So… a friend of mine, current GM of my group, decided it would be cool to have a Tarrasque miniature in his collection. Well, this is the result; what do you think about it?
I just hope I will never meet it on the road…
what scale did he put it at?
I don't know the exact scale, I will ask him. In the meanwhile you can compare it with the knight in the last picture, it is a standard miniature we use for Pathfinder.
Nice. Have you heard of Khanjira the worldbreaker?
I didn't know this project but… is it a Tarrasque without trademark?
That's a remarkable piece. Very creative.
To build the mini I compared it to other smaller miniatures (black and blue dragons, both gargantuan, by wotc). The base has a diameter of 6 inch (the same of the wotc colossal red dragon, only this is circular). The mini is made of super sculpey, that I strongly recommend (fantastic material, just a little too hard to handle; in the future I'll combine it with a softer one).
Awesome work. I'm completely jealous.
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I didn't know this project but… is it a Tarrasque without trademark?Nice. Have you heard of Khanjira the worldbreaker?
I believe it just that. At least that is what everyone is calling it after repeated lobbying for a Tarrasque in the reaper forums for one. Apparently despite it not being a highly used mini many people wanted one.
I am one who requested it as well as several others I intend to purchase or bought. I might ha ve to work it in to a game after painting it though.
Awesome work. I'm completely jealous.
Thank you, now we are deciding the next mini to sculpt. pheraps a kind of elemental...
The base has a diameter of 6 inch (the same of the wotc colossal red dragon, only this is circular).
Actually the wotc colossal red is 8x8, you can see it here on an 8x8 grid.
WotC Colossal Red Dragon vs DCM Kraken
Very nice work, very much looks like the D&D tarrasque.
The base has a diameter of 6 inch (the same of the wotc colossal red dragon, only this is circular).Actually the wotc colossal red is 8x8, you can see it here on an 8x8 grid.
WotC Colossal Red Dragon vs DCM Kraken
Very nice work, very much looks like the D&D tarrasque.
You're right! I've made a mistake converting from cms ( 20 cm are 8 inches and not 6) :)
Wow, nice!
You're right! I've made a mistake converting from cms ( 20 cm are 8 inches and not 6) :)The base has a diameter of 6 inch (the same of the wotc colossal red dragon, only this is circular).Actually the wotc colossal red is 8x8, you can see it here on an 8x8 grid.
WotC Colossal Red Dragon vs DCM Kraken
Very nice work, very much looks like the D&D tarrasque.
Anyway, the base has a diameter of 8 inches.
In your opinion, is circular better than a square base?
Circular. I was originally going to do square like the wotc dragon with our larger bases so that it filled out the squares on the map perfectly, BUT I was convinced to do circular to allow for easier facing. :)
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Did you sculpt this entirely from sculpey or did you put it on a frame, giovze? I've got a similar project in mind, but I'm not great at sculpting. I usually build a skeleton from wires, cardboard and/or old action figure parts and then layer the sculpey or another medium onto it. The skeleton seems to keep the limbs from drooping and lightens the model because of the air inside, but I'm wondering if a solid build would work better.
Did you sculpt this entirely from sculpey or did you put it on a frame, giovze? I've got a similar project in mind, but I'm not great at sculpting. I usually build a skeleton from wires, cardboard and/or old action figure parts and then layer the sculpey or another medium onto it. The skeleton seems to keep the limbs from drooping and lightens the model because of the air inside, but I'm wondering if a solid build would work better.
I started creating a skeleton of simple iron wire: one for the spine, from neck to tail. then I fixed two other wires perpendicularly to the first one: arms and shoulders, legs and pelvis.
After that, I wrapped the wire in A LOT (really, a lot) of aluminium foils. So i was able to cover with a thin layer of sculpey (about 1-2 mm). To scuplt it I used small and cheap sculping tools. skin is very simple: just scratch it as much you can. For the head just have patience. The worst part was sculpting the teeth. Individually. You can imagine the ordeal.For head and paws I made two huge mistakes: for the head I used a skeleton of polystyrene (that has melted in the oven, but fortunately the sculpey layer was strong enough to resist), for paws I built a skeleton made of wire fixed with what we call "american glue" or "hot glue" (that has melted in the oven too, and again the layer was strong enough: lucky me).
For the entire sculpture I use a brick of skulpey; the thorns on the back are made of green stuff, applyed after the baking.
I come from painting GW miniatures (I'm a proud supporter of chaos) and I used the same technique: base coat, wash, layer, dry bush.
Super sculpey is very hard to handle (I have not been able to move my thumbs for two days), but I read that mixing it with a softer sculpey is the right solution for this problem.
Here some picture of the different fases of the creation:
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I think you should keep sculpting stuff and either start working for a miniatures company, or start your own store on etsy.com!
Isn't a tarraqsue miniature an oxymoron?
So… a friend of mine, current GM of my group, decided it would be cool to have a Tarrasque miniature in his collection. Well, this is the result; what do you think about it?
I just hope I will never meet it on the road…
I'm totally serious. How do I get him to commission me one of these? My preciousness! Me wants one! Seriously, he can contact me at;
HEREDRAGONDRAGONatCOXdotNET.
I think you should keep sculpting stuff and either start working for a miniatures company, or start your own store on etsy.com!
It would be nice, but there's no such a company in Italy.
Moreover, we (me and about 60% of my party) are students at the medical school. But, yeah, It's one of my long date dream.So… a friend of mine, current GM of my group, decided it would be cool to have a Tarrasque miniature in his collection. Well, this is the result; what do you think about it?
I just hope I will never meet it on the road…
I'm totally serious. How do I get him to commission me one of these? My preciousness! Me wants one! Seriously, he can contact me at;
HEREDRAGONDRAGONatCOXdotNET.
Monkplayer, I made this, I'm Galeazzo's master (even if he'll be master soon, I want to be a player!). So if you need asking me any question, I'm at your service. :-)
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I think you should keep sculpting stuff and either start working for a miniatures company, or start your own store on etsy.com!It would be nice, but there's no such a company in Italy.
Reaper Miniatures primarily uses freelance sculptors for its minis (the sculptors are not on-site employees... they sculpt models from home or a home workshop, which Reaper buys and duplicates). I'm sure there are many other minis companies which do the same thing.
So, if you're interested in that sort of thing, contact them!
I think you should keep sculpting stuff and either start working for a miniatures company, or start your own store on etsy.com!It would be nice, but there's no such a company in Italy.Reaper Miniatures primarily uses freelance sculptors for its minis (the sculptors are not on-site employees... they sculpt models from home or a home workshop, which Reaper buys and duplicates). I'm sure there are many other minis companies which do the same thing.
So, if you're interested in that sort of thing, contact them!
I did not know this, thank you for the advice!
I think you should keep sculpting stuff and either start working for a miniatures company, or start your own store on etsy.com!It would be nice, but there's no such a company in Italy.
Moreover, we (me and about 60% of my party) are students at the medical school. But, yeah, It's one of my long date dream.Monkplayer, I made this, I'm Galeazzo's master (even if he'll be master soon, I want to be a player!). So if you need asking me any question, I'm at your service. :-)So… a friend of mine, current GM of my group, decided it would be cool to have a Tarrasque miniature in his collection. Well, this is the result; what do you think about it?
I just hope I will never meet it on the road…
I'm totally serious. How do I get him to commission me one of these? My preciousness! Me wants one! Seriously, he can contact me at;
HEREDRAGONDRAGONatCOXdotNET.
I would like to buy this mini or have you make me an identical one. Would you like to make me this mini?
I would like to buy this mini or have you make me an identical one. Would you like to make me this mini?I think you should keep sculpting stuff and either start working for a miniatures company, or start your own store on etsy.com!It would be nice, but there's no such a company in Italy.
Moreover, we (me and about 60% of my party) are students at the medical school. But, yeah, It's one of my long date dream.Monkplayer, I made this, I'm Galeazzo's master (even if he'll be master soon, I want to be a player!). So if you need asking me any question, I'm at your service. :-)So… a friend of mine, current GM of my group, decided it would be cool to have a Tarrasque miniature in his collection. Well, this is the result; what do you think about it?
I just hope I will never meet it on the road…
I'm totally serious. How do I get him to commission me one of these? My preciousness! Me wants one! Seriously, he can contact me at;
HEREDRAGONDRAGONatCOXdotNET.
It would be difficult for me to sculp another mini at the moment.
To make this one I spent about 35/45 hours. If I'll find some time, I'll tell you, of course. anyway, where are you from? I'm from Italy.
I'm in the USA. I'd still be interested and realize the shipping would be costly. I've already mailed several gaming items back and forth to Europe.