Hateful Darkblack Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 My FLGS had one and only one box of Lazarus. I bought it and started assembling it, so I thought I'd share. He's complex, but gorgeous! Videos are here (unedited but fairly short, two and a half minutes each): Unboxing: Assembled: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great video, shows a lot and gives a very good idea about the model. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadow2 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 One thing I loved about Malifaux figures was that they were easy to assemble because they had a very few pieces. This looks like a nightmare to put together. I am seeing other sprues with lots of little pieces. Why are the people cut up into such small pieces when in the past they were mostly one piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 One thing I loved about Malifaux figures was that they were easy to assemble because they had a very few pieces. My canine remains would like to disagree with you. In seriousness, though, more pieces means easier pose flexibility, which is a big attraction for a lot of serious modellers. Being able to get a more interesting pose without spending hours cutting and then sculpting is very helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsallchant Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 looks like a quality packing job, colour me impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Here's the painted version: The packing was nice. This was a pretty complex piece to assemble, but certainly easier than, say, the Hooded Rider. Really, the only difficult part was getting the torso together with the five moving pieces stuck inside properly. I painted most of the pieces before assembly, because I didn't want the paint to stick the models into place. That was different from how I usually paint, but it came out okay. Painting the plastic is not bad at all. For this, because I was lazy, I actually didn't put down a base layer, I just painted directly on the plastic, and it ended up looking just fine. The pieces are elaborate and detailed. I used an Asian Zen base insert, because I wanted it to have some more weight to it. I guess I could have just taped some nickels to the bottom, but I liked the way the Asian Zen base looked. I'm pretty happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Soulstone Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 What are the mould lines like with the Wyrd plastics, I remember spending hours removing GW ones? And great vid, I am a little dissapointed with the Lazerus model, usually Wyrd do an excellent job of reproducing a model based nearly 100% on the artwork, Lazerus...not so much, although I would have to see it in person. Mr. Soulstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I don't have anything to compare them to; Malifaux is my first minis game and this was my first plastic model. It did not seem bad, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clousseau Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 One thing I loved about Malifaux figures was that they were easy to assemble because they had a very few pieces. This looks like a nightmare to put together. I am seeing other sprues with lots of little pieces. Why are the people cut up into such small pieces when in the past they were mostly one piece? Metal (and resin) models are cast into flexible moulds, which can be multi-piece and can cope with quite complex shapes. Plastic models are injected at a high pressure into a solid metal mould which can just open and close, so to make the same model you have to rethink/redesign the parts to suit this different technique. Also, the flow of the plastic through the mould is important so there will be spaces that can be used for additional parts (alternatives or extras), which effectively come for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nice videos there thanks But one question for it, due to how you explained the assembly, do you actually need to glue anything on bar perhaps the back plate, or does it just slot together and stay put? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nice videos there thanks But one question for it, due to how you explained the assembly, do you actually need to glue anything on bar perhaps the back plate, or does it just slot together and stay put? Thanks! You also need to glue the front and back plates together. And the feet onto the shins. The elbows and knees you don't need glue unless you want to make it glued into place. Instead there are little dowels you put in. You need small pliers to get them locked into place, but no glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grifonetto Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Watch out on the upper legs, the part with exposed cables faces front and the armored part, counterintuitively, faces the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL1113 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 looks really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Watch out on the upper legs, the part with exposed cables faces front and the armored part, counterintuitively, faces the rear. Very counter-intuitively. The box art makes it look the other way around, but a careful look at his included blueprints shows them wire side forward. Achilles has his heels; Lazarus has his toes. So very fragile for his size. Edited September 14, 2012 by i_was_like_you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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