Trollbloods Mountain King revealed

Privateer Press just revealed the Trollbloods giant, the Mountain King!

I am almost in tears when I saw this image as I just bought and have with me my freshly based Dire troll Mauler.

The Trollbloods are huge and fat creatures that are so fun to paint! The Dire Trolls ( I have 2 ) are a bit intimidating to paint though as I still lack the confidence in my miniature painting and I am afraid to ruin such beautiful ( and expensive ) sculpts.

I started getting some Khador models so that I could play my Trollbloods versus Khador with my younger brother ( or even my daughter ). I basically chose Khador as my 2nd faction mainly because of the military look of the models and their Colossal CONQUEST!

Privateer Press has been slowly revealing there line up of Colossals recently and I have wondered when will they be revealing the Mountain King for my Trollbloods... The wait is over now... and I am both in awe and overly excited and happy that I chose Trollbloods as my primary faction.

The Mountain King ROCKS! It is soooooo freaking huge, this model should NOT be called a mini anymore. This model should be a hulking hefty piece of resin and white metal once assembled! And anyone should have a blast painting this behemoth of a kit.

Incredible Hulk suddenly look so nice and friendly.

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Realeasing the Kraken: Cryx Colossal Revealed

I have here screen shots of the video by Privateer Video insider of the Realeasing the Kraken!

This is one of the much awaited revelation of of the other Colosalls other than that of the Khador and Cygnar Faction. I personally love the Khador Colossal thus I will also build a Khador army. However this Colossal of the Cryx faction could not be ignored! The design much like any Warmachine design is very unique to the faction and is simply a refreshing non humanoid mecha design.

As always Privateer Press did a terrific job in bringing beautifully designed model kits. This should be a combination of resin and white metal much like the battle engines. No details on the model itself but the video did show so many images of this awesome new Colossal!

Now here is the video and some screen captures of the Realeasing of the Kraken!

And here are more screen captures guys...

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Privateer Press Insider - SEAN BULLOUGH

I have been following the Privateer Press Insider for the past few weeks now and I have with me a compilation of all the insider entries of Sean bullough.

Some time ago, when I was a kid, my parents thought it would be a good idea to give me a bag of lead as a Christmas present. Fortunately for me, it was in the form of medieval knights; otherwise, I’d probably be an accountant today. Thank you, Mom and Dad.

Later, my interests turned toward model kits; they were bigger and had more detail. I was drawn to tanks and aircraft, mostly. I was always cutting them up or making them from scratch using plastic card and found objects. Many years and four states later, I find myself in Seattle doing pretty much the same thing I’ve always done: building models and loving it.

Besides making new plastic warjack weapons, Skorne artillery, and other yet-to-be seen models, I also make the resin castings we use for Monsterpocalypse and the new plastic releases.

What am I working on now? Making rope—or trying to make it look better, I should say. Most of my sculpting experience has been mechanical or straight-line, which almost always means the models are larger. The models I am working on now are smaller, which means thinner rope than I’m used to, so I’ve been trying different methods of making it.

I might do a short tutorial about that for the next blog.

I’m making the move toward digital sculpting, since most mechanical work is done that way now, but it is difficult. Sculpting in a computer program is very different than sculpting “IRL.” You have to change the way you think because you’re not using physical materials. So if there are any would-be sculptors out there who love to make tanks, fighters, or mecha, I would start by learning how to use 3D or CAD software. That’s where the future lies.

- Sean Bullough

Sean is basically one of the many super talented master sculptors of Privateer Press and has done a lot of the masterfully and beautifully sculpted figures we see on our gaming tables today. I am an instant fan and thought I'd put up a single post of all of his entries todate. This compilation post would be my instant access to all his great quick tutorials and insights in sculpting.

Helpful insightful stuff for any modeler / hobbyist out there! Here are the links guys...

• Making Wooden Planks for bases
• Making Cobblestone texture for bases
• Trollbloods War Wagon master sculpt
• Making your own cannons
• Celestial Fulcrum master sculpt
• Making Scroll Work on Armor parts
• Mking rivets out of leftover putty
• Texturing putty sheets
• Materials for sculpting
• Let's talk Extreme Sculpts

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