Long time no see heh ? Well I didn't want to spoil you so kept those little fellows secret until now...
Now I suppose every self respecting oldschool enthusiast has a fondness for short hairy guys. Models. Short hairy guys models I mean.
Well lucky us, Uscarl Miniatures have decided to give us the possibility of getting our hands on brilliant space dwarves without having to sell a lung as well as plenty of other cool things !
The best part of it all ? Probably the fact those were sculpted by an oldschool legend : Kev Adams !
Those guys are all multipart and come with seperate arms and weapons to let you customise your short dudes as you want ! (YES, that means new arms for those armless squats as well)
Only the leader comes as a single piece model and I believe he's going to become quite a classic.
Now here are the guys in detail, I've grouped the first 3 pistoleros with the leader in the middle flanked with 2 of his most trusted veterans.
Then we have the tough guys with a missile launcher and a flamer. These guys just looooove their job.
And then we have your rank and file trooper which means the best basic trooper in the whole universe. But hey hey hey, have you ever seen that guy in the middle before ?
"I'M EVERYWHERE, PUNK"
So here we are, I have to say I've kind of lost the ability to batch paint to that degree so that's been a longer process than anticipated, 10 (almost) identical models at once is quite something honestly but they're done and for once I'm really pleased with them.
Now I know you folks might have a few question about them like "how do they scale with other kinds of space dwarves ?"
Well a picture is worth 10000 words so here you go with the new guys (black bases) amongst a selection of older ones (grey bases).
My opinion is that they scale just perfectly and I think if you were to use the new arms on the old armless guys, you would find they fit just fine... ^^
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Well you'll know soon enough but if you watch this space and the usual ones as well, you might see a Kickstarter from Uscarl popping with those and a bit more... ;)
Masterpiece work!
ReplyDeleteWell thank you Michal ! ^^
DeleteJust amazing! You've really brought these to life with a stunning paintjob. Can't wait to acquire some for myself!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks ! ^^
DeleteI honetsly think their faces are my favourite from all the ranges I've painted.
Haha, tremendously cool! Seeing Chuck Squanorris just made my day :D
ReplyDeleteChuck Maurice has a lot of potential, I just happen to have a pair of autoguns hanging around with a spare body... ^^
DeleteAw, c'mon guys, I only have so much money! :) :D Gorgeous! I hope you got paid for that little bit of advertising there (in lead, say) because . . . it worked! I've been slowly working on the last Uscarl kickstarter. Which means, I suppose, it's time for another.
ReplyDeleteWell seeing valuable oldschool enthusiats loving them sure is rewarding for a start !
DeleteThanks !
Lovely stuff mec! A great addition to your collection :)
ReplyDeleteI don't feel quite so bad for not blogging for so long now :P
Thanks mate !
DeleteDon't feel bad, most people how incapacating haemoroids can be... ^^'
Order placed. Alternative Necromunda gang inbound.
ReplyDeleteYou've placed an order for a KIckstarter that isn't live yet ? ^^
DeleteWell emailed and asked to invoice me
DeleteCa c'est une belle production :) Les modèles sont chouettes et ça donne même envie d'en acheter :) La mise en peinture les met bien en valeur. Très classe !
ReplyDeleteBen le père Kev sait toujours sculpter, y a pas de doute. Merci bien mec. ;)
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks fam !
DeleteThose are awesome. I had to do a double-take to realize that these are new sculpts.
ReplyDeleteWell some great care has been into the design, scale and sculpting. I really think they're the best modern thing you can get for squats.
DeleteThose are fantastic - Definitely going to be keeping my eye out. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThanks ! You can keep an eye on them, there are a few surprises not shown here !
DeleteQuite good work on those, with just enough reflection on the visors.
ReplyDeleteThe figures are pretty great too, although I like some more than others (as is often the case) and am not really a fan of "perpetual fist" for the right hand, but I certainly have enough bitz to avoid that issue if needed!
There might be changes in the arms for the production casts, these are the first masters used to test and paint.
DeleteThanks for the feedback !
My 40K first love were Squats and these fit perfectly with that old aesthetic. Going to be hard to resist that KS.
ReplyDeleteLike your colour scheme on these too. The yellow helmets are a nice shout out to that old artwork from the original plastic "Space Dwarves" boxed set.
The colour scheme was the idea of the designers and I have to say they hit it on the head ! It's the perfect combination of old school and new school.
DeleteJust don't resist this one !
Corking work on these! I really like the combinaton of standard Assless muted tones on the diamond-flak with the bold retro colours of the helmets and visors. You've really made these miniatures shine.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The colour scheme wasn't my idea in fact but I have to say it does work wonders with a combination of new school and ols school.
DeleteGreat work! Cool models! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I really liked painting them !
DeleteOh my - be still my beating heart. This is great news! Thank you for the update! :D
ReplyDeleteVraiment bien, les casques jaunes sur les bases très neutres apportent un excellent rendu :)
ReplyDeleteThat guy does look like Chuck Norris ... ha ha :) Awesome work as usual man. Super stuff!!!
ReplyDeleteTks a lot Jb for your excellent Work... For now Its the Christmas Time with familly... Lets the end of the Year finish And begin the next one with a little ks... merry Christmas And happy new year to all
ReplyDeleteLovely! I'm trying to ween myself from Kickstarter, but that might be too hard to resist. I have some Space Dwarves coming from Diehard at some point.
ReplyDeleteBit of a long shot.
ReplyDeleteI've only just seen your Squat post on /r/minipainting and absolutely love the job you've done on some incredible sculpts.
I was wondering if you know if Uscarlminis still supplies and ships these miniatures?
I've tried reaching out to his business email and figured seeing I'm so late to the Squat party may as well double down and ask you if you know or have heard anything?
Love your work -and very jealous of your collection.
Cheers
The guys at Uscarl are still active, shoot them a PM to check on stocks or anything if you have a doubt.
DeleteThanks a lot, it's slowly growing but still is a source of joy 🙂