour différentes raisons techniques : le design de ce petit gobelin vert était nouveau pour moi, et je n'avais également jamais travaillé sur un projet flottant "en l'air" comme celui-là, avec une base (le Rocher) et le personnage assis dessus.

J'ai aussi adoré sa composition, remplie de détails et d'éléments très fins séparés du volume central.


Mon idée était d'obtenir un résultat compact tout en flottant dans l'air en ayant beaucoup d'aération grâce à ces éléments.

Et je suis fier du résultat !



Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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I hope you'll like it as well !

The final model is about 55 mm at the top of the Tree.
Gob'Da himself is less than 30 mm from his feet to the top of his head if he was standing up, straight.
The black plastic base on the pictures is 50mm wide.

Gob'Da is totally free from the Rock base, so the goblin can be used for other purposes without lot of cutting work (only his left hand is connected to the fumoir) or adaptation.

The model is composed of 9 parts :
Gob'Da's Head, Gob'Da's Body, the Rock, the Tree, 2 roots, 1 drapery, a 2-parts tube (including Gob'Da's left hand).

I used Blutak to get all the parts together for picture purposes, so the junctions may appear to not be clean or perfect, but actually they are ! ;)


So, enough writting, let's get place to the pictures !


Enjoy and go pledge the Litlle Green Monster !
M.



J'espère que vous l'aimerez aussi !


Le modèle final fait environ 55 mm au sommet de l'Arbre.

Gob'Da lui-même ferait moins de 30 mm des pieds au sommet du crâne s'il se tenait droit debout.
Le socle en plastique noir sur les photos fait 50 mm de large.

Gob'Da est totalement séparé du Rocher, donc ce petit gobelin peut être utilisé dans d'autres projets sans trop de travail de découpe (juste sa main gauche qui est connectée au fumoir) ou d'adaptation.


La figurine est composée de 9 parties:

La Tête de Gob'Da, son Corps, le Rocher, l'Arbre, 2 racines, 1 drapé, le tube coupé en 2 parties (incluant la main gauche de Gob'Da).

J'ai utilisé du Patafix pour assembler la figurine pour les photos, et du coup, les jonctions peuvent paraître imparfaites, mais en fait, elles sont bonnes ! ;)


Bon, assez parlé, laissons la place aux photos !


Profitez et allez peldger le Petit Monstre Vert !

M.



Gob'Da, made with Fimo, Magic Sculp, Brass and Duro.
Gob'Da, fait à base de Fimo, Magic Sculp, Laiton et Duro.


Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Gob'Da — Skulls Mini / Brik-A-Brak Indigogo Exclusive.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

News !



Hello Everyone.

It's been a long time since my last entry in this Blog, though I did update once in a while my Facebook Page...

The reason is simple :
I committed myself in a big project — Arena Rex — specially with a model composed of 3 characters : Septimus (2 versions) and Nero.
And I promised myself to not write any new article here before those 3 were completed.


And I'm pleased to announce it : Septimus and Nero are finally completed !!!!!



It has been a real journey, with ups and downs, lot of mistakes, good and bad choices, but finally, I finished it and I'm proud of the result.

I have to thank Nick from Red Republic Game to have supported me and have been able to push and motivate me when the project of Septimus and Nero was really becoming hard and complicated for me.

I am going to write several articles concerning them with — as usual ;) — lot of pictures !

You also during this time may have seen my name implicated in other projects.
Indeed, since I was stuck with Septimus and Nero, other planned projects and needs of earning money became present and realistic.

Letting know Nick, while still working on Septimus and Nero, I did manage to work on few projects aside : projects for Skulls mini for their Brik-A-Brak project (here the Indigogo Campaign), specially the exclusive model for the Campaign Gob'Da, projects — Zaporavo and General Conan — for Conan (you know the little campaign that shacked Kickstarter... :D ), started a great model for Thundercloud Miniatures, and have several other projects ready to be started !

I also should have worked on a model for Infamy Miniatures, but we agreed with James to postponed the commission. Then I will sculpt another model for Infamy later this year.

And I'm also on Hroka of course ! ;)


So...
During the next weeks, I should be able to write new articles about models that were not shown yet here such as Lupa or Leo for AR, an old model created for Soda Pop...
I also will take the time to show lot of pics of Septimus and Nero, but the next article will be about Gob'Da, a master Goblin leading Skulls Mini Gob'Z'Heroes !

Go pledge on the Little Green Heroes !



Stay tuned !

M.