Actual casts of Syl-Iriah Heroic
posted September 09, 2010
Here are the first pics of Sy-Iriah's commercial casts in her Heroic version. Although this is Syl-Iriah's "Small" version, the miniature is already quite imposing! We will post pics of the Legendary Version (the "Big" one) in the next few days and you'll see why we feel that this miniature will easily dominate the battlefield…
Heroic Syl-Iriah is 10cm / 4 inches tall and stands on a 20x20mm base
The Legendary version rests on a 40x40mm base and is 17 cm / 6,7 inches tall !
These two versions have been touched up by traditional sculptor MIHK's expert hands and have a level of details that will please even the most demanding among you :-)
The casts are extremely good and show very little signs of flash lines, thanks to the superb work of our new foundry which is currently producing all pre-orders.
We actually plan to have these pre-orders in the mail by the end of next week. If you still want to take advantage of our pre-order promotional rates, don't dally, as this sale will end as soon as we start shipping…
We were forced to take the pics below quite hastily manner, sorry about that, we'll post better ones soon…
Comments
Thank you so much for these heartwarming comments. We think that you’re gonna love Syl-iriah indeed because it’s hard to translate her charisma only with photos, and of an unpainted mini at that!
About that high elf character you mentioned… You might just be in for a treat very soon. We can’t say more about it right now, but chances are you’ll be quite happy…
Posted by Raging Heroes on September 16, 2010
I’m so excited, I pre-ordered a Syl-Iriah through a friend of mine. Seeing her in metal really brings home how beautiful the finished product is, nothing has been lost. I was wondering about balance issues too but not very concerned as I was planning on using a weighted base and making a special feature of her, after all, something so pretty deserves to be a centerpiece in an army or a stunning collectors piece in a display cabinet. Considering she’s the smaller version she looks like she was modelled with as much love as the larger, more ornate versions. Very glad to hear there isnt much flash. You must be delighted to finally get the first castings in your hands, congratulations.
I’ve got my eye on Akzeltolt as another future treat. I hope you’ll do more Spirits in the future, I’d love a high elf style queen spirit with a phoenix theme to mirror Syl-Iriah. An ambitious dream but if anyone could design something like that, you could.
Posted by Lostsoul on September 14, 2010
Actually, we were a bit anxious that as well, but in fact, it is most definitely stable.
If you use it regularly in games, though, you may wish to give it a heavier base so that it doesn’t tip over if you accidentally brush it your fingers when moving another mini, but frankly, she stands alone quite nicely with just the slotted 20×20mm plastic base.
About the Standard Bearers Eleriel & Alaniel there is absolutely no need to weigh the base. The miniature is very stable since the standard is made of resin and virtually weightless.
Posted by Raging Heroes on September 10, 2010
The sculpt is beautiful. Looking at the image with it being held in someone’s hands, it kind of looks rather back heavy. Is this just the angle or does it have issues tipping over and might require some base weighting like standard bearers always seem to?
Posted by Morgrim on September 09, 2010