HURATT SEEKER: RIKATIK COMPLETED SCULPTURE Preview

"Rikatik is a well respected Master Seeker among we Path Finders. He has killed many of our enemies...and the more often; they died so that our Prince may lengthen his Long Walk...for our sakes"

Rikatik was raised from birth by Tajatak and gifted to Rattak, his first born. Rattak trained the young Rikatik in The Ways of Path Finding, to improve his usefulness as a Seeker. In time since, Rattak has taken him on his Long Runs, and the now adult Rikatik is considered a great prize.

I will post images later tonight.

A Word On Design. I really enjoyed sculpting this model. There is a lot to be said for an intelligent and strong little Sidekick that can kill a competent human, with his Specially Crafted Path Finder Weapons, or just his teeth and claws...you know.

Check out Jello's "CHEW". You have to love a song about giant rats taking over a major city...

"As big as a cat, not afraid to chase people...a shot gun will only kill one at a time!"

Joseph

THE MANAMAL POLL RESULTS

The Manamal Poll is concluded. I am pleased with the results. I did not expect it to get 183 votes.

APE	38 (20%)
BADGER	28 (15%)
BOAR-BULL	18 (9%)
CAT (Popular Breeds)	35 (19%)
DOG (Popular Breeds)	35 (19%)
ELEPHANT-RHINO	39 (21%)
FROG-TOAD	32 (17%)
KANGAROO	28 (15%)
LIZARD	31 (16%)
PLATYPUS-PORCUPINE	24 (13%)
RABBIT-HARE	19 (10%)
SHRIMP-CRAB	47 (25%)
SPIDER	25 (13%)
TURTEL	29 (15%)
VULTURE-BUZZARD	31 (16%)

Now that you all have helped me decide what to do first, based on the Popular Vote this is what I am going to do. 1 Character Model for each Race, with sales determining which types will be elevated to Gang or Complete Race Status.

The first six Races I am going to sculpt in Popular Order are: Crab, Shrimp, Elephant/Rhino, Ape, Cat, Dog. When theses are done, I will start on the next six, and so on, until every race has at least a single highly detailed Character to represent it in The TOMORROW BLACK World.

Thank you all for participating!!!

Joseph


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THE MANAMAL POLL

LET'S TRY THIS ONE AGAIN.

I posted a similar poll back in the Black Autumn Days and it went nowhere. I have changed everything in my little world since then...this time the deal IS real.

The purpose of this Poll is to determine what Manamal Types will be made first and also which will get the Gang or Race treatment. I am going to sculpt one of everything in this poll, as a cool Monster/Character. Any of these Mutant Animal Humanoids will make a damn fun NPC or Special PC in RPG and a MERC or Monster Encounter in Skirmish Games.

If the poll and subsequent sales elevate certain Manamals, then I will do a Gang or Complete Race of the popular species. To give you some idea of how these sculptures may look, I am sharing some of the art that I have in my Reference Folders. I am not making my models just like this, but you can get the Flavor from these images.



A Word On Design. I have other Manamal Species in mind, this is the first batch, to get the product range started in earnest.

Other Manamal Species currently on my work desk.

Joseph

CHARACTERS: JAKA THE MAN KILLER WIP Preview 1

Jaka is a well known Rouge Scout who will guide any who are able to pay him well. In his youth he was a Gladiator, but in time won his freedom, at the cost of hundreds of other Gladiators lives. He is a truly wicked Hyena Manimal, that enjoys torturing his opponents in Martial Combat. Jaka often associates with Kainards, and occasionalley Whurgs, on nightly ventures for mutual gain.

A Word On Design. Jaka is The First Model for what may become a Hyena Manimal Raiders Set.

Note: From RtoL are Rodrick's Werewolf sculpture sold by Mike at Rebel Minis, and Jaka, and finally my little Kainard Body Blank WIP.

Jaka is another member of my Mutant Juggers Team for QWIK .

Joseph

MONSTERS WIP Preview: WHURG 3

This fellow is starting to get done!

The WHURG Theme, good for prowling under an Autumn Moon...Sing along my Evil Children.

A Word On Design. The thing on his right shoulder is a mini-missile-pod, rather it will be in a day or so. The arms will remain separate for this multi part model.

The next time this Mean Mother Fucker comes around, he will be completed.

Joseph

CHARACTERS: BYRON THE TREMENDOUSE Completed Sculpture Preview

Great are the few who travel The Waste alone...and return, more than once. Such is a man known in most of the Guarded Settlements as: Byron The Tremendous! The weak and the helpless love him. The strong and the insolent respect him. The wicked and the merciless fear him!

In his youth Byron roamed The Eastern Waste for a decade or more, so it is believed. Some say he has even faced The Baron Murghast, and in that great fight cut clean the beast's right arm at the elbow! This was years ago now, but in the time since no Guarded Settlement in our Domain has again been haunted by The Barons Mighty Hordes.

Byron has settled in his middle age to live again in his Home Territory of Ashington. He used to be a renowned Slash in The Game of Qwik, and now holds tournaments which he and his son referee.
Byron still travels out to The Borderlands from time to time, acting as a protector to worthy travelers, and to personally aide Settlements when Raiders become to great a threat to the peace of our Domain.

A Word On Design. It probably has not been overlooked, but I'll mention it just the same, Byron is a multi part model.

This was a very fun project.

Joseph 

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KAINARD WIP Preview 1

The parents of our future bring their children in before the sun falls, for they know well the wondering of vile things, which come with the darkness to haunt the remote settlements.

I will post a Racial Overview for The Kainards when I preview the completed model.

A Word On Design.  I am sculpting a set of heads and several weapons for this model.

I think of all the D&D and AD&D Monsters, Kobolds are my favorite. I am going to make this Dark Science Race as cool as I possibly can. It is going to be great fun to field thirty of these evil little rascals in games...lol...Oh Yeah!
Thirty at least...

Joseph

MONSTERS WIP Preview: WHURG 2

So far so good...

More updates to come.

Joseph

GARREXX WIP Preview 1

The Terror of The Sea is made far greater than the mere pollution and deadly current, fore there are things below the waves not dreamt of in nightmares. The Garrexx are perhaps the worst of these things, which are best left alone by Man.

I will post a Racial Overview for The Garrexx when I preview the completed model.

The first time I imagined this thing was when I read H.P. Lovecraft's DAGON. Now years later I am sculpting it...it works like that sometimes.

A Word On Design. I am sculpting seperate arms and weapons for this model. As many of you know from visiting my Blog, I am going to convert the Master Casting of several of my sculptures to make multiple poses for the models that will be produced in Grouped Packs, so it will be for The Mighty Garrexx Race.

I am sculpting this model for The Dark Science Races of Tomorrow Black, but it is also going to serve as a member of my Mutant Juggers Team for The Qwik Skirmish game.

I will post more updates on this project soon.

Joseph

MONSTERS WIP Preview: WHURG

In the waste and below the ancient cities, there are few beings which inspire mortals to pray for death unseen...then that thing which can devour living flesh and revel in the vile feast...The Dreaded Whurg.

A Word On Desing. The Whurg are going to have seperat arms and weapons so that collectors can pose them to make up small units. I am going to do three bodies for this creature type. This is the first piece which of course Masters will be cast from to do the other two versions.

I will post more previews of other Monsters and updates on The Whurg soon.

Joseph

RATTAK WIP Preview 1

Rattak is a Renowned War Maker and Master Path Finder of The Huratt whom rule The Under of York. He is currently making a Long Run, to learn more of his peoples great enemy...

Huratt are a Dark Science Race which all but rule in The Under (more on this later) and in other remote subterranean places.

Huratt are an Evil race that hunt all Non-Rodent Mammals, especially Feline Manamals and Humans, for their Food.

The average Huratt stands about 6'6" and weighs around 260lbs. Huratt maintain a Lethal Hierarchical Society, where in the most  intelligent and physically capable dominate the lower classes.

Hurrat Warriors are terribly agile and extremely powerful. Warriors are very keen on Old Tech, and employ a variety of finely crafted Swords and Crossbows, along with many Sonic Weapons of their own design.  Huratt Raids are considered a tragedy for even well guarded settlements, and for lesser beings these assaults mean utter extinction .

A word on Design. I am sculpting Huratt Weapons and...lol...Tailes, on separate sprues so that collectors can add fun little details to each of their Huratt Warrior Models. For my side of it as the sculptor,  I can use these bits while converting the Master Castings of the Warrior Models,  later in the Conversion Phase of Production.

True Scale: is a close approximation of the Real Size of the Original Sculpture. Basically I re-sized the image until I could hold the 3D model to the screen,  right next to the 2D digital reproduction,  and eye-ball it with the Original work...until it looked right.

I will post more Previews of other Huratt soon.

Joseph