KirigakurenoHaku

This is pretty incredible; awesome work!

I do enjoy.

Congratulations on your first place.

...I've found that pennies are not weighty enough with metal minis. A nickel is the right size and the weight is substantial enough to help balance...

However, in case the US Mint is monitoring this. I do not condone the defacing of Legally Issued tender in any way...

If the U.S Mint is listening, Nickels and Pennies are urban code for steel and copper Washers available at the local DIY store.

I doubt that the U.S. Mint would care all too much. Considering that the mint is a company comissioned by the government, they would likely profit the most from the defacing of the nation's money.

The government itself, however, would be that which would get miffed; it is the government that is paying for the manufacture of the tangible supply of money.

Just my two pfennig...

I am more comfortable working in polymer clay with these tiny things, than in green stuff or miliput. It has far less adhesion, and there is a little more resistance in the material for doing a lot of small detail work...

Also it's cheaper and faster. For the 12 dollars it costs for green stuff I can get 12 blocks of poly clay. In 20 minutes you can have the sculpt made, in 20 more it can be baked, 1 minute to run it under cold water, prime it , and then it's ready to be painted. We all know how long it takes Miliput and GS to cure... ugh...

I love polymer! ^o^

This plastic clay is incredibly easy to use. It keeps it's form so nicely and it, the finished sculpt, is ready to be handled the minute it comes out of the oven. It is flexible which makes it durable, and light weight. Acrylic holds nicely to its surface as well.

The poeple that I know that play around here glue pennies or washers to the underside of their bases.

I look forward to seeing these conversions. Pictures, please, upon completion! ^o^

kirig, you do realize that this is candy after her transformation right?

I am; yes. I just picture her differently in my mind, but that difference is so subtle that I do not know that I can really consciously identify what that nuance is.

I think that it may be the face, though. It is malicious and seemingly more understanting of the world than I expect Candy to be.

Hm... The way I had pictured Candy, she was just a little younger than how you depict her. Granted that she is still quite young in your picture, there is something about it that feels more mature than I see it in my mind. (Perhaps I imagine a more deceptively innocent visage?)

Maybe I'll have to draw something up sometime and post it.

I offer compliments to you; Candy is my favorite of Wyrd's characters and seeing another fan on the forums is something that I can appreciate.

This character was introduced to the series very early on (in the second manga) while it still had potential to grow. The series, however, really only degraded, involving primarily slapstick humor and innuendo.

The character is still one that I am very fond of, though, becoming my favorite amoungst all others that I have seen in anime, exhibiting unrelenting commitment and devotion to those dear to him. I adopted his name as my online alias as a result.

He had also exsisted comfortably in his adrogynous form. (Haku is, indeed, a boy.) It is a personal ambition of mine to distort the perception of gender roles in our society. I do not feel that people need to act purely masculine or entirely feminine per what society dictates. I take part in that which I like and evade those that I do not by my own choice and encourage others to do the same.

And as an added perk, I have taken a fondness for the name of Haku, using as a pseudonym wherever I feel that one is necessary.

On Gaia Online, I am Haku of Kirigakure.

On DeviantArt and Project Playlist, as well as here, I am KirigakurenoHaku.

Cosplay.com knows me as ~Haku~ (seeing as the character count for names is one character too short for the entire alias).

On every RPG game that I play, I enter as Haku.

Wow! What a huge difference! You've just turned something average in appearance into something truly worth being proud of! I commend you for your work; very nice! ^o^

I am certainly enjoying the Malifaux tournament scene as it is now. It is such a small game that everybody you see playing are people that you're going to be seeing again and again. It's all very close-knit and fun, win or lose.

Nice job with the sculpt! Can't wait to see it painted.

Niko has already gotten it all painted.

Here's the post.

You know I'm not sure if rocket belles vrs. LCB would be the best of decisions on my part.... We will see.... Might go with Kirai.... or Nicodem... Probably not Pandora.... hah

Don't you worry: Pandora and the kids shall be represented.

Oh, awesome!

You Carver looks so~ much better with paint on him!

I must offer you some props; this is not too bad at all!

Very nice!

I don't know how I feel about the colors you've chosen for Lilith, but I can cetainly commend all of the work that you've done on the Nephilim. They look fantastic! Very nice!

Wow! Sybelle looks so vile in yellow!

The only other color I've seen her in that makes her even more horrifying is pink, and that is just hard to look at! (So gross!)

I enjoy Seamus and the Copycat Killer's color scheme. The blue-violets and blues suit him so very well.

Nice work all around!

He looks a little too bulky in the abdominal region... Does your Carver have a fondness for a beer with his kids?

That aside, I do offer you kudos. This is an intimidatng sculpt to tackle and you did pretty well!

To replicate the concept art, I'd offer this critique:

The head of your Carver looks to be set too high. The concept shows the head a little lower, giving it a more imposing stance as though he needs to look down upon you just to see you.

The arm holding the knife is not poised in a position in which he could strike with it very well at all. The looks to be extended almost completely which is not good for swinging.

The other arm is looks too casual, I think. The concept art portrays that arm still tightly bound, perpendicular to the body, to the cross to which the Carver was fixed to as a scarecrow.

And finally, the rope around his waist is just too thick.

Now please, don't hate me. As I said, this tackles the idea of the Carver well. The broad shoulders and brick-like body, along with that creep smile are all stong positives to this piece! And I do so enjoy the hay.

I am anxious to see this get painted.

I like the wyrd-style cactus thing behind Dita. Nice work on the bases. Very lifelike... :kabong:

D.

That 'cactus thing' is actually a tree quite common around here, the palo verde.

Thank you very much, Dæmonkin.

The use of natural rock here actually works (in most cases it doesnt) I would question how you did it, but seeing you at home with a set of pliers and a rock reallly answered my question.

Yeah.... There are probably some easier ways to go about crushing stone than with the pliers of a multi-tool knife.

According to Wyrd's Twitter feed, Avatars won't be included in the next book, which appears to be titled "special forces".

So it's probably safe to guess that Book 3 will consist mostly of new special forces models and Henchmen.

Based on the Book 2 story, there's a good chance of Wyrd doing alternate versions of existing characters (a little like what was done with Hamelin). But I doubt they would do it in a way that makes their original versions obsolete. Nobody would be happy with that.

So basically, Candy MK2 will probably get a new model and stats, but I don't think she'll replace Candy MK1 (or I certainly hope not).

I highly doubt that they would berid us of little Candy; I do enjoy her so. I see it far more likely that the 'Unique' restriction will play a role here.

I am quite quite contented by the idea of henchman releases, and I am also curious of what these special forces are to be.

I think Candy will end up wearing the same thing, just with a less child-like body. I forsee her continuing her vendetta against bad daddies via seduction. She would appeal to the most vile of men with a Lolita complex.

And as for a next-book prediction: the avatars of each faction will come to be along with a strong supporting cast of Henchmen, all following the story, of course.

The playing cards are pretty amazing! I do so enjoy!

You belles look delightful!

That blue is absolutely amazing!

The vibrancy of it is beyond stunning!~<3

That is the sort of thing that one would only be able to achieve with a phthelo. (I love phthelo blue so much!)

I absolutely LOVE your snow! It is the most exceptional that I have seen yet! ^o^

Which bits do you speak of, exactly?

My apologies.

As Haehl had said, I am referring to Lord Chompy Bits.